Old School Games I love!!

Legend of Zelda
Released: 1986
Popularity around release date: 4/5
Difficulty: 4/5
Fun: 4/5
Uniqueness: 5/5
Sound: 3/5
Graphics: 3/5

The one that started it all. You’ve played it, you’ve loved it, you’ve wondered if it’s weird to be turned on by those weird girls who dress up as Link at Comic Con.

By the way: it’s totally natural.



Super Mario Brothers

Released: 1985
Popularity around release date: 5/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Fun: 5/5
Uniqueness: 2/5
Sound: 4/5
Graphics: 2/5




Super Mario Brothers 2

Released: 1988
Popularity around release date: 5/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Fun: 5/5
Uniqueness: 2/5
Sound: 4/5
Graphics: 4/5




Super Mario Brothers 3
Released: 1990
Popularity around release date: 5/5
Difficulty: 3/5
Fun: 5/5
Uniqueness: 2/5
Sound: 4/5
Graphics: 3/5




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emergency bible

- When you are in danger: Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation."


- When you feel lonely and scared: Psalm 23
1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, [a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.


- When you need firm belief: Romans 8:1~30
Life Through the Spirit
1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man, 4in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit.

5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.

9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." 16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Future Glory
18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
More Than Conquerors
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.



- 평안과 휴식을 원할때 : 마태복음 11장 25절~30절
- 죄를 지었을때 : 시편 51편
- 근심이 있을때 : 마태복음 6장 19절~34절
- 괴로움과 위기안에 있을때 : 고린도전서 13장
- 풀이죽고 따돌림 당할때 : 로마서 8장 31절~37절
- 일이나 여행으로 집을떠나 있을때 : 시편 121편
Psalm 121
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

- 투자할 일이나 돌려줄 일이 있을때 : 마가복음 10장
- 믿음이 발동이 필요할때 : 히브리서 11장
- 좁고 이기적인 마음으로 기도할때 : 시편 67편
- 슬플때에는 : 요한복음 14장
- 사람이 실망시킬때에는 : 시편 27편
- 하나님이 멀게 느껴질때 : 시편 139편
- 세상이 하나님보다 위대하게 보일때 : 시편 90편
- 열매를 많이 맺고 싶을때 : 요한복음 15장
- 의기소침할때 : 시편 27편
- 세상이 작아보이고 자신은 커보일때 : 시편 19편
- 사람들에 대한 자신감을 잃었을때 : 고린도전서 13장
- 내가 한일에 낙심될때 : 시편 126편
- 아주 좋은 기회가 있을때 : 이사야 55장
- 다른사람과 잘 지내려면 : 로마서 12장

in Seoul

It's been 3weeks since I came back to Seoul from New York. I love being with my parents..Especially I am craving kfood more than ever. YUMMMMMMMMYYY! I just LOVE korean food!! I cannot live without it. It's just so good.

And I love the fact that I have lots of people I have here. My friends from high school, college and church... I know so many people. I was thinking what would it feel like if I knew lots of people in the states.

I have been working on designing websites...It sort of got slowed down but it's great that I have something to do. I can't just rest at home doing nothing....I always have to find something to do...

The following is my brief plan for next couple months.

DECEMBER//
: The K****** Website Project
: The P** A********* I** Branding(logo,website)
: Daddy's birhday (12/25)
: Jin's Wedding (12/27)


JANUARY//
: Going to Japan
: Iwate Museum Branding Project(Logo,Website)
: Study Japanese

FEBRUARY//
: Japan
: redesign soojungkwak.com

MARCH//
: USA
: LISB Project
: WCICT Project

South Korean takes shine to lacquer - Jun Yong Bok

Jun Yong Bok applies layers of lacquer to a canvas at his studio in the Iwayama Urushi Art Museum in Morioka.


The South Korean artist chats with a Miyako High School student during a workshop at the museum.


Jun stands before "Iwate no Tamashii," a huge lacquer painting.


Squeezing lacquer from a cloth, Jun tries not to waste the material as only about 150 grams can be obtained from a 15-year-old lacquer tree.

Photos by Daily Yomiuri Photographer Makoto Miyazaki

By Ayako Hirayama
Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer


MORIOKA--It began with an unexpected visit from a Japanese about 20 years ago. The Japanese had traveled all the way to Busan to ask South Korean artist Jun Yong Bok to repair an ozen, a square wooden lacquer dinner tray.

Jun, who had just started to make his name as a lacquer artist in South Korea, was not happy about refurbishing someone else's work, but he accepted the job, hoping he would learn about Japanese lacquer art.

Jun found that South Korean techniques for mother-of-pearl inlays worked well to bring new life to old Japanese tableware. The artist's craftsmanship impressed his client so much he was given another order--repairing 1,000 more ozen.

His client was the operator of Meguro Gajoen, a huge gala banquet hall in Tokyo established in the early 1930s that houses architectural structures registered with the government as historical cultural properties. Due to its magnificence, the hall was once dubbed Showa no Ryugujo, or the Palace of the Dragon King of the Showa era (1926-1989).

But the 54-year-old Jun had a completely different impression. "When I heard the name Gajoen, I thought it was an eatery," he said. "So I was stunned when I received such a big order."

The restoration work on the trays, however, proved easy, compared with the challenges that were to come.

After repairing the trays, he visited Gajoen in 1986 and was lost for words as he viewed the rooms, hallways and ceilings decorated with traditional Japanese paintings, lacquerwork and other luxurious ornaments. "I thought if there's a heaven for people who admire lacquerwork, it must be Gajoen," he said, recalling his first visit to the 2.6-hectare facility.

The visit increased Jun's interest in working in Japan, which has even given its name--japan--to lacquer. His opportunity came soon after his visit, but it involved great risk and a lot of hard work.

During his stay, Jun learned that Gajoen was scheduled to be demolished in a few years to make way for the expansion the nearby Megurogawa river. The operator of the structure had to decide whether the hall should be moved and restored or demolished so the area could be turned into a business district.

Jun was told by a Gajoen executive that if the operator decided to restore the structure, the company would put out tenders for contractors. Although the Gajoen's future was uncertain, Jun resolved to take a chance and started making preparations so that he could make a bid.

The first thing he did after returning to South Korea was enter a university at age 34 to take an intensive Japanese course. During this time, he developed skills in Japanese lacquerwork on his own. Once every few months, he visited Japan, touring historic centers of lacquerware such as Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, as well as the Gajoen, where he carefully examined each piece and noted down his ideas for the restoration. In this way, he spent a huge amount of time, money and energy on the pending project.

After two years, Jun finally received a phone call notifying him that the \3 billion restoration project had been approved. Competition for the job was fierce, but his thorough preparations paid off, enabling the low-profile foreign artist to beat out Japanese rivals, many of whom were much more experienced.

"I told myself not to regret the two years [of preparations] even if I failed to win the contract, but it was agonizing waiting for the result [selection of the winning bid]," he said.

For the next three years until Gajoen reopened in 1991, Jun and his South Korean coworkers refurbished about 5,000 items, using 10 tons of lacquer--equivalent to 10 years of production in Japan. Most of the work was done in an unoccupied school in Kawaimura, Iwate Prefecture, as a clean environment is required for lacquering.

In 1988, Jun moved his family to the rural town, but their new life got off to a rough start. His two daughters, who had lived in a big city, screamed whenever they came across a snake, while his mother cried over their uncertain life in such a remote area. Even his son, who was born in Japan, repeatedly asked him why they lived there.

Challenges also presented themselves in the workplace as well. When visa problems prevented additional workers from entering Japan, the 30 workers already in the country had to make up for the labor shortage, often with only two to three hours of sleep a day, as the reopening of Gajoen was only six months away.

"We could get through it because we put our lives into the work," he said. "I didn't want people to think that it had been a mistake to let us, South Koreans, do the job."

His fighting spirit may have come from his hard childhood. After his older brother died, Jun had to work at several jobs to support his family while he was only a primary school student. Although he liked painting, he could not afford to study art.

His first encounter with lacquer occurred when he was 20, when he was hired by a company making lacquer furniture. His work soon gained popularity, and he established his own studio in Busan in 1980, so he could pursue a career as an artist. "Past hardships made me who I am today," he said.

After the Gajoen project, Jun decided to stay in Iwate Prefecture and currently lives in Morioka with his wife, Ha Yeong, who he said is his greatest supporter and never complains. As president of japan21 Iwate, an organization that promotes lacquer culture, Jun operates the Iwayama Urushi Art Museum in Morioka, where about 2,000 lacquer pieces are on display.

The museum's piece de resistance is one of the largest lacquer paintings in the world, measuring 18 meters by 2.42 meters. In the piece, titled "Iwate no Tamashii" (Soul of Iwate), Jun depicted the nature, traditions and people of Iwate.

Over the past 15 years, Jun also has been passionate about providing people with opportunities to "see" the beauty and potential of lacquer art by holding workshops and giving more than 200 lectures across Japan. About 15 students of Miyako High School, who visited the museum last month, appeared excited with what the artist calls "the magic" of creating beauty. According to schoolteacher Kosuke Takahashi, the program is popular among his students as the artist is an inspiration to them.

Kei Chabata, 19, an alumna of the school working at the museum as a researcher, said she might not have become involved with lacquer art if she had not met Jun.

In 2000, Jun received an award from the South Korean president, equivalent to the Order of Cultural Merit here, for his role in deepening artistic ties between Japan and South Korea.

"Doing lacquerwork in the exact same way our ancestors did doesn't mean only preserving traditions," Jun said. "I believe artists should reflect not only the past but also the present in their work. So I want to keep exploring various possibilities using lacquer."

(July. 3, 2006)

일본 최고 문화재 복원 칠예가 전용복

[Why] "목숨 걸면 못할 일 없어… 나는 조선의 옻칠장이"
[박종인이 만난 외길인생] 일본 최고 문화재 복원 칠예가 전용복
"백남준 버금가는 藝人 되고 싶어"
3000대 1 경쟁뚫고 日 문화재 '메구로가조엔' 되살려 일본 세이코가 내놓은 야심작도 그의 옻 예술로 치장
"한국에 가면 내 작품 倭式이라 비난 참으로 난감해"
글·사진=박종인 기자 seno@chosun.com




뜨내기 점쟁이의 독설 한 마디에 소년의 인생이 드라마로 변했다. 부모에 버림받아 제대로 된 학교는 근처에도 가보지 못한 부산 소년 전용복(全龍福·56).

그가 세계 최대의 옻 작품 일본 문화재 메구로가조엔(目黑雅敍園)을 복원하고 최고의 칠예가가 됐다.

일본에서 가장 큰 옻칠 미술관을 세우고 세계에서 가장 비싼 시계도 그의 옻 예술로 치장했다.

“목숨 걸면 못할 일은 없다”는 신념으로 불가능에 도전하며 살아온 그의 인생을 들어봤다.

▲큰 형의 죽음

1964 년 고향에 들른 뒤 할머니와 함께 집으로 돌아갈 기차를 기다리던 경남 울주군 동해남부선 덕하역 대합실. 너덜너덜한 갓을 쓴 ‘도사(道士)’가 당시 초등학교 5학년 전용복을 뚫어지게 바라보다 중얼거렸다. “큰 일 낼 놈일세….” 그러더니 물었다. “니 장남이제?”

“큰 형님 있는데요.” “…느그 형은 죽는다, 니가 맏이다.” 옆에 있던 할머니가 바로 멱살을 잡았고 대합실은 난장판이 됐다. “이 영감탱이가 미칬나, 어데 우리 장남 죽일라꼬!”

도사는 말했다. “보소, 장남 안 죽을라면 야가 죽소. 싫으면 갸를 딴 데 보내거나!” 훗날 전용복은 “노인이 화를 내면서 기찻길로 걸어가다 철길에서 사라졌다”고 기억한다. 두 주일 뒤 큰 형이 결핵성 뇌막염으로 죽었다.

그 의 형은 당시 명문 동래고 2학년으로 부산 동래구 복천동 판자촌에 살던 집안의 기둥이었다. 관(棺)이 나가던 날, 정신 놓은 할머니가 아들 부부 앞에서 손주를 쏘아봤다. “쟈가 우리 손주 지깄다!” 엉뚱한 짓만 하고 말 안 듣는다고 ‘팔푼이’라 불렸던 전용복에게 그 날 별명이 하나 더 생겼다.

‘인간 이새기’. 벼를 베고 남은 밑동이라는 경상도 사투리다. 인간은 인간이되 형을 죽인 살인범에, 쓸모 없는 이새기. 입에 겨우 풀칠할 정도로 작은 사업을 했던 아버지는 그날부터 알콜 중독자가 됐다. 어머니는 신경쇠약증에 걸려 아들을 박대했다.

혹독했던 어린 시절

부 모는 전용복을 정식 중학교 대신에 미국인이 세운 비인가 학교에 보냈다. 동생들을 기르고 병들고 술 퍼 마시는 부모를 수발했다. 풀빵 장사에 산동네로 연탄도 날랐다. 그 돈으로 어머니에게 약을 사 먹이고 공책 사서 겨우 야학에 다니며 공부했다. 유일한 낙은 그림을 그리는 것이었다.

전용복의 외삼촌은 불꽃을 소재로 작품을 만들어온 ‘불의 화가’ 김종근이다. “다섯 살 때부터 외삼촌 어깨 너머 그림을 배웠다. 그런데 성격 괄괄하고 카리스마 넘치는 삼촌이 너무 무서웠다.” 그래서 전용복은 독학으로 예술을 배웠다. 중학교도 가지 못하고 부모 사랑 못 받은 설움을 그림으로 이겼다. 동생들 먹여 살리는 고달픔도 그림으로 달랬다.

중3 나이가 되었다. 공부에 목말랐던 전용복은 북부산중학교라는 학교에 편입시험을 친 후 부산 동성고 야간에 진학했다. 낮에 공부, 밤에 영어, 수학 과외를 했고 크리스마스 때면 손으로 그린 카드를 팔았다. 솜씨가 좋아 제지회사에서 카드 사이즈로 종이를 잔뜩 받아와 카드를 만들기도 했다. 정식으로 배운 적은 없었지만 피 속의 예기(藝氣)는 그렇게 농축돼갔다.

옻을 만난 것도 그 즈음이다. “동네 가구상에서 옻칠한 장롱을 팔았는데, 할아버지들한테 술 사주면서 꼬치꼬치 묻곤 했다. 옻에 대한 호오(好惡)는 없었다. 그저 예술에 대한 호기심이라고 할까….”

집안 형편이 나아지면서 형의 그림자는 희미해졌고 부모의 학대도 점차 사라졌다. 전용복이 말했다. “억울해서라도 비뚤어지게 살지 말자고 다짐했다. 덕택에 그 혹독한 시절이 지금의 나를 있게 만든 가장 큰 동력이 됐다고 생각한다.”

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▲ 작업중인 전용복씨

옻과의 만남, 그리고 집안의 부활

해병대에 자원해 군대를 마치고 스물 네 살 되던 1976년 그는 부산 목재회사에 취직했다. 거기서 다시 옻을 만났다. 웬만한 부잣집은 열자 짜리 자개농을 부(富)의 상징으로 들여놓던 시절이었다.

전 용복은 회사에 나무만 팔지 말고 장롱을 만들자고 제안했다. “디자인에 재주가 좀 있으니 내가 디자인하고 옻칠을 하면 된다고 했다.” 회사는 부산 옆 양산에 공장을 설립했다. 전용복은 장롱 디자이너가 됐다. 장롱이 출고되면서부터 회사는 떼돈을 벌기 시작했다. 고졸 평사원 전용복은 3년 만에 기획실장으로 수직 승진했다.

망가졌던 집안은 부활했다. 인간 이새기는 어느덧 집안의 기둥이 됐다. “회사에서 내게 재무까지 맡겼다. 무한책임을 준 것이다. 장롱은 만드는 족족 팔렸다. 정말 내가 장인(匠人)인 줄 착각할 정도였다.”

어 느 날 회사 사주가 바른말 하는 전용복에게 “대학도 못 나온 놈 키워줬더니 어디다 대고 말을 함부로!”하며 뒤통수에 한방을 갈겨버린 것이다. 자신을 받아들이고 키워준 은인. 하지만 그 찰라적 에피소드에 전용복은 그날로 회사를 때려치우고 부산에 예린칠연구소(藝鱗漆硏究所)를 설립했다. 1980년이었다.

메구로가조엔(目黑雅敍園)과의 만남

당 시 국내 수요를 감당하기에 ‘진짜 옻’은 물량이 너무 적고 비쌌다. 그래서 쉽게 마르고 싸게 만들 수 있는 인공 옻 ‘카슈’를 썼다. 전용복도 마찬가지였다. “카슈가 뭔지, 아니, 카슈가 진짜 옻인 줄 알고 사용했던 시절이었다. 그리고 진짜 옻으로 짬짬이 내 작품을 만들곤 했다.”

그 진짜 옻으로 만든 가구와 작품으로 1985년 첫 전시회를 가졌다. 전용복은 한국에서 꽤 잘 나가는 옻쟁이, 아니 칠예가(漆藝家)로 입지를 다져갔다. 전시회를 한창 준비 중이던 1984년, 일본인 한 사람이 네모난 밥상 하나를 들고 찾아왔다. 도쿄에서 메구로가조엔(目黑雅敍園)이라는 연회장을 운영하는 호소카와(細川) 가문에서 보낸 사람이었다.

“일본에서 ‘오젱’이라 부르는 고색창연한 낡은 밥상을 수리해달라는 것이다. 작가로서 남의 것 고쳐주는 게 탐탁치 않았지만 일본 칠예를 알 기회라는 생각에 고쳐줬다. 낡은 그 분위기 그대로 고쳐줬다가 한번 ‘빠꾸’ 맞고 두 번째에는 완전히 새로 만들어주자고 작심하고 제대로 만들어줬다.”

이듬해 메구로가조엔에서 재주문이 들어왔다. 이번에도 똑같은 오젱 보수였지만 갯수가 1000개나 됐다. 전용복은 “식당 하나 굉장히 큰가 보다 했다”고 했다. 메구로가조엔의 ‘가조엔’은 한자로 ‘雅敍園(아서원)’, 한국에서 중화요리집 이름으로 흔히 쓰는 이름이 아닌가. 전용복은 “큰 주문 하나 맡았다”는 기분으로 도쿄로 날아갔다. 거기서 그는 숨이 막히는 경험을 한다.

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▲ 전용복의 칠예작품 '말뚝이 탈'

일본의 자존심, 메구로가조엔(目黑雅敍園)

메구로가조엔은 1930년대 호소카와 가문이 만든 대형 연회장이다. 2.6㏊에 이르는 부지에 벽, 천장, 바닥을 옻 작품 5000점이 뒤덮은 공간이다. 일본 정부가 역사문화유산으로 지정한 일본 칠예의 보고(寶庫)다.

“현관에 들어선 순간 숨이 막혔다. 눈길 가는 곳마다 빛나는 자개 하며 눈빛을 흡수할 듯한 검은 옻색…. 그냥 요리점이 아니라는 걸 그제야 깨달은 것이다.”

메구로가조엔은 지진과 홍수로 붕괴일보 직전이었다. 호소카와가에서는 부술지 복원할지 고민하고 있었다. “덜덜 떨리는 손으로 작품을 만지고 있는데 연회장 입구 위 천마도(天馬圖)를 보고 피가 끓어올랐다.”

굵 직굵직한 자개로 말과 천사가 그려져 있었다. 그 오른쪽 구석에 원화를 그린 일본 화가 이름과 옻그림을 완성한 작업자 이름이 있었다. ‘光信’. 거침없고 씨알 굵은 나전 솜씨는 틀림없는 조선시대 나전기법이었고 거기에 식민시대 조선의 장인 이름이 또렷하게 새겨져 있는 것이 아닌가. 정신을 차리고 보니 칠예작품들은 열 중 여덟이 조선과 고려 기법이었다.

넋을 잃고 있는 전용복에게 메구로가조엔의 고위층이 물었다. “복원하게 되면 입찰할 생각 있나.” 아무 말도 하지 않고 그 자리에서 물러나왔지만 그는 이미 결심을 굳히고 있었다. “내가 한다. 이건 돈 문제가 아니다.”

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▲ 전용복의 칠예작품 '용'. 자세히 보면 꿈틀대는 용이 보인다.

메구로가조엔 복원 감독이 되다

“ 복원 작업의 100분의 1만 맡아도 영광이라고 생각했다. 그 옛날 선배들이 왔을 때는 해봤자 박상, 김상 정도 대접 받았겠지. 내가 복원하면 선생이란 소리를 들을 거 아닌가. 일을 맡으려면 어떻게 해야 하나? 준비해야 할 거 아닌가. 아는 게 없으면 공부하면 되지.”

복원 여부가 결정되지 않았지만 전용복은 부산의 2년제 성심외국어대 일어과에 등록했다. 부산의 회사는 대충 관리하고 두세 달에 한번씩 일본으로 날아갔다.

“ 일본 옻에 대해 아는 게 하나도 없었다. 그래서 일본에 있는 옻쟁이란 옻쟁이는 다 만나고 다녔다. 가슴 속에 녹음기 하나 품고 술 사주며 지식을 훔쳤다. 하루에 100엔짜리 낫또(일본식 된장) 한끼 먹고 다니며 공부했다. 도쿄 역 앞에 있는 삼성당 서점에서 옻 전문서적을 베끼고…수시로 메구로가조엔에 들러서 샘플 조각을 떼서 연구했다…잠은 우에노(上野) 공원에서 노숙했다. 텃세 부리는 노숙자들 손봐주고 오야붕 대접 받으며 잤다.”

2년 뒤인 1988년 1월, 마침내 메구로가조엔에서 연락이 왔다. “관심이 있으시니 와서 한번 상의하자”는 것이었다. 연구노트와 기획안을 들고 날아갔다. 첫 방일 이후 처음으로 ‘호텔’에서 1주일 대접 받으며 지냈다.

사 다리를 타고서 작품 하나하나를 짚으며 ‘복원 가능’이라고 평가를 내렸다. 건물 신축을 맡은 건설회사가 ‘불가능’이라고 판단한 작품들이었다. “내가 할 수 있다면 할 수 있는 것이다. 두 말 하게 하지 말라. 싫으면 그냥 간다.” 전용복은 배짱을 부리고 부산으로 돌아왔다.

허무맹랑한 꿈 때문에 이미 부산 집은 전기도 끊기고 쌀 뒤주도 바닥이 드러난 뒤였다. “그래도 전화세만은 꼭 냈다. 일본에서 전화가 올 테니까.” 하루가 가고 일주일이 갔다.

전 용복은 소주와 김치로 속 타는 하루를 보냈다. “잘 때 빼고는 술에 취해서 전화통만 멍하니 바라보고 살았다. 내 키가 182㎝인데, 80㎏이 넘던 몸이 62㎏까지 빠졌다. 4월 어느 날 전화가 왔다. 첫 마디가 ‘모시모시’였다.” 전용복은 그 때 대화를 지금도 기억한다.

”전 선생, 우리 간부회의에서 복원 및 창작작업에 따른 모든 작업을 전부를 선생에게 맡기기로 만장일치로 결의했습니다.” 지난달 18일, 도쿄 메구로가조엔 찻집에서 전용복은 이 말을 하다 한참을 울었다.

그날 전용복은 밖으로 튀어나가 지나가는 개한테 고맙다고 인사하고 가로수에게 절을 했다. “신이라는 게 있구나, 열심히 하는 사람은 절대로 배반하지 않는구나….”

당시 입찰을 했던 일본 장인이 3000명이 넘었다고 했다. “100분의 1만이라도 고마워했을 일을, 전부를 맡았다. 지금 생각해도 이건 꿈이다. 의지만으로도 되겠지만 결국 노력이었다. 노력 않는 자에겐 운이 따라주지 않으니까.”

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▲ 전용복이 복원한 메구로가조엔의 한 방. 전부가 조선 장인의 작품이다.

전쟁 같은 복원작업

영 어로 ‘옻’을 ‘japan'이라고 한다. 그런 일본의 자존심을 조센징이? 메구로가조엔 복원도 뉴스였지만 직업 총책임자가 전용복이라는 게 더 큰 뉴스였다. 기자들에게 전용복이 말했다. “다른 분들은 가문과 학벌을 내세운 것 같다. 나는 목숨밖에 내세울 게 없다. 조선에서 왔던 장인들과 그들의 작품을 부끄럽지 않게 복원하겠다.”

1988년 9월 전용복은 가족과 제자 7명을 이끌고 이와테(岩手)현 가와이무라(川井村)의 폐교에 작업실을 열고 복원을 시작했다. 이와테현은 일본 옻의 대표 산지고 가와이무라에는 옻칠의 천적인 먼지가 없었다. 하지만 길거리에 뱀이 기어 다니고 겨울이면 눈이 몇 미터씩 쌓이는 첩첩산중이었다. 송이(29), 혜진(26) 두 딸과 아내 정하영 그리고 가와이무라에서 태어난 막내아들 현민(20)은 “왜 우리가 여기 살아야 하냐”며 남편과 아빠를 비난했다. 신칸센으로 세시간이 걸리는 오지에서 나중에 100명으로 불어난 전용복 사단은 그렇게 일했다.

“공사 기간이 정해져 있으니 정말 목숨 걸고 일했다. 제자들을 보니 광기에 휩싸인 예술가들이었다. 고개를 완전히 젖히고 옻을 칠하고 금박을 붙이다 보니 얼굴에 옻방울이 수시로 떨어졌다. 우리 모두의 얼굴은 퉁퉁 부어 올랐고 벗겨진 살에서는 진물이 흘렀다.”

3년 뒤인 1991년 11월 13일 메구로가조엔이 다시 문을 열었다. 문을 열던 날, 새까맣게 옻물이 든 손톱으로 머리카락을 넘기는 전용복의 눈 앞에 일장기와 함께 태극기가 펄럭였다. 나이 서른 아홉, 전용복은 그날 기절하고 말았다.



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▲ 전용복의 장롱 작품 '혼불'

세계 최대 이와야마 칠예미술관

이 와테현에서는 그에게 미술관 운영을 의뢰했다. 이와테 출신의 서양화가가 만들었다가 그의 사후 주차장으로 전락할 위기에 놓였던 미술관이다. 3년 준비 끝에 2004년 5월 26일 이와테현 모리오카(盛岡)시에 이와야마칠예미술관(岩山漆藝美術館)이 개관했다. 이와테(岩手)의 岩과 부산(釜山)의 山에서 이름을 땄다. “귀화를 권유 받았지만 하지 않았다. 귀화했으면 문화기금 받아서 편하게 했을 것이다. 하지만 나는 조선의 옻칠쟁이가 아닌가.”

미술관에는 세계 최대 칠예작품인 ‘이와테의 혼’(18m x 2.42m)을 비롯해 그와 제자들의 작품들이 걸려 있다. 외국인으로는 유일하게 이와테현의 문화예술심의위원도 맡고 있다. “이 미술관, 내 것이 아니다. 내년 말쯤이면 들어간 빚도 다 갚게 된다. 그러면 미술관은 이와테에게 돌려줄 거다. 한 예술가가 최선을 다해 바로 세웠다는 거 보여주고, 작가로 인정 받았다면 그걸로 된 거다. 나는 옻칠할 붓 하나 넣고 봇짐 싸면 된다.” 전용복의 작품 한 점은 몇 천만 원을 호가한다. 한해 수입이 5억 원이지만 생활비 빼고는 모든 수입을 그는 미술관에 바쳤다.

‘ 돌려준다는 것’, 또 있다. 전용복은 아들 현민의 친구, 니시다 코헤이(西田浩平·19)라는 젊은이를 뒤를 이을 제자로 낙점했다. “예술에 국경이 어디 있는가. 언젠가 현민이도 예술을 할 것이다. 니시다와 함께 옻을 계승 발전하겠지.” 뉴질랜드 명문 오클랜드대 미술사 전공에 합격했던 현민은 오클랜드를 포기하고 서울대 역사교육학과에 외국인 특례전형을 접수하고 결과를 기다리고 있다.

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▲ 세이코가 5억3000만원에 내놓은 전용복의 시계 디자인

5억3000만원짜리 시계

올 5월 메구로가조엔에서 일본 최고의 시계회사 세이코의 신제품 발표회가 열렸다. ‘Credor 典雅’ 시리즈. 전용복이 옻으로 디자인한 시계 24점 발표회다. 지름 3cm짜리 시계 하나 가격이 5250만엔. 옻을 씌우지 않았다면 400만 엔이었을 시계가 전용복의 붓칠 하나로 열 배 넘게 뛴 것이다.

일본의 자존심 세이코가 칠예 시계를 전용복과 만든다는 뉴스에 일본 공예가들이 광분했다. 메구로가조엔, 이와야마 칠예미술관에 이어 세이코까지? 결국 지난 9월 세이코에서는 지바현에 있는 본사에서 회의를 열고 전용복에게 ‘재계약 불가’ 통보를 했다. 통보를 받는 순간 어딘가에서 전화가 오고, 전화를 받은 임원 얼굴이 새파래졌다. “24개가 전부 팔렸다!” 며칠 뒤 고위층이 이와테로 사람을 보내 사과를 했고 내년에 만들 새로운 시리즈 계약에 합의했다.

2008년 10월 전용복의 꿈 혹은 恨

18일 밤, 늦은 시각이었지만 도쿄 메구로가조엔은 그 찬란한 광휘 속에 사람들로 붐볐다. 밤새들이 정원에서 시끄럽게 울어대는데, 실내에서는 결혼식이 한창이다.

엘리베이터부터 전용복의 나전칠 작품이다. 문부터 내부까지 공작과 해태가 반짝인다. 벽면에는 ‘전용복 작’이라는 금빛 명패가 선명하다. 스쳐가는 직원들은 걸음을 멈추고 전용복에게 90도로 허리를 꺾으며 인사했다.

조 선 장인 광신이 만든 작품, 그리고 전용복의 작품들에서 메구로가조엔과 첫 인연을 맺은 작은 소반까지 다 봤다. 전용복이 말했다. “지금 저승사자가 온다면 기꺼이 이리 말할 것이다. ‘이제껏 나를 있게 해줘서 고맙다. 내 기꺼이 그대를 따라가겠다’. 장례식은 치르지 말라고 할 거다. 내 작품들이 살아 있고 내 아들과 제자들이 살아 있는 한 죽는 게 아니라고.”

흐뭇함 한 켠에 물기가 묻어 있다. “내 부모, 내 형이 묻혀 있는 한국으로 돌아가고 싶다. 내 뿌리가 한국이다. 일본에서 한국인으로 이만큼 컸다. 이제 나를 있게 해준 한국으로 돌아가야 한다.”

20 대부터 치열하게 싸워온 장인은 “내 뿌리 한국으로 돌아가, 하늘로 간 예인(藝人) 백남준 버금가는 예술가가 되고 싶다”고 했다. 그런데 “한국에 가면 옻칠쟁이라고 천대하고 왜식(倭式) 옻쟁이라고 비난하니 참으로 난감하다”고 했다. 그가 말했다. “내가 고려청자를 완벽하게 재현했다고 치자. 500년 뒤 누군가가 내 작품을 발굴하고서 뭐라고 할 것인가. ‘정말 보존 상태가 좋은 고려청자’라고 할 것이다. 전통이란 그런 것이다. 옛것을 흉내낸다고 전통이 아니다. 그러면 우리는 빗살무늬토기를 만들어야 하는 거 아닌가.” 전용복은 단호했다. “전통이란 계승함과 동시에 발전시켜야 하는 가치”라고. 그걸 본인이 하고 있고, 일본 땅에서 그러하기에 한국인임을 내세우며 살고 있다고.

그 '계승과 발전'의 한 줄기로 전용복은 음악을 골랐다. 지난달 17일 이와야마칠예미술관에서는 일본 그룹 '센세이션'의 공연이 있었다. 전용복이 옻을 칠하고 자개를 붙여 제작한 전자기타와 베이스, 드럼 연주회다. 30년 기타를 쳐온 기자로서, 그 소리는 무척 맑고 공명이 좋았다. 전용복과 센세이션은 이 악기로 일본 전역을 순회하며 '행위예술'을 계획중이다. "무대 설치를 옻 작품으로 하는 것이다. 그리고 옻으로 제작한 악기를 이들이 연주한다. 그 화려한 무대예술과 음악이 공명할 때 또 다른 장르의 전통이 이어지고 발전하는 거이 아니겠는가." 기회면 된다면 내년에는 한국에서도 그 극적인 무대를 가지고 싶어 하는 눈치였다.

짧은 시간 그의 작품을 일별하고, 그가 목숨 걸고 이뤄놓은 대업의 향기를 맡아본 결과, 기자는 그가 한국으로 돌아와야 한다고 결론을 내렸다. 아니면 옻 붓 하나 봇짐에 넣고 한국인 전용복을 알아주는 세계로 나가거나.

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a fun site i found

http://photofunia.com

life's bitch

As you get older you realize nothing lasts forever. When the life throws you a lemon, you should make a lemonade. But what if it gives you too many lemons ? Yea..you should still make them into lemonades. Even though it takes a little longer than you think..Everyone goes through hard time in their life more than once.. I guess people need to realize even you feel like the world is over, time still passes by and the sun comes up again tomorrow.

I still wake up by singing birds and police officers are still there to guide me to cross the street safely in the morning. The season still changes..
You have to keep in mind that the life still goes on.. And you still have this amazing life God has given you. Don't forget that you are still a beautiful person.

Thank God every moment. Love each other. And please don't lose your smile..

new york i love you but you are bringing me down...

we live and learn...?

why do we realize after we lose..


is that just the way the life goes..?

Wonder Girls - Nobody (original&ballad version&baby wondergirls)

My own house..

i'd like to decorate my place.. with a screening room..
office space..

duplex or loft..with basement ?

when will i own my house..? or at least when can i have larger space ?
maybe i am getting old..i like looking at other decorations for the interior..
whateves..it is good to have a dream.. !


http://www.graphic-exchange.com/08interior.htm

Lean on me

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
That you can't carry
I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

Lean on me...

Full version!

Click here to see the full version of my latest music video work.

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long time no post!

here my recent project i've been working on.. the most fun project i've worked on at my work...
i am not supposed to release this yet so shhhhhhh!

i attached some stills from the music video..
i will be going in for the color correction session tonite starting at 9PM. all nite long ~~~~

is there..

The Notebook



love.. like this.. ?
i cried so much..

i luv u..

Just like the waters

Just like the waters

[Verse 1]
Moving down the streams of my lifetime
Pulls the fascination in my sleeve
Cooling off the fire of my longing
Boiling off my cold within his heat
Melting down the walls of inhibition
Evaporating all of my fears
Baptizing me into complete submission
Dissolving my condition with his tears

[Chorus]
He's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years
He's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years

[Verse 2]
Coursing through my senses, he's prevailing
Floating through the space of my design
Drowning me to find my inside sailing
Drinking in the mainstream of his mind
Filling up the cup of my emotions
Spilling over into all I do
If I only I could get lost in his ocean
Surviving on the thought of loving you

[Chorus]
He's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years
He's just like the water, the water
I ain't felt this way in years

[Verse 3]
Bathing in the fountain of his essence
He causes my expression to remain
Humbled on a mountain by his presence
Washing my intentions with his name
Sealing off the floodgates of his passions
Saving all his liquid for his own
Moisturizing me to satisfaction
In my imagination? No no!
He's pouring out his soul to me for hours and hours
Drawing out my nature with his hands
Yearning I'm so thirsty for his power
Burning to be worthy of his land

[Chorus]
He's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years
He's just like the water
I ain't felt this way in years

[Ad Libs Remainder]
Cleaning me
He's purging me
And moving me around
He's bathing me
And he's claiming me
And moving me around
Around and around and around
And around
Watching me, claiming me
Moving me around
He's purging me
He's been cleaning me
And moving me around
And around

Lupe Fiasco - Fighters

"Fighters"
(feat. Matthew Santos)

[Chorus:]
When the fighters are all around
All the lovers are underground
No one will save you anymore
So what's happening, what you rapping about?
little boy. Is it cars? Is it girls? Is it money?
The world?

[Verse 1]
Or is it something they can never believe?
Or is it something you can never achieve?
Is it
Beyond your means?
Is it
Inside your dreams?
Can it
Never come out cause it's scared to
Unprepared to
Too worried about the words of the people it's weird to
You don't want them to hear you
You just wish there was a door that would appear that you can go disappear through
Well I'm feeling your pain
I was feeling the same
But I said I'd never feel that again

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Man
I really miss my pops
Hope that God watches over him and that he's on top
That there is no more disease and that he's alright
That he's one of the generals inside the army of the light
And grandma, you know I had to bite something from you
So after every show it's "peace, and much love to you"
Auntie Tweetie's on the way, please look out for that girl
I know we'll meet again, so it's never me against the world

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
I hope that God forgive us, all of us sinners
Turn us back into beginners, put us up where the winners go
Holy apartments in the gardens in which the rivers flow
Thank you for all your blessings and all of your miracles
I thank all my fans and all my supporters
Shout out to Bishop G, congrats on your new baby daughter
I tip my hat to all my family and friends
Now we just got one more to go
L - U - P - END

GYM CLASS HEROES: Cupid's Chokehold

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

It's been some time since we last spoke
This is gonna sound like a bad joke
But momma I fell in love again
It's safe to say I have a new girlfriend

And I know it sounds so old
But cupid got me in a chokehold
And I'm afraid I might give in
Towels on the mat my white flag is wavin'

I mean she even cooks me pancakes
And Alka Seltzer when my tummy aches
If that ain't love then I don't know what love is

We even got a secret handshake
And she loves the music that my band makes
I know I'm young but if I had to choose her or the sun
I'd be one nocturnal son of a gun

(ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

It's been awhile since we talked last and I'm tryin' hard not to talk fast
But dad I'm finally thinkin' I may have found the one
Type of girl that will make you way proud of your son

And I know you heard the last song about the girls that didn't last long
But I promise this is on a whole new plane
I can tell by the way she says my name (ba ba da da)

I love it when she calls my phone
She even got her very own ringtone
If that ain't love then I don't know what love is (ba ba da da)

It's gonna be a long drive home but I know as soon as I arrive home
And I open the door take off my coat and throw my bag on the floor
She'll be back into my arms once more for sure

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

She's got a smile that would make the most senile
Annoying old man bite his tongue
I'm not done
She's got eyes comparable to sunrise
And it doesn't stop there
Man I swear
She's got porcelain skin of course she's a ten
And now she's even got her own song
But movin' on
She's got the cutest laugh I ever heard
And we can be on the phone for three hours
Not sayin' one word
And I would still cherish every moment
And when I start to build my future she's the main component
Call it dumb call it luck call it love or whatever you call it but
Everywhere I go I keep her picture in my wallet like here

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

Take a look at my girlfriend
She's the only one I got (ba ba da da)
Not much of a girlfriend
I never seem to get a lot (ba ba da da, ba ba da da)

Gravel

Come, come
Defend my name
Take my hand and make me safe
Say, can I walk you home
It’s getting late
And you can’t be sure

But I know
There’s a lot more to explore
And I hope
There’s a long way to go
‘cause I want to experience the world
with this girl
and we can spend all day hanging around
and I want you to know
we can spend all day just hanging around



Numb, numb
Can hardly feel
The gravel beneath my steering wheel
You say can I call this home?
It’s our place
You can be sure

And I know
There’s a lot more to explore
And I hope
There’s a long way to go
‘cause I want to experience the world
with this girl
and we can spend all day hanging around
and I want you to know
we can spend all day just hanging around

We can spend all day just hanging around


Orba Squara

A to Zeeee

:)

Last night we had the screening at the Tribeca Screening room.
First, we had a couple of drinks and some food at Gigino Trattoria. Then we walked over to the Tribeca Screening room. I was tipsy since I was at Gigino...haha. I should've taken pictures at the screening... arg.

Anyway, everything went well.. I am so glad to be over and also a little sad that it is over.. But I was very proud of our students. There were 2 winners this year..Itai's film and Julissa's film. They will each receive $2,000 scholarship.

There were lots of cool people from SVA.. the chairman of the department and people from other big agencies, a creative director came to judge.. it was nice group of people.


I am so happy..very happy.. I'd like to thank to everyone for putting up with me..especially to those of you who had to hear my complaining..


I am looking at kozyndan's flickr photostream and it made me want to go on a vacation..

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everything is gonna be fine .. girl..

time flies

time goes by so fast.
it is already May..

it is weird.. i am still here.. i thought i couldn't handle it. but apparently i am doing pretty well. Yes. I am proud of myself. Good girl.. Soojung.. and of course super Thanks to God.

i try not to regret anything in my life and i don't like saying sorry to other people. B/c i am sorry doesn't fix other people's hurt feelings. Why would you do that in the first place if you will be sorry. Yes..of course you probably didn't know that you will be sorry. haha. that is why people need time to think and let it sink.... When you realize what was wrong and you want to go back to where you made a mistake, now you are not even sure if you can do it without any fear of messing it up again.

When you keep thinking about it, time doesn't wait for you. Eventually it will fade and you won't even remember what you've done and what you could have done to your life. And you will think those people around you are the only your people.

I want to see things clearly. I need to see things clearly. God. please let me have those eyes.

Seven Days Sunday

This movie is about one of those teenagers violent story. This movie is sort of like Gus Van Sant's movie "Elephant". But more shocking and well executed. I love the director's choice of music too.

After the movie, there was Q & A session with the director he was young and cute. I was surprised again.:p

It is a good movie I hope this gets the audience award !

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL yayyy !!

more info

I love NY

I think I am falling in love with ya, New York...................
Tremendous opportunities are out there. Don't you ever give up.
Thanks Donna.


Now that I know.. I won't make mistakes anymore.. or even I do make mistakes it is fine, I am learning things anyways.

Do not lose your smile.. :)

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feels like I am in Korea..

funfunfunnyfun project

A month ago.. Chris asked me if I would be interested in participating on the funfunfunnyfun project. I will post his email here so you can get the idea of the project.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Christopher Tate
Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:42 AM
Subject: FFFF
To: Soojung
Cc: Kirsten Lepore


Please send us the following:

Your name as you'd like it written on the homepage
A link for where your name should send the viewer
A video link from a youtube video that is less than 1 minute long
(preferably something funny)

And your file, AI, PSD, SWF/FLA, MOV, MP3< all okay. Don't spend
hours on it, don't tweak, just make and send, you'll get it back in a
few days with a directory structure that needs to be followed. After
the first file, we start using a directory that matches what is put on
the web. Don't worry bout that now though, just make and send to this
address.

Thanks!

(.)_(.)

--
Christopher Tate

---------- End of Forwarded message ----------



It was very exciting for me to do this project b/c I wanted to collaborate with other artists. You can see the output for this here. The first clip and the last one is mine..

I still want to do more work with them. I even invited uzuro as a guest artist as well. We'll see how this goes..

I have more projects coming up.. I am excited..
Most of them are Music Videos which is very hard for me to do. I don't know why.. but I am having a hard time coming up with the story board. I need to focus on it more. I want to find a good buddy who can brain storm with me.. I get the ideas when I talk to someone.. I think I know someone! :D

photo taken from lihan

The day before I moved to Jersey, Lihan and I met up in the morning for the photo shoot. It snowed a lot the day before so the Central Park was all white. We walked a lot to find the "right" spot to shoot. Finally he chose one and I had to go inside of the stadium. It was all blocked by the fence. So I had to go over it. Yes I did. ._.
He made me run and come back and forth for like 40minutes.. garrh.. I laid down on the snow too. It felt good I wanted to laid down there forever..

And finally he gave me the prints today. I put them on my wall. Maybe I should frame them. In the photo, I am in the corner of the frame and other space is all white. It is pretty cool. Even though you barely recognize me. Check it out on his website. It should be on the first page...

No Music No Life

yes - indeeeeeeed!

these days i fell in love with music and movies again. it is really grateful that there are so many amazing music and movies in this world.. and thank God that I can feel them.

These are few list of music I listen to....

Across the Universe
If I fell
Hey Jude (take a sad song and make it better..)
All you need is love
Let it be
- The Beatles


The Greatest - Cat Power
The Story - Norah Jones
from My Blueberry Nights OST


기억을 걷는 시간 - Nell
대낮에 한 이별 - JYP

in 6 days

last Wednesday


Just now


my skill of wrapping has improved..

my blueberry nights

Across The Universe

One of my SVA students gave me this movie the other day. We were talking about how good the beatles music are.. and she asked me if i have seen this movie. I wanted to see it but i missed it. Finally I got to see it.. They made this movie entirely with the beatles music. It is awesome.. There are some parts that I don't really like but I love this ending scene. For those of you who haven't seen this movie don't click it. Please watch the full movie first..

Yes - of course, the main female character name is Lucy.... ._.

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Kill them with kindness, even when you know they're wrong don't apologize. Offer solutions and be very nice, all the time. If you apologize, you're week don't apologize .Just offer solutions make things happen and be really sweet.

from C.papa.

realization

...this couple of weeks have given me lots of awakening to my life. i started a new life in New Jersey ! OMG. I've never thought I would go to Jersey.. But seriously, this is freakin awesome !!!!! why is it so awesome ? First of all, sometimes I want to get out of the city and go to peaceful Virginia. The first impression on VA was so peaceful and sunny, mall ! In order to go to my new apt ? I have to go through this New Port Mall.. It reminds me of Virginia.. Second, there is this Light Rail!! This reminds me of Baltimore. omg. awesome. Ok. I gotta admit that i am not a huge fan of bmore - yes that is true. BUT i came to bmore first and that was where i struggled to get a job in nyc and had lots of good memories. And the last but not least, the new apt is. . . . freakin gorgeous... i will upload more pictures soon. I didn't realize how the sunlight is so important to your life. omg.. Because I work 9-6 I thought I couldn't see the sunlight anyways. BUT I TOTALLY MISUNDERSTOOD THIS. Now, I wake up in the morning by squirrels making noises up on the ceiling and the most important thing, the SUN LIGHT is sooooooo bright and now I KNOW IT IS MORNING !!!! Haha. I wake up with smile on my face. oh my gosh. I can't believe that dark shoe box made me so depressed girl. I was there for a YEAR. OMG. Thank God that I am no longer there. phew....

There are lots of things that God leads me into without noticing. When I step back and think about it, it is all done by God's grace. omg. I am so bad.. I wasn't praying... I didn't even try to meet new people. What a dumb ass...

I am truly madly deeply falling in love with my life and I am so thankful to God leading me to this path. You never know before you experience..

I love this sun light.. ahhhh 진짜 너무 좋아.. 사랑해요 ... <3
So sweet and so lovely ! ;)