People feel happy from buying products or achievements like passing a test, getting promoted or even becoming a president. (As the presidential election of Korea is coming soon in December, it’s been the nation’s hottest issue) However, I believe more lasting and genuine happiness comes from relationships. We feel happy when we are connected to, […]
Maybe I go to bed early recently, I’ve been getting up early for the past few days. This morning I also did, so I have more time to enjoy the calmness of the morning, before it gets too crowded with people and cars, as I drink warm water, listen to music and of course watch […]
I know I am getting older and friends are getting older, so I hear more and more complaint about it and wish of going back to the past like “I wish I could go back 10 years ago.” What if it were possible? Would you choose time travel? Let’s assume you’ve travelled back 10 years […]
As he slowed down and pulled the van aside, a woman came into my sight, who stood outside holding something over her head to try to show them to us. I first thought they were a kind of small crocodile dolls, but they were lizards. More surprisingly, they were alive, dangled with their heads down […]
I took a front seat next to window hoping the middle seat between me and the driver will be empty so I could have more space, yet it was taken by another passenger later. I was a bit disappointed, but as we talked to each other, I found out she is a good company. Her […]
I usually got up around 9 in the morning since I had come to Iloilo in the Philippines, but it was just before 6 am when I woke up that morning. I told the sister of my friend Nikki, who I am going to visit today, I’ll leave the bus terminal by 9 am, so […]
“This is all I have and I can’t use it in Korea, so please have it.” I gave away several Philippine peso coins to my friend before I went through a departure gate in the airport. After saying final good-bye to my friend and passing the baggage check and passport inspection gate, I reached the […]
It was the Wednesday afternoon when my phone started ringing for the first time since I came back to Korea. I looked at my friend’s name showing on the display hesitating whether to answer for a while, and then eventually touched the answer icon. I wanted to have some quiet time for myself since I […]
On my way home after getting off an airport bus in the early Sunday morning, a Korean restaurant, by which I would just pass not noticing anything special, caught my eyes with its menu, that is printed on the front window. I felt awkward of reading the menu in Korean such as ‘삼겹살’(samgyupsal, grilled pork […]
I’m learning to live on my own in Iloilo City since I got here yesterday and The first thing I had to do was buying personal cares. So, I went to a mall. Well, I did visit malls a few times in Korea with friends but this time, I’m here all by myself to buy […]
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