Memory in Korea - winter sonata 2008 (part 5)

while typing this post, i watch the korean drama mary me,mary! 9-11 just watch at kbs world..then continue episode 9 at jacinda entertainmet...weeee~~~~

ok our 3rd day in korea...
its Christmas eve in Korea.... the population of Christianity in korea i'll said most of them la.. today we heading to Everland the biggest outdoor theme park in korea.. more or less like Disneyland la...masyallah sgt la rmi org kat sini...but heran jugak...dorg ni x raya ker...? our tommy pun x raya..huahuahua....ish..i asked tommy, y so many ppl? r they not celebrating Christmas with their family? he said...Christmas is a day spending time with family outing..gtu.. dorg lebey suka celebrate dgn pi holiday...layan.....xpela dah culture depa...our culture is spending time dgn ziarah-menzirahi...kan...

Everland such a big park...like sgt..ye la i xpnah pergi Disneyland kan..in Korea they hv also Lotte World~this one indoor theme park..we all g Everland je..no time.. hehehehe...spend at entrance je half an hour..a bunch of people k... who those yg suka sgt pi sini ade VIP access ... beli kad for 1 year, u cnt entered any time u want! ;) no need to Q, got xpress enterance!
payment? i dunno...yg kami masuk pun..i no idea how much it cost me.. dalam pakej...
dapat nose red sempena merry Christmas!...

a whole day spending time at Everland.. 1st we all Q untuk masuk zoo die..long Q ooo..aish...its like petting zoo, kami dok dlm bas, haiwan kat luar..lucky for us dapat bus n x cmpr ngn local ppl.. bcos we speak english..takut depa x phm! then kami tgk perarakan disney characters.. my family and i tgk dr jauh je.. ade snow white, mickey, n many more

while ppl watched the perarakan, kami cpt2 get chances try a few game kat ctu..org x rmi Q.. yg kami try adalah rotating house...weee~ eventho x phm wht the story abt~~of coz in korean...layan je la...really fun oke...kat msia xde lagi i rase...after tht all going dizzy..
we're siblings =)
my sis hold a bag of shopping... i got the fridge magnet for my collection..

pastu dpt la try chair lift..gayat habes...huahuahua...ape yg xbest kat cni, due to time constraint la...suppose we try all the game...tp x pe la...our clicks yg lain langsung x try..just mingle around je..hahahaha lagi rugi..at least kami do a part kan..we lunch inside a park kat foodcourt die..well dah lapo sgt...wpun sdikit kebimbangan untuk take the food..well u get it kan???? tp jamah jugak sedikit nak alas perut...hurm~ the rest kami byk bli kat snack bar... ape yg i regret sgt...missed to take the chezzy stick..i thought its non-halal.. tht y i diam je...time nak balik 2 i nmpk our tour leader si zara makan... i tny die ape tuh?? die kate chezzy stickkk... warghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! sbb shape die sgt la appetite.. tu yg teruja tuh..last skali i mintak cket rase ngn die.... huhuhuhuhuhu...
before we leave Everland.. take some pic with my clicks.. zara who lady in white hot jacket..

at the evening we're scheduling to take the river cruise at Han River.. so time to back to city of Seoul... ;)
for our dinner we have muslim restaurant at seoul.. Indian muslim... suke2...dpt mkn ayam... sume mcm teruja lebih dan adrenaline pun di tahap maximum.... sape x suke.. 3 hari asyik mkn ikan,seafood n sayur...huhuhuhuhu...
menu: mcm2, roti nan,nasi beriyani, dessert lagi..ok time to full yr belly...

after dinner, we went to jetty, Han River ni...merentasi city of seoul.. so mcm perkara must do la kalo kat korea... nice u can see the lights in the city..mlm kan~ xtvt di dalam cruise... nothing! camwhore je la..yg ade persembahan live kat stage bawah~ oh cruise 2 tingkat..we all kat tingkat atas..pastu lukis potret, my sis sempat la lukis gmbr untuk souvenier bf die...huh..xbrape nak cntik pon... wah... tp kat dlm cruise pun sejuk bangat..dahla suhu below 5, plus lagi angin sungai.,, haruslah nak tercabut kepala kalo dok kat luar cruise tuh... my sis n lil bro nk sgt snap pic...pergi la jugak...i x tahan! we took cruise almost 2 hour..a bit bored la...

my sis nak sgt bergambar kat love lights ni..i x sanggup nak accompany die...


after cruise ride, nak keluar jetty plak, hujan okeh plus heavy windy..harus lah stranded kat jetty je half an hour...dah reda cket..kami berlari nak masuk bus...wakakakaka... mmg menusuk tulang okeyyy!!! rase mcm dah x berguna kumpul lemak kat badan..igt leh memanaskan badan...jgn harap!!!!!!!!!!!

b4, check - in hotel...tgk2 nite view of Seoul..sgt la meriah with the lights and deco for christmas! lovely beautiful... ;)

so, we stay at Renaissance Seoul City..tommorrow will be a great city tour and shopping timeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Memory in Korea - winter sonata 2008 (part 4)

2nd day at korea....
hurm..our breakfast served in the coffee house yg ntah ceruk mane kot kat hotel tuh...like kota sesat nak cr coffee house die.. w/pun we requested muslim package but uoals hv to beware the dish tht serve to u..sumtime they dunno wht is halal food actually..wht they know it pork free...~~ sensitivity islam haruslah dijaga ye... they serve us the corn dog tht claim is halal...might be a plant based...but i told my clicks not to take tht bcause its doubful..hehehehe... buffet die yg best nye ade local fruit k..like rambutan, mata kucing..tp sumenyer dah lebam..we asked our tour guide..where they got that?..he said parcel from malaysia...ouchhh!!!!

after b/fast we went to ski place... woit~ while arriving bestnyer tgk snowboarder tu main...cm senang je kan... i dreaming la...alangkah bestnyer kalo la i leh wat... hurm~~ our clicks mostly want to ski..but for me ski not my excitement...snow board lagi besh! hua...cocky tau! =P i asked my bro to accompany me.. but he asked me r u sure? i said im not..tht y i asked u to join me... we? confiussss...die pun x sure...wakakakaka....

for ski riding u hv to pay lebey kurang 150rm to rent the suit n equip n coaching... snow board lg mahal..tp malangnyer.. org yg coach snow board xde...hukhukhuk...melepas... i told my bro suh ski ride je.. i xnk..die pun xnk..at last..my family member sume xde yg ski ride..kami lepak je...clicks lain..try jugak biasala bile 1st time ski ride..byk yg jatuh dr yg slide...kuankuang..then ride 15min je..yg lain snap pic...al-maklumler....

here the xtvt at 02 ski..

lepaking while waiting the others... we drink coffee a lot bcos of the weather.. common coffee pun cost me 9 bucks..ahaks.. i'll spend a lot of coffee okeh..

we cnt stand anymore abt the weather..so we step back n see them from the inside... =)
we again... behind us its the pro snowboarder.. they on practice... kagum okeh!.. tommy said they practice for next winter olympics..uiks.. hebat!!! they tried the new place n looking for the thrill... hukhukhuk....
after that we transferred for lunch... aha! the best time ever..korean food again.. in this rest yg best nyer it 'ikan bilis' and 'dried seaweed' wau!!!! w/pun lauk cikai jer..itu la heaven namenyer... of coz korean style... mari....

luncheon at this restaurant =)

really luv this pic.. taken by me =) journey to the station... snow white.. like (>_<)

full stomach..ok we heading to mount sorak - the national theme park - like us we have rite? tmn negara endau n many more.. the mt sorak... best lo...best scenery... we ride a cable car to the top..n on the top...THANK GOD.. we felt the snow falling..OMG.. eventho..xsmpi 10 min... we njoy ok..at least x kempunan tgk snow fall....

the view taken from cable car..while i snap this pic..my dad asked tommy where is the north korea..he point the finger behind the mountain..hiks!!!

smpi kat top station je..actually not the top lo...we hv to climb into the top..my nanny n my mom just sit at the station..bcause like a really danger condition..bcause the track or the staircase fully covered over snow ok..my leg always into a deep snow...uiks..muatan lebeh kot..thts y slalu tenggelam..really hard to climb... tommy always said be careful ladies..ok we will tommy! sgt la jauh nak climb..tp scenery masya-allah sgt heaven n indah..u will cried okeh.. okeh i hv to full of spirit to climb- mmg x larat kalo nak ikot kan..tp i nekad.. i told myself bukan senang nak dtg.. we hv to appreciate the moment..ok go...while climbing sempat la snap pic...well....

my elder sis dah x larat...she stop at the last track b4 on the top hill and having some coffee with my dad.. i told her y dont u just go..she said she like dying and tired..ok ill go... on the track tu ade la worker yg bersihkan snow..i siap tlg die lagi..really hard to walk n climb bcause its slippery very2much... on the last step i cnt stand anymore...its so slippery..somehow my shoes pun tapak die sgt tidak membantu... hurm... tommy really hard to hold me to stand..but me not take as a change to make me in danger zone..ok fine i will see the scenery.. thts it w/pun x dpt snap pic puas2 kan..stranded on the big rock...kihkihkih...

my lil bro having fun taking pic on the top... i ? behind the big rock..cnt walk anymore!

almost 20 minutes... on the top ..suddenly heavy snow windy comes acroos to us...arghh... ape lagi cpt2 kami turun... turun laju cket... hehehehehehe.... ok puas hati..so lovely scenery k... dapat rasa snow fall lagi... best ever.. my sis pun agree..its the best place...

us..taking pic again and again... see the track.. fully covered by snow.. could u imagine i walk on the snow..hurm..really tired..

sempat lagi my dad did snow slide while bus stop for refreshing... sempat jugak tgk the korean fishing on the river in winter...

as usual we had our dinner outside hotel... that nite we having a vege steamboat...ok la..table beside us siap bbq what..hiks..bbq ape? paham2 je la...hahahahaha.... we admit they cant serve us, but they managed to avoid us frm that its okeh... =)

having vege steamboat...lucky for us..i be prepared by food canned tin..so we sharing dgn clicks..them our tommy just excited abt our food canned what eva la tommy! siap taken pic okeh.. =P
zara also bought the dried ikan bilis sambal..she more prepared for us..because on that time she been in korea for 6 times okeh...her job rite..wht to do...

2nd day ended with luvly memoir...
btw i got semput that nite.. my mom and my sis dah risau dah its bcause i push myself to the top of mt sorak..like cm putus nafas..hikhikhikhik..
the hotel tht we stayed like korean neighborhood.. typical korean house... tdo atas lantai... the floor got warmer and very soft while u step... sonok sgt! cm dalam cte...
noted: we stayed a nite at different hotel...best! =)

end for 2nd day... =)

Memory in Korea - winter sonata 2008 (part 3)

aish...mcm drama episod plak...hahahaha n_n
nak jugak buat episod.... =P

k, we arrived at incheon airport at 7 in the morning..
after pass the imigration.. frankly speaking its huge airport..but KLIA lg besar! =).. we get dress and fresh up bcoz according to our itinerary ..trus g visit Nam-I island... weeeeee~~~ sgt suke.... dalam kotak fikiran island dlm cite winter sonata..ader ride yg 4 org...tu je sebab tgk fahsa sanda punye pic vacation! =)

our tour guide its Tommy originally from korea!
our tripmates its couple frm damansara (newlywed), doc family from klantan... a restaurant owner family from terengganu , a cute family from Setiawangsa n us the biggie family... (>_<).. according to our tour leader..her name is ZARA... actually, our tour guide is a man from malaysia who has been in KOREA a long ago..but his hv a prob..so we cnt get him...ok no biggie... let do it TOMMY... after get some fresh up...we walk to our tour bus...lepas je keluar airport we seen the heavy snow on the side road.. and when we speak..some fresh air come out from our mouth~~~~gila jakun!!!! tommy said we missed the heavy snow last nite...huks! ala~~~~ terlepas! xpe2... ada 6 days more hopefully we get the snow falling into us... straight for NamI island..journey took more than 1 hour...apelagi..sume terlentoq atas bus... while arriving on jetty...we got excitement bck! yehaaaaaaaaaaaaa.....NamI island i'm cominggggggggg........... winter holiday kat korea at tht time..so mny ppl~ mostly the korean ppl..coming from where i dunno...might be frm the south n north...students pun ramai...ade jugak terserempak chinesse group frm malaysia... yg pasti we all je yg bertudung... no racist okeh!!!! boat ride heading to the island took us 15 min... while arriving sgt teruja... nak tgk x... jap..jap.. msk2 je...nk pic ngn snow man nih...huahuahua... gile jakun...~
k lah mmg sgt best la scenery die...so romantic ever la... dulu tour guide kami ckp island ni org x pandang... after winter sonata...shooting here n the drama become pecah panggung... KTO pun trus planning as must visit place in list while in KOREA..ok la... tht y ade tugu dorg...


ini die tugu nyer...my sis in action~~~she crazy abt korea...the show,the food,the actor, the drama... huks.. berangan je la ko yer... but we planning for jeju island ... =)
ok..after we walking! we walk okeh..! tgk scnery n main snow fighting...mkn2 jagung 'weird'- jagung die sticky..i dnt like..but its nice to try..kalo x, x tahu!....camwhore at every single angle...dlm ladies pun nak snap gmbr! ahaks~~~

nasi goncang for our lunch at NamI island~ its just simple dish-but yet u hv to tried...like trademark while u in Korea...the owner give us the glove bcos u hv to shake b4 eating and the box is hot-tht y the glove is given.. =)
ingredient.. korean rice, egg and add sum 'sambal' korea version... x kenyang sgt pun..tp oke la...last we all tried ubi bakar..ah..its cost me 9 buck for 3 ketul..okla value buy..sbb sejuk kan!!!! we share dgn our tripmate...just to taste it...~ cm biasa my sis yg gila korea..2 smpi skang try buat kat umah~ unfortunately..its burn!!!! huahuahua n_n
this is the alley!!!!!! u see the sun kan... honestly sgt sejuk okeh... it almost -6 degree celcius.... x tipu hokey!!!!
see the man behind us? tht the newly wed... they get along with us..he spoke to us..luckly we join us..sbb kalo g berdua takot boring...kihkihkihkih....his wife same age with my sis...

i luv this pic.. =) the girls in my family... oppsss! my mom n my nanny either...tp x masuk dlm pic.. we call the frozen tree pic... couple behind us.. cm shooting drama kan? tp x lah they just like us...snap pic at anywhere... =P

our 1st day ended by our great dinner together at somewhere in rural city~ x ingat dah nama die..sebelum tu we checked - in at O2 ski resort..very nice hotel.. tp while arrived nak turun bus pergi hotel tu we like dying u know...its windy nite plus minus degree celcius lagi on the top of mountain lagi..because we scheduled to ski tomorrow!!!!!!! like nak tercabut our nose...my cheek got blush...warghhhh!!!! nah rasekan...nk sgt winter...amek... tp sgt berpuas hati that hotel...tht time the hotel just launch in 2 weeks...we're lucky guest... room for 2 pun leh sumbat 4 person because.. we got 2 queen size bed and very comfort pillow n quilt... the room just big enough for us... warmer lagi.. secutiy code jgn ckp...terbaekkkk!!!!!!!!!!!! tp yg sgt x besh nyer... bell die sgt la perlahan... 1st my lil bro yg xdpt masuk sbb my dad tdo ngn die xdgr die bell.... then my sis yg tido ngn i g la tlg tny kat reception...pastu she told me..dont sleep yet..kang x pasal2...die yg locked out...rupe2 nyer btol..she leave for help..die yg lock out...huahuahauhau... really tired at the 1st day...tdo x ingt...pas tu dpt comfort dgn bilik yg begitu...haruslahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our 1 day ended............5 day more... =)

Memory in Korea - winter sonata 2008 (part 2)

after everybody agree with our plan.. including my nanny.. we booked n of course hv to pay the deposit.. we went to branch of SRI SUTERA at KLCC..nice~ the person who dealing with me also nice...u know wht its only 3 week left tht time b4 we take off to korea.. we requested of MUSLIM package of course..after tht we smile 2gether bcause our dream become real... FYI, it been hard to my family sit 2gether n holiday all 2gether.. so my plan almost success... w/pun time tu blum apply cuti pun.. my sis n i time to contract ngn gov.. we confuse either nak tulis surat ke KP to infrm we going abroad or not... but we just the contract worker...hurmmm..last skali we decided not to inform..kalo inform byk procedure..hurm~~ kang byk lagi masalah dan masalah... tp now we confirm as gov servant next plan..hv to do la.... =I

our trip it scheduled for 6 days... we having KOREAN AIR with us at midnite.. ptg tuh i sempat keja lagi oke! cuti dah xde..unless u unpaid leave..tp my biggie bos manyak songeh time tuh...nk x nk keje la..also my sis..b4 to we fight each other..1st we got the date on sunday to take off..suddenly they arrange it to tuesday on midnite.. thts y i keje lagi...hurm..my elder sis dah bengang sbb x sbr2 nak pi..hurm time tu die cuti u boleh la..consider sket ngn i yg keje time tuh...hurmmm

okla we go to KLIA is early at 8 okeh eventho flight scheduled on 1am.. k la i kna tggu tour leader.. the company just give me the num..ok la tggu punye tggu..xsmpi2..hurmm we take our dinner 1st at McD... our preparation xde la berhabis sgt..sume nye cr kat uptown je.. n also ihsan my sis yg br balik US..of coz we rembat je hot jaket die..xde la n bli winter suit smpi beratus rm k.... my tips: just go to uptown n get yr winter suit..my dad bought her mine at 30bucks... of coz la bundle...tp just remember..brape kali sgt la dorg pki..sebab dorg pun xgune.. xpyh membazir, baik u spend money wisely for shopping..ahaks! =D

after 2 hour waiting for tour leader...finally she's appear..lady in white oke..malay girl..nice..rupenye kami sebaya...hehehehe~~ we got into boeing korean air.. 6 hour journey...ape yg menariknye on the plane.. the lead FA will announce in 3 languages english,korea n malay! wah kagum!!!! w/pun agak pelat...tp sgt oke for the beginning...i know..i know.. she just remembered the lines....

n the FA outfit so nice...my mom n i like the hairband.. the ribbon like so unique...cm nak mintak je wat souvenir... biasala flight mlm...they offer us the orange juice n snack before we take off... im dying oke on the flight... dinner at mcD sgt x kenyang... my lil bro n i je xtdo sbb kami sgt kebulor..i dah start membebel sbb flight i to INDIA pun 2x die serve makan...huh! next 4 hour br die serve b/fast..aishhhh..ape lagi...makan x igt dunia... hehehehehe..

hurm...our 'bekalan' to KOREA just 'sarang de ghaba' - the song from my girl .. yg lain we'll x tau... hahahahaha
time to we crazy about full house n my girl... winter sonata layan sket2 je~xsuke coz sad story ending!
just arrived at Incheon airport..

Memory in Korea - winter sonata 2008 (part 1)

its been 2 years i leave Korea.. cewahhh!!!!
1st entry dah buat..tp nak buat lg..nak jugak! because trip ni i yg arrange..smpi bergaduh adik-beradik, smpi kena marah ngn boss.. tp sgt la berbaloi..

1st nak cte cmne tercetus idea..nak pi korea..time 2 korea its not the choosen 1.. hukhukhukhuk...evetho rmi yg x realize pun...

last 3 yrs my sis in US for practical traning..ALABAMA la yg paling tepatnye.. my family planning to visit her..unfortunately..it cost us more than 50000rm hokey...well i hv a big family 9 of us..weee~ n my sis refuse bcause she said in ALABAMA no places to visit..summore die ssh nak cuti..okehlah..my mom change the plan n looking fwd to AUSTRALIA n NZ ~~~weee...i like... BUT... tunggu my sis balik.... ok setttt...

aug2008 - my sis balik frm US... pendekkan cte...oCT2008 - my parent,my nanny n my elder sis going umrah for ramadhan..after bck frm mecca..my dad told me..he wnt go holiday with our biggie family...whole family oke..not exception any1.. he told me to arrange..bcos he so tired to work..he wnt more fresh air...of coz we heading with my mom choices..aussie n nz... time 2 mid nov..we searching..yg byknyer i n my elder sis la... 1st we ask budget perperson then we select the season (oversea k) i nak spring... bcause i taught it must be mind blowing tgk flower2 lg2 tulips kan???
time kat KASHMIR i dah rse winter..but spring just started..tulip x bloom lg..kempunan...my dad dh rse winter at beijing n aussie, my mom dah rse kat london.. my sis of course..but mendpt tentangan dr my elder sis - sbb die lom rse also my lil bro n sis...oklah to be fair..we woud like to feel the winter again... =)

ok..we looked at aussie..malangnyer aussie in summer okeh tht time...lgpun no date available with our leave.. we hv to consider my leave,my sis leave n uni leave okeh...n also the budget...hehehehe~~ after we searching at net..and look at travel agent... suddenly i'll be attracted by this pic okey...



pic courtesy from POTO TRAVEL

lebey kurang cenggini lah..gmbr tu.. while we cracked our head thinking abt our trip.. tetibe i got the idea..y dont we try KOREA..check punye check.. its winter time...yehaaaaaa... so..ape lg send la email to travel agent..as many as can to give us the best price and the best service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! w/pun x brape famous time tuh..tp ade relative yg dah join she said no regret!!!!

oke..we open talk to my parents..my dad as usual..ok je..but my mom look like no excitement..tp ape2 hal kalo banker dah kate oke..she must follow the rules..yehaaaaa... but budget still the same..oke..

after got feedback we tried POTO TRAVEL..more convenience but it full already..of coz la..time tuh cuti Christmas..ok we tried SRI SUTRA TRAVEL..they will arrange follow our date..n our availability but the price..a bit over the budget..after we talked to banker..1st we expected tht he can refuse..but after i terangkan..n added some pity face ( yela takut x jd langsung!) he smile n he said oke... keterujaan bermula disini....

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Halal Prcatice Course

Last 2 week i hv been to HDC Training programme @ IIUM, Gombak
seyesly, it very hectic week ~ 8 days non stop..ahad pun langgar je..
but ~ the content was awesome... dr zero knowledge to 70% confident tht i'm ready and able to teach the Halal Practice subject for next coming sem.. >_
From syariah law to TOT... really useful for future..
after this, hv to aware and beware the food tht consume every single day... ;)
logo halal, e coding, emulsifier, ayam lemas... tht the issue tht we have facing nowadays... so all muslim out there pls find the halalan and toyibban food...its fardu for us...if u doubtful pls leave it..

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conclusion for attending this course :

1. sgt berguna hokeyy!!!!!!
2. byk yg dipelajari dan insyallah akan meng'implement' dlm kehidupan seharian
3. tp sgt la penat... yg x tahan kena present smpi 2x.. ketar oi... kna plak tajuknye ish2.. n_n
4.test lagi 2 hari..sgt la stresssssssss
5. hopefully will pass... kalo x mane nak letak muka oi.........
6. experience ~ aku sembelih ayam okeyyyyyyyy......... tp ayam aku tuh makruh dimakan coz tidak berada dalam keadaan suci dan aku sedikit menyakiti ayam itu kerana kedudukan pisau yang berjalan2... ok what!!! 1st time ever k... member aku 3 org slaughter smpi putus kepala ~ pisau tajam sgt... tp tetap HALAL k... siap bbq mlm 2 ayam yg disembelih... mak suke k! =)
out of 20..19 chic kami korban wat bbq .... hanya 1 ekor je HARAM kerana tidak putus 4 uratnyer!
7. sgt kagum dgn trainer yg train kami... expert in their field.. ade yg bhgn slaughter ni..ustaz muda k.. kagum weiiiiii....
8. will consider to do a PHD in Halal Practice - berangannnnnnnn... master pun x habesssssss...... sudah la oi... =P
9. HDC is the best for their field - any inquiries abt HALAL n HARAM n SYUBHAH... do contact them... God will help finding the answer =)