tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90838082074905449412024-03-14T01:14:06.648+08:00Amps4u - Learn Share DownloadLearn anything under the sun. Share your knowledge. Download useful and fun stuffs.markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-42279675432651704902010-09-08T07:53:00.004+08:002010-09-08T08:29:12.863+08:00Best Video Player for Mobile Phones<p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/coreplayer.jpg" alt="coreplayer" title="CorePlayer for mobile" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As a certified video lover and cellphone enthusiast, CorePlayer is really the best video player for mobile phones. I already tried a lot of video players for mobile phones, but only CorePlayer was able to deliver what a video lover like me want to see and experience in watching video clips and movies.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">CorePlayer can open almost all known formats for videos, audios and photos. This is the first reason why I fall in love with this player. Default video player of most phones usually can only play 3GP and MP4 videos. And this feature of CorePlayer is really a big help for me. I don't have to convert my favorite FLV youtube videos or my favorite AVI movies anymore. I can watch them already straight to my phone anytime and anywhere. Its (CorePlayer) latest version, CorePlayer 1.3.6, can also HD videos and movies. CorePlayer is really a great video player if you have tons of videos in different file formats. And you can also open music and image files on it! Below is the complete list of file formats supported by the latest CorePlayer 1.3.6</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Audio Formats:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">MP3, MP2, AAC, MKA, WMA, Midi, WAV, OGG, Speex, WAVPACK, TTA, FLAC, MPC, AMR, ADPCM, ALaw, MuLaw, G.729, GSM</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Video Formats:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">H.264 (AVC), AVCHD, MKV, MPEG-1, MPEG-4 part 2 (ASP), DivX, XviD, WMV, Theora, Dirac, MJPEG, MSVIDEO1</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Image Formats:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">JPEG (420, 422, 440, EXIF Headers), BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF, MJPEG</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Container Formats:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Flash/FLV, Matroska, ASF, ASX, AVI, PS, M2TS, TS, 3GPP, MOV, MPEG-4, OGM, NSV</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Aside from playing videos stored in your phone or memory card, CorePlayer can also stream videos. You can stream YouTube videos directly, and you can also stream video from other online servers.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Streaming Formats:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">HTTP, UDP, UDP Multicast, UDP Unicast, RDP, RTP, RTSP, RTCP (keep alive), ASX, ASF, Multicast, HTTP Tunneling</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Another reason why I like CorePlayer is its ZOOM OPTION. You can choose if you want your video to FIT BEST on your screen, FILL SCREEN, and STRETCH TO SCREEN. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">FIT BEST option is best for watching videos who has larger resolution than your phone's screen. It will compress the video so the video will fit in your screen and you can see the picture. For example, a 320x240 video being played on a 176x208 screen of N70.</span></p><p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/fitbest.jpg" alt="coreplayer fit best" title="Video played with Fit Best Zoom" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">STRETCH TO SCREEN option is best for fixing the difference between the aspect ratio of the video and your phone's screen. Most of the videos today are in 16:9 aspect ratio. On the other hand, the common aspect ratio of the display of phones is 4:3. If you watch 16:9 video in a 4:3 display, you will see empty spaces (black spaces) above and below of your screen. With the use of STRETCH TO SCREEN OPTION, these empty spaces will be removed. CorePlayer will stretch the video, filling all the empty spaces on your screen. The only problem with this option, the characters and stuffs in the will look weird or silly. They will look too thin (when stretched vertically) or too fat (when stretched horizontally). This is because the proper proportion of the video was removed when it was stretched. </span></p><p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/stretchtoscreen.jpg" alt="coreplayer stretch to screen" title="Video played with Stretch to Screen Zoom" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">FILL SCREEN is an alternative option for high resolution videos and videos with different aspect ratio compared the phone display. With this option, your screen will be filled with moving objects. No black spaces will be displayed. The disadvantage of this option is that you will not see some part of the video. This option will fill the empty spaces by zooming in your video. So if your screen is in 4:3 ratio and the video is in 16:9, you will not be able to see some part of the images on the right and left side of the video. The advantage of this option is that the video will look bigger. </span></p><p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/fillscreen.jpg" alt="coreplayer fill screen" title="Video played with Fill Screen Zoom" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Aside from the three options stated above, you can also zoom the video by percentage (50%, 100%, 150%, 200%). I always set my zoom option to STRETCH TO SCREEN. I will not see empty spaces in my screen while I am still able to see the whole video.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Outside of the reasons stated above, there are other reasons why I really like CorePlayer. CorePlayer support full screen video play. You can rewind, fast-forward and adjust the volume even in full screen mode. CorePlayer also allows its users to adjust the duration of the rewind and fast-forward options. CorePlayer has continuous playing capability. This feature is good for movies divided into many parts. Just check all the parts, and your movie will play continuously and smoothly. No need to press anything when one part is done and you want to play the next part. CorePlayer will do it for you.</span></p> <table border="0" align="center" width="450"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/fastforwardoption.jpg" alt="coreplayer fastforward and rewind option" title="Adjusting the rewind and fast-forward speed" /></td><td align="right"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/continuousplay.jpg" alt="coreplayer continuous play" title="Play videos continuously" /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;">The only negative that I saw in CorePlayer is its inability to play files of different folders continuously. If you want to play video or audio files continuously, the files must be stored with the same folder. Despite of this weakness, CorePlayer is still the best video player for me. You can download CorePlayer in its official website <a href="http://coreplayer.com/content/view/28/69/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">coreplayer.com</span></a> CorePlayer is not a freeware. You need to pay dollars to use it. But I assure you, it's worth paying for.</span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-13285699700646538042010-09-03T08:30:00.004+08:002010-09-03T09:07:38.798+08:00Interesting Facts and Trivia<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Reading about interesting facts and trivia is one of my favorite hobbies. And the internet has helped me a lot in finding these informations. Today, I would like to share to all of you some of the best facts and trivia that I've read throughout the net.</span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/jackson_scarecrow.jpg" alt="Michael Jackson as Scarecrow" title="Michael Jackson as Scarecrow" width="350" height="250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- In "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson uses the same dance move that the Tin Man uses in The Wizard of Oz. Michael Jackson actually learned a lot of his dance moves, including this one, from singer/dancer Jeffrey Daniel. Strangely enough, Michael Jackson was in a musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz called The Wiz. But, instead of the Tin Man, he played the Scarecrow.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Adam Rainer was both a dwarf and a giant in his lifetime. At age 21 , Adam Rainer of Graz Austria was only 3 feet 10.5 inches, making him a dwarf. But during a sudden growth spurt in his 20 s he started growing at a rate of 3.6 inches every year. By age 32 he was 7 feet 2 inches tall! When he died at age 51 , he was 7 feet and 8 inches tall. That's nearly twice as tall as he was at age 21! Sadly, he spent his last years in bed, unable to walk, because his excessive growth rate damaged his body. This makes Adam Rainer the only person to ever be classified as both a dwarf and a giant!</span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/Brazilian-Wandering-Spider.jpg" alt="Brazilian Wandering Spider" title="Brazilian Wandering Spider" width="350" height="250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- There's a spider in Brazil whose bites can cause an erection that lasts FOR HOURS. A bite from the Brazilian Wandering Spider can cause pain, an increase in blood pressure, and an erection. Victims have to to go to the hospital. The chemical that causes these erections, which can last for hours, is being researched for treatment of erectile dysfunction.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Actually, lightning CAN strike the same place twice! This is a common misconception. There is no reason why lightning couldn't strike the same place twice. The Empire State Building for instance, gets struck by lightning 100 TIMES EVERY YEAR on average.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Shaving doesn't cause hair to grow back thicker. Your hair's thickness depends on your genetics and your hormones. Whether you shave makes no difference. It also doesn't make it grow back faster or make your hair rougher. What really happens is that as your hair grows it tapers off at the end. The ends of your hairs are thinner and appear less coarse. When you cut that part out, what's left is the thick part of your hair. So it seems like it got thicker and coarser.</span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/hitmonlee_and_hitmonchan.JPG" alt="Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan" title="Hitmonlee andHitmonchan" width="350" height="250" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- The Pokemon Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based off of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Chocolate can help you live longer. Chocolate has antioxidants that can protect you against heart disease. Dark chocolate has 8 times the amount of antioxidants than strawberries. The flavonoids help relax blood pressure by producing nitric oxide. A small bar of dark chocolate every day can help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Chocolate also has serotonin which acts as an antidepressant. Also, while chocolate has fat, most of the fat in chocolate does not impact your cholesterol. Chocolate is still high-calorie and high-fat, so you need to eat in moderation. You don't need more than about 3.5 ounces of chocolate to receive the benefits. If you want to eat chocolate to improve your health, eat dark chocolate because it has the most antioxidants, don't eat too much of it, and don't eat it with milk. Milk can prevent your body from processing the antioxidants.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Teddy bears and other toys kill more people than REAL bears. In the last 89 years 82 Americans have been killed by bears. Compare that to the 22 deaths caused by toys like teddy bears EVERY YEAR. Children are at most risk from death from their toys. For instance, small parts in a teddy bear can be a choking hazard (like its eyes). Also, children can trip on teddy bears and fall down a flight of stairs or hit their head on a sharp corner of a table. Also, a teddy bear once killed 2,500 fish! A teddy bear fell into a pool at a trout hatchery, clogging the pipes. The fish all suffocated and died.</span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/bart_and_nancy.JPG" alt="Bart Simpson and Nancy Cartwright" title="Bart Simpson and Nancy Cartwright" width="350" height="250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Bart Simpson from "The Simpsons" is voiced by a 52-year-old woman named Nancy Cartwright. Nancy Cartwright has been the voice of Bart Simpson since "The Simpsons" started back in 1987 . She's the voice of several other Simpsons characters (Ralp Wiggum, Nelson Muntz) and she provided the voice for Chuckie Finster in "Rugrats". She's also the author of a book, My Life as a 10- Year-Old Boy. Cartwright is a prominent member of the Church of Scientology. She was once the center of a controversy because she used the Bart Simpson voice in a robo-call about Scientology.</span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/new/purple_carrots.jpg" alt="Purple Carrots" title="Purple Carrots" width="350" height="250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Carrots used to be purple, not orange. Purple carrots used to be grown in the Middle East and the Far East, as early as 1 ,000 years ago. The Dutch introduced orange carrots in the 16th century. Purple carrots have become rare because intensive breeding has made the orange carrot more widespread.</span></span></p><p align="center"><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNQXAC9IVRw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNQXAC9IVRw?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- The first ever video uploaded to Youtube was that of a man at the Zoo, titled "Me at the zoo." It is 18 seconds long and has over 3 million views. It was uploaded at 8 :27 pm on April 23 , 2005. The video features Jawad Karim, one of YouTube's founders.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, 107.1 decibels. That's LOUDER THAN A MOTORCYCLE and almost as loud as a CHAINSAW. The 107.1 db number comes from the Guinness World Records website.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- If Facebook were a country, it would be the THIRD LARGEST country in the world, BIGGER than the U.S. and Indonesia. In 2009 , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook had 200 million users, which (if Facebook was a country) would make it the fifth largest in the world. That was back then. Now, Facebook's statistics page claims that there are more than 400 million active users (twice as many as last year!). This means that there are more Facebook users than people living in the United States (309 million) or Indonesia (231 million). The only countries with bigger populations than Facebook are China and India.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-10664329193416042432010-08-31T06:52:00.002+08:002010-08-31T07:08:22.172+08:00Simple Virus Protection for your PC<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've been using this very simple technique to protect my PC from virus attacks for more than a year now. And it has been very effective and efficient for me. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">My computer is equipped with Intel Celeron 1.6GHz processor, 256MB video card and 1GB RAM. And I am running a Windows XP SP2 operating system. If you will notice, my processor is really slow. That's why protecting my PC with a top of the line anti-virus is not a good idea. I can't run an application or game without lag and delay when the real time protection of my anti-virus is turned on. I've tried to use AVG, BitDefender and PC-cillin to protect my PC. They are all good in detecting and killing viruses. But they also eats up a lot of space in my computer's memory and they also run tons of processes. These stuffs make my computer very slow.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Because of the problems brought by anti-viruses to my PC, I tried to find a way to protect my PC without sacrificing its performance. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Fortunately, I've found one!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">With this trick, there is no need to install memory hog anti-viruses and my PC can still run applications smooth and fast. The trick is based on the concept "prevention is better than cure".</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">The main software that we need to use is the USB Disk Security. This software will automatically scan your USB drive once an USB storage device is plugged into it. It will detect .exe viruses and other viruses that uses an autorun.inf file to automatically execute itself and spread harm to your PC. USB Disk Security will also allow you to disable the autoplay or autorun function of your PC once it detects an USB storage device is plugged into your PC.</span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/usbdisksecurity.JPG" width="450" height="325" title="USB Disk Security" alt="USB Disk Security" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">This trick using USB Disk Security is only good for those users whose primary source of virus attacks are from USB storage devices or flash drives. In my case, the only source of viruses that infests my PC is the USB port. I am a safety first internet surfer. I never visit malicious websites. I also refrain from downloading software cracks from the net which most of the time are viruses. So it leaves my USB port as the only way for viruses to enter my PC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">So here's what I do with USB Disk Security. First, I will plug the flash drive. Second, USB Disk Security will automatically scan the device. If it detects a virus, I will just click the "delete all" button and reinsert the USB storage device. Since the software will delete all autorun viruses, you can now easily double click your drive without the fear of accidentally executing a virus. But still be careful. The software will only delete autorun viruses. So it may leave non-self-starting viruses in your device. Just be observant. Do not click odd, weird or malicious files.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;">USB Disk Security really fits my need for a simple and effective virus protection. So if you have the same problem as mine with your PC, I advise you to try this very simple virus protection now! You can download USB Disk Security <a href="http://www.zbshareware.com/download.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">here.</span></a></span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-61218188525068296642010-08-24T08:02:00.002+08:002010-08-24T08:48:47.486+08:00Must See SNSD Videos<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent:0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hi there! Just want to share to all of you all of my favorite SNSD videos that I've watched since becoming an SNSD fan in early February this year. I have limited time to watch SNSD videos because of my busy school life. That's why it's really important for me to be able to watch their best videos available online. I consider these videos as “Must See Videos”. Your life as an SNSD fan won’t be complete if you miss these videos. So let's begin!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">[HD] Girls' Generation(SNSD) GEE Comeback Stage (01.10.2009 MBC Musiccore)</span></span></b> </span></span></o:p></p><p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_xQxIb5m8To?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_xQxIb5m8To?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- this is the very first SNSD video that I've watched in YouTube. This video is also the reason why I was hooked with SNSD.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SNSD (소녀시대) - Kissing You (키싱유) MV [HD]</span></span></b></span></p><p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ebbfzl-B6VY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ebbfzl-B6VY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- for me, the SNSD girls were in their cutest and most beautiful look in this music video.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SNSD - Oh!(Mar 6, 2010)</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDVghQE4S3I?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDVghQE4S3I?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- the girls performed Oh! in an ice skating rink which maybe the coolest stage that they ever performed at. But this performance is their hottest! Lots of white, flawless, and beautiful skins were displayed!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Beautiful girl + Honey honey _ SNSD (perf lalala MBC)</span></span></b></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OVL86mMMa_c?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OVL86mMMa_c?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- I really like this video! The lines of SeoHyun really fit her. "I'm a beautiful girl". The girls look fresh and divine with their white dresses.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Girl's Generation [SNSD] - Cooky (LG CYON)</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MuoTQrfMGmk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MuoTQrfMGmk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- this video is the best! This is the ultimate "Eye's Candy!". I almost have a cardiac arrest when I first saw this.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">[HD] 100411 SNSD Wanna Be Chocolate</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lsAaXHF8MIQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lsAaXHF8MIQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- this video is also cute. I was really impressed on their ability to sing a full English song. And Jessica's Barbie doll look is the best!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">HD SNSD - Oh! & Hahaha Song (Jaurim) & 3! 4! (Roo'Ra) Jun 17 2010 GIRLS' GENERATION Live 1080p</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jQXpRoDkKf4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jQXpRoDkKf4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- SeoHyun's devil's horn head dress caught my attention in this video. She looks very cute with those horns. I also like the song 3! 4!.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SNSD-ETUDE+GENIE(TELL ME YOUR WISH) LIVE!</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nEsNAHGwvcM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nEsNAHGwvcM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- the first Etude performance video that I saw. The SNSD girls look so cute with their dresses. I also like their performance of Genie.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SNSD - tell me your wish(genie) live HQ</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rrlO0yhEFlg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rrlO0yhEFlg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- I love the intro of this video. The girls look so seductive and sexy. Those long legs are very hot!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">HD SNSD - Into the new world [full] May04.2010 4/5 GIRLS' GENERATION Live 720p</span></b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GbvjuxaRcCY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GbvjuxaRcCY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="270"></embed></object></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Into the new world is one of my favorite SNSD songs. And this live performance of the song is my most favorite among other Into the new world videos. In this video, I realized that Into the new world has very cute dance steps.</span></span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-14621753744477148552010-08-16T08:56:00.011+08:002010-08-23T09:30:56.654+08:00Manny Pacquiao V.S. Floyd Mayweather Jr.<div align="center"></div><table align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img alt="Manny Pacquiao Weigh in" height="250" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/manny_pacquiao.jpg" title="Manny Paquiao during a weigh in" width="200" /></td><td align="center"><img alt="Floyd Mayweather Weigh in" height="250" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/floyd_mayweather.jpg" title="Floyd Mayweather during a weigh in" width="225" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the recent years, Pacquiao (51W-3L-2D) and Mayweather (41W-0L-0D) have been considered as two of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. But the question is, who is the better boxer between them? And this question can only be answered by a boxing match featuring these two boxers.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A Pacquiao v.s. Mayweather match is the number one item in every boxing fan’s wishlist today. All boxing aficionados have been rooting to see Pacquiao and Mayweather battle each other inside the boxing ring. But until today, this dream match between Pacquiao and Mayweather is still a dream people wish to come true.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Both camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather have tried to negotiate with each other to set up a match made in heaven for these two great boxers. Unfortunately, there are things that their camps cannot settle.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First is the financial thing. Mayweather wants to have a bigger money share over Pacquiao. But Pacquiao's camp believes that both boxers are in the same level, therefore they must have a 50-50 share on the earnings of the match. This thing has been the biggest problem both camps encountered when they first tried to talk with each other. But after few weeks of continous negotiation, both camps have agreed to have a 55-45 (I'm not sure with this figure. Kindly correct me if this is wrong.) share in favor of Mayweather. Fans were so excited when they heard this news. The dream match between Pacquiao and Mayweather is one step closer to reality.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But this excitement didn't last long as the camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather have encountered another disagreement. Mayweather requested for the match to have an Olympics standard drug test. This kind of drug test will examine the urine and blood of the athlete before and after the fight. Pacquiao didn't agree with this proposal. According to his camp, Pacquiao freaks out when his blood is being taken and it makes him feel very weak. It is ok for them to have a blood test after the fight. But a blood test one day before the fight, never...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When this news came out, fans felt very upset. They can't believe that a simple blood test will hinder the development of this dream match.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some people say that Pacquiao uses performance enhancement drug that's why he didn't want to undergo a drug/blood test before the fight. While some are saying that Mayweather is just harassing Pacquiao.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">No matter what the truth is, it's still a sad news for boxing fans. Until now, fans are still hopeful that someday this dream match will came true.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As a Filipino, I really want to see how Pacquiao's speedy-hard punches will fair against Mayweather's excellent defense. I believe that, Pacquiao is the only boxer that can beat Mayweather today. According to Juan Manuel Marquez, a Mexican boxer who fought against Pacquiao and Mayweather, Pacquiao's punches are harder and stronger than those of Mayweather's. This statement of Marquez made me more excited about the possible match up of Pacquiao and Mayweather. I'm really hoping that this match will happen soon!</span></span></span></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-8344991177964193842010-08-11T04:43:00.012+08:002010-08-23T09:31:34.438+08:00Most Delicious Garlic Bread!<div align="center"><img alt="Pizza Hut Garlic bread" height="325" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/07082010317.jpg" width="450" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So far, the most delicious garlic bread or most delicious bread in general, that I've ever tasted was Pizza Hut's garlic bread. The flavor of their garlic bread is damn so good! I was really shocked the first time I tasted it. I didn't expect that their garlic was exceptionally delicious. And it goes well with Pizza Hut's soup dishes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aside from being so delicious, Pizza Hut's garlic bread is also heavy to the stomach. It can satisfy your hunger alone. Eat four pieces of garlic bread and your hunger is gone! Pizza Hut's garlic bread is an appetizer, but it feels like the main course for me. I was even thinking of buying this garlic bread every morning for my breakfast, instead of buying regular breads in other bakeries and bakeshops.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't know how Pizza Hut creates this delicious garlic bread. But all I know is that, this garlic bread is the best!!!</span></span></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-24191136314155952482010-08-06T07:20:00.016+08:002010-08-23T09:32:13.220+08:00HD Like videos for symbian^1 phones<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Symbian^1 phones, specifically Nokia s60v5 phones, can only play Standard Definition (SD) videos. The phone's video playback capability can play videos up to 640x480 pixels in resolution. The video quality of an SD video is not that bad. But if you want serious visual pleasure, HD (High Definition) video is the answer. And this is the main problem with s60v5 phones. These phones cannot play videos larger than 640x480 pixel resolution.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nokia s60v5 phones have 3.2in widescreen display. Its wide screen is really great for watching videos and movies. As a video lover, I was really frustrated to find out that s60v5 phones can't play HD videos. I tried to watch SD music videos in a Nokia 5230. Some videos look good, but still not enough to satisfy my cravings for serious visual entertainment. So I tried to find a way on how can I incorporate the quality of a 1080p HD video to a 480p SD video. Luckily, I found one!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After a lot of experimentation, I finally discovered that the secret for a high quality SD video is a high video bitrate. I observed that a low resolution, high bitrate video looks better than a high resolution, low bitrate video.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So if you have a 720p or 1080p HD video and you want to watch that video in your s60v5 phone, the best thing you can do is to convert it to a video with 640x480 resolution and bitrate of 2,500 kbit/sec or 2.5 Mbit/sec (I use Total Video Converter in converting videos. Download it </span></span><a href="http://www.effectmatrix.com/total-video-converter/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). This value of bitrate (2.5 Mbit/sec) is the best bitrate you can put in a video that you want to watch in your s60v5 phone. Bitrate higher than 2.5 Mbit/sec will cause some lag and delay during video play back in an s60v5 phone. I recommend to convert the video into .mp4 format.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you have low resolution videos (320x240 or 480x360) or SD video (640x480), you can also convert these videos to 640x480 resolution and 2.5 Mbit/sec bitrate. After converting, you will see a big improvement on their video quality.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">With this trick, you can now have HD like videos for your s60v5 phone. The only disadvantage of this trick is that it will increase the file size of your video.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One more thing, the converted video will only look great on the 3.2in widescreen display of the phone. The video will still be awful when watched full screen in a computer monitor. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So what are you waiting for? Convert those dull videos now. And enjoy a great movie experience with your s60v5 phone.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-12102792746913903542010-08-02T09:36:00.011+08:002010-08-23T09:33:34.772+08:00How to distinguish original Nokia phones<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the recent years, Nokia clone phones have started to invade the cellphone market. And a lot of consumers have also started patronizing these clones. But we can't blame these consumers for buying fake Nokia phones. Because the clones are almost mirror image of the original phones. And these fake phones are way cheaper than the genuine Nokia phones. Isn't that cool? A phone that looks like the original Nokia unit for a very low price.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But not all consumers like these clone phones. There are buyers who really want to buy an original Nokia phone but were tricked to purchase the fake one. And it's a big disappointment for those victims to find out that the features they were looking for are not available in the fake phone that they bought. So it's really an advantage if you know how to distinguish original Nokia phones from clones.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Most of these clones were originally manufactured in China. That's why fake Nokia phones were also known as China phones. These Chinese manufactured phones were repackaged and branded as Nokia phones when sold to the market.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Physically, a China phone has a lot of resemblance with the original Nokia unit. If you will put a China phone and an original Nokia unit side by side, I'm pretty sure that you will have a hard time determining which one is original and which one is fake by just looking at them. You need to do more inspections to be able to distinguish the original Nokia phone. Below are some simple tips to determine an original Nokia unit:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><a name='more'></a></div><div align="center"></div><table align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="N95 China phone" height="350" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/china/02082010305.jpg" title="Sorry for the poor image quality" width="250" /><br />Nokia N95 Clone</span></span></td><td align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="N95" height="350" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/china/NokiaN95.jpg" width="250" /><br />Original Nokia N95</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><ol type="1"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Scrutinize the external design of the phone.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> At first glance, a China phone and a Nokia phone looks the same. But if you will look closely, you will notice that there are slight differences in their design. So it's important for you to know the design of a genuine Nokia phone. If you don't know the real design of an original Nokia unit, try to visit </span></span><a href="http://nokia.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nokia.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and look for the pictures of the phone that you want to buy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check the GUI (Graphical User Interface).</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Before buying, try to use the phone first, browse the phone menu and check it yourself if the interface of the phone looks the same with the original Nokia phone. China phones have numbered item lists in contrast to the unnumbered lists in original Nokia phones. In China phones, the menu key was placed on the left or right soft key. But in original Nokia phones, the menu key has a dedicated menu button on the keypad for s60, and for s40, the menu key is placed on the center button of the navigation key. These stuffs are the biggest difference between the GUI of the fake and original Nokia phone. Experience in using an original Nokia phone is a must in this technique.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="N95 China phone" height="300" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/china/02082010307.jpg" title="Sorry for the poor image quality" width="200" /><br />Nokia N95 Clone</span></span></td><td align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="N95" height="300" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/china/nokia-n95-menu.jpg" width="200" /><br />Original Nokia N95</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take a pic!</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Fake Nokia phones don't have the same camera specs with the original one. Most China phones only have VGA (640x480 pixels resolution or 0.3MP) camera. For example, an original Nokia N95 has a 5MP camera. But the fake N95 only have 0.3MP camera. With a 5MP camera (make sure you set the camera resolution to maximum settings), your captured picture must have a file size of at least 1MB. If the picture that you take has a file size of less than 100kB, then the N95 that you are inspecting is a fake one.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span><table style="text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="N95 China phone" height="350" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/china/02082010308.jpg" title="Sorry for the poor image quality" width="250" /><br />Nokia N95 Clone<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The power of ZERO.</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> In the home screen of the phone, press and hold the zero (0) key for about 2 seconds. If the web browser opened, then it's a genuine Nokia phone. If nothing happened after holding the zero key, then the phone is fake.</span></span></span></li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can also type this code in the home screen </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*#0000#</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In an original Nokia unit, the system information will be displayed when you key in that code. If nothing happened, then the phone is fake.</span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></li></div></li></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We're done! Hope these tips will help you. Good day. :)</span></span></span></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-18119986235471959032010-07-28T08:43:00.010+08:002010-08-23T09:42:14.845+08:00Basic Korean Words<div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After you learned the basic writing system of the Koreans in my previous article,<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></b><a href="http://amps4u.blogspot.com/2010/06/basic-korean-hangul-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">Basic Korean (Hangul) Tutorial</span></b></a>, it is now time for you to know some basic Korean words that you can use in your everyday life. These basic Korean words can help you have a decent life in Korea.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Words/Phrases used for conversations:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">안녕</span></span></b> (annyong) - Korean's general term for Hi or Hello.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">안녕 하세요</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></span></b>(annyong haseyo) - a formal Hi or Hello. You can also use this word to greet good morning, good afternoon or good evening.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">여보세요</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (yeoboseyo) - Hello in phone conversation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">안녕</span></span></b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">아침</span></span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">annyong</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> achim) - Good morning</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">안녕히 주무세요 </span></span></b>(annyonghi jumuseyo) - Good night</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">안녕히 가세요 </span></span></b>(annyonghi gaseyo) - Good bye</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">감사 합니다</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (gamsa hamnida) - a formal thank you</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">고마워</span></span></b> (gomawo) - thanks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">고맙다 </span></b>(gomapta) - thank you</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">사랑해요 </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(saranghaeyo) - i love you</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">네</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (ne) - yes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">아니오 </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(anio) - no</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">아니야</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (aniya) - not</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">축하애요</span></span></b> (chukahaeyo) - congratulations</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Korean numbers:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">하나 </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(hana) - one</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">둘 </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(dul) - two</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">세</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(seht) - three</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>네</b></span></span> </span>(neht) - four</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">다섯</span></span></b> </span>(daseot) - five</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">여섯</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(yeoseot) - six</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">일곱</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(ilgop) - seven</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">여덟</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(yeodeol) - eight</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">아홉</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(aihop) - nine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">열</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span>(yeol) - ten</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">백</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(baeg) - hundred</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">천</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:19px;"> </span>(cheon) - thousand</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Korean colors:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">검정</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(geomjeong) - black</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">푸른</span></span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(pureun) - blue</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">갈색</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(galsaek) - brown</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">초록색</span></span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(choroksaek) - green</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">회색</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(hoesaek) - gray</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">오렌지</span></span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(orenji) - orange</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">분홍색</span></span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(bunhongsaek) - pink</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">보라색</span></span></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(burasaek) - purple</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">빨강</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(bbalgang) - red</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">노란</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(noran) - yellow</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Korean shapes:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">원형</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(wonhyeong) - circle</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">원뿔 </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(wonbbul) - cone</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">삼각형</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(samgakhyeong) - triangle</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Foods:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">빵</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(bbang)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- bread</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">밥</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(bap) - rice (cooked)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">쌀</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ssal) - rice (raw)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">샐러드</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(saelleodeu) - salad</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">국</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(guk) - soup</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">쇠고기</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(sogogi) - beef</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">닭고기</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(dakgogi) - chicke</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">n</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">돼지고기</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(dwaejigogi) - pork</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">양파</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(yangpa) - onion</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">소금</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(sogeum) - salt</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">간장</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ganjang) - soy sauce</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">사과</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(sagwa) - apple</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">바나나</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(banana) - banana</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">포도</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(podo) - grapes</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">딸기</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ddalgi) - strawberry</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">당근</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(dang-geun) - carrot</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px;font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">오이</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(oi) - </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">cucumber</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">감자</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(gamja) - potato</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Body Parts:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">팔</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(pal) - arm</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">귀</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(gwi) - ear</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">눈</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(nun) - eye</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">얼굴</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(eolgul) - face</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">손</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(son) - hand</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">머리</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(meori) - head</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">다리</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(dari) - leg</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">코</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ko) - nose</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">입</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ip) - mouth</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">이빨</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ibbal) - teeth</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">혀</span> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(hyeo) - tongue</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">엄지</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(eomji) - thumb</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 25px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So that's it for now. I'll be posting more basic Korean words in my future articles. :)</span></span></span></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-62329855226188268062010-07-26T04:12:00.006+08:002010-08-24T09:16:27.319+08:00Why SNSD is so addicting...<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Try to read my previous topic about <a href="http://amps4u.blogspot.com/2010/06/girls-generation-aka-so-nyeo-shi-dae.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;"><b>SNSD</b></span></a>)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">SNSD (So Nyeo Shi Dae or Girls' Generation) is one of the most popular and successful girl group in Korea. They are also popular in other countries (Japan, Philippines, Thailand, etc.). This means that, even they (fans) are not Koreans or they (fans) cannot understand the Korean language, fans still love SNSD. International fans even put up their own SNSD fans club in their countries. These clubs set up special events every time SNSD officially released an album in their country, or when SNSD celebrates their anniversary. Some international fans (like me) were even influenced by SNSD to learn how to speak Korean to be able to understand their songs. That's how powerful and charismatic SNSD is.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Though they (SNSD) are very popular, there are still some people who don't like SNSD. These haters are known as anti-snsd. Haters are bringing up a lot of negative issues just to put SNSD down. Anti-snsd are saying that the girls' (SNSD) beauty are product of surgical procedures, and the group is not talented enough to deserve all the attention and popularity that they are getting. I don't know the real reason why they hate SNSD. But I think they are just envy of the extreme popularity and success that SNSD achieved in just three short years.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Despite of these negative publicities, fans are still hooked with SNSD. Fans are ignoring these issues and they just keep on supporting SNSD. And this continuing support of the fans makes haters go crazy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">SNSD has really captured the heart of the fans. So what's with SNSD that got people to be so addicted to them?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I'm an SNSD fan too. And I'm really addicted to them! My phone (Nokia N70me) is fully loaded with their songs and videos. I don't even have enough space to put in English or Filipino songs. After months of being hooked with SNSD, I was finally able to sort out the reasons why they were so addicting. Things that made them ahead of the pack. They are the following:</span></p> <ol type="1"><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Their songs are all addicting.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"> Their cute and beautiful voices mixed with catchy melody equals highly addicting songs! All the songs in their two albums, two repackaged albums and two mini albums can make every listeners addicted to them. One of their most popular songs is Gee. Korean fans were so addicted to Gee that it went no.1 in MNET countdown for eight straight weeks. Beating the record of the world wide hit song Nobody by Wonder Girls. Nobody became no.1 in MNET for just six consecutive weeks. Gee also became no.1 in Music Bank for nine consecutive weeks.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Their songs are simple and catchy. That's why ordinary people can easily memorize the rhythm and melody of their songs. The sound of Korean words is also fun to hear. Even the international fans, who don't understand the Korean lyrics of SNSD songs, are still able to memorize and sing their songs.</span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Cute dance steps.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"> Like their songs, the dance steps of SNSD are also simple and easy to follow. Even people who has no talent in dancing can easily do the dance steps of SNSD (like in my case ^_^).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">It's really a pleasure to the eyes watching their cute faces performing cute dance numbers. You can easily forget all your problems by just watching them do their moves. Their dance moves really fit their cute, innocent looking faces. Not all girls look good when they do cute dance steps. But SNSD looks great and fun to watch every time they perform! Actually, this one of the main reasons why I got addicted to SNSD. I love watching videos. And I really love the way they dance in all of their music videos.</span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Nine is better than one.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"> I think SNSD having nine members, is the main thing that separates them from other Korean girl group. The usual number of members of a Korean singing group is four or five. But SM Entertainment wants to be unique. That's why they designed SNSD to have nine members. This is also the same strategy that SME applied on Super Junior, a popular and successful Korean boy group composed of 13 members.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">So what's the advantage if they have nine members compared to four or five members of the other groups?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">If you were an audience, you will find it more fun and entertaining to watch a bigger group performing together smoothly. You will never be bored. Your eyes will be busy trying to see what each member is doing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">That is also the case with SNSD. You have nine beautiful ladies performing in front of you. Your eyes will try to memorize each member's face. Looking for the one that you can call as "my most favorite member!". And if you are already tired in focusing your attention on your favorite member (this is almost an impossible thing to happen. You will never get tired of watching your favorite SNSD member.), there are still eight other cute and beautiful faces that your eyes can watch for. Because of this fact, fans will never be bored watching SNSD. Isn't that great?</span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>They have cute, beautiful, lovely faces.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"> For me, this the biggest reason why fans are so addicted to SNSD. We all knew that all singers are really good in singing. But not all singers are pleasing to the eyes. And SNSD is a type of singing group with beautiful voices and faces.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I was a 2NE1 fan before, but SNSD's beauty has made me forget 2NE1. I'm not saying that 2NE1 members aren't pretty. CL, Bom, Dara, and Minzy are also beautiful. Both groups are great singers and dancers. But SNSD's beauty is just too much for me. That's why I decided to pick SNSD over 2NE1.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I created a short clip of SeoHyun singing her pat on Gee in one of SNSD's live performances. This is the video that made me say: "I am now a true blooded SNSD fan!". This short clip has made me decide to be an SNSD fan for a long, long time. :)</span></p></li></ol><p align="center"><object width="450" height="338"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wQ-PVvpxY18&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wQ-PVvpxY18&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="338"></embed></object></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-76100406672256827472010-07-23T10:08:00.006+08:002010-08-24T09:16:47.214+08:00Good Study Habit: "markamps' way"<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Before anything else, I'll be honest to say that I'm a lazy student (a lazy person in general ^_^). I hate to read and memorize terms/words. My mind and body can't survive a 30minute long review. I feel like I'm going to die if I will read school books and notes for that amount of time.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Aside from being lazy, I also have a big ego inside my head. I always believe that I'm intelligent enough to be able to answer all the questions in my exams.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I love to take exams. But I hate to review! I believe that taking exams without reviewing is the best way to measure your learning. If you really learned something from your subject, then you can easily answer all the questions in your exam even without reviewing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I consider reviewing as a waste of time. It's like redundancy of work. You already studied those topics inside the class room. So why would you study it again?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Because of my attitude and outlook towards reviewing, I discovered a good study habit for lazy but talented students (like me! ^_^). I was able to squeeze something positive out of a negative characteristic (being lazy).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Just a warning before you read my "good study habits guide". My guide will only work for a lazy student who has talent in memorizing and good listening skills. It's also better if you're not a talkative student. My guide requires a lot of focus and concentration. My guide will also help you to remove the need for writing down notes. And one more thing, if you’re a lazy student, your teacher must not be lazy like you or else, my guide will not work and you will still be forced to review.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The Guide:</span></b></span></p> <ol type="1"><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Always listen to your teacher</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">. This is the most important thing that you must do if you want to avoid reviewing during examinations. Don't be an idiot. Don't waste yours' or your parents' money by just chatting with your seatmate while your teacher is discussing in front of the class. You are paying your teachers to teach you about certain subjects. So make sure you learn something from them. Every bits of information that you get from the discussion will be a big help come examination time.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Words or terms are easier to memorize if you hear them, rather than reading them. Make sure to listen keenly on your teacher's discussion. Try to memorize or understand all the important words that comes out from your teacher's mouth. If your teacher has visual aids, try to read it also. Look for important details that your teacher forgot to mention while he's discussing. If you can memorize or understand most of the stuffs that your teacher tackled, passing quizzes and exams without reviewing is almost guaranteed!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Teachers do not create questions that they have not discussed during regular class, except for those topics that they have planned to tackle but has no enough time to be able to discuss it. But don't worry, teachers with these cases usually warn their students to read the next topic. Teachers don't want to be blamed by their students if they (students) can't answer their (teachers) questions. If you want to perfect the exam, then you need to read and review the next topic. But if you really hate to review, just be contended with an average passing grade that your listening and memorizing skills can give to you.</span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Take a five minute review.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"> After days or weeks of listening to your teacher, your brain will be filled with tons of knowledge and information. Since human brain cannot handle too much information, you may loss some of the information that you have learned while listening to your teacher. A five minute review will help solve this problem.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Since you already encountered and memorized all the terms before, it won't take you a lot of time to memorize them again. Just scan your book and your classmate's notes (as I said, you don't have to write your own notes), and you're ready to pass the exam!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><i>Hey, a five minute review? I thought your guide will help me omit reviewing when examination time comes?</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Five minutes of review is very different from the conventional way of reviewing. All you need is just five minutes compared to hours of reading with the conventional way of reviewing. With that little amount of time, it feels like you didn't review at all! But in fact, you were still able to memorize all the stuffs that your hardworking classmates able to memorized after long hours of review. Since your review time is just five minutes, you can still sleep, watch TV, play games and do other stuffs for a long period of time. Isn't it wonderful? Doing your hobbies but still passing the exam?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Actually you can opt not to use a five minute review. But that extra five minutes of review can spell the difference between passing and failing the exam. That's why I highly recommend having a five minute review to refresh all the information that you have learned through listening to your teacher.</span></p> </li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">And we're done! If you can notice, my guide is all about efficiency! You were able to utilize every cent that you were paying to your teacher. And you were also able to maximize your time!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Good luck to your exams! Do not cheat! :)</span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-24652375508201231982010-07-20T09:13:00.009+08:002010-08-24T09:17:04.066+08:00How To Double Your Download Speed<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sick of having a very slow download speed? So slow that it's so hard for you to even consider putting the word "speed" in your download transfer rate? Then the answer to your problem is here! The Download Accelerator Plus by Speedbit.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) is a compact computer software that enhances the download speed of an internet connected computer. Aside from faster download speed, DAP also provides stable download speed. DAP also supports resuming of paused or discontinued downloads (this feature is dependent on the server of the file you are downloading). DAP also has its own internet browser. It’s a good simple browser. But I recommend you to use Mozilla FireFox instead. You can integrate DAP to your FireFox browser. DAP will automatically be your downloader when you download something from the net.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I'd been using DAP for over one year now. And I'm really satisfied with its performance. We have a basic broadband (384kbps or 48kBps) connection in our home. And a 48kBps download speed is not that bad. But in reality, my download speed only reached 24kBps. And it really sucks! With DAP, my download speed was able to reach 50-60kBps. More than twice of my regular download speed of 24kBps.</span></p> <p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/slowdl.JPG" alt="Slow download" width="460" height="100" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">My regular download speed</span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dap.JPG" alt="Increased download speed" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Download speed with DAP</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">But what impresses me more about DAP, is that it doubles my download speed using only regular download acceleration. You can further increase the download acceleration of DAP when you upgrade it to Premium. I'm just a poor boy. I don't have enough money to upgrade my DAP to premium. If you have extra penny in your pocket and you want to experience a lightning quick download speed, then why not purchase DAP Premium. I think DAP is an application worth spending for.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;">You can download or purchase DAP in <a href="http://www.brothersoft.com/download-download-accelerator-plus-71682.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">Speedbit official website (Speedbit uploaded it on Brothersoft).</span></a> Enjoy downloading!</span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-5561389764221719502010-07-19T04:13:00.005+08:002010-08-24T09:17:46.029+08:00Busting Out Text Scams!<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Scammers are everywhere. And one of their newly discovered playground is the world of SMS (short messaging system) or text messaging. Scamming through text is a clever way of stealing money from people. It's so easy and safe (for scammers' part).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Text messaging is not a much secured way of communication. Anyone who knows your number can easily send a scam message to you. And there's no way for you to figure out the real identity of the sender. Because there is no existing law that requires prepaid subscribers to register their SIM (subscriber identification module). Scammers can easily buy SIMs and change their mobile number. In this way, they can trick more people and still hide their identity.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In this article I'll be giving some tips, not how to know the real identity of the scammer, but how to distinguish genuine text messages from scam ones. It is really hard or almost impossible to determine the identity of a text scammer, but it's so easy to verify if a message is scam or not.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We will bust out two of the most common format of text scams. Let's begin!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>1. The Promo Scam</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Congratulations! You won $100,000. Your number was luckily drawn in our Monthly promo draw last July 1st. Please call on this number and look for Atty. Smith for details on how to claim your prize."</span></span></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Promo scam is a classical format of text scams. This is the first type of text scam that circulated in the SMS world. A lot of people were victimized by this scam. It's because of a simple reason; everybody wants to gain instant money. $100,000 is a huge amount of money to pass up. People who received this kind of message got so excited that they forget to verify if it's true.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Promo scam works like this:</span></span></p> <ol type="A"><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The victim will call that number to know the details on how to claim the fake prize.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The scammer will ask the victim to send the details of his credit card and/or bank account so they can send the fake prize on that account.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Instead of sending the prize, the scammer will quickly access the victim's account and steal all the money of the victim.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After sweeping the victim's bank account, the scammer will buy a new SIM and change his number so that the victim cannot contact the scammer anymore when the victim realizes that he was scammed!</span></span></p> </li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Small time scammers will only ask for cell phone load instead of bank account details. When the scammer got enough amount of load from the victim, he will then change his number.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So here are some tips on what to do if you receive this kind of message:</span></span></p> <ol type="A"><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Try to remember if you have ever joined any text promos. If you can't remember anything, then the text that you received is a 99% sure text scam.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Look for the promo code. All legitimate promo has their own unique code given by the government. Scammers are genius. They knew this fact. That's why they also put fake promo codes in their scam messages. If you see a promo code in a text message of this kind, try to verify it by calling the government department that handle all promos in your country.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Investigate the sender's number. Legitimate text promos use special numbers. They can be three to six digit numbers. If the sender's number looks like an ordinary mobile number, then it's 100% scam.</span></span></p> </li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>2. The Roaming Scam</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"Hello guys! How are you there? I send a package full of stuffs for all of you. Miss you all! By the way, this is my new roaming number. Contact me here if you have any problem."</span></span></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The roaming scam targets people who have friends or relatives outside the country. This kind of text scam is somewhat a psychological trick. It triggers the emotional weakness of humans. When a person has special someone abroad then he received a text message like this, he tends to be too excited and cheerful that he started to assume that the sender of the message is his love one.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The amount of money that a scammer can get from this kind of scam depends on how quick before the victim realizes that he was being tricked. It ranges from several days up to a couple of months. Scammers usually ask for cell phone loads. They pretend to have a hard time loading up their mobile accounts in their imaginary country. Sometimes they even ask for money or other stuffs. You can't blame people who are victimized by this trick. Because if you're in the same situation, you will also give everything that your love one asked just to make him feel better while living in a lonely country. Scammers who use this trick are also from the same country as the victim. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That's why they emphasizes that they are using a roaming number. So that the victim will not wonder why does the sender's number look like an ordinary local cell phone number.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you receive this kind of text and you really have a friend or relative that is outside the country, these are the things that you must do to avoid being scammed:</span></span></p> <ol type="A"><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Never assume that the sender is your love one. Never reply a text message that attempts to guess the name of the sender. Remember, scammers send scam messages to random numbers. So they don't know if you really have relatives abroad. Sending a reply like, "Joe is this you?" is already a big success for the scammer. Aside from confirming that you do have relatives or friends abroad, you also gave them an instant identity. The scammer will now begin to pretend that he is the real "Joe" that you know. You just made the scammer's job easier. Instead of guessing a name, you should ask the sender his name. If he replied a name that you didn't know, then it's a sure scam. Usually, scammers don't reply anymore if you ask them to give a name. Because the probability of picking a right name, is too low.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Contact your relative or friend's old number. If the scammer luckily guessed a right name, then you must verify it. You can contact the old number of your friend or relative, or you can send an e-mail to him if he has an e-mail account.</span></span></p> </li><li><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Call that number. If your love one doesn’t have an e-mail account or his old number is not working anymore, the only way to verify the sender's identity is by calling him. Listen to his voice. Try to analyze the way he speaks. And check it yourself if he sounds like the real person. If he doesn’t, then he was just trying to scam you. But usually, if it is a scam, the scammer will never try to answer your call.</span></span></p></li></ol>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-45482294240534838872010-07-13T09:39:00.012+08:002010-08-24T09:18:08.689+08:00DotA: Bone Clinkz Perfect Build<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Note: all stats and info are based on DotA 6.67c map)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Bone Clinkz the Bone Fletcher is an agility type hero in the world wide famous game DotA (Warcraft III: Frozen Throne). He looks like a skeleton with a bow and arrow. At first, you will think that this hero is weak. Because he's small with a very low health points. But I tell you, Bone Clinkz can kill any hero 1-on-1.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Bone Clinkz is one my favorite hero in DotA. In fact, he was the first hero that I used in this game. It was in 2006 when I first used him. I find it hard for me to use Bone Clinkz as my hero in DotA. He's HP is too thin to fit my aggressive and careless style of playing. Since then, I always avoided using Clinkz as my hero.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">But it was just last year when I discovered his real strength. I picked Clinkz through the all random pick mode of the game. I don't know what I had eaten right that day. But for the first time, I was able to kill a hero 1-on-1 and face to face using Clinkz. I was finally able to build a perfect strategy for Clinkz. I even registered a double kill and beyond godlike status in that game! After that day, I started to use Clinkz in almost every game. Trying to improve and develop a better strategy for Clinkz.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">As of today, my unique build on Clinkz has proven to be very effective. I am able to kill heroes in less than three seconds. And I'll be sharing this build to you right now! So let's begin.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Skill Build:</span></b></span></p> <p align="center"><table align="center" border="1"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/strafe1.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/strafe.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/searing1.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/searing.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/windwalk1.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/windwalk.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/deathpact1.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/deathpact.JPG" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Level 1 - Searing Arrows<br />Level 2 - Wind Walk<br />Level 3 - Searing Arrows<br />Level 4 - Wind Walk<br />Level 5 - Strafe<br />Level 6 - Death Pact<br />Level 7 - Searing Arrows<br />Level 8 - Searing Arrows<br />Level 9 - Wind Walk<br />Level 10 - Strafe<br />Level 11 - Death Pact<br />Level 12 - Wind Walk<br />Level 13 - Strafe<br />Level 14 - Strafe<br />Level 15 - Stats<br />Level 16 - Stats<br />Level 17 - Stats<br />Level 18 - Stats<br />Level 19 - Stats<br />Level 20 - Stats<br />Level 21 - Stats<br />Level 22 - Stats<br />Level 23 - Stats<br />Level 24 - Stats<br />Level 25 - Death Pact</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Bone Clinkz' second skill, Searing Arrows, is his primary weapon. It is important to level up this skill as quick as you can. That extra 50 bonus damage is a deadly companion, especially in the early stages of the game when heroes don't have vanguard or other armor and health regenerating items yet. Searing Arrows is also helpful at the start of the game. You can use it to last hit and deny creeps.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Item Build:</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Start of the game:</b></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/earlyitems.JPG" title="Tango and Sobi Mask" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">In this guide, I considered that you are playing 5v5 and all pick mode. This scenario will give you 603 golds to begin the game. With this amount of gold, the best items to put on Clinkz are two set of Ancient Tangos (90x2=180golds) and one Sobi Mask (325golds). You can use the Tangos to regenerate your HP when you were severely damaged at the start. Sobi Mask will help you regenerate your mana faster. You will be using your mana for Searing Arrows. You will also use the Sobi Mask to build Oblivion Staff and Orchid of Malevolence later in the game.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>After a couple of minutes:</b></span></p> <p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/earlyitems2.JPG" title="Tango and Oblivion Staff" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/rightarrow.png" width="91" height="91" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/malevolence.JPG" title="Tango and Orchid of Malevolence" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr></tbody></table></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">The first item that you should complete is the Oblivion Staff. You need three of these to build Orchid of Malevolence. Just focus on building an Orchid. There's no need to buy boots of speed yet. Bone Clinkz walks fast enough even without boots. And his Windwalk will allow him to walk even faster. So boots of speed is not a necessity for Clinkz. Complete Orchid of Malevolence as fast as you can. It will be the best compliment or combo for your Searing Arrows. When you have the Malevolence, you are now unbeatable 1v1. You can kill any hero you want as long as he don't have nearby allies to help him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>Later:</b></span></p> <p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/divine.JPG" title="Tango, Malevolence, Treads and Divine Rapier " alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td><td align="center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Or</span></span></b></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/mkb.JPG" title="Tango, Malevolence, Treads and Monkey King Bar" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">After having Malevolence, everything will be easy now for Clinkz. You can passively activate his Searing Arrows so you can kill creeps faster and earn gold faster. Malevolence will super boost your mana regen. So you can use all his skills as much as you want. The next item you should build is the Power Treads. It will give Clinkz additional attack speed and movement speed as well as some damage. Faster attack speed means more kills for Clinkz. When you have Malevolence and Treads, the third item that you should buy is either a Divine Rapier or Monkey King Bar (MKB). Divine Rapier will give you additional 250 damage per attack. With this item, Clinkz can kill a high level hero in just three seconds. But there is a risk when you have this item. Divine Rapier will drop when you die. So make sure your talented enough when you choose to put this item on Clinkz. On the other hand, Monkey King Bar will give you less damage but it will allow you to have 100% attack accuracy. Meaning, all your attacks will never be dodged by your opponent hero. MKB is very helpful especially for those AGI type opponents who already have Butterfly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b>If there's enough time:</b></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/completeitems.JPG" title="Malevolence, Treads,Divine Rapier, MKB, Tarrasque and Butterfly " alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">This is the best set of items for Clinkz. Malevolence for silencing your opponent. Treads to speed up your attack and movement. Divine for additional 250 damage. MKB for 100% attack accuracy. Heart of Tarrasque to make Clinkz more durable. And Butterfly, for super attack speed and dodging. You're virtually unstoppable if you could have these items. But it will take a lot of time and golds to complete them. But it's worth it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Best Ally:</span></b></span></p><p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/ally.JPG" width="470" height="80" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>Worst Opponent:</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/dota/ally.JPG" width="470" height="80" alt="bone clinkz perfect build"/></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Disabling heroes are like best friend for Clinkz. They are his best friend but they are also his worst enemy. Bone Clinkz is useless if he can't attack or move. And he is too thin. So one second of disability can cause a lot of damage to him. But if Clinkz can disable his opponent, it's a sure kill!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>Playing the game:</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">At the start of the game, pick either the top or the bottom lane. He's a range hero, so he can also play the mid lane. But it’s easier for Clinkz if he has a teammate with him. That's why I like to play the top or bottom lane. It's better if your ally hero is a silencer or stunner. This will allow you to have early kills.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">At the beginning, you just have to focus on last hitting and denying creeps. You can easily do this with the help of searing arrows. You could also harass your opponent if it's a melee hero.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">When you're level 3, you can now start to attempt killing heroes. Your Searing Arrows must be level 2 at this point. First activate your wind walk. You will become invisible. Now set searing arrows as passive skill (just right click on it). Go behind your target hero. Then your ally hero must stun that opponent. Once stunned, attack the opponent. In just five seconds, both of you and your ally can kill the opponent hero given that there's no one to help him. Just do this technique multiple times to have more hero kills under your stats.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">When you have completed the Orchid of Malevolence, you can now kill a hero alone. Clinkz will now have a disabling skill of his own. By this time, your level is high enough to have the Strafe skill. This skill will increase the attack speed of Clinkz. To kill a hero, all you need to do is to activate wind walk, go behind your enemy and make sure that he's alone, then set searing arrows to passive. When all is set, silence your enemy using the Malevolence then activate strafe and start attacking. Within four to five seconds, you will be able to finish off your opponent. Just repeat this trick to kill other heroes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Aside from killing heroes, Clinkz can also destroy towers quickly. His searing arrows are also working for towers. Just use the combination of Strafe and Searing Arrows.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">With his wind walk, Clinkz can be used to spy opponents' farm area and other enemy territory. This is a big asset for your team. Your team can avoid an ambush attack from your enemies. You can also use this skill to check if your opponent is trying to kill Roshan. Clinkz is really a big help for a team. But make sure, that you are still earning some golds while helping your team.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">In the latter part of the game, you should have enough gold to buy either Divine or MKB. You can pick which item you want to build first. In my case, I always build Divine first before MKB. As I said, I am an aggressive player. I want blood! I am just being more careful when I already have Divine. I make sure that I always have a disabling ally hero along with me. Or I kill Roshan so I can have Aegis of Immortality. This will give me a second life if I die. And it is a sort of security for my Divine. But if you think you’re not talented enough to hold Divine, then it's better to buy MKB first. If there's enough time, try to buy Tarrasque and Butterfly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">That's all! I hope it helps. Try using Bone Clinkz now! :)</span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-38316479546889738482010-07-09T09:43:00.008+08:002010-08-05T05:26:40.233+08:00Best Way to Cook your Hotdog: Steam It!<p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/hotdog.jpg" alt="fresh hotdogs" width="450" height="300" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am a self confessed hotdog lover. I really like its meatiness and juiciness. Uhmm.. Yummy! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As far as I remember, I became addicted to hotdog when I was 6yrs. old. Every time we went to the supermarket, I always request for a pack of delicious hotdogs. Kudos to that mysterious person who invented this delightful food product. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There are a lot of ways to cook hotdogs. You can fry it, grill it or boil it. But the most delicious cooked hotdogs are those that were steamed. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Steaming, in general, is the best way to cook meat products and other non-liquid foods. Steaming preserves the natural juice of foods inside them, making them more flavorful. Steamed foods look great to the eyes. No burned parts, moist and juicy outside appearance, and foods look like very fresh and delicious.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Steamed hotdogs are no different from other steamed foods. They are juicy, flavorful, no burned parts, and look very fresh and delicious. Steaming hotdog is also a healthy way of cooking them. No need to add extra fats and cholesterols unlike when you fry them. Compared to grilling, steaming will not add carcinogens in your hotdogs since there will be no burned meat.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Steaming is also the easiest way of cooking your hotdogs. No need to continously flip your hotdogs unlike when you fry or grill them. All you have to do is to put the hotdog in the steamer and wait for a couple of minutes, then that's it! Fresh and delicious hotdogs ready to serve!</span></span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-37504910591296262932010-07-05T04:35:00.013+08:002010-08-24T09:18:31.525+08:00Opera Mini 5: A Must Have Cellphone Application<p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230home.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 Home Screen</span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/N70home.jpg" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N70 Home Screen</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Opera Mini 5 is a java based mobile web browser developed and published by Opera Software. It is a scaled down, or lite version of the full feature packed Opera Mobile 10 for smart phones. Although it don't have some features that Opera Mobile 10 has, Opera Mini 5 can still bring a smooth, fast and fun web browsing experience from your mobile devices.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;">For me, Opera Mini 5 is better than Opera Mobile 10. Both of them can display full desktop view web pages. But Opera Mini 5 can load pages faster than Opera Mobile 10 can. Opera Mini 5 has an online server which compresses web pages and converts it to OBML (Opera Binary Markup Language) files. These OBML files are much smaller in terms of file size than the original web pages. Since smaller in file size, OBML pages are loaded faster than the original page. That's why Opera Mini 5 can load web pages faster than Opera Mobile 10. Aside from faster loading time, converting pages into OBML makes web pages to be more suitable on phone's small screen. The only setback of OBML pages on Opera Mini 5 is that it doesn’t display animated images. It only displays a random frame of an animated picture.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;">Another advantage of Opera Mini 5 is its java based platform. Most of the phones used by the mobile users today are java supported. Meaning, more people can use the services and features offered by Opera Mini 5. On the other hand, Opera Mobile 10 is specifically made for smart phones, like symbian, windows mobile, maemo, android, and iphone. According to a report by Nielsen, smart phones only occupy 18% of the phone market today. And there are smart phones that also support java based applications, like Nokia symbian phones. So somehow, we can say that Opera Mini 5 is the universal mobile web browser.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;">Opera Mini 5 is a compact application. It is very easy to download and install. It's just about 275kB in file size. And don't eat up a lot of memory (RAM) in your phone while running the application. For low end phones with low memory capacity, Opera Mini 5 is not the perfect browser for them. Since Opera Mini 5 is the latest version of the Opera Mini series and has rich features for a java based browser, it is more compatible for mid-range to high end java supported phones. It is advisable for low end phones to use the previous version of Opera Mini, the Opera Mini 4.2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other Features of Opera Mini 5:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Stand alone download</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- this version of Opera Mini can download files directly without the need to open the native or default web browser of your phone. But there are certain file formats, like .jar, that Opera Mini 5 can not download. The size of the file that you want to download is also limited. I am not able to download files that are more than 30MB in size. </div><p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230downloadmenu.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 Downloads Menu</span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/N70download.jpg" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N70 Download Save As</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Copy text contents</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- this is the first official version (there are modded versions of older Opera Minis that can also copy text contents) of the Opera Mini series who can copy text contents of a web page. The browser can paste the copied text to a text box in a web page.</div><p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230copy.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 Copying Text</span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/N70copy.jpg" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N70 Copying Text</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Richer GUI (Graphical User Interface)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Opera Mini 5 is the first version of Opera Mini who resembles the GUI of the official Opera Browser for PC. It feels like you are really surfing the net using a desktop computer.</div><p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230overview.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 Page Overview</span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/N70overview.jpg" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N70 Page Overview</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Touch supported</div><div style="text-align: justify;">- this is the first Opera Mini browser that is touch supported. Meaning, it can be used by touch screen phone users without hassle. The menu for touch screen phones was modified so that its options and other features can easily be accessed with just one touch of your finger. You can also easily scroll pages with a few swipes of your finger. This feature is really important today. Since there is an ongoing "touch screen war" in the market today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><p align="center"><table border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230menu.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 Menu</span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/5230keypad.jpg" width="110" height="220" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">5230 Virtual Keypad</span></span></span></td><td align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/opera/N70menu.jpg" alt="opera mini 5" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N70 Menu</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;">If you don't have Opera Mini 5 yet, you can download it in the <a href="http://www.opera.com/mobile/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">official website of Opera Mini.</span></a> It's absolutely free!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in;">Enjoy browsing!</div></span></span>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-65597967626552375302010-07-01T05:32:00.010+08:002010-09-15T08:16:37.112+08:00Basic Korean (Hangul) Tutorial<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Note: If your browser can't display Hangul characters </span></span><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:red;">한글</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, try to install the East Asian Language pack for Windows. <a href="http://www.declan-software.com/korean_ime/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:029ebb;">Click Here</span></a> for the instruction.)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Update: Ready my newly created<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;"> <b><a href="http://amps4u.blogspot.com/2010/07/basic-korean-words.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">Basic Korean Words Article</span></a>.</b></span>)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hangul is the official writing system of Korea. After reading this tutorial, I am sure that you will be good enough to read and write Korean words. I made this guide simple and easy to understand. When you finished reading and mastering this tutorial, the next thing you should do is to learn the meaning of some Korean terms and the construction of Korean sentences and paragraphs.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hangul is a very simple and easy to learn writing system. There are no capital or small letters, and all Korean words begins with a consonant. Every syllable is composed of at least one consonant and one vowel. You can rarely see a Korean syllable with four letters or characters. Korean syllables are usually composed of two or three letters.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To learn the whole Hangul System, I think the most important part is to memorize all its 40 characters. Because when you know how to read Hangul words, everything will be easy.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:red;">The Hangul Alphabet:</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Consonants</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:red;">ㄱ</span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><b></b></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as "G" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "K" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">G</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">uy, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">G</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">roup, Mar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">k</span>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Par</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">k</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:red;">ㄴ</span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "N". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N</span>ext, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">N</span>u<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">n</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㄷ</span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"></span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as "D" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "T" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ance, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">D</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ark, Ha</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Mal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㄹ</span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is pronounced as "R" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "L" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">R</span>umble, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">R</span>aid, Pa<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">l</span>, Se<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ll</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅁ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "M". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">M</span>en, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">M</span>o<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">m</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅂ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is pronounced as "B" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "P" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">B</span>ad, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">B</span>ar, La<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">p</span>, Hea<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">p</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅅ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "S". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">S</span>ome, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">S</span>car<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">s</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅇ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is a silent letter when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "NG" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. Ga<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ng</span>, Ha<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ng</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅈ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "J". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">J</span>ack, Ta<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">j</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅊ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "CH". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ch</span>eck, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ch</span>arm, Pat<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ch</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅋ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "K". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">K</span>ing, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">K</span>ite, See<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">k</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅌ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "T". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">T</span>ime, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">T</span>hough<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅍ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "P". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">P</span>lay, Ma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">p</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅎ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "H". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">H</span>and, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">H</span>u<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">h</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㄲ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as a hard "G" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "K" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">G</span>on<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">g</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">G</span>reat, Ya<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">k</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㄸ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as a hard "D" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "T" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">D</span>ark, Bea<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">D</span>oom</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅃ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as a hard "B" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as a hard "P" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">B</span>rute, Ta<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">pp</span>ed, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">B</span>reak</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅆ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as a hard "S" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "T" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ad, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">afe, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Do</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅉ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this character is pronounced as a hard "J" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "T" when placed at the end of a word or syllable. Ex. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">eep,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">J</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ar, Pu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Loo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">t</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Vowels</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅏ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "A". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">A</span>dd, B<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">a</span>n</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅑ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YA". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ya</span>cht, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yu</span>ck</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅓ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "E0". Ex. Hell<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">o</span>, D<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">aw</span>n</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅕ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YEO". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yo</span>lk</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅗ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "O". Ex. T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">o</span>n, B<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">o</span>rn</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅛ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YO". Ex. Ma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">yo</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yo</span>ghurt</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅜ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "U". Ex. R<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">u</span>by, M<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">oo</span>n</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅠ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YU". Ex.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> You</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yu</span>ri</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅡ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "EU". Ex. G<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">oo</span>d, H<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">oo</span>d</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅣ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "I". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ea</span>t, K<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ee</span>p</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅐ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "AE". Ex. H<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ey</span>, W<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ay</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅒ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YAE". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Yey</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅔ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "E". Ex. B<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">et</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">E</span>rror</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅖ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "YE". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ye</span>llow,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Ye</span>men</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅘ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "WA". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Wa</span>nt, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Wa</span>rp</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅙ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "WAE". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Way</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅚ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "OE". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">We</span>t</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅝ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "WO". Ex.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Wo</span>man, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Wo</span>mb</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅞ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "WE". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">We</span>nt, Bo<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">we</span>n</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅟ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is always pronounced as "WI". Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Wee</span>k, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Wi</span>th</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅢ</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- this character is pronounced as "UI" when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. And pronounced as "I" when placed after a consonant (except <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;">ㅇ</span>). Ex. Ch<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ee</span>k, H<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">i</span>t</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Construction of Korean words:</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Korean word always begins with a consonant. Korean words are divided into syllables. Each syllable in the word also begins with a consonant. Korean syllables are composed of at least one vowel and one consonant. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When you write a Korean word, you will divide it into blocks. One block equals one syllable. There are six patterns to write each syllable blocks. (C = Consonant, V = Vowel)</span></span></div><div align="center"></div><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvv.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvh.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcv.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvch.JPG" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcc1.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcc2.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As you can see, there are two ways to write a four-letter, three-letter and two-letter syllable. This is because there are two types of regular Korean vowels. The horizontal vowels and vertical vowels.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Vertical vowels: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅒ, ㅔ, ㅖ</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You will use this format for vertical vowels: </span></span></div><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvh.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvch.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcc1.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ex. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">하, 던, 닭</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Horizontal vowels: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You will use this format for horizontal vowels:</span></span></div><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvv.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcv.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td><td><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/cvcc2.JPG" alt="korean alphabet - construction of words" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">토</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">, 둘, 흙</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Then we have what we call the combinational vowels. These are the vowels formed when we combine a horizontal and vertical vowel.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Combinational vowels:</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅘ, ㅚ, ㅙ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, ㅢ</span></span></b></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ex. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">퀀, 봐</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Maybe you are wondering how the Koreans write the word "annyong" (Korean term for hi or hello). As stated above, all Korean words begins with a consonant. To write a Korean word that begins with a vowel sound, we will use the consonant <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅇ</span> at the beginning of that word. Like what is stated above, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">ㅇ</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"> </span>is a silent letter when placed at the beginning of a word or syllable. So, annyong is written in Hangul as </span></span><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">안녕</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="KO"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Typing Korean words:</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To type Korean characters on your computer (Windows only.) you must install first the East Asian Language pack. It’s already included on your XP, Vista and 7 installers. For older windows OS like 98, 2000, ME, you can download language pack on windows official site. <a href="http://www.declan-software.com/korean_ime/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;">Click Here</span></a> for the installation instructions.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Below is the layout of Korean keyboards. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/Keyboard_Layout_Hangul.png" target="_blank"><img alt="korean keyboard layout" height="200" src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/Keyboard_Layout_Hangul.png" width="450" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> Click image to view full size</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Typing a Korean word is like typing an ordinary English word. Just type all the letters then press space for the next word. Your computer will automatically arrange the letters into syllable blocks.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Sample Korean words</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">하나</span></span> - Hana [pronounced as Hana] (means one in English)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">고마워</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Gomawo [pronounced as Komawo] (means thanks or thank you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">in English)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">싶다</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Sipda [pronounced as Shipta] (means i want to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">in English)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">사랑해</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span>- Saranghae [pronounced as Saranghae] (means i love you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">in English)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">소원</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Sowon [pronounced as Sowon] (means wish </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">in English)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">That's it! We're done! Maybe in the coming weeks I'll be posting an article about basic English to Korean translation. So somehow you can communicate with the Koreans.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-38027246359205798762010-06-29T04:22:00.001+08:002010-08-05T05:27:41.877+08:00Why Jordan is still the best NBA player ever...<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"You cannot win a basketball game alone, unless you are Michael Jordan" </span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:arial;">- Darvin Ham (Ex-NBA player)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time" </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family:arial;">- NBA</span></p><p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/michael-jordan-kobe-bryant.jpg" width="250" height="350" alt="Jordan vs Kobe" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Kobe or Jordan?... After Kobe won his 5th NBA title just last week, the debate on "who is the best NBA player ever" was resurrected. Fans of Kobe are claiming that Bryant had already surpassed Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time. This statement had raised the eyebrows of many basketball fans. They don't think that Kobe is great enough to dethrone His Airness, Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant is really an exceptional player. His ability to create and make shot is superb. He has also been a great defender and passer this past years. Kobe is maybe the best basketball player today. But all time? I don't think so.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jordan is just an unbelievable player. There are a lot of things that separates Jordan from other players. These are the things that made him the greatest of all time. So let's discuss about this stuffs...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Monster Statistics!</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">As they say, numbers don't lie. Michael Jordan has whopping career averages of 30.1 pts/game, 6.2 rebs/game, 5.3 asts/game, 2.35 stls/game, 0.8 blks/game, 49.7 FG%, 32.7 3pt FG%, 83.5 FT%. His stat line is really unbelievable. Aside from scoring a lot of points per game (he is the no.1 all time in scoring average), he can also pass the ball, grab rebounds, and play defense. Jordan is an all around player. He is excellent at both ends of the court.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Michael Jordan also has 6 NBA championship rings, 5 Season MVP awards, 6 Finals MVP, 1 time DPOY, 14 all star games, 10x NBA 1st team, 9x NBA defensive 1st team, 2 slamdunk titles, 2 Olympics gold medals.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Does his jaw dropping numbers are already enough to be coined as the best? Maybe not. This is just one aspect of his game. In fact, there are players who had almost the same stats as him. Like LeBron James' career averages; 27.8ppg, 7rpg, 7apg, 1.7spg, 0.9bpg. Anti-Jordans are also arguing that he only got those averages because there are no player before that can play defense to him. They are saying that if Jordan played today, he may not be able to put up those stats. Therefore, they believe that Jordan don't deserve the title (greatest basketball player of all time) given to him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Miraculous Buzzer Beaters</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Throughout his (Michael Jordan) 14 seasons in the NBA, Jordan has been able to beat a lot of teams with his heroic game winning shots. Many basketball geeks are saying; "Jordan is the only player whom you can create a top 10 buzzer beaters clip ". One of the most popular game winning shot that he made was against the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. This historical shot gave him and the Chicago Bulls their 6th NBA title.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">So he is a great clutch player. Is this the main reason why he is the greatest of all time? Hmm... maybe. I think his ability to make shots in the dying seconds of the game is one of the more popular reasons why he was considered as the best. But shooting buzzer beaters are not enough to be dubbed as the greatest of all time. Because there are also a lot of NBA players who can sink game winning shots.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Great combination of talent and skill</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">MJ is one heck of a talent. High leaping ability, excellent midrange shooting touch, tons of confidence and aggressiveness, sick crossover moves, awesome fade away jumper and a great nose for the ball. His inborn talent combined with hard work made him an unstoppable player. He learned how to use those talent to become successful in the pro league. Aside from winning games, his talent also entertains the crowd. With his high leaping ability, he is able to dunk the ball from the free-throw line. And the crowd loves it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">We can fairly say that his talent and skill level are the reasons why he was tagged as the greatest of all time. There are only few elite players who have the same level of talent as Jordan has. But, I think there is one more reason why he is the greatest of all time.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">If he's incredible stats, buzzer beating shots and tremendous talent are not the main reason why he was dubbed as the greatest of all time, then what is the main reason?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Based on my analysis and observations, the ultimate reason why Jordan is still the best NBA, or should we say basketball player ever, is because...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">He Came First</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>If you will analyze the statements above, you will realize that there are players who are equally great as Jordan. They can produce monster stats like MJ, shoot buzzer beaters, and they also possesses great individual skills and talents. But what separates Jordan, is that he was the first player to revolutionized NBA and the basketball game itself. He was the first NBA superstar who can play outstanding offense and excellent defense. Before Jordan, NBA superstars are either great offensive players or tremendous defensive players. None of them was able to play excellent offense and defense at the same time like what Jordan did.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Jordan was the first NBA guard who can block shots in consistent basis. He was the first player to hit those high flying fade away jumpers. And the first player to promote that dunking is a fun thing to do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Today, there are NBA superstars who could also play excellent offense and defense like MJ does. They are LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant. But they still cannot dethrone MJ as the greatest player of all time. Because there is nothing special about them. People already saw Jordan doing those crazy stuffs that they are doing today. People only enjoyed watching them because they remember Jordan with those players. Fans were delighted to watch again those great moves that Jordan already did before.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Until they can show something incredibly new in the league, maybe that's the only time they can beat Jordan as the greatest player of all time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:arial;">If you would ask me who could be the next MJ, I will pick LeBron. He has the same talent and skill level of Jordan. And with his unbelievable physical attributes, he could revolutionize the game like what Jordan did. He is the first NBA player who can play almost all of the positions. From point guard, to power forward. He is a massive, wide bodied 6'8" guy who has strength of a center, and speed of a point guard. If he can win some championship rings, then he may be able to beat Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time.</span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-17316640776261332662010-06-22T04:11:00.003+08:002010-08-24T09:19:17.651+08:00Nokia 5230 Review: Full specifications and more<p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/nokia-5230-front.jpg" alt="nokia 5230" height="350" width="250" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nokia 5230 is a s60v5 (symbian^1) touchscreen phone from Nokia. A very good phone with a very low price. We could say that 5230 is a downgraded version of 5800 Xpress Music. They look pretty much alike.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5230 is the first s60v5 and touchscreen phone that I had ever used. And its really a great phone! All the stuffs that you need from a phone are in 5230. A high-speed connection, a camera, send/receive e-mail, great games and applications, massive storage memory, a good video and audio player, call and text, etc...</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After 2 months of using this phone, I decided to create this review so I could share to you how good this cheap phone is.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/nokia-5230-top.jpg" alt="nokia 5230" height="150" width="350" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The Specs:</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Network:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> GSM, EDGE, UMTS (3G/3.5G)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Screen:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 320x640 resolution, 3.2" TFT resistive touchscreen w/ 16Million colors and a widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Memory:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 70MB Internal storage memory, 128MB RAM, upto 16GB microSD flash memory storage</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Entertainment:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> stereo FM radio, visual radio, MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV video player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA music player</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Camera:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 2MP still camera, 640x480 @30fps video camera</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Connectivity:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Bluetooth 2.0 w/ A2DP, 3.5mm AV jack, microUSB 2.0, GPS w/ A-GPS support</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Processor:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> ARM 11 434MHz processor</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Battery:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> BL-5J Li-Ion 1320mAh battery</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Talk time:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 7Hrs (2G), 4.5Hrs (3G)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Standby:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 432Hrs</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Misc:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> accelerometer for auto rotate, proximity sensor for auto off</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/nokia-5230-right-side.jpg" alt="nokia 5230" height="350" width="250" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Pros:</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Price to Quality Ratio</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- 5230 is one of the best phones in the market in terms of price to quality ratio. A phone with those kind of specs (read the specs above) at a price ranging from $140 to $170 (Php6.8k-8.2k), it may be the best bargain available in the market today! This phone is really great for those low budget people. You can now own a high tech phone and look good without spending a lot of money.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Great for movie/video lovers!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- With a 3.2", 16:9 widescreen display, 5230 is really a great phone for watching movies. The phone can play DVD quality movies (640x480 @30fps). So you don't have to resize your DVD movies, just convert it and its ready to go! 5230 can't play HD videos (720p or 1080p). But who cares? Why would you try to play a 1920x1080 clip in a 640x320 display if it will not affect your viewing experience? At first, you will think that a 1080p video will be clearer and brighter than a 480p clip. Yes this is true. But it is only applicable for high resolution display. The resolution of the phone is fix. Meaning, your 1080p video will just be displayed as a 640x320 clip. So there will be no difference at all. You will just be wasting your disk space for those HD vids. The default video player (RealPlayer) of the phone has a good feature of stretching videos. Your 4:3 video, or low quality video will be stretched when played, filling the whole screen with moving images and removing those annoying black spaces due to the resolution disparity of the video and the display. So it's really fun to watch movies with this phone.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Accelerometer equals more fun!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Accelerometer is really not a necessity. But it gives the user additional reason to love this phone. It's really fun to watch your menu automatically rotate every time you flip your phone from portrait to landscape position. There are also a lot of accelerometer based games for s60v5 phones. Like Raging Thunder. An interactive 3D racing game that lets you feel like you're really driving the car! You can drive the car left or right by just twisting your phone left and right. It’s pretty difficult to control the car, but I enjoy it. I feel like I'm using a real steering wheel to drive the car!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">High speed internet connection</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- The phone has 3.5G connectivity. Also known as HSDPA with a max speed of 3.6Mbps (450KBps). This phone is even faster than the basic broadband connection (only upto 384Kbps) that we are using in our home. Because of this connection speed, streaming youtube videos and downloading big files is not a problem.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/nokia-5230-back.jpg" alt="nokia 5230" height="250" width="250" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Cons:</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Finger burning text input method</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- This is the worst part of using 5230, the extremely difficult text input method. The phone has three input systems, a T9 virtual keypad, a full QWERTY virtual keyboard and a hand writing recognition system. Among the three input systems, the T9 virtual keypad is the easiest to use. Hmm.. maybe "easiest" is not the right term to use. "least difficult" is a better fit. All the three methods are difficult to use. Even my slim fingers are having a hard time typing text using both T9 and QWERTY virtual keys. I always hit the keys that I don't suppose to press. Example, instead of typing the word "meeting", most of the time I mistakenly typed it as "mooting". Instead of pressing "3" four times so I can input two "e", my fingers are hitting the "6" when using the T9 keys. The QWERTY keyboard is even harder to use. Since the keys are laded out smaller than those of T9. Using stylus instead of fingers is not a bad idea. It will lessen your errors, but it will also decrease your typing speed. The handwriting recognition system is also difficult to use. The phone cannot distinguish which is a letter, a symbol or a number. So you must check first the number mode if you want to write a number, and the symbol mode to input symbols. This is really bad. Especially if you will consider the handwriting recognition system of other touchscreen phones that can directly determine if you are writing a letter, number or symbol. Another issue of the handwriting recognition of the 5230 is its slow response. There is a split second delay before it display what you are writing. This problem causes you to lose your rhythm in writing. Maybe its better if Nokia put a real keypad on 5230 just like N97.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Camera issues</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- 5230 has a 2MP still camera. A 2MP camera is not bad, but based on the trends today, people are expecting a higher resolution camera from their phones. The bigger issue for its camera is its lack of flash. The phone doesn’t have any kind of flash for its camera. Without flash, users are limited only to capture pictures in bright well litted areas. The phone's camera is useless during the night or in dark places. This is not the phone for you if you love taking pictures in an evening party. Another camera issue for this phone is that, it doesn’t have a secondary camera. You cannot make video calls with this phone, or make it as your mirror.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No Wi-Fi</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- You can use this phone to browse the internet even without wi-fi. It can load the pages very fast with its HSDPA connection. But surfing the net with the use of wi-fi is still different. First of all, surfing with wi-fi connection is absolutely free! No data charges and its available almost anywhere. 3.5G connection is maybe faster than the wi-fi connection available in your area. But it can cost you a lot.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Soft speaker volume</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- The phone has only one loudspeaker (I tell you, it's not really loud) placed on its left side. It can produce 3D audio effect. But its output sound is really soft. Your metal song will sounds like a mellow song when played through the phone's speaker. I compare it with my N70; 5230's speaker is maybe just 70% of the power of my N70's speaker.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/nokia-5230-left-side.jpg" alt="nokia 5230" height="250" width="350" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The Verdict:</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If I am going to grade this phone from 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, I will give it a passing score of 7. The phone may lack some in demand features, but I tell you, everything an average user need, is in this phone. No need to spend extra pennies for those features that are really not so important.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I highly recommend this phone for those money deficient guys like me. You will surely enjoy every cent that you spent to buy this phone. 5230 is a straight forward phone. It will directly cater your mobile needs without those extra nonsense stuffs.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But if you are a wealthy person, it is better to buy a higher end touchscreen phone. Like N97, X6, or even N8. They have more features than what 5230 have. These extra features are really fun to use. Maybe not a necessary one, but it’s good to enjoy what our current technology can bring to us.</span></span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-91494899530325089912010-06-19T12:15:00.002+08:002010-08-24T09:19:32.590+08:002010 NBA Finals Review<p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/kobe-fish-5th-championship.jpg" alt="2010 NBA champions" width="450" height="325" /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At last! After 7 grueling games, the Los Angeles Lakers emerged as the 2010 NBA Champions! Winning their 16th title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was a hard fought series. Neither teams turned away from the challenge. But there can only be one team that will be crowned as the champion. And this time, it was the Lakers. Back to back wins for their back to back championships.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Phil Jackson continued his streak of winning a playoff series after winning the first game. On the other hand, the Celtics' streak on protecting a 3-2 series lead and beating the Lakers in every Game7 of finals was finally stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So let's take a look back on what happened in every game of the series.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game1 (LAL 102 - BOS 89): Bryant played like a real MVP</span></span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">First game of the finals, first blood for the reigning champs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game1 was a very physical game. In just 27 seconds of play, Peirce and Artest got entangled with each other and looked like they want a royal rumble! This scenario garnered them double technical fouls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The whole game was rough and harsh. But the Lakers was able to survive, as they showed more energy and hustle than the Celtics. Lakers made Boston looked like a very old team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Aside from extra energy that the Lakers displayed, they also shoot the ball better than the Celtics especially on the 3pt area. The Celtics struggled to shoot from outside converting only 1 basket out of 10 attempts, as compared to Lakers' 4-out of- 10 3pt shooting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Lakers also dominated the boards. Outrebounding the Celtics, 42 to 31.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The main highlight of the game was Kobe's great all around play. Scored 30pts, grabbed 7 rebounds, dished out 6assists, also with one block and one steal. Bryant also got help from Gasol. Pau had 23pts and 14rebs on Game1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Kobe Bryant - 30pts 7rebs 6asts</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game2 (LAL 94 - BOS 103): Ray Allen was smoking hot from outside</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Allen for three! Allen for three!. . . (Repeat up to 8 times)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Lakers might want to wish that a basketball game don't have a first half, as Ray Allen exploded for 27pts in the 1st half alone. He also shot seven 3-pointers in the 1st half, tying the finals record for most 3-pointers made in a finals game (Kenny Smith and Scottie Pippen are the two other players able to do this feat..).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the 3rd quarter, Allen made another 3-pointer to set a new finals record with his 8th 3-pt shot made. But it was his last made 3-pointer as the defense tightened up on him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Allen finished the game with 32pts 3rebs and 2asts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Aside from Allen, the Celtics also got a big lift from Rajon Rondo. He had a triple-double game with 19pts 12rebs and 10asts. It was a badly needed help for the Celtics as Pierce and Garnett both struggled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Celtics were able to bounce back after an awful shooting Game1. And they were the first team to beat the Lakers at home in this year's playoffs. The Lakers were 9-0 at home before Game2.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Ray Allen - 32pts 3rebs 2asts</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game3 (LAL 91 - BOS 84): Fisher spoiled Celtics' homecoming</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Fisher caught another big fish!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! The crowd of TD garden was so loud and proud especially on the first few minutes of the game. The Celtics started the game with a 12-5 lead along with a couple of nice alley hoop plays from Rondo to Garnett.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But not for long, as the Lakers started to play excellent at both ends of the court, while the Celtics keep on building bricks. After a scintillating Game2, Allen struggled in this game missing all his 13 shot attempts. It was only Garnett who had a fine shooting night for the Celtics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After a slow start, the Lakers were able to build a 17pt lead, 37-20, midway through the first half. But in the 2nd half, the Celtics were able to caught up and made the game more exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was a neck-to-neck battle in the 4th quarter until Fisher exploded! Fisher scored consecutive baskets near the end of the quarter to give Lakers some breathing room. He is crushing the defense of the Celtics. Driving to the basket and making difficult shots.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fisher's late game heroic was too much for the Celtics. And it helped the Lakers escape with a victory. Leaving Celtics' fans silent and disappointed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Derek Fisher - 16pts 3rebs 1ast</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game4 (LAL 89 - BOS 96): Big Baby Davis, baby no more...</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shrek (Glen Davis) and Donkey (Nate Robinson) to the rescue for Celtics!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game4 was a very tight fight until the end. Once again, the Lakers played excellent game on Celtics' home court but this time, they failed to get the win.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was the Celtics' bench who pound the Lakers in the 4th quarter. Specially Davis and Robinson. Their duo made a combined score of 30pts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With Bynum out of the court, Glen Davis dominated the paint. Scoring bunches of layup, grabbing rebounds and just a great defensive presence inside.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Meanwhile, aside from scoring 13pts off the bench, Robinson helped the Celtics to win by injecting tremendous amount of energy to the Celtics’ players and fans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was a hard earned victory for the Celtics. But it was a very important win since they were able to prevent a 3-1 series deficit. Instead, they were able to tie the series at 2-2.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Glen Davis - 18pts 5rebs 2stls</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game5 (LAL 86 - BOS 92): The Truth was finally revealed</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Celtics, saving the best for last.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game5, last NBA game on TD garden for the season, and the Celtics make sure that it would be a memorable one. They beat the Lakers for the second straight game and took a 3-2 series lead. One win shy for their 18th NBA title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After four games of waiting, at last, "The Truth" Paul Pierce has finally exploded. Pierce scored 27pts had a shootout contest against Bryant in the 3rd quarter of the game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">During the 3rd quarter, Bryant scored 19pts for the Lakers who don't have another threat to help Bryant against the rampaging Celtics. At the other end of the court, Pierce contributed 11pts for the Celtics.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bryant was the only Lakers starter to have a good game. The lost was really attributed to the lack of help that Bryant got from his teammates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Celtics also shot the ball very well. Converting 56% of their attempts. This is the reason why they won the game despite of committing 16 turnovers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Paul Pierce - 27pts 2rebs 2asts</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game6 (LAL 89 - BOS 67): Job well done for Bryant and company</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ahh... Home sweet home...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After a disastrous Game5 performance, Bryant's supporting cast came up with a huge game on their home court for the Game6 of the 2010 NBA Finals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game5 was a one-man show for Kobe after scoring 38pts while the rest of the team only able to put up 48pts. Game6 was a different story. Kobe got a lot of help from his teammates especially Ron Artest, who finally got rid of his shooting slump.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artest scored 15pts, thanks to his hot start, scoring a couple of 3-pointers during the 1st quarter. Vujacic was also a surprise contributor scoring 9pts after averaging just 2pts for the series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With a lot of help coming from his teammates, Bryant and the rest of the Lakers was able to massacre the whole Celtics. Limiting the Celtics to only 67pts, the 2nd lowest output in a finals game, next only to Utah's 54pt performance in the 1998 finals. The Lakers also able to built the biggest lead for the series, a 22pt margin when the scores are 49-27 in the 2nd quarter. Lakers also outrebounded the Celtics, 52 to 39.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game6 was a nightmare for Boston. Aside from blowing out the game, they also lost their starting center Kendrick Perkins with a strained knee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Kobe Bryant - 26pts 11rebs 3asts</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Game7 (LAL 83 - BOS 79): Back-to-Back wins equals Back-to-Back championship</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Defense wins championship. . .<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Game7 is an ugly game in terms of offense. Both teams only scored combine points of 162. One of the lowest in NBA Finals history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Although it’s a low scoring ball game, the excitement was never absent. Tough defense were showed by both teams. Incredible blocks from both ends, swift steals, emphatic rebounds and just tremendous hustle by all the players.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the early part of the game, it was the Celtics controlling the game. Limiting Gasol and Bryant to only 18.75% fieldgoal shooting in the first half. Despite of horrible shooting by the Lakers, the Celtics were only up by 5pts in the half. The main reason was Artests' fine shooting in the first half.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It was Artest who keep the Lakers afloat despite of their woes. He scored well, defended Pierce excellently and he's overall hustle. He even hit the most important 3-pointer of the game. He assumed the scoring responsibility for the Lakers since Kobe and Pau struggled in the first three quarters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:.5in;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Without Perkins on the lineup, the Celtics had a hard time rebounding the ball. They were dominated by the overwhelming length advantage of the Lakers. Shorthanded at all, Celtics were still able to give Lakers a good hard fought game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best Player: Ron Artest - 20pts 5rebs 1ast</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-35745816490996466842010-06-13T13:28:00.005+08:002010-09-15T08:15:29.163+08:00Girls' Generation a.k.a. So Nyeo Shi Dae (SNSD)<p align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Update: Try to read my new article</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></b><a href="http://amps4u.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-snsd-is-so-addicting.html" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#029ebb;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Why SNSD is so addicting</span></span></span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/Girls-Generation-SNSD.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/Girls-Generation-SNSD.jpg" alt="SNSD-members-pic" width="450" height="325" /></a></p><p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">click image to view full size</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Girls' Generation (their official international name) is a Korean girl group composed of nine cute and talented girls. Their fans usually call them as SNSD (acronym of So Nyeo Shi Dae. The Korean term for Girls' Generation). </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The girl group officially debuted on August 5, 2007 (the date when they first perform in front of the public). The SM Entertainment (a Korean talent agency, producer and publisher who formed the SNSD) used a unique way to introduce this group in Korea. One member per day were introduced (a sort of. Actually only teaser of them were showed) to the Korean viewers. The first member introduced was YoonA on July 6, 2007. And the last one was Sunny on July 14, 2007. The name of the group, Girls' Generation, was revealed on July 16, 2007.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The members of the group are; Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun (youngest). Below are the girls’ profiles:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Taeyeon</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-taeyeon.jpg" alt="SNSD taeyeon profile pic" width="400" height="280" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Kim Tae-yeon</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: March 9, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 160cm (5'3")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Taeyeon really deserves to be the leader of the group. Not just because she is the oldest, but she also has the most powerful voice and incredible singing talent. She might not be that great as a dancer, but her outstanding singing skills makes up for it.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Jessica</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-jessica.jpg" alt="SNSD jessica profile pic" width="280" height="400" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Jessica Jung (korean name: Jung Soo-yeon)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: April 18, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 163cm (5'4")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Jessica is one of my favorite members of the group. She's so cute; she even looks like a Barbie doll with those blonde hair. Aside from her looks, her voice also stands out. She has a very unique cute voice. She can also reach high notes.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Sunny</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-sunny.jpg" alt="SNSD sunny profile pic" width="280" height="400" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Lee Soon-kyu</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: May 15, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 158cm (5'2")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Sunny is considered by most SNSD fans as the cutest among the group. Not just because of her height (she is the shortest at 158cm) but also of her cute smiling eyes (yeah! her eyes can smile. ^_^..). She is also one of the underrated singers on the group. But she showcased her ability to hit high notes (but still able to control her voice) in their latest songs Forever and Star Star Star.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Tiffany</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-tiffany.jpg" alt="SNSD tiffany profile pic" width="390" height="280" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Stephanie Hwang (Korean name: Hwang Mi-young)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: August 1, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 162cm (5'4")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- For me, Tiffany has the most beautiful eyes among the 9 girls. She has innocent (maybe not so innocent) looking teary eyes. I always melt every time I look into her eyes. She is also the most hated member by the anti-SNSD fans. It is because of her weird attitude that she might developed while growing up in America. I read her personal note on their Oh! Album, and based on that, I can say that she is just misunderstood by the fans. She is a good, god fearing girl.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Hyoyeon</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-hyoyeon.jpg" alt="SNSD hyoyeon profile pic" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Kim Hyo-yeon</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: September 22, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 160cm (5'3")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Hyoyeon is one of the best dancers on the group (neck-to-neck battle with Yuri). She only sings short lines on their songs. And maybe this is the reason why she is the least favorite of the fans.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Yuri</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-yuri.jpg" alt="SNSD yuri profile pic" width="350" height="280" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Kwon Yu-ri</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: December 5, 1989</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 167cm (5'6")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Yuri is considered by most SNSD fans as the hottest and sexiest member of the group. I'm pretty sure your jaw will drop when you see her move those sexy body of her. Aside from being an excellent dancer, she also has decent voice quality.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Sooyoung</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-sooyoung.jpg" alt="SNSD sooyoung profile pic" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Choi Soo-young</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: February 10, 1990</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 170cm (5'7")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Choi Sooyoung, the girl I love to call as lean and mean because of her height and skinny body (but there are circulating news that she is starting to gain weight). Sooyoung used to live in Japan before. Maybe this is the reason why she looks more of a Japanese girl than a Korean, especially with those short hair. Just like Hyoyeon, she also sings few lines on their songs.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Yoona</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-yoona.jpg" alt="SNSD yoona profile pic" width="280" height="400" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Im Yoon-A</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birth date: May 30, 1990</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 166cm (5'5")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-Yoona is technically the most beautiful girl on the group. If you are a first time viewer of their music videos, I am sure that she is the one you will first notice. Her look is just outstanding. Not a typical small eyed korean girl. I don't know, but her beauty captured the heart of most of the SNSD fanboy. She also has the talent. A great dancer and singer. She can also act!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Seohyun</b></span></span></p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/snsd-seohyun.jpg" alt="SNSD seohyun profile pic" width="400" height="300" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Real name: Seo Ju-hyun</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Birthdate: June 28, 1991</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Height: 168cm (5'6")</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Seohyun the maknae (korean term for the youngest member of a group or family).! If Yoona captures attention with her outstanding beauty, Seohyun will make you crazy with her cute lovable face! Those poppy cheeks and wide open eyes are perfect! She is my most favorite member of the group. Angelic face with angelic voice. Urgghh.. I really want her to be my wife.. :)</span></span></p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-18528830722072604122010-06-13T08:21:00.001+08:002010-08-05T05:29:26.709+08:00The difference between Fruits and Vegetables<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Note: this topic may look nonsense for others. But I think it is important for all to distinguish what is a fruit and what is not, since we encounter them in our daily living.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When I was a young boy, I thought I already knew what's the main difference between fruits and vegetables. I can easily tell what is a fruit and what is a vegetable. Until my 5th grade teacher told me that carrot is a fruit. I was skeptical about what she said. Because ever since I first encountered carrots, I always categorized it as vegetable. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After that incident, I started to research on how to tell what is a fruit and what is a vegetable. But I cannot find the answer that I am looking for. Internet was not that popular during those times (early 2000), books and other written materials are my only reference. I got tired of searching for the truth that's why I stopped researching. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Last year, someone challenged me to prove that a cucumber is a fruit and not a vegetable. I was up to the challenge and tried researching again. But this time, Google is there to help me. I found a great explanation on how to tell fruits apart from vegetables.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So the first thing that we should know is that the term vegetable does not exist on science. The only parts of a plant are roots, trunk/branches, flower, leaves and fruits - no vegetable. So how come the term vegetable was used on the parts of a plant that is edible? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vegetable is considered as a "market term". Market people (both seller and customers) uses the term vegetable for those parts of plant (excluding fruits) that can be eaten fresh or cooked. Vegetable is also used for those fruits that are non-citrus, not sweet, or fruits that are being cooked.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">So here's the real deal:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Some fruits are vegetables, Some vegetables are fruits.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Got confused? I found a technique so you won't be confused. All you need to do is to be able to distinguish what a real fruit is. Why? Because if you knew that an edible part of a plant is not a fruit, you can automatically consider it as a vegetable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So how can I determine if its a fruit? So simple, look for a seed. All fruits have seed. So if you're eating a fleshy part of plant that has seed, then its a fruit! All you need to do now is to know if that fruit is considered as vegetable in the market. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Let's go back on the cucumber challenge. I was able to prove to him that cucumbers are fruit. Because it is a fleshy part of the plant with seeds inside. Technically speaking, I am correct and he is wrong. But we could also consider him right for stating that cucumber is a vegetable. Like what is stated above; fruits that are non-citrus, not sweet or fruits that are being cooked are considered vegetable. We can really classify cucumber as a vegetable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><br /></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-24969334207862309542010-06-11T05:24:00.002+08:002010-08-24T09:19:53.782+08:00The 1080p Full HD format: A simple explanation<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The 1080p standard for video has been around for quite some time now. But still, there are a lot of people who don't know the real idea about this breakthrough. Specifically, the meaning of the mysterious letter "p".</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Most of the web people (beginners and average users) defines "p" as PIXEL. This statement is wrong, but somehow is accepted by the web community. They accepted this, because a 1080p video does have 1080 vertical pixels. A full HD video has a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels.</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So defining the "p" as pixel, is not a bad idea.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">If the letter "p" don't stand for pixel, then what does it really mean?... </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The real meaning of "p" on 1080p (same as on 720p) HD video is PROGRESSIVE. It is derived from a TV technique called Progressive Scanning. To fully understand the significance of the word PROGRESSIVE in HD technology, I think it is better if we would briefly discuss the idea of standard definition TV (SDTV).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Our old TV sets (SDTV) uses a technique called INTERLACING to display images. It has 480 horizontal active scan lines and another 45 horizontal scan lines which serves as buffer. Interlacing is a system where the TV displays the odd number scan lines first (1 - 479. It will take 1/60 seconds to be done), before it displays the even number scan lines (2 - 480. It will also take 1/60 seconds to be done). If you notice, the total time it takes for SDTV to display an image is 1/30 seconds. Therefore, it has a framerate of 30 frames per second. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">On a full HD TV, as stated above, uses Progressive Scanning. This technique displays all the 1080 horizontal scan lines progressively. Meaning it start with the number 1 scan line then followed by 2,3,4....1080. And it only takes 1/60 seconds to display all of the 1080 horizontal scan lines. Having twice the speed of a SDTV. So how does this speed improve the quality of the image being displayed?... </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The answer is very simple. It makes the image brighter and more stable. The standard frame rate of a video, HD or SD, is 30 frames per second. Since HDTV can display all the scan lines in just 1/60 seconds, and we only have 30 frames to show every second, the HDTV displays the same image twice to occupy 1/30 second period. And this process helps the stability and brightness of the video. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Now we already knew what does ”p” means on the term 1080p, we will now discuss the characteristics of a full HD video.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The amount of scan lines that a full HDTV has, 1080, helps solve another issue of the SDTV - poor video quality on huge screens. Try to watch a video on a 21" SDTV and a 42" SDTV. You can notice that the video displayed on the 21" screen looks great. So clean and clear. But on the 42" screen, the image looks dull and somewhat rough (you can see disturbing small squares on the image). This is because of the huge scan lines and slow scan rate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Another characteristic of a full HD video is its 16:9 aspect ratio. It gives the viewer a more theatrical look for the video and adds more dimension to the viewing experience of the audience.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So we’re almost done discussing the full HD format. There’s one thing left, just a little clarification. On the second paragraph, I mentioned the line “1080 vertical pixels”. While on the latter part of our discussion, I also mentioned the line “1080 horizontal scan lines”. You might be confuse with this contradicting statements. But this two statements are both true! Look at the picture below for the explanation: </span></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://user.xthost.info/seohyun/hdtv.JPG" alt="HDTV scan lines explanation" width="450" height="185" /> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Did you get it?</p>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083808207490544941.post-52036610121579357862010-06-09T05:08:00.002+08:002010-08-24T09:20:17.751+08:00Welcome to Amps4u!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:arial;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The main reason why I put up this blog is to share to everyone</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> all the information and knowledge that I knew, which seems to be interesting to learn to. In this blog, I am not the only one who will share informations. You guys are also encouraged to share what's on your mind! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Don't forget to post a comment after reading my articles. You can post anything you like. Add more details or information about the topic. Even posting negative comments are welcome. You can correct me if I had posted wrong infos. My grammar is quite awful sometimes (English is not my native language)... You could also help me improve my grammar, so that my articles will be easier to understand. If you want a certain topic to be discussed, just post it! And I will evaluate if I can create an article about that.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I assure you guys that the articles I'll be posting here; are all original! No copy-paste articles and autopost robots. Most of my topics will be about technology (gadgets review, technological standards, etc.), sports (NBA, PBA, boxing, etc.), entertainment (K-Pop, hollywood movies...) and general trivia! From time to time, I'll be posting some useful and fun downloads. I am a download addict. I will share to you some of the best stuffs that I had downloaded on the web.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I think my introduction to my blog is done. All the things that you must know about my blog were already posted above. So.. that's it! Hope you enjoy your stay here! </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MABUHAY!!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;text-indent: 0.5in"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></div>markampshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07577880100136649933noreply@blogger.com0