Thoughts and Ideas

At the end of July, I presented my research, Smart Ajumma at IACS conference. This year, this conference was held in Seoul, South Korea...

My Neighbor, Charles (이웃집 찰스) is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs on KBS 1TV every Tuesday night. I’m a big fan of this...

There are various types of Mukbang in Korea. I just found this Grandmother’s channel on Youtube and she did Mukbang. Her Mukbang style is...

“Those ajummas? They’re just ajummas!!! They’re just ajummas who cook rice!!!” (in Korea we have rice everyday so she meant those...

It’s been almost 1 year since I’ve submitted my PhD project. Now I’m waiting for the graduation ceremony in this Dec. YAY!!! I planned to...

http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2017/03/15/story_n_15378500.html (허핑턴포스트코리아 인터뷰기사 링크) http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/786...

Oh My God!!! I’m so exciting to see this ‘Grandma’s Diary’ Youtube channel. I really like and find a variety of Korean Youtubers and...

I went to Hongdae (Hongik University district in Seoul) and everyplace swarmed with people. There are a variety of shops, cafes,...

Mangchi Ajumma, Emily Kim is a famous YouTuber who cook Korean food. She immigrated  to the U.S. in 1992 with her family. She was...

오늘 병원에서 겪은 일. 내 뒤의 할머니는 병원안에서 할아버지를 잃어버렸고, 할아버지를 찾아달라며 안내데스크에 부탁했다. 얼마 지나지 않아서 보안업체 직원이 할머니곁에 와서 할아버님의 인상착의에 대해 여쭤봤다. “키가 좀 크고, 머리가...

http://program.sbs.co.kr/builder/endPage.do?pgm_id=00000010090&pgm_mnu_id=3027&contNo=22000216287 아줌마!!!! 아줌마와 비아줌마를 구분짓는 요소는 보통 나이,...

I and my parents love going to 5-day market. 5-day markets (Oiljang Markets) are held every 5 days usually in the countryside of South...

Merry Christmas to lovely Ajummas!! More blog entries will be coming in 2017!

Mum’s style tote bags on 50% sale!! Then, what is mum’s style? 엄마스타일 가방 세일문구. 그나저나 엄마 스타일은 과연 뭔가? 물론 엄마스타일 청바지 이런것도 있긴 하지만 저런 표현을 볼때마다 좀...

얼마전에 티비를 틀어놓고 다른 일을 하고 있었는데, 꼬마 아이가 나와서 ‘오빠’ 라고 남자주인공을 부르자 남자주인공이 매우 감동받은 얼굴로 ‘너 지금 날 오빠라고 불렀니?’ 라며 손을 잡았다. 그러자 그 꼬마 아이가 하는 말이, “아저씨는 멋있고...

I just came back home. MINA (Mobile Innovation Network Australasia) 2016  was an amazing experience to meet other researchers and their...

I’m in Melbourne at the moment and will be back to Korea this week. More blog entries about smart ajummas will be coming soon!!

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans have gathered Seoul last saturday demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye in one of...

I saw ajumma shoppers at a market today. Saturday market is always crowded with lots of ajumma shoppers. They come to market not only for...

I will do a new project about my grandmother. (I haven’t started it yet because of revising my phd thesis and other stuff. But I will...