no.459 140803 Thank you for the song of the summer 2014

Dinner date with my high school friend

My favourite part of the day was driving home after church. Well, seeing my Hi-C students probably added to the way I was feeling on my way home. Sometimes it surprises me when I realize how much I enjoy driving. Actually it depends… only when there is no traffic, and when I can listen to my favourite songs out loud. So, I haven't been able to listen to my playlist while I drive because either my phone is weird or my aux cable is not working properly. Turning the radio on is the only option I have, and yes it sounds bad, but I'm constantly changing the stations to find a song I like. It was the same case today, and I tuned to some random station and John Legend's "All of Me" was playing. I stopped changing stations and raised the volume.

This song reminds me of two things - my Hi-C students and Mexico 2014. I remember going to grocery shopping with a couple of students for our fundraising event while listening to this song. It is such a mundane memory but for some reason the song takes me back to that day. Weird. This song also brings me back the memories of Mexico, when we were driving to either Zamora or Manzanillo. It was a long drive, but listening to the students sing along and harmonizing to various songs made the driving experience more fun and memorable. Well, whenever I listen to "All of Me" I will remember my Hi-C students and the summer of 2014.

Instead of putting up John Legend's current hit song, I want to share a song I like that he featured. Here is Melanie Fiona featuring John Legend - "L.O.V.E"

no.458 140802 Thank you for helping me choose a meal over a junk food

Pretty packaged & pretty scented soaps at Anthropology!

People think I'm pretty patient, but sometimes I think I'm such an impatient person. Okay, maybe "patience" isn't the right word. Perhaps it makes a better sense if I say I get easily frustrated. Like today, I rushed home because I was starving after work. Just before I got on the subway, I called my mom so that she knows that I was on my home. The entire commute home, I was thinking about sam-gyup-sal that we were having for dinner… thinking that I will be able to eat as soon as I got home. 

I opened the door, hoping that I would smell a delicious meal but I was wrong. My home was super quiet and my sister was studying at the dining table. Okay… this wasn't the picture I had in mind. Where is my sam-gyup-sal?! I was getting cranky, I was getting upset at my mom for not being home for dinner, and and I was ready to dig in some junk food to somehow show that I was in an unhappy mood. I know, I know. I sound really childish. However, I was craving sam-gyup-sal so much and when I saw it in the fridge, I had to take it out and grill it. I also heated up the leftover dwen-jang-jji-gae from breakfast - which makes an awesome combination with the gogi. Yumm!! There has to be some grilled kimchi when you eat sam-gyup-sal. So I ended up cooking a whole meal. My sister and I enjoyed it very much and it definitely was happy in my tummy:) I was thankful that I chose to eat a proper dinner over some junk food… I'm also thankful that I tried to be more patient today and didn't let out my frustration as usual. 

no.457 140801 Thank you for the welcoming environment at work

Colourful candies

It was my first day back at work since I left for Mexico. Although it was a relatively a short shift, it seemed like it was a long work day because I haven't worked for almost 3 weeks. But it was fun just catching up with my co-workers, and sharing my stories with them whenever opportunity arose. It's good to be back to a place where people warmly welcome you and want to listen to your stories. I'm thankful for my co-workers and welcoming me back to work!