Likes – Seungho Park-Lee https://seungholee.com 이승호 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:06:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Joonas Widenius 요오나스 위데니우스 https://seungholee.com/2015/joonas-widenius/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joonas-widenius https://seungholee.com/2015/joonas-widenius/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:34:05 +0000 http://www.leeseungho.com/?p=1277 Widenius at Vallila public library / 예술의 밤, 동네 도서관에서 연주 중인 이웃 위데니우스
Widenius at Vallila public library / 예술의 밤, 동네 도서관에서 연주 중인 이웃 위데니우스
Joonas Widenius is my neighbour. I thought he was a enthusiast or hobbyist when I first saw him with his guitar and baby pram last year when we just moved in, but it turns out he is one of the rising guitarist and composer of Finland.

One day after work, I returned home and my wife told me that she heard some Paco de Lucía songs from above or the next flat, which sounded not like from a CD or through speakers. Widenius probably was doing a small practice that day. Now that I am a hug fan with two albums from iTunes, I get all excited when I see him walking up or down the stairs.

헬싱키 발릴라(Vallila) 소재 내가 사는 연립 윗집에는 요오나스 위데니우스(Joonas Widenius)가 산다. 작년 처음 이사를 왔을때부터 기타를 매고 유모차를 끌고 계단을 오르내리는 이 젊은 아저씨를 보고 기타가 취미겠거니… 했는데, 조금 검색을 해보니 핀란드에서 가장 주목받는 젊은 기타리스트 중 하나란다.

어느날 집에 왔는데 아내가 ‘어디선가 파코 데 루치아(Paco de Lucía) 기타가 들리는데 음반을 틀어 놓은게 아닌 것 같다’는 말을 했다. 그런걸 칠 수 있는 사람이 우리 건물에 있을리가 없다고 했는데 아마 이 사람이 선배 음악가의 곡을 연주하며 손을 풀고 있었던 모양. 곡도 직접 쓰시고 아이튠즈(iTunes)에서 살 수 있는 음반도 벌써 두개. 이제 엄청난 팬이 되어버려 계단에서 만날 때 마다 두근두근.

]]> https://seungholee.com/2015/joonas-widenius/feed/ 0 My favourite This American Life episodes https://seungholee.com/2013/my-favourite-this-american-life-episodes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-favourite-this-american-life-episodes https://seungholee.com/2013/my-favourite-this-american-life-episodes/#respond Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:13:44 +0000 http://www.leeseungho.com/?p=1015 This American Life
This American Life
This American Life (TAL) is a podcast radio show I started listening to since 2010 when I got back from Cambodia. Bryan sent me a link as he thought the episode being on NGOs in Haiti have some good stuff relevant to my studio work.

So far, I think I have probably listened to close to 100 episodes from TAL, and it is a mixture of fun and deep thoughts. Though I do not agree with every detail of the show, for example, how they describe Germany in their episode on Eurozone crisis, the show is really fun and often make me learn. Here’s what I would recommend for TAL beginners, which is also for me to revisit later.

173: Three kinds of deception, act two. Deceiving Others.
Graham left his job as a well-earning NY attorney to enter the exclusive Greenwich Country Club as a busboy. Listen

385: Pro Se, act one. Psycho Dabble.
TAL contributor Jon Ronson tells the story of a man who has spent more than a decade trying to convince doctors that he’s not mentally ill. But the more he argues his case, the less they believe him. A very scary episode. Listen

411: First contact, act one. Error at First Base.
This was one of the first episodes I listened to, and perhaps about five times. A radio show in English was difficult for the first time. Comedian Birbiglia tells a making-out story. Silly and cute. Listen

432: Know When To Fold ‘Em. act three, Gin Rummy.
One of the principles of treating alcoholism is that there’s hope for everyone. You never fold your cards. But there are also places known as “wet houses,” controversial shelters for alcoholics where they are allowed to keep drinking. Listen

483: Self improvement kick, act two. Some Like it Dot.
A young idealist named Sanchez is chief of staff to the president of Honduras with an idea: What if you could cure all your country’s problems by just starting all over? Then he finds a TED Talk by a famous American economist, Romer. Listen

This American Life (TAM)은 2010년 캄보디아에 다녀온 뒤로 듣기 시작한 포트캐스트 라디오. Bryan이 당시 내가 듣던 스튜디오 수업에 도움이 될 거라 생각했는지 보내 준 아이티 에피스드 링크를 시작으로 듣기 시작해 이제까지 아마 100편 가깝게 들은 듯. 청소하며 설거지하며 듣기 좋고, 가끔은 눈물이 쏙 빠지게 웃기기도 하고 가끔은 깊은 생각에 빠지게도 해 준다. 물론 영어에도 도움이 되고. 아래는 그 중 TAL 초보들에게 추천하고픈 기억에 남는 에피소드 몇 편.

173: 세가지 속임수, 두번째 이야기. Deceiving Others.
뉴욕의 변호사 Graham이 컨츄리클럽에 초대되는 동료들만 승진하는 것을 보고 한 고급 컨츄리클럽을 경험하기 위해 자신의 직업을 잠시 버리고 버스보이로 취업하는 이야기. 듣기

385: 조사, 첫번째 이야기. Psycho Dabble.
어린 나이에 살해혐의로 체포되어 정신병을 가장했다고 주장하는 젊은이. 그는 정말 싸이코패스일까 아닐까? 아마 가장 무서웠던 에피소드. 듣기

411: 첫 만남, 첫번째 이야기. Error at First Base.
가장 처음 들었던 에피소드 중 하나, 그리고 다섯번 이상 들은 유일한 에피소드. 화면이 있는 영화와는 다르게 영어 라디오가 안들려 힘들었던 기억이. 스탠드업 코미디언 Birbiglia가 자신의 첫 입맞춤 이야기를 들려준다. 듣기

432: 물러날 때를 알기, 첫번째 이야기. Gin Rummy.
알콜중독을 대하는 첫번째 그리고 마지막 원칙은 ‘포기하지 않는다’. 하지만, 술을 마시는 것을 허용하는 보호소가 있다고 한다. 듣기

483: 자기계발 킥, 두번째 이야기. Some Like it Dot.
혼두라스 대통령의 보좌관인 젊은 이상주의자 Sanchez는 어렸을 때 부터 국가의 모든 문제를 없앨 묘안을 가지고 있었다 – 모든 것을 처음부터 시작하면 어떨까? 그러던 와중 세계적인 경제학자 Romer의 TED 프레젠테이션을 들은 그는 그의 계획을 실행에 옮기기 위해 Romer와 힘을 모은다. 듣기

]]> https://seungholee.com/2013/my-favourite-this-american-life-episodes/feed/ 0 23-28 December 2012 Paris 파리 https://seungholee.com/2012/paris-23-28-december-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-23-28-december-2012 https://seungholee.com/2012/paris-23-28-december-2012/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:42:16 +0000 http://www.leeseungho.kr/?p=1167
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    • Homage to Midnight in Paris (2011) by Woody Allen. Many thanks to the street musician in from of the RMN Grandpalais.
    우디 앨런의 미드나잇 인 파리 오마쥬. RMN 그랑빨레 앞의 거리 음악가에게 심심한 감사를.
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    Winter is harsh in Finland, especially from January through March. It's harsh not only for us but also for birds: where do they find food when it snows as high as our knees? One thing you can do is buy and hang those grain balls available from supermarket. We finally got to do it for the birds we love to watch around after few years of living in Finland.
    ]]>     https://seungholee.com/2012/food-for-birds/feed/ 5     A year and a half in Ullanlinna https://seungholee.com/2011/a-year-and-a-half-in-ullanlinna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-year-and-a-half-in-ullanlinna https://seungholee.com/2011/a-year-and-a-half-in-ullanlinna/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:10:32 +0000 http://www.leeseungho.kr/?p=833 We are moving on the last day of 2011. Yeap, it was good and solid one and a half year in Ullanlinna. We got an offer from a student housing company and therefore moving to Arabia where Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture is. As much as I am looking forward to my time in Arabia and Vanha Kaupunki I will miss Ullanlinna, Eira, and Punavuori where the most wonderful restaurants, cafés, and creative studios in Helsinki are today.

    One of million
    One of millionOne of million

    This is the courtyard of the building I have lived in. I’ve loved it, thought I still do not know what the brick building is for. I am certain that no one lives in it.

    A warm winter dayA warm winter evening

    It was a warm winter day. Hyunsun and I used to walk this street to the shore. Very nice, calm street with a small park and a church on the side. An office of Genelec, the manufacturer of highly regarded active loudspeaker systems especially for professionals, is on the right hand side.

    A cold winter dayA cold winter day … I think it was probably something like -20 Celsius.

    Kaivopuisto in the winter

    Kaivopuisto, one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, becomes a snowed desert in the winter.

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    Scaffolded. Hyunsun and I have lived through the long renovation of getting the outside walls re-plastered, cutting half the staircases out, and getting elevators into the building. It is only sensible that our landlady giggled when we told her that we will move out. Well, significantly cheaper rent is always a good motivation.

    09680011Hyunsun’s waiting for me walking back from the garbage bins.

    09680012Old buildings. This woud be what I would miss the most. You just walk around and what you see is these incredibly opaque architecture well-suited to the climate–cold, cold winter. Indigenous.

    0968003110 mins walk brings you to Hernesaari. Thought I am not a big fan of the newly built apartment complex, but this I like. A well-suited empty space for everyone.

    09680037Karaoke Bar Restroom right by the Church. Oddly well-suited.

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    Probably from somewhere around Laivurinkatu 35. You can barely see Viisikulma, the five corners which a really cool Finnish contemporary jazz band is named after.

    All photographs here are made with Minolta CLE, Summicron-C 40mm f2, and mostly Kodak GC 400.

    ]]>     https://seungholee.com/2011/a-year-and-a-half-in-ullanlinna/feed/ 4     Ignorance and complicity-lessons from Earthlings https://seungholee.com/2011/ignorance-and-complicity-lessons-from-earthlings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ignorance-and-complicity-lessons-from-earthlings https://seungholee.com/2011/ignorance-and-complicity-lessons-from-earthlings/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:22:34 +0000 http://www.leeseungho.kr/?p=731 Read More]]>
    Image courtesy: Earthlings.com

    As I am doing my masters thesis work on beef in Finland, I have been turning my head to the issues around animal and food, and have come to watch a 2005 documentary film, Earthlings. By watching it, I have realized how ignorant and complicit I have been of animal rights. Unlike Food Inc and Fastfood Nation, Earthlings more focuses on how animals can feel as much pain as we mankind do, and how the way we treat animals draw parallels between racism, sexism, and speciesism.

    As long as there are slaughterhouses … there will be battlefields. –Leo Tolstoy

    With footage obtained through the use of hidden cameras to chronicle the day-to-day practices, the film urges the viewers to make connection and take actions. Covering various places where animals are undergoing agony, the film touches five most prevalent ways animals have come to serve mankind: Pet, Food, Leather and fur, Entertainment, Science, none of which, I must say, can be a good excuse to torture other earthlings after watching the film.

    I did not know that milk cow dies in four years whereas normally they can live 20 years or so, nor did I know that my leather shoes probably have caused a cow in india a tremendous agony none of us mankind would take for himself/herself. A poet once said, “Pain is a sensation tricked by the distance. That’s why a thorn under one’s fingernail hurts more than the disaster in the other continent”. I can’t agree more.

    The change should occur now, and it’s not only about animal right. We do not see, living in the city, what it takes to make our foodstuff and products and how they will effect us in the long term, but the consequences are obvious.

    Ironically we only see mankind’s complete disrespect for these non-human providers. Without a doubt, this must be what it is to bite the hand that feeds us. In fact, we have actually stomped and spit on it. Now we are faced with the inevitable aftermath. This is evident in health reports due to our over-excessive consumption of animals. Cancer, heart disease, Osteoporosis, strokes, kidney stones, Anemia, diabetes and more. Even our food has now been effaced, and at its very source. With antibiotics used to promote weight gain in animals–who can’t gain under the stressful, overcrowded living conditions in factory farms–with the over-use of pesticides and insecticides, or artificial hormones, designed to increase milk production, litter size and frequency with artificial colors, herbicides, larvicides, synthetic fertilizer, tranquilizers, growth and appetite stimulants, it’s no wonder that Mad Cow Disease, Foot and Mouth disease, Pfiesteria, and a host of other animal related abnormalities have been unleashed on the human public. –from Earthlings

    Nation Earth has agreed to stream Earthlings online for free as a part of their effort to spread awareness, and the YouTube embedment below is one of them with subtitles in many languages. I know many of you have watched this already, I know that this will make many of you uncomfortable, but if you haven’t and if you are brave enough to face the reality, you should give it a try.

    I had had a few choices for my thesis topic: beef, waste management, energy saving et cetera. I chose beef cause I thought I would be learning the most, which I think I am. From the beginning, however, I have deliberately chosen to exclude animal right from the discourse as it can easily be not about the rationale but feelings. Now, I am confused, but more motivated than before.

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