Winter in Korea

This winter has been unusually cold. We've had the largest snowfall in Seoul in 100 years, and the temperature has hovered well below 0 for weeks.

That being said though, Christmas was great and Hannah was spoiled.

Here's some pics.

Everland

As always, I applogize for not updating this more often. But I'm hoping the following pictures will help calm any resentment. ;)

A few weeks back we went to Everland - sort of Korea's answer to Disneyland. It's a great place, and a decent price.

Hannah at the waterpark section.



Hanah and I on the Merry-go-round


Hannah reading a big (and actually a little scary) book.

Joo and Hannah goofing around.

And if you want to see more pics, head on over to my facebook link - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=155062&id=745451489&l=ebf846ee97

Hannah's two years old!

I just thought I'd post this up here (in case you're not on Facebook) - Hannah turned 2 this June and she's getting cooler everyday.

Here are some pics from here birthday.

Us at the Zoo.

Playing at the park.

Attacking mommy.

Blowing out the candles.

Hannah didn't just have a birthday, she had a birthday week! The Zoo, the park, church, toys r us, seafood buffet, 3 cakes!

She loved it!

Hannah - spring 2009

I'm bad

It's been a long time since I've updated this page - sorry to any who actually still visit this place. FACEBOOK has taken over most of my picture loading and such, so I really don't come here much anymore. That being said, I know that some people have an adversion to FB, so I should stop by here once in a while and say what's up.

All is well in Korean and we've weathered the winter fine. My herniated disk has returned and so I was in some serious pain for a bit, but other than that - all is well. In fact, things are pretty good - we've recently discovered a very cool swimming pool close by (15 min drive) and Hannah is loving it (and so is my back).

Anyway, here's my 'serious winter face' just so you can see what I'm looking like nowadays ;)

PS - get on facebook if you're not already.

Move to Canada!

You'll be missed Mom

Hannah's First Year

Sure, she's now 14 months and this is a bit late, but better late than never, right?

Hellboy 2, Nanking, and the Dark Knight

Some more movie reviews...

Game Trailers

Just thought I'd link to some pretty cool game trailers.



DC Online


I am alive


Stormrise (loved their previous games)


Call of Duty: World At War


Spore


Ghostbusters


Spiderman

More movie reviews

Here's me messing with the camera again, talking about Hancock, Wanted, and WALL*E

Summer Movie Reviews 08

Here's my first foray into video blogging... yup, it's sad.

Hannah's first Birthday

Well, our little baby has turned one year old. She's learned to walk on her own, talk a bit (mom and dad in Korean), and made some neighbor friends. We haven't dropped her, forgot her, or fed her anything realy bad... so I I'm guessing there's still moreexcitement to come.

On Saturday, we went out to the 'burbs and had a bit of a family lunch for Hannah. It was good to see everyone together, and it gave me a good chance to practice with my new camera.

The restaruant we went to was really nice (even if the food wasn't). It had a great outdoor area behind it for taking pictures and such.

Hannah's grandparents always enjoy trying to make her more girlish. hahahaha

And here's her first birthday cake.

And all the girls in the family.

In korea, the first birthday is often quite grand and formal. One of my friends spent nearly $10,000 on theirs. I'm not too keen on that. Not only do I not want to spend the money, but I'd rather make the party more enjoyable for the baby.

Hannah's expression here is great. She shows that it's not only me that wants to rebel against old customs. lol

My trip to Canada (2008)

Well, we're back after spending two weeks in the Great White North. It was fun and great to see people, but a tough trip to make with a 10 month old.

I got a new Camera (Sony A200) at the Duty Free, so these pics hsould be a bit better than my old ones.

Vancouver was nice, but a bit chilly for us.

We were able to visit with a lot of my relatives though, and see a little bit of what life in Van would/could be like.

It was good to see everyone, but most of all, I was glad that Hannah got to meet her Greatgrandparents.
A nice shot of some of the family here - I wish we could of had one with everyone present.

Calgary was nice and sunny for the time we were there. Joo was surprised that it could be SOOO warmwith snow still on the ground - I told her, that's just how Calgary is... odd.
Hannah was a bit "off" with my Mom at first (due in large part to my Mom's face being swollen from the medication), but towards the end she warmed up a bit.

This is one of my favorite pics from the trip.

I'm not going to load every picture up here because I'm being lazy and still dealing with jet-lag, but it was great to see everyone again, and of course... it was great to do all that shopping.

America

I'm not American.

I've been to the States a number of times and have been privy to their media for the great majority of my life. I've always felt that in the world, Americans were a nationality I could relate to.

For years they stood on the right side. Through many wars, they took the high road and led by example. Although not always perfect, they were a country to be looked up to both for ingenuity and civil freedom.

In the past years though, my image of America has started to slide away. No, I'm not saying that they've now fallen into some type of hellish pit - nothing so biblical, what I am saying is this: something is wrong.

America is now rolling back its civil liberties. America has waffled on the nuances of what is and what isn't torture. America has become a symbol of hypocrisy instead of freedom.

America is in a war that it entered into under false pretenses... and now, as of a few days ago, 4000 young American servicemen have given their lives.

I hope that sometime soon, America will step back up to its rightful place in the world... a moral leader.

Wow, time flies!

So, I'm looking at this page and realized that it's been MONTHS since I've updated anything.

For the very few who actually visit here, you have my apologies. I really should post more, but I find myself loading pics up on Facebook instead of here (its interface is just a little more user friendly).

Either way, I'll just say, all is well here in korea. Spring is coming and Hannah is growing fast (both up and out). She's 8 1/2 months now and able to walk by holding on to something. We're hoping that in a few more months (when we're planning on going to Canada), that she'll be able to walk on her own.

Here's a fairly recent pic:

And here's one of us at Christmas...

5 months old and already grown up

So, our little tyke is five months old now and already we are amazed with her growth. She's getting bigger, insists on tryingto stand all the time, and now she has developed a want for 'adult food'

Whenever we eat around her, she mimes us eating and ends up salivating all over the place.

Ah, the joys of parenthood.

(ah, Joo just asked me to add in the pic of her wearing a white hat - so here you all go - enjoy)

3 months in...

So, my little banana (and I use that term affectionately) is 3 months old today. For a while there it was tough going. I'm told that she's pretty good compared to some babies, but at times I was wondering how long the 2 hour sleeping and feeding ever 1 hour would last.

Apparently, it lasts till about 3 months because nowadays she's sleeping for 7 hours and feeding every 3.

It's the simple things that make a parent happy. lol

Also, I wanted to mention on here that my mom just came for a visit. She had a great time with Hannah (yeah, and us too), and I can't wait till she holds her again.

Which Superhero are you?

So, it seems I have more anger issues than I would have suspected. lol
These are my results:
You are Hulk

Hulk 75% Green Lantern 75% The Flash 70% Superman 60% Catwoman 60% Supergirl 55% Wonder Woman 55% Spider-Man 50% Batman 50% Iron Man 50% Robin 47%

You are a wanderer with amazing strength.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

3 weeks in and still alive.

Of course that is referring to the parents... I'm impressed we're doing so well. Joo is tried, and I'm a little sleepy, but overall we're doing pretty good.

I thought I'd take a few minutes to load up a couple of recent pictures.

Baby Hannah sleeping...

Baby Hannah hunting for food...
A proud, yet tired, Mommy...
Hannah on the hunt...
And finally, Hannah with a little bed-head.

And to top it all off, today is out 3 year anniversary! Wow, things are good.