"When I was young I set out to change the world.
When I grew older I perceived that this was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my state.
This too, I realized as I grew older, was too ambitious,
so I set out to change my town.
When I realized that I could not do even this, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man I know that I should have started by changing myself.
If I had started with myself, maybe then I would have succeeded
in changing my family, the town, or even the state-
and who knows, maybe the world."
(unknown)

July 05, 2009

3rd time lost and found… lucky!

Losing a cellphone and a wallet with cards! How serious this could be? What if you do.. OMG! Again, forgot to take my cellphone, and wallet after playing basket ball yesterday.. can’t believe it took few hours before I was shocked and jumped up from the chair I was sitting.. and asked, ‘where is cellphone and wallet’?!
 
Wait a minute, so.. how do we call a cellphone, how do we call a wallet, how do we say I lost these things, how do we express the time and where I left these things.. NOT in English, mandarin or languages I familiar with.. This was the challenges, while my small chock was showing 1am midnight! Perhaps, the best way was to go to sleep.. and yes, I did (what the..). May tomorrow a better day..
 
Early this morning, waiting at the dormitory office.. and be the first person to greet (Annyonghaseyo.. 안녕하세요..) the warm security guard who can understand English better.. It seems like someone found it and submitted to dorm office and in turn, returned to me! what a great relief, hehe..

 
Two times were by a local (the same lady), and this was by an unknown foreigner.. whom I highly appreciate! Ooo.. never try my luck again (I said it twice and plus this)! ..really don't ever want more the exciting trials of this kind, even though looks safe here.. Okay, today is a good day!