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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Pursuit of Life

We should learn a lesson or two from this guy.
In my opinion, he had successfully achieved to become a grand master at which he considered important in his own life.

뭐 한가지를 하더라도 이 사람처럼 해야 할것 같습니다.
제가 보기에 이 사람 나름대로 입신(入神)의 경지에 도달한것 같습니다.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Chardonnay 한잔 마시며...

Be the kind of person you wish to attract into your life...
자기의 인생에 스스로 반할수있는 삶을 살아라...

처음부터 겁먹지말자
막상가보면 아무것도 아닌게
세상엔 참으로 많다
첫걸음 떼기전에 앞으로 나갈수 없고
뛰기전엔 이길수 없다

어제 아가씨가 살았던 방식이
오늘의 삶을 결정하는거야
하지만 내일의 삶은
바로 오늘 어떻게 살아가느냐에 달렸어
매일매일이 새로운 기회가 되는 거야
자기가 원하는 방식대로 살 수 있는 기회이자
자기가 원한 대로의 삶을 가질 수 있는 기회지
지난날의 생각들에 이젠 더 이상 집착할 필요가 없어

- 마샤 그래드/동화밖으로 나온 공주 중에서


세상이 도대체 나에게 해준것은 무엇일까 생각해보았는데
세상은 매일아침 나에게 "오늘"을 선물해주더군요
오늘도 난 24시간의 가능성을 선물 받았습니다
이 무한한 가능성과 희망과 노력을 엮어
난 오늘도 날 변화시킵니다

태양을 바라보고 살아라
그대의 그림자를 못 보리라
고개를 숙이지 말라
머리를 언제나 높이 두라
세상을 똑바로 정면으로 바라보라
나는 눈과 귀와 혀를 빼앗겼지만
내 영혼을 잃지 않았기에
그 모든 것을 가진 것이나 마찬가지이다
고통의 뒷맛이 없으면
진정한 쾌락은 거의 없다
불구자라 할지라도 노력하면 된다
아름다움은 내부의 생명으로부터 나오는 빛이다
그대가 정말 불행할 때 세상에서
그대가 해야 할 일이 있다는 것을 믿어라
그대가 다른 사람의 고통을 덜어줄 수 있는 한
삶은 헛되지 않으리라
세상에서 가장 아름답고 소중한 것은
보이거나 만져지지 않는다
단지 가슴으로만 느낄 수 있다

- 헬렌 켈러


좋은 하루를 만들기 위해
"나는 행복해, 나는 운이 좋아, 정말 살아 볼 만한 세상이야" 등을
아침에 눈을 뜨는 순간부터 되뇌어 보라
그러면 거기에 걸맞은 파동이 생겨
생각과 행동이 바뀌고 습관이 변하고
인격이 달라진다
건강과 부와 성공이 저절로 따라온다

- 얼굴 경영 중에서


우울한 기분을 조심하라
기분이 우울하면 인생 또한 우울해 보이기 마련이다
자신이 왜 그런 식으로 느끼는지에 대해
깊이 생각하고 토론할수록
우울한 기분은 오랫동안 지속된다
우울한 기분에 관심을 쏟고 머리를 짜내어
해결하려 할수록 상황은 더 악화될 뿐이다
하지만 느긋한 마음으로
곧 나아질 것이라 생각하고 내버려 두면
자신도 모르는 사이에 기분이 좋아질 것이다
인내심을 가져라
기분은 변하기 마련이다
지금까지 우리는 수천 번이나 우울한 기분을 경험했으나
이미 사라져 간 과거일 뿐이다

- 리처드 칼슨/행복의 원칙 중에서

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Korean Food Cooking Lesson

Homemade Champong and Jja Jjang Myun recipe from Maangchi...



Sunday, May 31, 2009

Explore. Dream. Discover....

How to Find Happiness: 7 Timeless Tips from the Last 2500 Years

행복 찾기 : 2500년이 전해주는 시간을 초월한 7개의 조언

1. Choose.(선택 하기)

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

The world of those who are happy is different from the world of those who are not.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

2. Focus on the present, not yesterday or tomorrow.(어제나 내일아닌 현재에 집중하기)

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim

3. Don’t forget to be grateful.(감사함을 잊지 말기)

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
Frederick Keonig

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

4. Help someone else find happiness.(이웃의 행복 찾아주기)

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha

If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap. If you want happiness for a day — go fishing. If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else.
Chinese Proverb

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.
Bernard Meltzer

5. Get rid of a couple of your less valuable desires.(덜 소중한 욕망 제거 하기)

If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.
Epicurus

You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.
Eric Hoffer

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.
Henry David Thoreau

6. Do what you like to do.(좋아 하는것 하기)

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Albert Schweitzer

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

7. Or at least do something.(아니면 적어도 뭔가 하기)

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Benjamin Disraeli

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Crisis & Opportunity


I came across interesting phrase during the business trip. It made more than a sense, and thought worth sharing with others…

"危" signifies "crisis" and "機" signifies "opportunity"

How do you view the current economic crisis?

A crisis? or An opportunity?

출장시 어느회사의 회의실에 걸려있던 액자에서 본 문구입니다. 평소에 미처 생각해보지 못했던…

"危"는 위험을, "機" 는 기회를 의미합니다.

당신은 지금의 경제위기를

위험으로 보십니까? 기회로 보십니까?

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Family Pictures

For the memories of 814 Sybil, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2008-2009



Alexander, Mat, Dan, Alex, Mike, Dave, Andrew, and Ryan...Wish you all of you the best of luck !!!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Graduation Day

After 4 years of hard(?) work, my son, Alexander, and his 7 roommates all had graduated today. The graduation ceremony was held at the "The Big House", and the speaker for the commencement was Larry Page, Google co-founder and University of Michigan alumnus.

However, the most impression was made by George Dong who made remarks on behalf of graduating class. George arrived here from China with a minimum command in English, but after graduating from Michigan, he will be teaching English to children in Chicago. George’s speech was humorous, well delivered, and well received.

Most of all, Alexander and his 7 roommates will move on with their lives with aspiration of becoming lawyer, opera singer, engineer, physicist, human rights activist, and environmentalist.

For some of you who does not know what “The Big House” is, let me provide you with a short introduction.

“The Big House” is nickname for Michigan Stadium, the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium has often been called "The Carnegie Hall of all Sports" . It was built in 1927, at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Today, Michigan Stadium has an official capacity of 106,201, due to renovations for the 2008 season. The stadium previously had a capacity of 107,501 spectators. The football game attendance often exceeds 111,000 when band members, stadium staff, and others are added. The largest crowd in NCAA college football history was 112,118 on November 22, 2003 for a game against Ohio State.

Currently the stadium lists as the second largest in the United States, behind Penn State's Beaver Stadium, due to a reduction of 1,300 seats resulting from a lawsuit filed on behalf of disabled patrons. The former official capacity of 107,501 made The Big House the largest stadium in the United States up until the recent changes.

Currently “The Big House” is going through $230 million renovation which will result in addition of luxury boxes and 5200 seats. Upon completion of renovation, “The Big House” will regain the honor of being largest stadium in the United States.