대박난 달님안녕 – 아기국민도서 달님안녕 시리즈 (싹싹싹, 구두구두, 손이 나왔네)

Things that make my baby happy make me happy, too.  This board book 'Good Evening, Moon' (달님안녕) has been one of my son's favorite books since he was four or five months old.  The clear color contrast between yellow moon and dark night grasps my baby's attention.  The content is simple, yet interesting.  The smiling moon is very attractive, too! 아기 국민 도서 '달님안녕' 평가입니다. 일본작가 하야시 아키코가 그리고 쓴 '달님안녕'은 단테가 아주 어릴 적부터 관심을 가진 책이다.  10개월이 다 되어가는 지금은 '달님안녕'이라는 제목만 들어도 입가에 미소를 씨익 띄운다. 책이 가까이에 있으면 가서 가져오고, 그렇지 않으면 내 손을 잡고 가지러 가자고 ...

Posted in 애지중지 한글책 on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 | No Comments »

Ajumma in Korean – Women Who Look Old Enough To Get Married

One of the good things about living outside Korea is that I'm rarely called 'ajumma'. I guess I've just admitted that I don't want to be called ajumma. However, believe it or not, I don't have strong resistance against being ajumma - because I am, but I'd be still surprised a little bit if someone bluntly calls me ajumma in a market or café. I'm not quite ready for that yet only because I haven't experienced it a lot. Am I making it too big a deal to be called ajumma? Maybe. Am I subconsciously fearful ...

Posted in Culture to Question on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 | 7 Comments »