EAST ASIAN ENTHUSIASTS (EAE) ~ Explore What's More!

Founded on the 21st of August, 2005, this underground organization aims to broaden one’s knowledge in different East Asian cultures, traditions, entertainments, and such by conducting a lot of activities in nurturing its members.

The organization is divided into five committees. The INTERNALS COMMITTEE (IC) handles dutiful works such as recruitments, activities, finances, events, competitions, and other promotional works and arrangements for the development of the organization. The PERFORMING COMMITTEE (PC) represents the organization out of diligent members through costume playing, dancing, band performances, and many more, may it be inside the organization or on convention competitions. The COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE (CC) covers events and controls the web sources and other online communication systems for the propagation of organization details, meetings, and events. The ART COMMITTEE (AC) is in-charge on props making, stage design, manga drawing, animation, and other art-related projects for the organization or convention competitions. Lastly, the FOOD COMMITTEE (FC) leads the organization’s food preparations in events and other feasts. Members may join only ONE committee to expertise but can also mingle with other committees and join its activities as well.

The members are the first and most essential element of the organization. It is divided into two categories: the JUNIOR MEMBERS who are 12 years old and below, and the SENIOR MEMBERS who are 13 years old and above.

The organization is headed by three PRINCIPAL OFFICERS (PO). The CHIEF-EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) is the head of decision-making authorities. It is followed by the ASSISTANT CHIEF-EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ASST. CEO) who assists the CEO and holds the second approval for everything. Then comes the PRESIDENT is the one who handles all five committees and executes or enforces the laws.

They are then followed by the COMMITTEE HEADS (CH) and COMMITTEE SUBS (CS) who reports public and departmental matters. The IC is made up of an Internals Committee Head, and a Secretary. The PC contains a Performing Committee Head, a Manager, and a Choreographer. The CC is headed by a Communications Committee Head, an Online Operator, and an SMS Operator. AC’s officers are the Art Committee Head, Art Director, and Writer. The FC has a Food Committee Head, and a Marketing Head.

There are FIVE official meetings done in a year: Grand Meeting, Committee Battle, Classroom Lesson, Field Trip, and Committee Night. There is also a so-called Closed-Door Meetings where only the CHs are summoned by the POs. Meeting venues are usually at the CEO Headquarters – Grand Sala or Round table.

The methods of admitting new members are really simple. Recruiters / applicants should just contact the CEO and the applicant will only be an official member by paying the membership fee of P50.00 and by obtaining his/her official uniform.

It’s really a new thing to experience! If you’re interested, contact us at eae_phil@yahoo.com, or visit our site: http://eaephil.multiply.com/ for more information. We’ll be glad to hear from you!

Korean & Japanese Tongue Twisters

Tongue twisters…in a different language?! It sounds weird at first, but what the hell? Just give it a try. I myself didn’t actually believe that I can do it, but to tell you the truth, it’s as easy as your native tongue twisters.

Here’s a simple tip of mine for memorizing a certain tongue twister. First, know the correct pronunciations and go over it again and again. Once you can pronounce it correctly, try saying it faster and repeat is as many times as you can. Then, record your voice while doing the same thing and listen to it many times as well. And just as soon as you can do it without listening to your recorded voice, you’re officially a tongue twister master!

See? It’s really simple. Now, to practice that, here’s one of Korea’s popular tongue twister:

간장공장 공장장은 장 공장장이고 된장공장 공장장은 강 공장장이다.
Gan jang gong jang gong jang jang eun, Jang gong jang jang igo,
Doin jang gong jang gong jang jang eun, Gang gong jang jang ida.
The manager of the soy sauce factory is Manager Jang and
The manager of the soy paste factory is Manager Gang.

And here’s one in Japanese, too. By the way, the word ‘tongue twister’ in Japanese is translated as ‘hayakuchi kotoba,’ which literally means ‘fast-mouth words.’

生麦生米生卵.
Nama mugi, nama gome, nama tamago.
Raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg.

If you want to hear me trying to say those phrases, check it out!