Live Life! Love Life!

I can’t focus what to write for my final report, what to say? THANK YOU – KAMSAHAMNIDA. Although it was just over 10 months, it seems I stayed here in Korea for long already. New interns arriving, others we are still anxiously waiting for their arrival. The intern from Nepal up until now does not have his passport, their country is an emergency situation where they are having endless curfews. We have to go just the same. Today I only have five days here in Korea, the homecoming is really getting to a close. Agnes, Mus and I are laughing how are sched are getting filled this week and next. Our super busy week indeed. Lunch and dinner dates with friends and even acquaintances. I thought Filipinos are hospitable but Koreans are super hospitable as well. I made several videos of the last weekend of our host Kim Dae-in. He brought us to his hometown with his wife and children and stayed at Nasan, Hampyeong for an over night. The rural scene here in Korea is eerie, except for the sound of bi...

Reaping the rewards of putting such variety accessories in my blog, well I spent sleepless nights of improving my blog and putting all these things that are found on the right side bar. Now I am able to monitor a great deal what's going on. I see flags and number of visitors in my Neocounter, those in Korea count my visits. Thank you to Neoworx ! I found out from the Statcounter where they came from. Thanks Statcounter! Although a bit intrusive (it even recognize IP address, name of service provider, state/country, links it linked, etc.). And of course, after all not all blog directories are equal and the same. I thank Bloggernity.com - blogger search directory! I am featured as one of the top rated blogs (No. 5 on the list, hehehe)! I got - Hits: 10 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 2 (Added: Fri Mar 17 2006), that's over a month. Well it is a massage to my ego-blog! I hope those who rated and voted for me made themselves known so I may return the favor, common bloggerfolks, don't be...

The date of going back home is getting to a close - today, just 13 days left here in Korea. The excitement is high, same contagious thrill of these toddlers going to watch a play close by our office. But they are so behave to fall in line, holds hands with a buddy, although there are those free spirited who are adventurous to run here and there oblivious of the whistle blows and instructions of their sangsingnim (teacher). So I will be back home soon, the days of being grounded is at hand, I look forward to it, to really live on the ground, in the rural communities. Literally as well, sleeping on an earth floor, not anymore the ondol floor of Korean houses. A new grounding indeed in all its essences. Read more .

Dyaaraannn … the transformation of a box ! Here I go again! I worry what to put, I worry how to put things… Finally ready to go! I’ve done this for the second time, first time in Saudi, now here in Korea. I was then so anxious how many kilos I will incur with the 2 cargo boxes more known to Filipinos as balikbayan box. Although, I consider my box more of a trash box, well the contents were largely scraps, news clippings (US invasion of Iraq, terrororism, bombing, etc.) some memento of the place, my journals, purchased books and a few of pasalubong (give away gifts, especially dates). I am not sure what had happened to my books and scraps I just hope not eaten by rats! Coming to Korea I was charged US $70 for overweight baggage, last Sunday I spent US $120 for my sea cargo box from KB. The same old stuff, books, clothes and a few knick knacks, largely magazines and tourist brochures gathered from the different places I visited here in Korea. Thus making the box so heavy. I really wonde...

I started my travel journal at igougo on 8/1/2002, but never had a chance to post anything. Now, more confident at posting and having travelled some few places, I will definitely post more entries. So here is an ad to promote IgoUgo website. I also added a button here on my blog. Read my travel blog : http://www.igougo.com/profile/myProfile.asp?member=71431

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(Note: most of the names here are concealed or incomplete since I did not ask these friends that I am posting their emails to me - bad... I just want to see all their comments in one place so here they go:) from the blog comments: Agnes Gurning said... whooaa... this posting is really fresh from the oven... you uploaded it so fast! yup.. you looked totaly different! hope the new look will bring a new good luck for your life! :) 2:17 PM Hi am Suyeon ! I am disappointed I couldn't find myself in the photo but I wish you had a good time~ *^^* (comment by Suyeon) 2:49 PM twistedman said... hi pete! mas bagay talaga sa yo skinhead. yan yung look mo na naaalala ko. 5:40 PM From Filipino friends: Abet: Ei, musta? I was at the G8way last Sat(Mar 20) hoping I could catch the showing of one Cebuano Film and dear, did I miss you when walked accross it's hallways. . . . . Hope you can comeback soon. . .. Hi Pete! You look so nice with your skin head! A monk.....

After lunch we had a stroll at the park. People are having picnic with their small children. A group of toddlers from kindergarten school occupied another sedtion in the park, some children are rolling on the ground and on the elevated pavement. Then we had this pictorial below when Mus brought out his camera. My head is shining they were laughing at me. I shocked everyone when I came yesterday with a skin head. I did not have any haircut for 8 months so I grew it a bit long, it was winter anyway. To my left: Joo Mun Hee, Eunjin Lee, Mus, Jumok Kim, and Ah Yong With Joo Mun Hee Our photographer - Mr. Cheung Park I learned that Koreans only shaved off their hair when they are in protests or desperate for something. My reason, well I want Spring to bloom on my head. A new look. Now everyone is calling me a monk. Activist I also prefer, protesting with Filipinos: Alis diyan, NOW NA... TALAGA! Hope springs eternal, this SPRING na dapat!

I earned US$0.41 today, 16 March 2006, this is fun, I hope it accumulates and really earn with this thing that I am crazy doing - blogging and vlogging. Well why not earn with your blog if you can and if you must. I hope to find readers, attract them and of course I need to create a good and quality content though... Watch out ! Discover your site's full revenue potential. Google AdSense is a fast and easy way for website publishers of all sizes to display relevant Google ads on their website's content pages and earn money. Because the ads are related to what your visitors are looking for on your site — or matched to the characteristics and interests of the visitors your content attracts — you'll finally have a way to both monetize and enhance your content pages. It's also a way for website publishers to provide Google web and site search to their visitors, and to earn money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages. For those who would like to check google a...

Dailymotion blogged video Korean Child Dances in Hanbok - Part 1 Video sent by peterahon Independence Day Korea - Liberation from the Imperialist Japan. Had dinner with Rohgan's family and we were entertained by Suyon, daughter of Rohgan.

Dailymotion blogged video Advertisement Korean Style Video sent by peterahon This video is very short since one of the dancer did not want her video taken. They are promoting a newly opened shop or boutique in downtown of Gwangju City. I am posting it here for people to see unique ways of advertisement - Korean style.

Another anxious year for me. At the turn of the new year, I was anticipating my return to the Philippines. I had enough of Saudi Arabia and all I want was to return back to my sweet abode. Also, I awaited to be paid back of my unpaid wages of several months. Our contract got extended for six more months without any renegotiation or change in renumeration. It was just like the ordeal of any Filipinos have gone through the anguish, the anger and frustration of working with an ill-managed company. I recall that what used to be a loud and busy hang out room of my fellow migrant workers at Christmastime met the New Year in silence and desperation. Save for the singing along with a videoke. Most of my co-workers had gone back after several months of being treated shabbily since the project did not turn out well. Initial/down payment was received by the company but the workers were not given what is due them. So I had my taste of experience as an Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Still I cons...

Meet my new adopted cyber-dog, Wisey... It is year 2006, year of the dog! It is my year. For the past years I've been travelling or living here and there. Perhaps it is good to adopt a cyber-dog. I like dogs, as kids we grew up having dogs for pet. It is unfortunate that I can't have one these days so a cyber dog might be a substitute. Wants to adopt a cyber dog? Click the link: http://www.algonet.se/~anki-p/cyberdogs.html

I am doing the Vein of Gold of Julia Cameron, a companion book to the The Artist’s Way when I thought of this vlog project. It is a book on nurturing and enhancing creativity. I was in the Kingdom of Sound when I got this inspiration. The idea was reinforced by the other vlogs and blogs I’ve seen especially those concerning the impeachment campaigns on George Bush. In the book of Cameron, she described the healing power of sound and music. Also, when people articulate and express themselves they invite and encourage communication and transformation. Sound is energy, a vibration. I wonder if a collective sound energy could make a ripple of vibrations that translate to action and change. Will the sounds coming from vlogs make a difference? What are the potentials for vlogs to educate and advocate for issues and concerns that confront humanity? Then I questioned my motivation for such a project. Why should I inspire Bush’s impeachment when in the Philippines we also dislike our president?...

I found this article when tried to google my name before. I've been wanting to blog it so finally here it is. It is an article that appeared in partnership of Philippine Support Service Agency's (PHILSSA) SALINDIWA newsletter. The complete text goes like this: Nurturing the Spirit of Commitment and Passion for Social Transformation By: Pete E. Rahon CO-MULTIVERSITY Human being is said to be made of both the physical – "humanness" and the spiritual – "beingness.." Both of these dimensions of our lives need to be taken care of and nurtured. We need nutritious food, exercise and good rest to keep us physically fit but sometimes even with all these factors we seem to be peaceless, hyper-sensitive, emotional, pessimistic, depressed, and frustrated. These perhaps are signs that we forget to look into the other aspect of our lives – our "being." Physical tiredness can be addressed by rest, but the weariness of the mind and the spirit is another thing, s...

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/124732"> Me and Agnes snowfall http://www.ourmedia.org/node/124732 This is my first vlog of my experience of snow. Mus took the video from his digital camera. Previous day there was a heavy snow - a snow storm in Gwangju City, ROK. Of course we were having fun, since it was our first time to experience snow.

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KCTU-Gwangju Meeting I have a waiting post in my new desktop computer that I was not able to post so, this is a post from home with the new pix I have taken of the meeting we had this afternoon at Gwangju KCTU office with Mr. Park Chan Ho (Jeongsinna). Got reminded about my commitment with NGO work. And I admire a great deal the kind of passion Koreans have with their work. The exchange was very enligthening, learning the kind of condition and challenges the labor group are going through these days.

Anyong Haseyo ! Finally I am here in Gwangju, South Korea for the May 18 Memorial Foundation's International Internship Program on Human Rights. Wow ! After a long absence here is my new blog entry. It is my birthday today(when I wrote this entry - so it was yesterday now that I am posting this), I am 35 ( I am now at the stage of becoming shy for my age disclosure, hehehe… anyway I AM ETERNAL… no worry for that). So many things happened today. In the morning I woke up late and as usual the bathroom rush for us roommates (Mus, Ram and me). Well am here in Gwangju, Republic of Korea for an internship program on human rights. I am now a month and few days old here. I got a cake from Agnes and a sexy card – an ad card that advertises sex I believe. I got fascinated with all these ads so I thought of collecting them to put in my scrap book, hehehe. I got another sexy card from Pan in the office similar with one I picked up from the street on the way to the office. I mailed my b-day ca...