Life is passing

I'm back to blogging, not so much with gusto or any particular sense that I'll be much more regular with it, but with an added purposefulness. My sister has written a lot lately, particularly about their transient time in Germany (they're now up in Whidby visiting my other sister). She and her family are at a similar spot as myself. Present yet in-between.

I've written in the past about my grandparents and how wonderful they are. They still are wonderful, and their home is as home as I've ever been. It's from their guest room that I'm writing now, and I'll probably be staying here for some time. I don't like to write about the future, so I won't, but the present is fair game, and the past is definitely going to be written about.

A moment ago I was trying to nap, supposedly it is a good habit, but my naps these days are somewhat ulterior as I'm still fighting off jet-lag. Last week I arrived back in the US, from Korea, with a brief (2 week) visit in the Philippines to see my parents. Back to the nap, I was thinking about the transience of life while trying to not fall too deeply into sleep. My life choices leave me at a reasonable age of twenty eight, at this point, and with some skills which I could apply to a variety of employments. I managed a degree a year or so ago, while being employed full-time, and have since been.. following a less conventional track.

My life direction is a concern for many, myself included, but there are things constantly happening that affirm the directions I have taken and hope to take in the future. The recent cataclysmic events in Japan have driven home the uncertainty of life and temporary nature of so many perceived permanences. My current greatest concern is to not become a financial burden to others as I grow older. I'm sure part of that is my pride, but my culture's definition of success does have a minimum of a financially viable lifestyle. Right now I value simplicity over wealth, experiences over security, and relationships over entertainment. I know those aren't mutually exclusive, but when there is a tension between the two I reach for the former.

Why bother writing all this out? Things change. This is a marker of sorts to see where I am now, and where I've gone in the future. If/when I marry, I'm sure many things will be different, including my values/need for stability. If I reach a profession and take root, I will know it is so different than where I am now and be able to reflect on the goodness of that.

There's a lot more I could write about, and hopefully will in the future.
Here's some brief ones:

• I managed to get my old iPhone to work with tmobile's pre-paid network. Unlimited texts, so don't hold back. Just use my google voice number: 5sixtwo3two1five3oh5 (try to remember to give your name, 'cause I might not have your number already.)
  
• I can't believe how much stuff I have, especially paper waste/filing that I don't know what to do with. Stuff in the garage as well that I'll take some days to just toss.
  
• I love biking with my old french bicycle.
• I miss my people in Seoul.
• I love my community here in SoCal.
• I want to go adventuring/camping.
• I'd like some work here and there to pay for gas and meals before I start the next thing. It'd be way better than using my savings.
• I'm planning on making at least two national trips in the next three or four months. (hrmm, that's about the future)