… by Sowol Kim
17 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Hey World
So, I a Korean Drama Junkie, have stumble onto another Korean Jem. While watching, “The Greatest Love,” the main character quoted this poem. So of course I researched a little (basically googled it). I read several translations of this poem and their are a few that I really like. It’s kind of a love lost poem or a letting go kind of poem. Its so beautiful I really just wanted to share it.
Azaleas
When you say goodbye
turn aside and walk away
I’ll say farewell
and not ask you why.
I’ll gather flowers for love of you
azaleas from some springtime hill
and scatter them beneath your feet
as you walk away.
Then go
crushing with your parting steps
my humble offerings of flowers.
When you say goodbye
turn aside and walk away
I tell you now that on that day
I’ll not shed a tear.
http://koreanpoetry.homestead.com/ has a nicer translation
Beautiful right! Anyway here is another poem from Mr.Kim Sowol. Its also very beautiful (of course in my opinion) and I hope you enjoy it!
Long From Now
Long from now, if you should seek me,
I would tell you I have forgotten.
If you should blame me in your heart,
I would say, “Missing you so, I have forgotten.”
And if you should still reprove me,
“I couldn’t believe you, so I have forgotten.”
Unable to forget you today, or yesterday,
But long from now, “I have forgotten.”
- Kim Sowol
Two more that I found. Remember that these are translated from Korean to English! Source: http://koreanpoetry.homestead.com/
Ta-Ta,
Agg
“You’re to smart for this movie, chely”
05 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Hey World,
Today and in fact several times I have thought about what my sister said to me when I was watching this movie, “you’re to smart for this movie, Chely.” The reason why she said this was because I keep on saying that started with… I bet this is what is going to happen (usually give a few alternatives or ways the film may go)or I would say what I thought they were going to say or finish their lines before they said them completely (of course I hadn’t seen the movie before) and 9/10 it was exactly like I predicted. She then later said something a long the lines of ruining it. LOL! Of course, I kind of do this with most of the movies I see with my sister at home. I think the reason why I can predict it so well is because I have read so many books and seen so much movies and tv shows. Yeah, total nerd here! Besides I feel that everything kind of already happen. We (as a society/human race) have been alive for so many year that I feel every time of story has been said and done. I’m not sure if you guys understand what I’m trying to say. However, I feel that a lot of things are predictable and not so original. Come on, if we can fit all the words in a volume or volumes of books of the english language don’t you think we may or may of already put every type of combination some way or another. Anyways, I feel I just stood on my soap box and rattled my oppinion that really doesn’t matter. But at lease you are warn that I can possibly “ruin” a movie…but I’m learning to be quiet and just say it in my mind. LOL!
Secret, secret
21 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
Hey world,
So as so many of you might not know…I love cooking. Specially from cookbooks. Following recipes is my favorite thing to do now a days but sadly it’s a love hate relationship. Why? Well, I love doing it but I hate how much weight I gain from it. I really don’t like working out…by myself. But a lot of my friends have way different schedules than me and sadly I’m lazy. LOL! Anyway, I decided to start running or at lease start with a little routine of it. I actually starting next week or more like in two days…monday! I’m a little nervouse because I know I won’t be able to run a block much less a mile but I’m determin to stick with it. I also want to incorporate some other stuff like going to the gym. Sigh, but my self confidence is very low. I get nervouse in the gym full of people that I don’t know and well in a lot better shape than I. But if I let that stop me I might never lose some pounds and never enjoy a good game of basketball, soccer, or what ever else I get invided to do.
Another reason why I really want to start running is because I work at this really AMAZING camp in the summer. I love working their and getting to know everyone and connecting with all the kids and having fun…sigh. However, its an athletic camp…yeah. We run A LOT! I really don’t want to go another summer being the last one to get to the other side of camp or even be one of the ones that after 10 minutes of jogging has to start walking. I’m suppose to encourage the kids to run and have fun. To give it their all for the glory of God! Yeah, and I’m dying here. You know. So I really want to get a good head start and get into a somewhat good shape. At lease in the part of running a couples of miles without actually stopping. Well, I really want to stick to it and with Gods help I know I can. You probably are wondering why I named this post a secret. Well, I’m not planning on telling anyone (of course unless you read this…which I don’t think their is a lot of people). I’m just going to do it. Their is this passege in the Bible that kind of reminds me of this (warning: my opinion i might just be taking this way out of context) Matthew 6:16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. I know that my my running is not in anyway compared to fasting. But I want to this for the Lord and the temple He has place in me! He said our body is His temple and I want to develop my temple. So here I go!
Ta-ta,
AGG
Adele
16 Apr 2012 Leave a Comment
Hi World,
Well I know everyone has heard the wonderful voice of Adele. So today I wanted to gush a little about her. I really love her soulful voice. My sister bought the CD… She told me after that all her other songs that didn’t reach the charts are awesome. “The whole CD is amazing, Chely,” she said. So one of my really good friends, Jennifer and I listen to it about 3 times in a row. The reason why we heard it is because we went to Silver Dollar City and as we drove back we listen to it over and over again because…it was so great! We got to talking about how her friends telling her, why didn’t this CD come out when he broke up with his girlfriend. LOL! Well you know, we had a great ride back to town singing to all the songs ( by then we knew most of the lyrics). As our little brothers sleep in my back sit. Well that is my little gush!
Ta-Ta,
AGG
sisters
12 Feb 2012 Leave a Comment
Hey World,
Today was a difficult day for me. But my sister was their for the rescue. It doesn’t matter what type of situation or mood we are in she always listens and gets mad with me. LOL! My other sister we fight constantly, but I think she thinks I’m cute. Cute in the way that I’m extremely naive to her. Which in some parts I am. However, you just have to love them. Even with all their faults they put family first (after God). Have you ever had a sibling that even when you hate each other was their for you in the hardest of time. My sisters are like that to me. They are very talented musically and very social. It’s awesome watching them in action. They make friends instantly and work very hard to do the best and be the best. They are so brave compared to me. However, I really hate that they pick on me and that I can never beat them in our biquering. They only one that can win against them is my mom…the queen. LOL! Well, I don’t have much to write just wanted to brag on my sisters a little. Love you guys and go tell your sisters or brothers that you love them. I bet you don’t say it enough!
Ta-ta,
AGG
Mom
01 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: mom
Hey World,
Super Mom
I was talking to a girl a couple years younger than me. She is going to have a baby and we started to talk about her baby and then baby names and all stuff baby. We ended talking about her family and some of our wants and dreams. It was a nice chat but as I got home I started thinking about the mom part of the baby process. I asked my self: What kind of mom would I be? And ended up asking my self… What kind of mom do I want to be? Really? What kind of mom do I want to be? I knew of a few girl (my age) that were afraid to be moms because they were afraid of not measuring up to excellent mom they had. Their exact words were, “I’m afraid, I won’t be as great as a mom as my mom.” Also, I heard girl ( my age again) say that all they ever wanted to be is a mom. To me, those two statements were so foreign and down right weird. I couldn’t wrap my mind around them. Being a mom? Being a great mom like my mom? What about life goals? Career success? Marking out those bucket list ambitions? Spiritual growth? Going to different and exotic place (and/or living their)? Making a difference in the world? Living you mark in the world!? Is that not more important? Shouldn’t this come first? Sure, I want to be a mom. I got my kids name pick out and everything but I want to do something with my life. Is that bad? Well so many questions came to my mind and not many answers.
Now I don’t want to discredit my mom in the least. I love her with all my heart. She is my best friend (now) and she raised me right (my dad too can’t forget him). My mom is so awesome and cool and full of wisdom and a great cook. But I was always told to study first. Be something in the world. Want more and never settle for less. Also, they always discouraged me from having kids and being a mom at a young age or actually at any age until I finished my studies and was someone. To this day I am encourage to not settle down and finish school (currently a college student) and not have a kid out of wedlock because a kids ruined your life and you won’t finish school because you will have other responsibilities etcetera, etcetera. And I’m not saying it happens all the time, I hope you know what I mean. No offence to anyone. Yeah, but if you think about my parents background and my culture. A lot of Hispanic girls (and of course girls in general) are getting pregnant at a young age. Not to mention that in my parents country (El Salvador) they get married so soon and most people don’t even get to finish school. That’s all they expect in life. Getting a job and getting married…making ends meet. They just want more. They would say, you are lucky to be born in such a great country with so much opportunities to make something of yourself; to study. Of course this old conversation would always lead to…”back in my country…” LOL! I guess is just the way I was raised. (I hear the, “You Raise Me Up” song coming on…LOL!)
However, right now a little before 3 on the first day of the year (2012), I’m asking my self, “What kind of mom do I want to be?” I really don’t know what kind of mom I’m going to be but I have a few things I hope I will be. I kind of want to be a Martha Steward kind of mom (before she went to jail and everything kind of crumbled for her. I still love you Martha). You know the one that makes everything homemade. This includes cooking and baking. I want to learn how to make the most delicious foods that my kids could brag about. That their friends would ask all the time if they could stay for dinner. Bake every Birthday cake. I want to make stuff, you know, DIY it. Make crafts and build stuff myself (with my “husband” of course). Sew and knit stuff up for my kids like gloves, hats, costumes and dresses and a boat load of other stuff. I want to make snack for their class. Also, I want to be able to make all those fun DIY ideas on Pinterest that I want to do. I also want to be up to date on whats cool and not and I don’t want to embarrassed them…okay I don want to embarrassed them. I want them to give me kisses before they go to school and as soon as they get home and before they go to sleep (of course after their bed time story). Also, I want them to talk about what is going on in their life. I want to be the one they go to for advice and that they feel free to ask me about anything. I want to be wise enough to answer them with mother wisdom and a lot from above. I want them to feel free to bring friends over to just play and hang out and eat great homemade snacks. I want to be that soccer mom or dance mom ( the good nice ones, not the crazy ones from TV). I want to dress them up really cute and fix their hair in a really cute way. And most importantly I want to be a great example of a women that is after Gods own heart. I want to be a mom that raise kids that love the Lord with all their heart and that they never feel that its a have to in their life but a want to. I want to be a mom that prays with them at night (EVERY NIGHT) to scare away all the shadows. I want to be a mom that make the right decisions and learns when to say No. I want to be a mom that disciplines her children but at the same time knows that they are just kids (don’t want bratty kids! LOL!). Sigh, I guess I just want to be a good mom but with a list like that it looks like super mom. LOL! Well, only time will tell I guess.
You never will know what kind of person you will be in the future or even the next day or even hours. God does and I should rely on Him to lead me on the best path. He knows my heart desire. I just hope it matches His. He also knows when it’s going to be my time and when I am ready because I will never think I am ready, in my opinion. Doesn’t he tell us in Jeremiah 29:11, “ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Shouldn’t I trust him? He knows, He leads, I’m just along for the ride. But I know that marriage and kids are not for me for a several more years (between you and me it Scares me to death thinking about it. I have to many plans…argg I should really stop making plans and really leave it up to the big guy. Sigh, Guess its a girl thing). LOL! Well, goodnight world. Peace and HAPPY NEW YEARS!
Ta-ta,
AGG
I <3 iPhone
26 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
Hey World,
I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas. For us Hispanic or at lease in central america we celebrate Christmas on the 24th of December not the 25th. So, we had our big celebration at one of the sisters from church house’s. It was a birthday party/Christmas party that was so much fun! I loved it and I gave everyone some of my homemade cookies. They loved them and the moms were asking for the recipe. LOL! What cookies did I make? Well, I made several: Chocolate chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Triple Threat, and Snickerdoddles cookies. Yum!! They all enjoyed the and I enjoyed the party. Fun times, fun times. After, we got home and gave each other presents. I got some new boots, a journal, a baking cook book (YEAH!!) and a purse. It was awesome!
So, why do I heart (love) my iPhone? You see I never got what was the big deal with the iPhone until I slowly started to explore its wonders. And let me tell you it’s wonderful! I can do all my socializing in the palm of my hand. As you may already know I’m a Pinterest addict and i’m Facebook a lot, know I can upload pictures and make them cool with Flickr, Instagram and all those picture editing apps. Don’t even get me started with the blog apps (WordPress, blogger and tumblr). WOW, so amazing. I’m never been a big twitter person but now I can starting to update at lease once every other week compared to once a year. LOL! Love my iPhone! Thank you Apple company! Thank you Steve Jobs, RIP!!!! But one thing I love the most is that while I’m exploring, building, capturing, destroying then rebuilding, posting, liking, and posting is that I can listen to all my favorite music from Pandora!
So, 2011 was ruff, 2011 was a growing year, but as John 2:10 says,“People always serve the best wine first. Later, when the guests are drunk, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine until now.” My best “wine” was at the end of this year. It’s not just the gifts (which are nice) but everything that was unraveled is slowly putting itself back together… thanks God…
My iPhone is icing on the cake. Gosh, I love that thing. LOL! Have an awesome New Years celebration! Check out my Flickr page, I’ll post the new years pic on it! L8R!!
agg
Wish List
18 Dec 2011 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: writing letters
Hey World,
Well, today I was looking for a book on how to sew bags on Amazon. Side note: I love AMAZON! Anyway, one thing lead to another and now I have about 10+ books on my wish list. I was wondering what all I had on my wishlist so I clicked. 75% of the things on my wishlist were books. Gosh, I never felt like such a nerd. LOL! But I wouldn’t change my wish list for the world. Yeah, I have a kindle but nothing beats an actual book. Another item in my wish list was postcards. I know, lame. But as a nerd, I like writing to. I just happen to like writing letters and notes, let’s not forget sticky notes. Next item I found was music. I wishlist cd’s I’d totally forgotten and once I saw them again I started YouTube-ing the songs I fell in love with. Oh this one is alright…glow in the dark stars. I can just imagine your face, the “are you serious” face. well I wanted to cover my celing with those stars I only have one corner done…I need to finish that. Also, their is a futon, some DVD’s, a Polaroid Camera, Benton box’s, and electronics. Sigh, I need to find something cool to add to my wish list and I was wrong about the percentage of books it’s more like 80-90% books. Well, that’s all for today. L8r
agg
Christmas for reals + Finals
12 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
Hey World,
Well, it’s been a real surprise. I got a iPhone today just because. I was so happy I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t pay it or have to do pay for it now, not even the service. Crazy right. Well, I did have a stressful day. From waking up late running across town and studying. It wasn’t to bad but I do stress out specially for finals. But once I did the test it slowly started coming to me. One of the girls let me read the study questions for the one book I didn’t read on and I basically memorize it in 2 minutes because once the test started I answered all the question. Oh, I wasn’t cheating. I got to class early and the girls were their so we all studied together. They looked at me and were you know everything don’t you. I was like not really. They gave me that, “Yeah, right,” look and I said well, I don’t know, “The Tale of Genji,” so they were like oh, okay here are our study question responses and I was like thank you. Okay this is getting lame. Anyway to finish it off. I turned in my test. He told me to turn my paper I forgot to write (my very first paper like in August) and if I didn’t I’d be okay, grade wise. WOW! I know, I was so happy. I’m going to write it anyways whats a few extra points right.
Changing the subject, I’m so excited for christmas. I have my list ready for my family and everyone else is just getting some homemade cookies, cheesecake, or red velvet cake. Yum! I’m excited. But I won’t start getting everything ready until next week (2oth). Well I have a killer headache so I’m going to let you go. Peace.
l8R
Agg
The Joy of Cooking
04 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
Hey World,
Wow, it’s been a while. Well today I was making a lasagna (from this Website Click: Lasagna) for the first time and I just finish eating a piece with my bro, mom and dad. I have to say that it was awesome! I loved it so much more because my dad and mom were loving it. My dad doesn’t like pasta/Italian food that much but he really liked my lasagna. Total confident boost. I also have made cookies! Not today but I got into a baking cookie from scratch faze and my dad loved them (He usually doesn’t like what I cook. I usually make american food. He being a hard core Hispanic… well you get the picture). Mom and dad like snicker-doodle cookies the best. I found this out after several weeks of baking different types of cookies. Kids, seem to like any type of cookie. I made kids at Ozone cookies and yeah they were gone. My next cookie phase I think is going to make cakes from scratch…well lets start small, cupcakes. Yeah, cupcakes! I’m excited. I love baking and cooking. It makes me even more happy when I cook for family and friends. That I think is my true joy in cooking. I’ll post the recipes I have made when I get a chance. Later!
Ta-ta,
Agg
