Moon is Smiling

(UP Diliman Information Office)- Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, was conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of the Philippines on October 29 in ceremonies held at the Malcolm Hall Auditorium of the College of Law.

Ban received the University’s highest academic distinction in recognition of “his accomplishments in the fields of diplomacy, specifically in his capacity as Secretary General of the United Nations, a prestigious position held by an Asian for only the second time” as well as his “determination to mobilize political will, for the allocation of adequate resources for development aid to benefit the poorest countries in the world.”

At the time of his election to the United Nation’s highest post, Ban was Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea. He has long-standing ties with the UN, dating back to 1975 when he worked for the Foreign Ministry’s United Nations Division. He has also been actively involved in issues of peace and economic cooperation on the global stage.

Accompanied by his wife Ban Soon-taek, he is currently in the country for the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development being held in Manila as part of his four-country tour in Asia.

Once in A Lifetime

I really love this song of Shinhwa (신화). We only live a single life. Be sure to do something you really want to before you literally fly to the sky.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

Everyday I pray to help me through the day
to make myself stronger... and I pray

Gu oren kumduri jogumsshig dagawa nunaphe pyolchyojinun jigum
nan nunul gamgoso gasum soguro jonhe onun nugungaye gidol dudgo isso
sumanhun byoldulgwa yagsoghetdon modun kumdurul onjengan irwojindago mido
tamgwa i nunmulgwa sojunghan saramman itdamyon urin muoshidun he nelsu isso

Once in a lifetime fly to the star byolduri noui kumul jikhyo julkoya
once in your lifetime uri gu nal wihe
yongwonhi hamke manduro goya hal love for your dreams

Sulphugodo himdun naldurul da jinadorog he
ok open your eyes to the sky
then you can find the way for then better days
ije uri sesangul modu gathi da hamke hal su ikge

Himdulmyon shwiogado ok yo jamkan take a second gu oren kum
sumanhun star I know that you can take it hamkeramyon
jom do nal goya ni kumdurun passion it's all yours there's no question

Sumanhun aphumul gyondyonetdon modun kumdurun onjengan doraondago mido
tamgwa i yoljonggwa sojunghan saramman itdamyon urin muoshidun doelgoya

Once in a lifetime fly to the star byolduri noui kumul jikhyo julkoya
once in your lifetime uri gu nal wihe
yongwonhi hamke manduro goya hal love for your dreams

Teron salme jichyo uljiman (no baby no more cry)
noui himi doejulge (I'll pray for you and me tonight)
norul dalmun byorul bol su itdamyon naui sarangdo marhalgoya

Once in a lifetime fly to the star byolduri noui kumul jikhyo julkoya (jikhyo julkoya)
once in your lifetime uri gu nal wihe
yongwonhi hamke manduro gal everything for your dreams

Once in a lifetime fly to the star (fly to the star)
yongwonhi noui kumul gioghalgoya (gioghalgoya)
once in your lifetime uri gu nal wihe
yongwonhi hamke manduro goya hal love for your dreams

Picture taken from Korea Aeronautics Research Institute