About
I am known as 이선경 / 李善暻 / Sunkyoung Lee / Sunny.
Cosmopolitan / 세계 시민
By defining myself as a ‘cosmopolitan’—a word derived from the Greek kosmopolitês (‘citizen of the world’)—, I aim to strive towards being open-minded and eschewing ignorance and prejudice.
This site serves as on-line space where I keep records of my random thoughts and observations. Through it, I hope to be able to get an insight into the contextually rich world around me and therefore broaden my understanding.
As many cosmopolitans do, I will hop on and off the trains of the universal and the particular, finding always one in the other, because every human behaviour and situation can never be either wholly universal or particular.
내 자신을 ‘코즈모폴리탄 (그리스어 kosmopolitês-세계 시민-에서 유래)’으로 정의하는 것은 열린 사고 방식을 갖고서 무지와 편견을 삼가고자 노력하기 위함이다.
이 사이트는 그 때 그 때 떠오르는 생각이나 관찰을 기록해두는 온라인 공간으로써, 이를 통해 내 주변 세계의 정황에 대한 통찰을 얻게 되고 더 나아가서는 이해의 폭을 넓힐 수 있게 되길 바란다.
세계 시민들이 많이 그렇듯이 나도 보편성과 특수성 사이를 왔다 갔다 할텐데, 보편적인 것 안에서 특수한 것을 또 그 반대 경우의 것을 늘 찾게 될 것이다. 왜냐하면 그 어떤 인간의 행동이나 상황도 온전히 보편적이기만 하거나 특수하지만은 않기 때문이다.
Contact Information
Address:
31 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119595
Mobile: +65 9423 7953 (old number still valid: 9449 2951)
Owen:
I was intrigued by your blog(s). in fact I found my way here to this one after searching pictures on google and one was from your blog…winding, wounding all the way here.
I am not sure I have anything consequential to add, just that I liked it. Also good luck at the Brussles European Commission where you are starting working.
I am interested in things political aswell. My uncles have been politicans but my parent have always said that it destroys families and your health so only ever consider it after you have raised a family…
kk
5 October 2008, 4:15 amOwen
Sunkyoung:
Thank you, Owen, for coming all the way down here and your wish. I’d partly agree with your parents as being a politician seems sometimes rather better for others’ families.
5 October 2008, 11:13 pmOwen:
Btw I am also Irish Catholic so I liked the pictures of Paddy’s day alot. Good on you for taking part and organising it!
Here in NZ we don’t have parades like New York and Seoul but everyone goes to the pub and just get wasted on guinness…
You know that Koreans have been referred to by scholars as “The Irish of the East” due to your emotional temperaments, History of external opression and boisterous humour.
kk
6 October 2008, 5:56 amSunkyoung:
That’s how you found my blog. I’m glad you liked the photos. It was such a fantastic experience to me planning and organising the festival for two years. I’m very well aware of the reference and I’m very happy about it.
15 October 2008, 8:23 pmChristianna:
Hello Sunkyoung!
I, too, really appreciate your blog. I’m an American of Swedish/Czech and Korean heritage working as an English teacher in Daegu, trying to learn Korean and French. Randomly, I found your blog from a search for “Home Plus”
You inspire me w. the great things that you’re doing. Follow your dreams!
13 November 2008, 5:07 amSunkyoung:
Christiana – Thank you for ‘finding’ my blog! I guess you first found my blogspot blog and finally ended up here becasue I remember I posted a post with ‘Home P(l)us’ in my old blog.
I’m so glad to hear that I inspire you, which I hope I can by sharing my experiences through blogging. Good luck with your Korean and French!
16 November 2008, 10:13 pmkorea4one:
You sound very interesting and open but……………….
28 January 2009, 4:04 amBlog site does not represent you as a person.
Chao.
신상대:
혹시 거제도가 고향이고 2000년에 모고등학교에 교생선생님을 하셨던 그 이선경 선생님이 맞으신가요?
영어를 가르치셨었습니다.
맞으시다면 위 메일이나 싸이미니홈피에 연락주시길 바랍니다
제가 알고 있는 그분도 deulpan 이란 아이디를 즐겨 쓰셨는데…
26 January 2011, 10:47 pm