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Alyssa
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 Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:48 am Post subject: A NICE QUOTE..... |
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When I was in korea, I often had alot of time to reflect on life. I left, and now am way happier. Now, my new job lets me enjoy just living life. I used to just think about my future vacaton in korea.
�Life�s too short� is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it�s true. You don�t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It�s not just pointless, it�s painful. Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don�t need to escape from. |
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Dukey77777
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Chungcheongbuk-do
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Life's too short to still be visiting this message board after you leave the country.
Don't let the security door hit you on the way out of immigration. |
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Ruraljuror
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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I truly doubt I am the first one to bring this up, as it is supremely self-evident, but here goes:
People who truly do live happy, fulfilled lives don't troll on message boards in a country they claim to have gratefully left. Something about this country or this board must have truly resonated with you for it to still have such a powerful pull on you that you can't just let it go and get on with your life.
For example, my mom is a lovely woman and very satisfied in her life. She is happily married to her high school sweetheart, is wealthy, and has a very rich social life. I just can't imagine her trolling on some internet board about how happy she is...it just doesn't compute. The thought would never occur to her. Not in a million years. |
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Alyssa
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
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did your mom teach in korea?
It is FUN to come and look at what is happening. I guess sort of like going back to your old school and watching the kids suffer with a teacher that was a real old witch  Fun, fun, FUN!!!!!!!! |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| It is FUN to come and look at what is happening. I guess sort of like going back to your old school and watching the kids suffer with a teacher that was a real old witch Fun, fun, FUN!!!!!!!! |
Waaait a second... Is it also 100% true, oh so VERY VERY TRUE!!!!!? What's up, M-su? |
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Ruraljuror
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| It is FUN to come and look at what is happening. I guess sort of like going back to your old school and watching the kids suffer with a teacher that was a real old witch Fun, fun, FUN!!!!!!!! |
I agree...that EXACTLY what it is like. And who the hell goes back to their old school to watch kids suffer under a mean ex-teacher? I mean, really? Who does that? I was having a bit too much fun in college to go back to high school, and after college I was too busy to go back to high school, and now it's 12 years later and I still haven't been back. It doesn't seem terribly healthy to fixate on where you've been at the expense of where you are and where you are going. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Dukey77777 wrote: |
Life's too short to still be visiting this message board after you leave the country.
Don't let the security door hit you on the way out of immigration. |
Welcome to Dave's, where your philosophical musings are our opportunities for cynical jokes. |
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nuthatch
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When I was in korea, I often had alot of time to reflect on life. I left, and now am way happier. Now, my new job lets me enjoy just living life. I used to just think about my future vacaton in korea.
�Life�s too short� is repeated often enough to be a cliche, but this time it�s true. You don�t have enough time to be both unhappy and mediocre. It�s not just pointless, it�s painful. Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don�t need to escape from. |
nicely said, Alyssa |
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ernie
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
Location: asdfghjk
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tefain
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Location: Not too far out there
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:53 am Post subject: Re: A NICE QUOTE..... |
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| Alyssa wrote: |
| Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don�t need to escape from. |
Easier said than done, but very true. Although it is natural to look forward to things like vacations, I do find many here who want to get the #%!* out of Korea whenever they can, and thats kind of pitiful. |
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