IT IS BETTER TO USE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAN ASK OTHER PEOPLE FOR ADVICE. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

         People nowadays tend to ask other people about advices and information. However, I think that people should use their own knowledge and experience rather than asking other people. There are many reasons why I think that knowledge and experience is better. It’s not other people’s lives, but yours. Also, not all advices and information would be accurate, and it might not be the best choice for your life. Lastly, you’re the one who shaped your inner body, no one knows you better than yourself.

         First, the life that you’re living now is yours, not somebody else’s. You should make your own decision and shape out your life by yourself. Many people ask for advices from their parents. This is not a bad idea, but if you think it wisely, it is actually bad. The parents that give you advices will not be there until you die. If you keep on relying on your parents, you will be left out because they will no longer be there when you’re old. People come and go, and they all have different types of background. Everyone’s lives are different. The advice that they give you might not be the perfect advice of your life. It is because it is based on their eyesights. They actually don’t know anything about you and your choices. They’re just giving advices from their own experiences. Advices come from experience, and to give advices, you have to use your knowledge and advices. Therefore, knowledge and experiences should be used instead of asking other people for help.

         Second, when most people ask for advices, they might not be the correct answer. There was one time when someone asked me about advices for asking a girl out. At that time, I was too lazy and didn’t pay much attention. So I said to just say anything you want. If the girl likes you, the girl will say yes. However, it was not his case. He told me that he was rejected for not preparing much. Sometimes, people can be wrong because of their carelessness, and the people that listen to that advice would suffer because of the wrong advice. Also, people have different minds and different heart. They don’t all feel the same. What the other people think might be wrong and your thinking might be the best choice. People should use their knowledge rather than asking other people for advices who doesn’t know much about you.

         Lastly, you’re the one who shaped your inner body for the whole life. No one knows you better than yourself. If you’re deciding on a hard topic and you want to ask an advice. The best advice is to ask yourself. You are the one who can make the choice, and you should not be influenced by other people’s advice. You have done it that way for your life. You should continue it because not everyone knows where you came from, what type of person you are, why you are deciding on a choice. No one knows you better than yourself. Even babies, when they experience new things, they repeat that over and over. Even as a baby, you start to develop your thinking skills, therefore, it is not the best choice to ask advice from other people. You should just ask yourself what choice you should make and follow it. The reason is because sometimes you might not have someone around you. If that happens, what are you left with? Yourself. Therefore, you should ask yourself and prepare for cases like that by simply asking yourself and following your heart.

My Favorite Metaphor of Love

      Love is boxing. Love takes a long time to get prepared. Love can be hard and interesting, Boxing takes a long time to prepare and once you win, you have to get hold of that champion belt. This is same with love. Whenever you see a girl that you like, you try your best to get hold of that girl. After you have got the girl you like, you have to try to maintain that relationship, or else you will lose the belt. There are people that get the feeling of achievement and they become careless, however, love can be disappeared in one moment.

         Boxing is a hard and interesting sport, which is similar to love. To love someone, you have to really like that person. Until you achieve the girl, or the champion belt, you dedicate all your times practicing or preparing for the date. When you decide the date of the championship, you have to train yourself to not lose. When you propose, the answer is yes or no, which is same with boxing where it is win or lose. Even if you worked your hardest, if you fail, that time and effort will be useless.

        The more you love someone, the more pain and agony you will get after you lose your love. When you decide to play boxing, and go professionally, that means you like boxing and you value it for your life. When you lose someone you like, the feeling that you get is ineffable. It feels as if you lost the most important thing in your life and you feel empty inside your body. Boxing, with the same idea, if you try your best and achieve that championship belt, once you lose it, the feeling is inexpressible. Love, same with boxing, injuries are to follow after.

         Boxing and love is similar because both gives experiences after you’re done. Love gives you the eyes to choose the best woman for your wife, boxing gives you experience that nothing is easy and you have to work hard to get the championship belt. When you do boxing, you face many difficulties. There are times that you just want to quit and live a normal life. In love, there are times that you need a break time. Even though you love someone, taking a break would be a good thing because sometimes you get tired of the situation that you face. However, if you make a choice, there are consequences and regret to follow. If you decide to quit boxing, you have nothing else to do. If you decide to take a rest in a relationship, you might regret that choice. Boxing and love is similar because they have difficulties and consequences.

When you’re boxing, you have to be careful because it is so quick. You can be knocked out in just seconds if you’re not prepared for the next punch. Love is also unpredictable; you never know when the relationship will be over. You need to give in the exact amount of pace, or you will lose your stamina and lose the game. Love, you have to put in the exact amount of effort. If you give too much, the love will not last long. If you put in too little work, the girl that you love will leave you behind. Therefore boxing and love is same in a way that you have to put the effort and time, and it’s hard and takes time to complete. It also leaves ineffable pain after you lose the person you love. 

Describing Myself

         Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Yong Kwang Kim, and I attend eleventh grade of Saipan International School. My school is a diverse school where there are a lot of international students. The school is different from other schools because it has a lot of nationalities. There are Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Chamorro, Cambodians, Peruvians, Pilipino, and many more. Therefore, it’s pretty cool because I can face many different cultures.

         There are many foods that I like, but I love Jaeyook bokkum the most. Jaeyook bokkum is a frozen meat mixed with pepper paste and soy sauce. You can add other ingredients such as peppers and garlic to make it more spicy. The reason why I like Jaeyook bokkum is because it’s what my mom makes best. However, as I adopted to American culture, I started liking fast foods. I also like to eat hamburgers from whether Lotteria, Mcdonalds, or Burger King.

         I love to listen to music, especially Korean songs. Whenever I do something, I always have earphones and am listening to music. I also love to sing along, and sometimes dance, although I don’t really like dancing. I like to play musical instruments. I can play guitar, drum, and ukulele. I also like to play sports. My favorite sports are volleyball, basketball, and others. I actually like to play all sports except soccer. Basketball is my most favorite sport. I’ve been playing basketball since I was young with my brother. When he went to play, I followed him and went along with him. Because my brother is older than me, I began to play with bigger guys. At first, I was left out because I was small and I had no experience, however, as I started playing and learning basketball, they put me in the team to play with them.

         When I was young, I stayed with my grandmother in the house. My grandmother liked watching TV right in front. Because I had nothing to do, I started to sit next to her and watch TV together. However, this was a bad idea. If you watch the television right in front of the TV, your eyesight become bad. I started to wear glasses when I was in third grade until now. This is the only thing I regret doing when I was young.

         My family consists of four people, dad, mom, my brother, and me. My family is pretty cool because first, we have all blood types. My dad is type O, my mom is type AB, my brother type A, and I am type B. My father works as a tour guide, my mom works at the house, and my brother now goes to a college in Japan. I want to follow my brother to Japan. This winter, I think I’m going to Japan to visit my brother. It would be a nice experience because I’m thinking about going to a Japanese college. When I go to Japan, I would make Japanese friends so that I can have someone to meet when I go to a college in Japan.

         I also like to watch TV programs. I like to watch Korean drama, English drama, and just every TV programs that sounds fun. My favorite hobby is learning new languages. I am learning Japanese and Chinese right now. I’ve been learning Japanese for about 3 years, and Chinese for about 2 years. I like to learn new things because it means that it increases the things that I could do. Lastly, I love Saipan because it has a lot of opportunities for students to go to college.

         

New Year's Resolution

         This is my first time writing a blog, so it wouldn’t sound all that nice. My first New Year’s Resolution is reduce the time I spend on the computer. Recently, I visited South Korea, and I’ve been in front of the computer for more than 5 hours a day. From doing that, I got many disadvantages. I’ve gained weight, and my eyesight became worse. I learned that there are no advantages from spending time on computer. It also takes time away from me. By not being in front of the computer for 5 hours, I could earn 5 hours to do something else. I could go out and exercise, read books, or just relax. There are sometimes that I need extra times. Just by reducing the amount of time on the computer, I would earn that much time. My goal for this year is that I would spend less time on the computer and more time on actual book readings. By reading books, you can earn knowledge and skills that you need in school. Therefore, this year, I’ve decided to reduce the time I spend on the computer and do something else productive.

  

         My second New Year’s Resolution is to have a better social relationship with others. As life goes on, there are times when you need a hand. In times like that, a good social relationship comes in handy. In order to do that, I would need to do more activities that deal with associating with other people. You can also live longer as you grow old because you can discuss your worries with other people. By doing this, you can reduce the amount of stress and worries by sharing the pain. If you associate with other people, you can improve your emotional intelligence. If you improve the emotional intelligence, you are more likely to be welcomed by other people. More people will feel closeness to you. Also, when you grow old, you can feel lonely and might get depressive disorder. If you socialize with other people, you are less likely to get depressive disorder. You can also ask for many advices to other people. You can avoid mistakes that other people did by listening to them and linking it to your life. You can set it as an example to follow if you face a hard time.

        My third New Year’s Resolution is to do my best in everything I could. There are times when you stress yourself for something that you did. You might also regret your choices. However, if you do your best in it, you know that that was the best choice that you could have made. When you give effort, you can achieve the feeling of accomplishment. There is a quote that says, “No pain, no gain.” According to this quote, if I do not do my best, there are no achievements to follow. In order to achieve a goal, you have to put in the effort and try your best. If you try your best in your life, there are no regrets. You can also get a better result because by pushing yourself to the limit, you are going over your restricted power. When you set goals and you do your best, you get the feeling of confidence. Og Mandino said, “Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” He means that if you try your best, the work is going to pay off no matter what.  Since this is a New Year’s Resolution, I have decided to do my best in everything.