Practice Your English....Help Homeless Animals

Well, I bumped into this funny ad posted on the wall  at campus. Of course, it struck me for sure. 'Wait...what? 

I wonder what it means...^^ of course I was laughing out of my curiosity as to how we could communicate with animals....to improve our English.^^

hehehe..it turned out that...it was ( I think ) deliberately written in such a way to attract people into reading it. And it DID.

just like what I did. I even took a picture out of it. hahahahahaha

Well, it turned out that we could meet other English speaking friends (a.k.a. pet lovers)while taking care of the homeless animals at some sort of animal shelter.

Bingo??

First, I thought they were doing some kind of Bingo.^^ I was wrong. I was so oblivious that they were actually doing a tracking practice.They were drawing the lines over the dots that once they do so, a series of numbers would appear. A good practice for kids to learn the numbers and how to write them.
So...I thought it was Bingo.
It was almost 11 pm and they insisted on doing this until they finished up to number 60. Eyra and Freya were busy doing this while I had to make sure that they were on time to go to bed afterwards.
One of the good things of being in Korea is that my children can learn both English and Korean at the same time. It was amazing to see how the kids could grasp both languages at the same time. They are now able to count in Indonesian, Javanese, English, and of course....in Korean language. Kids do have a mind of their own in learning new languages. ^^

Masjid Itaewon, Seoul

It was Friday, March 2, 2012.
A not-that-cold day to start with...but in the afternoon...it was getting windy and cold.
And...to make things more interesting...I was taking my family to Masjid Itaewon for the first time.

The only one and the biggest Masjid in Seoul lies right here in Itaewon. And...it is my weekly 'ritual' to come here to have my Friday prayer-- an obligatory for all Muslim men.
So, usually, I have to leave my class earlier. I am so glad and happy that all of my teachers at HUFS really   respect the diversities of their students. As for me, they give me permission to leave the class early every Friday since I have to be at the masjid by 1 pm. I have only 30 minutes to get myself to the masjid.














Alhamdulillah...though more often than not....I am-- being-- late...I still manage to perform the prayer.
That day...in particular..since it was still a term break, I could ask my family to go along with me.

It was a good experience for them, too.

They could see the Masjid and met other friends there, too.

Personally, the visage of the Masjid always soothes me.

The sermons held in three different languages: Arabic, English, and Korean are always interesting for me; for I can learn the multicultural aspect of it, too. More than that, meeting other friends from other countries is also a so called 'added value' to the visit.

@ Itaewon

Now that we are coming for the first time, it was a good time to capture the moment of being there with the family and friends.

somewhere in Itaewon

Retale and Dalevari?

I bumped into this intrinsically eye-catching phrase on the signboard of a food store in Ansan. I just finished praying at the Islamic Center..and got out of the building when I saw this funny sign. It made me wonder and stand still....really..simply because I wondered if I was the one who might not understand what it meant. I asked myself whether this would be English...or another language that I did not know of.

I think it should be kept this way:)

I kept scrutinizing on the sign board until I came to a conclusion that it IS English...judging from the words above  it. So, it tickled me and served me right.... I could not help but smiling when I realized that what it meant by Retale was supposed to be 'retail' and the other one dalevari was supposed to be 'delivery'
It cracked me up...but one thing for sure...It made me giggle and had a nice time the whole afternoon.^^
I would never forget it.
It is a good thing to see and behold.
Since I am not into linguistics...I do not know how to address this phenomenon...what to call this kind of misspelled words....
Anyone knows?
One thing for sure..it is an interesting thing to see and learn.
But..wait..should there be anyone who can tell me that it might be a different language: that is not English?

Spelling errors that might make us look dumb:)

HMMm,, I just read a very interesting article on bloopers or miskates (ooops) people make when they are writing a letter, an email, an application, or any written documents. It would be OK as long as they are only for informal purposes. However, should this happen in business or formal purposes, an eyebrow of concern might sink into ourselves being questionably less-educated or not up to the standard...... Oh, well, just read on the following article I bumped into.....Have FUN reading-->