Typing in Hangul characters...

Assalamualaikum...

안녕하세요 .. if you have read my previous entry, you probably could read the word.. its hangul for, hi, hello, good morning, good evening etc.. greetings in general.. "annyeonghaseyo"..

it has been awhile since I last update this blog. its not like I'm busy or anything, its just that I've been LAZY..haha..too lazy to write anything.. I've too many things to tell about, to write about but its just that i'm too lazy to type it huhu...


Everytime i have these many ideas to write about, i kept on delaying it...keep on delaying the typing work hoho...

Well, cant keep delaying things from now on..or else I'll forget all these ideas i have to share with u guys...

Well, since I've been learning hangul.. I've installed hangul characters in my laptop so that I could also write in hangul.. so today I'd like to share with u guys on how to install these characters in ur PC so that u also can learn along with me how to write in hangul..hoho

Since My laptop is using Win7 OS, I'll only show how to install it in win7.. its pretty much the same with other win OS except for XP where you have to download Microsoft IME (i think).. you can get Microsoft IME from Windows website for free..

Just follow the instructions below....

1. Go to ur Control Panel..

2. Click on the 'Change keyboards or other input methods' ...

3. On the 'Keyboards & language tab' click on 'Change keyboards' button....

4. On the 'Installed service' section... click on the 'Add..' button and add the language that you want to add.... And after you finish.. click the 'apply' button...

5. Before you can start typing in using the language characters that u've installed, 1st you need to the language option on the right-bottom side of ur screen.. make sure you change it.. in my case I've to change it to Korean..but if u've installed japanese characters, then change it to japanese...sure you got that rite..

6. next you click on the button next to 'KO' (korean).. there are 2 options in that button: Microsoft IME and Keyboards.. you need to Microsoft IME...

7.Then click the button next to the previous button and change it to 'Hangul' characters...

Then Viola.... you can start typing in hangul like crazy....

Here's something that will help you out.. for typing in Hangul...


Next time.. I'll write about double vowels and language structure.. what are double vowels???
well let me give you a hint.. ㅐ ,ㅔ, ㅜㅔ etc...

Learn Hangul....

Assalamualaikum w.b.t...

A few days ago after writing an entry on this blog, I saw this picture as I was surfing Icanhascheezburger.com. And then I started to laugh as I was imagining this three cats just staring at me saying things like,

"Hey you, yeah YOU!!.. you should use some color fonts when typing an entry"..

"Yeah, your entry font just as boring as us three"..

"tho atleast the three of us are cute eh?"...

LOL

So from now on, I'll try my best to make full use of those color tabs above in the editing menu..hoho

Well, anyway like I said in the previous entry.. I've been learning Hangul!!

What is Hangul, you may ask... Hangul is is the native alphabet of the Korean language, as distinguished from the logographic Sino-Korean hanja system. It was created in the mid-fifteenth century, and is now the official script of ...bla bla bla...[read the rest on wiki... ILuvWikipedia]... Basically Hangul is the alphabet of Korean language...

Okay, why I'm learning hangul all of a sudden??.. am I going somewhere??South Korea?? Busan?? Jeju Island?? Lotte World???... the answer is no, no, no.. I'm not going anywhere.. I'm not going to Korea anytime soon.. [but planning to of course hehe].. I'm learning just bcoz I'm curious.. Sometimes curiosity can lead you to many new things in life..

And since I love korean drama & movie so much.. I'd like to watch all k-dramas/movie without even bother to read the subtitle 1st.. just fully concertrate on the dramas & the actions..and also I'm starting to enjoy korean music even more now.. even my phone sms tone is Big bang's Farewell.... hoho.. Remind me to change that later to SNSD's Echo echo echo.... ^_^

So to keep an on-line track of what I learn,I'll put up on this blog on what I've learn so far. Lets together learn 한글 (Hangul)!!. Maybe in the future I will be listing all these refence books and do some sort of a review. But for now I'll just remind myself to remember this basic things...

We'll start with the alphabets....

I've tried remembering each character's style of writing and its sound. the sound is in between "\ \".. its not that hard really to remember those characters. if you've notice for the vowels there are simple and iotized vowels. What is iotized??

well, lets just put it this way..

ㅏ a is a simple vowel whileㅑ ya is its iotated vowels...
ㅓ eo is a simple vowel while ㅕ yeo is its iotated vowel..and etc

Got it? you just add a little stroke to the character and a 'y' sound for the iotated vowels from the simple vowels...

Below pics shows the correct way of writting each characters..its like chinese characters you know, you have a certain way of writing it.. there are other characters besides the vowels and the consonants but I'll just show these first..

"u" or "oo"

"ng" [

the ng sound in doing]

"s"

"r" or "l" [the r sound in road
the l sound in love, girl]

"p' or f" [ the p sound in pop]


"o"


"n"


"m"


"g' or k' "



"eu"



"h"



"g or k"





"eo"



"d or t"

" d' "

"chi"

"b or p"

"ch or j"

Vowels in the korean languages may be attached to the left, right or beneath each other in order to form a word, the following are examples of their use : -

가 = ka 거 = keo 겨 = kyeo
갸 = kya 기 = ki 고 = ko
바 = pa 버 = peo 부 = pu
뵤 = pyo 지 = chi 저 = cheo
즈 = chu 조 = cho 마 = ma
머 = meo 무 = mo 나 = na
너 = neo 이 = i 야 = ya
디 = ti 고 = ko 댜 = tya
요 = yo 오 = o 도 = to
드 = tu 두 = too 그 = ku

When constructing a word, you must add a mixture of consonants and vowels, beginning with the consonant at the beginning of the word. In some cases, there is no need to use a consonant at the beginning in which case ㅇ (null character) is used. eg 이 = i 야 = ya.

A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "vertical vowel" is written with the consonant on the left and the vowel on the right
ㄴ + ㅏ = 나
n + a = na

A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "horizontal vowel" is written with the consonant on top and the vowel underneath:
ㅁ + ㅗ = 모
m + o = mo

If a syllable has a consonant, vowel, and consonant, the final consonant, called patch'im (meaning "supporting floor" in Korean) goes to the bottom -- or floor -- of that syllable.
ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄴ = 만
m + a + n = man

Okay lets try build a word from those characters....

han guel sarang..simply means I love hangul.. : )

Lets build something more interesting!!!

Sooyoung & Yuri... the two trickster in So Nyuh Shi Dae (SNSD)...Luv how both of them always teams up to trick Tiffany on Hangul..

수 + 영 = 수 영
Soo + Yeong = Soo Young

유 + 리= 유 리
Yu + Ri = YuRi

hehe okay maybe that was not as interesting to some..but at least it was interesting to me as a SNSD fan lol.

Okay people...to conclude today learning hangul session..let enjoy the show... how Sooyoung & Yuri trick Tiffany... ;) enjoi

Lets drink lots n lots n lots of water...

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Been busy job hunting lately... and have been reading also.. but I'm not gonna talk about books in this entry (currently reading Diary of A Wimpy Kid : Rodrick rules btw).. another thing that I've been doing alot lately is drinking MUL.... you might be wondering what the hell is MUL..... lol.. well, its korean for Water.. (owh another thing I've been doing is learning Korean..)..

Okay, why suddently drinking lots of water??..well, just becoz I realize I dont drink plenty of plain water and that I want to make drinking lots of plain water as a habbit...and also coz Malaysia is getting hotter and I dont want to be dehydrated haha...

there are lotss of benefits of drinking water you know.... (I learn this from Hallmark's The Biggest Loser haha.. Love the show!)


1. Drinking water enhances fat loss

Water is an essential nutrient. All chemical reactions in the body depend upon it. If you’re trying to lose weight, this can’t be ignored. You won’t be able to lose weight without water to flush out the by-products of fat breakdown. When there isn’t enough water to dilute the body’s waste products, kidney stones may form. When the kidneys aren’t working to their full potential, the liver must step in and help. Once this happens the liver can’t optimally perform its other important functions. As a result, burning fat has to wait.


2. Combat ailments by drinking more water

In many cases, fatigue, headaches and back pain may be caused by dehydration. If you suffer from an afternoon nod off, try drinking more water at lunch. If you or your children complain of frequent headaches, the amount of water you’re drinking could be responsible. And, muscle spasms are also caused by not being adequately hydrated.


3. Drinking water can reduce hunger

Experts say that hunger pangs are often misinterpreted cravings for water. Try drinking water before your regular meals and see if it helps you cut down on the amount of food you eat. It really works as an effective appetite suppressant. Avoid counting tea, coffee, sodas and juices in your fluid intake. Coffee and tea contain caffeine which has a diuretic effect and makes you lose water. Sodas and juices are too sweet—because the body must dilute them, they cause more dehydration.


4. Look younger - drinking water hydrates your skin

When the skin is properly hydrated, it looks plump and more radiant. Water will keep the toxins flushed out and help you to cool off through perspiration. Muscles need to have enough water to make them look full too. Deprive yourself of water and you’ll see the difference in the mirror.

Are you dehydrated?

Just how do you know if you’re getting dehydrated? If you have a dry mouth, produce less urine, have very dark urine and/or feel dizzy or faint you probably need water, quick. Drink at least 8 glasses a day. Experts now recommend even more, up to 12 glasses a day. To be more precise, drink ½ ounce per pound of body weight. If you exercise or are very active increase the number to 2/3 ounce per pound. Try monitoring your water intake closely for the next month. When you drink enough, you’ll look and feel better.

Making Kimbap

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

I've always been facinated with korean & japanese cuisine and their culture.. thats one of the reason why the probability you'd find me at seoul garden or sushi king is much higher than at ayamas or mcdonals hoho.. well anyway, yesterday afternoon I went out and bought some dried seaweed, carrots (tanggun tanggun tanggun! cua a o' tanggun), and some sliced ayamas chicken.. also olive oil & seaseme oil.. I was craving for KIMBAPPP!!...
[Kimbap is a popular Korean food made from steamed white rice (bap) and various other ingredients, rolled in gim (sheets of dried seaweed) and served warm in bite-size slices. Gimbap is often eaten during picnics or outdoor events, or as a light lunch, served with danmuji or kimchi. It is similar, but not identical, to makizushi, one of the many variants of the Japanese rice-based dish sushi.] <----muah wikipedia!! So how do you make kimbap???? easy.. since the pics I've just uploaded are not in order I'll just explain everthing 1st and later u'll read the pics caption la..haha... for some reason I cannot rearrange the pics.. blogspot lau ya... 1st get all the ingredients ready... the main ingredients are rice, dried seaweed, olive oil & sesame oil.. this are all the things u need to prepare the rice. n the seaweed is ofcoz for wraping them la.. for the fillings you can just follow ur preference. but usually carrots, eggs & cucumber are necessary.. hoho what do u expect? its a healthy food!.. for my kimbap fillings, I have everything I had just stated and I add some sliced ayamas chicken.. How to prepare the rice... this is just 'kacang'... you get some rice, 2 n a half spoon of olive oil & sesame oil.. mixed it all up.. add some salt and viola.... you got urself some kimbap rice.. taste them then u'll automatically figure out whether u r short of salt or need to add more sesame oil.. hoho.. thats what ur taste bud is for.. after that u can roll all the ingredients in ur seaweed... and its ready for eating... to make it more delicious, put it in ur friedge (sp?) and eat it with lady's choice coleslaw sauce..hoho.. but i prefer just eating the kimbap without adding anything sauce etc.. ;)

smear the sesame oil all over the seaweed after u roll it then it will make cutting the rolls easier..

put the rice 1st la..nthen u put the other ingredients b4 u roll it...

this make the rice yummy, yummy,yummy..

mix it mix it mix it... acctually u need more than this amount of rice to make at least 4 rolls

dried seaweed