Wo(a)ndering thoughts!!!

When I first moved in to Korea I struggled for everything because of language barrier. I didn't have a clue what to expect before moving here. I was looking for help from basic grocery shopping like Milk, Yogurt to  visiting hospitals. Thinking about it now, I thought I must write it to help anyone moving here in future.. Just the things I felt would help. Safe place: Before starting, want to say Korea is very safe no doubt. Its so safe once when I got down from taxi , I kept my sons backpack at the side of the road and start to get the stroller from boot. Finally I put my son on the stroller and completely forgot about the bag. I went to my friends place and realized I left the bag at the signal 30 min back and went down there .. Surprised to see bag was still there untouched. Yes I agree there is nothing worthy in that bag but still it remained there untouched is something I cant expect it anywhere else. Google Translator : This is a great app for smart phones, because

I watched this amazing Bollywood movie PIKU yesterday..Its about a father/daughter bond.. its like any family ,they argue, fight and emotional sometimes.. Dad (played by Big B) in his 70's & he worries all-day about his poop.. Its just funny how he(sometimes daughter played by gorgeous Deepika) talks about it like its weather.. At times dad/daughter goes in to details without realizing how it puts the person next to them awkward. (PC:http://www.koimoi.com/photos/piku-movie-posters/) This reminds me of babies.. I remember when A was a new born, every thing was a worry..one of them is poop.. Its just that  we mothers doesn't feel awkward to talk about it. Sometimes it could be our main topic and we can discuss about it for hours. When we have baby, until they do things on their own(which is literally never according to parents dictionary) , we worry about all the things which we never-ever imagined we would think & worry ..it could ultimately lead to a big discu

This is another write up on my memory lane-2011 Year of travel to my dream places- London, Touch of Europe & Asia.. I can officially name 2011 as my year of travel.. Last I did travel like this was in 2005 with friends.. I love travelling, preparing for travel, planning for travel.. anything to do with travel.. I guess everyone does- new culture, new place..  I don't like rush and see all the touristy place. Take all the time to spend as much time to explore & understand the place / culture. Most important thing I learnt from all the travel is to  use public transport as much as possible, I believe thats the only way u learn abt the place &  meet ppl.. here goes my 2011 nostalgic travel lane.. Feb: Germany G had official work in Stuttgart & I decided to tag along(as always..) .. That was a nice break for me & ofcourse G had to work hard everyday.. So I was forced to have fun  solo.. From Stuttgart we had to go to Balingen which is 2hrs train ride south o

This happened almost 4yrs back..2011 September.. I'm going back to revisit the moment which I'd written it somewhere .. It brings back nice memories and God knows how time flew so fast.. It happened in Manila; believe it or not it wasn’t a shock or surprise or anything expected. It felt as though I had no feelings. When I saw those two red lines, I was not sure whether I’m reading it right or maybe that thing is not working properly (hey, don’t blame me!! It’s just after so many disappointments , I reckon anyone would go to that state). I was feeling feverish past 3 days with a headache , I thought it was from the weekend trip we went to the Pagsanjan falls.. I was talking medicines for cold/flu. Just for the fun of it, I bought this test &  decided to test it after G leaves for work. I tested it as soon as he left the room & the instruction said to wait for 10 min . So I left it there & after maybe around 30 mins I realized I had to check the results. I went

Have you ever tried cycling hands free on a slope or  swimming(you heard it right).. I admire you if you have done one of these.. This sounds simple but not for me.. Guess I have to start from the beginning to make you understand my part.. I wasn't sure why I was scared of getting into water in first place considering I didn't have any 'BAD" incident in water..  When I was little my uncle used to teach me and my cousin how to swim but I used to tell him I'm ok kicking water near the shallow end which is ankle length.. Swimming was never a necessity until I was an Adult and moved abroad.  I was missing out of fun activities like rafting (Duh!!!), or Canoeing (really !!!! ) or even just take a boat on a fun ride(eyes rolling!!)  .. ok!! ok!!.. just get on to the pool.. Now when I think about it..I think I'm such a control freak , I have to have control on everything.. water is where you completely let go of  yourself.. its a scary experience for me ..LETT

This is just another write up about A's interest at this point in time.. He surprises me with his Lego creations every time he build something new. His interest might change as he grows, this is another capture of memories for him to read when he grows up. Its all started when A was around 1.5yrs old , G & A used to play pretend Zoo/Farm with Lego and animals...it goes for hours.. I wasn't part of it at all, whenever I ask A to Lego with me he used to say he can only do it with Dad. :( that's how Lego started its journey with A.. After A turned 2.5yrs , Lego became his best friend at home.. he can play for hours with Lego and create his own imaginary world. A is more in to zoo(Thanks to G and his interest..) .. But when he built Lego phone, Ironbox ,bunk bed, zoo animals after seeing it somewhere. I don't know what to say, I didn't even know you could do all this before.. There you go, you grow & learn as your child grows. Listing his creations w

Busy all day doing nothing.... : Busan Chapter comes to an END.. : Recently we got confirmation from G's company that we will move back to Melbourne this Dec. I felt relieved when I heard the news becau...

Recently we got confirmation from G's company that we will move back to Melbourne this Dec. I felt relieved when I heard the news because I can go back to work / A can start his kinder  and most of all we could move back HOME.. But then it got me thinking we are so used to BUSAN in our everyday lives ,I think we will miss this place. I'll take home millions of memories and countless friends I made here and last but not least I'm so proud I can read Korean .. But I thought it would be a good idea to list down the things which are part of me in my daily life now so I can read them year later.. So before I forget, let me do just TOP 10 things in my list. 10. Couple T-shirts:        It seemed weird when I first moved in 2yrs back seeing couples/family (mom-son, mom-daughter, dad-son, dad-daughter, whole family) wearing same pattern shirts. Now I feel it is kinda cute when I see them. I would be surprised if a Korean couple doesn't have one of those 'Couple T-shirts&