Yuchae Moon

I mentioned to my 5-year-old kid that now he's going to school, I can look for a job. He answered why would I look for a job when I have a job. I asked him back what job it is.  He said, "doing the laundry, sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, doing homework with me." Awww, his innocence! I didn't voice out that I'm kind of tired of being destitute.  He doesn't need to know. I don't want to smudge his innocent mind. He'll learn adult stuff when he grows up. 

Song Recommendation
          
          Hello. Can you give song recommendations for my September playlist? I need 30 songs.  Or you can recommend more for the remaining months. It would be great if you can recommend your fave song or top 5 fave songs of yours. 
          
          I make playlists every month since 2023 and sometimes I get tired of searching for songs to put in my playlists. Any language. Any genre. I listen to American, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian, Spanish, Latin, Indian, etc. music. I love music so mucho!
          
          Thank you in advance.

Hi. Thank you so much for having time reading and voting my poem 'Dreams Unfold' I appreciate it a lot. I hope you enjoy reading it. Love lots. 

I rarely read film reviews online and watch review videos on YT before I watch a film. After watching the movie Shall We Play? last night, I got curious about what other people think about the movie. Reading reviews from movie critics isn't my cup of tea. They criticize a lot of good movies and they want films to be perfect. They always find imprefection and flaws in movies. I loathe that! 
          
          But last night, I got the urge to check on movie reviews and the first vid I saw was from Courtshake. I don't know him. As I checked his vids, I noticed he lost a lot of weight. I clicked on one of his latest vid (3 years ago) and found out he died of cancer. A thought came to mind that his family and friends must have missed him a lot and the movie reviews he created over the years. There was a tribute gathering and he seemed to be a nice person. He uploaded over 700 vids on YT and do you know what's great about it? It's easy for his family and friends to see him (and hear his voice) through his vids. His vids will be on YT so long as it doesn't shut down or the Internet ceases to exist.
          
          I always wonder if there's such a thing (already) as a "video frame" that you can just download a video and insert it in a "picture frame" and play the video whenever you miss a deceased loved one and want to hear their voice again. There's no need for internet connection and just use batteries like of the wall clock. Don't mind me ahahaha I've been missing my grandpa's voice. His voice is slowly fading from my memory. It will be his 4th death anniv on the 16th. It's still so painful and sad.  
          
          Death is the most horrible thing ever existed but a relief if one suffered a great amount of pain while they were alive. It's like the end of suffering on Earth but the start of something unknown in afterlife.

We partook in the Jewish holiday called Tisha B'Av this year. We fasted (no food and no water) for 25 hours. It's a day of mourning. We abstained from physical pleasures (we didn't use the electricity, we slept on the hard floor without pillows and we refrained from using any gadgets) for 25 hours. Hubby read some of the Bible verses. I read the Kinnot for Tisha B'Av and it was such a sad but a good read at the same time and it makes you ponder on things in your life. We prayed. A thought came in mind in the morning while I was praying. Something told me that someone would knock on our door. Night came and someone knocked on our door. I said that was what I'd been waiting for the entire day. He needed help so we offered help. 
          
          You can only pray that the tragedies won't occur again in our modern world.

As the time to leave my hometown approaches, I can't help but feel gloomy. Although 110 nights (15 weeks) may seem like a long stay, time flies by so quickly. It feels like we arrived just yesterday and I can still remember it vividly. Now, with only 4 weeks left, I'm not ready to go back to the US. I want to stay with my family, who have been a great help especially when I got sick. I have my tiny village that I don't have in the US.
          
          I didn’t get a chance to hang out with some of my friends but being with my family is far more meaningful. We may not have visited many places but spending quality time at home with my family has been wonderful. Besides, I’m not eager to go out in the scorching heat!  I guess, I've adapted to the cold weather in the US. This year, I still enjoyed our stay without having to go to crowded places. My introversion and antisocial attributes certainly took over this time. 

I recently found out that someone questioned my husband about why he didn’t choose a beautiful girl to marry. This person wondered why, with so many pretty girls around, he ended up with me.
          
          People like him are one reason I hesitated to pursue a Filipino boyfriend. Many Filipino guys tend to prefer beautiful girls. He doesn’t know anything about me and I don’t know anything about him either. While his comment might be rude, I understand his sentiment. It’s actually a common question when a good-looking foreigner has an unattractive partner. I can’t disagree with him because I know I’m not beautiful. It's evident when no one wooed me. I was so inexperienced about romantic relationships. Before meeting my husband, I had no romantic experience or boyfriends. That’s why I wanted to be with a foreigner cos some of them appreciate the “exotic” beauty. I was once considered a “shrimp” before I became a "whale. The term "shrimp" refers to having a nice body/sexy but ugly like how one would eat only the body of a shrimp after ripping its head off. Now that I've gained weight, I jokingly think of myself as a “whale." No one wants to eat a whale, anyway! 
          
          People should think before commenting on someone else's physical appearance, ensuring they are better looking than the person they are criticizing. Oftentimes, they are more insecure and unattractive themselves.

Merry Christmas! 

Hi! Would you like to exchange books? The story is called “poison of love”. I’m new to Wattpad and would like to introduce myself 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/379504888?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details&wp_uname=kristenthomas1996
          

Happy Birthday Yuchae!  Do have a lovely day, whatever you will be doing.  31 is a a lovely age to be.  Not too immature and not getting old.
          
          Yes, time does fly, too fast sometimes.
          
          Hope your little boy is doing well and that you are a happy family!
          
          Best wishes
          
          Pat