LION:
In another hour, I'll be King of the Forest.
ALL:
Long Live the King!
ALL:
If....I were King of the Forest, Not Queen, not Duke, not Prince
My regal robes of the forest
Would be satin, and not cotton, and not chintz.
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl.
With a woof and a woof, and a royal growl.
As I'd click my heel
All the trees would kneel
And the mountains bow
And the bulls kowtow
And the sparrow would take wing
'F -- I...'f -- I...were King!
Each rabbit would show respect to me.
The chipmunks genuflect to me.
Though my tail would lash
I would show compash
For every underling.
'F -- I...'f -- I --- were King Just King!
ALL:
Each rabbit would show respect to him
The chipmunks genuflect to him
And his wife would be Queen of the May.
LION:
I'd be monarch of all I survey
Monarch of all I survey
Mah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- hah -- ha-narch! Of all I survey!
DOROTHY:
Your Majesty, if you were king You wouldn't be afraid of anything?
LION:
Not nobody, not nohow!
TIN MAN:
Not even a rhinoceros?
LION:
Imposserous!
DOROTHY:
How about a hippopotamus?
LION:
Why, I'd thrash him from top to bottomamus!
DOROTHY:
Supposin' you met an elephant?
LION:
I'd wrap him up in cellophant!
SCARECROW:
What if it were a brontosaurus?
LION:
I'd show him who was King of the Fores'!
ALL:
How?
LION:
How?
Courage!
What makes a King out of a slave?
Courage!
What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage!
What makes the elephant charge his tusk In the misty mist, or the dusky dusk?
What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage!
What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?
Courage!
What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Courage!
What makes the Hottentot so hot?
What puts the "ape" in apricot?
What have they got that I ain't got?
ALL:
Courage!
LION:
You can say that again! Hah. Huh!?
By bus from Kunsan to Seoul takes me as much time as going to Gwangju. And only costs me 10,000 won more per trip. Go figure. I popped up to Seoul to see Jae, one of my students from 2002 INTERLINK Language Center program at Valparaiso University in Northwest Indiana. Jae was home for the holiday. He studies mechanical engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. We had lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant, shopped the underground mall at the bus terminal and finished with tea on the 10th floor of Shinsaegae Dept Store. It's cool to visit with Jae. He's really open and energetic. He's a little sad to be leaving Seoul as he may not be back for another two years. Jae is one of my heroes. I remember the tough kid who walked into my classroom four years ago and am inspired by the kind, sophisicated guy he's become. Jae has carved his own way in the US education system. Instead of only being willing to attend a "certain" university, Jae forged his path by leaving his Korean university, going to a language center (INTERLINK at Valpo), transferring to Ivy Tech, and then transferring again to PNC (Purdue North Central) - a satellite community college. By transfering to PNC, he was then able transfer to the main campus in West Lafayette to finish at one of the best engineering schools in the country. Rock on, Jae! Best of luck on a busy 2006 for you! 
Chang, 8ball, Maddie & I survived the Temple stay at Songgwangsa in Jeollabukdo. While the younger folk, traipsed up the mountain, I sat quietly & contentedly, warm and dry, in the Tea House nearby. 
New Year's Eve at Songgwangsa Temple near Sunchon, Jeollabukdo. The itinerary: 4pm check-on, 5 dinner, 6 Buddhist temple prayer & chant, 7 lecture from the Chief Monk, 9pm lights out. 3am prayers, followed by breakfast and a hike to see the sunrise. 
