Korean Traditional Games

Yut
-  called cheok-sa  or  sa-hee  or  Yunnori-  Four wooden blocks game is the most popular folk game in the middle of Korea society which entertains everyone, regardless of age, occupation and gender.-  The board and the game have a special function that are known to have been used in fortune telling, particularly in mountain areas and small farming villages, but this function is no longer practiced.-  The board (mal-pan, 말판) of yunnori is normally made of stitched cloth. There are two different kinds of the yunnori games broad. The modern board is a rectangular shape, but historically there was also a round variation. There are four straight courses and two diagonal ones. Each of the straight courses comes with five stations, the diagonal ones have five stations, too, but one is shared. This brings the number of stations to twenty-nine in total. The board is also known to be drawn onto the floor.




Yeonnaligi / Flying Kite  

Popular within Koreans, especially during the Lunar New Year holiday.The Korean kite is designed so as to give confidence to the kite flyers to demonstrate their skills in flying a kite high, and the bend ability of its frame leaves room for the employment of various flying skills.Silla General Kim Yu-sin hung a burning straw scarecrow from a kite and launched it in the night sky over Kyongju. The kite was sent it sailing into an enemy barracks to win a battle.


Jegichagi

   Jegichagi games was similar to an Asian games name Ti Jian Zi.It requires the use of people's foot and Jegi, an object used to play this jegichagi.The most basic rule of the Jegichagi was players kick the jegi (paper shuttlecock) into the air using instep of the foot. The winner of the game is the player who kicks jegi the most times without letting it fall.

6 kinds of single or multiplayer Jegichagi game 
1. Putting into the target
2. Kicking far
3. Putting in a basket
4. Running while kicking
5.  Jegichagi with performance
6. Jegi volleyball










Neolttwigi

The jumping game is similar to a Western seesaw.The Korean version is made by placing a rolled-up straw mat under a long board called a "neol."Commonly played on New Year’s Day, Nolttwigi is a popular “seesaw like” game for women.A wooden board, approximately 3 Meters long, 30cm wide and 5 cm thick, is placed with its center over a bundle of straws.It requires special skill in balancing oneself

Kuneon Tano

On this fifth day of the fifth lunar month, women and children in new clothes flock together in search of amusement.Among the amusements of this day, the greatest is swinging.Often a contest begins where those who fly up the high stand and are able to kick a bell hung on a pole are declared the winners.




Spinning Top

-  Children all over the world enjoy spinning tops, and Korea's kids are no exception.
-  Traditionally, tops were spun in an enclosed box, with points scored for various actions.
-  Also popular is fighting tops where players try to knock their opponents' tops out of a designated area.




Paduk

Called Go in Japan, paduk has a very large following in Korea. Played on a 19x19 line checkerboard, two players alternate placing their pieces on the board to try to surround their opponent.




Chang-gi (Korean Chess)

-  It was very similar to Western chess, Chang-gi has a slightly different playing board, pieces, and rules.
-  This Korean chess was resultant from Chinese Xiangqi because of that this game was looks very similar to Chinese Xiangqi, such as starting position of pieces, and the 9 x 10 point board, without the Chinese river in the middle

Haze Come again in Melaka

  When you all was seeing this photo, you all must be think that the place in photo was similar to Genting Highland but the true was not. This was Malacca view from apartment. Since from last few years, Malacca "old friend"the haze come to visit my hometown- Malacca again. This time,we doesn't  know was happen cause this haze.This photo was taking by my younger brother when he was visit his friend house at apartment. 
  According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department spokesman, the visibility in Malacca up to noon yesterday dropped to 2km and 5km.“The haze in Malacca has reduced the visibility in the area. Our observation radar registered with the meteorology station has shown Malacca to be shrouded in haze.
So, for all my dear friend, my family and all Malacca people, you all are remind to wearing a mask when going out from home, it will protect you getting into sick. 

The sad moment when we all was celebrating 10/10/2010

A horrific express bus crash which claimed 12 lives at the Simpang Ampat toll plaza in Alor Gajah.The Transport Ministry has wrapped up its investigation on this year’s worse road accident involving two buses, a van and two cars at the 223km of the North-South Expressway near the Simpang Ampat toll plaza in Negri Sembilan on Oct 10 in which 13 lives were lost and 40 others seriously injured.

Investigations by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, Road Transport Department, Road Safety Department and Puspakom have cleared the bus company of scheduling flaws, as well as the condition of the main Delima Ekspres bus involved.

It was reported in a daily yesterday that a speeding black Proton Satria could have caused the tragic road crash.

The unsubstantiated claim was the Satria driver overtook the Delima Ekspres bus at high speed, knocking into it while moving into the same lane, causing the bus driver to lose control and crash into the guardrails before moving onto the other side of the highway where the pile-up occurred.

Social problem among higher institution in Malaysia

In recently news there are a lot of social problem among higher institution in Malaysia. The most serious social problem was baby dumping. Local universities need to conduct comprehensive studies on rampant baby dumping in the country with a view to check the problem, said the prime minister's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

"If we know why this problem happens, then we'll be in a better position to take appropriate measures to overcome the problem," she said of the increasing number of baby dumping cases.

The reporter was speaking to reporters after talking over the phone with 1Malaysia Putra Club chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim on the developments of the humanitarian aid mission to Gaza.

Rosmah said parents should also spend more time with their children and be aware of their developments and movements and not leave the responsibility to the school authorities alone.

"Children need to be taught from small. That is why I set up Permata Negara to inculcate noble values among children from small. If they have problems, they can voice their feelings to their teachers or counsellors."

She said with a happy home and school environment, there was no reason for children to seek joy outside including taking drugs and looking for boyfriends.

"Learning should be made fun for them, must make them happy. Don't make them so miserable or give them so much stress."

Rosmah also advised girls not to be taken in by males' persuasion, and the latter not to take advantage of girls.

Yesterday, the Cabinet asked the police to probe baby dumping as attempted murder or murder, and agreed that sterner action should be taken to stop baby dumping.

Tips for interview

Why we need interview ?

The interview is a mutual exchange of information between an employer and you, as a candidate for a position. The primary objectives are to:

• Supplement resume information
• Show that you understand your strengths and weaknesses and have a sense of direction
• Enable the employer to evaluate your personality and attitudes in terms of the demands of the organization and the position
• Allow you to gain information about the organization and the job that is not available through other sources
• Give you and the employer an opportunity to discuss the desirability of further contact or an offer of employment

What you need to prepare before go to interview?


-Know yourself
To impress an employer, you must be well prepared and understand the value of what you have to offer. To demonstrate effectively your suitability for the position and your value to the organization, you must know yourself. Review your self-assessment information and your resume. Be prepared to give examples to substantiate all claims in your resume.


-Know the company or organization
You must be familiar with the position and the organization so that you can demonstrate your interest in and fit for the job. Refer to the notes you made as you reviewed print and online materials and spoke with people about the position.


The question that occur in the interview section



Situational/hypothetical questions


An interviewer will use situational/hypothetical questions to establish how you would react to and handle real-life situations on the job. For situational/hypothetical questions, candidates must have a good understanding of the job and its requirements. Here are some examples of this type of question:
    

•  If you had met your project deadlines and your direct supervisor was unavailable, describe how you would remain busy
•  You are the manager of a small software testing team, and one individual is continually late for work and taking extended breaks. How would you approach the issue?
•  During construction, a contractor unexpectedly finds a very large object in one of the trenches where he is about to dig. He requests that you tell him how to proceed. How would you deal with this situation?
•  You plan a workshop to teach newcomers to Canada how to use word-processing software. Unfortunately, only four people have registered and you are required to have a class of ten. You really feel that the training is important but are worried about the financial consequences. It is five days before the class is scheduled to begin. What do you do?
•  You have a conflict with someone who is senior to you and is not your supervisor. Describe how you would handle it

Skill-testing questions:

• - What is the difference between server-side and client-side scripting?
• - Provide a brief description of a diode
• - Explain the theory of elasticity
• - What is a comma splice?

  If you know the answer, great! If not, don't fake it. Instead, indicate your interest and desire to learn. If possible, indicate something else that may compensate for this lack of knowledge (e.g., "I'm not familiar with that programming language but I do have experience with...")

Problem-solving questions

When answering problem-solving questions, you want to demonstrate your abilities to process information quickly, think logically, and problem solve creatively. Employers place emphasis on the thought process rather than on the conclusion. Examples of problem-solving questions include the following:

• Why is a manhole cover round?
• How many automobiles are there in Toronto?
• Estimate the size of the DVD rental market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• How would you project the future rate of PC game purchases in Canada?
• Describe how you would extract caffeine from coffee beans

To answer this type of question, we need to:



1. Listen carefully to what is being asked
2. Ask clarifying questions to determine exactly what the interviewer is looking for
3. Respond by first explaining how you’d gather the data necessary to make an informed decision
4. Discuss how you’d use that data to generate options
5. Based on the data you’ve gathered, the available options, and your understanding of the position, explain how you’d make an appropriate decision or recommendation





Website and Company Profile question 


The number of people who have come to Impact Factory for interview and have not read their company website. People was care about their websites and they will give people masses of information about the organization that we are applying to


Think about these things: 

• What does their website tell you about them?
• Why do you want to work for them?
• Think about what they need
• Who are their competitors?
• Are they well established ?
• What do you wan to know about them?
• What do you like about them?

Beside that they will ask some addition question at least one of the question below for the interview question.

• What attracted you to xxxx?
• Why are you leaving your current job?
• Why do you want to work for xxx?
• What do you see as your strengths and weaknesses?
• How do you see yourself in xx years time?
• How do you like to work?
• What can you bring to xxx?
• Why should we employ you?
• What do you do outside work?

Struggle Life

People struggle everyday with works, assignments, love, life, family and so much that the list goes on and on.

I'm always wondering, when can man starts to struggle less and eventually appreciate every moment of life that passes through them everyday, even for a single minute?

Not gonna happen any soon, from what you can see around you. You can see people struggling hard to achieve a better life for tomorrow, but when will the 'tomorrow' comes?

Man will never be satisfied with what they have. Or they will have. To man, there is no end. The end is just the beginning of another battle ahead which might lasts for months, years or who knows how long it will be.

When can people starts to look around them and notice for a single minute, the essence of life that are being sucked out from them?

Not gonna happen any soon from what you can see. People might say, man should never be contented with what they have. Yes they are right. We should never be contented with what we have.

But think again, if we are never contented with what we have, or at least cherish what we have, when are we gonna start living the life as how we want it to be?

Sleep, wake up, work, back from work and sleep again? Is this life?

I don't think so.

Yes....!!! Travel Time

Horray~ thanks a lot for our malay friends, because of their important then we (Chinese or other

 than malay religion)only have this super long raya holidays!! Thanks a lot … … some of my

 friend argued for this -à how come raya holidays so long but not the same for the Chinese

New Year or other religions’ festival … … bla bla bla … … unfair or what ever … … For me, 

who care?! I only know there are long holidays then what suppose to be done is fully 

enjoy my holidays!!! Am I right?! he he… …

Now I am sitting on the comfy sofa watching ntv7 Chinese news with my lovely mummy.

Sure accompanied by sweetly bloggy. Home sweet home ~ <3>

Last Tuesday, I had spent full day time in working (photo shooting in campus) it is tiring

but enjoyable! Finally,I had slept like a pig at that night sure with no dreams because too

tiring ^^. Don’t border how my friends disturbing me or shaking me, honestly my eye totally

can’t open! Sorry guys, because they had to help me done the online quiz at last! Thanks a

lot~ you guys just so great!!! Ka ka, perhaps you guys sure thinking I am that rascally right!

 okay, I apologize for that! I promise, will treat you guys eat ho liao later k!

Omg! Why today I have that good mood to write so much things ya?! Weird nia! He he… …

keeping good mood it seen great right?! ^^ before this, I have been moody. It is because of my

mid term exam and my working.Yup! As we known, everything wouldn’t start in easy way!

Perhaps someone think new things have a bigger space and seen to be more attractive. This

will be a selling point for promote the new thing! But never try, never know!After try, you will

only know! Ha ha… … I never afraid how hard the task, but what I only afraid so much is

“I have no enough courage and no enough knowledge” to face all these! I always think EQ

come before IQ! Sure, have these two in once then will be perfect! Sadly, there are no one

 is in perfect ten! In the beginning of the business, there are no orders at all. And I have

been very down and worries. Who know appeared a stupid destroyer blocking me to step

further. “Unexpected” always the word I hate so much! It is because I am someone who with

 simple mind thinking and lack of planning! Besides, I admit I am not a good protector for

myself! Being cheated always happened to me!Fine~ because I believe it won’t block me for

so long! After a while, I will continue my steps forward! He he … …isn’t cool!? Kaka … …

Thanks God, I have a geng of good buddies beside me by that time, they are invited to join

my business in campus and fight for it together! Then the business become more interesting

now!! Teamwork is a power for achievement ! am I right?! I will proof for you all later! After nearly

2 weeks of the advertisement promotion, we start getting orders!!! Last week, we received 3

orders in one time! Isn’t great!! Yup, it just amazing you know! We have planned to collect

deposit from the client but finally we rejected this idea. It is because we believe that, “if

they believe in our working then they sure back to us!” we not enough professional but I think

campus will be the most suitable place for me to practice and training myself! As long as

campus won’t be that complicated and crowd as outside world! So if you guys think our

idea work then please support us! Just that simple!

Sure, if you calling us then will be better!! Wakaka~

Okay, I think I should stop here, I would like to wish everyone here Happy Holidays!