63 Building

63 Building, a.k.a. Yuk(6)sam(3) Building, is one of the famous and tallest skyscraper in Korea overlooking the Han river.

photo credit to Wikipedia

photo credit to Wikipedia

We had a trip there with the kindergarten to see the Sky Art Gallery, 63 Seaworld and the IMAX theater. When we arrived at the place, there were lots of police men and a couple of media men. We therefore conclude, as the usual case, that there are VIPs in the building.

This is what you’ll see from the top. The photos could’ve been better, though. They’re taken using my iPod Touch.

these reminded me of computer chips ^^*

63 Seaworld

I Love Him Better Every D-A-Y

My kindergarten class singing I Love Him Better Every D-A-Y.

Sorry the video is quite shaky.^^*

Signs…signing

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ASL, deaf and mute, sign language

One of the many things that I wanted to learn is ASL, short for American Sign Language.

My first encounter with ASL was when I was in my primary years. We had a program in our church that aims to minister those who are blind, deaf and mute. We bought big coloring books about God’s creation with its signs.  We had deaf and mute visitors. One of them became my friend. She was about in her early 30s. I was so frustrated that I couldn’t talk to her and I couldn’t understand what she’s signing to me. That was the moment that sparked my interest to learn ASL.

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The first ASL skill that I’ve mastered when I was a kid is the signs for the alphabet. During my missionary training, one of my batch mate has a sister who is deaf and mute. Their family must learn signing so they could communicate with her. She taught me some of the basics in signing. Once in a while I would borrow her signing books to practice and learn.

But now I forgot most of what I’ve learned because of lack of opportunities to practice and actually use them.

I still want to learn signing. Who knows? Maybe time will come that I could actually use them to minister to the deaf and mute.

I’ve seen some videos in YouTube of songs with signs. Here some of my favorite:

* All video credit goes to Snohomish Community Church outreach to the Deaf Community

Petite France in Korea

The 11th  of April was such a happy and memorable day for us. First, we had no class because it’s Korea’s election day. Second, we got to go to Petite France in Gapyeong. Since it has been raining for a couple of days, we prayed a lot that it won’t rain when we go there.

It was a bit gloomy in the morning of our trip. But when we arrived at the place, the weather was so perfect! Sunny and bright! So it’s proven once more that God is indeed in control of the weather.

Petite France is a tourist resort encapsulating life in France long ago and in modern times.

 

The first thing we did is to watch a pantomime show in their Event Hall. What’s next? Let the photos speak for themselves. ^^*

We went to see what a typical French house of long ago looks like.  

Galleries

     

The Little Prince

The famous Little Prince and it’s creator.

Random

Bell Tree ~~ Couples write their names on the bells and padlock them on this tree made of wires and shaped like a mushroom.

Taken inside the studio where visitors can have their photos taken and be changed into a piece of art.

I sooo love the Carbonara and Omo Rice (Korean food)

 

This is where I got this yummy hot choco on a sunny and bright day^^*

Over-all the experience is quite enjoyable. It’s not really a big place, but is really nice, not for children, though. It would be a good place for a date or just for something not Korean in Korea.^^*

Directions

From Dong Seoul Bus Terminal or Sangbong Bus Terminal. Take an intercity bus to Cheongpyeong (청평).From Cheongpyeong Terminal, take a local bus bound for Goseong-ri. * Local bus Info: 06:30, 09:00, 10:30, 11:30, 14:20, 15:20, 17:30, 19:30 / 15min-ride

Admission FeesAdults: 8,000 won / Group: 6,000 won Youths: 6,000 won / Group: 5,000 won Children: 5,000 won / Group: 4,000 won * Group: 20 people or more

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If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. - Mother Teresa

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man

Mark 2:1-5, 11-12

¹ A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. ² They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. ³ Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. ⁴ Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. ⁵When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

¹¹ “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” ¹² He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

..:: Reflection ::..

The paralyzed man wanted to come to Jesus for physical healing, but he couldn’t because of his condition, even though he has a great faith. Not until his four faithful friends brought him to Jesus that his life was forever changed. He has not only been restored to health but has been healed spiritually as well. He received more than what he had hoped for.

The man represents unnumbered people around us who are longing to be relieved of their sufferings and pains in many forms.  They’ve heard of Jesus as the Greatest Physician, the Great Miracle Worker, the Savior.  And yet, the way to find Him seems an impossible task.

These people don’t need four friends to meet Jesus. One friend, who cares enough  to bring them to the One who is their refuge and strength, would suffice. If only we will make ourselves available for them. Like the disciple Andrew, he brings people to Jesus. It is not our part to change the hearts of men, for that task belongs to the Holy Spirit. We are only to show them the way to God.

How’s your neighbor? What about your friend? Do they know about God?

You may be the only person who has been given the task to tell them about God. We cannot reach all the people and minister to them, but we can start reaching one person at a time. Unless we have a genuine love for perishing souls, we cannot in no wise labor to save them.

Kaotalk vs. Godtalk

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Kakaotalk, Kaotalk

One of my fave out of hundreds of downloadable free application for mobile and supported non-mobile devices for receiving and sending multimedia messages is Kaotalk, most popularly known as Kakaotalk.

One feature that I really like is that when you send a message, a number appears right next to the time the message was sent. That number tells you the number of friends (when sent to several contacts) who have not yet read the message you sent. When all of your friends have checked the message, the number will disappear.

Whenever I send messages to my friends, I would always wait to see the number disappear. It’s disappearance gives me a bit of excitement in anticipation for a reply. It’s saddening when a couple of minutes or even hours later, the number is still there.

One particular waiting-for-the-number-to-disappear moment, it came to my mind about how God sends me messages. Suddenly a thought came to my mind…

What if God would use Kaotalk to send me messages?

I imagined Him patiently waiting for the number to disappear that would indicate that I’ve already read His message(s). He must also be excited to receive replies from me. He must also be sad when the number stays for hours or even days! God must have sent me quite a number of messages to help me through the day. Yet, the numbers don’t disappear.

How often do we neglect God’s words, His messages to us? We’re so excited reading our friends’ messages that we check our phones almost every minute. However, we fail to check our Bibles.

Breath of Life

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7 KJV

It’s quite amazing to note that God made everything by just speaking. He spoke the words and everything came to existence.

photo credit: Eklektos

The creation of man, however, is special. God, in His creative and magnificent power could have just spoken and man would exist. As simple as that! But He didn’t. Instead He formed man in His image from the dust of the ground, fashioned every parts of his body and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. And man became a living soul.

dust + breath of life = living soul [man]

What enables us to enjoy life  and continue to exist is the God-given breath of life. Obviously, without it, we stop existing. Death could happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone and in many ways. Nobody is exempted.

There is one death that cannot be seen by our eyes.

Spiritual death.

A lot of people experience this death daily and unknowingly. Others are aware and yet they still ignore it.

Sin exhausts our life source. Not a few moments would pass without us committing sin. Therefore our life-giving power is drained. So we need a daily revival, we need the “breath of life“ that only God could impart. How do we to receive this “breath of life“ then?

The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. John 6:63 NIV

The Word of God is the “breath of life.” His words gave existence to all living and non living things. His inspired words are the source of our spiritual strength. Reading God’s word daily will not only give us strength but will keep us from draining the life source.

Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. John 5:39 KJV

Isaac Toast

Once in a while my partner and I would treat ourselves with a sandwich. While most sandwiches are wrapped in an ordinary napkin, this sandwich comes in a unique wrappings that impressed me a lot.

Isaac Toast wrappings with Bible verse written on it

While eating my sandwich, I can’t help but think that this is a brilliant idea. What do you think?

Baskets and the Likes

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basket peddler, horse caravan, store caravan, woven baskets

I was out this afternoon to buy something when I saw this… ^^*

So this is Korea's version

I suddenly remembered that in my country I would see a basket vendor passing in front of our house with a horse loaded up with all kinds of woven baskets and other household stuffs.

image credit to http://filipinolifeinpictures.wordpress.com

Yes Science! ~~ A Model of My Finger

Monday is Yes Science day for our kindergarten. It’s my 3rd time to do this science experiment for 6 years old. My students’ eyes were all sparkling with fascination and excitement (and Jenny teacher’s, too).

It's like a jelly~~ ^^*

The process is similar to making a mold and a cast. It uses blue and pink powder. The powder needs to be mixed really quick because it hardens after 2-3 minutes.

We had to tell the kids not to move their fingers when they put it inside the container with the blue solution, so as not to mess up the shape. The pink solution is then poured into the mold. After 2-3 minutes, the pink solution hardens and the model is done!