Lucy has just started school. She has an assignment to collect suggestions for names for her class. Apparently there are several classes for each grade, and each needs a name. I look at her paper. On it, her

Eunjoo and I are sitting at the kitchen table finishing off our dinner. Lucy, having excused herself long ago, is in one of the rooms, playing. We hear, through the door a cute little "Ham, ham. Ham,

The kyul trees were wonderful. It's a gorgeous tree, full of little orange juicy balls. I must say, it is worth it going to Jeju just to see the trees. They are great. But the tour was a bit shit.

For some reason or other I meet and talk to a guy whose name is tricky for me. Me: Can I call you Mani? Him: My name is Pessari. Me: It's short for Manuel.

Lucy: Can we watch Me Me? Me: What's that? Lucy: You know, Me Me. Where the wolf chases the ostrich? Me: Meep Meep? Lucy: Ha, Ha. Daddy, you're such a M**p**g idiot.

On the route between my house and my office, there is a construction site. They are building a new building for the Engineering school. Outside the walled construction site there are some low cement blocks. Either there is

I go to the bank to to buy some Japanese yen for my upcoming trip to Okinawa. I ask for 60,000 yen. The teller asks me how I would like it. "With a smile, please."

Eunjoo takes some meat out of the freezer and makes some comment about having to warm it up. An hour or so later, she goes to make something with the meat, but can't find it. She