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  • Mapo Bridge, The Bridge of Life

    Mapo Bridge, The Bridge of Life

    As some of you may already know, I love watching k-drama. Sometimes, I feel curious about the drama location. One of them is a bridge with words written on the guard rails. It appears a lot in k-drama & movies. Later, I found out that it’s Mapo Bridge. And there’s interesting story behind the…

  • Places To Visit In Incheon (Part I) – Chinatown

    Places To Visit In Incheon (Part I) – Chinatown

    When people heard that I’m currently living in Korea they usually just assume that I live in the capital city, Seoul. But no, actually I live in Incheon (인천) or officially Incheon Metropolitan City. It is the 3rd most populous city in South Korea after Seoul and Busan. It’s located in northwestern South Korea,…

  • Ttukseom Hangang Park Snow Sledding Hill

    Ttukseom Hangang Park Snow Sledding Hill

    Before, I thought that there’ll always be snow on winter. Snow falls everyday. Everything will be white and the weather is freezing. But, other than the freezing weather, none of them is really true. At least for this year. It snows only like once in 2 weeks, and most of the times it just…

  • Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink

    Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink

    I’m really bad at ice skating. I did it several times with my friends back then, but most of the time I spent my ice skating time walking very slowly while holding the fence around the rink and only acted like a pro when we’re taking photo. Simply said, I can’t skate. lol. But…

  • Winter Bucket List

    It’s been a long time since my last bucket list post. And now it’s back with new theme: Winter Bucket List! Yeayyy! In a four season country, there are activities that can only be done in a specific season. For this winter vacation, I want to do winter-related activities as much as possible. LOL.…

  • Banana Tree (바나나 트리)

    Banana Tree (바나나 트리)

    If you’re a fan of unique or cute cafe, pack your bag and come to Seoul now! There are A LOT of themed cafes, from hello kitty cafe, charlie brown cafe, k-pop cafe, dress cafe, hanbok cafe, cat or dog cafe, even sheep(!!!) cafe. You name it! Last month, I went to one of…

  • 2/4 Seasons: First Fall & Winter

    2/4 Seasons: First Fall & Winter

    Hellooo, it’s been a long time! I have a lot of things on my draft, but I can’t wait to post about this! Finally, after 24 years, I can see snow with my own eyes. Not on the movie, but real life. I can even touch it! Woohooo, that’s super amazing. Indonesia is a…

  • Woot, Batik in Korean Drama!

    I was watching korean remake of popular japanese drama, Liar Game, when I spotted this Yup! The actor, Jo Jaeyun, was wearing batik! I was surprised because the setting place is not in Indonesia and the character is not Indonesian. It was on episode 2. The same batik also appeared on episode 7 and…

  • Watching NANTA

    On 18th October 2014, my university organized a field trip for international students. Only 40 students allowed to join this trip. I was lucky enough to get vacant spot after some students gave up their seat on the field trip. And it was free! Haha //ada gula ada semut, ada gratisan ada saya// xD…

  • The Giant Rubber Duck is Coming to Seoul!

    The Giant Rubber Duck is Coming to Seoul!

    Do you know that cute little yellow rubber duck that kids usually play with? A Dutch artist named Florentjin Hofman created giant rubber duck as his art project. This rubber duck has visited several cities around the world: Saint-Nazaire (France), Osaka (Japan), Auckland (New Zealand), Los Angeles (US), Taoyuan (Taiwan), etc. And now it’s…