tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75350903225618295712024-03-18T11:59:24.968+09:00Seoul cafesConquering one cafe at a time!meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-75869968283623447332021-08-28T11:00:00.001+09:002021-08-28T11:00:20.057+09:00ISTP or ISTJ?<p> </p><p>I'm def. an introvert. <br /></p><p>def. hands on, love doing things with my hands,</p><p>I def. keep my feelings introverted, feelings are too intimate to share,</p><p>but but but the last part gets me,</p><p>I'm a notorious daily planner, hourly, 8am=breakfast, 9am=.. so on..</p><p>but I also live day by day, no fun in playing for the future, it could end tomorrow.</p><p>but I also think about living my life comfortably at 65 and not worrying about working, therefore, my retirement plan is on now, and being revised always,</p><p>so I'm torn between the a P or a J?</p><p> </p><p>but then again, how silly, to pinpoint just 16 personalities with billions of people...16?? yeah, its silly.</p><p>I'm always falling for these things.</p><p> </p><p>that's why I love SAJU!! (4 pillars of destiny).. once you get into it, its amazing how many things can change and what and hows.</p><p> </p><p>ok, MBTI was fun and naive of me to even consider. I'm so much more complex than categorizing myself in just those 16 personalities.. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-57965787873735831382021-08-03T12:33:00.003+09:002021-08-03T12:33:43.097+09:00me play golf?<p> </p><p>my first time holding a golf club was in high school. i remember how bored i was the whole time while my enthusiastic PE teacher taught us how to hold a club and thinking "this is stupid, ill never play golf anyway," praying for the class to end soon.</p><p>20 years or so later, my biggest hobby and interest is GOLF. </p><p>never say never! it really bites you in the arse. </p><p>just yesterday, i was out on the sun in 100F degrees in hot Texas heat at 3pm practicing my swing, 2 hours of that and a fast round of golf to end the session. <br /></p><p>yes, life is indeed interesting.</p><p>now all i want to do is to practice more golf so i can play like everyone else out there in the club. i cant wait for that day to come. i cant wait for the weather to cool down so i can practice and play golf all weekend. i sound like my husband...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-6650544446969760112021-08-01T06:22:00.012+09:002021-08-01T06:22:00.184+09:00so what does your wife do?<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> "what does your wife do?"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> "shes a home maker"</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"oh i see" <br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"she used to this that and this and maybe this later." </i></p><p> </p><p>just tell them i don't like to work. you make enough money for both of us, tell them the truth. <br /></p><p>what's the point of having a career and job when it gives me ulcers. im much happier at home.<br /></p><p> sometimes we just have to be honest. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-24742849892402547772021-08-01T01:14:00.006+09:002021-08-01T01:22:26.868+09:00life after the cvirus<p> </p><p>life has been different since 2020.</p><p>here are some things,</p><ul style="text-align: center;"><li><i>eat out a lot less <br /></i></li><li><i>cooking a lot more </i></li><li><i>eating less sugar and having less sugar cravings</i></li><li><i>playing golf more</i></li><li><i>health as number 1 priority</i></li><li><i>relationships are number 2 priority</i></li><li><i>increased energy and joy </i></li></ul><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEf1lLmx_SWLK9eE3-apIUWKGqq8XmKIP-hqkRFqzsbvwzYsywyoHHmQentblX835dbkzwd58xa0sVRG8JsDfWuq_kv0lmt53RgG8QuTZN_d5JL_ubg3jmSpj1n60-A7ccE7BQ6sjH2k/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEf1lLmx_SWLK9eE3-apIUWKGqq8XmKIP-hqkRFqzsbvwzYsywyoHHmQentblX835dbkzwd58xa0sVRG8JsDfWuq_kv0lmt53RgG8QuTZN_d5JL_ubg3jmSpj1n60-A7ccE7BQ6sjH2k/w400-h266/DSC_0135.JPG" width="400" /></a>most of these changes came effortlessly because once restaurants closed in the very beginning of the pandemic, we had to cook. </p><p>then cooking became enjoyable and fun and nutritious, therefore, we both had less sugar cravings. </p><p>healthier diet gave us more energy, therefore, i started learning golf and my husband plays golf 3 times a week now. </p><p> </p><p>to play golf, we have to keep fit and healthy - stretching, walking, eating well. all of this combined made us happier! therefore, we are putting health as our number 1 priority over everything else, including sleep as well. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J1zIqwWyzQynBuw_e4MTukauxNHz7XN64WXgXLqySFqJG5LfPMSWog562fy1MnwrjvgC9CjKwqkbBkx632EjtqWkGLbLjIgRv4kcyjqnG6sPN233SdN8G8TkgMpqcHJwnmrtaqTxQGg/s1600/DSC_1631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3J1zIqwWyzQynBuw_e4MTukauxNHz7XN64WXgXLqySFqJG5LfPMSWog562fy1MnwrjvgC9CjKwqkbBkx632EjtqWkGLbLjIgRv4kcyjqnG6sPN233SdN8G8TkgMpqcHJwnmrtaqTxQGg/w400-h266/DSC_1631.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>it's becoming an all around effect. one thing leads to another. it's pretty addicting. i never knew until now how good it feels to be healthier and stronger. </p><p>despite the downturns after 2020 and the notorious c-virus, im so thankful that we have turned this event for the positive for us. </p><p> we are thankful for everyday we feel good and healthy. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-30418502784706206842021-07-31T06:29:00.057+09:002023-07-22T04:05:04.956+09:00why i left Korea <p> </p><p><span style="color: #444444;">2016</span> was one of those years I will never forget.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtOxnbM2ATe8r14Z5nEQSCobGCf-csasMVF4Ft5pqo4b8mdM_R0JtpSkeQhrWpn6Tm6vbZ1uavLExwtJPdQfqGSzXLUddTozZPtB2MdoUixJ-kS9BgQ83E4B4H-dqltGLeNKcC_6HWRo/s1600/DSC_1119.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtOxnbM2ATe8r14Z5nEQSCobGCf-csasMVF4Ft5pqo4b8mdM_R0JtpSkeQhrWpn6Tm6vbZ1uavLExwtJPdQfqGSzXLUddTozZPtB2MdoUixJ-kS9BgQ83E4B4H-dqltGLeNKcC_6HWRo/s320/DSC_1119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>After being in Korea for almost 10 years, that summer of 2016, we were looking for our way to go back home (US), for good. And that Fall, we bought a house in Texas. My husband's company sent us to the states and we said goodbye to our life in Korea in December, 2016.<p></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes things just happen, just because. I had no plans to go back home for good in 2016. But by the mid year, i was <i>done done done</i> with Korea. Maybe it was the terrible air pollution that was really bugging me for a few years, or simply, just simply, i was really DONE with it all. </p><p>I came to Korea when i was 24, young and bold, craving for the adventure of city life in Seoul. Ten years later that.. I had my fill of it. it was fun.<br /></p><p>But what hit me so fast without a plan (i always had a plan!) was that i wanted something more stable and secure(moving every few years in Korea was exhausting to my soul), I craved land, a house (not an apt with noisy neighbors)..some fresh air and trees of my own.. everything i wanted was so different with my current life then. i wanted something different, very soon. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieAy47Bdt7iWh4RY3glKkT9kgG2AksBmOdnpDoc3y8CuIpw3wjTqvmGResZOyQTehel5UaIfjojlQUe7jj92goZi-ijF4hoqkCAOl5QVC_vw_Z7sj1Ojp3INu-lwq69UoTSZWN9EDSRE/s1600/DSC_1122.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieAy47Bdt7iWh4RY3glKkT9kgG2AksBmOdnpDoc3y8CuIpw3wjTqvmGResZOyQTehel5UaIfjojlQUe7jj92goZi-ijF4hoqkCAOl5QVC_vw_Z7sj1Ojp3INu-lwq69UoTSZWN9EDSRE/w400-h266/DSC_1122.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p>guess you can never say never.. sometimes you just have to listen to yourself. </p><p>and now here in the states for almost 5 years, we couldn't be more thankful for our life here in Texas and what we experienced in Korea. Because of Korea, we're so appreciative of our American life and also the Korean life and what we've learned being there for almost a decade. </p><p><br /></p><p>But overall, I've learned to just listen my soul, it's really has been a compass for me. if you're ever wandering whether to do this or that, just do what you really want to do. life is really very short but the regrets of what ifs drag a lot longer. </p><p>sometimes what your soul tells you can be scary and wrong, it seems like the worst idea sometimes, but there's always a reason for it all. and learning to trust that, your decision and that journey is the key. ive finally finally gotten to understand that. <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIS3ulvqvQCOvWmmG-7DwpGRmGpguVzlXudEG291GaR60t0Mq7VcNF4Ke0E5N-xAt68H5En2SwNJfmNxNEnlhjgHq9bDLoF19XRg3TOAITS7VBBX5Yl-VgL5LRysEOMA8LgrUuxoGRME/s1600/DSC_0728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIS3ulvqvQCOvWmmG-7DwpGRmGpguVzlXudEG291GaR60t0Mq7VcNF4Ke0E5N-xAt68H5En2SwNJfmNxNEnlhjgHq9bDLoF19XRg3TOAITS7VBBX5Yl-VgL5LRysEOMA8LgrUuxoGRME/w400-h266/DSC_0728.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-31095903792560265832021-07-30T06:16:00.002+09:002021-07-30T06:28:34.058+09:00ube topping and hookers<br /><p>"this ube topping is okay.." <i>as my husbands glares over his choice of cream puff with ube topping on it</i><br /></p><p>"yeah it didnt look good, i knew it wouldnt taste good" <br /></p><p>"yeah i know..but i wanted to try it anyway" <i>he always wants to try it anyway,</i><br /></p><p>"would you get with a hooker?" i say,<br /></p><p>"lol.."<br /></p><p>"see, why try something when you know its no good anyway" </p><p><br /></p><p>me and my husbands conversation over a too sweet ube topping on a cream puff from Beard Pappa... because sweet and sweet is too much sweet.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-83302812374862089002021-02-03T23:32:00.005+09:002021-02-03T23:32:53.778+09:002021, first post<p> </p><p>it's 2021 already.</p><p> </p><p>2020 felt like a life time.</p><p> </p><p>so many changes, mostly good for us actually.</p><p> </p><p>the metal/water energy of 2020 was actually good to us (fire and tree).</p><p>"four pillars of destiny" (SAJU, in Korean), has been my compass lately.</p><p>it's made me understand the differences in people and energy. respecting it and giving it time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I notice I dont like to share too much anymore.</p><p>it's also in my nature, but I also realize that the more I know, the less I want to share..</p><p>my posts are becoming boring and bland, hopefully I can find a balance.</p><p> </p><p>balance, that's it.</p><p> </p><p>aren't we all trying to do just that.</p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-49661042959178661272020-06-25T05:52:00.001+09:002020-06-25T06:16:55.713+09:00My first 2020 post!<br />
Hi to those still visiting my blog!!.I can’t believe it’s survived this long!! Lol<br />
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Here’s the very first successful cherry tomato plant I’m growing this year. <br />
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<br />meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-980623092680066132019-06-04T08:59:00.004+09:002019-06-04T08:59:59.360+09:00a new ME in 2019It was just few weeks ago that I was getting comfortable writing "2019" on paper...and now soon, in 6 months, I'll have to get used to 2020 on paper.<br />
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I have this terrible short term memory, even dates and my favorites authors go MIA in this noggin of mine.<br />
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So 2019 is already passing.. quite fast.<br />
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We are still in Texas and getting used to the Texan life.<br />
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It's hot in June - of course - and I'm only feeling guilty that I haven't planted any vegetable plants.. the only edibles in our garden is the two okra plants that survived the winter, and a pineapple guava that I'm reviving. And the rest are the pretty non edibles I kind of wish I didn't get.<br />
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I look back at what happened in 2019 that kept me too occupied from even planting one single tomato plant... <br />
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... a lot of learning<br />
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... a whole lot of realizations<br />
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WHAT HAPPENED?!<br />
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2019 has been a the shift that I've been waiting for - what I really needed really for these past 7-10 years.<br />
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ENERGY SHIFT. spiritual shift lets say.<br />
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You know that saying every 7 years, we are a whole new being?! I think that's what exactly has been happening this early 2019.<br />
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I'm ready to move and embrace this change.<br />
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Like a butterfly breaking away from its cocoon. I'm ready to fly fly fly <br />
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meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-80152638269102306982018-11-03T11:28:00.001+09:002018-11-03T11:32:03.247+09:00I can't believe it's November!<br />
How time flies!<br />
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Sorry for the lack of updates..<br />
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I wanted to let the curious know that all is well and that hopefully I will get back to writing like I used to!<br />
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I miss writing intensely in this blog - hopefully that time will come soon!<br />
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Meanwhile, things are finally slowindown, therefore, hopefully more time here!<br />
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Sayonara!<br />
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<br />meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-54935401976942310162018-07-25T13:52:00.002+09:002018-07-26T01:36:07.348+09:00Hi again!<br />
It's been a while! a few new things going on, like moving to a new home (a mile away) and trying to get our first house rented! We've been busy diy-ing all the house work - it's taking a ridiculous amount of time! <br />
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So in less than two years, we have two houses! That's what happens to life I guess. <br />
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It's a drastic change from just where we came from in Korea - living in the concrete jungle of Seoul minus the jungle part of course, we hardly had any green space to call our own, except my indoor plants I called my babies that we adopted out to friends back in Korea. They are doing well they report.<br />
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So now my morning consists of getting out the backyard to tend to my baby, a pool, yes a pool! I figured out my own tactics and ways to take care of this baby. Sometimes it screams for chlorine, other days, borax, and on rare occasions, some baking soda. so much has changed, but all is well. <br />
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And not to mention, we just visited Seoul few weeks ago! Those stories and many more will be up. <br />
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I missed writing here and I'm glad I got my sense back, that blogging is a good thing for me (not sure about you, the reader). Okay, let's get it on!meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-57148755604904474742017-11-14T14:03:00.001+09:002017-11-14T14:05:48.740+09:00Trying not to buy another end table<div>Minimal </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhLue5PY8N_fJrnEWAVyCUMv_5rC-HuiH_FD6Q8Hq7DSrbjyB9BTRzrtELu4jMr0iK9Cz9klUcmPP9GNgYaO_5uGdRvG8bgyyrz4fhvt5-WWy2dyrjQZKWA8heNxTVQlRoJ2_d7YD6cc/s640/blogger-image-363616671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhLue5PY8N_fJrnEWAVyCUMv_5rC-HuiH_FD6Q8Hq7DSrbjyB9BTRzrtELu4jMr0iK9Cz9klUcmPP9GNgYaO_5uGdRvG8bgyyrz4fhvt5-WWy2dyrjQZKWA8heNxTVQlRoJ2_d7YD6cc/s640/blogger-image-363616671.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>It's hard to be so minimal here. </div><div><br></div><div>Going to a department store still gets me dizzy... Oh the choices!! </div><div><br></div><div>There's a gadget for everything.</div><div><br></div><div>It's easy to pick up something and slowly fill your home with stuff. Stuff that I never needed and lived without.</div><div><br></div><div>Being disciplined not to give in to that easy escape - because getting a new end table for the other end of the sofa just seems right now eventhough we've been without one for the longest time. </div><div><br></div><div>It's hard but ts doable.</div><div><br></div><div>But it takes a lot of discipline though,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-10772747411172357942017-06-08T07:09:00.001+09:002017-06-08T07:11:15.215+09:00Getting back to reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFnIUNBQI_MFeN00s5ZZa6m-OI11RL7B4pzok-kB5rroiokUZoYeMfKGfGyD-g7C76HdKWQFV24g4zQiQhjtpB43JqQ86mMYcGDy7JBsDui4gL6OYWch7uTTNZXIcuDf1sjeaVawceoc/s640/blogger-image--1926697393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFnIUNBQI_MFeN00s5ZZa6m-OI11RL7B4pzok-kB5rroiokUZoYeMfKGfGyD-g7C76HdKWQFV24g4zQiQhjtpB43JqQ86mMYcGDy7JBsDui4gL6OYWch7uTTNZXIcuDf1sjeaVawceoc/s640/blogger-image--1926697393.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After months of non reading - the itch is in. Reading is in our agenda now. I guess we've been too occupied with settling down here - reading didnt happen until the leisure time is piling in - I am happily occupying my time with drawing and reading instead of painting the bathroom. Thankfully those immediate chores at home are done for now. For now until the next home improvements tasks needs me, I will bury my head into much delayed reading or doodling mandalas on my crisp new sketchbook. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-33582964778935500152017-06-06T09:33:00.001+09:002017-06-06T09:33:19.702+09:00Days are longer and brighter here in Texas!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdbyVsZQ47HN1hbg909SUtEYi7VBtHC-lP3hoGnVkv-LTx0ZH_v3RI_UsTe4rYi4QCUmDXz-hfGw7pH6HI3-Rp3Xxu98tmWOnn8Z5CaAD73u4nzZenEdxkU6ultY3qIrXjRRLVl6OwAc/s640/blogger-image-1879107249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdbyVsZQ47HN1hbg909SUtEYi7VBtHC-lP3hoGnVkv-LTx0ZH_v3RI_UsTe4rYi4QCUmDXz-hfGw7pH6HI3-Rp3Xxu98tmWOnn8Z5CaAD73u4nzZenEdxkU6ultY3qIrXjRRLVl6OwAc/s640/blogger-image-1879107249.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As it almost hits 7:30pm here - the breeze from the window is chilly and wet - the rain came hard for the last few days making the memories of 96 Fahrenheit weather a distant memory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">No sun in the sky but it's bright enough to read a book by the window. Kids are playing outside while a dog is barking. I am laying down on this couch basking in the joy of suburban living. How peaceful this is... How simple life can be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-75253719173215378192017-06-02T07:31:00.001+09:002017-06-20T05:15:54.804+09:00Samgyetang - herbal korean chicken soup<br />
I guess living almost 10 years in Korea has seared us more as "Koreans" in that I am getting back to cooking and eating Korean food like we were in Korea again. <br />
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My hubby has been sick lately most likely due to over exertion and the many changes in the environment from Korea to US, and lastly, from sore muscles from finally working out after 6 months of eating our stomachs full (to a point where it kind of hurts to be full..). <br />
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I am cooking samgyetang tonight for dinner because its the true chicken soup of Korea and the Chinese(Korean) herbs that go into it indeed has some magic power into making us at last feel healthier after eating it. <br />
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I bought a samgyetang herbal mix months ago not thinking that I would actually be cooking it anytime soon, but indeed, that time has come. It's time to get back to eating Korean!<br />
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I bought an organic whole chicken from HEB for less than $6. Almost the same price in Korea but probably cheaper because I read in online news that chicken prices in Korea are up the roof now.<br />
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Chunky sliced green onions, 1/4 cup soaked rice, a garlic clove or two - all these stuffed in the chicken will do. And don't forget the herbal pack - just drop the contents into the pot. Pour 2 liters of water and boil for 45 minutes or more. <br />
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That's it! It's fairly simple and versatile. Hey, I think you could boil a whole chicken by itself with some veggies(ginger, garlic?) and that would be enough.<br />
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Thank goodness we have a huge korean grocery around, called HMart! I can get pretty much anything I want that I used in Korea. I even found the organic soy sauce that I like there - Amazing!<br />
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<br />meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-33919699383490763792017-05-30T08:00:00.001+09:002017-06-02T07:37:01.252+09:00Tomato eating squirrels<br />
What a funny sighting!<br />
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A squirrel skips through our back porch with a red ball in his mouth.<br />
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It is fleeing away from the tomato patch! <br />
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It jumps on a tree and nibbles on the cherry tomato it picked off!<br />
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What a funny cute sight!<br />
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And then I see another one come out of the tomato bush..with a lesser reddish tomato in its mouth. It climbs the fence while I'm less than 3 feet away seeing all of its antics. <br />
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These are the Texas squirrels! They get what they want without any shame! I'm happy to share natures gift. I only planted them. The rain and sun did most of the job. And what a cute sight I am gifted today.<br />
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Nature indeed amuses me in many ways.meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-59898908619757824992017-04-21T05:32:00.003+09:002017-04-21T05:32:33.068+09:00Korea seems so much more unstable outside of Korea<br />
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Maybe it's a frog in a pond thing... I didn't realize how merciless Korea really is at the hands of USA, China, and Japan... it's like being in the middle and not being able to do what you really want because you have no choice but to tag along with whoever is nicer to you.<br />
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Now that I am outside of Korea, whatever N.Korea and S.Korea is going through seems so much worse. N.Korea threats happened often when I was in Korea, but I wasn't worried about it being there, but being away from the country makes me see how Korea is being bullied.<br />
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Naive or fooled by the media, I really thought a WWIII was going to break out... how scary... I worried about the issue much more now that I am out of the country. I worry for our friends there, the innocent, and also for the helpless country itself. <br />
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S.Korea has no choice. <br />
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It's going to be interesting to see what Korea will become with the "new president." <br />
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It's amazing how much the media can dictate your thoughts - it really got me! But once you think outside of their little propaganda, things come together. They need a bad guy. There needs to be the savior, a hero. Military spending must be go on and on and on. <br />
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I come across a blog I like, going through most of the pages ecstatic to see what they're up to - sadly to only see that their latest post was 2 years ago. No goodbyes or anything. It left me wondering how they were doing, and why they stopped posting, and wanting to ask, when are you going to be back?<br />
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Not that my blog is of much importance at all, but I don't want to leave a few folks like that because I get that feeling...<br />
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So no matter how unrelated my posts become, please bare with me. I just want to let a few of the folks know that, "hey, still here, thanks for reading!"<br />
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So, just to let you know. <br />
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meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-15984017036256947862017-04-05T03:00:00.001+09:002017-04-09T13:15:16.244+09:00What is going on in Korea?<br />
<i>Relief. </i><br />
<i>Thank you God.</i><br />
<i>Relief.</i><br />
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Those are some of the things that run in my head when I look at the current situation in Korea. There's just so much negativity and instability that it's sad to even bring it up.<br />
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We were ridiculed when we started complaining about the air quality, now it's actually become one of the #1 issues the Korean people want the new president to solve. Sometimes I'm way ahead of these things. Not to brag- but really - there's no way these things can be ignored without its consequences. I was really scared of the old princess become a president - and boy she's worse than I could have imagined. I watched her debate with the other candidate and I couldn't imagine someone so empty be a leader and at that a president. Her rule proves what Korea has become now.<br />
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Sure, it's none of my business, but it is - one affects another - who knows what the deterioration of Korea is bringing. It was built up and now it's crumbling down - and pretty fast at that.<br />
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I am really glad - more than glad - more so THANK GOD to be out of Korea.<br />
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A relocation got us to here. It was never intended - especially not down here in the South, especially in Texas, especially, here in Houston.<br />
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Who knows where life will take you?<br />
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We didn't know a lick about Houston. No families here in TX. No ties really.<br />
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But we decided, why not! Why not go South! I was tired of the cold cold winters in Korea. Houston is hot and humid - yes yes! Why not!<br />
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And here we are. So far, the winters here are the Spring seasons in Korea, only much longer, clearer, lush, greener, and lasts longer than 2 weeks.<br />
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As an "earth" type (Capricorn) - I love the lushness of Houston. The climate is great for the beautiful trees and greenery here. My husband, a "fire" type (Leo) - was hesitant about being in a hot climate, because he says he's a "winter person." That's no longer. He loves not being cold now! He brags to his friends in the arctic North of how warm and wonderful winters are here.<br />
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But you say, wait till Summer, just wait! Sure, the summers here will be humid and hot. But in Korea, we sweated at home (bc using AC was a luxury and expensive and culturally just a bit "too much of a good thing") - I'm used to sweating in the summers. <br />
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US has cheaper electricity costs and better AC system - so I think I will just be fine in the summer time. I'll think of it as a sauna season and I love saunas. Hey, free saunas! <br />
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Let's not even get started with the food here. <br />
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I've never been to a place where you can get pretty much any ethnic food you want within 30 minutes drive. I have my favorite places lined out already. We love our variety in food choices. And Houston has it. I couldn't get this up in the North unless you lived in NYC... but too expensive and snobby there. Houston is all about keeping it real. Good food without the frills. Authentic without being weird about it.<br />
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I've never been heard so many maams and sirs in my life. I really like it here.<br />
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Laugh at me for being naive, but I already call this place home. It's embracing me like no other. Like mother earth, Gaia. I feel loved here.<br />
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We seem to make a stop over or two to Home Depot, or Lowes, or the local nurseries on the weekends - of course, only with a coupon or to scout on any sales. </div>
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I love these <i>coupons</i>. I forget they existed. In Korea, couponing was a rare thing for us - since also we hesitated to buy things at the end of our stay there. The constant moving really turned us off from buying stuff. </div>
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But now that we are here to stay (I love Houston!) and that we can easily move a 6 ft tree in our truck - nothing is impossible! Last week, we got a peach and nectarine tree (6 ft~) for only $19.99 each and that came with a "buy $60 and get $10 off coupon". I'm in like my own little heaven here. Gardening & savings all in one. </div>
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As much I want to restrain myself from buying anymore, I have to coax myself into indulging in my new hobby of <i>creating my backyard as a fruit tree/forest oasis...</i></div>
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But for now, the yard looks like a patch of dug up areas where I am burying my food scraps to get the soil fertile and aerated. We have heavy/muddy soil. </div>
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I'm sure the lawn keepers are really curious why we get our lawn cut by them - but do everything else ourselves. I think they might understand that gardening is not a chore, but an inspiring and relaxing hobby - turning nothings into beauties. I think they'd totally understand.</div>
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photo credit: square foot hydroponics <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/112676627@N06/11781505106">http://www.sqfoothydro.com hydroponic growing systems</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com/">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">(license)</a>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-44394464765384439672017-03-07T03:09:00.003+09:002017-03-08T12:17:24.219+09:00Life after 10 years in Korea<br />
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I'm so happy to be back in the states. Living in Korea for a decade has taught me so many things. I am more appreciative even of the simple things here, such as the ease of breathing fresh crisp air... to eating a simple good sandwich.<br />
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Of course, it's hard to compare the two countries and life styles because Korea and USA are way too different - the fast city life and culture in Seoul to the slow easy life in the suburbs. Because of my experience of living in Korea, life is the states is soooooooo much better. I am soaking up the slow life in the 'burbs - enjoying the view out the yard in front and back. <br />
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Things that are different now:<br />
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<li>I <i>love the weather (rain or shine, cold or sunny)</i></li>
<li>I breathe fresh air everyday </li>
<li>I create my own vase of <i>fresh flowers</i> once a week with rose, kangaroo paw flower, and pincushion flowers from our garden </li>
<li>I drive my own car and run errands without walking no longer.</li>
<li>I shop for groceries on foot now instead of ordering them online.</li>
<li>I no longer check the air pollution level when going out</li>
<li>I have a general appreciation of the suburb life - slow, slow good life</li>
<li>I am much much slower</li>
<li>I am at ease</li>
<li>I am less stressed </li>
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Things that are the same after 10 years in Korea:<br />
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<li>I prefer warmth over being cold: I wear a sweater even in 70s weather</li>
<li>I need to <i>eat rice</i> at least once week! </li>
<li>I also need a <i>hot meal </i>at least once a week (cold salads and sandwiches can only go so far).</li>
<li>I have the same rice cooker from Korea! (from Hmart)</li>
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Things that I do not miss from Korea(Seoul):<br />
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<li>air pollution</li>
<li>gray sky</li>
<li>crowds</li>
<li>fast fast fast culture</li>
<li>traffic</li>
<li>being next to N.Korea and China </li>
<li>climbing prices (necessities to luxuries)</li>
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Things that I miss from Korea:<br />
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<li>clean efficient subways </li>
<li>Bong-Pi-Yang restaurant (good Korean food)</li>
<li>mouth scalding hot soups</li>
<li>cute cafes</li>
<li>good coffee shops in every block</li>
<li>"Seoul Milk"</li>
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As you can see there's no comparison. Aside from the air pollution, instability, and fast paced culture in Seoul, life in Korea wasn't that bad. But would I go back to living there again? No. Even if you paid me 10 million dollars. I'll probably just spend the money to get away from Korea. <br />
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Ironic how that is... because half of Americans or so are unhappy with the new president/politics or what not, but when you come from an unstable country like Korea (of today), you appreciate what you didn't have.<br />
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I also think that because my wants are different now that I am in my 30s(married) as supposed to being in my 20s(single) - my priorities are much more different. I surely didn't care about much of the stuff that I care for now. <br />
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So there's that.<br />
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<br />meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-70095337130902595982017-01-18T02:41:00.002+09:002017-01-18T02:41:38.477+09:00Change of country<br />
Wow, what a change a few months brings!<br />
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We are permanently back in US!<br />
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No more Korean life - but I will be writing about the transition from that life to this life.<br />
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See you soon!<br />
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meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535090322561829571.post-32611184370843480092016-11-22T00:20:00.001+09:002016-11-23T16:27:30.643+09:00Sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bdorbfrIIOsgb_qbbyP2vYZmUkv8YBCMqKKaVqQAQrzmacWA2TRsnDTtVjKwlySESNacN6C7RoN24yPeJ1fq8Ae3usW1N6BXxY-zz-oV2ZDSRe8Jwhz08k2W1cyiw6wYHhIaoDfChWs/s640/blogger-image--1542201683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bdorbfrIIOsgb_qbbyP2vYZmUkv8YBCMqKKaVqQAQrzmacWA2TRsnDTtVjKwlySESNacN6C7RoN24yPeJ1fq8Ae3usW1N6BXxY-zz-oV2ZDSRe8Jwhz08k2W1cyiw6wYHhIaoDfChWs/s640/blogger-image--1542201683.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Looks like another gray covered day here in Seoul!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>meowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183776439803339578noreply@blogger.com0