Out Of Place

The other night, I had two dreams that were so vivid that I can still remember what they were about. The first one was about being in a world where everything was black and white in the 40s or 50s. I was the only one in color and stood out for obvious reasons. The second dream was about being at a new church but having a lot of difficulty fitting in. In both dreams, I was definitely out of place and very alone. I wonder if this means anything.

A couple of days ago, I asked my 아줌마 students what their short-term and long-term goals were. They all had boring answers like raising their kids well and having good health. So when I told them that I had expected someone to have something related to English, one of them responded, "English isn't a goal; it's a dream," and they all laughed. I don't know whether to think that's funny or sad.

Thought of the Day: PnP?

Song of the Day: Nada Surf-Where Is My Mind

I want to ride my bicycle

Everyone always eats a grip on 추석. I actually didn't eat as much as usual this year though. I had a much better picture of my cousin and aunt taking big bites, but somebody deleted the picture. Why would somebody do that?

I'd been wanting to buy a cheap bike for a long time now and finally got a used one a couple of weeks ago. Ever since, I've been taking more notice of nicer looking bikes and found myself being surprisingly excited over the bike design exhibition at Sports Complex.

The future of bicycles.

The grand prize winner won my heart. Notice how none of these future bikes have chains? Amazing!


We don't have anymore red days until 설날 in freaking February. It was good while it lasted.

Thought of the Day: 유미나

Song of the Day: Naughty By Nature-Feel Me Flow

추석 = Entourage

I watched three hours of Entourage today. It was a nice 추석 holiday.

Thought of the Day: Evolution

Song of the Day: Saigon-Repercussions

No I in Team

Whenever I play basketball with my friend, we always consider the strengths and weaknesses of our team. We pay special attention to the fact that we lack a center or point guard, so we find ourselves playing multiple positions at once which inevitably doesn't work well for our offense/defense. But every once in a while, we have a team where everyone matches their own position, and our team becomes unstoppable. Everything clicks. Chemistry left and right. We feed off of each other's energy and never get tired. A complete team is something very very beautiful.

The church is in many ways a team that has people who do and do not play their positions. Sometimes, we have to take on multiple roles or others have to take upon themselves our burdens. But one thing is certain; no member is self-sufficient. We all have something to offer that others cannot. Although our team is lacking in many ways, today was a reminder of the beautiful and perfect team we are becoming. Four years is a long time, but I am thankful for the team I'm on. The freakin' pink team.

Thought of the Day: Sticker Pictures

Song of the Day: The Brilliant Green-I Just Can't Breathe

Cell Phone Blues

For the past couple of days, I've been trying to fix the lagging problem on my Galaxy S. There are several forums and videos on how to root and tweak your phone so that it's super fast. I tried so many different things, but nothing worked...until I found this one video that happened to use the "International Version," which is what I have. Well, all seemed to go well until my phone was supposed to reboot but got stuck at the reboot screen. I could scroll up and down, but couldn't choose any options. When you're at a boot screen and cannot choose anything, you end up getting stuck there forever. It was like a permanent error.

So I took my phone to the AS (After Service) Center and waited a good three hours. In the end, they told me that what I had tried to do was illegal and there was no way for them to restore my phone, which is why I had to pay an embarrassing amount of money to practically replace the motherboard or whatever the crap it is. I lost so much time, money, sleep, and all of my phone numbers. I don't think I've been this discouraged since I lost my camera just over a year ago. Something always goes wrong at the end of every summer. What a way to finish my fourth year. Happy Birthday, Phil.

Thought of the Day: 할부

Song of the Day: Hyuna-Change

September Night

I'm trying to play as much basketball as possible these days because it will soon be too cold to play...for a long long time. So last night, I played four full court games non-stop because our team was just that awesome. Unfortunately, this one guy charliehorsed me in the same leg twice, once while we were on the same team and once when we played against one another. As a result, I couldn't make it out to the courts tonight as I could barely make it up and down any flight of stairs, including the bus. So here I am blogging on a perfectly weathered Monday night. ㅠㅠ

I started watching Entourage cause I had nothing else to watch. I didn't care much for the first season, but the second is pretty enjoyable so far. It's like the Sex in the City for guys or something. I like how every episode always has celebrity guests who you'd never think would make time to come out in the show. Man, these guys need Christ.

After taking nearly half a year to finish Ender's Shadow, I finally started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Hinds Feet on High Places. The first is my secular bedtime book. The second is my Christian bathroom book. These will probably go into 2011. The Christian one maybe 2012.

Hope your September night was better than mine.

Thought of the Day: Cholesterol

Song of the Day: 2NE1-Go Away

Stingy Moms and Crybaby Dads

Me: Do you know what "stingy" is?

Student: No.

Me: You know, like 짠돌이...구두쇠.

Student: Oh! My mom!

Yesterday, my dad broke down and cried. My mom was so scared that someone had died or gotten into an accident. She had never seen him cry in their 30 years of marriage. It turned out that he just missed my brother. What a baby.

Thought of the Day: 평화롭다 vs. 평화스럽다

Song of the Day: Sweetpea-유기

Simon's Time in Korea

Although Simon should probably be the one posting up these pictures, these memories are mine just as much as they are his.

These are Simon's first friends that he saw in Korea.

Finally, being able to try Mr. Wow. Best hotdog in the world.

WC reunion.

Favorite sleeping position.

Cambodia Team at 돌돌이.

Best 갈매기 in the world with 계란찜 to go around.

My beloved Snugs.

현백 빙수.

Lots and lots of ball.

Gabriel aka Rocky. My favorite cousin.

First time subwaying with entire family.

감자탕 볶음밥.

My favorite 냉면. Check out my stack of bowls. =D

Everyone's favorite 삼겹.

Funny Koreans.

Doing what I do best.

Simon's two favorite 형s. Our unstoppable basketball team.

Best 오겹 in the world.

Amazing water show at 호수공원.

Does that look similar or does that look similar?

Simon's first time eating 회.

Freaking hiking.

Look how wet he is.

Interestingly enough, our only family picture.

Nasty 아구찜.

Times Square. Best mall in the world.

Valence Burger with family.

Dracula Burger. First time eating a garlic burger. Very satisfying.

BoA paid us a visit, but she couldn't get through to us.

Summer Retreat fun. Nate, our awesome gamemaster and hamburger man.

Small and intimate.

Charis and her mother.

Special guest appearance: Jae Kim.

The only reason why I came to retreat.

Here are some of Nate's awesome pictures

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The EMPCL pastors.

Of course, my dad wanted us to go hiking for his birthday.

I think this was the first time I ever saw my parents holding hands.

Dad's birthday.

The right way.

One more time just father and son.

The last supper.

Although it was difficult to make time for friends, I had a grand time with my family. After not being together for so long, we had our occasional hiccups too. I remember during our third week, I literally got so upset and annoyed by each family member one day after another but only one person at a time. The summer heat didn't help. Mosquitoes were awesome. Nevertheless, 97% of our time was wonderful. It was kinda ironic how it got so cold today on the day Simon left.

I felt so sad and empty when I came home after work and the house was empty. What a summer.

Thought of the Day: Penicillin

Song of the Day: 브로콜리 너마저-보편적인 노래