Chusok

The Koreans are celebrating Chusok today. This is celebrated on the 15th day of the eight lunar month (in Sptemeber or October). it is a day set aside to honour deceased ancestors to in a ceremony called Charye, to thank them for good harvest. Like Lunar new year, it involves tens of millions of people travelling to their hometowns to tend graves and offer a feast.

This celebration is kinda like a combination of United States Thanksgiving and All Souls Day in the Philippines. They celebrate the two occasions in one . This is one of the most important holidays in Korean because families gather together. The Koreans at our work were off duty today that's why I worked from 2 to 7 pm. My Korean friend Mindy gave me a present for Chusok.. I also received a cute souvenier from my Thai friend Voa (shown on the pic..) Thanks guys!

Haeng bok Chusok! (Happy Thanksgiving)

to our loving dad

Today is my Dad-in-laws 86th birthday! We might not be on your special day Dad Pooch but our hearts are! We love and Miss you very much! May God Bless you with good health always. Rylie made you an artwork and we're going to send it to you. We hope that everyone is there celebrating with you...

We miss you terribly, can't wait till we go back. We'll see you in 14 months..

Barking Spider

I just thought of something funny. My daughter Rylie and I were talking in our kitchen while I was cooking yesterday about our plans for their future. Suddenly she got quiet and let out a nort (fart or utot in tagalog)... I said "ewwww what was that?" She then replied "I stepped on a barking spider mom." I was like "what????" She then told me that when she and her dad were reading a book, that was exactly what daddy told her when he farted lol! Gosh my daughter is something! Any funny experience like this one?

6 Easy ways to SAVE on your commute!

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The price of gas here in Korea is enormous, it is 8 something dollars a gallon, can you imagine that? good thing we can buy ours inside the base where we live, though it still a little bit high but not much. The bad thing is that the supply is out sometimes, just like this month.. We don't have supply from the 8th till the the 28th... sigh...
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vote-tack!

I got so nervous when I opened my 3Ps yesterday because somehow I've seen number 1 on the myblog section, I thought I got banned from taking opps. I immediately redirected the page to my domain because I don't wanna see bad news early morn... But then when I went back to the 3ps page (after I regain my strength lol), it was a vote from one of the sresitrevda... Gosh, what a relief! In fact I got an additional tack, so I felt so darn good... Whew, as a postie I have to maintain a good standing on the market so I won't be outcasted from taking jobs..