Akhlis's Blog

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August 2009

  • TIPS ON PURCHASING NETBOOKS

    http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/netbook.jpg I happened to watch a talkshow on Metro TV. Some men were fervently discussing about how to purchase a good netbook.  “Hmmm, think I gotta watch this…”. Then I texted someone to watch it, as I know he’s longed for a notebook since forever but his budget doesn’t permit. He writes a lot  and pursues… Continue reading

  • Expressions: Introduction and Describing Ourselves

    It’s so hilarious to watch the scene when Han Ji-Eun is introducing herself to Lee Yeong-Jae’s grandmom. The old lady is so demanding and ,like any other elderly parents, looks intimidating to our timid heroine. Hahaha…The grandma complains when Ji-Eun only nods her head when greeting the elderly, so she wanted Ji-Eun to take a bow (called… Continue reading

  • "THREE BEARS" NURSERY RHYME

    Learning a foreign language may be made fun, and singing a song is unbeatably helpful to loosen up a bit the tense nerve we have after memorizing the theoretical discussion. As I told you before, I once took a Korean course and had a native Korean called Kang Song Hoon as my tutor. At the… Continue reading

  • WRITING: TALENT OR SKILL?

    I used to think some folks are lucky enough to be born with writing skill. To me, what I feel when seeing people writing lots of short stories,  thick novels, superb blogs is like what an ugly dwarf feels when gazing at a slender, tall, gorgeous figure of Italian model. It’s sad but true, but then it dawned on me… Continue reading

  • KOREAN CONSONANTS (자음:JA EUM) – part2

    This second part will mainly discuss the double consonant group. There’re five double consonants we need to know: ㄲ : ssang giyeuk (pronounced as /k/) ㄸ : ssang digeut (pronounced as /t/) ㅃ : ssang bieup (pronounced as /p/) ㅆ : ssang sieut (pronounced as /S/) ㅉ : ssang jieut (pronounced as /c/ or /ts/) I know how… Continue reading

  • THE RETURN OF INDONESIA: ARE WE READY ENOUGH TO BE THE NEXT DEVELOPED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?(PART 2)

    NATION’S LITERACY IGNORED? Indonesian celebrated poet, Mr. Taufik Ismail, pointed out the other vital issue this nation is encountering. Ismail regretted the government’s feeble and wavering political will to strengthen Indonesian young generation literacy level. Most Indonesian students are now losing their ability to write as they are seldom exposed to reading activity. Ismail surprisingly compared our current… Continue reading

  • SPEAKING ENGLISH FLUENTLY: CAN WE?

    I started learning English since my early childhood, but I couldn’t recall what actually I learned the first time I was attracted to it. As my memory can serve, my grandfather and aunts used to watch some Western TV series aired on the first and only state-owned TV station in Indonesia. It was damn fun… Continue reading

  • KOREAN CONSONANTS (자음:JA EUM) – part1

    After the previous brief post on hangeul, now let’s discuss the consonants in a more intensive way. Consonants in Korean are divided into two groups; i.e. single and double consonants. The first group is already shown on the previous post, but for the sake of recalling our memory, try to take a look at this. ㄱ (g,… Continue reading

  • TIPS ON TYPING HANGEUL

    I forgot to tell you, in case you all need to know how to type hangeul using your own keyboard, check this out!Based on my personal experience, Microsoft Word 2007 and Windows Vista Ultimate enable you to set the language input as you wish. I’ve tried to find out how to do the same on… Continue reading

  • HANGEUL: HOMEWORK 1

    After you learn the brief history and basics of hangeul (한글), now it’s your turn to practice.While doing the homework below, try not to open any books or anything to get the answer.Instruction: Change the hangeul into Latin alphabets, and vice versa.Example (보기) 천국의계단 = cheon-gug e gye-dan ji-ha-cheol = 지하철(For your information, cheongug e… Continue reading

  • HANGEUL: THE KOREAN ALPHABETS

    First thing first: Korean is a language requiring us to study a new set of alphabets. The alphabets are called hangeul. King Sejong was known to be the creator of hangeul. Hangeul was invented in 1443 or 1444 during the reign of Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910). Thanks to King Sejong and his innovative hangeul, more previously… Continue reading

  • HEALING THE POVERTY-RIDDEN NATION (part1)

    One of my great teachers once said rescuing other people from poverty is a form of jihad, too. And I can’t agree more. As we already witness, in most cases poverty has caused this nation lots of troubles. Poverty, to me, is the main cause of a series crime acts, terrorism, etc. Indonesia, like many… Continue reading

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