Fog

Hello! I feel thankful that I have friends here who supports me and care so much. I didn't want to bother you all with my lot in life but I have never been this low in my life. Hubby and great friends have been there to support me but like what you have said it's only me who could pull myself out of the rot.. I know that some of you might have experienced a bad day but what if that bad day extended from days, weeks and months? Each moment left you fragile, vulnerable and torn in pieces. It's a shame to experience such thing but whose fault is it? My head hurts trying to find the answer..will a therapy work, a medication or an end to sanity the answer?

I can't believe I am sharing this with you but I just don't know what else to do.. Time will heal me that's for sure but until then I have to fight back and endure the uncertainty and pain. My heartfelt thanks for all your concern. Till then my friends.

how...

It is easy to come back and fight emotions..be brave and put a happy face on. You could go on and on with your life not noticing the cracks that would lead to a downfall. When do you actually know when to stop and forgive the hurt and reconcile the past? How do you mend an injured soul? How do you stop the sadness,  tears, the inability to breath air? Each day you can't find joy and pleasure in what you do. You feel inadequate and a failure. How do you get rid of the thoughts that it would be easy to just sleep and remain?

I would like to believe that there is hope for someone like me.

Lakeside Favourites

Hi!!! It's getting hot here in the UK- general election is scheduled tomorrow and for the first time I'm going to cast my vote. We've never really got this interested but with things that have happened during the four years with this government, the general public got talking and pretty much became undecided. So let's wait and see  who would be the next PM.

There are few certain things that I'd like to share to you... some of my favourite shots from the Lake District.

The moment I saw that painting in Jun Sang's new home, the one he and Yujin both furnished I have fallen in love with that big painting of a boat on the wall. I remember painting one in the past but failed miserably. Then I found this boat at the end of Crummock. There were four boats held by a chain but there's only this one separated from the other three. It's then I thought I  found my boat. I may not be able to paint which is more tasking but taking a good shot of it is just as good I believe.

Wherever you go you'd find a lone tree in the middle of nowhere. In a field surrounded by flowers, grasses or just barren land there's always one waiting. I found several trees which had certain charm to them and I just couldn't resist from taking a photo even if that meant losing the main track..tsk, tsk..

Finally rocks are interesting features to photograph that's why they're in my list too.

Have  a lovely day.

Road Trip

Hi! How's your week going? Mine is getting exhausting yet fulfilling.. Just the painting and tidying left to do. I decided I will put some of the photos I took from our holiday in Buttermere, my favourite part of the Lake District. It's situated in the western part with mountains and hills around it. Living in Cambridgeshire where there's no walls of mountains it's certainly is a delight to visit such a place.

Overhead was Haystacks.. There's something about those hills as if they were calling me.. I didn't know it's where Wainwright's ashes were scattered. If I had known  sooner..

Ahhh the hills are alive..

This is the Red Pike ridge.. breathtaking but certainly a challenge with its rugged terrain and uphill climb.

Crummock Water which took us 5 hours to walk all around on the third day.

This place is memorable to me. This is just situated at the foot of Red Pike about 1900 ft. Hubby and I were already a quarter away from the summit when we decided to call it a day.. It's a shame but that's one good reason to come back and tackle this seemingly tame beast. We headed towards the left path but lost the track.. I was really worried whether we could make it down but thank heavens we did.  

And this was the scene that welcomed us.. just beautiful..

[News Trans]Bae Yong Joon’s ‘The Journey to Discover the Beauty of Korea’

[News Trans]Bae Yong Joon’s ‘The Journey to Discover the Beauty of Korea’ will be released in an additional three countries.

Sports Hankook 2010-05-03 06:36

Bae Yong Joon’s book, ‘The Journey to Discover the Beauty of Korea’, will be released in an additional three counties.

In the middle of last year, he released the book, ‘The Journey to Discover the Beauty of Korea’, in Korea and Japan at the same time to introduce the traditional culture of Korea. After that, he got offers from overseas publishing companies and decided to release his book in USA, China and Taiwan recently.

He already made contracts with the local publishing companies. Including these deals, his book is translated into four languages and it’ll be an opportunity for his fans to read his book. A staff of Keyeast, BYJ’s management company, said, “We closely cooperate with the publishing companies in each country to release the book within this year. We expect high sales because BYJ is widely known in USA, China, and Taiwan through his movies and dramas.”

It’s known that BYJ had sales close to five billion won including its related tourism products with its continuous sales. So far, a total of 130,000 copies were sold in Korea and Japan, 65,000 copies in each country. The price of the book in Korea is 18,000 won, so the sales amount would be about 1.2 billion won. The total sales amount in Japan is over 2.4 billion won because its price in Japan is 2,835 yen (about 37,100 won) each book. The total sales amount of the book in both countries is over 3.6 billion won.

A company, Key To Korea related to Keyeast has brought four tourism products based on the famous places which appeared in his book for Japanese tourists. A 3 day-2 night tourism product, which has begun in early November last year, is sold out. The sales amount of the tourism products is about one billion won, so the total sales amount will easily be over five billion won. He added, “BYJ stresses the fact that his translated book could be of help even in introducing Korea.”

Reporter Ahn Jin Yong; realyong@sportshankook.co.kr
 
This is actually a very good news. I have the Japanese version and as much as I love the photographs I am having problems reading it. If it's going to be introduced in the US, many would get the chance to order it too.
Many thanks for the translation Suehan.

all in a day's work

Hi everyone! I hope you had a restful weekend. One of the reason why hubby and I didn't stay long for the trip was the eagerness to transform our living and dining area. I think after few years changing your decor is not a bad idea. Remember that yellow, duck egg, regency white combo I wanted? I didn't go for those, I ended up with a feature wall in olive and the rest in milky white. I actually like the colours a lot as they go well with our furnishings and also look neat and calming. So half of the job was done this weekend and few more this week. It's good I have few more days left on holiday to help finish most of the job.

I haven't really pondered a lot the news that came out these past few days. YJ and KHJ collaboration ( which is yet to be proven true) received a mixed response. In my case I am actually looking forward to this as it would bring variety to the sort of project YJ is handling. I believe some full blooded YJ supporters may take this differently but I don't see the problem if the project would push true. KHJ would never be like YJ as both have different talent, charisma and attitude. I like the feistiness and young rebel side of KHJ and I think he is quite a thoughtful, intelligent and creative person. He's the sort who'd do what he wants, speak what he wants but could still deliver in a very amusing and entertaining way. He's one talented young actor too and I based all these from the moment I saw his programs in the past. His circumstances might have changed through times but it's only inevitable if you live in front of the public eye. Your strengths will be imposed while your weaknesses magnified. YJ had his share of good and bad times too but that didn't change how good an actor he is and his approach to his family.

I only wish these two good actors would be given the chance to work and support each other. I think it's about time that a new wave is introduced in Baeland in order to keep up with this very competitive and complex world of show business. If it's entertainment you want I think a bit of variety won't hurt so much..

On Megane Ichiba Update

source: byjfamily by Wenny
Chinese to English: xiaoyi
日文簡譯：

勇俊昨天從首爾坐車去了距離京畿道車程約40分鐘的某個攝影棚(南楊州Jurassic Studio)，

(這個攝影棚勇俊之前也去過)

進行了眼鏡市場新廣告的拍攝。

和等待他的家人們問候之後進入了攝影棚。

原本預定是在上禮拜22日的時候進行拍攝的，

延期了約一個禮拜。

Yesterday, YJ went to Namyangju Jurassic Studio by car, the studio is about 40 mins from Seoul to Gyeonggi Province. He went to this studio before.

He was filming for the Megane Ichiba New CF.

After greeting the family who have been waited for him, he entered the studio.

Originally, the CF shooting was schedule on last week 22nd,

it was delayed for about a week.

勇俊到的時候穿著黑色的服裝，戴著黑框的透明眼鏡。

今天沒有戴帽子。

他在Maybach上揮手致意，從車子上下來的時候，

又再次和家人們揮手問候了。

When YJ arrived, he was wearing black colored clothing, in black colored frame glasses.

He didn't wear hat today.

He waved his hand while on his Maybach, and when he came down from the car,

he waved his hand to greet the family again.



他穿著黑色和白色的服裝進行拍攝一直到深夜。

He wore black and white colored clothing for the filming until midnight.



今天下了雨天氣也很冷，有40多名家人等候他。

拍攝結束之後，在離開攝影棚返回首爾前，

又再次向家人們問候了。

Today rained and the weather is very cold, there's more than 40 family waited for him.

After filming, he left the studio and before leaving to Seoul, he again greeted the family.

 
Many thanks to Xiaoyi for the transalation.

WS Wedding Scene

So this is what it feels like.. An important event in the Bae calendar and will always be remembered..
Courtesy of Flare & baebae72. Cheers!