I am quick to smile these days and in that way Korea would seem to be the perfect thing for me. A thousand things a day make me smile here. As I said, though, I'm easy. Like a cat I am drawn to shiny objects or pretty colors and Seoul is riddled with such things. Any day of the week the streets seem to be decorated for the Lantern Festival or Parents' Day or just with the unceasing neon of the officetels. Yet this simple drawing, on display in Gwanghwamun Station just below the Sejong Center in Central Seoul, blows any of those out of the water and has captivated me for days. So, in the interest of sharing life's simple pleasures, here is Lae Tae Wook's you are the only one:
Also on display, if less arresting:
PS Although I cannot translate the Korean that was with the flower, that last one, the burst of color that it is, is appropriately named Climax.
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