Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Korea. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

평화

평화, pyeonghwa means peace which is something I really do believe in. I believe in equality and world peace. But it's difficult trying to strive and achieve world peace if you're not in harmony and peace with yourself.


사랑합니다 saranghabnida, means love and I do respect and feel love towards most, if not all humans. I am a humanbeing with feelings, I do love my family, relatives and friends.  

While North Korea, still is an autocracy still ruled by a direct decendant of Kim Il Sung, namely his grandson Kim Jung Un. While the population in North Korea are deprived of most things we usually tend to take for granted. The majority is extremely poor and starving. Yet many have begun to oppose and ignore many of the regulations, laws and restrictions that doesn't carry a serious punishment. Some say that North Korea already is a plutocracy or autocracy.

The older generation; those who experienced the Korean War and the first decades after seems to be more positive towards a future unification of the both Koreas. While the younger generation seems to be very sceptical towards a joint Korea, since they fear that South Korea's economy will suffer once North Korea fall. When that happens it is likely-at least if you ask me that, North Korea and possibly South Korea to will change from an autocracy to a plutocracy. Once North Korea falls, which it will someday sooner than later.

Those North Koreans who are fotunate to still have directly related family in the South might become part of the small plutocracy group.
With that its very likely that South will witness a flood of refugees fleeing trying to escape a faith and poor future in North.

I believe it will affect South Korea and that the period of communism and democracy will be over. Then North Korea most likely will face a period of interegnum where it might be ruled under martial law, or possibly a mandate from UN or South Korea. Then it's possible I'd say that there will be a temporary coalition government with leaders from the South , UN and North Korea might also be a suzerainty at one point where South Korea or UN would have political influence over them. In the future , many years decades from now I believe that North and South Korea will have to form a joint government with power-sharing between them.

The likelihood of a unified Korea might never become a realization instead it is more likely that North Korea one day will become a fre state with a freely elected president and becoming a republic. We can only speculate how that will affect the unfortunate families that were forced to separate in 1953 as a result of the Korean War.

According to reports  as many as 128000 people are registered as coming from North Korean families in South Korea. Some 44 percent out of those is said to have passed away while more than 80 percent out of the living survivors is said to be over 70 years old. The organized family reunions begun in 2010, last years promised reunions were cancelled only the day before.

The very first family reunion was actually held as early as 1985 and so far 18 family reunions have been held... Back then family members were schuffled between Seoul and Peyongyang promting North Korea to only allow future reunions within Peyongyang.

Maybe the future unified Korea will be a technocracy or a theocracy, who knows ? What if the future for Korea means two independent countries and not a unification? Please bear in mind that I'm no expert in area at all.not really..No

Since the separation of Korea in 1953 South Korea has managed to become a leading world nation, with strong economy, high level of industralization and a major exporter of technology. Would South Korea willingly accept to lose their economic status and international reputation and become 21st century's Germany?

This seems very unlikely to happen, and South Korea wouldn't willingly accept it- of that I am certain.

It could be wrong of me but I identify with them, these unfortunate families that were separated by the war. Not able to communicate with their loved ones , not informed about their relatives whereabouts, major life events or current health status.

Being an adoptee means I naturally and obviously unfortunately are left out of any information. That daily contact with my relatives, parents and siblings- that I never recieves... Not about those trivial eveyday things. I kow I am one of the more fortunate enough to actually have had the possibility to meet my 어머니and 아버지as well as 언니을 and 남동생.


Even if we, reunited I've realized that it was near to impossible to reclaim my role in my  biological family. I was an infant when I left and I returned years later, I was the youngest at the time. I'm no longer the youngest I was raised in a different society, a society who appears to be the opposite of were I once was born. I'm no longer considered a family member which I learned from experience. Should I want to reconnect with them it seems another role and function has been assigned to me one that I am having trouble to accept.

Unlike the separated families I have a choice to either accept my faith or to walk away. Whereas they don't have that option I am very aware of that.





Monday, 30 April 2012

What Happens There

Japan has apparently decided to defend themselves against the alleged missile from North Korea. They have apparently not changed their min and they may even be preparing to step up the ainty. People and international community now wants China to make a standpoint, hoping they can pressure North Korea not too launch the missile...

And apparently there has been UFO sighting in South Korea some days ago... The North Korean leader very recently accused South Korea's president to be nothing but a rat because of remark about North Korea's leadership... So now it seems that North Korea wants blood!!! Havn't we heard that song before...

Katherine Heigl has done it again, adopted a second child that is. Could be Korean, could an infant, baby or a toddler.

I'm slowly beginning to complete my blog move and it's going to be back to wordpress for me. But I'll keep this blog up and running just as it is for the time being. I would prefer to have one or maybe only two blogs instead of several. So I have collected old entries from my other blog at the new blog and if I some day decide to return here I could easilly add old material to this one.

Starting from tomorrow I'll be blogging on wordpress (in a completely different blog and alias.) An here it is: jaesunsaysthis :).

인녕히계세요!

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

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Friday, 17 February 2012

North Korean Adoption Act


Apparently it seems like Americans might be able to adopt North Korean children, at least they're thinking about doing it. And if this bill gets passed it may be theoretically possible. Can't decide what I think about though...

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

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Monday, 6 February 2012

Take On Me


North Koreans preforming a cover on Aha's Take On Me .

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Monday, 26 December 2011

United Korea

With the death of leader Kim Jong Il will a lasting peace and future unification of Korea be more likely to happen ? Changes are it could also go the other way.. Nobody knows for sure...

Will the Korean conflict end by 2012; over 60 years long. Or will the security in South Korea become tighter now, maybe even make more complicated to enter South Korea ? What kind of a leader will Kim Jung Un be ? Will North Korea fall ? As I assume many of you know North Korea has been an autocrazy ever since 1953 and lead by Kim Il Sung, the later Kim Jong Il and now the young Kim Jong Un. And will the US vacate Korea and return home ?

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

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Wednesday, 21 December 2011

The New Ruler

A few days ago North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il died at 69 years old, the new ruler is supposed to be his third and youngest son Kim Jong Un... Will North Korea become a more open society now ? Well, honestly speaking I think the nation has a rather long way to go. Just look at the funeral who didn't allow foreigners to come and show their respects...

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

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Thursday, 14 April 2011

Sightseeing In North Korea

I suppose the first thing that might pop up in your head is a trip to DMZ (Demilitarized Zone). That is a very interesting area, yet I havn't had the oppertunity to go there myself. I could of course have done so last year.

Maybe some of you already knowns that you might be able to visit North Korea (as a tourist), you knew right ?

Well, I've heard it said that you need a visa for China and supposedly you can't be Korean citizen or Korean born like me. But for other nationalites the possibility seems to be open.

I personally don't intend to visit North Korea, with this post I just want write about another, not so well known tourist sight. For obvious reasons it wouldn't be possible for me to visit....Maybe it's a must see place, maybe not. I guess I'll never know for sure...

If you ever get the chance visit, I'd say take it.



© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

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Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Kim Kyong Hui

Apparently not only Kim Jung Un the 26 year old son to Kim Jong Il, will become the new national leader and there are two proof of this claim.

  1. The name Kim Jung Un is no longer an acceptable name for newborn babies and those who happen to share the same name is forced to offically change it
  2. The date January 8, which supposedly is the birthday of Kim Jung Un has been proclaimed a national holiday
Surprisingly enough Kim Jong Il has now also made his sister Kim Kyong Hui into one of the national leaders' as well even giving her the same rank as his own son.

♥쳐음은안녕.Bye for now.♥

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Kim Jung - Un

Who's Kim Jung - Un? Never heard of him, but apparently he is the youngest grandson to Kim Il Sung and youngest son to Kim Jong Il. Not only that but he's believed to be the heir to step into power once his father resigns from office... But no one has yet seen any pictures of him or know what he looks like...

♥쳐금은안녕. Bye for now.♥