Daily Life in Korea.

Well midterms exam are coming up so i do not have much time to blog nowadays. Not much happening stuffs. Below are some random pictures taken just for fun. :) a lot of people wonder what do eat normally so i'll just post a few up for u guys to see.. And there are also some pictures of the current autumn weather. Weather is getting cold day by day. I'm really looking forward for winter to come!! White white snow, will i be able to see you before going back to Malaysia?

The clouds are just so beautiful. Taken this on the way to the kindergarden.

I was lost when this picture was taken. Thank God that I found my way back.

Some of the leafs slowly turning red because of the cold weather. They're withering.

Taken around my Uni.

Well this is one of my favourite dishes. Bu De Chi Ge. Sorry no korean words because i also don't know how to type. haha..

It's basically cheese + sausage + luncheon meat + ramen + rice!

The usual side dishes.

Mini dumplings?

This goes along well with the Udon below. :)

Yum yum!! ^^

Should I? i feel like getting this shoe for as a Christmas present for myself.. So greenish..

Well midterm's next week so I better continue my revision now. The good news is i'm done with my 2000 words assignments! 2 days just to finish it! not bad eh?

P/S: Do keep me and my brother in prayers as i'll be facing my midterms and my brother will be facing his SPM soon. Thanks!

~ZaCk~findingtruthandmeaning*

Random Shots

Walking around college while appreciating God's creation. I'm really amazed by the clouds and the sun over here.. :)

How i wish i can capture the full brightness of the sun.

Learning to put priorities in life is certainly not easy. Sometimes I just tend to confuse one priority over another.

*zack~awaitingautumn~

Eye-opener tuesday.

Yesterday, I was given a rare opportunity to experience live ballet with a mixture of korean history. It was certainly an interesting one because firstly, it was my first time watchin a live ballet performance, and secondly, i was able to learn more about Korean history through this performance. Just wanna say thank you to Prof. Michelle Park for giving us the tickets to watch the performance! :)

sorry for the blur pictures.. i couldn't capture clear pictures at it was all dark.. T.T

Korean traditional clothes, ballet style.

You should be here to see the whole thing, there was actually words on top of this princess but because it was laser light so icouldn't capture it..

The king i think?

Showing his gracious moves..

Paying respect to the princess who got killed after being kidnapped by the Japanese.

This is a short video clip i managed to take during the performance. i think this is the best i can provide for you guys out there. I am so in love with the song.. xD

Anyways i think i won't have much stuffs to update because midterms are just around the corner but i'll defenitely post something up if there's something interesting going on here. Autumn is here so i'll really be looking forward to take pictures of the leaves.

*zack~Makingthemostoutofhislife.

Ivan Lim Huan-Wen

This is my brother and this is how he sleeps.. LOL.. haha thanks liangzhi for this picture.. i think it was taken in yr house? Anyways just writing this post cause the last time i didn't really spend time with him because he was studying and all for SPM. I promise you brother that during december i'll spend more time with u, so u better make time for me k? i miss catching up with u bro.

Although we fight and all, but seperti yang dikata : air yang dicincang tidak akan putus akhirnya. haha lik xiang yr blog very useful. xD anyways we'll always remain as best brothers k? nothing will tear us apart. No not this distance. Can't wait for december bro..

At the meantime, study hard for yr spm, and will keep you in prayer everyday. Make me proud brother. :)

*zack`appreciatingeverythinginlife~

Life

Lots of things has been happening, for the past 11 months, and one of the most extreme happened past few days.

As i was blog hopping around my own friend list, i came into one which really got me to think. SOOtotlikxiangs blog.. haha.. It was a post where he mentioned about Jekyll and Hyde, how he wish life was simpler, and other stuffs. And i certainly agree on that fully.

Reflecting on my 20 years of living, life during young, and living life now, is certainly so different. In this modern age, in this world where people only seek self-interest, and will do whatever to take to reach it goals. I admit i was
delusioned by it also. It happened when i was so focused and was willing to do whatever to take it back where the fact is its already gone. It took me such a long time to realize such a simple stuffs.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. Everything happen according to God's plan and according to His Big Picture. Choices are given to us, temptation and opportunity are given, and God is up there looking, seeing how do we make use of it. How do we make the most out of our opportunity, and how to do we learn from mistakes. It is certainly not easy handling all of them, but it's gonna be worth it at the end of the day.

I believe that when words are spoken face-to-face, it speaks much louder than msn, or whatever text message or any other form of conversation. That talk over the phone gave me a wake up call. There wasn't any hope left between me and you. It's not gonna work out anymore. You've already fallen for another person after all that's happen. You do not trust me anymore and will not trust me because of all the mistakes i've made.

I've only learnt how to treasure u after the breakup. But i guess, its all too late?
But i believe that this has really taught me a lot. Some with me realizing it and some of them i will realize it on the way. It's never easy and it won't be easy. Facing u as a normal person with the person that i distrust most, it'll be one of the greatest challenge and test given to me. But i'll make use of my time in Korea to build up self-control. With God's help, with His strength, i can archieve this.

Ok time to hit the books. No more of this. Sorry for troubling my closest friends that i bugged when i was rock bottom. I'm gonna rise, and this time stronger as ever.

*zack*risingup.

Happy Chuseok to all Koreans! ^^

Last weekend, the Koreans celebrated Chuseok day (thanksgiving day, also known as Mooncake festival for us Malaysians.) It was a get together time for all family members where they spend time together doing family traditions and other stuffs. We left on Thursday after class. Thanks to Sojin that offered us (Christine, Joanne and I) to stay in her house for 4 days. :)

As you can see, the bus terminal was CROWDED with people because everybody was rushing to get a ticket to back back home.. It was crazy. 1st time in Korea where i lined up for 30 minutes just to get a bus ticket. I wonder how long did the others wait?

Look at them!

After 3 hours of travelling, we finally arrived to Sojin's house. Welcomed warmly by their family.

This happened on the 2nd day where we were taught how to make some traditional food. Sojin the teacher of the day.. haha..

if i'm not wrong, the ingredient is rice plus other stuffs.. haha..

It's actually like dumpling. Just that the shape is a little rounder if compared to dumpling.

The most unique one is mine!! haha.. made it look like curry puff..

Everybody participating in making the dumpling.

The next day Sojin's father brought us to the beach during the afternoon to participate in some event..

Look at the scenery. It's awesome i tell you!

I was admiring the sky the whole day..

Tadaa! look at the walls! It's actually full of paintings. (almost 2.7km long). along the beach. it's probably the longest art ever made by the Koreans.

And the best part is.,

we get to participate in it!

Look at the kid placing his mark in the remarkable event. They're planning to collect 2 million hand prints throughout this whole event.

Can u see my name over there? ^^

I guess my name will be here for quite some time.. hehe..

Look at joanne's name.. so poor thing cannot fit everything inside.. haha..

Took all the pictures along the way while i was in the car. So just browse thru and see for yrself. All the different kinds of paintings.

the shadow of the day..

some of them are really nice. but some of them aren't.. so yeah.. but i guess each paintings symbolizes something..

i love this drawing..

Tried to take the picture of the sunset. But sadly my phone couldn't take it..

Couldn't go down to the beach because the wind was just too strong.

Can u see the moon over there?

Stayed in some hotel for the last night before heading home. Took a picture of the clouds again.. I just can't stop taking pictures of it..

Came back on Sunday, and right after that, i headed to Osan to visit Nikita and her relatives. Thanks for the lunch and dinner which i really really enjoyed it!

Playing Korean Poker.. haha..

Thanks to Sojin's family that gave me 3 pairs of socks and a dictionary! It was certainly a great weekend! now i'm all ready for midterm exams! :)