Time Flies - 첫돌
by Richardson ~ July 25th, 2008. Filed under: Awesome.It’s been just over a year and the first birthday parties - regular and traditional (첫돌) - were last week!


It’s been just over a year and the first birthday parties - regular and traditional (첫돌) - were last week!

Gizmodo has an excellent array of Kim Jong-il photos; In Which We Provoke Kim Jong Il in 77 Offensive and Hilarious Ways. Some are sure to become often used classics.
- #Missed it on the 30th as I was working late, but it's now been four years since DPRK Studies has been in blog format.
- #From the Japan Times: "Yasushi Chimura and his wife, Fukie, abducted by North Korea in 1978 but repatriated in 2002, expressed relief Friday that their children [now ages 27, 25, and 21] are adapting smoothly to Japanese life as they marked the fifth anniversary of their arrival in Japan."
- #Via the NYT: "Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, who had been under criminal investigation for corruption, died on Saturday from a fall while hiking on a hill near his retirement home... it was unclear whether the fall was accidental or whether Mr. Roh had committed suicide ... Roh left a will, indicating that the death might have been a suicide." While the man never should have been president, it's sad to see what likely was a suicide.
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July 31st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Your son is so cute!
July 31st, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Seems he’s getting my wife’s looks. I always told her I hope he has her looks and my brains, but she didn’t take it as a compliment.
August 1st, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Happy Dol!!! Which item did he pick up?
August 5th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
He chose the pen!
August 11th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Congratulations on the new baby. Looking at your wonderful photos I’ve taken the liberty of doing a quick survey of some of the books my sister-in-law has around the house from when her family was still young. You have a wonderful looking family, but do you encourage them to learn Korean. I’ve listed a few of the books that I have accumulated ahead of our first child expected in winter, and you might appreciate some of them too. I’ve included some links to Kyobo, but you can get these titles from any good bookstore. Remember, books are food for a child’s mind, we are what we read!!
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Maybe you would prefer your children to develop an interest in philosophy or other life mysteries. I found this heart warming tale about overcoming adversity truly inspiring, while according to Midas, the title on the shelves on over 90% of Top 100 Korea CEOs for its innovative approach to passing on the secrets is this austere publication about wealth creation. I haven’t read it so I don’t know how dry it is.
Personally, I liked these works critiquing revisionist look at the Korean Creation Myth and modern society’s turn away from Christianity.
Oh, don’t be too wary about politicizing your kid too early, try reading to it this factual account of jewish conspiracy and the US role in the http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/product/detailViewKor.laf?ejkGb=KOR&mallGb=KOR&barcode=9788989843177&orderClick=LAH” rel=”nofollow”>destruction of Palestinian agricultural land. If you search on the kyobo site, you should be able to find some spoken word cassettes, however for DVDs, I’d stick to the Internet, just be careful with your credit card, popups, and use a proxy server if you intend to view anything illegal (ie, kids, animals, politics).
I could go on and on, but its best you get looking for himself. My sincere apologies ahead of any broken links.
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Great pics. And congrats on the birthday!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
James,
Thanks, and I noticed the same at your place!