Suna in Wonderland

Came back from one week of holiday in Malaysia, I am now sitting in living room watching photos that we took. It felt as if it was a dream.
Prior to departure I had little doubt about Malaysia as place for Honeymoon, but I am really thankful to Dirk, Marc and Xander (UnitedStyles) who not only [...]

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Nice sunny weekend but  sadly my husband had to go to work. But I would not let myself stuck in the house in such a nice weather. It’s a sin, if I do!

So I decided to go to flower market, perfect place to feel spring. Plus last Christmas I got mustard & watercress and tulip [...]

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Clam was on sale.
‘Why not? It would make nice soybean soup’
Soybean soup and Kimchi soup is Korean’s most loved and basic soup.
The key of Soybean soup is definitely soybean paste. Of course house made soybean paste would be great ones at the supermarket is also good enough looks like —–>
Ingredients: Water, Soybean [...]

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My 4th day in San Francisco, mom and I received special guest all the way from LA. Yeon Kim used to take care of me when I was in Kenya and he is like a godfather to me. Knowing that he is now living in LA, we gave him a call just to say ‘Hi’. Thanks [...]

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Yesterday (April 5th 2010) was Qing Ming day in China also known as ‘Tomb sweeping day’. Since Joop and I had no tomb to sweep, we decided to make a trip to Nanjing, about 2hour and half minutes by train.
On arrival of Nanjing Station, first happy surprise was that taxi in Nanjing is SUPER CHEAP!! Normal cost [...]

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Today, my German classmate proudly announced that he has girlfriend. Everyone was happy for him and asked about the girl he is dating. Then one Japanese classmate got curious and asked him.
J: “What did you say to her?”
G: “say what?”
J: “I mean, how did you ask girl to be girlfriend?”
G: “Nothing, it just happened.”
J: “But [...]

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Joop and I launched a Korean podcast. Our lesson plan is perfect for people that want to learn some Korean. Stay tuned for a weekly update, with a fresh episode every Tuesday. In the podcast, we explain the meaning of the conversation of the week together with vocabulary. And of course you can find our [...]

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Yesterday (4th Feb, 2010), I went to TV Studio in Shanghai after work. To be honest both my boyfriend and I had no Idea where we were going, just we got free entrance ticket to the show as well as complimentary drinks & Food so we decided to go and find out about the show. [...]

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지금 막 깜지를 묻어주고 오는 길이다. 먼저 간 언니 코나이쪄 건너편에 잘 묻어주고 왔다. (사실 옆에 묻어주고 싶었지만 혹 여나 땅을 파다 코나이쪄를 보게 될까 두려워져 하지 못했다)
집 근처 공원 대나무 숲에 묻어주었는데, 사람들이 너무 많이 지나 다녀 땅을 깊게 파진 못했다. 혹 여나 사람들이 알아채면 못 묻게 할까 봐 걱정이 되어 거의 흙으로 덮어주다시피 [...]

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5 minutes before I leave my parent’s house for airport, I quickly looked around the house for a book . A book that no one will notice even if I take it so that I can throw it when I am done without any guilt. Choice was made. ‘The Grapes of Wrath’. It was stuck [...]

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