some healthy information about food for preventing constipation

 

1) food that exacerbate constipation
- dairy food: fresh milk, ice cream, yakult (Do NOT consume more than once. the more, the worse!)
- fruits: banana, well-ripened and soft persimmon, boiled carrot.
- snacks: biscuits, chocolates, bread made up of white flour.
- different kinds of instant foods!

2) food that helps defecation (bowel movement)
- fiber.fiber.fiber!
- crops: sweet potatoes, wheat bran, brown rice, barley, peas, adz-uki, whole-wheat bread, barley breads, tofu, plantango seeds
- vegetables: chives, lettuce, cabbage, spinach, a burdock, cucumber, chili, tomato, small tomato
- fruits/nuts: kiwi, plum, peach, apricot, raisins, chestnut, peanuts, walnut, almond, sesame seed, western plum juice (prune juice)
- seeafoods: seeweeds, green laver, kelp, fragrant mushroom (표고버섯. no idea why it's called this way.), dried black fungus ( is this edible? really?)
- others: soybean paste, red pepper paste, curry powder.

Let us be healthy!

1) 변비를 악화시킬 수 있는 음식
- 유제품 : 생우유, 치즈, 아이스크림, 야쿠르트(많이 먹이면 역효과, 하루 1개 이상 먹이지 마세요.)
- 과일류 : 바나나, 연시 감, 삶은 당근
- 과자류 : 비스킷, 초콜릿, 백색 밀가루로 만든 빵
- 각종 인스턴트 음식류


2) 변을 무르게 하여 배변 리듬에 도움을 주는 음식
섬유질이 풍부하게 포함된 식품으로 다음과 같은 것들이 추천됩니다.
- 곡류 : 고구마, 밀기울, 현미, 보리, 콩류, 팥류, 통밀빵, 보리빵, 두부, 차전차,
- 채소류 : 부추, 양상추, 양배추, 시금치, 우엉, 오이, 고추, 토마토, 방울토마토
- 과일 및 견과류 : 키위, 자두, 복숭아, 살구, 건포도, 밤, 땅콩, 호두, 아몬드, 참깨, 서양자두 주스(프룬 주스)
- 해조류 및 버섯류 : 김, 미역, 파래, 다시마, 표고버섯, 건목이
- 기타 : 된장, 고추장, 카레가루

12.24.13~12.26.13 Merry Christmas

Christmas Blessing @ Soya Island, Incheon.

I feel Christmas when I hear familiar Christmas carols on the street and see gigantic and extravagant Christmas trees in middle of the road. My Christmas was, always, with my dear family. I go to worship in the morning with attires with color red. And have good and warm family dinner. I thought that was how I should spend for Christmas. But, this time, I spent Christmas in Soya Island with nineteen Hub friends who decided to go to Soya Island.

 

When we arrived, we straightly went to the town center-- so-called 마을회관  in order to prepare for what we prepared for elders. It was happy to meet elders whom I saw last summer. They were all the same. We ate lunch together, we did small biblical drama (Birth of Jesus story), we danced and we sang together. I do not expect that we delivered the core meaning of Christmas. But I was happy to see people enjoying the small Christmas celebration and feeling gratified with what we prepared.

 Another thing we prepared was for children. We practiced a short but entertaining skit based on recently famous gag corner: 두근두근.

I gave them the idea and they made it so good!
They are great actors God prepared. :) Hope children enjoyed it. (I could not watch it because I was washing dishes.:P)



 

Aside from the skit, we prepared art class! Before coming to Soya Island, on a brown paper, we made a christmas tree with our hands painted in green painting, stamped and amassed one another. Children were to write letters to Jesus. And, some of teachers wrote it too :) I think this idea is cute. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, Hm, how shall I explain this? we bought some kits for making candles. It's like clays. I was a bit anxious if children would feel bored doing this. But this time, they were very amenable while instruction was given. :) Happy to see they were all concentrated on making these.

They were all engrossed with making their own candles. It was an amazing time to see their creativity and cooperation with teachers.

 

 

 

 

Children and we played several games too; One card, and Hali-Gali.

In fact, I really love this picture.

I drew this when coming to this place; Children and teachers playing games together :)

Look at them, they look intimate and fun :)

 

We also gave them Christmas gifts: a warm blanket with a ring candy.

 

 

 

Two nights and three days are short yet long days. Compared to other Christmas blessings, works are tougher and we all need to stay for one extra day.

Aside from the Christmas feast preparation, special choir presentation and Christmas  recreation, guys need to do lumb works a lot. Lumbs soaked with rain and snow are very heavy. so it is very exhausting.

 

To make matters worse, we heard the news that weather would be bad that ships would not embark on 26th. BAD. VERY BAD.

We prayed desperately for the weather from the moment we decided to come to Soya Island and until before we leave the island.

Thank God, we were able to get on the ship at noon, even earlier than we expected. (we boarded earlier because the news warned that the weather would get worse in the afternoon.)

 

 

On 25th night, we wrote spiritual diary. We wrote a letter to God, and from the perspective of God, we wrote to ourselves. We shared our letters and unveiled our 'manito.' My manito is, in effect, in the picture on the right. She is the one wearing black shirt, with red candy ring!

 

I could not understand why God had put me in the leadership. I was afraid of leading nineteen unfamilir and new people. I even am fearful of becoming a leader among people I know. I circumvent such opportunities as much as possible because I do not want to be responsible for something big and I do not want to be judged.

 

But on friday 20th, four days before leaving to Soya Island, I laid everything on God's feet. I showed him how I am insecure. I was not ready to become their leader because I, for myself, was unclear about my sprituality. I was still struggling from the relationship with God. Feeling of loss, feeling of emptiness and feeling of insecurity all accumulated in me. I grabbed everything to solve them all on my own. But I could not resist myself to collapse in front of God. I cried so hard because I knew I could not solve them on my own. Instead of praying for what I wanted for this blessing, I did prayer of confession. I laid everyting down on Him.

Then I realized I was recovering. I saw nineteen mates who were on different lanes but aiming for the same ultimate goal of life: living the life of God's love. 

Do I know of God's love? I don't know. I am still figuring out because God has shown me tons and tons of different types of love. And yet, he still has more to show. So I say, I don't know yet.

 

But, one thing for sure, after this blessing, I am so grateful that I have gained nineteen trustworthy mates in Hub. I consider them as my Christmas gift. I am like, "God, you are really trying hard to fill up the empty part in me. :)"

 

 

 

 



12.21.2013 사랑부 Epilogue.

사랑부 Epilogue is purposed to invite parents of disabled children to present what we, children and teachers, prepared and share happiness and love as Christmas is coming. 

   

 

 With my student Sebom! :) I was a bit anxious about the performance. Like, as they are children, there are many, various, and different reasons to refuse to do the performance, which we practiced for a month!

I did not want that to happen, though if it happens, i cannot but to admit it.

Happily, children were all in good mood when they arrived.








So, this!

 Byeong ho, one of Hub mates at church came to  give a hand to Epilogue.
 We, three, are all from Hub!


*Hub Community is one of church communities  composed of undergraduate students.

Students sending love hearts and flowers to their parentssss!

This is Eiel (이엘~), a daughter of one teacher couple! She is adorable and kind to understand other disabled friends. She is talented in dancing and singing! adorable adorable..!

and Merry Christmas!  :)

12.19.2013 "Dream in Dream"

 

 Amids preparation for Christmas Blessing for Soya Island, I and Hyejeong went to "Dream in Dream," the graduation play for Yejun. I was actually excited to see a play especially because the actors all majored in acting. 

On Thursday 19th, it snowed and the world was covered white  :) 

The setting of "Dream in Dream" is Shilla period, even before Chosun dynasty was established. General Yusin Kim, one of heros in old Korean history, appears as a brother of two sisters, Bohee and Munhee. ( I mentioned Yusin first because it was Yejun's role. ) 

One day, Bohee dreamt of herself peeing. Then, she saw her urine covering the whole Shilla. When she woke up, she told Munhee about her dream. Munhee was amused with the dream and she told her sister that she wants to buy that dream. So Munhee bought it (and I think that changed the destiny of two sisters.) The two sisters were both in love with their own lovers. Bohee loved Chunchoo (who will become the king) and Munhee loved Migon (a guy who makes beautiful silk.) One day, Chunchoo played soccer with Yusin. While playing, Chunchoo attire's seam was loosened so Yusin brought Chunchoo to his house to fix it. Yusin asked Bohee to fix it but she refused. So Munhee went to fix the cloth instead of her sister. Because of Munhee's beautiful face, Chunchoo had crush on her and so, they slept together that night. Unexpectedly (or as I expected) Munhee became pregnant. They got married and as Munhee wished, she became the queen of Shilla. When Shilla was in war, Bohee was compelled to be sent to the opposite country in request of Munhee. Bohee was sent and she was killed after she was caught spying for Shilla. Old Munhee contemplates on her past.. she regrets her strong desire for power and honor. 

For me, when Munhee went to Bohee to beseech for going to the opposite country for the sake of Shilla, Bohee's word touched my heart. She said, " I will wither in withering flowers. And you thrive in blossoming flowers." THAT pierced my heart. Her sadness and sacrifice was eloquently delivered by that quote. 

Hyejeong and I congratulated Yejun for finishing well his graduation play. aHHHHH I cannot forget Bohee's teary look and the scene! I was more entrapped in the play in the second part! The play is well made :) 

2013-12-17 Another Semester is Over—Junior Done.

After three hectic weeks of examinations, papers, and 'Soya Island Blessing' preparation, the semester is over. Thinking of the year 2013 as a junior was, both, relaxing and HORRIBLE. Because my job as a vice-president of RiZE was done, I thought my life would be much simpler. But, well, that was a wrong guess. I did not expect that year 2013 would be as various and unprecedented as last year. For the first half, my life was holy and jolly. The second half, dynamics of feelings and events took place.

The first thing about the first half that came into my mind was: CDC – Christian Discipleship Course. This course not only taught me biblical lessons in depth but also deepened my relationship with God. Required participation of early morning worship service (attendance checked!), everyday Quiet Time, and Group sharing nourished my faith. Of all, I learned the significance of early morning service. Compared to all other services, it is the one which I can really concentrate on myself, and live the rest of the day in God. I can hear God more clearly when I pray in the early morning services. I did not know it that time, but now I know it very well that I was really intimate with God when I took CDC class. I believe that CDC lectures, early morning services and QT were the most significant factors to my relationship with God.

Also, my grades in the first half got improved. I enjoyed studying. I remember I finally found the essence of learning PDK. I captured what the professor wanted to teach us while I was preparing for the final. I was proud of myself, and Thank God I passed the course after re-taking it. I remember I went to Tuesday Holy Spirit Service (화요성령집회) after the final. I really laid all my work, all my exams for the first half on His feet and glorified Him for what He had offered me. So, holy that semester… haha.

Oh, and I remember Soyoung's boyfriend (ex- now.) and Soyoung were dating in the campus. I remember Yeeun having hard time in faith too. Then, thinking of myself, I was tranquil and calm in terms of love relationship. I was so peaceful in God. I was happy enough without any "guys" beside me. I was all happy with God J then, how did I realize that the first semester was holy and jolly? because the second semester was all… turbulence.

After the summer break (after the summer chemistry class in Sogang, Soya Island Outreach, and 사랑부 summer camp and break), fall semester started with 4 majors and 2 electives. I did not realize that these were hectic like s***. I had International Security and Peace subject which I had a 20-pages Group Paper, one semester-long Research Writing Paper, Mythology Paper, Global Strategic Management three assignments and abrupt 10-pages Analytical Paper (the professor assigned us this out of blue moon), two presentations and exams J WOW. I want to hug myself for having fulfilled all these works. I don't know about the grades yet, but I am afraid of C+ because I took the exams with the least least least preparation this semester. I was quite disappointed with myself until the last day of the exam. I disparaged myself for not having done my best till the last minute. I was all worn out due to papers, heaps of assignments and Soya Preparation.

About my dream, I had a turning point here. I am not going to graduate straight. I will take one sem off for an internship and I have already applied for an exchange student to Spain. It was so spontaneous. I think my long desire for these were repressed for almost one and a half year and exploded this semester. My plan for a graduate school is cancelled for now. I want more various experiences before I graduate.

Another thing that really made my semester was my ex-boyfriend. The funny thing is, we only dated two weeks or so. But one thing for sure, I really liked him and I wanted to keep the relationship for longer than what really happened! lol (I don't know about the other way because he is the one who ran away.) But, from this, I learned many lessons. One is that, I am still weak. I felt huge disappointment and loss but it was more hurtful that such thing influenced my relationship with God. For the last semester, everyday, I cried that I really love God and I will not let go of him no matter what. But, I saw myself being angry and skeptical to God. I asked God, "Why are you doing this to me? What have I done wrong? Did I do something wrong?" but, I know, He did not make this happen to punish me for something. I am still figuring out what it is. But in any way, it was for my good. Thank God, I recovered quite quickly thanks to my friends and unnis who are wiser than me. Finally, I am on the stage of admitting the fact that he did not love me as much as I thought he did J soooo, yeah. what a… dynamic event I went through.

Now I am looking forward to Soya Island Christmas Blessing. I am preparing for this as a team leader. I think this will be another chance to feel God closely and worship His work with awe. Good bye Junior. Although you weren't good to me perfectly, you were worth it. My goal for straight A+ is gone but I don't know. He must have a way to make things go right.

20131214 Snow

snow snow snow
it's snowing in Seoul : )

20131209 tears gone away

tears gone away
hurts gone away
past is past
what is done is done.

your messages are still in my memory because it still enlivens me.

where have we gone wrong
I don't remember.
where have we started
I don't remember.

my life got better and busier. but sometimes I think, it would be happier with you still by my side.