My parents live in Gwangyang-si, Korea and the small town 'Jinwol-myeon' is their hometown as well as place of my birth. As the word 'Jinwol' means a ferry of moonrise, Jinwol is the downstream area of a beautiful river 'Sumjin' and a typical rural villages surrounded by mountains, fields and streams. My parents have lived in Jinwol for linger than 50 years and they got married and gave birth to me in the town. I am really curious how their dates were. :)

My father, he has been a very thoughtful advisor to me. And as all Korean mothers do, my mother has devoted herself for their children. I heard they were looking forward to studying continuously when they were a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, at that moment their family circumstances were not enough to support their studies.

The very left picture was taken at my graduation ceremony for Ph.D degree conferment. I remember they were really happy at the moment. I hope it relieves their lingering regrets. Look at the figure. The gown becomes my father very well. It wasn't for me.

It is funny that she is short and he is tall. And I am in-between. :)