September 11, 2006
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Remembering...
Sept 11th, 2001
-- going to Macys on Sept 12th to buy melvis underwear (she lived downtown and couldn't get to her apartment)
-- six of us living in my apartment for a few days... (even ones who COULD get to their apartments -- rehey, jwli)
-- the missing posters plastered all around Manhattan...
-- an overflow of people at Redeemer, the first Sunday service after...
What happened afterwards...
-- US bombing Afghanistan, freeing them from the Taliban
-- JDA (yup, the NGO I work for now) going in soon afterwards to deliver aid and start helping with rebuilding the country
Meanwhile...
-- I read various articles about why, why, why... and start to think: "maybe I can do something?"
One year later...
-- I go to Phoenix for an orientation for Food for the Hungry...
Two years later...
-- I go to Thailand for training in prep to go to Uzland with JDA...
And more than two years later... on January, 2004...
-- I land in Uzland...
And in May, 2004...
-- I cross the Friendship Bridge into Afghanistan, and arrive in Mazar-E-Sharif, home to
Massoud, N. Alliance leader (anti-Taliban) who was killed on September 10th, 2001
Late (November?) 2004...
-- I launch my Xanga site to keep friends informed about life here in Uzland
December 2004...
-- Rehey subscribes to my site
Almost a year later...August 2005...
--- Drtaekim subscribes to my site
Then, on December 2005....
-- Rehey leaves a "love note" on drtaekim's site:
"I'm sorry to tell you this because I don't even know you,
but you clearly copied this poignant anecdote from the book below.....
There's trouble when you have a link from Lana's site. Strange people find you."
(http://www.xanga.com/drtaekim/401849054/item.html)
.. which launches a barrage of mean comments from drtaekim's "friends" -- I guess we know won't be invited to the wedding! (oooh - snap!)...
A few months later, on March 2006, I get this email from rehey...
-- "some interesting info: drtaekim and i have been talking and we're kind of seeing each other."
Then on 5/15/2006...
--- "so, this weekend tae surprised me by asking me to marry him!"
http://www.xanga.com/drtaekim/486076818/item.html
http://www.xanga.com/rehey/485617485/item.html
So rehey and drtaekim, just remember who you need to thank for getting you two fools together....
That's right: Osama. Al-Q. Terrorists.
Quelle romantic!
Comments (8)
Muhaha. That was a very funny entry, Ahrim unni. I'm still giggling about everything ridonk! The last pic ALWAYS makes me laugh. Hehehe. Miss you.
nice entry. nice tribute.
haha. good post.
Couldn't you just write about the Taliban bombing my underwear?
Dear Lana,
Thanks for the post. In lieu of favors we are planning to donate $ to your organization- in honor of your part in getting us together. As Tae said, "Of the people who brought us together, better to donate to Lana's organization than bin Laden's..." During our wedding, we'll make sure to give props to ...um...September 11th. And we're naming our first kid Oslana. Yeah...um...well, anyway...
i liked this entry. very creative. i especially like your rabbit friend with the glasses. is that albert?
I love the story!
On an irrelevant note, thank you for your hand made card. It was so thoughtful of you.
Wow, what a great xanga love story! You know, it's Korean custom to buy a suit for the person who sets a couple up.