Kissing Cutoms

In Korea when we meet each other we shake hands and say “How are you? “. Sometimes when we meet a very friendly person we could hug each other. Usually Korean people would like to express their respect by bowing. All of their children have been disciplined to respect their parents and grandparents. Whenever there are ceremony days, they meet together and they bow to the elders by bending their knees.

These days the Korean society has become more fast and personalized so more people just shake hands and just say hello. From time to time the customs of honor can be seen in only special days. Nevertheless all Korean people regard to good that they respect their elderly people and they want to continue this from generation to generation.

"Julia 'Butterfly' Hill"

When Julia Hill was 22 years old, she was nearly killed in a car accident. This life-threatening experience inspired her to set out for the Far East in a spiritual journey.

In her words, “A steering wheel slamming into my skull in a car wreck in August of 1996 steered me in a new direction and said, “ There’s got be something more.’ And I went in search of that.”

She discovered some people trying to prevent the logging of the great red wood forest in California. She had made a decision in her heart to do more than what society tells her..what her parents taught her. During this journey she got a turning point in her life.


What things are most desirable thing? How do I have to live my life? These are always philosophical subjects. I think there is no answer but we shouldn’t give up to trying to find a real value.
I was just a working girl for 10 years, and also I was a Sunday Christian. Everyday I woke up at 6am and worked until midnight, and every Sunday I automatically went to church. One day I had a religious experience, and after that I read the bible continually. My outer circumstances were not changed, but my inner most part was different than before. These days I work as I did but now I have a way to go within to God. I always needed something like music, books, movies..to fill my heart. Now I like them, but there are not necessary things for me. I can enjoy in God’s peace without music, movies, books...

The lady or the tiger

“Which came out of the opened door, the lady or the tiger”

“Perhaps it was the lady who came out.”
The man totally depended on his lover’s choice. If it was the lady, it meant that the princess gave to him the lady. Who came out? Maybe she was very beautiful and the finest lady but she was a blind or maybe she was young but she became old so fast or she got a bad nature, always angry and freting…Maybe she was beautiful but she had a lot of children ?
Anyway I think if the princess had given the lady to her lover , the lady might have been beautiful but she had a lot of problems.. because the princess was a very jealous lady.

“On the other hand, perhaps it was the tiger”
On the other hand, if the princess chose the tiger for her lover, the man would die and the princess follow the man and kill herself, because she would not be able to stand this terrible situation. She hated her father and she wanted to appeal to her father about her love. She wanted to get father’s recognition but she didn’t get his permission, so she was desperate. She had no hope. At last she choose death like Romeo and Juliet.

Personally , I think…”
If I was the princess, I would gave the beautiful lady to my lover rather than the tiger. And I would made an effort to forget him and then I would leave my father because I had no freedom to love. The palace was like a jail. Although I would lose my privilege as a princess I would have chosen my freedom.

In fact, for a long time I have worked with my father so my father is close to me rather than is other sons. He always thinks about my life more than I do. When I had to make a decision to study in the U.S.A , I had to persuade my father at first. It was needed some care and concern. It was taken almost 1month to get my father’s agreement. At last I could come to U.S.A. to study. Whenever he calls me he tells me to return as soon as possible. But I want to stay longer because I need to study more. I feel confuse because I don’t want my father to be frustrated and also I don’t want to stop studying. My thoughts and emotion are depended on my father but I want to get healthy relationship with my father to do well my own things by myself without breaking heart each other. It is not easy.

Do you ever experiment with cooking?

I never have made a food.

Bcause of I always tired for work so my mom made food for me.

Now I live alone so I have to make a food. I went grocery and bought a box of egg, milk, breast of chicken, salad,potatos….
First time I had no idea about cooking so I had to search a internet.

How I can boil a potato and eggs and what I can make with chicken breast..
I tried to boil some potatos and put on the fire and wait. I didn’t know how long time it will be taken. Sometime later I smelled some burned so I quickly went to the fire and opened the pan and then checked the potato by fork but not cook. I poured some water and waited abd burn too .I repeated puring a water and finally I could turn off the fire. Poatato’s bottom was burned almost became black brown and pan too.
Anyway I was happy even though It was really basic skill. I got a experiment with cooking.

Every Sunday-using the negative word..

Every Sunday I go to the church.
Sometimes I take the bus and sometimes I take the train.
Last Sunday I woke up early so I took the bus and was transferred to subway.
When I was waiting a bus, I met a girl, she looks like a student.
I went with the girl to the subway.
She had a huge back pack so she visited her sister for a weekend, now she was returning to her home in Connecticut.
I got off the subway station so I said to goodbye to her. The gross of the people got off there too. All of them were like the mob who were running to fight. They were not laugh and they were look some angry. They were just sometimes sneer.
I followed them and got on the subway. Sometime later one guy tramped on the board and sat on the next to me although a lot of vacant seats. He was slipped in ragged clothes and stared at the air. I was some scared, I had to go a couple of stations, I thought he might be snatch my back? How should I do ? I confused whether I got off earlier or not. I pretended to I am ok but my heart was very nervous. At last I arrived at my destination but he got off the station! I bore myself with coolness but as soon as possible I escaped to the loud people and then transferred to the other subway. As the subway departed I could see him outside the subway window, and then I could be free from the anxious.

The Father and His Daughter

I have three brothers. When I grew up I always had to share with my brothers. I had nothing of my own. Because of they were all boys and just me only girl. So my mom always bought a neuteral things for us. One day my aunt bought a doll just for me. I was very happy so I kept a long tome.

Now I can share easer with other people but it is difficult to say "It's mine" for me.

A big family can be helpful to learn how to share but have to learn what is mine.

My Favorit Movie

My favorit Movie is "Love Affair" .

The story is very old but famous and litery so there are a lot of TV dramas and different versions. Especially I lke a scene that Katharie Hepburn palyed in that movie. She said about marraige that are different types. I was impressed that a true love relationship. It is very important for a whole life. In the movie Hepburn's husband had already died but sge said"I am still his wife". Who said "There is no everlasting love but there are some people who believe that might be everlasting love". I want to have a true love relationship that although time is past, youth is gone, the situation is changed but still be with each other and overcome obstacle and can trust and can encourage each other. I want to believe in such a relationship, true love.

Sunday in the Park

Whenever I feel my weakness, I become a small one in this world. Sometimes people can not do as they wish becase the object seems too strong, more than themselves. If I have to do somthing I should start to talk to another. I should understand the other side that is unknown to me and then I should take the other way like calling to helper or calling to the police(?).

Zoo

There are different views. It looks like mirror. What I see,what I feel, what I think , it is regarded right to me but often I can not consider the other side. Beyond the mirror, it can suppose to the other world that has a somone to think about different side.

I don't know where I am now inside or outside from a cage which be called the earth.