Enjoying Chusuok

  It's exciting to think about what to do for the week of Chuseok.
With my family, I should go to Muju where my grand parent's live.
My familiy always go to grand parent's home on the Chuseok.
In there, we can meet many relatives and eat traditional Korean food

as well as have a ceremony ,"Cha-Rye", to praise our ancestors.



  Mostly, I wait Chuseok because of the special foods. I love eating. Tasty food is very important to me. In ordinary  days, we students can't eat very costly meat or drink. So Chuseok is great gift for me. There are lots of delicious, traditional, special foods especially for the period of Chuseok. It's reasonable because Chuseok is a Korean 'Thanks Giving Day'.  I like the Song-Pyeon, Korean rice cake, very much.



  Of course, I wouldn't do only eating. I like my grand parents, cousins, uncles. Chuseok is valuable chance to meet them.
When I was child, I used to fly a kite with my relatives. Oh, we loved fire-works too. When I burnt so many trees, I was severely scolded by my father. But It was very thrilling. In this holydays we would drinks and play 'Go-Stop', korean card game. We always bet a little money, so the game becomes exciting. However, I'm not poker face, I often lost my money :)

  In this year, Chuseok holiday lasts for a week. So I expect this vacation to meet, play, eat so many things.

My role model, 'Genghis Khan'.

   I respect 'Genghis Khan' who was the founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire. The Mongol Empire was the largest empire about 800 years ago. It conquered Europe, Persia as well as China.  The whole territory of this empire is twice as large as that of the Roman Empire, the second largest empire. Under the command of 'Genghis Khan', the Mongol carried out unexampled military accomplishment.

  Genghis Khan was known as cruel invader like 'Adolf Hitler'. In fact, his army killed millions of people and looted many villages. So 'Mongol Invasion' was fear to many countries in medieval history. The Mongol Empire also invaded Korea 7 times. However, Khan obviously differs from Hitler. Khan didn't commit racial discrimination and was generous to anyone who surrendered. He also granted citizenship to them. This engagement policy was the key of maintaining the largest empire. Otherwise, he destoyed everything. I agree that he was not a virtuous leader. Nevertheless, he deserves that we should respect him.

  First, Khan was highly ambitious. So he was hopeful and didn't give up easily. When he was young, his condition was terrible but he believed that he can do it.  After all, he became a emperor. The following sentences is his words which made me respect him.

 Don't say "I'm poor". When I was 9 years old,   I lost my father and was thrown out from my country. In order to survive, I had to eat a mouse.

 Don't say "It's too difficult. I'll give up".  
I escaped from enemy with my body tied up.

And I became restored although I was shot in my cheek.

 The real enemy is in my own mind. Once I had overcame the enemy,  I became the Khan( emperor).

 

  Second, he had great leadership. The number of his army was nearly 130,000 and had to fight millions of enemies. Because Khan was strategical and always admired his army, the Mongol army can have defeated numerous enemies. In medieval war, western armies equipped lancers and heavy armors but the Mongol army was a light cavalryman who shots arrows. It's so speedy and dynamic that military experts rank the Mongol army as the most strategical army.

 

  I will be confident and hopeful. So 'Genghis Khan' is my role model. He did fight himself and finally won. In my life, there will be so many things that bother me. But I'd like to overcome the difficuties so did Genghis Khan.

 

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 Hello, welcome to visit my blog! You are my classmate, aren't you?
I'm Sejung. It's similar to King Sejong, so you can't forget my name :)
In class, I will be called Andy but I'm not yet familiar with Andy.
My major is computer science and  I like especially security fields in programming.
So I will be a programmer who is expert in security programming.
I'v lived in Myung-il, Seoul since I was baby.  So I usually take more than a hour going to school. It's pity, isn't it? :)
 My hobby is swimming. In water, I feel free and cool. Anyone who enjoys swimming can bring me to pool.
Oh, I also like singing a song. My favorite singer is Kangsan Eh. I think he is the greatest singer in East Asia :)
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