Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Friday night at 신촌.
Carnival games and the winnings: Dae Ho, flexible 태권도 men, paw pillows, pig keychains, hanging fuzzy monkeys, back-scratchers, and Astro Boy! Most likely to games. "Supplies!" Hotdog 꼬치. Simon's punishment. Volleyball in the park. Fred spiking the ball into Sharon's face. Sus NRB. Brian falling asleep again. Uncle Yulib and Simon serenading one another. My first pseudo-찜질방 experience. An immobile Fred.
Sunday night.
Baskin Robbins. Yulib's observant behavior. BK Jr. Whoppers. Hitting myself in the head with the volleyball. 63 빌딩. Delicious imitation McFlurries. The wall of mirrors and taking multiple pictures. The prettiest ugliest picture. The Thrill Deck. Cranky Yulib. Yulib the pyromaniac. Sliding ass chairs. Beautiful sights, albeit a little crowded. Dizzying elevators.
동대문. Waffles and ice cream 소원 fulfilled. Watermelon! The pursuit of jokeballs. The van taxi that cost 50,000 won for approximately 6 minutes of driving. Watching the price increase with a literal blink of the eye. Excitement turned to disbelief and incredulity. Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston from the 80's. Sharon's frantic grabbing of candy to "compensate."
남대문. Jokeballs have actual toes and in Korea, do not come in nice uniform thin slices. Yulib's delirium and grease encrusted lips. He is also a 순대 purist. 2 ice-cold 칠성사이다. Jokeballs' hand gesture.
"JOKEBALLS 4 LIFE!!! - Yulib Kang."
Beautiful summer nights make me giddy for 수박 parties and fireworks.
Carnival games and the winnings: Dae Ho, flexible 태권도 men, paw pillows, pig keychains, hanging fuzzy monkeys, back-scratchers, and Astro Boy! Most likely to games. "Supplies!" Hotdog 꼬치. Simon's punishment. Volleyball in the park. Fred spiking the ball into Sharon's face. Sus NRB. Brian falling asleep again. Uncle Yulib and Simon serenading one another. My first pseudo-찜질방 experience. An immobile Fred.
Sunday night.
Baskin Robbins. Yulib's observant behavior. BK Jr. Whoppers. Hitting myself in the head with the volleyball. 63 빌딩. Delicious imitation McFlurries. The wall of mirrors and taking multiple pictures. The prettiest ugliest picture. The Thrill Deck. Cranky Yulib. Yulib the pyromaniac. Sliding ass chairs. Beautiful sights, albeit a little crowded. Dizzying elevators.
동대문. Waffles and ice cream 소원 fulfilled. Watermelon! The pursuit of jokeballs. The van taxi that cost 50,000 won for approximately 6 minutes of driving. Watching the price increase with a literal blink of the eye. Excitement turned to disbelief and incredulity. Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston from the 80's. Sharon's frantic grabbing of candy to "compensate."
남대문. Jokeballs have actual toes and in Korea, do not come in nice uniform thin slices. Yulib's delirium and grease encrusted lips. He is also a 순대 purist. 2 ice-cold 칠성사이다. Jokeballs' hand gesture.
"JOKEBALLS 4 LIFE!!! - Yulib Kang."
Beautiful summer nights make me giddy for 수박 parties and fireworks.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Just finished re-reading one of my all-time favorite books, The Little Prince.
"Go and look again at the roses. You will understand now that yours is unique in all the world. Then come back to say goodbye to me, and I will make you a present of a secret."
The little prince went away, to look again at the roses.
"You are not at all like my rose," he said. "As yet you are nothing. No one has tamed you, and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox when I first knew him. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But I have made him my friend, and now he is unique in all the world."
And the roses were very much embarassed.
"You are beautiful, but you are empty," he went on. "One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you- the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: becuase it is she that I have watered; because it is she that I have put under the glass globe; because it is she that I have sheltered behind the screen; because it is for her that I have killed the caterpillars (except the two or three that we saved to become butterflies); because it is she that I have listened to, when she grumbled, or boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing. Because she is my rose."
And he went back to meet the fox.
"Goodbye," he said.
"Goodbye," said the fox. "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"What is essential is invisible to the eye," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
"It is the time I have wasted for my rose-" said the little prince, so that he would be sure to remember.
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You became responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
"I am responsible for my rose," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
"Go and look again at the roses. You will understand now that yours is unique in all the world. Then come back to say goodbye to me, and I will make you a present of a secret."
The little prince went away, to look again at the roses.
"You are not at all like my rose," he said. "As yet you are nothing. No one has tamed you, and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox when I first knew him. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But I have made him my friend, and now he is unique in all the world."
And the roses were very much embarassed.
"You are beautiful, but you are empty," he went on. "One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you- the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: becuase it is she that I have watered; because it is she that I have put under the glass globe; because it is she that I have sheltered behind the screen; because it is for her that I have killed the caterpillars (except the two or three that we saved to become butterflies); because it is she that I have listened to, when she grumbled, or boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing. Because she is my rose."
And he went back to meet the fox.
"Goodbye," he said.
"Goodbye," said the fox. "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"What is essential is invisible to the eye," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."
"It is the time I have wasted for my rose-" said the little prince, so that he would be sure to remember.
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You became responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are responsible for your rose..."
"I am responsible for my rose," the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
Monday, June 11, 2007
I borrowed Garfield from one of my students in my Smart class. Who knew Garfield was so funny? The class was laughing at me cuz I was cracking up by myself.
Remember the days when things used to be so simple?
Garfield Thinks Big
Things We Need More Of:
-Marathon Naps
-All-night Smorgasbords
-Bacon
-Wrestling on TV
-Jelly Donuts
-Back Scratchers
-Scary Movies
-Dog Muzzles
-Fuzzy Slippers
-Elvis Impersonators
-Cheese
-Roller Coasters
-Teddy Bears
-Weekends
-Pizza
Things We Can Do Without:
-Dogs
-Aerobics
-Brussel Sprouts
-Decaf Coffee
-Polka
-Spiders
-Bagpipes
-Fruitcakes
-Houseguests
-Lawyers
-Disco Tattoos
-Diets
-Mondays
-Dog Breath
Remember the days when things used to be so simple?
Garfield Thinks Big
Things We Need More Of:
-Marathon Naps
-All-night Smorgasbords
-Bacon
-Wrestling on TV
-Jelly Donuts
-Back Scratchers
-Scary Movies
-Dog Muzzles
-Fuzzy Slippers
-Elvis Impersonators
-Cheese
-Roller Coasters
-Teddy Bears
-Weekends
-Pizza
Things We Can Do Without:
-Dogs
-Aerobics
-Brussel Sprouts
-Decaf Coffee
-Polka
-Spiders
-Bagpipes
-Fruitcakes
-Houseguests
-Lawyers
-Disco Tattoos
-Diets
-Mondays
-Dog Breath
Thursday, June 07, 2007
에버랜드 [06/06/2007]
On Wednesday, Fred, Sharon, and I went to Everland, because Lotte World is temporarily closed and because my freakin kids have been talking about it for so much. I was fully equipped with a list of recommended rides from them and ready to have some fun. The day was pretty damn great, partly because I made an effort to not think about things that have been weighing on my mind and mostly because of Fred and Sharon. The weather was great, even though I got burned in the exact same spot from when I went to SD before, the food was delicious, and the kids were unbelievably adorable. Seeing all the babies run around made me think of the KCPC babies and Heidi. "Everyday is a holiday at Everland!"
Highlights:
-Word of the day: jolly.
-Mullet baby.
-The nauseatingly sweet and buttery smell of popcorn.
-Sweet banana pillows.
-Free pills. 골통 vs. 두통.
-김밥 도시락.
-Splash protection guards on the water rides.
-Baboon butt boils and blisters. Polar bears. Orangutans. Monkey Valley.
-The much anticipated Amazon Express.
-4,000원 coconuts.
-수박와 참외.
-Apple butter, soul food, mustard vs. ketchup.
-Magic Mountain, Knott's, and Disneyland.
-White people in the band, the parade, and the wedding photos.
-The Rose Garden.
-가위바위보 and water fountains.
-Babies, babies, babies.
-2 counts of 8.
-The Boxcar Children. The number 4.
-Rides the second time around.
-Eagle Fortress 기념사진 with the strange man.
-Consuming 85% of the park's concession food: slushies, coconut milk, ice cream, churros, dipppin' dots, pizza rolls, cream cheese bagels, buttered corn, cheese potato wedges, chili potato wedges, and hotdogs.
-Holla at a playa.
Favorite pics of the day:
On Wednesday, Fred, Sharon, and I went to Everland, because Lotte World is temporarily closed and because my freakin kids have been talking about it for so much. I was fully equipped with a list of recommended rides from them and ready to have some fun. The day was pretty damn great, partly because I made an effort to not think about things that have been weighing on my mind and mostly because of Fred and Sharon. The weather was great, even though I got burned in the exact same spot from when I went to SD before, the food was delicious, and the kids were unbelievably adorable. Seeing all the babies run around made me think of the KCPC babies and Heidi. "Everyday is a holiday at Everland!"
Highlights:
-Word of the day: jolly.
-Mullet baby.
-The nauseatingly sweet and buttery smell of popcorn.
-Sweet banana pillows.
-Free pills. 골통 vs. 두통.
-김밥 도시락.
-Splash protection guards on the water rides.
-Baboon butt boils and blisters. Polar bears. Orangutans. Monkey Valley.
-The much anticipated Amazon Express.
-4,000원 coconuts.
-수박와 참외.
-Apple butter, soul food, mustard vs. ketchup.
-Magic Mountain, Knott's, and Disneyland.
-White people in the band, the parade, and the wedding photos.
-The Rose Garden.
-가위바위보 and water fountains.
-Babies, babies, babies.
-2 counts of 8.
-The Boxcar Children. The number 4.
-Rides the second time around.
-Eagle Fortress 기념사진 with the strange man.
-Consuming 85% of the park's concession food: slushies, coconut milk, ice cream, churros, dipppin' dots, pizza rolls, cream cheese bagels, buttered corn, cheese potato wedges, chili potato wedges, and hotdogs.
-Holla at a playa.
Favorite pics of the day:
