Comments on: Holy Saturday

By: La Mikia Castillo

La Mikia Castillo — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:57:27 +0000

So, I’m clearly a year late on this, but as an LA native, I must say that LA is a great city. Sure, San Diego is pretty to look at, but LA is full of life and culture. Community is here, you just have to find it. I mean, when I was in SD, I could never imagine living there– the environment was hostile for me. God blessed me with a great community through IV, but I still faced challenges there (as you well know). Even with all of its faults, I’d much rather be in LA than SD…

I think that there are many misperceptions about LA that lead people to believe that it is a less than desirable place to live. For me, it is home– full of the ugly black smog and bad traffic you mentioned, but also rich with cultural diversity, delicious food, meaningful entertainment like museums and culture clash (not just Hollywood), and so much more.

I will admit that my relationship with LA is a love-hate relationship. I love so many things about this place, but hate so many things about it, as well. I think that once you spend more time here, you’ll know what I mean…

Now that you have lived here for a few months, I’d love to hear how you’re coping =D We should definitely find a time to hang out. Please send Jinhee and the boys my love.

By: Melody Hanson

Melody Hanson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:53:34 +0000

Coming to this now, meandering from somewhere else. I loved your description of pre- and post-children life. I know motherhood is hard on husbands. I loved how you described those feelings. Thanks.

By: djchuang

djchuang — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:21:03 +0000

Does it have to be Los Angeles?! How about Orange County? That’s a good mediating location, and if that option is open for your consideration, I live in Aliso Viejo, and there’s plenty of room this way for ya :)

By: joann

joann — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:39 +0000

reading this a bit late, but nonetheless. must say our family can defn understand your sentiments . . . :) thanks for sharing!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:11:40 +0000

mm… good friday before resurrection sunday. ;) old but good word. will be praying for you guys. congrats on son #2

By: James Choung

James Choung — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:49:53 +0000

yes — there’s always a silver lining, and good Korean food (especially after San Diego) is definitely a whole lot of lining!

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:20:21 +0000

well at least you got some ktown food.

By: Darcie

Darcie — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:39:14 +0000

James–Thanks for including me in your list of friends. I see that you are in a great transition. Your comment about letting go so that you can be ready to grab onto to the next opportunity is a very valuable tool. Looks like you have many good friends to help you through this time of sifting. You are definitely a man of reflection so you will come come through it and add another stone to your Gilgal pile that makes you strong and ready to fight the battles of life. Like Mother Teresa has said “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it… Life is a game, play it…Life is costly, take care of it…Life is a mystery, know it…Life is a promise, fulfill it…Life is a struggle, accept it…Life is an adventure, dare it…Life is luck, make it…Life is life, fight for it!”

By: chris

chris — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:55:32 +0000

Gosh you are an excellent writer James!
And with the very real emotion backing up this prose, all the better it was too.

But that’s not the point.

So just to say:

Thanks very much – useful!

And wishing you all good things…

By: millie

millie — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:09:22 +0000

I thought I hated LA because the only parts I saw were K-town and Hollywood. If you can, come to West LA. I actually think it’s quite beautiful here. My theory is that since the wind is always blowing west to east, the further west you are the more healthy the environment. Anyway, congrats on boy #2. For us it saved a whole lot of clothes/gear shopping.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:09:17 +0000

Well, you had the luxury of no-kids married life… me? My wife was prego after ONE MONTH! >.< So needless to say, I don’t even know what that’s like to get out to do things whenever wherever with your spouse… Perhaps seven years was too long to learn to let go. But you are a fighter … and a father and a husband. So you will adjust. :) Fatherhood, as tough as it is, is a beautiful thing. I know you wouldn’t either and I sure wouldn’t trade it for anything.

And in the end, fatherhood has taught me much over and over and over about how God the Father has loved such undeserving child like me so unconditionally.

By: bo

bo — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:52:38 +0000

i enjoyed reading this, james. i’m in the 5th month of my transition from LA to chicago. i think the last month or so has been the hardest time for me. chicago is probably easier to adjust to than LA, but man, the winter months can be pretty brutal here.