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🌆 Hong Kong, The Romance of a Lost Era #2 홍콩, 우리가 잃어버린 한 시대의 낭만 #2

A performer in elaborate Chinese opera costume expresses deep emotion on stage

— From Chow Yun‑fat to Leslie Cheung, the Faces That Defined a Generation In our time, Hong Kong was the hottest city in Asia. A dazzling metropolis, a playground of neon lights, a free and thriving commercial hub. It was the country we admired, the place we wanted to visit, the city we wanted to… Continue reading 🌆 Hong Kong, The Romance of a Lost Era #2 홍콩, 우리가 잃어버린 한 시대의 낭만 #2

고전 명언으로 본 인간의 본성 Human Nature as Seen Through Classic Quotes

11 Maxims That Explain Human Society Power, loyalty, emotion, anxiety, and the Middle Path. 1. Tosa Gupeng (兔死狗烹) — Used When Needed, Discarded When Not Meaning Power uses people as tools. When the work is done, the tool becomes a risk. Origins In ancient China, generals who won wars were often removed afterward. Examples East:… Continue reading 고전 명언으로 본 인간의 본성 Human Nature as Seen Through Classic Quotes

The life my grandmother told me, today I record할머니가 들려준 삶, 내가 기록하는 오늘

〈Grandmother’s Time〉 My grandmother was born in Anseong and married into a family in Pyeongtaek at the age of sixteen. For women of her generation, marriage was not a beginning but a burden. Life as a young bride meant endurance—layer upon layer of expectations, chores, and silent obedience. She watched elders pass away one by… Continue reading The life my grandmother told me, today I record할머니가 들려준 삶, 내가 기록하는 오늘

The Journey Within: Exploring My Wanderer’s Impulse

The World Moves Inside Me, Even Without Taking a Bus I have lived a life that looks perfectly ordinary. Ordinary education, ordinary jobs, an ordinary marriage. From the outside, nothing stands out. But when I trace my memories back, I realize I was never an ordinary child. I was the kid whose ears perked up… Continue reading The Journey Within: Exploring My Wanderer’s Impulse

What It’s Like to Swim with Whales: Whalien 52 고래의 울림을 따라 나의 삶을 다시 바라본 하루

I first learned about whales in an elementary school textbook. Back then, I thought a whale was simply a sea animal a little bigger than a house. The textbook always showed a single whale floating in a blue ocean, and I believed that was all there was to know. I once asked my grandmother, “Grandma,… Continue reading What It’s Like to Swim with Whales: Whalien 52 고래의 울림을 따라 나의 삶을 다시 바라본 하루

Preserving Family Memories: A Grandmother’s Untold Story

A bustling traditional Korean village with people and ox cart in the countryside

This piece is a record of my family’s oral history. It is not based on official documents or historical archives. I write exactly as my grandmother remembered, and exactly as I heard it. I do not alter or reinterpret her memories. This work prioritizes the transmission of memory over the verification of fact. 이 글은… Continue reading Preserving Family Memories: A Grandmother’s Untold Story

전통과 신앙: 평택의 5대 크리스천 가문 이야기 Tradition and Faith: The Story of Pyeongtaek’s 5th Generation Christian Families

An elderly woman rolls up a woven mat in a traditional Korean courtyard.

“A Forgotten Landscape: Tongbok-ri and the Making of Modern Pyeongtaek 전통과 근대, 일본과 조선, 신앙과 글자가 만난 자리 나는 평택에서 보기 드문 5대 크리스천 가문에서 태어났다. 하지만 내 출생지는 평택이 아니다. 나는 뚝섬에서 태어났고, 우리 집안의 이야기는 평택에서 시작되어 뚝섬을 거쳐 다시 평택으로 돌아왔다. 이 글은 한 집안의 기록이면서 평택이라는 도시가 겪은 근대화, 식민지, 전쟁,… Continue reading 전통과 신앙: 평택의 5대 크리스천 가문 이야기 Tradition and Faith: The Story of Pyeongtaek’s 5th Generation Christian Families

Memories from the Edges of Old Seoul 그시절 서울, 추억속으로

위의 사진은 외할아버지와 엄마와 함께 찍은 사진. 강건너 보이는 산등성이 60년 전의 청담동이다 The photo above was taken with my maternal grandfather and mother. The mountain ridge visible across the river is Cheongdam-dong from 60 years ago. I was born in Ttukseom. The year I was born was a famine, so seaweed was as expensive… Continue reading Memories from the Edges of Old Seoul 그시절 서울, 추억속으로

Once upon a time in St.George

38년 전, 처음 St. George를 지나던 날이었다. 운전대를 잡고 멀리 보이는 산등성이를 바라보다가 나는 잠시 말을 잃었다. 그곳은 지구의 색이 아니었다. 브라운, 핑크, 옅은 녹색, 붉은 사암이 겹겹이 섞여 있는 팔레트 같은 산등성이. 빛이 각 층에 다르게 반사되면서 산이 공중에 떠 있는 것처럼 보였다. 저곳은 무중력일 것 같았다. 외계세계 같은 느낌. 저기 올라가면 로봇들이 굴러다니고… Continue reading Once upon a time in St.George

Introduction- About Hun

Welcome to Hun Media Hub Hun Media Hub에 오신 걸 환영합니다. I’m someone who pays attention to the small shifts in the places I live and travel through— the texture of a city, the rhythm of people, and the quiet changes that reveal how society is evolving. From something as simple as the taste of… Continue reading Introduction- About Hun