My dad turned 69 yesterday, but since he was in Korea he turned 70. (Koreans count you as one year old when you are born; forthwith everybody turns a year older each new year – hence the huge-ness of celebrating the new year in Korean culture.)
\nAnd next year he’ll be here in the States to turn 70 a second time.
\nI don’t know if we’ll be able to top this year’s celebrations though –
\nLook, he got to be “king of namdo!” (I’m not sure exactly what that means, but that’s how my mom captioned this photograph.)
\nHappy Birthday Dad!
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My dad turned 69 yesterday, but since he was in Korea he turned 70. (Koreans count you as one year old when you are born; forthwith everybody turns a year older each new year – hence the huge-ness of celebrating … Continue reading