Seasons: Winter is CALLING!~ First SNOW Seoul~

Finally WINTER seasons officially STARTS in SEOUL!! Wee ^^ YESTERDAY, snowy start FALLING and its was SATURDAY, many people went OUT. ㅋㅋㅋ I CHANGED my PROFILE and COVER photos at my SNS since WINTER mood is ON!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Some of my FRIENDS been asking WHERE I am now!ㅋㅋㅋ Of course I'm NOT there!ㅋㅋㅋ However I guess I'm LUCKY enough to get a VIDEO of FIRST snow falling for this seasons from a GOOD friend who LIVE there.~~ ㅋㅋㅋ SEEN it REMIND me of my FIRST time TOUCHING snow and let it SHOWER on my face!~Even though it was NOT in KOREA, that FIRST SNOW experience finally makes my DREAM come TRUE!ㅋㅋㅋ I'm LIVING in a very HOT country, where we DON'T have 4 SEASONS. Since I was a KID I love WATCHING movie or drama around CHRISTMAS as most of it will show SNOWY scene and WONDERED myself  "WHEN will I get a CHANCE to hold those SNOW with my bare HANDS, NOT only watching from TV?"ㅋㅋㅋ Finally that DAY came to ME!~~ㅋㅋ DON'T dare to DREAM HIGH and make sure that ONE day you will TURN your DREAM into REALITY!! If you CANNOT enjoy it for a LONG period, SHORT time is enough I guess!ㅋㅋ If you asking me HOW was it?? Well it's VERY cold, since I'm NOT used to it!ㅋㅋ Anyway this ENTRY just to share FIRST SNOW with you and makes you DARE to DREAM like me! DREAM HIGH, it's NOTHING wrong! SOMEDAY you will FIND a WAY to make it into REALITY! (For those who HAVEN'T seen SNOW in their LIFE yet)!~~ 

P/s:  READERS,I hope you guys ENJOY this SPECIAL GIFT from me!~ ^^ For a GOOD Friend of this VIDEO, THANK YOU so much!~~ You know who YOU are!~~  

Video Credit: My Friend

Event: 2016 Seoul Lantern Festival

I've been so BUSY these DAYS perhaps because towards the END of the YEAR so everybody been BUSY. ㅠㅠ I am ENVY with my FRIENDS who are busy TRAVELLING around to COMPLETE their ANNUAL leave, yet I'm still having 5 DAYS off to be FINISHED by 31 December.ㅠㅠ Somehow my SNS page feed been BOMB by their traveling PHOTOS.ㅋㅋㅋ

For those who WILL travel to Korea TODAY or perhaps ALREADY reach there, you might WONDER, "what can I ENJOY this WEEKEND for FREE?" How about ATTENDING festival?? During AUTUMN, there are many FESTIVALS happening within KOREA. Didn't have ENOUGH budget to go OUTSIDE of Seoul??O-o 

GOOD news is you DON'T have to!!ㅋㅋ You still can ENJOY it for FREE, simply just ATTEND one of the BIGGEST festival in SEOUL either TODAY, TOMORROW or NEXT day! Wee ^^  I know this WEEKEND is the LAST week for the festival, some might CONCERN about CROWDED isn't it? No WORRIES, even if crowded, the place is HUGE. It's from CHEONGYECHEON PLAZA to SUPYOGYO BRIDGE, about 1.2 KM! Didn't KNOW where this place is??ㅋㅋㅋ its CHEONGYECHEON Stream~ 

Owh I HAVEN'T tell the NAME of the festival isn't it??ㅋㅋㅋ The NAME of the FESTIVAL is 2016 SEOUL LANTERN FESTIVAL. This festival START at 5 pm to 11 pm EVERYDAY from 4 NOVEMBER to 20 NOVEMBER 2016. The event TITLE for this YEAR is "LIGHTENED HANGGANG RIVER WHERE HISTORY FLOWS." 

For this YEAR there are 5 THEMES for this event. The FIRST theme is "HAN RIVER LANTERN THEME." The SECOND theme is "LANTERN of MUNICIPAN GOVERNMENT and FOREIGN  COUNTRIES." The THIRD theme is "PARTICIPATING CORPORATIONS' LANTERN." "ARTIST LANTERN" is the FOURTH theme for this year event following by "CHARACTERS LANTERN", the FIFTH theme. For those bringing KIDS, don't WORRY for sure kids will ENJOY the characters lantern! 

p/s: Here are some PHOTOS of the event, of course I DIDN'T go there ㅋㅋㅋ but a GOOD friend of mine went to the FESTIVAL!~ For those who INTERESTED to join the event and looking for more INFORMATION, you CAN visit here. 

Sources: http://www.seoullantern.com/en/
               https://www.facebook.com/seoullanternfestival/?__mref=message_bubble

Photo Credit: My Friend

Event: Gwangju World Kimchi Festival

As WINTER approaching, it's been COLD in Korea LATELY. Some of my Korean friends said its UNPREDICTABLE these days, the temperature can DROP a lot and the next day is fine CHILLING day~As I NEVER been living in 4 SEASONS countries I wonder HOW they manage to the sudden CHANGE weather. Aha, now I got it, weather FORECAST plays important ROLE to them~ㅋㅋㅋ

These days I saw few of my FRIENDS traveling to KOREA somehow I'm NOT that pleased with them. ㅋㅋㅋ NOT much EXCITED like I used to be.ㅋㅋㅋ Anyway back to our TOPIC for today, whole WORLD knows that going to Korea WITHOUT tasting KIMCHI is like "are you SURE you been to KOREA? Perhaps you went to DIFFERENT countries?? lol O-o

KIMCHI known all over the WORLD as ONE of the BEST healthiest food. Even though, some PEOPLE will think TWICE before having it DUE to the SMELL or TASTE. (For those who HATE garlic). Honestly I'm NOT a big fan of it especially CABBAGE kimchi. Yes I know there are not MORE than 100 types of KIMCHI according to PROVINCE, but still I CANNOT make it as my favorite.ㅋㅋㅋ Like I mentioned earlier there are not MORE than 100 of Kimchi types but I PREFER RADISH kimchi or known as kkakdugi (깍두기) be it DRY version or NORMAL one, I can easily FINISH 1 small bowl alone by MYSELF.ㅋㅋㅋ

In Korea, the BEST season for making KIMCHI is during AUTUMN. Most of Koreans will GATHER with their FAMILY members during AUTUMN for making kimchi TOGETHER. You might think it just for a WEEK stock? You are WRONG!ㅋㅋㅋ The STOCK can last for a SEASONS.ㅋㅋㅋ No KIDDING! You ll see how BIG the container is and how many KILOGRAM they make EACH time!ㅋㅋ I CAN'T imagine MYSELF washing those cabbage ALONE for making KIMCHI.ㅋㅋㅋ

Long time ago, making KIMCHI activities only FAMOUS within FAMILY/LOCAL but these days they make such CLASS for FOREIGNERS too. This hands on EXPERIENCE not only BENEFICIAL to FOREIGNERS but showing how IMPORTANT is for KOREAN to PROTECT their CULTURAL/custom. Honestly I NEVER attend these CLASSES but if I'm GOING there again in the FUTURE, why not.~ Good NEWS is for those who PLAN or even have a TICKET to Korea now, they can JOIN this EVENT for hands on experience.

The event will be HELD at GWANGJU from 18 NOVEMBER to 22 NOVEMBER 2016. The event will take place at GWANGJU KIMCHI TOWN. This event is FREE admission but for PARTICIPATE it there will be participant FEES. For more INFORMATION about it, visit here.   

p/s: If you are big FAN of KIMCHI, you can buy it and brought home. DRY version or NORMAL one, are AVAILABLE at some AIRPORT DUTY FREE store. For those in Korea why not JOIN the event! I'm sure it going to be AWESOME experience!~~~

Source: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=697371

Photo Credit: nerdygaga.com 
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