I am alive! I am!
So let me sleep a bit and come back for updates.

North Korea acting up again (probably wants more aid packages this time as well). As usual, those outside of Korea are more concerned with the security of the penisula. South Koreans are now all too familiar with the North throwing tantrums and making empty threats of turning Seoul into sea of flames - I guess this is how the Japanese people react ( Read more... )

A fascinating essay by UN's Chief Interpreter, Sergio Viaggio.

The Tribulations of a Chief Interpreter by Sergio Viaggio
http://aiic.net/page/1324/the-tribulations-of-a-chief-interpreter/lang/1

Some quotes..

"Back in the 70's if you knew ( Read more... )

To say To Kill A Mockingbird has always been one of my favorite books is one of the most common confessions people can make about this book. I was thirteen or fourteen, just having moved from Korea to the States, and would sit down on my bed with my English assignment, a well-thumbed copy of the paperback version of the novel, with a thick ( Read more... )

Despite the humidity and humidity, I'm still alive! And trying to survive. Will be back soon. Soooon... 

Confessions of a Mask, Yukio Mishima ( Read more... )

Yukio Mishima was a nutjob, but boy, he could write ( Read more... )

This MERS (Middle East Respitory Syndrome) outbreak in Korea is out of control... so far ( Read more... )

Stress is like a boulder blocking your path. Don't kick at it or try to wrestle with it. Walk around it. It's a goddamn rock. Just walk on. 

So Season Five of Game of Thrones is on and my mom's the only person in the family to watch it. I introduced mom to the series three years ago. I also regularly go over family trees and chronology and who's who with her. I knew she would like GOT: she's who gave me the nerdy/geeky genes. She was also a fan of the Beauty and the Beast, a fantasy/ ( Read more... )