1/15/07

dang-jang-yuh

As I drink more coffee, I feel less resistant to caffeine. Does that even make sense? Before, I used to drink coffee and have no effect on me. Now I sip on my first cup of the day, my hands feel jittery. I had one of the worse experience taking cold medicine with some caffeine at night. I woke up middle of night, probably caffeine's doing its job, and feel my body system completely shut down, medicine's kicking in, battling each other to take control of my system. It was horrible.

"Dan-jang-yuh", frequently searched word that appears in korean search engine. I was curious of what that means, so I looked it up. In literal translation, "dang-jang" is fermented soy bean, one of the basic sauces used in many korean dishes. "Yuh", in korean used to describe female. "Dan-jang" was dereived from the actual term "jan-jang", expression used to describe less desirable situation. Today, "dang-jang-yuh" is used to describe a woman who's vain and shallow in character. Of course this term also applies to guys, "dang-jang-nam". Example was given to describe this term to further clarify the meaning. A woman who's sipping Starbucks coffee, also expensive in Korea, and reads Time Magazine in English. Having said all this, I present to you, "dang-jang-nam" of the day.

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