In the morning I tried to finish one subtopic in the paper I'm writing but all I was able to manage was write one paragraph. I couldn't extract more. The same thing happened early in the afternoon. I just stared blankly at the monitor.
But I guess I wasn't the only one.
In the morning, 관희 (Kwan Hee) asked me if I know what 윷놀이 (Yut Nori) is? He's just so fond of asking "Do you know" questions. Just like: Do you know Ryu Hyun Jin? (starting pitcher of the LA Dodgers) Do you know Kim Yuna? (2010 Olympics figure skating champion) And as always, my answer is "No." I thought he was talking about a person again, but apparently he was talking about a Korean traditional game which is usually played during New Year. He then explained how it is played and then he said that it is best played when there are more players so we'll play it in the afternoon when 소라 (Sora, another member of our laboratory) comes to the laboratory.
Around 3 p.m., 교수님 (professor) came to the laboratory from his office and called us to the larger room of our laboratory. I thought we'll have tea time. We usually have one when he calls everyone to gather. Instead we played 윷놀이. 교수님 and 소라 teamed-up and as 교수님 instructed, 대학권생 (graduate students) which meant 관희 and I, formed another team.
And so we played... 관희 and I lost. Four times!!!! Even if at the start of each game we were leading, 교수님 and 소라 still ends up winning.
Be that as it may, the game was lots of fun! ^,^ Not just because of the game itself but mostly because of the experience of playing with them. I got to see 교수님 think of strategies to remove our 말 (token) out of the 말판 (board) and watch 관희 throw the 윷 (sticks) in various ways to hopefully get the needed number of points to get our 말 cross the finish line. 소라 and I laughed a lot. Just looking at them and their reactions was such a joy. 진짜. 대박!!!
Since we lost, 관희 ended-up buying chicken which we ate together.
Tomorrow again? I wish! But I hope more that my mind will no longer be on vacation mode so that I can finish the paper and give a draft to 교수님.
In the morning, 관희 (Kwan Hee) asked me if I know what 윷놀이 (Yut Nori) is? He's just so fond of asking "Do you know" questions. Just like: Do you know Ryu Hyun Jin? (starting pitcher of the LA Dodgers) Do you know Kim Yuna? (2010 Olympics figure skating champion) And as always, my answer is "No." I thought he was talking about a person again, but apparently he was talking about a Korean traditional game which is usually played during New Year. He then explained how it is played and then he said that it is best played when there are more players so we'll play it in the afternoon when 소라 (Sora, another member of our laboratory) comes to the laboratory.
Around 3 p.m., 교수님 (professor) came to the laboratory from his office and called us to the larger room of our laboratory. I thought we'll have tea time. We usually have one when he calls everyone to gather. Instead we played 윷놀이. 교수님 and 소라 teamed-up and as 교수님 instructed, 대학권생 (graduate students) which meant 관희 and I, formed another team.
And so we played... 관희 and I lost. Four times!!!! Even if at the start of each game we were leading, 교수님 and 소라 still ends up winning.
Be that as it may, the game was lots of fun! ^,^ Not just because of the game itself but mostly because of the experience of playing with them. I got to see 교수님 think of strategies to remove our 말 (token) out of the 말판 (board) and watch 관희 throw the 윷 (sticks) in various ways to hopefully get the needed number of points to get our 말 cross the finish line. 소라 and I laughed a lot. Just looking at them and their reactions was such a joy. 진짜. 대박!!!
Since we lost, 관희 ended-up buying chicken which we ate together.
Tomorrow again? I wish! But I hope more that my mind will no longer be on vacation mode so that I can finish the paper and give a draft to 교수님.
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| 윷놀이 말판과 윷 (Yut Nori Board and sticks) |
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