a forcast

Somewhere in Sukhumvit,
an Indian man shared me a piece
of my future,
and once again I am reminded of
the shortness of my life;
as if seeing my grandfather's
headstone, bearing my name,
at the age of eight
wasn't enough.

(i wrote this poem around the beginning of the year. i was in thailand for about a week when i this happened to me. also, for the uninformed readers, my full name, "myron russell brown" is the same name as my grandfather. my father wanted his first born son to have the same name as his father, so i was aptly named in his honor. my grandfather died in 1993 when i was eight. even though i am a believer, i'm young. moments like this remind me that i have a short time on earth....

also, i originally wanted to use the word "shortening" in place of the word "shortness." however, seeing that the word "shortening" isn't quite appropriate for the context, i made the change. but, "shortening" somehow did have an effect on me. sometimes the english language can be an inefficient tool for communicating thoughts and poems.)

thoughts

so, i had this strange thought today coming home on the bus.

(well, first let me explain the situation. when i go to seoul i have two options. one is to take the subway, and the other is to take the express bus. lately, i've been using the express bus because it takes me closer to where i need to go.)

anyways...

as i was on the bus home tonight, i started thinking about land of the lost. now, if you guys aren't familiar with the show that's okay. perhaps you've seen the movie? (i haven't seen it.) anywho, i started wondering what would it be like if the bus i was on, and being the only white kid, was transported to a remote island somewhere in the pacific? what would that be like? i mean, i would be the only non-korean guy on a bus full of koreans. how would that play out? i wonder how they would react? how they would treat me, especially since i don't speak korean very well?

well, you know... it was just me thinking about something i've wondered about.

also, i bought a new dslr camera the other day! ^^ i'm really excited about it! it's a canon 450d. i can't wait to start taking serious pictures with this.

blogging

today, i realized that I'm a terrible blogger.

but maybe not as bad as these:

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http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/blogs-gone-bad

I've been a fatigued blogger... many times.

new stuff

Today I visited a church in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. I really liked it.

http://www.onnurienglish.org/

So, that's what I wanted to post. :)