Be a Wise Woman
by Soyoung Choi

She was an attractive woman with her brand-new bag and clothes. Even if I don’t know her, I would think ‘she is sexy.’ When I walk with her, everyone constantly look at me as a Hollywood star. I know, actually that’s not for me, the warm glows were for her, but I pretend like one of attractive woman at least I’m with her. She was a beautifully well-packed gift box. I don’t know what is inside before I unpack the box. Ways she is eating, walking and talking looks surprise to me like a Christmas gift underneath tree. I want to know what is inside of the box. So go ahead and try to talk to her even about today’s weather.

Give me a break that I can possibly take an Advil for my headache! I used to have a slight headache when I do what I really don’t want to do. Chatting with her always makes me feel pain in my head. It was just ten minutes of chat, but so much craps. She loves to talk about her boyfriend stuffs. I know women like men, and men like women, which is a natural order. The thing pulling me into headache is fact that the man is rich man.

"Hey, Soyoung."

It’s her again. I’m afraid already. Her style of living is out of keeping with her mean. I’m not interesting about things you will talk about. Not interesting ever.

"Hey!"

Oh Shoot! I answered ‘hey’. Moreover I smiled at her. My smile is not smile. It’s frown. I never can say that I have no concern for that sort of thing. It’s because of my meek blood type, O type. I am a circular person, no sharp point or angle. I cannot refuse other’s request. Anyway, she starts talk about her rich boyfriend.

"You know what the thing I really care about making boy friend is not about personality or appearance. Those are all the junk. The important thing is ‘money’. I know every woman wants to marry with rich guy, a fancy car, brand-new outfitter and diamond. Especially before marriage, woman should check up on man’s capacity."

Too bad. I’m sorry. I’m not that type of girl. If you think I’m wrong. That’s fine. Why marriage needs one’s personal history? It’s so business thing. You don’t believe where your heart attracted; instead you believe what is parent’s job, what car the man drive and how much money lives in his wallet.

"Hey, Soyoung. Look what he brought me yesterday. It’s ‘Prada’ bag. This cost almost $500."

It’s funny. By $500, hundred of homeless people can eat a warm supper, hundred of African starvation can inoculate against diseases, and woman can buy a masterpiece bag. Individual personality of women becomes a bag printed Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada.

"Well, it looks cool. I wish I have that too."

Liar! Was it come out from my mouth? If I’m Pinocchio, my nose becomes 100 inches. Brand-new luxury bag hanging your arm is not important. Are you dating with a bag or credit card? I wish I can ask that, but I couldn’t as usual. Fool Soyoung.

In Korea, There is new popular internet slang; ‘Doen Jang Nye’ means Korean traditional soybean paste by word itself. But Internet user uses this word for the undiscerning luxury-loving woman by using man’s money. This word derived of similar pronunciation ‘Jen Jang’, which means ‘shit’ in English. Since men start abuse extravagance of the women hard, this new word appears and spread as fast as it can. I always think Internet user is such a great slang inventor. When I look up ‘Doen Jang Nye’ in Internet, there is hundreds of information come out. Lots of men shouting ‘shit’ to ‘Doen Jang Nye’.

That night I found a naughty comic in my friend’s internet mini homepage. He updated a comic about ‘Deon Jang Nye’, which actually has to be funny, but not. The comic starts when a pretty girl and ugly boy met. At the beginning, she thinks she will never keep company with him. Then, the boy drops a car key that marked ‘BMW’, a dream car of young people of today which is very expensive fancy car made in German. The girl asks for a dating before boy. How lucky the boy is. It’s not complicated. Hot car is equal to hot girl. Oh well, envy you. Wish I could have a fancy car sitting Brad Pitt in side seat.

Actually, deep in my mind, I was looking at it with envious eyes. Sometime, I found myself moon over the other side of world which she is living. She gets anything she wants without any trial or struggle.

Get wise, man!

I got a phone call from one of my friend, which was about She. My friend said she is broke. The man she was dating was fraud. Sad, huh? There is a boundary that ‘Deon Jang Nye’ couldn’t pass. And she just passed it. It was beautifully well-packed box with inside empty. Blame myself that look at her with envy. I feel sorry for her, but it was good lessen.