Ah. There is nothing in this world more calming to me than grammar — my mum knows that far too well.
Grammar just works for me, it isn’t easy for me and me loving it should not be confused with it being SIMPLE.
I just like puzzles — mysteries rather, and to me that’s how I see grammar ; as a mystery. Sort of like watching Midsummer Murders (it’s a crime show wiki it (: ) I make lots of notes and think actively about what is happening and make connections with other things I have come across.
Of course my mystery TV and grammar study differ ❤
With mystery shows I get really really load — and crazy Detective K on everyone!! Plus I tell everyone to shut-the-hell-up.
How can I work with noise. it. just. does. not. work~!!! ^^
With grammar I have a few “rules” per-se on how I like to work.
I don’t care about noise, it doesn’t bug me, in fact I prefer to study in the family lounge WITH people talking, my music in one ear, tv blaring in the background — makes me know I haven’t died yet haha. silence. can. kill. and really fast.
I also love to set mini goals with my grammar-therapy sessions. I usually tell my mum I will do 20 pages before I even bother responding to her (if she asks me a question, or is talking hehe, we are really close, I’m really close with my family) ^^
Never, ever, do I really achieve any of my “mini” goals, usually just the half, but you know, it’s good to aim high, you have to strive higher and higher each time. right.
❤ makes it all fun and lovable.
Let me talk about today specifically xD
I did the grammar ~!!! 🙂
Worked from these three books, plus a ttmik book I bound for reference, and my grammar dictionary (should I even mention this? obviously you know I used some kind of dic) and I read. read. and read a little bit more.
I tried to make my reading as diverse as possible, and found that’s what makes me smile more than anything else (:
Diversifying my reading material, from super rude namja’s in 영상 만화 books, to oh.so.romantic and poetic namja’s in novels, then moving onto reading about Microsoft’s new plans with future and current Windows software (yes….haha..you’d be surprised it’s super fun)
I’m also going to proudly tell you all I resisted the urge to read Yonsei Reading (the blue book I have) — not because it isn’t an amazing textbook ; no. no. on the contrary it’s the opposite, it’s my favourite reading book I own. But, it causes me to forget about other stuff, to not want to look at other stuff.
Basically it cuts me off and deadens my desire to read other stuff. Which in terms of language learning and being out there with other materials isn’t a healthy choice 🙂
SO I made the ultimate sacrifice and ditched it (oh! that was a painful thing for me to do, since I love this book)
But it was loads of fun today, really gave it my 노력, mainly because I won’t be having loads of time, so I took advantage of this spare time and went all “Korean learning crazy.with.the.books.and.all”
Oh ❤ here is a picture I took earlier ~!! ^^ with my EOS circle lenses on ..wore them the full 8hrs today — well almost I took them off just 20mins before the 8hrs was over because I needed a nap :p
