Hahahaha~ OMG, Lady! You got your heel got stuck on the sidewalk!

After a very long time, I allowed myself a little trip to the City.
The thought of going out kept me excited and hopelessly happy all through my office hours.
What made me have the butterflies in my stomach was this sense of having something to do that is completely different from what you've been doing for so long. Finally, you have something to dream about and anticipate for with your heart full of HOPE.

Even the traffic on the Key Bridge couldn't stop me from being a dreamer.
I was smiling all the way to DC.
After finding a perfect spot right next to the Pizzeria Paradiso which was the final destination of the day, I began my journey into the street. M street was full of people; the office workers, the tourists, the homelesses, the shoppers and all the other people just like me.

I was in my little black silk mini skirt, a black ruffle front shirt and my favorite high heels.
Enjoying the noise of cars and the smell of summer evening, I headed to a little shop on Wisconsin Ave. I was a completely happy person. I was jolly, full of hope and ready to have a wonderful evening. Then...it happened.

Ah! Just like that, my heel got stuck on the sidewalk.
At this moment, you can find yourself wearing only one shoe and standing one step ahead of the other shoe left stuck on the sidewalk. It could be a crack between the blocks, a mysteriously inappropriate hole on the street or one of those stupid grids that always makes you scared when walk on it. Yeah...girls will know what I am talking about.

Anyway, since I was sooooo happy and my spirit was up in the air, that little incident was nothing. And, Come on~! This is not my first time~?!
So I gently bent my knee and leaned toward my shoe and pulled it out.
Just like nothing happened, I kept walking. Of course, I was still smiling.

Exactly for 4 times, my heel got kept on getting stuck on the sidewalk on my way to the shop.
It was only a 3-minute-walking.
Without even knowing it, I was yelling at...(I am not sure but probably) my shoe. "Oh my G. what the ..... don't do this to me!!!!!"

People were watching me. Some guys stopped what they were doing and just stared at me as if they saw something really entertaining. And the girls...ah...the look on their faces.... haha...
"I pity you, sister!"

What should I do now? I can stand there for a while and keep on complaining why this nonsense is happening to me and get into a really bad mood for the last of the night. Or, I can just get my cool back and wear the stupid yet pretty shoe back and go on with my way to my hopeful and happy evening. Maybe I can even show some bright smile to those who were watching me. That will probably make them happy and make me a humorous young lady.

My life is just like this. One day, I have all these dreams and plans, so I feel excited and cannot wait to see the future version of me.
O.K., perfect! I got it all planed. Just one step at a time, I will keep go on. I know I'll get there~ Blah, Blah, Blah.....Blah...
Then, all the sudden, something stops you and everything seems to fall down.
Why, why, why...! you cry out, but is that really important? The only thing I can do at the moment is to keep go on with whatever is left to me.
Unless you want to completely stop, you have to go on. Right?
It's not always easy to remember this simple fact, I know. We are human beings. We tend to focus on present and hang on to the past.
But seriously, what is it good for anyway?
Just like one of those your 'stupid-heel-accident days', keep on walking, girl~!
It's not your shoes or those who watched and laughed at you that will take you to the destination. After all, it's just yourself.
So, do not stop moving and go on. Forward and forward.

I finished my shopping and even had a wonderful Sangria over a nice warm Pizza Margarita.
On my way home, my hair was blowing in the wind and 'Jovanotti' was singing 'Come Musica' to my years.
Haha. Yap! He was indeed.
Well...Too bad I cannot understand what you are saying sweetheart...but you know I am trying~


P.s. I will probably yell and cry like crazy when the heel of my life gets stuck somewhere again.
I wish I will just finish all those yelling, bursting into tears and going nuts processes ASAP and start to walk like a beautiful and confident lady again.

Protests in S Korea over US beef

You can check the related video below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7429726.stm




This is really serious. It's the life of every single person who breaths and lives in Korea what they are talking about now. It is not just the rage against the government or some politicians but it's the fight for their life and the life of all their beloved ones. I don't even know how to show all the horrifying details of this huge event to all. This is a truly and deeply sad moment for the whole country. After all these years of claiming being free from the politics and governmental control, the journal isms still chose to ally with them and joined the power game. It left to the people's own hands how to get through the time of crisis and save the country. So they united and are getting hurt and violated trying to make their voices heard. I cannot ignore or pretend as if I don't see what's going on in Korea now, since no matter where I am or who I became, I am still a Korean just like my father, my mother and my friends.
Why do the politics always need to victimize the innocent people over its power game?
It's a shame and the irony of the world.

FYI, the protest is all over the country and the government and police power sources are arresting almost everyone they catch in the scene. The scene becomes a chaos due to the violence of the government and the police forces.

least 29 protesters have been arrested in South Korea after a rally against a US beef import deal ended in clashes. (BBC news)

The scuffles broke out when police moved to break up the 3,000-strong demonstration in the capital, Seoul.

The protesters say that the recent relaxation of a ban on US beef imports fails to protect the country from BSE, or mad cow disease.

Support for President Lee Myung-bak has plummeted amid mounting public concern.

Last week, Mr Lee issued a public apology, saying he had failed to appreciate the depth of public fear.

But he criticised "unfounded rumours" over mad cow disease and ruled out going back on the deal.

'Expressing our anger'

South Korea used to be a major market for US beef, but banned most imports in 2003 after an outbreak of mad cow disease there.

South Korea suspended most US beef imports after concerns about BSE

Last month Mr Lee's government agreed to relax most of the restrictions - after US lawmakers made it clear they would not back a bilateral free trade deal without concessions on beef.

The move triggered public anger. Vigils and rallies have taken place on an almost daily basis since the agreement was announced.

Dozens of people were arrested over the weekend and on Monday night protesters fought police as they tried to break up a rally. Two people were taken to hospital, Yonhap news agency said.

"We've been holding candlelight vigils, but Lee Myung-bak's government keeps its stance against the people's demand," one protester said. "We're expressing our anger."

Last week, South Korean officials met US negotiators to clarify their right to suspend imports again if another outbreak of mad cow disease occurs.

And on Tuesday, Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said the government had done its best to reassure the public.

"Nevertheless, protesting rallies keep going on. They must not degenerate into political rallies that employ illegal activities," Yonhap quoted him as saying.