I felt safer in North Korea

Driving in the car. discussing the life threatening experiences that our parents and grandparents went through (like being refugees, living through wars) with my roommate and other friend.

Me: wow...yeah it crazy what they went through...like we've never been in a life threatening situation like that.

except maybe when I'm driving....

Roommate: yeah I felt safer when I was in North Korea than in the car right now.


AHAHAHAHA
but did you die though....

Necessary cute stuff

tutoring with my third grade student

John: why do girls like cutesy stuff
Me: You're the one who likes eggs because they're cute
John: yeah but I eat them, boys only like necessary cute stuff.

Not hungry.

Come home from work 9pm

Mom: did you eat dinner?
Me: yeah I already ate
Mom: want me to make you steak?
Me: nah I'm not hungry, I'm just gunna eat watermelon
Mom: you sure? Just eat half of one
Me: okay...

She makes me a whole steak
Me: I'm only going to eat half
Mom: okay Dad can eat the rest

nomnomnom. this is dericious!

15min later...
Aww man I ate it all...

my mom is cracking up

Me: what's so funny?
Mom: you said you weren't even hungry but you ate a whole steak

-___- this is why I'm not losing any weight...

I'm the man

[John, my third grade student, crumples up his worksheet and dramatically throws it in the trash]

Me: John! why'd you do that?!
John: Because I'm THE MAN.

Boyfriend

[Tutoring with my 7th grade student]

Student: Do you have a boyfriend?
Me: No haha... why do I look like I would have one?
Student. No.

Where are you going?

Walking on campus talking with David about his new job.
Grace comes up to us and asks me: "so where are you going?"

(Thinking that she's asking me where I'm going after I graduate)
I say: "I don't know Grace! I'm still trying to figure that out" 
Grace: What?
Me: What?? 
Grace: I meant where are you going now? 
Me: oh...haha I'm going to Commons Garage 

Which one is she?

[talking with my sisters in the car]

Gloria: who are those two australian girls on youtube?
Me: [whispers to Grace] she doesn't even know who JSlee is...
Gloria: oh yeah. which one is she?

Squirrels

Watching this superbowl commercial with my fam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iymBRSUfz9U

Mom: oh those dogs are so cute!
Me: those are squirrels....
Mom: oh no wonder they were so cute

Overdramatic

Brushing my teeth when I hear these dramatic NOOOOOOO!!!s coming from my roomie's room. 

Me: What's wrong?? (concerned)

Roomie: I brushed my teeth and then I found a little bit of rice krispie left TT.TT

Me: oh my gawd.........-__-

A small extra fee

In the car with my family

Me: You're studying abroad in Ghana?! is it covered in your tuition?
Sister: Yeah I think so....I just have to pay a small extra fee
Me: oh how much?
Sister: um........Idk.....
Dad: $4,000
Me: ahahahaahahahahahahaha what!! how is $4,000 a small extra fee?!

My terrible daughter

The day my mom found out about my back tattoos....

Mom: go upstairs and wear a tube top and come down
Me: why?
Mom: so I can take a picture and post it on the Internet with the caption "my terrible daughter"
Me: HAHAHAHA never.

Eat like a sexy lady

At a buffet.

Me: nom nom nom
Mom: eat more like a lady. sexayyyy laydayyyyy (sang it gangnam style)

*dropped my fork.
nooo............!!! my mother did not just say that

Halloween is always on a Wednesday

Eating at Moa

Me: Halloween's on a Wednesday this year right
Liz: Yeah, Halloween is always on a Wednesday
Me: mmm....wait what? HAHAHAHAHA no it's not
Liz: ohh I was thinking about Thanksgiving

She's a rice-ist

Setting: restaurant at a beach on Jeju Island

nom nom nom. eating eating eating...
"well I guess none of us are going to be taking off our shirts at the beach....."

ahahahahaha.

Ann takes off her belt so she can eat some more. We notice that she's not eating any of her rice.

"Ann why aren't you eating your rice?"
Ann: "Cause I don't like purple rice, I only like white rice"

Tina: "yeah, she's a rice-ist"

ahh....goodtimes...

What happens to this vowel

Setting: Korean class

Teacher: [points to symbol on the chalkboard and asks student] What happens to this vowel?
Student: It's replaced.
Teacher: No it's not replaced. It's dropped and then you add another vowel in its place.

awkward silence.....wait a min.....ahahaha....

Stalking is okay in the daytime

[Interview with Dr. John C. Kim by his son Paul]

Dr. Kim: I followed her from a distance
Paul: That's a euphemism for stalking
Dr. Kim: It was daytime so it's okay

My precious butt

[Grace tries to smack Nara's butt]

Nara: Ahhh! my precious butt
it's only for my husband.