Emperor Penguine

From the IYF Magazine, Vol. 8 Winter 2009

During winter in the South Pole, only night exists as there is no sunrise.
It is during this time that the mother penguin lays her eggs and hands them over to the father.
Afterwards, to make up for the past month of not eating,
she heads for the ocean to feast up on the fishes of the sea.
Meanwhile, the male penguin places the eggs between his legs on top of his feet.
He stays in this position for three months.
Winter in the South Pole can fall below -60C.
Therefore, if the eggs were to touch the frozen ground for even just a few minutes,
the life inside them would cease.
Now, the emperor penguins are gathering.
Millions of them cluster together, in order to capture warmth for their eggs.
As they keep warm, they do not look up even once to see
heaven's magnificent creation ---the aurora.
As if they were being punished, the male penguins stay still for three months
without any food or water. After three months have gone by,
the seemingly never ending night is chased away by the dawning of the sun.
The well-rested female penguins return with their stomach full of fish.
Amidst the bast multitude, each penguin successfully finds its mate precisely.
At this moment, the eggs crack and the baby penguins hatch.
The mother then comes and holds her baby in her bosom.
Eating nothing for nearly four months, the male penguins are exhausted and faint.
It is certain that the emperor penguin's existence is attributed
to its father's hunger, solitude, and endurance.
The emperor penguin is the son of a noble father.
During the summer, penguins live an ordinary life, eating fish and squid and playing.
However, when the time comes for their turn in fatherhood,
they struggle yet persist through the chilly and fearful winter for their children,
becoming a great father.

Now this is love.

Speed Dating

11.22.2008

I went on my first speed dating event. This was for a charity event. An acquitance of mine invited me. I always wanted to do it since I've seen it on TV & movies and it looked quite fun. Plus it was something different. The turn out was good. There was 16 girls and guys. So we had 16 five minutes date. You wouldn't think it but it was quite tiring. Five minutes really fly by since you really just get the basic info of that person. It's hard to tell if there is a "match" with someone. Overall, the people there was really nice. No love at first sight. This event consist of friends of friends so there was no complete strangers. I would do it again since I got to meet people I wouldn't have normally met.

You know what I realized? There's more quality guys here but more cuter guys in Atlanta :P Haha...good thing I take personality over looks :)

Road Trip

July 30, 2008
8:00 AM - met up with Esther at Mall of Georgia - left Georgia
12:00 PM - met up with Andrew for lunch in Charlotte
7:30 PM - arrived in Fairfax, VA
8:00 PM - went to small group with Eric


July 31, 2008
Went to Georgetown to shop
We had Ethiopian food - Eric and Esther's first time
Went to a Korean bar and met up with Andrew

Aug 1, 2008
1:30 PM - left Fairfax, VA
7:00 PM - arrived in NYC
went to D&B, Meat Packing District, and The Park

Aug 2, 2008
Went to The Park and this Korean bar

Aug 3, 2008
1:30 PM - left NYC
5:00 PM - arrived in Boston, MA

Aug 4, 2008
1st day of work

Furniture Shopping

I bought an Ikea dresser from a lister on Craig's List. When I got to her place, the dresser was bigger than I thought. We were not sure if the dresser could fit in my car. The couple asked if I knew anyone with a bigger car but I didn't. They helped me move it to the trunk. Half of the dresser was sticking out of the trunk.

(side note - the couple look so cute together! the guy was really nice and helpful. made me kinda miss having someone....)

As I was driving slowly home, it started to sprinkle. The sprinkle turned to rain. I was thinking, "Oh no! My dresser! It's getting wet!" When I got home, I was trying to move the dresser out of the trunk but I couldn't. It was horrible. I was getting soaked. I even skinned my ankle against the screen door. I called CS and asked if he was coming home anytime soon but he wasn't. Later on that night, Son called me and asked if I needed help moving the dresser into the house since he noticed it sticking out in my trunk. We moved it into my room.

This made me realize I am so glad that I have a roommate and a great landlord. When I was thinking of living by myself, I never consider all this hassle of moving furniture and having to do everything by myself. I would probably be even more lonelier living by myself.

Looking for a Place in Boston, MA

I flew into Boston today. I am staying for the weekend to look for a place. I already checked out two places. One seems like a potential.

When I got to the hotel, a wave of sadness hit me. I realized that this is happening. I'm moving away. I felt so lonely. I just started to cry.

I don't know if I can do this. I'm going to be so sad. I'm going to miss everyone.

Is this the right decision?

Coming to America

My mom came into my room and saw that my eyes were red. She asked me why I was crying. This was one of the few time she show concern for me. Probably because I never let my parents see me cry since I was a child. I told her I got off the phone with Soo Chin and she wasn't happy about me going to Boston. My mom told me who cares. Your parents are fine with you going. She's not supporting you. Then she told me how we came to America. This was my first time hearing it. She said Soo Chin bought Dad, me, and her a round trip ticket to America for a 6 month vacation. When six months came around, Soo Chin told Dad it was time to go. My mom said she didn't want to go. Soo Chin took me out of school. My parents moved out of my sister's house. I went to the restaurant with with Soo Chin's boyfriend at that time. My parents went around and found a Korean family babysitter for me to live with. That was when I was living with them during the weekday and saw my parents on weekends. June's sister told my mom to go to her salon and she would teach her how to cut hair. That was how my mom learned to cut hair. Later we moved to the apartment by Indian Creek where there was a Vietnamese family in the same complex. They became my babysitter when my parents went to work. We didn't associate with my sisters for two years at that time. Then June asked my mom to come to the salon to work. My mom said she never liked associating with Soo Chin and Sharlene. They always looked down upon us for not having family. They also said hateful things and lies. I want to be close to them but it's hard. I always feel constricted and incompetent when I'm with them.

Jason was really sweet to listen to me while I cried. He believed in me and knows I will do just fine. It's nice to have people who believe in you and support you. I'm really happy my Mom is really supportive. It's hard to be close since we never had that type of relationship. Makes me happy. My mom said she also want to move out of Georgia. I never realized that. There is so much I don't know about my family. Too many skeletons in the closet.

Parents

My parents said to marry a nice guy so that they don't have to worry about me. That was the first time they mention anything about marriage to me. I was thinking I'm the one who is worry about you guys. I have to make a lot of money so that I can support you guys in the future. I don't want you guys to be stress out about money.