Paradise

My idea of paradise is to live everyday like Friday 2:45 P.M. not 2:44 or 2:46, "2:45 P.M." This is the time when i feel the most happiness. This is the time that aware me that I'm this close to weekend. The reason for me liking Friday is very obvious: sleep, no school, and free time. it is not an exaggeration to say that most of the students will agree to my idea. I mean literally Friday is the best day in the whole week.

when the clock hits 2:30 PM in Friday; I start to think about what i should do on the weekends. However, i don't think to far ahead because i know that i have to start working on my homework Saturday 7 PM. these days, i have a weekly routine of visiting Karaoke on Friday. I think it is a very good way to get rid of all your stress.

'IF' I could live everyday of my life like Friday 2:45pm, it will be an absolute paradise. I don't feel too much stress even though I get a lot of homework on Friday, BECAUSE I don't have to work on it that day. i could just step one side away from all my homework and study that i have to do if it was during the weekdays. My Friday schedule is rather simple.

2:45pm- 3:00pm = I get home and clean myself up.

3:00pm- 5:00pm = i take a good 2 hours nap.

5:00pm- 6:00pm= i check my email, facebook, and news.

6:00pm- 7:00pm= dinner time

7:00pm- 10:00pm= i hang out with my friends (karaoke, movies, driving, etc)

10:00pm- 10:30pm= I take a shower and get ready to sleep

10:30pm-12:00am= i watch movie on my laptop until i get sleepy

I mean really... HOW AWESOME IS THIS? a full day after 2:45pm just for yourself. This is really the definition of what paradise would stand for a high school student in his junior year. for these reasons, my idea of paradise is to live everyday like Friday 2:45pm.

My Hero

My hero was a high school drop out; he could not speak fluently until he was nine years old; his parents feared he was mentally handicapped; and he was the greatest genius of science. Who is this science genius? My hero Albert Einstein
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When Albert was four years old and sick in bed, Albert’s father gave him a compass. Albert practiced turning the compass every which way. Soon becoming fascinated by the new toy, no matter which way he turned it, the needle would always point in the same direction, and much in the way of Einstein’s genius and fascination with nature, pointed him toward a life of scientific discovery.

However, it was not his scientific field that I was amazed about, but it was his philosophy that I loved so much. He had a vision and did everything in his way. I truly admire his action because most of the people don’t have a gut to do so. I once tried to drop out of school because I knew that the materials that we are learning right now are pretty much useless after 10 years. We won’t know what quantum physics was and we might also have a hard time remembering the teachers. This might somehow sound very typical for a boy in a high school, but if you think carefully, really these materials are not going to help us to be a better person or anything. Will Warren Buffet, the second richest person in the world remember the materials that he learned in his junior or even senior year of high school? I doubt it.

When I am older I hope to achieve something as great as he did, but also build my own philosophy of life. While Einstein is a good role model I cannot always look up to him for everything I need and that I must find my own path just as he found his. That is why Albert Einstein is my hero.

My Suggestion (Novel)

Secret is one of the most famous novels that many people read to learn the new kind of philosophy. It is a very mystical novel that many people believed that it would lead them to success. I was introduced to this novel by my own sister when I was going through an immense depression. This novel helped me to think of my problems in a new way and helped me to change my mind. If I was given a chance to suggest a novel to my classmate; it would be Secret.

The book itself became very famous when people really started to experience the “power” of this book. The book recommends that if anyone looks at their problems in a different way, one will achieve a greater knowledge by solving the problem. The book suggests that if anyone wishes something greatly; there is nothing in world that is impossible.

It is true that Secret is not a novel that has a great story of someone either fiction or non-fiction. However, I think it is a great book that can teach the readers a better way to think of their life and their problems.

The very first reason why I am recommending this book is because I wish to share the knowledge that I got through reading this book and to help other students who are feeling very depressed. I know that there are many people in our class who sometime go through a trauma. In addition, every time I see people who are in trauma I don’t hesitate to recommend a solution. One of the many solutions that I recommend to the people is to read this novel.

Deathbed

It was easy to choose my own deathbed because there was only one place that could reach all my expectations. The place that I chose was Korea, my home land. Some of my expectations and hopes are that I need my family and friends living in the same country. In addition, some place that is easy for my family to access.

I wouldn’t want my family suffering to see me every year traveling to other country. Korea somewhat sounds very obvious for a place to die for a Korean. However, it is true that people should die where they spent the most of their lives.It is very important for a Korean person to choose his or her own deathbed.

It is also very important to choose whether to be buried or be burnt. However, the most important aspect that the person should choose is the place. Until now, I dreamed to be buried on the top of the mountain. However, I noticed that it is impossible. First of all, I don’t want my family to walk all the way up to mountain. Secondly, the people who have to carry me have to walk up a mountain without stairs.

Looking and choosing a deathbed is a very tricky matter to decide. You have to find a perfect place for both yourself and your family. Even though I want to be buried somewhere else than Korea. I have to think carefully for both me and my family. I’m pretty sure that if I want to be buried somewhere else than Korea; my family would keep my will, but I’m not going be selfish to ask my family that kind of favor.

Who would I bring from the dead?

RIP, Rest In Peace. People tend to go through an immense trauma when they lose a loved one. It wasn’t so much different from me. Earlier this year, my own grandfather has passed away. Before this experience, I didn’t know what it feels liketo lose someone. It was painful, I felt empty, and I didn’t know what to do. In the funeral, I stood alone thinking about the memories that my grandfather and I had. I regretted many things because I didn’t go to my grandfather’s house that often. I knew that he liked me because he always wanted to give me something when I visit him. If I could bring one person from the dead, it shall be my own grandfather.

The first thing that I’m going to do when I bring my grandfather from the dead is to nicely shake his hand. He loved shaking my hand because my hand looked similar to him. My grandfather suffered for a long period of time, but since, I brought him back; I will not take that in to a consideration. He was a very gentle man, and supported our family to be the way it is right now. He was born on the year 1919, which is way before the World War and the Korean War. He didn’t tell me any story about his past because I didn’t like listening to old stories, but when he comes back life, I will listen to his birth till the end.

My grandfather was a picky person to serve any kinds of food, for the reason that he liked only few things and tried not to eat anything else. I am certainly going to serve him the things that he most liked: tuna sashimi, corn soup, Japanese ramen, and beef steak. It is really rather a weird combination, but at least it is going to be my grandfather’s most favorite feast. After the dinner, I am going to serve him couple glass of wines which he liked to drink before he got sick, and his favorite cheese and other crackers.

Nowadays when I think about my grandfather, he was really a character. He distinguished significantly between the things that he liked and not, He tried to make me eat the same kind of food that he is eating. He didn’t like taking pictures or meeting with any of his friends. He always sat down in his couch and watched his favorite shows. He often went to his company to make a speech. He took me out with his new car to jayooro and told his driver to drive as fast as he could. Many people didn’t like my grandfather because he was stubborn and had to do everything in his own way. However, he was a warm hearted man who cared for him family and his grandson.

110pg of My 400pg Autobiography

If I was to write an autobiography, the 110pg of my 400pg autobiography is definitely going to be the time when I went through the toughest time of my life. The harshest time of my 18 years life, the time I fell in below the surface, and the time where I questioned myself “what is the true meaning of life.” At this significant time of my life, I wasn’t alive or dead. It was the time when I was in comma.

It was actually a really weird experience. Have you ever thought about waking up in a hospital not knowing what happened? Not knowing how long it passed, what date it is, and where you are. I was 15 years old; I was just a freshman in high school. In my freshman year, it is obvious now that I wasn’t thinking clear enough because I bought a motorcycle with my allowance. In Korea, motorcycle was a huge trend for high school students because of the fact that girls found you more attractive with a motorcycle. Obviously I wanted be a part of the boys who own a motorcycle. Not too long after I got use to riding motorcycle, I got into a car crash. It was clearly not my fault because the car was going too fast and ignored the signal.

If you look at the Korean typical drama, the drama shows how people who get into an accident in slow motion. This was the exactly same thing that happened to me that night. After I got into a crash, sadly, I don’t remember a single thing afterward. When I woke up, it felt like I was out for few minutes or maybe second. However, I realized that something was wrong with my body because I couldn’t move my fingers.

I didn’t speak for while after I woke up not because I didn’t want to, but because I couldn’t. My dad came in shortly and he bursts into a cry. I didn’t know what to do well, I couldn’t do anything. Few minutes later, I spoke to him. “What happened?” My dad explained to me about my accident, and I slowly remembered the night. However, I was amazed to hear his next word. “Son, you have been sleeping for months.” To me, it felt like few minutes, but in the real life time, it was more than a month. I missed school, I missed my girlfriend’s birthday, and possibly 8 episodes of the drama LOST. My precious time was missing. I couldn’t dare look at motorcycle nor tried to ride a motorcycle again.

Man's Best Friend

“Man’s best friend is a car.” Man always has his own fantasy of driving a car. Car became one of the most crucial aspects of man because it is a MUST HAVE item. It is one of the many aspects that woman seeks in a man. “What kind of car does he drive?” it’s the second most famous question that woman ask in a date. The first question that woman asks is of course is a JOB. However, despite the fact that car is an important factor in man’s life; man has a great fantasy for driving. Especially for his first car, man imagines himself driving the car.

It wasn’t that different for me. I have been waiting for my car to arrive for at least a month. Since, it is my first car, the bigger the fantasy it is. My first car is going to be BMW 325i. While I was waiting for it to come, I did a little research of it. The car that I’m suppose to get has a really variety of aspects. It has a great stroke of 6-cyllinder with near 300 horse powers. It has comfort access with start stop button and keyless entry. The color of the car is Sparkling graphite with interior color of black. I mean really it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a perfect car to have as a first car.

The car was suppose to be here at least 3 weeks ago, and the company that was suppose to send the car happens to found a problem with my car. The company informed me that I have to wait at least 2 more weeks to receive my car in a perfect condition. The company is keep telling me that you have to wait 2 more weeks and it is not weird for me to get mad. However, it is my first car and the fantasy is getting bigger as the car is arriving late