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Vol. 267, November 11, 2005

THE KAIST TIMES http://kaisttimes.com

Reporter's Pocket Book

[Translated by Harrison Lee]

When I started to cover online cartoons, I got depressed because I realized that Daum headquarters is on Jeju Island. It was impossible to go to Jeju, so asked them for a phone interview. They said they were extremely busy meeting deadlines. So e-mailed them, but got no answer. Jesus ... . So I called at 3 pm next day, the person in charge of public relations at Daum answered and said, "I'm being killed by overwork!" - Reporter Tae-hoon Kim

The candidate for Study Council vice president, Seung-lim Choi, is my Chemistry senior. He also threatened to hit me on my birthday, one punch for every year. At the beginning of interview he wasn't sure whether to deal with me familiarly as a younger student or as a reporter. But when the interview got serious, he suddenly began treating me very carefully. It was very embarrassing. As soon as the interview was over, he approached me enthusiastically and said, "Is the interview over? Then, please help my homework." This is the first time I ever felt strange as a reporter. - Reporter Joon Jeon

I read a Nostradamus's book for the fortune-telling story. He foretold even his own death date. When his servant told him, "See you tomorrow," he said, "I won't be breathing tomorrow." What if we could see the future? Would we be happier than we are now? I guess I don't think so. Having a dream ... . No matter how trivial it is, having a dream makes you happy, I think. - Reporter Jong-wan Park

I wish this semester would finish. One month left ... . Only one more Times edition left. After the fall semester began, I didn't study as well as I had thought I would. Maybe autumn makes you worry, especially about your future career path. However, I didn't reach a conclusion. I spent tons of time worrying about my future, but when mid-terms came up, I simply forget everything but my GPA. It's ironic. I only wanted to do my best for the remainder of the semester, and get good grades. - Reporter Cheol-keun Kang


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