Room sweet room

Having lived in Daegu for more than 5 months, I often hear that the best way to learn some new things are by tasting and experiencing the lifestyle of a Korean.

My dorm, my room is right next to the fire-extinguisher...

My room

I hate memorising so many numbers... bank card no, main gate no, this no, that no... sigh...

My Mattress- smaller compared to the one in my house but it's okay... comfortable will do... :)

A common bird in Korea, so common that i can see them flying here and there everyday

Grapes are very cheap in Korea, only 1000 Won (about RM 3) for a basket.

Sports thingy - Usually i will spend my time playing badminton, it's quite inconvenient to play football here...

I have no roommate (for now - but hoping not) so why not utilise his (future) table first?

*I'm feeling so distracted these days...*

Summer in Korea (PART II)

Summer in Korea, and it's going to end soon. This part is the continuation of this post...

p/s Will start blogging after a brief stop. Being too preoccupied.

Cultural Learnings of Korean Food For Make Benefit of Glorious Nation

Ingredients of Gimbap.


The chef.


Bulgogi.


Your's truly.


Gimbap, looks like sushi and tastes like california rolls.


Beware of this lad...


You will never know...


Ka, Na, Da, Ra... Mu sen mah ri? uh ri nen moh reh ket soh yo! (Translation: Ka,Na... What are you talking? We don't understand!)


My coursemates. (Btw, can you see Adam Lambert look-alike?)


"Time grabs you by the wrist
directs you where to go.

So make the best of this test
and don't ask why.

It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.

It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life..."

Time Of Your Life by Green Day

Exam Rambles

Dear readers,

Sorry for not updating. I will be taking my final exam on August 8 so most of my free time will be channeled towards studying, what to do, under pressure to pass it this time... this will be my last post for this month...

oh ya, my review for my university's magazine will be published on September... that's all for now....

cheers,

kyle

p/s here, in korea, the weather is like in sahara desert, hot, hot and hot... even when it rains, it's still so hot that i sweat in that weather...

p/ss bought a new Olympus Camera Pouch, my old one has "Bulgogi" dish smell already... it happened in my class trip to learn how to cook "Bulgogi".

Gyeongju - One day in our lives

Some emperors' tombs during Silla's kingdom


Weeds yet so eye-catching


Insects were everywhere


Summer


*click to enlarge*



They were so eager to practice their english


Here, you have to pay 500 won to enter this small place



*I believe i can fly*


The place is/might be called (i think) Kyongju too because in Korean Hangul characters, sometimes Kyongju can also be pronounced as Gyeongju.. Lots of confusion..

Of Shrimp Burger & ...

After a short absence from the blogging sphere, I'm Back! These days i am very busy, doing things that I am not supposed to be doing, packing stuff which in the end i have to unpack them again.

My daily schedule is actually very regimental but it allows me to explore more of my city, Daegu. For the first time, i manage to walk from my university to "Homeplus" hypermarket, here, it looks more like "Tesco", it "sounds" like "Giant" [their advertisments were more like "Giant" ones but with lots of people dancing]

Usually, it will take more than 15 minutes by foot, but it's worth the effort because if I take taxi, it will cost about 3000 Won which at that price, I could buy... *jeng jeng jeng*

Shrimp Burger

Not found in Msia, Spore, etc

3300 won after tax

Tasted nice, it should coz every first must be memorable, if not, then why there's hype on first kiss, first love, first crawl (when we're baby), etc.


p/s 3000 Won is equivalent to RM 8.25, with that, i could buy a McD™ Quarter Pounder in Malaysia. Missing Malaysia for that. LOL.

Now, it is summer and the weather has becoming hotter and hotter by day. I had already resigned to the fact that I am gonna continue my studies right here in Korea. Well, Korea is actually a nice place to study (honestly) but when you were chucked into a university that has few people whom you share some similarities, it can make you lonely at times.

Oh ya, my university entrance risk-taking attempt had backfired (damn!) but who cares about it right (as I'm now in korea)? but still a part of me felt a little bitter against the government... *m*leh lu c**bai l*ngch**o* they gave me "ciplak" course la... i knew there's already a high possibility of not getting good courses because i had put two critical courses (you need not know, just guess will do :P) on my first two choices in IPTA (public university) application. but still...

Went to Gyeonju last Saturday too... will be updating a new one soon. if i have the time.

Why help them? Help us

M’sia willing to help where Malays are minority, says Najib

MELAKA, Dec 23 — Malaysia is willing to offer help towards the advancement of Malays in countries where they are a minority, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.

(How about minorities in Malaysia, a full fledged Malaysian? Are you going to just leave them by themselves and let them to rot? How are they going to fund the training? using our parents' (the taxpayers) money? Lemma, this idea is absurb la, first you talk about 1Malaysia then now you talk about helping only the Malays [and they're not MALAYSIAN in the first place!!! wth...])

He said Malaysia could be a gateway for this through the Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI, Malay World Musim World) Forum to help Malays in countries like in the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Cambodia, South Africa and southern Thailand.

(Not all Malays are Islam, only in our country that overzealot religious groups enforce it... moreover, it's in the constitution, whoever is a Malay MUST be a Muslim, now this is not freedom of religion... What I am saying is when one embraces a religion, that feelings must come from the heart and soul but not from the set of rules written by somebody that have no rights to tell us what to do. Stupid isn't it?)

“Of course the Malays in these countries must be realistic. They cannot expect us to support them in taking up arms for a revolution to establish Malay governments in them,” he said when opening the DMDI's 9th convention at a hotel in Bandar Hilir here today.

(Do you think Chineses here in Penang wanted to have a revolution to create a chinese majority state? [if it were to happen, it will happen long long ago...] And do you think they even want to ask for Malaysia to help them when the politicians here themselves are so corupt that they will also ask for "duit kopi*" (bribes) for every good things that they have done)

Also present were Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. According to Najib, the DMDI could play constructive role in bringing about peace in southern Philippines and southern Thailand.

(How could it bring peace when what the Muslims here in Thailand only wants to be properly assasimilated and being given the same treatment like the rest of the population? While in Philippines, the problem is not with the government but the rebels, honestly, what would you expect the government to do when you (the rebels) loot, pillage and strike terror to those who doesn't embrace the same religion as you (the rebels). But they (Thailand and Philippines) do not have policies that silently discriminate the citizens. Anyway, it's just another waste of money and time organisation, and whose money did they used? ours.)

He said Malaysia had played an active role in southern Philippines towards ending the Moro conflict though the peace process there had encountered some obstacles lately.

(But Malaysia pulled out when the peace talk collapsed...)

He added that the DMDI should do all it could to portray Islam as an ideal religion which strived for the advancement of all peoples.

(Yes, and it should be fully adhered in our country and certain policies must be removed and only help the person that really in need regardless of race, religion and political affilations for THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL PEOPLE!)

At the function, Mohd Ali, who is also DMDI president, presented Najib DMDI’s Mansyur Shah award which is a special recognition in honour of the Melaka empire during the reign of Sultan Mansyur Shah.

(Another self praise by our countrymen and I don't think the participants knew who is Sultan Mansur Shah, the fourth sultan of Melaka... and what did our PM do to receive such an award?)

Over 500 participants from among others Malaysia, South Africa, the Philippines and Indonesia are participating the convention which ends tomorrow. — Bernama

(Another holiday sponsored by our government...)

* not all politicians are corrupt, just my general view.

This is what Malaysia has become... just another of my random comments on some articles that caught my attention.