GHung's Blog for Open Salon

Creative Spirit for a Ready Writer

GHung

GHung
Location
Lombard, Illinois, United States of America
Birthday
December 27
Title
Consulting Media Arts Communications
Company
Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.
Bio
Creative spirit for a ready writer... Gardenia C. Hung has been writing prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction topics for the last forty-two (42) years in English, Spanish, French, and sometimes into Portuguese translation. She has written poetry for Scholastic Magazine in Spanish encouraged by her lyrical expression and descriptive style. Ms. Hung completed Elementary and Middle School in Santiago de Cuba with a diploma and certification in Spanish. Then, Gardenia C. Hung continued studies in the United States of America for Middle School, grades 6th with Miss Honeywood, 7th, and 8th at Avondale Elementary School where she graduated with High Honors in Mr. Herbert Hebel's 8th grade homeroom, in Chicago, Illinois. For Middle School English. Ms. Hung wrote original stories which received praise for writing style and authentic narrative topics, encouraged to continue studying English by Miss Kardos, her ESL teacher at Avondale Grammar School and other mentors, family, and friends. Later at Madonna High School received, Ms. Hung received a High School Diploma with High Honors for graduation in the top ten percent of the Class of 1977 with majors in English, French, Art, History, and the Humanities in Chicago, Illinois. Gardenia C. Hung was admitted at Northeastern Illinois University with Advanced Placement in English, French, and Spanish where she majored in Education, English, French, Spanish, Linguistics and minors in Music, Dance, and Physical Education to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree for the Class of 1982. At NEIU, she received a summer scholarship from Laval University in Ville de Québec, Canada to major in French Linguistics, Syntax, and Phonetics. The following year, in 1983, Ms. Hung continued graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago for a Master of Arts in Communications & Theatre, which included majors in Rhetoric, Ethnography, and Theatre. Gardenia C. Hung has written publications for professional associations and community groups. In addition, Ms. Hung writes for online media CNN iReport, Triblocal, Blogger, Facebook, WordPress, Typepad, and other social media groups on the world wide web.

A Stolen Identity in Du Page County, Illinois USA

I have not seen My Mother since January 12, 2006 when I found her injured at our Lombard Brick Bungalow, 502 South Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard, across Mrs. Shimek’s green home and Robyn’s brick brownstone.  Six/Read full post »

     The Brain Injury Association of Illinois is celebrating Brain Injury Awareness during the month of March 2012.  I can personally support traumatic brain injury awareness in March 2012 because I have been a Victim of Traumatic Brain Injury after I was struck with a bluntRead full post »

Greetings during Red Cross Month in 2012!  My name is Gardenia C. Hung-Wittler.  I have been interested in the Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED training since I was in fifth grade in Santiago de Cuba, when the elementary teacher Emma trained us in basic First Aid, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation,/… Read full post »

JANUARY 12, 2012 12:59PM

A Lilac Town Homeowner's View

Nineteen years ago, since September 2, 1993, I moved to Lilac Town after purchasing a Lombard home from Debra Seckreki in District 5 because she could not afford to pay the homeowner's real estate tax bill of $2,800US.  My father, Mr. Roberto Hung who signed the real estate contract purchase pai… Read full post »

JANUARY 1, 2012 4:42PM

My Personal Hopes For 2012

“Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”--von Goethe

     At Midnight, I remembered to observe and follow the old tradition of the Twelve Grapes which are to be eaten one at a time marking the hours leading toRead full post »

DECEMBER 22, 2011 8:07PM

A Winter Solstice Story

On a Winter Solstice evening, during the longest night in December 21, 1996, I had already returned to my Lombard family home from Berlin, Germany after attending an international conference for Language and the Media at the InterContinental Hotel on Alexanderplatz. My Father had arrived home fr… Read full post »

By GHung  |  Posted December 12, 2011  |  Lombard, Illinois

Lombard resident homeowner Gardenia C. Hung helped her Father Roberto Hung, victim of a traumatic brain injury at home which caused permanent disability, left him bedridden, unable to walk, and Mother who suffered from a stroke, with first aid medical assistance when they both became injured at 502 S… Read full post »

Mr. Roberto Hung, J.D. and Family, Lombard Resident Homeowners Victims of Heinous Hate Crimes in Illinois

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The Village of Lombard, Police and Fire Department have not compensated the Family of Mr. Roberto Hung, his Daughter, Lombard Resident Homeowner as Victims of Crimes, Structural Disaster

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Lilac Town is the Village of Lombard in York Township, DuPage County, Illinois USA

     Lilac Town in York Township, DuPage County, Illinois has not compensated the Hung-Wittler Family for All the Criminal Disaster Damages and Losses to the Estate of the Hung-Wittler Family, to include personal injury, abuse, harassment, kidnappings, tortures by inj… Read full post »

MARCH 20, 2011 9:56AM

A President's Memorial Library

U.S. Presidential libraries became all the more familiar to me when my late father donated funds to the Richard Nixon Library and the Ronald Reagan Library. Dr. Roberto Hung, J.D. has been acknowledged for helping and contributing to preserve U.S. Presidential history in the making.


While reading an a… Read full post »

MARCH 13, 2011 6:59PM

High Tides for Springtime

 

                                            Lake Michigan by the WindRead full post »

FEBRUARY 23, 2011 1:47PM

A Diamond Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace and the BBC’s Blue Peter programme today announced details of the official emblem chosen for Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 to celebrate HRH Elizabeth II's 60th Anniversary.

 

The emblem is the winning design following a national competition for chi… Read full post »

FEBRUARY 12, 2011 4:44PM

2011 World Youth Day Tuned into Madrid

2011 World Youth Day in Madrid, August 16-21


During August 16-21, this year, the city of Madrid, in Spain will host the 2011 World Youth Day promoting the faith "Planted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith" (St. Paul)

 

Pope Benedict XVI will be hosting

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS
POPE BENEDICT XVI
FOR THE 45th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age

June 5, 2011

 

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On the occasion of the 45th World Day of Social Communications, I would like to share some reflections/… Read full post »

 

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       During the 25th Anniversary of the National Center for Victims of Crime in the U.S.A. and the upcoming events planned for the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 10-16, 2011 and those to follow, I remember how I have become a Victim of/… Read full post »

This year the Office for Victims of Crime and the National Center for Victims of Crimes is planning for National Crime Victims' Rights Week during April 10-16th nationwide, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice.

 

In order to remember millions of crime victims over time, the theme for this… Read full post »

DECEMBER 31, 2010 8:52PM

A New Year's Resolutions for 2011...2012

Mr. Roberto Hung and Family Estate in the Village of Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois USA

 

New Year's resolutions started with another anniversary celebration and new plans and projects for 2011 to connect to world expression as Facebook networks people online through "friends are friends in any languages".

 

Healthy organic fruit and grains to keep up with a hectic li

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A Fresh Fruit Birthday Anniversary Tarte Aux Fruits

Early, early Monday morning, I woke up on my birthday anniversary, remembering all my high school friends of yesteryear...thirty-three (33) years ago who have found Facebook as way to communicate over distances, online, instead of in person or by phone.  Everyone star… Read full post »

Royalty Lilac at Lilacia Park

The International Lilac Society will hold the 2011 ILS Convention at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center during the centennial anniversary of Colonel Wm. R. Plum and Mrs. Helen M. Plum’s  historical return from travels in Nancy, France to the Village of Lombard, in the U.S.A.,/Read full post »

DECEMBER 21, 2010 2:45PM

A Winterscape: Zoolights at Lincoln Park

Zoolights at Lincoln Park
  

 All the wildlife was sleeping, all through the Zoo.  Not a creature was stirring, not even the Polar Bears... When about 1.5 million colored points of lights with music for ZooLights came to Lincoln Park to brighten the holidays, glistening and twinkling, all through th… Read full post »

Astronony:  Sun, Moon, and the Stars in the Universe
Celebrate the total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice at the Adler Planetarium's free Total Lunar Eclipse Party. Adler educators and astronomers, along with telescope volunteers, will be on hand to facilitate telescope viewing of this rare occurrence in the night sky – weather permit… Read full post »
Mrs. Claus Welcomes Everyone to Santa's House at the Christkindlemarket Chicago
Santa Claus Greetings and Holiday Tidings from Gardenia C. Hung 
During the Thanksgiving holiday, I took the time to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Christkindlemarket for Holiday Greetings Around the World.
Santa's House and a White Horse-Drawn Carriage Welcome All To The Christkindlemarket 
This year, Santa's House welcomes all who want to take their holiday pictures for free, courtesy of Underwriters Labor… Read full post »

During Thanksgiving, in November 2008 and 2009, I have volunteered for the Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Parkview Community Church with Henry W. Hochstatter, located at 764 St. Charles Road, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, Email: info@pccmail.org, Telephone: 630.469.4306. The first year, Scott, the… Read full post »

Japanese ivory carvings using summer root vegetables 

Japanese ivory carvings recalling turnips

Japanese Squash Ivory Carving Dated to 1930 

 

 

 

 

 

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