Two Days Before 2012 Ends

Gosh, with all the  things running in my mind, I suddenly have no sense of time and even forgot what date it is today (which also happens to be the wedding anniversary of my parents) and that tomorrow will be the last day of the year already! 2012 went by so fast. Whew! Okay, so as much as I wanted to have an organized blog entry, this one would consist of some random thoughts so please bear with me.

I spent Christmas - my last Christmas here in Korea - in the solitude and comfort of my room. I was down with cough and cold. Too bad I wasn't able to attend the mass in the morning. The only thing that made me happy was my skype session with my family the night before. Guess what? I was even in the lab when we were talking. Anyway, by mid afternoon, I was feeling so all alone I decided to go to downtown and got myself a Christmas present... Hello The Perks of Being A Wallflower! 

I love the movie so I realized I needed to get my hands on the book. When I feel so stressed out already in revising my manuscript, I read The Perks. I really like the characters of Sam and Patrick (sociable, very outgoing, with no care on what other people may think of them) but I feel like I'm more of a Charlie-esque type of person (introvert and often finds himself thinking about things instead of participating in life). As of now, I'm halfway with the book. At first, I really felt I was reading a book made by a high school student. The writing is, you know, so high school. But as I read from one page to another, I got the answer. The author has captured the spirit of the book's character who is writing to his 'friend' even though he doesn't know him. And as I go on, I'm beginning to get to know and understand Charlie.

This afternoon, I watched Les Miserables all by myself. It's my first time to go solo on a movie theater. It's weird but it's also liberating. The movie itself, it's like 98% singing and 2% talking in a normal way. What should I expect? Of course it's a musical! But I was really hoping there were more dialogues spoken normally. But I should really say the actors were all so good! Singing and acting full of emotions? Well done!

Two days from now, it's going to be a new year. Can you believe that?! 2012 will be gone and 2013 is here to stay! Have a blessed and amazing 2013 everyone!

 So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I 

 am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure 

 out how that could be. 

-Charlie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The First Noel

"Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,

That hath made heaven and earth with nought,

And with his blood mankind has bought.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel."

 Happy birthday Jesus Christ!♥ 

After Six Months

Time flies. Definitely.

I just have to mark this day as one of my happiest moments here in Korea. I arrived in the laboratory at two in the afternoon, kind of worried, but lo and behold! The first person that I saw when I opened the door was him. All I was able to do was say/shout his name with a tinge of excitement and unbelief. I wanted to hug him but of course I did not. I am just so happy he's finally back. Then we had some talk, you know the usual talk of two persons who haven't seen each other for a long time. How's your stay in the US? Did you enjoy your time there? Do you miss it already? et cetera. et cetera. And then he gave me this.

A box of chocolates. For some girls, it's just common to receive chocolates and other things from guys. But in my case, he's the first one to give something like this. I don't want to put some special meaning to it aside from the fact that he has given it to me because he is my friend, but deep inside me I feel that it's such a sweet gesture.

So yeah, maybe I got an early Christmas gift. ♥ 

Winter Snapshots

Hey everyone! Welcome to the new home of EMANCIPATION [on going]! It is still pretty much the same with the previous one, the only difference is the website address. So yeah, let's get everything going.

Two weeks ago, it started snowing here in Daegu. I felt like it's an early snowfall because during last year's winter, the first snowfall occurred on January. Or maybe last year's snow just came up late. But whatever it is, one thing remains the same - I definitely love the sight of snow. On a Saturday morning, I took some time to walk around the university campus. The sun was up and everything was covered with snow. The scenery was just perfect! There's not much people so it's very peaceful. It just nice walking and sometimes standing in one spot looking at and appreciating the beauty surrounding me.

I probably should do that more often - walking around, savoring the view even if it's freezing cold - and make the most of my last winter in Korea.♥

Have a great winter season everyone!

xoxo,

pamella (in her furry red cape)