My high school bucket list

I have many things I want to do before graduation, but I'm only gonna write a few.

First, I've always wanted to play a big prank on the teachers. A big enough prank to maybe get me suspended? Okay, maybe not suspension but something hilarious. Especially my homeroom teacher.

Next, probably what everybody wants, get a gf. I've spent my school years too boring. I should have had more fun in school.

Third, I want to try building a cluster network in the computer lab. I have access to the computer lab and there are two dozens of computer lying there, I should try it sometime.

Then, I wanna read a book. I'm trying to read Michael Sandel's Justice, but I keep forgetting to start.

Finally, I wanna perform on the stage. I've done it 2 years ago, but I always want to do it again before I graduate.

Indian food I used to eat on a regular basis

I used to live in India for a long time. So I've tried lots of Indian food. I'll explain about the ones I particularly liked to eat.


1. Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

A "Dosa" is a kind of crepe or pancake made from rice batter. "Masala Dosa" is a specific type of "Dosa" which has mashed up potato and onion stuffed in it. A "Dosa" is a common breakfast dish and a street food. You could walk around the streets and see a restaurant that makes "Dosa" every block. "Dosa" is a bit oily. You could probably squeeze about half to a full cup of oil from one serving of it.

I used to eat "Masala Dosa" once a week. I would go to church on Saturday morning and we would all order "Masala Dosa" for breakfast. That was my usual Saturday routine. Morning warship, a plate of Dosa, and then a game of soccer till I tire out. I would never forget the Saturday morning i used to have back in India.

2. Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken. Nothing to say. Literally my favourite dish I've ever eaten. It also is one of the most famous Indian dishes foreigners know.

Butter Chicken

The dish is just chicken cooked in gravy. The gravy is based on tomato sauce but eventually has no tomato flavor at the end. It's called Butter Chicken because when cooking, a lot of butter is added and as the photo above, the white sauce is butter again. It's normally eaten with rice or Naan(top left corner of the picture above).

I've had this dish in all sorts of places. Our school would have it in the cafeteria, I would have it for lunch after a game of golf, and even in Korea, I wouldn't even look at the menu and order this dish.


3. Paneer

Paneer

You would probably think this is a dish made from tofu. But paneer is actually a type of cheese eaten in India. It does have that 'Cheesy' texture rather than 'Tofu' texture. This dish also have many variations to it. I don't exactly recall the name of the variation I had, but i remember it tasting a bit similar to the Butter chicken above. That's probably why I also enjoyed this dish a lot.

I have had this dish only in the school cafeteria. I didn't purposely go out for this dish but whenever it would appear on the school menu, I would have a big serving. This dish personally didn't look very nice to me at first. But I saw couple of my friends having it and I gave it a try. It was awesome. Never judge a book by its cover.


4. Kati Roll

Kati Roll

This roll is a bit like a burrito except that it is a bit spicy and has chicken instead of beef. It was originally a kind of kebab but it changed its appearance to a roll, changing its name to "roll".

 This one was also a bit "rare" menu. I would only have it in school for lunch. But it would appear quite often so I've had it a lot. I actually mistook it for a burrito at first. And I really liked burritos. But after I realized it was not, I liked it better than the burritos in our school.


5. Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori Chicken

Another "street food". You could walk around the streets and see grills cooking chicken almost everywhere. It is served as a side dish in almost any kind of meal. It can be had as a appetizer or beside the main dish.

Almost every single time I go to a Indian restaurant, we order this dish or it is served basically. So I've had many changes to eat it. And still in Korea, nowadays, it is served in our cafeteria which I really am thankful for.

6. Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

Not a meal I really enjoyed, but I've had it every now and then. It's a bit like Chinese fried rice but a bit more 'oily' and has more spices to it. Another thing is that it sometimes has a whole chicken leg instead of chicken bits. The rice itself is a bit different from rice we have normally. 

I actually don't have much memory of this but I remember one thing. It was 7th grade. We were on a field trip and had to have biryani for lunch. Many students disliked it. But I just had it (I was hungry). But I only remember it being so good. But the next day, I thought it would have been the same. But it wasn't that good. So I really don't know if I like this meal or not.

Sources:
http://www.biryaniz.com/
http://www.ecurry.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/

Bro - That Kind of Guy

Back in March, a self-proclaiming 'Ilbe' netizen, Bro, released a song called 'That kind of guy'.  The music itself is normal. It sounds like a normal ballad song. But it's the lyrics that made the song famous. It talks about an 'ideal guy' who can do anything to make a woman happy. It also talks about why the heck that kind of guy would meet a girl like you.

Bro - That kind of guy

The singer, Bro, wasn't a known singer. He didn't expect the song to get famous. Instead he was worried that he would be criticized hard for making a song like this. But it topped the charts like Melon and Monkey3. He did get criticized for the song. A group called 'Veloce', consisting of 3 female singers, wrote a song in response to this song called 'That kind of girl'. It's the exact same story except that it's a girl singing to a guy about why a girl like that would meet him. 
I personally think that the song is fun. I don't really care about what it means. I don't think that people should take the lyrics seriously. I think it's just a fun song to enjoy.
Source : http://www.koreabang.com/2014/stories/ilbe-singers-satire-of-women-tops-music-charts.html
-SK

Our school's major departmemts

The CSHS offers the students to choose a major subject. We have 7 different departments available they are as follows:

Math
Probably the most powerful group in our school. That's probably because math is considered the most important subject in our school. Not only that but many students and teachers in the math department have a strong self esteem about about their department.
There are currently 8 teachers and there were roughly 20 students in our grade last year.
Their club name is SF - Solution Finders

Computer Science
The department I'm in. This deparment ha s a relatively big influence on others compared to its size. There is currently 1 teacher and there were 3 students in our grade including me.
Its name used to be MATRIX, but we changed it to TIG. It has multiple meanings. I'll leave that to you.

Physics
Another department where teachers and students are proud of themselves. As I know, the physics department was the biggest in our grade. There are 4 teachers currently. There were two seperate groups called AEC and DioPhysics.

Chemistry
One more big department. There are 4 chemistry teachers in our school. Also the chemistry department is known for using the most amount of money on its R&E projects. Their club name is Chemidiem.

Biology
A weird department in my opinion. They also have two seperate groups. BioBbAa and EU. In our grade, there was a bit of rivalry between the two groups. Now, I don't think there are any.

Earth Science/Environmental Science
These two groups are kind of mixed together. The teachers share the same staff room. There are 2 Earth Science teachers and 1 Environmental Science teacher. There were 4 students in Earth Science and 5 students in Environmental Science. There wasn't a particular name for their club that I know of.


There is a kind of hierarchy between these groups.

Math

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   Physics    -   Chemistry

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               Biology   -   Computer Science

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            Earth Science   -   Environmental Science

Blackout Poetry

Recently, our class created Blackout Poetry, inspired by the work of Austin Kleon. Using old TIME magazines from the school library, we found articles that inspired us and then got to work defacing them in order to create art.

First, look for words and phrases that jump out at you. Then, circle other words, or parts of words, to create meaning out of the rest of the text. Lastly, use a black marker to black out everything else. All that's left is your unique poem!

The poems we created are now on display on the 3rd floor of the main school building. Those who see them are very impressed.

Here are some of our pieces. Enjoy!

by Hyunsu Lim

by Gijun Seong

by Yeon-Ho Ha

by Taekyung Eaum

by Charles Seol

Journal Rewrite

Journal Rewrite - Friday March 28th, 2014

Journal Question : What is your favourite TV show or video game?

My favourite viedo game is probably the "Call of Duty" series. I've played it since the first one ever came out. Then I've played the expansion set, Call of Duty : United Offensive. Thenwp was Call of Duty : 2, and so on. I know that there are currently nine games in the series, and I've played eight and a half of them. I've started the nineth game, Call of Duty : Black Ops II, but I couldn't finish the game due to comouter problems. Recently I haven't been able to play, because of the time and PC specification. But I would love to continue playing it later on.

-SK

Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day

This is probably my favourite rock songs ever. Bon Jovi really boosts me up anytime when I listen to them. Enjoy listening!!

-SK

CSH Student President

Hello! I am Gijun, aka. SK, Curry, and the student council president of the year 2014. This is the first time blogging for me and I might just start my own personal blog!

-SK