http://www.mysoju.com/korean-drama/secret-garden/
Synopsis
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin), an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses. Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin, marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship, through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im that both confuses and disturbs him. To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Family Decorating is Awesome - 5 Things I Love About Decorating With My Family
The first time you do a decorating project as a family you'll be asking yourself why didn't we decorate this way before. The children will be eager to help and your spouse can't wait to show the neighbors what you accomplished. Here are 5 things I love about family decorating.
1) I love family decorating because it's not pretentious. As a family we are not trying to keep up with the "Jones down the street." We are decorating our house to showcase the members of the family and all the fantastic accomplishments they've made.
One of our daughters is a ballerina, two more are cheerleaders and our son a paint ball commando. We have pictures and trophies of them in all the rooms of the house.
We want to showcase those special talents so that anyone coming into our house will know exactly what we're about as a family, will realize that here lives one awesome family and can celebrate life with us.
2) I love family decorating because it involves the whole family. One of our favorite things to do as a family is to go style shopping.
We get to see different styles of decorating, ending up at one of our favorite restaurants where we have a great time discussing what we liked and didn't like, how we could incorporate any of the ideas into our home and how life would be different if we did the ideas.
When we decided to paint the upstairs hall, my son said he wanted to help. He not only helped but practically did the whole job by himself.
He and I gained more respect for each other, the hall got painted and all the family knew that Joey was soon to be Joe.
3) I love family decorating because it forces me to think outside the box. We have used ribbons and medals won by the kids for tieback holders.
Someone in the family a golfer, an old wood or retired iron club mounted on a cornice board makes a fantastic den window treatment and conversation piece.
One of my personal favorites is using a fishing fly rod as a decorator drapery rod for an arched window. Go one step further and attach netting material to the fly rod as drapery panels. Finish it off by using fishing lures and line for the tiebacks.
When we decorate as a family we use those things that we are passionate about. Not some "thingie" that we found in a decorator's showroom that has no meaning to our family.
4) I love family decorating because we're creating a homeplace and not a showplace. A showplace focuses on what you can buy and makes your house one big status symbol.
Unfortunately that's what society calls grand.
A big, expensive house full of cold, expensive "thingies" showcasing what you can buy. Somehow that doesn't sound very exciting to me. How do you feel?
A homeplace, on the other hand, focuses on what the family is all about, what the family likes, what type of activities they're into and what they stand for as a family.
When you walk into a homeplace, you are immediately struck by the fact that here lives and loves one fantastic family.
5) I love family decorating because as a family we are really getting to know one another. Family decorating allows us the opportunity to rely on each other's strengths and abilities. This is called bonding, getting comfortable with each other and family memory making.
When we work together like this for one common goal, we create memories that will last a lifetime and will be talked about and passed down to the grandkids at family gatherings many years down the road.
When family members each go their separate ways without time to get to know one another, then day by day the family structure is torn down and there is little left to rally around in times of sorrow and trouble.
Summary:
Family decorating is fun, involves things that have meaning for our family and leaves an inheritance to our children and grandchildren. Try family decorating just once and you'll never go back to cold, meaningless decorating again.
1) I love family decorating because it's not pretentious. As a family we are not trying to keep up with the "Jones down the street." We are decorating our house to showcase the members of the family and all the fantastic accomplishments they've made.
One of our daughters is a ballerina, two more are cheerleaders and our son a paint ball commando. We have pictures and trophies of them in all the rooms of the house.
We want to showcase those special talents so that anyone coming into our house will know exactly what we're about as a family, will realize that here lives one awesome family and can celebrate life with us.
2) I love family decorating because it involves the whole family. One of our favorite things to do as a family is to go style shopping.
We get to see different styles of decorating, ending up at one of our favorite restaurants where we have a great time discussing what we liked and didn't like, how we could incorporate any of the ideas into our home and how life would be different if we did the ideas.
When we decided to paint the upstairs hall, my son said he wanted to help. He not only helped but practically did the whole job by himself.
He and I gained more respect for each other, the hall got painted and all the family knew that Joey was soon to be Joe.
3) I love family decorating because it forces me to think outside the box. We have used ribbons and medals won by the kids for tieback holders.
Someone in the family a golfer, an old wood or retired iron club mounted on a cornice board makes a fantastic den window treatment and conversation piece.
One of my personal favorites is using a fishing fly rod as a decorator drapery rod for an arched window. Go one step further and attach netting material to the fly rod as drapery panels. Finish it off by using fishing lures and line for the tiebacks.
When we decorate as a family we use those things that we are passionate about. Not some "thingie" that we found in a decorator's showroom that has no meaning to our family.
4) I love family decorating because we're creating a homeplace and not a showplace. A showplace focuses on what you can buy and makes your house one big status symbol.
Unfortunately that's what society calls grand.
A big, expensive house full of cold, expensive "thingies" showcasing what you can buy. Somehow that doesn't sound very exciting to me. How do you feel?
A homeplace, on the other hand, focuses on what the family is all about, what the family likes, what type of activities they're into and what they stand for as a family.
When you walk into a homeplace, you are immediately struck by the fact that here lives and loves one fantastic family.
5) I love family decorating because as a family we are really getting to know one another. Family decorating allows us the opportunity to rely on each other's strengths and abilities. This is called bonding, getting comfortable with each other and family memory making.
When we work together like this for one common goal, we create memories that will last a lifetime and will be talked about and passed down to the grandkids at family gatherings many years down the road.
When family members each go their separate ways without time to get to know one another, then day by day the family structure is torn down and there is little left to rally around in times of sorrow and trouble.
Summary:
Family decorating is fun, involves things that have meaning for our family and leaves an inheritance to our children and grandchildren. Try family decorating just once and you'll never go back to cold, meaningless decorating again.
Saturday 25 October 2008
Isn’t it easy having a happy family? So, what’s the waiting for? Start now, for your happy lovely family!
THAT'S ME
Who doesn’t want a happy family? Everyone is longing for that, beyond anything. Yet, there are some who fail during the process. However, those who fail must have missed these tips—the quickest ways possible to maintain a happy family—:
• Mom-Dad relationship
Mom, Dad, it all starts with you. Yes, the central point of a happy family is in the relationship between mother and father, husband and wife. So, if you plan to live a happy life with your family, try to ensure that you have a beautiful connection with your spouse.
• Bring laughter to your family
Spend more time with your kids. Get them to play with you, watch funny children movies, or simply tickle each other. Laughter is a great way to create connection among family members. Do you know that a happy family spending cheerful and quality time together helps lessen possibility of needless conflicts?
• Avoid financial problems
Try very hard not to cause your family suffer from any financial issue. Balance the income and expense. If the income is less than the expense, then no argue about it. Instead, find ways or solution to solve the problem. Arguing is getting you nowhere. It even might cause another problem with your children.
• Raise your children happily
Don’t ever think that the children are a burden. Yes, it’s true that they are your responsibility. But, they are not a burden. They are a blessing. There are many couples out there dying to have children of their own. And, it is not wise to look at your children as a burden. To have happy children, you must raise them in a happy way in happy family.
• Focus on your blessings
In this life, it is impossible that you, or your family, have no misfortune. Yet, why should you focus on that? Instead, why don’t you concentrate on your blessings? It is easier if you wish a happy life, a happy family. Encourage all members of your family to be thankful for what they have. As a result, everyone will be happy.
Isn’t it easy having a happy family? So, what’s the waiting for? Start now, for your happy lovely family
Thursday 23 October 2008
Happy Family
Here I Am
How well do you know your family? I mean, really.
Do you truly understand where each family member
is coming from? What they're thinking when you're
talking to them? What are their motivations and
desires, and how they're going to inflict chaos
on that institution that you'd like to call
"Home Sweet Home"?
If all is well with your happy family and you're happy
with the way things are going, you probably do.
If things are not going so well, and you maybe
sometimes thought that your happy family was getting
a little bit dysfunctional, then you need to go
back to the drawing board and reconfigure your
thinking on each family member.
In business, they teach you that to motivate a team
to achieve a common goal, you must first present a
vision and get everyone to buy into that vision.
Then you need to continually remind them of that
vision in a way that inspires them to help you
to achieve it.
What's your vision for your happy family? What does
"Home Sweet Home" mean to you? Have you ever
discussed this with your family? The vision
needs to be a common one that everyone can
agree to.
Clearly, each individual in the happy family has his
or her own vision of what utopia is to them.
Timmy's thinking Xbox 24x7 and no schoolwork.
Katy's teen crush and Manga books consume her.
Joe's a die-hard sports fan and beer-drinker.
And Mary's happy if she can have some time
to herself after she's managed to put
healthy food on the table after
coming home from a long day's work at her real job.
To achieve a balance and make everyone happy,
each must understand what the other's
end goal is. Together as a happy family, resolve
to make that end goal possible for each family
member (as long as it is legal and healthy).
Start the dialog today — and continue
the dialog for a few weeks. You're sure to
notice the difference!
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