Caveat: please stand by

this is a place holder sent from my phone. i guess i did something stupid and now not only do i have problems with my phone but with my comp too. so my ability to post to my blog is limited. im fine – maybe its just a message from fate to keep my life low tech for the holiday. see you later and merry buddhamas.

Caveat: 아이도 사랑하는 대로 붙는다

Ya kids. …
This is an aphorism from my aphorism book.
아이도 사랑하는 대로 붙는다
a·i·do sa·rang·ha·neun dae·ro but·neun·da
child-TOO love-PRESPART ASSOONAS-ABL take-side-of-PRES
As soon as the child is loved [he] takes [your] side.
The aphorism book had 데로 but I really think it’s a typo (or alternate spelling?), because there’s nothing in my grammar book about a nominal particle 데 plus ablative, whereas 대 + 로 have a plethora of possible meanings in many different constructions involving preceeding verb participles or nouns. So in my transcription of this aphorism I have presumed to make a “correction” – I hope it’s the right thing to do.
I chose this aphorism because it was one about children that was closest in spirit to the idea behind Korea’s “Children’s Day” which is a national holiday dedicated to kids – I would say the American holiday that comes closest in spirit is maybe Halloween, which is basically for kids too, but Children’s Day isn’t loaded with historical / vaguely spiritual baggage – just a day for kids to do fun things and not have to go to school. Parents take their kids to the park, to various activities, etc., and gifts are generally given to them, too.
According to the book, what the aphorism means is that people will support you when you treat them with kindness and respect. That’s a good thought.
The irony, in my opinion, is that if you’re not a kid and you don’t have any, it’s a kind of boring day where you feel out of place no matter where you go or what you do. So I just sat in my apartment, kidless, and battled my phone, which is having its battery problem again (it thinks its battery is empty when it’s fully charged).
What I’m listening to right now.

Muse, “Sunburn.” I like this song but I had never seen the video until just now posting. I don’t like it and it’s probably a little bit inappropriate for Children’s Day. Oh well.
[daily log: what?]
[Note: this post was written on the date and time shown on the post, but due to technical difficulties I was unable to publish it until 2014-05-07 14:40.]

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