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21. Career Choice Chicken farm workers lived with us. There were “Mr. Chu,” a man in his thirties, and “Young Ho,” who was a couple of years older than me. There was another boy and I do not recall his name. They shared one room. Since they had to wake up early in the morning, father allowed them to have an hour nap after the lunch. I sneaked into their room and played Chinese check during their nap time. They we.. 2020. 12. 30.
20. Short-hair Girl Once again, I returned to grandma’s home. Father was ready to get rid of Gu Pa Bal home and move again. He could not stay in one place for long. My aunt got separated from her husband and came home. The season was winter and it was during the winter vacation. In Korea, then, the kids would learn English when they move up to the middle school. A girl was getting English tutoring from aunt. It was.. 2020. 12. 29.
19. Suburban Home We had grandfather’s 60th birthday party at Gu Pa Bal home. Life expectancy was still in sixties and 60th birthday was the big deal then. They prepared food for two days. An old lady singer was hired to sing Korean traditional birthday ritual songs while grandfather’s kids and grandkids served him small wine glasses and bowed to him. There was no set time for the meal. The guests came and sent a.. 2020. 12. 26.
18. Couple Fight I sometimes witnessed my parents fight. It was often triggered by my mother’s outing to see her friends or a visit from father’s relative. As I mentioned earlier, father rarely went out alone. He always went out with mother. He took my brother to the bathhouse and barber shops. He did not have good social skills and know how to spend the money. While he was in Marines, his assistant always follo.. 2020. 12. 25.

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