Today as I was walking into h mart to buy 반찬 ban chan, I shed a tear to old memories.
During high school times, my sister and I had some rough time in our lives living with family less loving compare to our own in Korea.
I remember us going into Korean restaurant. we were so poor that we couldn't order entree but could not stop our craving for Korean food that we asked restaurant owner if we could just order rice and little dishes of ban chan 반찬 for one person and that we would share that small portion. 반찬 is small dishes of traditional Korean food that Korean restaurants serve when people order entree.
Owner was nice enough to bring us many dishes and soup and we were very grateful and we walked out belly full.
For that generosity we visited separately and ordered many entrees while bringing our friends.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Only 2% of population can solve this puzzle
Only 2% of the population can solve this puzzle.
If you can solve this in 5 min, your memory and deductive reasoning investigating senses are at genius level.
1. There are five different colored houses.
2. Each homeowner is a different nationality.
3. Each home owner drinks different beverages, drives different cars, and has different pets.
4. The British person lives in red house.
5. The Swedish person has a dog.
6. The Danish person drinks tea.
7. The green house is left of the white house.
8. The green house resident drinks coffee.
9. The Benz driver has a bird.
10. The yellow house resident drives a BMW.
11. The middle house resident drinks milk.
12. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
13. The Ford driver lives next to the cat owner.
14. The horse owner lives next to the BMW driver.
15. The Porsche driver drinks beer.
16. The German person drives a VW.
17. The Norwegian lives in the blue house.
18. The Ford driver lives next to water drinker.
So, who has the fish?
If you can solve this in 5 min, your memory and deductive reasoning investigating senses are at genius level.
1. There are five different colored houses.
2. Each homeowner is a different nationality.
3. Each home owner drinks different beverages, drives different cars, and has different pets.
4. The British person lives in red house.
5. The Swedish person has a dog.
6. The Danish person drinks tea.
7. The green house is left of the white house.
8. The green house resident drinks coffee.
9. The Benz driver has a bird.
10. The yellow house resident drives a BMW.
11. The middle house resident drinks milk.
12. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
13. The Ford driver lives next to the cat owner.
14. The horse owner lives next to the BMW driver.
15. The Porsche driver drinks beer.
16. The German person drives a VW.
17. The Norwegian lives in the blue house.
18. The Ford driver lives next to water drinker.
So, who has the fish?
Monday, March 18, 2013
Work job joy play
Can work be play. Serious 90% and goof 10% with environment that takes 200% seriousness when the moment comes. That moment is often 70-80% of the time.
Part of creating a system and growing a business involves making a process better so that crazy rushing fast moving deep downs of 200% effort time can be avoided.
We thrive to come out with victory and feel great of ourselves. It's part of learning curve. It's a roller coaster. Then again are we describing life itself or work? It is quite similar. Then perhaps we could question biology, trait that is so deep natured to us, we focus, relax, we run, sleep, we succeed and fail.
The ultimate goal is achieving the vision, the dream.
My question for this blog is how fast we get there.
I want to be so submerged in my work because it is not a job but its a play. As if we see work and play as one big game. Life as a one big game. One problem as a one mission. My job is to solve those problems and accomplish a mission. I take a break from it to see what I am missing in the world but then I find myself going back to it. Not because its my duty or job but because it is joyful, fun and therefore work becomes play job becomes a joy.
It's is my job to speak this out to the world through my actions.
Part of creating a system and growing a business involves making a process better so that crazy rushing fast moving deep downs of 200% effort time can be avoided.
We thrive to come out with victory and feel great of ourselves. It's part of learning curve. It's a roller coaster. Then again are we describing life itself or work? It is quite similar. Then perhaps we could question biology, trait that is so deep natured to us, we focus, relax, we run, sleep, we succeed and fail.
The ultimate goal is achieving the vision, the dream.
My question for this blog is how fast we get there.
I want to be so submerged in my work because it is not a job but its a play. As if we see work and play as one big game. Life as a one big game. One problem as a one mission. My job is to solve those problems and accomplish a mission. I take a break from it to see what I am missing in the world but then I find myself going back to it. Not because its my duty or job but because it is joyful, fun and therefore work becomes play job becomes a joy.
It's is my job to speak this out to the world through my actions.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
VIP
I met a very important person today.
We did not exchange words. We spent about couple hours together and time flew by. We met at a nice Mexican restaurant front of the park. Then we went for a walk together. We exchanged smile. After two hours, we were much close. Skinship. We were much comfortable. We did not exchange a single word. It was wonderful. I was cautious and observing. Much of time could be consumed here. I could how others settle for this. But I don't want to be attached.
Our bond perhaps formulated since inception. I was introduced over a year ago digitally via pictures.mI have dreaded our first meet. I avoided, kept my mind off, I ignored but there were many signs. Signs from God? Higher power? Spirits?
There were many as a constant reminder.
Now we live within driving distance. I have choice to rekindle. Somehow, my life has been leading me to this. The lifestyle that I have, would it be affected by this? Would it be positive or negative? I feel like that is my choice. I felt fuzzy. I could sense a tiny seed of emotion and I saw that I could make that choice to grow it.
To do this I must become a team. There is no other option. This is go big or go home situation. This is a kill or save situation. This is either pull the trigger or don't.
Situations have not changed much, only difference is that I understand the value of serving others. Supporting. I am so independent I am a survivor I am an example it is ok for them to depend on me.
After all, strongest point of my life always has been when others depend on.
I was recently reiterated and reminded of trust. Value of trust is very high. What about love? Do they coexist?
Could I have love without trust? Yes I think so... I would be tested. Absolute compassion and giving all love, does this require trust? I really don't know. Many would automatically and carelessly say no. If there is no trust there is no love....
I beg the differ. We are all selfish. To serve our selfish need, we need trust to love. There are very very few who can love and just simply love always and forever.
Could I have trust without love?
No I don't think so.
We did not exchange words. We spent about couple hours together and time flew by. We met at a nice Mexican restaurant front of the park. Then we went for a walk together. We exchanged smile. After two hours, we were much close. Skinship. We were much comfortable. We did not exchange a single word. It was wonderful. I was cautious and observing. Much of time could be consumed here. I could how others settle for this. But I don't want to be attached.
Our bond perhaps formulated since inception. I was introduced over a year ago digitally via pictures.mI have dreaded our first meet. I avoided, kept my mind off, I ignored but there were many signs. Signs from God? Higher power? Spirits?
There were many as a constant reminder.
Now we live within driving distance. I have choice to rekindle. Somehow, my life has been leading me to this. The lifestyle that I have, would it be affected by this? Would it be positive or negative? I feel like that is my choice. I felt fuzzy. I could sense a tiny seed of emotion and I saw that I could make that choice to grow it.
To do this I must become a team. There is no other option. This is go big or go home situation. This is a kill or save situation. This is either pull the trigger or don't.
Situations have not changed much, only difference is that I understand the value of serving others. Supporting. I am so independent I am a survivor I am an example it is ok for them to depend on me.
After all, strongest point of my life always has been when others depend on.
I was recently reiterated and reminded of trust. Value of trust is very high. What about love? Do they coexist?
Could I have love without trust? Yes I think so... I would be tested. Absolute compassion and giving all love, does this require trust? I really don't know. Many would automatically and carelessly say no. If there is no trust there is no love....
I beg the differ. We are all selfish. To serve our selfish need, we need trust to love. There are very very few who can love and just simply love always and forever.
Could I have trust without love?
No I don't think so.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Challenge talk
Do you have a challenge?
Yes it's an ongoing battle
What is it?
To be more disciplined with mistakes from reoccurring. Big challenges I have few like things I want to accomplish before I die.
What areas do u feel you lack discipline in?And what kind of challenges have you set forth for yourself?
This morning, I was supposed to meet with important person and I slept through it because I didn't set an alarm, because I went to bed late, but when it all came down to it, they are just excuses. Core underlying factor is that I demonstrated to that person I didn't care and he was disappointed and I feel bad still, it bothers me, only I can do is show with action to make up. You know regrets and mistakes. Just hate those. So this is a reoccurring event, it happened before and probably happen again. That's the bad news and good news is that I am good at making up.
Well people only accept making up for so long before try get tired of that and want someone/something more reliable.
Best challenge I overcame was being happy and content alone. No emotional dependency. Self confidence. Not needing things/people for my satisfaction
That is a good thing to overcome....
Guilt and fear is motivator but very poor choice and never bound to last forever. Happiness on the other hand show good example such as Disney and coca cola
So now you're focusing inward to who you are and how you are
There is a quote 'we see them as we are not as they are'. Inward to who/how I am is my everyday thing, I'm focusing on noticing changes.Ego plays a tricky thing because we desire to rise and reach for higher ground in whatever interest passion career status truth and enlightenment but minute we think we are on top only path left is down.
For me, I know that my career is not going to be my life. It's a means to a life I want but not my life.
I want career to be my life.
Do you really think that's the best way?
There is a reason that brought us together I call that vibration, such as you asking 'best way?' 'Some ppl live to have things, I'm here for the exp' I always seek best way over easy way and while I live I'm just here for the experience. Experience as much as I can before I die. Steve jobs created a great company touched great quantity of lives and made quality of lives better for the world while stepping on few people ruthlessly not paying close interaction with his family and friends. My dreams, what I get inspired on lies on that wavelength minus the mean person part. I live for the here and now. Right now I just want to melt away in work that I love doing and care for. So everything else becomes secondary.
Yes it's an ongoing battle
What is it?
To be more disciplined with mistakes from reoccurring. Big challenges I have few like things I want to accomplish before I die.
What areas do u feel you lack discipline in?And what kind of challenges have you set forth for yourself?
This morning, I was supposed to meet with important person and I slept through it because I didn't set an alarm, because I went to bed late, but when it all came down to it, they are just excuses. Core underlying factor is that I demonstrated to that person I didn't care and he was disappointed and I feel bad still, it bothers me, only I can do is show with action to make up. You know regrets and mistakes. Just hate those. So this is a reoccurring event, it happened before and probably happen again. That's the bad news and good news is that I am good at making up.
Well people only accept making up for so long before try get tired of that and want someone/something more reliable.
Best challenge I overcame was being happy and content alone. No emotional dependency. Self confidence. Not needing things/people for my satisfaction
That is a good thing to overcome....
Guilt and fear is motivator but very poor choice and never bound to last forever. Happiness on the other hand show good example such as Disney and coca cola
So now you're focusing inward to who you are and how you are
There is a quote 'we see them as we are not as they are'. Inward to who/how I am is my everyday thing, I'm focusing on noticing changes.Ego plays a tricky thing because we desire to rise and reach for higher ground in whatever interest passion career status truth and enlightenment but minute we think we are on top only path left is down.
For me, I know that my career is not going to be my life. It's a means to a life I want but not my life.
I want career to be my life.
Do you really think that's the best way?
There is a reason that brought us together I call that vibration, such as you asking 'best way?' 'Some ppl live to have things, I'm here for the exp' I always seek best way over easy way and while I live I'm just here for the experience. Experience as much as I can before I die. Steve jobs created a great company touched great quantity of lives and made quality of lives better for the world while stepping on few people ruthlessly not paying close interaction with his family and friends. My dreams, what I get inspired on lies on that wavelength minus the mean person part. I live for the here and now. Right now I just want to melt away in work that I love doing and care for. So everything else becomes secondary.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Bike week
After few interviews in Alabama and Georgia bordering towns, I visited bike week.
I contemplated going another long distance and then the possibility of coming back.
Interview was great and I really liked the people that I would potentially be working with. They had a vision and it was big and I liked. Nothing is more exciting than the vision for growth. While they did asked about minuscule questions such as my hair and dress code, majority of the conversation was about big picture topics.
What my role would be changed per interview and per person. First I spoke with director about doing recruiting, later it became more about business development then it became handling outsourced projects. Get in create a system and get out.
Riding out to bike week was a great until I reached a destination things started crumbling down, James won't answer call, no couch accepted, all accommodations are booked and other Orlando friends are out of town.
When I took ormond exit, there was a scene that I have only seen in media. Trails and trails of bikers on both direction.
Next day I met with Kari and checked out some of the most gorgeous exotic and giant bikes.
Then met with Marianne and met other surfer David from Colombia and we had out authentic couchsurfing experience by walking the Main Street then back home with beer and walking quiet park.
Fun dog loving time, good hug and farewell.
Testing out couple of Harley bikes was so exciting. I think I will ride a far boy after my sportster.
I contemplated going another long distance and then the possibility of coming back.
Interview was great and I really liked the people that I would potentially be working with. They had a vision and it was big and I liked. Nothing is more exciting than the vision for growth. While they did asked about minuscule questions such as my hair and dress code, majority of the conversation was about big picture topics.
What my role would be changed per interview and per person. First I spoke with director about doing recruiting, later it became more about business development then it became handling outsourced projects. Get in create a system and get out.
Riding out to bike week was a great until I reached a destination things started crumbling down, James won't answer call, no couch accepted, all accommodations are booked and other Orlando friends are out of town.
When I took ormond exit, there was a scene that I have only seen in media. Trails and trails of bikers on both direction.
Next day I met with Kari and checked out some of the most gorgeous exotic and giant bikes.
Then met with Marianne and met other surfer David from Colombia and we had out authentic couchsurfing experience by walking the Main Street then back home with beer and walking quiet park.
Fun dog loving time, good hug and farewell.
Testing out couple of Harley bikes was so exciting. I think I will ride a far boy after my sportster.
Monday, March 4, 2013
New York City
What an unforgettable experience. The city I watched in movies and tv shows growing up. Remarkable classical sky scrapers, central park, oh the loud and aggressive new Yorkers, weird crazy people walking on the street yelling, honking taxis, time square tourists, aggressive birds and friendly squirrels climb on my shoulder, statue of liberty, staten island ferry, Asians in flushing, fancy people in manhattan, subways and trains, snow, cheap street food, broadway theaters and cool people.
NYC can offer everything I want and introduce new.
For me it was the cool people was the highlight. As always city people are weird and unique. I had the luxury to couchsurf every night in a different house for five days. including two non couchsurfing members.
Last Monday I got an interview offer. It was great timing. It's end of the month. I'm tired of being stationed in Florida. I want to move to Atlanta or new York. Spring is only month away. So what do I do best? Pack up and just go. Trip to NYC is 16 hours. Since its cold, I must take two days to get there. Suddenly I got busy, packing, shopping for suit, arranging couches in NY as well as couches on the way.
The day of my departure, the whole east coast was raining. All three of my Motorcycle accidents happened when I was cold, two of them had rain. The temperature up north is colder than mountains of Andes. So change in plan, left bike in Tampa and took a bus. It was nice, I re read the chapter on theory of relativity. Now I can explain it to someone in details. It is. Avery difficult concept to swallow, can't even imagine what it was like when it first came out.
I arrived in NYC, port authority at 11:30am.
My interview was only two blocks away in time square.
So I made contact with my host, had street food, and walked and walked.
I felt so vibrant.
Then I took a train to west orange, new jersey. I got lost and went little too far but Maria Fuentes picked me up from the station. At home, I was greeted by mom, little sister Vivian and 1yr old baby. This is family of James Fuentes. Mother only spoke Spanish and she liked that I speak Spanish, I was fed dinner, hot shower, we enjoyed conversation on my life and James. Next morning kids went to school and mother did not know that I was only staying for one night so she invited me back. But i already had couches arranged so I told her later.
Before I went to my second house, I went to manhattan to meet with Jayson's best friend, Nelson. Jayson don shades is a guardian with very strong J. Nelson is also a guardian but introverted one. We went to Korean town and had lunch. He is born and raised in NY. Our conversation was rapid, covering typical first conversation to occasionally specific ones. Mainly we talked about NYC. Nelson was born and raised near flushing, Part of queens where many Asians live, locals call. It fooshing. He did not go to college but he is an accountant living in Astoria working in manhattan and has a great living and 75% happy. We hit it off well. He asked what my plans for the weekend evening. So we decided to hang out Saturday night.
I met with my host Ephiri. He is a Jew, middle aged man between 40 to 50. Bisexual. Free lance for flipping apartments. He has a house in israel, married twice, divorced twice with women. Been in love with rich old man for 12 years. Tried many different things including drugs. He had strong opinion with right reasons. He rents his closet which hold a bed and few shelves, no floor space in the closet. That tiny space rents for $1050 a month! This was my first inside look of manhattan apartments, it was small but had everything, kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, two cats, table and a couch. Ephiri is weird, he does to go out during winter, he travels frequently but will never move out of NY. He is fascinating and we had tremendously deep conversation on existence of universe, god, kosher, love, background, philosophy. He just signed up for CS last November and he already had twenty some references.
New York is very popular amongst CS. I had to extend my effort to find couch, it was more difficult than usual. Even the profiles say they receive request everyday.
Next day, I met with Lili Shi. She is Chinese girl in mid twenties. I requested her couch. She couldn't host but she was down to meet. I met her in battery park because other surfer from Germany at Ephiri s house told me that squirrels climbed on him for food. Wow! I was so excited.
Lili did not believe but next thing we know, squirrels were climbing on us. So cute. I first threw nuts close distance to me. Next I fed them out of my hand, next I stood and they climbed on me, I loved loved this experience and I knew I would. We couldn't stay longer due to aggressive pigeons and seagulls.
From there Lili and I jumped on Staten Island ferry to be close to Statue of Liberty, walked across china town and had delicious dumpling in small tiny restaurant that seats only 6 people, we then walked about 80 blocks manhattan touristic spots such as Empire State Building, apple store, time square, tram spot where spider man was filmed, Rockefeller building,federal building area, financial district ....
We conversed the whole time.
I Introduced her to Ephiri and to Nelson.
We drank, smoked, conversed, later we watched a movie.
To Nelson, This was a great a introduction of couchsurfing. Couple weeks later he created a couchsurfing profile.
Next morning Nelson dropped me off at the subway station, I met up with Lili at Flushing. This is the biggest Asian district and I was really there to eat some dim sum. We say in a round big table with other Chinese family. This was Cantonese speaking restaurant. We then went to Korean church and Korean restaurant and Korean liquor store.
That evening I met with my next surfer Demarcus. He is a Model black virgin who benches 300 lbs four times in a row. He is in late twenties and he makes great taco.
He had a closet space with a bed and this was so authentic NYC experience.
When I walked into the house I was greeted by his roommates with smile and hand shake.
I wrote this reference for his Couchsurfing.
"I surfed DeMarcus Reed's house during my visit in New York City. If I said I know him Very Well and likewise vice versa, with having exchanged so few conversation that we could fit them in page of the book, how would you explain this?
It was classic and nothing abnormal, I wrote to him around midnight and accepted in the morning.
I called, answered and we talked then I came over.
I was greeted by D and his friends, one by one, shake at a time, one peaceful smile at a time. We watched tv and exchanged couple short conversation.
Then it was time for prayer and serious work out. 'action speaks louder than word' couldn't have been more true. Driven by D's leadership all four of us pushed, pulled, sweated and at the end satisfied. Motivating and inspiring each other by giving our best in punch, jab, sit up, sets and reps showed our true nature and personality. We spoke same body language. No words were necessary to form a friendship."
For me it was the cool people was the highlight. As always city people are weird and unique. I had the luxury to couchsurf every night in a different house for five days. including two non couchsurfing members.
Last Monday I got an interview offer. It was great timing. It's end of the month. I'm tired of being stationed in Florida. I want to move to Atlanta or new York. Spring is only month away. So what do I do best? Pack up and just go. Trip to NYC is 16 hours. Since its cold, I must take two days to get there. Suddenly I got busy, packing, shopping for suit, arranging couches in NY as well as couches on the way.
The day of my departure, the whole east coast was raining. All three of my Motorcycle accidents happened when I was cold, two of them had rain. The temperature up north is colder than mountains of Andes. So change in plan, left bike in Tampa and took a bus. It was nice, I re read the chapter on theory of relativity. Now I can explain it to someone in details. It is. Avery difficult concept to swallow, can't even imagine what it was like when it first came out.
I arrived in NYC, port authority at 11:30am.
My interview was only two blocks away in time square.
So I made contact with my host, had street food, and walked and walked.
I felt so vibrant.
Then I took a train to west orange, new jersey. I got lost and went little too far but Maria Fuentes picked me up from the station. At home, I was greeted by mom, little sister Vivian and 1yr old baby. This is family of James Fuentes. Mother only spoke Spanish and she liked that I speak Spanish, I was fed dinner, hot shower, we enjoyed conversation on my life and James. Next morning kids went to school and mother did not know that I was only staying for one night so she invited me back. But i already had couches arranged so I told her later.
Before I went to my second house, I went to manhattan to meet with Jayson's best friend, Nelson. Jayson don shades is a guardian with very strong J. Nelson is also a guardian but introverted one. We went to Korean town and had lunch. He is born and raised in NY. Our conversation was rapid, covering typical first conversation to occasionally specific ones. Mainly we talked about NYC. Nelson was born and raised near flushing, Part of queens where many Asians live, locals call. It fooshing. He did not go to college but he is an accountant living in Astoria working in manhattan and has a great living and 75% happy. We hit it off well. He asked what my plans for the weekend evening. So we decided to hang out Saturday night.
I met with my host Ephiri. He is a Jew, middle aged man between 40 to 50. Bisexual. Free lance for flipping apartments. He has a house in israel, married twice, divorced twice with women. Been in love with rich old man for 12 years. Tried many different things including drugs. He had strong opinion with right reasons. He rents his closet which hold a bed and few shelves, no floor space in the closet. That tiny space rents for $1050 a month! This was my first inside look of manhattan apartments, it was small but had everything, kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, two cats, table and a couch. Ephiri is weird, he does to go out during winter, he travels frequently but will never move out of NY. He is fascinating and we had tremendously deep conversation on existence of universe, god, kosher, love, background, philosophy. He just signed up for CS last November and he already had twenty some references.
New York is very popular amongst CS. I had to extend my effort to find couch, it was more difficult than usual. Even the profiles say they receive request everyday.
Next day, I met with Lili Shi. She is Chinese girl in mid twenties. I requested her couch. She couldn't host but she was down to meet. I met her in battery park because other surfer from Germany at Ephiri s house told me that squirrels climbed on him for food. Wow! I was so excited.
Lili did not believe but next thing we know, squirrels were climbing on us. So cute. I first threw nuts close distance to me. Next I fed them out of my hand, next I stood and they climbed on me, I loved loved this experience and I knew I would. We couldn't stay longer due to aggressive pigeons and seagulls.
From there Lili and I jumped on Staten Island ferry to be close to Statue of Liberty, walked across china town and had delicious dumpling in small tiny restaurant that seats only 6 people, we then walked about 80 blocks manhattan touristic spots such as Empire State Building, apple store, time square, tram spot where spider man was filmed, Rockefeller building,federal building area, financial district ....
We conversed the whole time.
I Introduced her to Ephiri and to Nelson.
We drank, smoked, conversed, later we watched a movie.
To Nelson, This was a great a introduction of couchsurfing. Couple weeks later he created a couchsurfing profile.
Next morning Nelson dropped me off at the subway station, I met up with Lili at Flushing. This is the biggest Asian district and I was really there to eat some dim sum. We say in a round big table with other Chinese family. This was Cantonese speaking restaurant. We then went to Korean church and Korean restaurant and Korean liquor store.
That evening I met with my next surfer Demarcus. He is a Model black virgin who benches 300 lbs four times in a row. He is in late twenties and he makes great taco.
He had a closet space with a bed and this was so authentic NYC experience.
When I walked into the house I was greeted by his roommates with smile and hand shake.
I wrote this reference for his Couchsurfing.
"I surfed DeMarcus Reed's house during my visit in New York City. If I said I know him Very Well and likewise vice versa, with having exchanged so few conversation that we could fit them in page of the book, how would you explain this?
It was classic and nothing abnormal, I wrote to him around midnight and accepted in the morning.
I called, answered and we talked then I came over.
I was greeted by D and his friends, one by one, shake at a time, one peaceful smile at a time. We watched tv and exchanged couple short conversation.
Then it was time for prayer and serious work out. 'action speaks louder than word' couldn't have been more true. Driven by D's leadership all four of us pushed, pulled, sweated and at the end satisfied. Motivating and inspiring each other by giving our best in punch, jab, sit up, sets and reps showed our true nature and personality. We spoke same body language. No words were necessary to form a friendship."
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