I've got a ticket. One day of last week, the weather was great and I had a day off so we planned to go shopping to enjoy a peaceful day. When we got off home a mail just buzzed into the door. The letter was a traffic ticket included photos of my car with the traffic light in red. I have no idea when I did it but photos show me exactly the front wheel of the car passed over the stop line. I'm not a speeding driver and always try to keep driving safely without any rush. And I was shocked at the payable fee was $325! I searched how to reduce the amount of fee and what I found was I needed to go court applying trial. This is the first time I got a traffic ticket since I started driving in 2010. I'm worried to plea in the court. I wish I could write more, but it's sooooo sleepy.

April 22, 2018 This winter in Toronto was too long to enjoy. The middle of April already passed but snow has been still falling til last week. But today's weather was warm enough and the sky was also incredibly beautiful, so my family went out to a park nearby to enjoy the gifted day. We played passing soccer ball on the grass and kids had a good time with their sand toys on the playground that they seemed happy after a long time. Due to some part of soil still soggy on the grass, my wife slipped as she was grabbing the soccer ball. I couldn't stop laughing(sorry honey). After enjoying fully afternoon, we had a light dinner without my wife. Since she decided to go on a diet despite I think her shape doesn't look bad, however, she will keep skipping dinner. The last activity, which was a hilarious game ever on today, was Jenga my little daughter's favorite one. One rule of the Jenga game we made is when a player who broke the Jenga building the player should perform as dancing with writing oneself's name by one's butt. I never lose playing Jenga with my kids. Obviously, the today's dancers were my son and daughter. At the moment, when my daughter was scared to remove one block of Jenga building, my wife wanted to help her so she tried to remove one which looked like unstable, and yes, she demolished it. And How was my wife's butt writing? I regret to forget recording it. lol. What a perfect day ever! I've always been wondering this peaceful day without any trouble so I was so happy today.

April 18, 2018 in Toronto. I can't believe how time flies. It feels like yesterday when I started to study at a college in a foreign country, but it will end after one week later. Today, I took one of the final exams in my course, and it wasn't easy. Preparing a test is not only a duty for all student but making an excuse for being busy is also an unauthorized privilege. However, after my brother asked me to recommend an English academy in Seoul, it reminds my last one in which I've studied with a huge enthusiasm before leaving Korean. Suddenly, I wanted to see how the students of the academy have been doing through the community website of it. While I read the articles written in English by students, I found myself I'm way too behind for the goal which I promise myself to reach. I've depended on a proofreading tool and a translator when I need to write an essay for a school assignment. Thus my basic ability to write getting weaker and the number of writing though is also becoming less. Once again, I promise myself to do writing a diary on here, italki. It might be a short-lived resolution, but it will be fine as long as not giving up.

Quality time with my kids. Dec 18 Since my family moved to Canada, we've been spending a good time with each other. As for my son, he goes to a community to learn swim, which level is ultra 4 he's on. Moreover, we often go to the swimming pool at the condo we live at. It's very convenient and nice because there is a hot spa for a swimmer to relax which is perfect especially for this winter season. One of the best enjoyable things for winter is play toboggan on the near hill. It's not only exciting but also totally free. Only you need to do is wearing warm clothes properly with any kinds of toboggans to ride down on the hill. Enjoyment is guaranteed. Even though we don't have a car yet because of the economical life, it's worth trying to go by foot or a bus. If we had a car, that would make our activities easy but it's too expensive to get due to the car insurance with the maintenance fee. It was less than 600 dollars for a year in my country, South Korea but here, Canada, it will be more than 3000 dollars if we try to get one. However, so far, it's very acceptable to stay without a car. As of result, we think we made a great decision to move here although there are many things we miss.

Happening in this week - Nov 25, 2017 Since I became a newcomer here, in Canada, there were a couple of things I was surprised at such as a two-way to left-turn lane, at the intersection allowed to make a left turn when there is no car in the opposite direction lane. In South Korea, according to the traffic rules, making a left turn is fine with following the traffic sign. That means when the pedestrian crosses the street on the green light for pedestrian, any cars are not allowed to approach the crosswalk, however, there are some bad drivers who don't follow the rules, and can make potentially an accident. On this Monday, the day was same as usual until the early night. Going to school for the general math class I'm really really not good at. When the class was over, I was on the way to back home by foot to a subway station. It was around 10 p.m. The road was pretty much dark, so I tried to be careful when I crossed the street at a crosswalk as I was watching cars. When I checked my back, I found a light getting close to me. There was an SUV car as it was trying to make a left turn in middle-high speed. Instantly, I reacted dodging toward trying not to be hit by the car. Fortunately, I wasn't hit by that car, but it was really close. I was frightened and shocked, so I couldn't make a yell. Only what I did was showing to my gesture, then the passenger of the car looked sorry as she showed me some gesture while the driver just drove away from me without hesitating. At the moment, my heart bear got fastened and I felt really bad. I can understand the day was too dark and even I could make a mistake. But I could have hit by them, then they shouldn't have left with saying sorry and checking my status. It doesn't make sense to me. This can happen again any day. I need to be more careful on the street.

Extending visa is not finished, November, 14, 2017 Two months ago, I applied for extending my family's visa status in Canada by myself without any agency for the first time due to the expiry date of visa we had. Fortunately, my all family member got the extended visa, so I was satisfied with my work until I got a phone call from the Public Health yesterday. Before came to Canada, there were a couple of difficulties related to about medical examination. When my wife took a chest x-ray, the doctor found something that was tuberculosis infection which is not only the critical disease but also restricted leaving the country. So she took a medicine for 9 months, and then thankfully, she's cured and had the confirmation paper from the doctor. The call was for my wife and my kids to take the medical examination again. I assumed that my application was approved completely without any doubt. There is not easy answer.

Group Presentation in a class. November, 8, 2017 Yesterday, our group did very well in a class for group presentation as an assignment. In our group, we separated the part of works, researching data, writing paragraphs, developing the presentation with a designed file, and the planning. We planned days to check each one's progress during three weeks we got while we hopped it made it in time, however, the plan was failed. One member of our group didn't finish the part her took, besides, she copied the whole paragraphs from someone else's without proper citation. When I checked her works, I was really shocked and speechless. More than 3 days I've spent on the presentation file while she just copied and pasted it. I was very upset with her, I didn't express it. The day, we presented our research works successfully while I took her part to present when she absent for her illness, we got applause from the classmates included a lecturer. It was really great for my feeling even we couldn't prepare enough. The next day, she came back to class and didn't ask me about presentation. I didn't feel very well, but I just let it slide. If I have to have a group member once again, I need to make a strict rule to keep it.

Having a dinner with my family. Have you ever tried Korean barbeque? We enjoy it wherever we are indoor or outdoor, any place will be possible if you are in South Korea. We in South Korea love to eat pork belly on the grill, but it's a bit different from bacon. Its chunk is very thick to be seemed like to cook in the oven. After sliced of pork belly into having around one-half inch put the grill, cook completely both sides, and chop into small pieces enough to eat at a mouthful. flipping it over to be cooked, then now it's time to eat. Prepare a lettuce, a sliced raw garlic or a cooked garlic or some onions, and special sauce 된장, soybean paste, and then wrapping all together into your lettuce, and put into your mouth. If you have some Kimchi, that will be perfect harmony with your Ssam, wrapping lettuce. I live in a condo that has very sensitive fire alarm system. When we plan to have some indoor barbeque on an electronic grill, sometimes I have to fan under the fire alarm sensor with newspaper. It's inconvenient but I can't help it. Outside Restaurants are very expensive for me. We had a dinner today for 삼겹살, pork belly barbeque. It was really great without one thing. My favorite Soju! I miss you a lot!

I made a bad day for my son again. Before becoming a father, I've never known about parenting, nurturing. My wife and I have been trying many things to be a good parent when we didn't have much about principle we need. I couldn't understand why I got an anger when my kid wouldn't obey me. Actually, children don't have to obey. Parents have to listen and understand, and then to be understood. It took a long time for me getting the idea with a lot of happening. Recently, it was a bit okay to keep on my temper, but today when he spoke in a rude way ignoring me I just yelled him and shown him an angry face. He looked like being scared and started crying. I was confused by myself with that reacting as kept high-tone telling. I regret that I've done today. Every time when it happened I talk myself, "Way to go. Am I an idiot? What's wrong with me?". The discipline of nurturing will never end.