Nyobain Jimjilbang di Korea~

Yang suka nonton drama Korea atau ngikutin Korean Variety Show pasti paham deh jimjilbang apaan

credits to : http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/k-drama-review-gentlemans-dignity_7301.html

iya tempat sauna itu,

nah kebetulan tahun 2013 kemarin waktu ikutan summer program di Chonnam National University di kota Gwangju saya di ajakin sama para buddies (semacam pendamping kelompok gitu) buat nyobain jimjilbang, yang pastinya ngga ada di Indonesia 
(atau cuma belum ada aja mungkin, ATAU AKU YANG NGGA TAU)

bantet banget -_-

jadi ya jimjilbang ini semacam tempat yang dipenuhi ruang-ruang sauna gitu, dan suhu nya bermacam-macam, seinget saya yang paling tinggi itu sekitar 40derajat celcius, saya sih nyobain semuanya, dasarnya orang Indonesia, apalagi saya asli Surabaya, jadi yaaa~ tahan-tahan aja sih kena suhu panas:D

selain ruang sauna, di dalem jimjilbang juga ada semacam kursi pijat, sepeda buat treadmill, mesin arcade game sama ada TV layar datar buat ditonton rame-rame intinya jimjilbang itu bisa dibilang tempat buat relaks – sesantai-santainya.

(asli! selesai sauna rasanya seger banget)

postingan terakhir di tahun 2013

Assalammualaikum.wr.wb

biarlah blog ini menjadi media meluapkan ekspresi dan emosi ya, dan menjadi media untuk mengingat masa lalu, dan biarlah di baca orang, siapa tau bisa membantu, memecahkan masalah (?)

balik lihat postingan tahun 2013 ini ternyata masih lebih sedikit ya dari tahun 2012, tapi in sha Allah lebih banyak menarik pembaca, dan lebih bermanfaat bagi orang-orang, 'sawang-sinawang' ae *bahasa Jawa, artinya nampaknya saja/kelihatannya saja*, karena sampe tanggal 30 Desember 2013 ini, resmi sudah kalo tahun 2013 adalah tahun PALING NGGAK PRODUKTIF, tahun yang paling ngga pengen di ulang seumur hidup, jangan sampe deh pokoknya...

bukannya apa, otak ini jernih kok mikir, malah malem ini kayak lagi jernih-jernihnya, meksipun ini sudah awal bulan, period...

dibilang ngga produktif bukannya apa, bukan karena wishlist/target/resolusi paling utama *yakni kalian tau apa, -obsesi terbesar dalam hidup, sejak jaman SD kala, jaman piyik, badan masih tipis kayak batang bambu, ya itu... ke Jepang- , bukan... tau kan alasan utama yang ngga mungkin ku ceritakan ke semua orang yang nanya, KENAPA SIH KAMU KOK BELUM LULUS,

 -kayak belum lulus kuliah itu hal paling hina di seluruh dunia, bagiku itu memang pilihan kan, Steve Jobs sama Bill Gates aja drop out, terus founder pourvous *kalau ngga tau tinggal gugling aja udah 2013 kan eh mau 2014* itu juga milih mutung kuliah buat fokus bisnis, YA KAN! itu emang pilihan, dasarnya aku ini keliatan cari alesan ya, mungkin akan timbul pertanyaan, "EMANG KAMU KAYAK MEREKA, KAMU AHLI APA SIH", tapi, ngga! biar dulu deh~ aku sudah-dan TERUS meyakinkan diri, apa yang terjadi tahun ini bukan tanpa hikmah, pasti ada, PASTI!, tapi ada cumanya sih, apa yang kurang tahun ini adalah aku ngga bisa cepat tanggap, dari merubah haluan/jalan setelah di hadapkan sama sebuah ketidakpastian, itu poin pembelajaran utama tahun ini, kadang batin suka crash, YOLO!!! 'you only live once' sama, ih LIHAT SEKELILINGMU orang-orang udah pada move on kesana kemari, *misalnya* uhuk, udah lulus *Preeet*, udah keterima kerja, udah S2, udah NIKAH NIKAH NIKAH! dan lain sebagainya...

dear temen-temenku, besties-bestiesku *sumpah jiji banget, kebanyakan pake bahasa besties sama om kkk* yang udah dapet kerja dan lulus AKU SAMA Sekali NGGA NYINYIRIN LOH INI, aku bangggaaaa banget sama kalian, bisa fokus dan memenuhi target, 

sayang kalian :*

*ekspresi kebanggaan yang luar biasa ini, coba sebutin nama orang yang ekspresinya bisa nyamain cony kayak gini, ini PENGHARGAAN TERTINGGI BUAT KALIAN :* *

how to get SMEnt and Cube Cafe (by foot~) [2016 update : somethings has changed fyi]

I just feel like want to post this, hope this help lots of i-fangirls/i-fanboys

hope my blog gain more popularity

how to get SMEnt building

(address : 521 Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul)

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

first you need to know where to stop from subway station, SMEnt located in Apgujeong (압구정) the-it-place for Seoul's citizen

here:

 

 Seoul Subway Map 

cr to : http://www.mappingwords.com 

second you need to stop at:

Apgujeong station (subway line 3, orange color) and go to exit 1, and then turn left and walk straight, maybe around 10-15minutes (seriously just waaalk straight), then you will see this building on the right side, ♥♥♥

YOU'RE THERE!!! If you're lucky enough, you might bump into someone - but I wasn't, so I didn't see any idol :( , fyi I did the night walk in purpose ffuffu, but still I didn't see anyone .___.

HELLO ~ 안녕!!!

 how to get Cube Cafe

it's near JYP ent too, so it's like catching 2 birds with one stone 

(125-6 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-100)

*fyi this is 2012 documentation kkk*

I've observed the easier way to get Cube Cafe 

*I was lost at first visit*

First, you need the subway map again 

few words

Myeong-dong 2013

AAKKK!!! Last day of 2013's September

TIME IS RUNNING SO FAAAST!!!

*sobs*

I just realised a few days ago (when I want to update my blog, but ended up I didn't)

that next month or tomorrow

or October

is going to be this blog's 4th anniversary

so

what

ahahaha

...

okay my motivation, 

to make this blog better

to make this blog more inspiring and usefull for everyone

I realised that lately my posts are crappy and not interesting

everything might change soon

*another crappy things posted*

 I AM GOING TO DO MAJOR RENOVATION

it's been 4years,

I need new layout and maybe new header 

xixixi

please anticipate

please pray for me

I am in total desperation

and ugly mood 
*hahaha ugly you said*

*being emotional and crying in the corner*

 monday in sahara                  

H + 50

excuse my lame - photography - skill , but I like this picture, in love actually, whatever lol
taken at a Temple *I forgot where is it, but it's not in Seoul or Gwangju*

hi!

so my last post were like within 3weeks ago

and the last two post was kinda inappropriate

sorry v_v

last post was the day when I was so - ultra - pissed off - yeah you can tell by the way I wrote

come on! just take the positive sides 

"If someone trying to bring you down, then let them be, because instead of you get down, you will go up, look up to the sky, and prove 'em, that they wrong"

okay

...

*sorry, did I just wrote some *cough*crappy-motivational-words*cough*

***

so , how's life recently?!?

I wish someone on other side of monitors, whoever it is, will go like 'finally! new post'

lmao, that's impossible tho, I was kidding,

 ...

I am STILL on the same stage of life : 

"STRUGGLING and PRAYING"

and guess what?!? I've just failed on some more attempts to get what I want :p

and I guess, I am getting use to being fail

I mean, yeah, I was confident as always,

but when I knew I fail, I was like "okay..."

no more , long-time-menboong *a.ka mental breakdown*

 so whoever read this!

NO MENTAL BREAKDOWN WHEN YOU FAILED

life is not the same, I mean between you and she/he

we have our own path

the most important thing is : "LIVE YOUR DREAM, not any other person's"

***

and guess what

I'VE STARTED WORKING ON MY THESIS

YESSEU YESSEU YESSEU

T-H-E-S-I-S

well, some person might be "nothing's special" or "well, screw you b*, I've graduated!"

well, whatever, it's special for me

hopefully the results will be as sweet/good as WHAT I'VE PLANED 

*why? I've planed to work on my thesis - this late, I did this ON PURPOSE*

so

I am asking for your blessing readers

"hopefully, my thesis-mentor *ehmm, how should I call 'em* can cooperate with me, I've swore to myself not to read fanfiction, and it's torturing me, I know it's not-so good habit, but I've enjoyed it, but but but, >>> Hopefully I will graduate next year, as what I've planned"

*cough-cough*

***

what else?

place to visit in Seoul : "Mahabodi, Temple, the Mecca of Independence movement on March 1st, 1911" + food recommendation *insya Allah Halal*

.

please ignore my post on August 3rd

it was simply my hormonal-swing, and my dilemma to stop support 0t12

SO! this Monday~

I still don't know what to post, so I ended up posting these lame-unfiltered-photograph which was taken by me, when I was in Seoul.

this Temple is called : "Mahabodi, Temple, the Mecca of Independence movement on March 1st, 1911"

(3.1독립운동 성지 (聖地) 대각사)

I was simply stunned by the architectural style of the temple, which is typical Korean style, but how many times I see these kind of building, I always ends up loving it

so quick story behind this temple: this temple was the headquarters of independence movement of Korea, when Korea was occupied with Japan, this temple is located near to Changdok-gung or Changdok Palace... just around 10minutes walk or less maybe...

actually I wanted to post more about my previous summer in Seoul or Gwangju, but I am still clueless about what should I post, so~ I am taking request!

and while I am thinking about it, or waiting for any request *which I guess there won't be any request* now I am passionate on looking for any blog competition, I need some income >_< and I love bloging and I running out of idea~ 

so please support me :p

으르렁! 

monday in sahara

UPDATED!!! 

 that I remembered something

[fanacc] EXO 130721 Mokdong Hot Tracks Fansign (part. 2)

DISCLAIMER:
all things happened are based on my opinion, not exaggerated, and subjective by me. please don't take my opinion seriously, because we might be cross minded
and sorry for no photos or videos, it was simply prohibited 

...

here I am, the most-heart-thumping-moment (?)

*okay I am playing Hug Album on My iTunes, to liven my memories kyaaa >///<*

 well

before EXO came to the venue, I had like 1 hour 30minutes to calm myself~

it was a looong 1 hour 30 minutes ... ;_;

and surprisingly

I was so lucky, my seat number was 7 (it was random-ly drawn) *lucky number* and that means, I SAT IN FRONT OF THE STAGE

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!

I don't know how they decide the number, but I don't care because

I AM IN FRONT OF THEM (second row)

IN
FRONT 

LADIES 

;___;

after-freaking-1 hour and 30 minutes *and more I guess*

it was around 6.10 p.m or something

EXO members popped out one by one

OKAY it was like a light shone on the stages, it was 12 of them *okay I am little exaggerating*

after they do the usual "WE ARE ONE" greeting they sat on their own chair, and the fan sign was ready to began...

although I was super freaking nervous, I tried to prepare what I want to say~ since it might be my FIRST AND MY MY LAST CHANCE TO SEE AND TALK TO THEM IN PERSON ;_;

(I will write in order, according to their seat order, the red color is what I want to say, and orange color is what the real dialogue)

[fanacc] EXO 130721 Mokdong Hot Tracks Fansign (part. 1)

okay, I could use more 'romantic-poetic' title to express how I feel until now

*I am still on cloud nine - but maybe today I've walked down to cloud seven (?)*

-and now I am on a healing therapy, no EXO's song, no fanfictions or else I won't move on at least for next 3months -hell, at least, that's what happened after I attended my first BEAST's concert--

YES!

YES! I was there !!! and I was like ~ I couldn't contain my feeling

that was the best ending I had in South Korea in Seoul to be precise, because the moment after I finished the fansign was like a total hell *except for the dinner with my friend whom a local people, whom super help full and lovely*

okay I will separate this *again* long - boring post in some several parts, you can skip it, depends on what you wanna know ;)

1. ENTRIES

- how to join the fansign?

first of all, you have to be in South Korea *of course* any city will do as long as, ~ehmm there is a schedule for the particular singer/idol

- fansigns, usually held by a CD store, such as hottracks or synara or anything else, if you follow some of your *well* favorite idols schedule by their fanbase accounts or fan accounts, you might get tons of info, in my case, I just need one of my friend, which she is a 'EXO's fanclub president' for my little heart, her twitter ID is @yaluhan, she is like my one stop EXO news provider.

so she sent me this:

 

this poster contains : where you can buy the CD (in my case : in Hottracks Mokdong and Hottracks Yongdengpo) *it is stated that you MUST buy in particular store to participate the lottery*, when you have to buy the CD (in my case : 07.19-07.20 until 8p.m) and they also inform how many winners will get selected

so hopefully you understand Korean, guys *well I can read all of those letters, but the meaning, blah! I have to learn moaarr* so in this case I have a local friend whom a Korean Girl, and she is also an EXO fan kkk, thanks to her :3

after you got the information then ... YOU HAVE TO BUY THE CD!!!

and I swear it depends on your luck!!! I heard some Japanese fans buy until 100++ CDs, and I know there are some people who bought like 30CDs, and as for me on my first attempt I bought 16CDs, but I was lost, and for this event, I just bought well 3CDs, *praise to Almighty God!*

after you bought the CD, the shopkeeper will make you fill in the coupon:

 *fyi in those 2 out of 3 coupons, I wrote my friend's name, which-foolishly-I thought they are lucky*

after you wait until the particular time : which the entries closed at 8p.m and they will announce the winner by their website *you can check the website on their poster or the shopping receipt that you kept*

and mine WAS THERE!!!

my hand was literally shaking I couldn't believe it! I will see Mr. K and Mr. T in real life and FACE TO FACE *dies*

so actually the selected name was my friends name~ but yeah! IT WAS MINE kkk

after that you have to check another poster, which was posted on the web along with the winner name, AND! fyi they were selected 100 people to attend the fansign and 270 other people to JUST SEE EXO FROM A FAR >///<

so here is the additional poster: 

I also need another translation for this, so my friend helped me, it contained where is the fansign location, when you have to come (in my case : minimum time is 4.30 p.m and the fansign will start at 6 p.m)

HOME!

taken at rose garden of Everland

been M.I.A for 2weeks! and I am back now *sorry not on Monday though, I had my flight back home yesterday* 

so saaad~ I have to leave South Korea, for unreasonable - reason (?)

  honestly, I had a hard time, to be precise was : hard to manage my time

between study, socialize and leisure

seriously, now I am use to stay awake for whole night, because I did that when I had an exam on the following day

but now I am home, I am trying to be a better person in manage my time

moreover it's Ramadhan, I still have about 2weeks to improve my quality, Insya Allah

***

so!

I promise this year will be better than last year

sharing is caring

eventhough I am a blogger which poor in reader number, I will still write and talk like there is someone listens to me~

new post might be in several hours :D

cheers!

x.o.x.o 
P.S: no more mondayinsahara.blogspot.co.kr back to normal mondayinsahara.blogspot.com ;_;

alien

*aah so sad ~ no comments for last week's post*
though I always hopes that some people anticipated for my blog-post each week

DISCLAIMER:

this is just a long boring post

so skip these, if you have more important stuffs to do

emotionally, I bring a different feeling toward this post

strange-ly 

it popped out few hours ago when I had a dinner

it just 

I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM IN SOUTH KOREA
the land-of-many-people-been-dreaming-of

yes, I can say that

I know it's weird, I just realised that I am on my third weeks of staying here

...

I just realised

that it's been three weeks I didn't sleep in my room anymore

that it's been three weeks I passed a different road

with an unknown words in it's billboards *but thanks God I managed to know how to read it, without really understand it's actual meaning*

that it's been three weeks I didn't eat my favorite-local-dishes

that it's been three weeks I couldn't communicate with the woman from the restaurant that I visited

that it's been three weeks I contacted my mum, sis, bro and my girls via LINE, not see them in person

that it's been three weeks nobody really understand when I swore in my local language *except one girl*

that it's been three weeks 

I AM OFFICIALLY AN ALIEN

in this most-wanted-country-to-be-visited-by-most-fangirls

in this not-so-rich-of-diversity-country

which it was obvious that I am a foreigner 

with this a piece of cloth covering my head

with this short-but-yeah-full-figure *okay I know that I have some accumulated fat in certain area*

with this noticeable dark skin 

and broken English

but 

I like to be an alien

perks of traveling solo : Seoul Edition

hola Amigo!!!

I am on a third week of my stay in South Korea~ lol

see!!! I couldn't post anything last Monday *which I posted something on Saturday as a change*

and as I am writing this post now, I've entered the school yay!!!
Chonnam National University 

yay! there are a lot of differences between summer school back at Inha University and at CNU, but I won't talk about it~ since yeaah!!! it just 4days I've been living in Gwangju and the class just started today

so it might be a topic for the future~

***

as you guys read on the title

now I want to pour this post with my feeling, as my debutante *hey! you're not an aristrocat* as a solo traveler for a week~ yohoo

as from what I observed, being a solo traveler has it's own advantages as well as it's disadvantages

the hardest part is... I am a talkative person! I like to talks a lot, so... yeah internet gave a lot of help for me! Thank You phone, wifi and chat app

but, sometimes on the other side, people from where you live also had something to do, so that means you have to find someone else~

which is someone in the same place as where you are

yap! SOCIALIZE!

so it is very recommended to stay at a hostel in a female dorm *but if you have a guts you can stay at mix dorm girls! it's waay cheaper*, 

as how I were, I stayed at a female dorm, it's cheaper and at least I made one friend a nice girl from Hongkong, my roommate whom stay at the hostel for 3months *she is on a internship, kewl! ikr*

wish to see you again in the future \o/

one of a cute shops at insadong, some cultural shopping street

 pretty sight around insadong~

more pretty shop at Hongdae, MORE!!! just the price is not pretty at all!!!

Korean Summer dish : Cold Naengmyon, yes noodle and ice, my lips were frozen

she took me to eat good food and sight-seeing to several place, a kind-of free to visit place kkk

MY 'HARVEST MOON' EXPERIENCE!!! by WWOOF Korea

I know it's still Saturday, both in Surabaya and Seoul

but

I have nothing to do, and I might not gonna make a post on Monday, I might be on a trip *I wish kkk*

so it's been 5days already I am living in Seoul, living in my hostel around Hongdae, it's a great place actually, for those WHO LOVES to clothes shopping *lots of K-style stuffs here, and I hear everything cheaper here* and dining out and going to club ._.

and since I don't feel like to spend my money on clothes and food yet, I decided to stay on hostel and sit in front of my laptop, sharing things to those who care *care? more into who wants to know kkk*

*sorry for my 'easy english' sorry if there is any grammar mistakes*

soo~

back to Wednesday, a.k.a my second day in S.Korea

I went farming !!!

yes!!! like the playst*tion game called Harvest Moon *used to played it a lot when I was a kid* 

it was so much fun!!!

so~ THANKS TO WWOOF KOREA for held the event

the event called "Get Your Hands Dirty, Eat Local" by WWOOF Korea and Slow Food Asia 

it was my first time to attend an event by WWOOF, and I can say nothing but it was amazing!

I was introduced to WWOOF by myself actually *slaps*

no no..

so you guys have to know that I WANNA GO TO JAPAN SO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~O~ BAD

and as a *cough* poor student I mean I have no income but from my parent ;_:

I have to find a way to travel in a smart way and also with a small budget, and I found that we can do a voluntary work, 

and blablabla lulu lala... I find this 'WWOOF'

but! as for now my chance is to come to Korea *praise to God*

and I want to travel in different way, 

and thanks God for lead my way into this event

so what Get Your Hands Dirty, Eat Local is?

it's an event by WWOOF, which we become a one day farmer!

mine was at Hansol farm 

-We were picking strawberries

because summer is coming, so we have to be in hurry, or the strawberries taste might change