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Body of CNET editor, James Kim, found…

This is sad news on more than one ground…

James Kim is an editor for CNET.com and a father of two.  This is sad for more than one reason…

1. He’s a rare Korean-American in a field that is rarely occupied so visibly online.

2. He’s a father of two children leaving behind also his wife.

His family was stranded in rural Oregon and after several days in the car, he went out to search for help.  Help came for the family who stayed in the car, but he never returned and was found dead today.    This hits home more so because I would’ve done the same to seek help for my family if we were stranded so… 

My prayers go out to the surviving family…  please pray for the family.    James died being a hero to his family, doing his very best to the end to save his family… brings me to tears… 

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Gingerbread House

Well, I saw a good deal on a pre-made gingerbread house that just needed the icing and decorating done so I bought one for the family…  Today was the day to decorate it and here it is…

Not too shabby for a first time, eh?!    With JJ in front of it…

And then Anna…

And finally… the icing queen!! 

The million dollar question is…  How long will this house survive?!!   

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Can you say “Brown Rice Tea”?!!

I’ve been trying to cut down on coffee by drinking some green tea and such… and then one day, I discovered…

And all I want to say is WOW!! It’s very soothing… the brown rice definitely adds well to the touch! The Japanese of the day is “Yamamotoyama”!

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IKEA, oh how I love to hate you!

So it’s the Black Friday… I wanted stay far away from the malls and stores…
But we have to eat still and so with the day off, I suggested that we go to Komart.  After having lunch with my good friend, Paul Minifee at Pho Binh, we started to head off in that direction.  Half way there, Soojin suggests a sneaky one… “We could stop by IKEA since it’s on the way…”  Oh how innocent are those suggestions, eh? 

Well, so we get there about 1 pm.  Soojin is all lost in the “presence” of IKEA.  This is the one store that she said that she could either work at or live at!!    As much as I do like some of their stuff and how ingenious some of their stuff are, I do hate them for few other reasons…

1.  It’s freakin’ huge!!    It took us nearly 3 hours to get through the store at “relatively fast” pace!!
2.  Sure they’ve got some great stuff for real cheap… but when you get 20 to 30 of such things, they still add up HUGE!! 
3.  Did I mention that it’s big??!! 

I am not good at shopping… so needless to say, after 3 hours there, I was exhausted!  Soojin did notice that I was about to crash so she felt a bit guilty… but still didn’t stop her!    And after 3 hours with the kids, they also began to get very cranky and  irritating and demanding after all that…  At least, JJ was well distracted with those blue arrows for him to keep searching for. 

Whew… I’m tired…  IKEA… How I love to hate you!

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K-Movie: “Holli-Dei” (aka. Holiday)

In the year of 1988, Korea held its first Olympics.  However, to do so, the government had to take down the slum areas of Seoul to try to improve its image.  Additionally, there was no concept of “rights” to inmates.  This movie captured the disillusionment and the sadness of those times while staying true to its message.

Though I didn’t shed a tear physically, my heart cried inside … Korea, like many countries, have loads of secrets that need to come out in the open.  I pray that movies like “Holli-Dei” will awaken the people around us to kick us out of our ignorance.

This is for the victims of injustice…  If you feel brave enough to see the movie, let me know…