Intelligence Is A Curse

Did I ever tell you about that time I went to North Korea?

I was filled with joy when I heard about Laura Ling and Euna Lee's release from North Korea. I may or may not have literally yelled "YES!" while I was walking through the mall shopping when I recieved the tweet from CNN about the great news. As you all may know Korea, specifically South Korea, is just one of the many places I call home (If you didn't know, you can read more about that here).You see, I know how it feels to be back on free land after stepping foot in North Korea. Yes I have been to North Korea. ...

The Highlight of My Day

So I'm sure you noticed: I'm busy. Life has handed me a few lemons, so I'm busy making lemonade! 8-) I haven't been publishing posts like I use to, and I don't have time to visit blogs like I once did. I'm hoping that this will change fairly soon, but that is not promised. So for now I am recycling one of my posts from when my blog was brand-spanking new. Lame? Yes. Do I care? Nope! I know I am making a big deal about this. But every time I get a sandwich with mayonnaise it goes over ...

A Virgin?

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="flickr | lilcrabbygirl"][/caption]Its true, I have hit the halfway milestone to a movie made about me. I am a virgin. I have never conducted any sexual activity of any type. Funny? Shocking? I decided when I was young that I wanted to wait for sex until I fell in love. The problem is, I am very picky person. Oh, I've dated, but that isn't going very well. I've meet a lot of men who I really like, who I enjoy hanging out with and chatting to, but when I ask myself, "Can I picture myself ...

Sorry, but I just can’t say “I do”

Facebook. That's where a lot of drama seems to be starting nowadays. I don't like taking pictures. I'm guessing you've already figured that out. That's why you don't see many pictures of myself floating around my blog. So for over a year my facebook profile picture was that of a comic. Finally, at the end of April, I changed it to a picture of "me". I would swear (except I don't swear) I wasn't posing provocatively, and my boobs weren't even showing!! But, I kid you not, on that very same night I got a bunch of wall posts, ...

Home sick…

When winter break and summer break rolls around, most college students go back to their hometown, filled with familiarity, filled with friends. I don't. I never have. And sometimes I wonder if I ever will. Two years ago on this very same day I started packing to move from a country that I like to call home. Korea. I found some old pictures of that day. Here is my life room being packed away. I am glad my parents decided to move to the US with me, but I'm sure they will be leaving to some other far off land soon ...

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Donkatsu (Fried Pork Cutlet)

I've been noticing a lot of my posts have been about food...I don't see that changing any time soon. Before: [singlepic id=376 w=500 float="center"] After: [singlepic id=377 w=500 float="center"]

A Taste of Chicago

I didn't think blue water existed above Florida. But Chicago has taught me otherwise. Apparently lake Michigan has some fine BLUE drinking water. Who would have known? (click on the pictures for a closer view) [singlepic id=363 w=500 float="center"] Yup, I went to Chicago for my very first time, and it is a beautiful city! [singlepic id=372 w=500 float="center"] With good pizza [singlepic id=369 w=500 float="center"] With good food [singlepic id=370 w=500 float="center"] [singlepic id=371 w=500 float="center"] And with beautiful architecture [singlepic id=355 w=500 float="center"] [singlepic id=364 w=500 float="center"] I even got to see a line up of people auditioning for the show "Biggest Loser". And no I'm not trying to be ...

Jackson’s death almost takes the internet with him

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jackson's death caused Twitter outages, as portrayed by Raul Orozco in this take on Twitter's fail whale "][/caption] How many people does it take to break the Internet? one -- if that one is Michael Jackson. Micheal Jackson's untimely passing has been causing some whale-sized problems for a lot of websites. Unsurprisingly, Twitter struggled as thousands of tweets came in about the devastating news. Reports of fail whales were high. While I didn't get any fail whales, the tweets to my phone were delayed by hours. I finally texted "off" and then "on" at around 4pm and ...

Red Line and the DC Metro: Too close for comfort.

I heard about the crash on the red line, a line I am too familiar with. My mom rides the red line, and so do countless friends. I immediately went to the metro map to see exactly where on the red line the accident occurred. It was definitely the route my mom took to and from work. And the route to my friends's apartment. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="DEADLY CRASH: Two Red Line Metrorail trains that collided between the Fort Totten and Takoma Park stations during the evening rush hour June 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C., killing at least six and ...

I was THIS close to being stung by a bee

source wolfpix via flickr I've never been stung by a bee in my life and I would like to keep it that way. But one day not too long ago, I was WAY too close for comfort. I was in the basement taking my laundry out of the dryer when I saw a bumble bee on a jacket. The bee was between me and the door. I didn't know what to do ...I tried to squish it with the jacket but it started flying in the air and towards me. When it went down lower (about ...

My eating habits…

I know some people who are fortunate enough to like just about everything.I will choke down anything to be polite, yet, I envy people who speak lyrically of their delicious vegetarian stir fries. I didn’t choose to dislike most vegetables, I was born this way. The list of things I don't like to eat is miles long: steak, beef, pork, turkey, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, eggplant, mushrooms (yes, most vegetables). I do enjoy carrots and corn and kimchi! [caption id="attachment_240" align="aligncenter" width="533" caption="Kimchi!!!"][/caption] I am not too fond of spaghetti although I like lasagna. Starches are okay. I love most fruits except ...

Americans are stupid and I’m suppose to be proud

These are REAL conversations I've had with people: Lady: So where are you from? Me: I just moved from Korea Lady: Oh so are your parents Jewish missionaries...? Me: Uhh...no...? Lady: Oh because I knew this Jewish girl whose parents were missionaries, not that you look Jewish or anything... WTF?! No duh i don't look jewish. Dude: So where are you from? Me: I just moved here from Korea Dude: Oh is one of your parents Korean? Do I look Korean? Person: So where are you from? Me: I just moved here from Korea Person: North or South? I don't know how many times I've been asked this. Seriously if I even THOUGHT about ...

Bokeh and a Question

I'm really into photography. And I am crazy about bokeh. I purchased a Nikon D60 a few months ago but haven't got a chance to use it like I would like. I have been eyeballing the 50mm f/1.8 lens from Nikon. It's a great prime lense and does fantastic bokeh. Apparently the lense that comes with the camera doesn't produce the bokeh I am looking for because of the lack of a low "1.8" f-stop. The lower the f-stop the better the bokeh (well not really since this isn't the only factor...but i shan't bore ...

I am HUGE in Japan

The entire country of japan is the size of a family Sedan. I'm not kidding. Living in Japan and other Asian countries for a total of 6 years has really taken its toll!! I seriously thought I was fat. I wore the second to last size jeans they offered in most Asian markets and I was embarrassed. Sometimes old Asian men and women would come up to me and tell me "OOOHh!! You're soooo biggg!!!!" I even heard a "chubby , chubby girl" once. Guess what size pants I wear? 2/4. I know I need to embrace my body, love it for ...

My Inner Kindlings

Update On Baby J

He is not doing well. But he does have a fan page on facebook if you want to become a part of his support team. Please pray for peace for his family, and a painless passage for J. Read More →

Pray for Baby “J”

I know I said I wasn’t going to post for a while but I am interrupting my indefinite break to ask for urgent prayers from any readers I may still have to pray for Baby “J”. Every time I think about the bad days I have, I think about Baby “J” and it just seems so petty. Baby “J” is the son of a friend and... [Read more...]

Indefinite Blogging Break

I will not be updating my blog until I find some serious answers. As you can see, I haven’t been updating my blog as regularly as I would like. I wish it was due to a lack of motivation, but the real reason is because I’m still not feeling well. I know I must sound like a broken record. But this illness, whatever it may be, is taking... [Read more...]

To: Dad

Looking through old family possesions we came across my late grandmother’s pay stub. “Wow! $400!” My dad said. “That must have been a good month!” Then we realized, it was a pay stub for the month of December. $400 was all she had earned for that entire year. My dad grew up in abject poverty within the poorest state in... [Read more...]

Coming Soon!

I will start working next week. Luckily for me, my job will be providing me housing so my usual hour-long commute will be cut to about 20 minutes. I also need to start studying math in my free time in order to be prepared for my math heavy graduate major (I only took 2 math courses during my undergraduate career and am very behind). Working and... [Read more...]

Wii Hurt.

Two days ago I decided to purchase a Wii on a whim. I didn’t buy just any ordinary Wii, I bought a black one!! I am easily bored when it comes to just about everything. If my mind is not being kept busy I am not having fun. So obviously prior to the Wii working out wasn’t going very well for me. It’s not fun for me to run in circles,... [Read more...]

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