Music : John Lennon - Oh my love

Oh my love for the first time in my life
My eyes are wide open
Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My eyes can see

I see the wind
Oh I see the trees
Everything is clear in my heart
I see the clouds
Oh I see the sky
Everything is clear in our world

Oh my lover for the first time in my life
My mind is wide open
Oh my love for the first time in my life
My mind can feel

I feel the sorrow
Oh I feel dreams
Everything is clear in my heart
I feel the life
Oh I feel love
Everything is clear in our world





Chloe's comment :

Whenever I feel "cold", I listen to this song. Not only the weather, but many things make me feel cold. The song really warms up my heart. I believe this song has some kind of healing power in it. :) John Lennon wrote this for his love, Yoko Ohno. Some people say that Beatles got seperated because of Ohno, and I also don't like her that much. However, it cannot be denied that She meant more than a lover in John's life. This beautiful piece couldn't have existed if it had not been for her. I can feel how deep John fell in love with her when I listen to it. The warmth and peace he felt when loving Ohno are still alive in the song.

Do you hear it saying, "You should love, too."?

Marrying for money?

Do you want to marry a rich guy?

These writings were moved from 'craigslist.org' which is one of the biggest American auction site. One was written by a woman who wanted to get married with a man who made half a million a year, and another was done by a man making that much money every year.

I'm posting it because I think it's fun and related to what we talked about in the class. Don't get it too serious. ^_^

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postingid : 431649184
title : what am i doing wrong?

okay, i’m tired of beating around the bush. i’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. i’m articulate and classy. i’m not from new york.

i’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year.
i know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in new york city, so i don’t think i’m overreaching at all.

are there any guys who make 500k or more on this board? any wives? could you send me some tips? i dated a business man who makes around 200 - 250. but that’s where i seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get me to central park west. i know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as i am, nor is she a great genius. so what is she doing right? how do i get to her level?

here are my questions specifically:
where do you single rich men hang out? give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms . what are you looking for in a mate? be honest guys, you won’t hurt my feelings. is there an age range i should be targeting (i’m 25)?
why are some of the women living lrish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? i’ve seen really ‘plain jane’ boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. i’ve seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. what’s the story there?

jobs i should look out for? everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. how much do those guys really make? and where do they hang out? where do the hedge fund guys hang out? how you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend?

i am looking for marriage only. please hold your insults - i’m putting myself out there in an honest way. most beautiful women are superficial; at least i’m being up front about it. i wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if i wasn’t able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.








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postingid : 432279810

the answer



dear pers - 431649184

i read your posting with great interest and have thought- meaningfully about your dilemma. i offer the following *ysis of your predicament. firstly, i’m not wasting your time, i qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is i make more than $500k per year. that said here’s how i see it.

your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. here’s why. cutting through all the b.s., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and i bring my money. fine, simple. but here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity…in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t be getting any more beautiful! so, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and i am an earning asset. not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates!

let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. then the fade begins in earnest. by 35 stick a fork in you!
so in wall street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold…hence the rub…marriage. it doesn’t make good business sense to “buy you” (which is what you’re asking) so i’d rather lease.

in case you think i’m being cruel, i would say the following. if my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades i need an out. it’s as simple as that. so a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

separately, i was taught early in my career about efficient markets.
so, i wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful” as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. i find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500k hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

by the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation. with all that said, i must say you’re going about it the right way. classic “pump and dump.” i hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.

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Chloe's comment :

I want to marry a guy who write as clear as the man who made reply. ^^ He doesn't have to make that much money, though.

Movie : いま, 會いにゆきます (Be with you)

Where is the true happiness? - いま, 會いにゆきます (Be with you)

Lately I'm very interested in Japanese culture. So I want to introduce my favorite Japanese movie here. The title is "いま, 會いにゆきます(Ima, ai ni yukimasu)", 'Be with you' in English. I like almost everything in the movie- a story, actors, pictures, and music. There are hundreds of family movies in the world, but I want to say that this is the most beautiful and the purest one.

The family in the movie consists of three persons-Dad(Takumi), Mom(Mio), and a son(Yuji). Mio died a year ago, so Takumi and Yuji live together. Mio promised to come back in 'the season of rain'(which means the rainy season). The movie starts when Mio really comes back to the family. Takumi and Yuji finds Mio when they visit a secret place of the family near the house.

However, Mio doesn't remember anything, even her name. Takumi and Yuji have sincerely wanted her back, so they lie to her that she is sick in bed and often loses the memory. They start to live together again. At fisrt, Mio is confused but get used to the family with time. This moment, the family is the happiest people in the world.

Takumi and Yuji pray and pray that 'the season of rain' would never end because they know she will leave when it clears up. Still, time never waits. Rain stops. Will the family lose her again?

Here comes my favorite scene of the movie!Takumi and Yuji finds out that it is clearing up at work and at school. They are just so scared if they cannot see her again. And they run and run only to catch her. No, just to see her once again. Their mother. Their wife. Their Mio. She is about to leave them again.

I was moved by how desperate they were. Takumi and Yuji never directly says "Mio is so precious to us. We need her so much.", but their faces tell me how sincerely they want Mio with them. Millions of money means nothing to the family right now.

There is a hidden secret story in the end which is very touching. I want you to check it out as well. Most of all, however, I want you to think and feel with the heart what we really need in our life. Millions of money is just hollow to Takumi's family, yet if you don't have someone like Mio that we heartily share love, how about you? Does money mean something in your life?

* いま, 會いにゆきます (Be with you, 2004)

* Director : Nobuhiro Doi

* Actor : Yuko Takeuchi(Mio), Shido Nakamura(Takumi), Akashi Takei(Yuji)

* Author of the original : Dakuji Ichikawa

It's me, Chloe (2)

If you have not read 'It's me, Chloe (1)', Click 'Older post' on the bottom of this page, and read it first, please. :)

Postings are continued with 'Nationality', and 'History'.

Nationality

I try to understand people and the world to some extent. Nevertheless, I feel sad about people who get angry too easily and too often. Of course I can't tell others' distress. But I experienced almost same things and know how exhausting it is. That way of living threatens your health mentally and physically as well. But I don't want to change them. People have their own way of life, and they choose to live that way. The world goes on because it consists of a variety of types of people. Diversity and troubles it cause is a main driving force in a society.

Still, there are too much hostility and resentment in Korean society. Most Koreans cannot stand an instant before a door of an elevator automatically closes. Almost everyone is running on the crosswalk. What happens if we go at the next signal? If someone on TV says inappropriate things, hundreds of protestations are uploaded on the website. At the same time, Koreans are famous for warmhearted personality.
At first I couldn't understand people who had frowning faces. As time goes by I realized it was based on the society and the nationality. After I knew It's not incorrectness, but just difference, I became curious what forms the nationality. Why are we so impatient? Why can't we satisfy with ourselves? What makes us pursue ' the better' and 'the quicker'?

The questions eventually made me curious about other countries' cultures. How would they react to the same situations? Aren't there nations which have similar culture with ours? I read books, watched movies and documentaries, and surfed the internet. They were so different but interesting at the same time. In same Europe, nations have many things in common, but some very respective. ....Why?

History

Finally, I reached to the conclusion which was naturally to be expected. : Culture and national character cannot be just popped up all at once. There is history that has built up everything existent. When I realized it after a lot that was read and seen, I felt just so great. It was like I found a treasure island. I've been taught in school that history is very important when we live the present. There wasn't enough explanation for me to understand its importance from the bottom of my heart. Because I'm the person who love the present, this precious moment, I thought it was stupid and wasting time to look back to the past. When I became twenty, I finally got to understand how great history is.

I can't tell its greatness by words. History has every right answer to what I am curious about. I'm not majoring in international something or history or culture. Some people tell me to study my major subject harder. But I study these not to be smart, but to be a nice human-being which is my final goal. They help me to understand people better, and make me review myself as well.

-the end ;)-

.....This kind of posts are called "a bright beginning and a dull finish" :D

It's me, Chloe. (1)

Postings about myself will be long, I think. So I will post seperately with keywords. My personality is the main idea of this posting. Lots of keywords came up to my mind. You know, there are so many words that can express myself. I excluded some about my hobby, and the culture I like. (such as Superhero movie, Dancing, Traveling, Collection...) I'm going to post about them on other pages.

Keywords are 'An Individual Personality', 'Nationality', and 'History'. These have very close relationships with one another. Acutually they are the keywords I have found as I live my life.

Ok, let's start with 'An Individual Personality'. (wow it's big..)

An Individual Personality

I major in oriental medicine. But what I really want to be i not a doctor, but just a nice person. What am I talking about? I mean it. I really want to have a fine character that
I can be satisfied with. I'm not talking about acting like an angel. I simply want to appreciate my every moment of life. I don't want to waste my precious time getting angry and whining. That's all.

However, it's not as simple as it seems. I've seen a number of people who are intelligent, make a lot of money, or have a great social position throughout my life. However, they couldn't move my heart at all. Honest to God, I have never felt impressed by somebody's material achievement or smartness. Is it weird? Yes, It is. And it became a problem. My parents and teachers always told me that I wasn't facing reality and worried about me being an idealist. I also noticed that being nice isn't everything that I needed when living a life. But since I never tried to escape from reality, it was hard to change my direction. Even now, what I‘m trying most is to be more considerate to people, to be more positive, and to have a laid-back personality.

Actually I was not a born optimist, but rather a pessimist. In my opinion, people naturally yearn for what they lack. I was a smart, cold, arrogant girl. (The picture on the left is me singing. Weren't I taught that smiling was better when singing?) I always thought I had to lead everything and I deserved it. I was angry about the people for the reason that they didn't move as I liked. The whole world seemed stupid. I hurt many people around me with tiny little things. (Some time ago, my mother said she was deeply hurt because I never smiled at home. Even when I was elected as a class president, she heard about it from my classmate's mother.) Around then, I was too sensitive to feel ill, so I had to leave school early at least twice a week. (wow..........)

But suddenly, I realized that what mattered most was not the surroundings, but the way I looked at them. No special occasion led me to this conclusion. It just suddenly came into my mind. I think it's the moment that my agony reached its limit. At last, I was day by day getting tired with my attitude and the effects it brought.
At first, it was not easy for me to change my attitude at once. But I consistently tried to adjust my style of thinking and acting to how I wanted to be.

Happiness finally came to me. At last, I can say that I am a positive and broad-minded person now. It took me almost seven years to get where I am. Maybe deep inside, I still get angry at things I don't like, yet I try to understand them first. Now I can laugh at small things from my heart. I sincerely think every moment of my life is meaningful and great. I thank to people around me for staying together. I no longer suffer from an unaccountable headache or stomachache. I sometimes fail but I don't get needlessly frustrated.

Now, Some people even tell me that I am too positive and too much positiveness cause irresponsibility. I agree with them, so try to maintain an adequate balance. It is hard but I won't give up. Since I know there is no perfect personality, I don't force myself to be perfectly generous. It's not oppression but desire to be happy that makes me laugh.

Wow ^_____^

I've made it!


I'm sure that I'm the first student in our class that made an account. (...What if I'm not...?.....)

I'm now in the computer lab which is located on the first floor basement of 'Cheongwoongwan'. I teach a sophomore girl English as a tutor, and I'm supposed to be there by seven. In short, I'm here to kill my time. Still I'm happy that I made this blog.

I'm actually looking forward to the class. Since my major is not quite related to writing in English, I hardly have chances to use English. (While tutoring, I don't write. I read.) So I wonder if I could do well, but I'll work as hard as I can. The teacher(Josh) seemed nice, so I think it will be an interesting course.

I'll post again when I go home. (Maybe with my picture.) I love playing computers, and talking as well. I once enjoyed blogging, of course in Korean. But at this time I don't own any blogs, or mini-hompys with some reasons. I'm kind of excited to have my page again.

Time to leave! Have a good day, everybody.