tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311972692024-03-12T11:56:53.101+08:00Mountain and Field한국어를 통하여 새로운 시각으로 세상을 바라본다Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-58150877455198133192024-02-22T22:07:00.000+08:002024-02-22T22:07:29.464+08:00봄은 또 온다I have not made peace with Lunar New Year happening in winter but the word 'spring' used everywhere almost like synonym. I should not have bother since seasons are non-existent at equator. I knew Lunar New Year falls on the first new moon after 'lichun' (Start of Spring) but many people, who celebrate it, are still wrapped in thick clothing. There isn't a soothing sense of spring warmth in the air yet. The spring in the Spring Festival is not the same as the seasonal spring we are used to. Same same but different, I can live with that under the name of tradition. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3aUb_WHXSkpsotnrnR_7vFxnTaK7bs2Fwa_2qPrlCJZkqchIldjUbUq9Yvqp6O9HtpzoczGJbv39NJNfFpdX2S3uH2GwYIlEflzaGDfCJ9SsAmnbOxuzgnBopw6Ob0Co2o37ATC9OpRhJrBUVswv16CFx_I4t0SZ4qLQ9Vb01zuo3xiMi0rghA/s1600/IMG_7411sm.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3aUb_WHXSkpsotnrnR_7vFxnTaK7bs2Fwa_2qPrlCJZkqchIldjUbUq9Yvqp6O9HtpzoczGJbv39NJNfFpdX2S3uH2GwYIlEflzaGDfCJ9SsAmnbOxuzgnBopw6Ob0Co2o37ATC9OpRhJrBUVswv16CFx_I4t0SZ4qLQ9Vb01zuo3xiMi0rghA/s1600/IMG_7411sm.jpg" /></a></div>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-89884543180311928562023-12-30T21:26:00.002+08:002023-12-30T21:28:18.405+08:00새해 일출<p>For many years, I planned to wake up early to witness the first sunrise of a new year but slept through each time. I don't have a habit of making new year wishes and that may explain why I have little incentive to get out of bed early. Perhaps I will make another attempt this coming year, not to wish for a good year ahead but to say thank to myself for making it through 2023 better than expected. What I have done is more meaningful than what I can wish for. <br /></p>
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It was not as daunting as I thought. As long as I started walking, I realized I would eventually reach my destination. Of course, there will always be obstacles along the way to test my resolve but overcoming them were much easier than trying to meet the expectations of others or moving along with the flow without idea of where I was heading. When I look back, I am reminded of the things I did, people I met and the experiences I encountered. Distance and time are not part of the equation of fulfillment. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HzldzTUs5Nodr54WzqXMjIyTJqSQLxIKPinN3DHgJe3gnCRz7qSQ83_5tf8Z4ahYJVDgMfUUGTg2aoH7XbiJr3TLWqKcsriUl2kvlenNdpOvEovtRWqbzMdsgVejkDHezoLWjXLpHvQ30k-Z0kn7_BJPI7UZNMg2eDe_eC7Gc5glbRd4nZAPWA/s1600/IMGP4952d-690.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HzldzTUs5Nodr54WzqXMjIyTJqSQLxIKPinN3DHgJe3gnCRz7qSQ83_5tf8Z4ahYJVDgMfUUGTg2aoH7XbiJr3TLWqKcsriUl2kvlenNdpOvEovtRWqbzMdsgVejkDHezoLWjXLpHvQ30k-Z0kn7_BJPI7UZNMg2eDe_eC7Gc5glbRd4nZAPWA/s1600/IMGP4952d-690.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">Beach at Imja Island, Shin-an County, South Jeolla Province. Took me three days to reach with stay over at Seoul and Gwangju. Transportation involved air, land and sea. </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-88648781226584010752023-10-24T22:23:00.000+08:002023-10-24T22:23:28.902+08:00강한 햇빛The sun was blazing hot recently. The year is almost near its end, the heat was not what we expect at this time of the year. Who's afraid of heat? Like they say, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. We have put out many fire along the way, this heat wave pale by comparison. The high temperature doesn't bother me but I appreciate the tree shades and intermittent showers. The weather will cool down soon, I am sure. No worry, chill.<div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXHLPeAaLwfd4hQbb4ON_wp9RHJnlaFeCFHWv5am-UavGYqv6Dzwr7P6_KsMirp7EqeOOs5QUWDnVUh7TXD_4SBoqp5EiuIwzhrVSCI4xjQawck7OSZ9DdcxaEUfRO8VVV-tRVJ0WKImxqZclayMsB8VTedepnZbA3RbV4bD2tXV7Eqvf6Iv3KQ/s1600/IMG_3421-690.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXHLPeAaLwfd4hQbb4ON_wp9RHJnlaFeCFHWv5am-UavGYqv6Dzwr7P6_KsMirp7EqeOOs5QUWDnVUh7TXD_4SBoqp5EiuIwzhrVSCI4xjQawck7OSZ9DdcxaEUfRO8VVV-tRVJ0WKImxqZclayMsB8VTedepnZbA3RbV4bD2tXV7Eqvf6Iv3KQ/s1600/IMG_3421-690.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Monica Beach</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-12638274674119021082022-09-11T22:15:00.003+08:002022-09-11T22:16:49.112+08:00두려움<p>I used to sit by the Han River at the end of the day, trying to subdue my fear about the uncertain future. There were many questions and no answer. The belief that answers will eventually be revealed was not at all comforting. Now that I have lived through what was my 'future' previously, my best advice to my former self: you do not need courage, you do not need to be a person of courage, all you need is to face your fear head on.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemQyntlTmWtRsF3Aybnsfjt15n4D5PWytIH5H3OlyEMdF3IYQOswMr14-xWgViZ9AvA5rNtnQlqafekglhAid97K-8N6MyYFs5ixrT3TKMTBNmImP4j7lzEifjTVVs0iyrhDeZJBNi5Ik5gNrIZYun0PU67FBMNes18mHUdjTZmqniwxTy6g/s690/IMGP0941s.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemQyntlTmWtRsF3Aybnsfjt15n4D5PWytIH5H3OlyEMdF3IYQOswMr14-xWgViZ9AvA5rNtnQlqafekglhAid97K-8N6MyYFs5ixrT3TKMTBNmImP4j7lzEifjTVVs0iyrhDeZJBNi5Ik5gNrIZYun0PU67FBMNes18mHUdjTZmqniwxTy6g/s16000/IMGP0941s.jpg" /></a></div><br />Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-58421825881440609422022-04-27T12:29:00.001+08:002023-10-24T20:48:19.287+08:00맑은 봄날<p>This is the third spring after pandemic started and probably the last. Korea is going to further relax its pandemic control measures from May 1. After being away for a long time, I do not feel I am familiar with the place anymore. It would be nice to say distance breeds fondness but reality is the opposite. The further apart the less you have attachment to anything until nostalgia bites.<br /></p><p>Changdeokgung Palace many springs ago (2015):<br /></p>
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Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-32254202994248220092022-04-17T20:35:00.003+08:002022-04-17T23:28:17.302+08:00문화 도시<p>During lockdown when almost all activities came to a stop, nature quickly reclaimed its rightful space. Grasses and weeds were allowed time to grow tall and flower. The surrounding became so much more pleasant when green patches were carpeted by full bloom inflorescences swaying in the wind. Then grass-cutting resumed and everything was efficiently trimmed down and orderliness faithfully restored. The opposite of order is not strictly chaos; it can be nature, culture or anything that blooms. Everything can flourish if allowed time and space to grow. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbd_A9jjN6HkunZzaFPO9P3J_ZbO1CZsOa2KXdRUGKc1MaN49yxNroO7DA2p_KhDU0ZH54wCh4qO2a77JSFCOXhgOC9k9S8fYaYZBniV4uryG5zYiLaQssoXG0v88Cq2VDj-Bps_xV34QBDCnQ8A3wgVsDw1r1w3cHyV8YNs9XBmfChtvfIIw/s690/IMG_3187s.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbd_A9jjN6HkunZzaFPO9P3J_ZbO1CZsOa2KXdRUGKc1MaN49yxNroO7DA2p_KhDU0ZH54wCh4qO2a77JSFCOXhgOC9k9S8fYaYZBniV4uryG5zYiLaQssoXG0v88Cq2VDj-Bps_xV34QBDCnQ8A3wgVsDw1r1w3cHyV8YNs9XBmfChtvfIIw/s16000/IMG_3187s.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">파리 길에서 둘러보다가 봤던 큰 벽화 하나</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-21263055661044786392021-12-05T22:10:00.000+08:002021-12-05T22:10:30.878+08:00계절의 움직임<p>There are things we do not know why we did it when we did it. Maybe we do know something but the answer may not be clear enough at that point in time to pin it down. I have taken many photos without much thought but many years later I realize I was capturing season in motion.<br /></p>
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Whatever I have done and not done and the subsequent outcome of my actions are nothing more complicated than a result of my passage through life. <br /></p><p>Life is not perfect but that does not mean we have to live with 'regrets'. No, I have no regret but I don't mind hearing yours. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY2KuEBIQKFex2bQZVTaI0q-RfLftjDtJvFW0plOGuO1G336J25vqfAiukedPRHHxpd-FnsLNXq3xXe_EBtTT9FaZ6XfgTGpNQYcyMPG5SmxuNL-Wm1iKSrh1D5OAolpyrqktMg/s1035/IMG_2743s.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY2KuEBIQKFex2bQZVTaI0q-RfLftjDtJvFW0plOGuO1G336J25vqfAiukedPRHHxpd-FnsLNXq3xXe_EBtTT9FaZ6XfgTGpNQYcyMPG5SmxuNL-Wm1iKSrh1D5OAolpyrqktMg/s16000/IMG_2743s.jpg" /></a></div>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-1993746550674441112021-04-18T13:18:00.004+08:002022-04-16T19:32:48.427+08:00꽃 피는 날<p>Who doesn't like walking in a garden with beautiful blooms? 너Tube has abundant of videos which take viewers to some of the world most beautiful gardens. No background music, no narration and no cinematic editing, just plain walk-around videos. But seeing is never the same as feeling. There is always a need to establish an emotional connection to a place before we can say how we feel about it. Perhaps on one fine day when the flowers bloom, I can visit Keukenhof.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-Rsj4p3efzjzZaKpPSomrmzN_PoP-OTaZlqEZzU3FHkZyCGCt9UNlve5M7Upz8P3J7A95hj_sTPf5bubgjiAjTkWGBVMYlMOXKQTiZ0Iw_gJVI59IhxQAEz2gAS_KUBmdBWCQw/s690/IMGP0021s.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-Rsj4p3efzjzZaKpPSomrmzN_PoP-OTaZlqEZzU3FHkZyCGCt9UNlve5M7Upz8P3J7A95hj_sTPf5bubgjiAjTkWGBVMYlMOXKQTiZ0Iw_gJVI59IhxQAEz2gAS_KUBmdBWCQw/s16000/IMGP0021s.jpg" title="Moonlight Garden" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moonlight Garden in the Garden of Morning Calm</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-74669446667805677542021-03-07T11:39:00.001+08:002021-03-07T11:39:45.975+08:00파란하늘<p>The sky has a beautiful blue hue when movement of people was restricted during lock-down. These days, the blue sky has taken on a grayish tone as human activities return. Sky is like a canvas, no subject looks nice without a beautiful canvas. The day of beautiful sky blue may return if all internal combustion vehicles are eventually replaced by electric one.<br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtTOVR0oJhrDioHpLZbhVQ32VuA2wP1k3qwc9hsEoyy8dinIppW7CDP1C9SG7XNG7kExnb9If07tkQ8GRDjeRgA5aDGGe8HVK1Sm-NQZSJPwqZdD8vebwramVJa76LP70lpHngg/s690/IMGP9415a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtTOVR0oJhrDioHpLZbhVQ32VuA2wP1k3qwc9hsEoyy8dinIppW7CDP1C9SG7XNG7kExnb9If07tkQ8GRDjeRgA5aDGGe8HVK1Sm-NQZSJPwqZdD8vebwramVJa76LP70lpHngg/s16000/IMGP9415a.jpg" title="Medieval Keep" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A medieval keep from a previous château in the front yard of Château de Chenonceau</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-56222564952627150552021-02-14T23:28:00.001+08:002023-10-28T22:45:33.948+08:00케이크인지 빵인지<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf4qPZCNU6VBlcHJOWFKkig0ZJ6dtUHurwgIqEiD5Z2o2PNGRBXiheLrPEsrpB3-P5p4pJINaviq5MUjZ9hjP8aho7q6XNhdHlO3gXvoVd-6kSCSVLNjZmm5TSP7QT52YMgve9sQaXmrdykCzGV2G5Hbc92p9lMVOa9BKOXSWgbvqy5F6V0Hhig/s1600/IMG_3103-690.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf4qPZCNU6VBlcHJOWFKkig0ZJ6dtUHurwgIqEiD5Z2o2PNGRBXiheLrPEsrpB3-P5p4pJINaviq5MUjZ9hjP8aho7q6XNhdHlO3gXvoVd-6kSCSVLNjZmm5TSP7QT52YMgve9sQaXmrdykCzGV2G5Hbc92p9lMVOa9BKOXSWgbvqy5F6V0Hhig/s1600/IMG_3103-690.jpg"/></a></div>
<p>If it looks like a bread but tastes like a cake, it is a bread I never knew. I thought I bought a bread but I got a brioche. Due to my error, I discovered more about it. It is a bread of French origin enriched with egg and butter. Brioche is pronounced as 'bree-yosh'. Learning and reading are good habits but a bit of mistake, from time to time, can also help us discover more of our world and ourselves in a rather unexpected and amusing way. </p><br />Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-71264630328114209932020-09-26T17:14:00.006+08:002023-10-30T20:47:42.460+08:00아픔인지 빵인지<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">During one of those nights out in Jongno 3-ga, my 'playground' in Seoul, a sign with the word 'Pain' brightly lit caught my eyes. I looked in the direction of the sign and my vision was led to a cafe. I was puzzled why would a cafe brand itself as 'Pain'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The eureka moment came many years later in France when I came across Pain au Chocolat (chocolate bread). Only then I realised, 'pain' is bread in French. The pronunciation of 'pain' in French is also quite similar to Korean '빵' (bread).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the world we live in, some may only know pain as pain, but to some, pain is just bread and edible. <br /></div>
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As fallen leaves pile up on the ground, autumn is also reaching its end. Autumn ends beautifully and so should everything. Our desire to hold on to things and not let them go, makes us blind to the allure of an end. Let everything go, even the last fallen leaf, and enjoy the lightness of the autumn breeze sweeping across the courtyard on a late autumn afternoon. Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-90451315965503715542019-10-09T12:16:00.002+08:002019-10-09T12:16:25.268+08:00천고마비 (天高馬肥) 하늘은 높고 말은 살찐다 - In autumn, the sky is high and horses fat.<br />
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천고마비 (天高馬肥) is the Korean adaptation of the Chinese idiom ‘秋高马肥’. It describes the feel-good atmosphere of autumn - beautiful high blue sky and well-fed horses. However, this idiom does not always carry a positive vibe, it was originally meant to suggest something ominous.<br />
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During the Warring States Period, the Xiongnu, a federation of nomadic tribes, would infringe the northern border every autumn to raid and plunder the southern states on horseback. The 'horse' in the idiom refers to the horses bred by the Xiongnu. When their horses became 'fat' or strong during autumn, it signified that invasion of the south was imminent. Perhaps that explains why another idiom exists: 다사지추 (多事之秋). It can be literally translated as an autumn with many happenings; it means a period in time when many problems and issues erupt. <br />
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If autumn was peaceful, the idiom passed down would have been 천고우비 (天高牛肥) or 천고양비 (天高羊肥). <br />
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<br />Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-52167745383787773092019-09-26T11:05:00.000+08:002019-10-14T21:20:12.694+08:00억세의 계절 (芒花的季节)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When the wind blew, the field of silvergrass flowers in front of me swayed like undulating waves, shimmering under the sun. That was an unmistakably autumn feel. A few clusters of flowering grass may be considered weeds but when exists in overwhelming number, it becomes a scenery of comforting warm hues. <br />
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Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-34465097168806875392019-09-22T00:27:00.000+08:002019-09-22T00:30:43.768+08:00불안감<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Anxiety is our mental response to the uncertainties of life. In some way, it is quite similar to the fever that arises due to a viral attack. The fever does nothing to ward off the virus, neither does the fever medication. Similarly, anxiety is unhelpful in resolving any future uncertainty which does not warrant a 'fight or flight' response.<br />
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Anxiety and fever are both symptons which can be relieved. Even though sympton may goes away, its cause still remains which has to be dealt with ultimately by our mental strength or immune system. We cannot eliminate virus just like we cannot remove uncertainity from the face of this earth. What we cannot change, we have to live with it.<br />
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However, if anxiety is attributed to a man-made cause that may possibly be overcome with a glimpse chance, it is hard to convince people to live with it. Then, anxiety is living up to its real purpose in life.<br />
<br />Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-39307799941028918342019-09-03T10:56:00.000+08:002019-09-03T10:56:48.163+08:00양수대교<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Yangsoo Bridge (양수대교, 兩水大橋), a truss bridge that spans across the North Han River. This is also the same bridge that appears in Hotel del Luna as the 'Sandocheon bridge' (삼도천 다리, 三途川橋) - a bridge spirits have to cross to transit from 'this world' to 'the other world'. The bridge may seem like CGI in the drama but it is real and located at Yangpyeong. Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-68495771066127931092019-08-25T00:42:00.001+08:002019-08-25T00:42:45.990+08:00옛날 사람<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I do not do online shopping. Convenience, time-saving and maybe some cost-saving are not compelling reasons for me to quit going to brick and mortar store. If there is one thing online stores have taught the world, that is the price of everything but not necessarily its value. Making a special effort to purchase something makes me value it more and I am also doing a little bit for the environment by reducing packaging waste and delivery trip. Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-8659753437428629152019-06-30T11:45:00.000+08:002019-06-30T11:45:32.319+08:00여름의 눈사람Snowman has a dream, he wants to experience summer; he wants to know what warmth feels like. Winter night is long and dreary; except for the cold howling wind blowing through the snow-capped field, he hears nothing. The view of the vast milky way is magnificent but his frozen heart is not beating, not a bit.<br />
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Fellow snowmen discouraged him:<br />
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"Without cold, your existence will cease."<br />
"You will melt before you even know it."<br />
"You will not survive, why do you even try?"<br />
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Day-dreaming is free but not dream; there is a price to pay to hold one. The night before snowman decided to leave, blizzard came and whipped the barren land. All known exit routes were shut but snowman was undeterred; he used Polaris as a guide and moved slowly away from it.<br />
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Snowman finally met summer one day. The heat of summer reached his heart and melted it; it started to beat. However, the rest of his body also began to melt away. There was no magic and fairy dust to reverse the process. Soon the ground which snowman stood on was left with a pool of water and two rocks, a small rock stacked on top a big one.<br />
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Yesterday morning, hashtag "장마 시작" (start of monsoon) was trending in Korea. Monsoon season lasts for a month and by August people will start hitting the beach as summer reaches its peak. Then schools will re-open for autumn semester and people will be looking forward to Chuseok (mid-autumn) holiday. Then autumn foilages will come and go and soon it will be winter and end of 2019.Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31197269.post-25136400306513333882019-06-23T22:43:00.000+08:002019-06-24T07:56:23.501+08:00하고 싶은 거 다 해<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While browsing in a bookstore in Hong Kong I came a across a travelogue. The authors were two friends who made a round trip of Hong Kong on bicycle. The book was a detailed record of the places they visited, food they ate, people they met and incidents encountered. It was a thick book with load of pictures to go with their stories.<br />
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I was thinking, theirs was something I would have wanted to do - take my time, live a life. I used to believe three conditions need to exist for thing to happen; they are time, money and energy. I have since discarded it as the belief provides a convenient excuse for not doing thing I want. At any stage of one's life, one or more of the three conditions will likely be deficient. In essence, life is simple; if I want I will find my way, all stars aligned or not.Equinoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07139744901741148919noreply@blogger.com0