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Here are colletions of my own personal interest.

 

 

Ancient Greek Tragedy

 

 

Hapkido

Hapkido is a Korean martial art where kicking, striking, throwing, and twisting are practiced to their extremes (in my standard) with emphasis on usage of 'ki'. To find out more, I may suggest you to read the Wikipedia entry for the martial art by clicking here. I practice Hapkido at USA Hapkido Taekwondo Center located in Tustin, CA. If you are interested in Hapkido and live near Tustin, come and check out.

 

 

 

Library

I collect books, but I rarely read them. Here is a partial list of the collections. If you are interested in borrowing books, please don't hesitate to contact me. Of course, I need to know who you are, and you should live in vicinities of the collection.

 

 

Greek Reading Group @ UCI

The group meets regularly to read texts written in ancient Greek. Texts can vary from the books in the New Testament to Greek tragedies. Anyone who has finished GREEK 1ABC at UCI (or equivalent courses at other institute) may join the group. Website: http://math.uci.edu/~tchoi/greekreading

 

 

Neng Soong Nung (Cold Water Boiled Burnt Rice)

Traditionally Korean people prepared cooked rice using a pot. As a result it was inevitable to have a thick layer of remnants of burnt rice on the inner surface of the pot. These are called Noo Roong Ji and are enjoyed as a snack. Here we are not talking about burnt rice in black but rather in brown color. The unique taste of Noo Ronng Ji is described as "Goo Soo Ha Da" in Korean. Unfortunately this description can not be easily translated into English. As there is a saying "Burnt rice is good for body while burnt meat is not," Dong Ei Bo Gam, the most prominent ancient medical book in Korean, described that eating Noo Roong Ji would help people who had trouble with digestion. The book suggested that Noo Roong Ji could be eaten after boiling in water. The soup resulted from boiling Noo Roong Ji in water is called Soong Nung. In my personal view, as a someone who has been eating rice for more than three decades, Soong Nung is the best way to enjoy rice. If you have never tried it and claimed that you have liked rice, hmm, you should rethink after trying Soong Nung. To make Soong Nung, first prepare Noo Roong Ji and boil it in water with the ratio 1:2. After boiling white bubbles will appear on the surface of the soup, then it is ready to be served. Now if we pour only the soup but not the burnt rice into a bottle (hopefully after cooling a bit), then keep it in a refridgerator to serve as a cold Soong Nung called Neng Soong Nung.

 

 

Restaurant Guide

 

 

Can computers think?

Probably the most obvious question we should ask is what thinking means. Philosophers and great thinkers have been attempting to answer the question, but we still don't have a definite answer to it.

 

 

Things We Can Not Prove

There are many things we can prove in mathematics, but in many other fields things are not so easy to prove.

 

 

Parables told by Jesus

According to the wiki, there are 33 parables in the canon.
  1. The Wise and the Foolish Builders: Matt 7:24-27
  2. The Sower: Matt 13:3-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:5-15
  3. The Tares: Matt 13:24-30
  4. The Mustard Seed: Matt 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-32, Luke 13:18-19
  5. The Leaven: Matt 13:33, Luke 13:20-21
  6. The Hidden Treasure: Matt 13:44
  7. The Pearl: Matt 13:45-46
  8. Drawing in the Net: Matt 13:47-50
  9. The Lost Sheep: Matt 18:12-14, Luke 15:1-7
  10. Unmerciful Servant: Matt 18:23-35
  11. Laborers in the Vineyard: Matt 20:1-16
  12. The Two Sons: Matt 21:28-32
  13. The Wicked Husbandmen: Matt 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19
  14. The Wedding Feast: Matt 22:1-14, Luke 14:16-24
  15. The Fig Tree: Matt 24:32-36, Mark 13:28-32, Luke 21:29-33
  16. The Ten Virgins: Matt 25:1-13
  17. Ten Talents: Matt 25:14-30, Luke 19:11-27
  18. The Seed Growing Secretly: Mark 4:26-29
  19. The Two Debtors: Luke 7:41-47
  20. The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:30-37
  21. The Friend at Night: Luke 11:5-8
  22. The Rich Fool: Luke 12:16-21
  23. The Faithful Servant: Luke 12:35-48
  24. The Barren Fig Tree: Luke 13:6-9
  25. The Guests: Luke 14:7-15
  26. Building a tower and waging war: Luke 14:28-33
  27. Lost Money: Luke 15:8-10
  28. The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32
  29. The Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1-9
  30. The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus: Luke 16:19-31
  31. The Master and Servant: Luke 17:7-10
  32. The Importunate Widow: Luke 18:1-8
  33. Pharisee and the Publican: Luke 18:9-14

 

 

My Fortunes According to Cookies

* (x m) means the fortune came to me m many times.

 

 

Celebrities I met (in order of meeting)

 

 

Templeton Prize Winners

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