Another week passes and I haven't seen my kids.

TH, 090212 @ 10:58PM
Hello, Zachary Ryan Chun. The above is one of those token photo machines from Chuck E. Cheese's. I have another one when I show, but your shot here was far superior. I just got done finishing a copy of Snatch. Oh, darn. This is a R rated movie so me sharing anything about it here, now, is kinda wrong. Hmm. Maybe I'll simply jot down these movies and talk about them when appropriate. This is the final photo set that I had in your folder. The dates of the events are jumbled and there are a few, long videos to consider. Here are the folder names:
03 CHRISTMAS
07 MOVIES
2005-01, (Jan) ZRCs FIRST school picture
040316, Second Immunization shot, FIRST urinal
040516, A visit to Dad in the garage
050524, ZRC with the camera
050712, A picture from school wall
ZRC running through kitchen
031128 ZRC repeating words
PICT2153 ZRC Dinosaur Puzzle
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6NNEDZKA
The Christmas folder was an attempt to organize a subset. There are only two events in the folder, both heavily CANAed. Nothing worth mentioning here, I hate Christmas. I would love to explain to you both why when we are together again.
The Movie folder was another attempt like above. I have in it, a photo I snapped of you before our third movie outing. The Incredibles. Allow me to recap. Spiderman, Polar Express, and The Incredibles. Not a bad list, if I do say so myself. Oooh, here is the perfect chance.
Spiderman - IGIA8. The superb effects adds to the subtle human storyline and draws us deep into a life not as obviously blessed, as we may easily think it is.
Polar Express - IGIA7. Again, the effects were recognizable and mezemerizing. This movie, however, lacked the polish required to make a storyline meaningful.
The Incredibles - IGIA9. How can this be, you ask? Watch this movie a second, a third, and so on times, and you'll open your eyes to all of the attention it received. This is a very densly packed film that is delivering at every other line. The more you watch it, the more you'll appreciate it. Excellent movie.
Cool. This is a prelude to "Daddy, the movie critic". I will have to sort through my collection and introduce you to films I've had the chance to benefit from. And of course, I will block out any and all films I consider to be a complete waste of time. Where was I...oh yes, back to the photos.
2005-01 (Jan) ZRCs FIRST school picture
This is a very important folder for you because it has in it, your very FIRST class picture. Katie Choe, daughter to Tom and Margaret, is sitting to your left and the guy in the middle, back row, is son to some guy I think I know. Anyways, the photo I'm referring to is 'scan'. I think this entire folder was scanned for just this exact event.
scan0001 - This is our very FIRST Christmas photo as the four of us. Look how unhappy the both of you guys looked.
scan0002 - This is your FIRST class picture. You'll have the opportunity to take your photo at the end of every year. You should have one every year Zach. Oh, I forgot. I'll excuse the animal.
scan0005 - Some dude with a tablet PC had to freehand this photo of you at the Beverly Center. I can't give him any points for likeness since that picture looks nothing like you, but I can give him a tap on the back for speed and style. Something new, something different.
The rest of the images in this folder are of Thomas the Tank Engine. I think I scanned these pages so I could print them out and play with you.
040316 Second Immunization shot, FIRST urinal
I took you to some doctor's office for your second round of immunization shots. You did better than expected, and out of the blue, I snap a photo of you using your FIRST urinal. I think it was profoundly intereting to me at the time.
The rest of the files are these three video clips.
ZRC running through kitchen - Very short clip.
031128 ZRC repeating words - This is a Top 3, classic masterpiece. We were coming back from somewhere and your mother is asking you to repeat words you know. This is a wonderful clip of you being slick. I could watch this one forever and ever. You'll really like this one.
PICT2153 ZRC Dinosaur Puzzle - I filmed you throughout your entire venture to complete a dinosaure puzzle. Excuse me for the length, it couldn't be helped.
I have a drop box in Picasa that I refer to at the beginning of every post. Photos worthy enough for a posting added image, is uploaded when I organize and stored in my drop box. I have too many photos there, so I will be adding them to your slideshow. I haven't forgotten to do that collage of you loving cake. Look for it. I think with that, I can bid you adieu. O'var. (HW!)
TH, 090212 @ 11:52PM

Oops, I did it again.

FRI, 090130 @ 3:37AM
Good morning Zachary Ryan Chun. I think this is the longest I've gone, so far, without a posting. Sorry, I did it again. Lemmie give you an update on the photos. Overlooking the last post, because it was a set I found that I haven't posted yet, we're back on track if I post...
041031, Halloween Videos
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FTR4DIIV
The entire set consists of videos on your big night. I haven't reviewed any of them for me to comment on, so I won't, cuz I can't. Oh, the added image above was a loose photo that's been hanging around cuz it is one I like very much. I loved drowning you in love and affection and watching you react to my over-doing. You're not that evasive above. Oh, but you'll soon find out how much I eventually get to you... I've finally decided to sort and organize my entire, My Photos collection. It's spread out flat, amongst close to 40 DVD's, as much as 10 copies, as few as one. I purchased a Seagate external USB HDD. In today's pre-inflationary, uncertain times, $80 is a good price for a 250 GB. Now I have this, a 150 Maxtor and a 320 Buffalo. Seagate wins for design, the Buffalo for cord storage, and Seagate again for design. It's made so slick, I had to give it up twice. I bought the Buffalo about a month ago for the same price. The Seagate is 70 GB less storage, same price, and half the size. The USB connections aren't correct on my computer right now. One of them isn't transferring at USB 2.0 speeds for some reason, so I'm not playing WC. I don't see the need to continue using my HDD sleves. These USB externals are much more compatible with other CPUs and laptops. I love technology. You're going to have to as well. I shall bore you to death for hundreds of hours, until you realize it would be easier to join them, rather than fight them. Anyways, I suppose I should continue on with my closures. We're back on track with the photo postings so let me finish up my stories from the last post. Ahh, yes. Ttak Chee. I remember spending a lot of time with that silly game. Half the game was about competition and dominance. Man places a lot of importance and need on competition. We have to be able to sustain a certain level of competition for everything we do. It is a necessary requirement for everything in life. As a youth, you don't really segregate this instinctive need for competition, but it does play a role. Oh, and I forgot to mention that along with this competition is the desire to win. Maybe I should rename it, successful competition. It is our need to win, I suppose. Yes. The need for successful competition. This will become much more transparent during your education. Hmm, I would like to somehow devise a systematic gameplan that we can adhere to as we trek on through life. Elaborate on these very important aspects of life that I've personally witnessed and devised. Very interesting. Yes. Make it so. I will call it TopChun's Life Plan. The set of instructions on how you can manage yourself and react to the events that will shape your life. This could sound like another attempt to squeeze out of an obligation, but it is not, Dear Boy. I need rest and peace in order to properly mold my secret weapon. Until next time.
FRI, 090130 @ 4:30AM

November 2003 was a very busy month!

SAT, 090117 @ 2:15PM
Good afternoon, Zachary Chun. I hope your week has passed as well as mine has. I wish we were corresponding via email so that we could have some privacy. There's a lot I want to share with you, but just among the two of us. I had this thought last night. Do you ever see a daddy doggy, a mommy doggy, and a whole bunch of puppies hanging around and walking about? No, because they are animals. Only animals give birth to their young and go about their business like nothings happened. I hope this blog proves to you that whatever your mother has told you about me are all lies. I think about you and your sister every day and I am counting the days until we are together again. She will never admit to you that she stole you guys away from me and ran off to Korea, just like her mother, the queen bitch, did. But you know what? I am not the animal that Katherine's father is so I can't just abandon you guys and pretend like nothing has happened. Only animals do that. The longer your mother keeps you guys away from me, the more of this you will hear. She is an animal herself because she thinks it's okay to keep you guys away from me, your father. The bright side to this attrocity is that once you guys are old enough to think for yourselves what is right and wrong, you will hate that animal for keeping me away from you guys. Believe in my love for you as I am believing in yours. BRB, I'm going to save this txt file first onto my external USB HDD to post with my other HDD.
Back. Since I didn't link any photos yesterday, lemmie go do that now. BRB.
Whew! November of 2003 was a very busy month indeed. I zipped all of the folders for the month, but because I had so many videos, I had to split them up. Hmm, should I post the first half now, and the latter half tomorrow? Oh, alright. Here are the slide show additions:
PICT0336 - This is my favorite shot of you being my little helper. All you did was watch me scrape up some of the old carpet glue. Next thing I know, you have the scraper in your hands and are doing like I was doing. You looked over your shoulder for the shot and said "Oooh, you like that?" J/K you didn't say that, but I see you saying it.
PICT0350 - I took this shot of you at the Valencia IHOP. I like it because it reminds me of how much you use to love food. You were always so willing to try anything. No matter what it was, you'd open wide to try it out. Classic.
PICT0379 - This isn't a good picture, but it is a FIRST. Your very first visit to Chucky Cheese! I think you ran over Chucky's friend or something so you're looking over the hood of the car you're driving. There are five photos in this folder along with five video clips.
Hmm, this set is only 84MB and the 2nd half is a 132MB. It takes about an hour to upload, so I don't think I'll be able to wait for the second half link. So sorry, but I'll post it manana. There's still 25 minutes left for the first set....
Oh yeah, the folder names. They are:
031101 Clonka donk donk
031101, After helping Dad with flooring
031103, More help with flooring
031108, Breakfast @ IHOP with Song's
031111, FIRST time @ Chuck E. Cheese with Dad
18 minutes left. BRB again, I'm going to go clean the patio.
7 minutes left. I didn't go, I was tidying up my Picasa profile. Now I'll go. BRB
1 minute left. Man oh man. It takes so much longer to upload than it is to download. I'm guessing that if I babble long enough, we should be ready soon. What do you think, Zachary Chun? I'm going to type Zachary Chun over and over again until you're google #1. Hey, what a great t-shirt? "I'm #1 on Google". You can get one made and wear it because it's true! Ok, BRB. Yae!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1AR6KUX2
I'm going to go through this set and watch all of the videos. I'll point out some of the good ones on my next posting. Until then, goodbye Zachary Chun!
SAT, 090117 @ 3:38PM

SAT, 090117 @ 6:02PM
Hello again Zachary Chun. You can't really tell from my previous statement, "oh, alright" whether I was going to post part 2 of November today or tomorrow. When I said it, I meant to post both parts, but it was taking too long, so I was going to split em up into two days. However, I was reminded that I have much work to do in terms of your first birthday, or dohr. That's going to consume at least 3 hours, and I won't have that sort of time except on Sundays. So, I have decided to press on to post the rest of November 2003. Here goes!
First Candy ZRC brought to me to buy for him - This picture was so special, I renamed it. If I remember correctly, we were at a gas station together. You saw this candy and brought it over to me with your puppy eyes. I was so happy, I didn't care about anything else but to buy you that candy. We came home and you enjoyed every lick. I had you stick your index finer up so that you and I both will know that this was your very first candy purchase. Oh how precious.
PICT0405 - It was some lady's birthday and you got a big piece of cake. I love taking pictures of you, so I managed to snap this perfect photo of you enjoying cake. You are so naturally content and satisfied in the picture. I love it.
PICT0542 - We went over to your aunt's house after church and you were very busy playing with cousin Thomas and cousin Alec. I added this photo to your slide show because you came out young and innocent. They ask about you and your sister often because they miss you guys very much.
PICT0429 - This is one of the first pictures of the three of you guys with grandma. You guys didn't come out too good, but because it was one of the first, I had to add it.
The folder names for this set are:
031113, FIRST candy asked Dad to buy
031116, FPCT Nursery, SMN's B-Day & a day @ the Rhim's
031117, Helping Dad assemble a toy
031127, A day with the Rhim's
031130, Playing air hockey
Again, there are a bunch of video clips in this set as well. BRB, I need the link.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BIPMTWAS
Tah-dah! Wow, that was a lot for just a month, don't you think? Over 200 MB's for just a month. You probably don't remember the month at all. Hopefully these photos and videos will help you learn how serious you are about playing and how much you love to eat. Tomorrow, I promise to go through your entire Dohr (First Birthday) album and post like crazy. Hope you enjoyed this post! Oh, just for the record, I met Anya today. We'll talk about her later. Bye for now!
SAT, 090117 @ 6:29PM

Daddy's Little Helper.

WED, 090114 @ 9:12PM
Hi Zachary Chun. You're still the top search result when you type out ZRC, but if you only do a search for 'Zachary Chun', you are somewhere in the middle of page two. In order to improve this, I will write Zachary Chun every time I say Zachary Chun so that Zachary Chun will be the very top result when you google Zachary Chun. For today's set of photos, I got the sense that you were starting to become, "Daddy's Little Helper", hence the title of this posting. Here are the slide show additions:
PICT0106 - A picture with dad. That looks like your very first zit, Zach. It's not official, but it's close. Your first zit. He he he.
PICT0249 - I re-piped the Santa Clarita home way back in 2004. Any time I was working on something at the house, you had to get up and get involved. I loved it every time you came over no matter what because you showed me how curious you were and how much you wanted to learn. You were becoming "Daddy's Little Helper" many years sooner that I expected.
PICT0262 - A great photo with grandma. She loved putting you on her back because you loved being there. Look how happy you look in that pic.
PICT0318 - Again, the little helper in action. This time, I redid the floors and you had to help. I was using the compressor to blow out any dirt or debris. Every time I used it, the pressure would decrease, so it automatically turned on to refill. I guess you liked the loud noise because your reaction to the strange contraption was, "hmm, this thing is making a lot of noise so I'm going to have to climb it and smile for dad to snap a pic."
There were many videos in this set as well.
PICT0079 - First time blowing a whistle. I smiled the whole way through watching this clip. You are at that stage where everything was interesting and fun. I'm still smiling. Great short clip.
PICT0314 - OMG, I caught you on video climbing the air compressor! What a fantastic clip! Wow, it just occurred to me that I have about 20 2 hour mini tapes. Photos aren't nearly as exciting as video at this phase in your life because it doesn't show your purity and innocence. Why did you put your head down?!? That's so funny to me. It was then, and it still is now. I was only able to see this from the video clip. The folder names for this set are as follows:
031001, Outside with shoe in hand
031003, FIRST time blowing a whistle
031004, Pics with dad
031011, Helping Dad with plumbing
031023, Asleep with BGDJPPE, Helping Dad with screws
031024, With Mom and BGDJPPE
031025, CANA kids at T&M Choe's
031026, Pics with Grandma KS
031028, Helping Dad with flooring
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4XZ8UF8Z
This set is special to me because almost every folder had a picture of you helping me with something. I loved that about you. I hope to someday build on that bond by doing stuff like that together. Sharing thoughts and ideas without words. There was another picture from the file set 'Helping Dad with plumbing', but you only had a broom in those pics so I didn't include any of those pictures to the slide show. A broom onl1?!? You probably helped me with soldering. Well Zachary Chun? What do you think so far? Are you enjoying this format and pace? It's very important to me that you do because I treasure these pictures and memories. No one can take any of this away from us, no matter how evil they are. Epic fail on them. Tsk, tsk. Go pray fool! Do you know what tomorrow is?
WED, 090114 @ 9:41PM

WED, 090114 @ 10:22PM
If you google, 'Zachary Ryan Chun', search results 1, 2, and 3 are all this BLOG! Yae! If you google 'Zachary Chun', you are search result 6, on page one. So it does work, Zachary Chun. Using the words of the search, such as Zachary Chun, will get higher results, even when the webpage is a blog. Good to know. So, Zachary Chun, until you are the number one result on Google, I'm going to have to spam Zachary Chun, Zachary Chun, Zachary Chun!
WED, 090114 @ 10:26PM

Age is just a number...sometimes.

SAT, 090110 @ 9:30AM
Good Morning Zach. I missed yesterday's posting because I fell asleep watching a documentary called A/K/A Tommy Chong. I will make two different postings today so that the count will be correct. I decided to make my timestamp before and after every entry. That way, I can ignore this blog's timestamps. I just have to make sure there is only one per day (except today, of course). So, how does it feel to be 7? Not that much different, eh? You'll only feel a new age when something specific is allowed, such as 16, because you'll be able to get a driver's license, 18 because you will become a legal adult, 21 because you will be of legal age to drink, and I think 25 is special for some people because you can rent a car. Don't think for a minute that I want you to want to be older so that you can go do bad things legally. It was more of a lesson on age. Seven is a big number. I was 7 when I came to the U.S. for the first time way back in 1978. We landed in Los Angeles and stayed here for 2 days before flying over to South Carolina and then to Nashville, Tennessee. After settling into a two bedroom at the Glenview Apartments, I decided to take a walk around this new and different world. As I walked along this long open path, I was amazed at all of the beautiful grass. Korea didn't have any grass back in '78. Anyways, as I continued my walk, I noticed this beautiful, blonde, and blue-eyed southern belle walking towards me. She was so beautiful, I just smiled at her and tilted my head in greeting. She smiles back and yells "GO HOME CHINK!". I was so happy that she said anything to me that I continued smiling and kept repeating "go home chink" over and over in my mind. I wanted to know what it meant. That was my very first English word. "Go home Chink". Chink is a derogatory (a racial word or phrase that has a bad meaning) term used to describe Chinese people. I've forgotten what she looks like, but I will never forget my very first English lesson. Talk to you later!
SAT, 090110 @ 9:48AM

SAT, 090110 @ 3:49PM
Hello again, stranger. I was going to post another entry to make up for yesterdays miss, but wait! What do we have here?!? I posted yesterday's posting an hour past midnight Thursday, so I didn't miss it. Yae! I can still say "one a day forever until Zachary Ryan Chun finally finds it and reads it or until I die". Whew, what a relief. I've been mulling over this all day. Moving on, I started uploading my photos onto Megaupload as zipped and encrypted files. I'll give you the password when you finally make contact with me. My email is jkzchun@yahoo.com BTW. I made it before Rachel was born, so it's missing her name. J is for Jason, K is for Katherine, and Z is for Zachary Ryan Chun followed my our last name, Chun. Every time I say your name, I'm going to write it out fully for possible SEO benefits. Here's the first link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BM8KL08A
This file is entitled: "ZRC's First Birthday Movie_002". This is my proudest video clip because it has on it your very first steps. I have yet to even see anyone's first steps. I managed to capture you on film when it first happened. I am very, very proud of this clip. Check it out.
Next, we have:
My 1st Run http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RFTAGVH5
My 2nd Run http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2QA5S4N5
MY BEST PHOTOS http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M4HTS1ZE
I went through my albums to pick out the best because I printed them out. Hence the 'Run' in the titles. 1st Run of prints? I'll need some time to zip and encrypt the rest of my photos. I want you to have access to every last picture. It'll help you see how much I love you. Just of you, I have over 10,000, believe it or not. Until next time...
SAT, 090110 @ 4:06PM