Life/Relationship: Bromance???

Hi guys!
This YEAR seems like I'm ON and OFF here a lot DUE to few ISSUES, I'm so SORRY for my LATE entry~ I will try my BEST at least to write MAYBE 3 or 2 entry per MONTH~ Before this, I told MYSELF to write ONE entry per WEEK but due to many REASONS I CAN'T kept that PROMISE..ㅠㅠ PEOPLE might think its EASY to WRITE a BLOG, well its DEPEND on what KIND of BLOG you are WRITING. For MY blog, BEFORE writing I NEED to gather some INFORMATION from my KOREAN FRIENDS, and reading the FACTS before I start writing. This is because NOT everything on the INTERNET is CORRECT!ㅋㅋ  Of COURSE you need NICE idea and MOOD to WRITE too. ㅋㅋ Ok ENOUGH with my BABBLING!

I'm SURE these days many Korean drama FANS were CAUGHT in DESCENDENTS OF THE SUN fever isn't it? or maybe SOME caught with PLEASE COME BACK, MISTER?? Well BOTH drama have their own CHARMS with SUPERB actor and actresses! When I saw the PREVIEW of both drama, I WONDER which ONE I should WATCH, I'm a BIG fan for SONG JOONG KI and BI RAIN too! At LAST I make my DECISION.ㅋㅋㅋ I DON'T watch Please come back, Mister, my NIECE watching it.ㅋㅋ Like the OTHERS I'm ONE of the FANS that CAUGHT into Descendants of the sun!! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ SONG SONG couple make my HEART racing! ㅋㅋㅋ

Well I DON'T have to WRITE the STORY LINE here isn't it?? Lets' MAKE many Korean drama FANS around the WORLD caught in this DRAMA and SEARCH for it! lol Ok  for my TOPIC today is BROMANCE. What this BROMANCE about that RELATED to the DRAMA?? ㅋㅋ SIMPLE I will just used PHOTO of the drama here.ㅋㅋㅋ Before that, anyone knows WHAT is BROMANCE?? Its actually 2 WORDS that been COMBINED into ONE, which is BROTHER and ROMANCE shortly become BROMANCE! BROMANCE is a CLOSE, emotionally intense, NON SEXUAL bond BETWEEN TWO or more MEN. BROMANCE is MALE bonding relationship that EXCEED usual FRIENDSHIP.

Aha! I know SOME of  you might feel CONFUSED isn't it?ㅋㅋㅋ Like I SAID before its NON SEXUAL BOND so its DIFFERENT with being GAY. However I UNDERSTAND that BROMANCE is something UNCOMMON for us in ASIA. In KOREA, BROMANCE is COMMON in ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY but HOW about in REALITY? I have ASKED some of MY Korean MALE FRIENDS about this, on HOW this BROMANCE STAGE start and HOW society PERCEIVE it?? SURPRISING me, MOST of them NOT knowing much ABOUT this!ㅋㅋㅋ So I WONDER why its become POPULAR these days??

After ASKING few KOREAN FRIENDS, I GOT the ANSWER.ㅋㅋㅋ They said this WORD BROMANCE become FAMOUS after recently HIT drama, DESCENDENTS OF THE SUN. Since its ON drama, BROMANCE somehow pop up on NEWS too. I'm NOT sure WHAT they TALK about as I CANNOT find the NEWS CLIP. ㅠㅠ However I'm SURE its about the AFTER EFFECT of the DRAMA.ㅋㅋㅋ We all KNOW that in ASIA there are many ISSUES become a TABOO. This BROMANCE about is on the LIST too. YES its COMMON in ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY as they trying to RE-DEFINE about it yet its still HARD to PERCEIVE by SOCIETY.ㅋㅋ Like any other ASIANS, KOREAN society find this ISSUES is quite DIFFICULT to DEAL with.ASIAN are DIFFERENT from WESTERNERS.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Thinking about when BROMANCE starts? ㅋㅋ Like I said its HARD to perceive by society, so there is NO NEED to answer that. ㅋㅋㅋ

p/s: If you NEED answer for it, you guys can ask SOMEONE in entertainment industry~ ㅋㅋ        
       However in reality, BROMANCE is something that HARD to ACCEPT by society, and even if          Korean GUYS have this BROMANCE cultural, they HIDE it from PUBLIC.

p/s: For Korean drama FANS, do NOT think all in Korean DRAMA is REAL, ㅋㅋ some of it just in         DRAMA but in SOCIETY its the OPPOSITE things!~ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromance
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Special Event: WHITE DAY?? What is it about??

Hey its 14th MARCH today! Do you guys KNOWS that in Korea EVERY 14th each MONTH is a DAY of CELEBRATION?? ㅋㅋ some of you MIGHT wonder what CELEBRATION is that and WHY its EVERY 14th EACH month right?? I have NO idea too WHY its every 14th, ㅋㅋ there are many other DATES but why they CHOOSE every 14th? If ANY of you have IDEA the REASONS behind it, you may SHARE with us~ It's INTERESTING topic isn't it?ㅋㅋㅋ

Like I said earlier EVERY 14th EACH  month is a CELEBRATION day, I WON'T talk about it in this ONE entry because if I DID, I know you guys MIGHT be so TIRED to read it..ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Let's FOCUS only for TODAY, 14th MARCH! As you guys KNOWS the CELEBRATION of VALENTINE is on 14th FEBRUARY, in Korea they CELEBRATE it TWICE but of course with DIFFERENT names and DIFFERENT month.ㅋㅋㅋ We all KNOWS that on Valentine normally many COUPLE exchange GIFT to each other. In KOREA some of GIRLS will take a CHANCE to give CHOCOLATE or SWEET GIFT to SOMEONE they ADMIRED on VALENTINE day and HOPING they WILL get the REPLY or ANSWER later.

LATER? WHEN is that? You might WONDER about it right?? It's ACTUALLY on 14th March! This SPECIAL day call WHITE DAY. During WHITE DAY normally a GUY ll give the ANSWER to a GIRL who gave  them CHOCOLATE during VALENTINE Day. If a GIRL received a chocolate on WHITE DAY meaning a guy ACCEPT her as his GIRL/PARTNER. However you have to BEWARE too, who knows the GUY give to every GIRL that give him chocolate during Valentine day??ㅋㅋ It's NOT because they want a girl as PARTNER but simply as to SHOW token of APPRECIATION? ㅋㅋㅋ

WHITE DAY originally START in JAPAN on 1978 with the name HOWAITO DE. This celebration were START by NATIONAL CONFECTIONERY  INDUSTRY  ASSOCIATION as an ANSWER DAY to Valentine Day. After few YEARS the celebration been SPREAD to other ASIAN neighboring countries like in SOUTH KOREA, CHINA and TAIWAN. However there are DIFFERENCES about ITEM been GIVEN to a GIRL between in SOUTH KOREA and JAPAN.

In JAPAN, men PREFER to GIVE a girl some SOFT stuff like MARSHMALLOW, WHITE CHOCOLATE or DARK CHOCOLATE. Apart from that, some might CHOOSE to give NON-EDIBLE item that have SENTIMENTAL VALUE like JEWELRY  or WHITE LINGERIE as an ANSWER. However in KOREA, men normally PREFER to give HARD sweet like LOLLIPOP or HARD CANDY for holiday rather than marshmallow. There is CHOCOLATE gift set too but normally it will INCLUDE HARD CANDY inside the SET. 

p/s: Even I have experience in RELATIONSHIP with Korean guys, I NEVER get a chance to celebrate this, ㅠㅠ because its LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP. ㅋㅋㅋ However, for me when you are in relationship NO matter what days mark you guys being together, GIVE and TAKE is the MOST important. No NEED to wait for SPECIAL days to give GIFT to your love one, EVERY day can be SPECIAL days for you guys! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day

Special Event: 1st March Movement

It's already MARCH! Time flies so FAST~ SORRY for the late entry guys, I'm NOT feeling well for these past few WEEKS. I'm getting BETTER now so I decided to WRITE today~ ㅋㅋㅋ In KOREA, 1st March is PUBLIC holiday every YEAR. What is so SPECIAL with this date? Anyone wanna make a wild GUESS?? O-o ㅋㅋ

It's actually a DAY where the FIRST INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT start on 1919 by KOREAN from JAPANESE Empire. I know some of you might CONFUSED with 15 August celebration isn't it?? Well they celebrate BOTH, but for 1st March is more known as DECLARATION of Movement (1919) while on 15 August is known as RESTORATION of LIGHT DAY, this celebration start on 1945 as a FREEDOM from Japanese during WORLD WAR 2.Both celebrations is DIFFERENT as YEARS apart but yes from SAME colonized which is JAPANESE. 

For this YEAR, its the 97th CELEBRATION of 1st March Movement.The 1st March Movement literally known in Korea as SAM-IL MOVEMENT. There is ANOTHER name for it which is MAN-SE Demonstration. I'm sure if you guys knows the most FAMOUS triplets in Korea, you might familiar with the words "MANSE"ㅋㅋㅋ Their father portray the BEST patriotic spirit in his triplets names, DAEHAN MINGGUK and MANSE which mean THE DEMOCRATIC NATION OF THE GREAT HAN/ REPUBLIC OF KOREA HURRAH! What a GREAT names right??! ㅋㅋㅋ

Anyway BACK to our TOPIC~ SAM-IL Movement in KOREA START at SEOUL as the RESULT of repressive nature of colonial occupation under the military rule of Japanese Empire. However is it start because of that PARTICULAR reason or there is another REASONS for it??? I read some of articles about it and FOUND out that BEFORE it start in KOREA actually it was BEGIN at JAPAN itself! The movement START after KOREAN STUDENTS in TOKYO hearing a SPEECH by President Woodrow Wilson at PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE on January 1919. During the conference, President Woodrow Wilson had POINT out about the RIGHT of National SELF-DETERMINATION, as they hearing that, they PUBLISHED a statement and DEMAND FREEDOM from JAPANESE Empire. 

Apart from the SPEECH, on 21 January 1919, Emperor KOJONG, which is the FORMER 26th King of Joseon Dynasty had PASS AWAY. This incident widely known as SUSPICIOUS the DEATH of him, that he been POISONED as there are several attempt by JAPANESE rules or known as coffee plot. Due to this incident and the hearing, Koreans start to DEMAND FREEDOM from Japanese Empire following by the EVENT on 1st March. For more INFORMATION about it, you may read here.  

For this YEAR, 2016. as a DAY to commemorate the SACRIFICE of their ancestor in 1919. Seoul Metropolitan Library CHOOSE to put on their board the letters of"HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ME?" This catch phrase as referring to ONE of  SURVIVING KOREAN COMFORT WOMEN, Ms. Gil during WORLD WAR 2. The Seoul Metropolitan also put their KOREAN National Flag "TAEGUKGI" on the wall of City Hall as well ENCOURAGE citizens to SNAP photos in front of it as to SHOW that they always remembered their FALLEN PATRIOTS who fought for their country during Japanese Rules.  

P/s: When I was in KOREA, I saw many KOREAN bring their KIDS even BABIES to HISTORY PLACES in Korea, for all KOREAN, why NOT bring your KIDS or LOVE one to this HISTORICAL area during SPECIAL day like today~ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1st_Movement

               http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/08/song-il-kook-and-his-triplets-dae-han-min-guk-man-se-pose-for-styler-jubu-lifestyle

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Korean Restaurant Review # Malaysia: Ko Hyang

These DAYS its been TOUGH days for me! Quite BUSY! SORRY for a bit LATE  new entry! I've been THINKING what TOPIC should I write about for this WEEK! Then I remember about KOREAN Restaurant Review! ㅋㅋㅋ WHY I choose this topic?? its SIMPLE, because ALMOST everywhere I go I KEPT seen them! ㅋㅋ

Anyway here we GOES, during my SECOND trip on last MONTH, I saw many KOREAN as well KOREAN RESTAURANT at KOTA KINABALU. Seen it makes me CRAVING for KOREAN FOOD!! However DUE to some RESTRICTION like HALAL issue, LIMITED time, I CANNOT go to the RESTAURANT. Maybe SOMEDAY I will go, if I get another CHANCE to VISIT Kota Kinabalu AGAIN!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Back to my TOPIC for TODAY, KO HYANG Restaurant. What is Ko Hyang??Simply a Korean NAME??ㅋㅋ Try to GUESS what is it?? NO answer??O-o ㅋㅋ Ok, ok I will let you guys knows then. KO HYANG is actually a Korean WORD, it means HOMETOWN! This restaurant NOT only proved their QUALITY on their NAME but also from their CUISINE itself!!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Ko Hyang start their BUSINESS in MALAYSIA on 2008. This restaurant OFFER variety of MENU that really FAMOUS in KOREA. ^^ Plus ONE of the BEST aspect is they DIDN'T use MSG seasoning in their MEAL! ㅋㅋ Apart from that, have anyone of you went to Lotte World in Korea? or anyone WATCH Korean Drama, FULL HOUSE?? Remember there is ICE RINK in that drama? Same goes to here, IN FRONT (level below of the  restaurant (Sunway Pyramid) there is ICE RINK!ㅋㅋㅋ So while ENJOYING KOREAN FOOD, remind me of that DRAMA scene :P

At MALAYSIA, so far it have 5 BRANCH of Ko Hyang! I've BEEN to Ko Hyang ONCE, the location of Ko Hyang that I went to is at SUNWAY PYRAMID.  At that TIME I BROUGHT my little BROTHER to go with me. He's NOT a FAN for KOREAN FOOD and kind of PICKY EATER but when we were THERE he finish EVERYTHING in his BOWL!ㅋㅋㅋ You can CHECK their MENU selection here. 

p/s: Don't ASKED me which ONE is the BEST! As you GUYS know I'm one of FANATIC fan of BULGOGI, so for sure I will SUGGEST that! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I had Bulgogi Bokem. I DIDN'T have the PHOTO of my DISHES as my OLD phone NO longer working! So I just DOWNLOAD from the net. ㅋㅋㅋ  

Sources: http://www.kohyang.com.my/menu.html

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Special Event/ Tradition: Sebaetdon during Seollal??

Hi Everybody!! I'm back! Wee  ^^

Finally my ANNUAL LEAVE for 2015 left 1 more DAY!ㅋㅋ After a LONG break, I need to get up EARLY and off to WORK as usual! Ahhh lazyyyyyyyyyyyyy but what to do?? WORK is work!! ㅠㅠ I've been BUSY catching up my WORK until I got NO time to SHARE my piece of MIND here..SORRY guys for the LATE entry..

After FINISH writing NEW entry and about to POST today, I've been THINKING should I POST about it or NOT?? Since its FESTIVE seasons why NOT writing about it?? So I DECIDED to WRITE another TOPIC that related to SPECIAL occasion TODAY!ㅋㅋㅋ Few YEARS ago before I have KOREAN friends, I'm only AWARE that this OCCASION had been celebrated by CHINESE as over here we called it as CHINESE NEW YEAR rather than LUNAR NEW YEAR!ㅋㅋㅋ

Then somehow, after I GET to know KOREAN, they told me this, WE as KOREAN also CELEBRATE it but WE are NOT Chinese!! We are KOREAN! so WHY you WISH us with that?? I was like HUH??O-o What's WRONG?? It's CELEBRATION anyway?! Being like a DUMB I said that! ㅋㅋㅋ Then my KOREAN friends said that in KOREA this celebration called SEOLLAL or known as LUNAR NEW YEAR. Yes this CELEBRATION according to CHINESE ZODIAC YEAR but NOT only CHINESE celebrate it! You should KNOWN that FACT! 

Finally I GET it!ㅋㅋㅋ After that, I NO longer wish HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR instead I wish HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR at my SOCIAL network.ㅋㅋㅋ You guys KNOWS right that KOREAN is very PARTICULAR about their NATIONALITY! Yes SOME of their TRADITION is ORIGINALLY from CHINA but they also CREATE their OWN history like KOREAN ALPHABETICAL which is TOTALLY DIFFERENT with the CHINESE character and etc~. Ok lets' BACK to our TOPIC! I think I'm TALKING too much today.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ONE of the TRADITION during SEOLLAL is SEBAETDON. 

What is SEBAETDON??? We all know that during CHRISTMAS, most of them giving GIFT to their CLOSE family and friends right? so this bit SIMILAR  to this CELEBRATION! During Seollal, normally ADULT will PREPARE some NEW YEAR'S MONEY to the KIDS. Actually I asked ONE of my KOREAN friend about it, is MONEY is the PRIORITY GIFT during SEOLLAL? He said that according to REAL tradition of SEBAETDON, ADULT will prepare something like FOOD or DESSERT to KIDS as GIFT but these DAYS many prefer CASH. ㅋㅋㅋ So the tradition CHANGE according to the YEARS. 

This YEAR, this TRADITION somehow become an ISSUE in KOREA. It's about HOW much should be GIVING to the KIDS. KIDS will put it in BOKJUMEONI (복주머니) or known as Lucky Pocket/ small bag. Long time AGO, its between 1000 WON to 5000 WON, but these YEARS the AMOUNT become 10 000 WON to 50 000 WON. This can be quite BURDEN to ADULT. Anyway this ISSUE is NOT only happen in KOREA I think, ㅋㅋ for THOSE who CELEBRATE this OCCASION, this might be SOMETHING need to CONSIDER about. ㅋㅋㅋ Personally for ME, during EID MUBARAQ, I also give CASH to MY NIECES and NEPHEWS and the AMOUNT sometimes DOES make me NEED to CHECK (my expenses) everything FIRST too before GIVING! ㅋㅋ

p/s: HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR OF RED MONKEY to those who CELEBRATE IT! May this year of RED MONKEY ll bring GOOD health and run SMOOTHLY in EVERYTHING~!~

Source: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=941952

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Throwback#Places: Dongdaemun

Hi Everyone!^^ How was your DAYS so far in this NEW year?? Busy?? I wish everyone have a FANTASTIC days!ㅋㅋ Brand NEW year, I was extremely BUSY for the pass few DAYS!! I did my BEST to finish all my WORKS before get ready for my TRIPS! DOUBLE trip for this YEAR!ㅋㅋ 

After TIRING days, finally the DATE will coming soon! Wee ^^ Few more DAYS to heading to airport!! ^^ Just like LAST year, its DOUBLE trip too during JANUARY, but at least there is enough GAP in between! However this YEAR... really CLOSE to each other! I hope I'm ABLE to stay FIT after my WINTER trip for my NEXT trip! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Looking back at my WORLD mapping stop, always makes me MISS Korea so much! However I'm still NOT sure when I can COME back..... Too BAD! I felt SORRY for my Korean friends, some of them kept ASKING me when I ll VISIT them again.. Hmm maybe SOMEDAY! ^^ Since I miss KOREA so much, today I would like to VIEW one of PLACES I stop by during my VISIT there! 

PEOPLE says, the BEST places you have to CHECK out once you TRAVEL to NEW area is their MARKET! So TRUE! I AGREED with that, because their market will show HOWS their DAILY LIFE is!ㅋㅋ In Korea, there are many MARKET you can VISIT. In SEOUL itself, they have some SEPARATED MARKET like fish market,NORYANGJIN Market,NAEMDAEMUN. market is a place where you can find GLASSES, SOUVENIRS, CUTLERY, and etc!!ㅋㅋ As well DONGDAEMUN, where a place you can look for FABRICS, CLOTHES. HOWEVER do you know that DONGDAEMUN also FAMOUS for TOYS and STATIONERY whole-seller market?? 

Basically its a HEAVEN for KIDS!ㅋㅋㅋ Why I said its a HEAVEN for KIDS??? At first I have NO idea too about THIS! All I KNOW is DONGDAEMUN is a MARKET where you can purchased CLOTHES or BAGS for CHEAP price!ㅋㅋㅋ While strolling ALONE in SEOUL, I decided to STOP by at DONGDAEMUN because I was HUNGRY and my cousin says that there is a HALAL TURKISH fast food dinning there! I have a NICE lunch there even though I have to WAIT for few HOURS before that restaurant start OPERATING!! 

While waiting it's OPEN,  I strolling around, just to kill my TIME.ㅋㅋ Then I saw an ALLEY where there are soooo many TOYS!!! I said WOW!! Heaven for kids!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Even I'm OLD enough for TOYS, I felt like wow my CHILDHOOD DREAM came true!ㅋㅋ LUCKY I'm NOT living in Seoul! Or else I CAN'T imagine how my ROOM would be!!ㅋㅋ Apart from that lucky that I TRAVELED alone! If I travel with my FAMILY and we accidentally found that area I  might BLOW up there! My nephews and nieces might TROUBLE us! Those kids will wanna STAY and asking BUYING many toys for THEM!ㅋㅋㅋ

p/s: I took some PHOTOS there but I think I accidentally DELETED it! ㅠㅠ All I can do is DOWNLOAD it from the internet.ㅋㅋㅋ For THOSE who have KIDS, DON'T tell me I DIDN'T warned YOU!ㅋㅋㅋ If you think you are ABLE to stop your kids LUST, you may BRING them here, if NOT, better bring THEM to other PLACE! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ For more information and direction about this area visit here.

p/s: I will be away maybe for 2 weeks! Hope you guys enjoy reading my entry! Have a great day guys! ^^

Sources: http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=129433

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