Uncle JJ

It’s all right

Posted on14. Mar, 2011 by Johnathan.

Hey guys, thanks for calling and messaging about how I’m doing with the earthquake situation. Korea was completely untouched, so please don’t worry. We’re in kind of a little bubble that doesn’t really get affected by anything. It’s business as usual. Bitter-sweet for one of my new co-workers, though. She just moved a few weeks [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on25. Dec, 2010 by Johnathan.

Another year gone by and another Christmas in the books. Hwajung and I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Here’s hoping you were all good and Santa was kind. If presents were unjust or discordant with your many wonderful exploits, I vote for hunting the jolly man [...]

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Back from Jeju Island

Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by Johnathan.

So, we went to a beautiful island that was apparently even more gorgeous in better weather or lighting conditions. No hot air ballooning for us, unfortunately. Still, we were able to check out some pretty fun and interesting sites. Affordable taxis were the item du jour and despite everything being scattered all over the island, [...]

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Sisters in Korea

Posted on15. Oct, 2010 by Johnathan.

From the sisters:
It was a long flight 16 hours but we made it safe  and sound. After Hwajung and her father brought us from the airport to John’s we went walking in the area and saw some of  the open air markets where they sell fish and produce. After that we were more than ready [...]

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Happy 60th, Mom!!

Posted on05. Jul, 2010 by Johnathan.

Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope you have a spectaculundrously-amazing day. Yes, so wonderful that in fact new words are created for it. I’m sorry that I can’t be there to do the Grouse Grind with you, but instead I’ll try to make it more interesting for you to go on your own. Hwajung and I [...]

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Top 10 difficult things to do with 1 arm

Posted on29. Jun, 2010 by Johnathan.

So I made it through the 6 weeks of having a cast and got a pretty good appreciation of having both arms operational. Here’s a small sample of the top 10 everyday activities that were particularly challenging, along with the best solutions I found. Keep in mind each one was the worst when it came [...]

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Vancouver Revisited: Highs & Lows

Posted on30. May, 2010 by Johnathan.

I recently got an email with some neat pics from Vancouver and wanted to share them. Also included are additional pics of key points about the trip and a bonus pic taken in Busan after going to a traditional Chinese medicine doctor (horse incident). See if you can find:

kinetic lights
Robson Square ice rink
the Winter Olympic [...]

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