February 24, 2011 in News by admin

“Simple Pleasures,” per 02/23 meeting

Posts compiled by Glen Yi.

- Remembering on one’s own (without Google or Naver!) a forgotten TV show/movie/book character’s name
- Putting on a freshly ironed shirt
- Hearing a song on the radio you haven’t heard in years
- Hearing children’s laughter
- Making someone smile
- That first gulp of a cold drink on a hot summer day
- Smelling the fresh air on the first days of Spring
- Diving into a cool freshwater lake on a hot summer’s day
- Feeling the sun on the face during winter
- Privilege of a satisfied stomach after a meal (not overly-stuffed, just full to the point of satisfaction)
- Having some time or space or both to read for pleasure
- First cup of coffee in the morning
- Playing boardgames with good friends
- Feeling the spring breeze
- Coming of spring
- Traveling to Nami Island (남이섬) by 경춘 train
- Having a stupid idea then sharing it with friends on Kakao Talk
- Walking to work
- SRTM culture of responding to each other’s Facebook status updates
- Fact that the coffee vending machine in my building accepts 10-won coins
- Homemade bibimbap in the morning
- Having a nice breakfast (e.g., egg-roll, coffee, and so on)
- Receiving a text message from a friend I haven’t heard from in a long time
- Looking at a happy family at the park
- Taking a walk near the Han river
- Speaking English
- Taking a classic wash; long, relaxing shower or bath so I can scrub my whole body
- Listening to the rain drops on the roof of my country house before falling asleep
- Enjoying a cup of gluwine (wine, sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, lemon peel all heated together) when you just got back from the cold
- Whenever my mom talks to me in the morning showing how much she cares about me
- When I feel connected to the world; seeing the newspaper
- Eating good food with good people
- Sleeping-in on weekends
- First sip of good coffee in the morning
- Enough sleep
- Nice coffee (especially a venti size caramel machiato at Starbucks)
- Book that moves my heart
- Reading a book in a cafe and getting distracted by the beauty of existence
- Listening to old songs popular in the ’70s and ’80s on the radio at home after I finish all my busy daily work