a little sunlight

This summer, I was SUPPOSED to go to London. I'm so sad that it will never happen this year. :o( I don't know what it is about going somewhere other than the familiar that makes it so...wonderful. I guess that means, I'm just a little tired.

When I think about going to some place new and far away, it reminds me of Superman. We are refreshed and rejuvenated after a nice vacation. The far the better..Vacation for us humans is like the sun to Superman. He gets energy and power after absorbing sunlight.

I wish I could absorb energy out of sunlight. Maybe I can. A power nap in the sun..by the pool.

a small thing

I've been tutoring a boy & a girl who are siblings for a few months now. The girl is in 4th grade and the boy is in 2nd. It's been always easier to tutor the girl..obviously because she's more mature and because she works very hard. Today she shared with me that she's really glad that I'm her tutor. And she told me that it takes her a while to get used to a person enough to open up..and that she feels that she finally can with me..

The little boy, on the other hand, has been a handful since day one. He works hard of course, but he's still in 2nd grade. Can you imagine making a little boy sit down with one person for 1 whole hour, 3 times a week? Poor little guy. Anyway, I found myself starting to..anticipate with great apprehension..whenever it was his turn to tutor. Basically I dreaded my next hour with the little dude. But today, right before tutor I got a little cut on my finger. It was really small, but it stung and bothered me while I was tutoring. When he saw that I was in pain (just alittle bit), he ran to the bathroom and got a cup of water, soap, and a bowl. He took my finger and washed it with soap and dried it with a towel. Then he ran downstairs and got a band-aid and wrapped it around my finger. I was telling him that he didn't need to during this whole process. Oh, but did he touch my heart? Of course he did. And at that moment I realized that I'm probably never going to forget what he just did for me. :o)

Less is more.

I complain a lot that I am too busy & that I never have enough time. Fortunately, I am reminded today that doing less might actually mean more to God. No one gets to have more time than others to get things done. But some still get more stuff done because it's up to the choices they make. Time is precious because time never waits. My prayer is..that my time will be used for each moment & that I will not...waste my time doing things that may be meaningless.

"I may do anything, but everything is not useful..or constructive."
-1 Cor. 10:23-

Hello Summer

Yes!! I am officially done with school! It still hasn't hit me yet but who cares. I am liberated as of this moment.

My weekend in Vancouver went by so fast. It feels like a dream..except I got so sick. Maybe it feels like a dream because most of the time I was sleeping. How sad. It's never been this bad before. I can't eat anything. My palatine uvula (to be anatomically correct) is swollen and it hurts so much! It hurts to even swallow, actually it just hurts even if I don't do anything. And I can't eat or drink anything that's hot or spicy. The only thing that I can probably eat/drink is water, milk and soft white bread. Anything else just hurts and stings like crazy. I tried to drink coffee so many times. It hurts so much. I hope by tomorrow I can slowly start eating..but I'm so scared. I'm kind of traumatized by the orange juice, spicy/hot food and drinks I've been attempting to have. It's painful. How sad.

Despite my physical state, I am...happy. I may not look like it, but I am.

Here we come..

A plane ride is coming right around the corner. The first trip, bag to pack, and the first wedding of the year. And it will take us to Vancouver for my cousin's wedding. I don't like the idea of taking my books & study materials on board. But I'm not going to let it spoil this weekend. We bought the dress, the shoes..and we are coming for this wonderful event.

My cousin, whom my sister & I have grown up with since we were babies. Probably the closest cousin I've known and spent time with..that's getting married. It's weird because we always lived in different continents, but we visited each other's houses the most. From Korea to England back to Korea, the US, and then Canada. And I met the bride-to-be last year when I visited. This wedding will be a special one. :o)