Today

Is the first day of the last month of 2013 - Dec. 1st, 2013.

I don't like the word "the last" - which means "the end".

But we have to face 'the last' when we begin - in every

Aspects of our life.

Even in our life, even though my friend in Korea wrote as

The catchphrase of bibong933.com like - "the time of sunset

Is more beautiful than the time of sunrise".

I try hard to agree with him, but still I like to be a man stand

Ing at the 'starting line', not 'the end' of anything.

Do I dream a daydream, defying the iron rules of our life

- Trying to deny 'everything, anything that begins will close

With the end'? Maybe - but at least, I try to face 'new begin

Ing' of something in our life - at least.

That is the purpose of, that is the begining of year-end

Noraebang Event some decades ago - to remember,

To forget about whatever happened 'last year' to move

On to the 'next - new year'.

At last,

After many personal letters of invitation, after several

Times of sending E-mails to invite, and to let them to

Join us at the Noraebang - to share the common feeling

We have - at the end of the year 2013.

I left my house early enough to get there at least one

Hour before as a host - to greet my friends who would

Come for the occasion - listening to a Korean popsong

- "Modakbul"

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCwITkMJIs4

- Thinking of old days when we were young, when

- We were around campfire to share our 'jeong'.

But,

I got lost after I made wrong turn. I was at a strange,

Not familiar neighborhood, and dark. I looked for my

Navigator which I have never used before. And with

It's help, I got there almost one hour later than I plan

Ned.

And

The event began - with DaeA HS's Kim Sung-chul's

Brilliant MC-ing. We had guests more than expected,

Full of the big room - and everyone sang his/ or her

18-bun. I could see and feel they were enjoying get-

Together and had "One Moment In Time"

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWEc7gMclR8

And

We ended the night of Noraebang

- Promising next year 2014 get-together

- Singing together, hand-in-hand

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e03CyRKvV8

Yes!,

Another year gone by.

But,

Many another years, we will be together

- Hand-in-hand, singing "chinguyeo".