Clothes horse - WHAT?

Since when is a clothes rack (the thing we air our clothes to dry on after doing laundry) also called a clothes horse? I thought i was lost in translation when i looked up 빨래 건조대 and was presented with "clothes horse" on Naver's dictionary. I thought it was a Korean expression that had some sort of whacky cultural/language/symbolic significance, until i did a google search just out of curiosity.

Turns out such term exist in the English dictionary, and is in fact an English word. It's probably more commonly known as a clothes rack as to a clothes horse nowadays. I could be wrong. However, a quick survey of people around me seems to suggest they're in the same boat as me and don't have the faintest idea what it could be. Okay, i lied. One person had a rough idea of what it is but didn't pinpoint it down to exactly what part of laundry it is related to.

I hope Koreans learning English don't get too confused. Naver gives decent translation if you break the expression down 빨래= laundry 건조대 = drying rack.

Anyhow, it looks like i'm learning English while i'm trying to learn Korean.

Learn Korean slang from dramas 껄떡거리다 Big ep 10

So here's a screen capture of Gil Da Ran getting told by Kyung Joon (in Yoon Jae's body) to not be 껄떡거리다 all over him in Big ep10.

껄떡거리지 마 is his more exact words

The scene is followed by Gil Da Ran thinking through the word and this next screen actually appears in the drama.

Yay! Definition of a Korean slang from a drama.  If that wasn't clear enough on how it's used, toss it into the online naver dictionary and tadaaa! more examples on how to use the word =)

풍물시장 folk flea market

I never heard of a folk flea market before. I came across it from studying Korean from the Yonsei textbook. It looks like Seoul has a folk flea market and this website seems to explain what it is quite well. I don't think there's any in Australia? I could be very wrong. I'm not really into shopping. 

The sketch is of Seoul's Flea Market by Lee Yong Hwan. He sketches places in Korea. Pretty cool. 

Visit his blog www.archiartistlee.blogspot.com

For more of the Seoul's Flea Market sketches: click here

Bare minimum technique for staying interested in language learning

Looks like i've fallen into the trap of not "keeping language study a priority when life gets busy". I quote,  because this post sums up my struggles.

I've been busy and instead of really studying, i've been trying to keep myself 'interested' in studying - which is probably the bare minimum a language learner can do. 

Korean movie - 도가니 Silenced / The Crucible

Must watch this movie. It's disturbing, but i like how this movie raised awareness in the Korean society. It's based on a real story (Inwha 2005 case) and it's great that Korean movies also have that ability to make a difference. I say 'also' because Korean films are great at entertaining. The Korean entertainment industry is so good at what they do, that their audience base is fascinating in itself. With this movie, it did more than just make another film. It served a better purpose, yet at the same time, it didn't lose its touch in keeping people watching. I think it's brilliant.