Happy B'Day, Freya...^^

The Birthday girl woke up and we were then...ready to have the small party. She was so startled to see that the cake was right next to her when she woke up.

Since Pororo is like the president for most kids in Korea, I think my daughters, too, were also somewhat withdrawn into the wonder of this little Penguin called Pororo...that even for a birthday cake, she ordered the one with Pororo on top of it.^^ 

Five candles kinda of represented how Freya has achieved much and more importantly....how she has managed to fit into the Korean life....she is currently under taking... 

As I put on some finishing touch or garnish...Freya could not just keep her eyes off the campus..

생일 축하해요, 프레야^^

Selamat Ultah, my daughter, Freya^^

We all love you...

Happy Birthday, Freya^^

Freya, Happy Birthday. It was my daughter's B'day.

On July 25 Freya became 4 years old or 5 y.o. in Korean age^^

My daughter downloaded the android app. where we could take pictures with Pororo characters..

I was the first to try it out^^

 

Then, her sister, Eyra, got a chance to kiss Pororo. 

Freya herself loves Krong so much that she insisted on taking a pic. with him.^^. 

Gosh..she really loves Krong

Now back to her sitster...

Another shot with Pororo the little pengiun...

Eyra was the one who downloaded the app and she was the one who liked to experiment with the application...

Ooops ...

That's more like it. 

What a little cute Pororo wanna-be^^

The cake arrived and the birthday girl was fall asleep.

Oh swell, we might as well wait for her to wake up, then.

Pororo cake was the one that Freya'd been dreaming of having for weeks prior to her B'day.

So, she was soooo excited upon finding out the present she had.

The Dark Knight Rises @ Lotte Cinema

Summer Blockbuster? Yep, that's what I've been cramming myself into lately. 

The thing was that...there are lots of new movies pouring into the cinema that I cannot keep up with.

I did not have a chance to see the Amazing Spiderman when all of a sudden one month passed my by without leaving me any chance of watching it.

Then...Came Along Batman...

The only thing I could do so as not miss the chance of being zapped into the latest and last trilogy of Christopher Nolan's Batman was.........getting myself into the nearest theater in my neighborhood and cooled myself down for more than 2.5 hours....in the world of Gotham's city.

I loved the movie.

Now....being in Lotte Cinema watching The Dark Knight...

 has been one of the memorable highlights of my first week of fasting. ^^

AHA. 

Oh, gosh...does it mean that I could not refrain myself from worldly matter such as movie-infatuation?

Oh...NO.

Anyway...the Dark Knight will be ...

all remembered fully in full circle of my movie experience right here in Korea.

Ramadan in Korea: Itaewon Mosque

This was the third day of the Ramadan. Since I got no class that day...I rushed myself to the Mosque at Itaewon. Just wanted to feel the real Ramadan among other fellow friends from other countries. We are observing the fasting month so it would be a great time to mingle and get to know one another...

( The picture about: I took right before Magrib)

Another angle of the Mosque where I was. I stood on the left side of the 2nd floor of the Mosque to capture the evening sky in Ramadan in Korea.

Apart from admiring the beauty that Allah has put into the evening sky, for sure..I also wanted to take this picture...  just for the sake of remembering my being there.^^

Inside the Mosque. People were seen reciting Al Quran, praying, and some were asleep. ^^ Well, there are many ways to spend an afternoon right before Breaking the Fast.

(keisengan). A bit restless of what to do next after praying for a while. I took a snap of one section inside the Mosque where...some books on Islam were written in Indonesiab, Malay, Uzbekistan, Arabic, and others...

Now...it was the breaking the fast time. After having served our Magrib prayers, people started to go down stairs and made a queue to receive their portion of meals as a part of the breaking the fasting tradtion.

The moon somewhat greeted us from above. Lots of people were taking a queue lining up... 

It was the situation right before the dusk or magrib. I took a chance to take a picture when the committee were preparing for Breaking the fast tradition or iftar...The beverages, the milk banana, dates were all put on their plates and places..and people would just sit down accordingly ...mingled with anyone.

This is the fasting month schedule that I took a chance to take a picture of.

Some of the jamaah were already there sitting and preparing themselves for the break fast.

The other section of the lot. More and more people were pouring in...

The dates were the main dish or the most important meal for breaking the fast as it was the very food that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had for breaking the fast...

The last two pictures that I wanted to put in this blog are....

The Itaewon Mosque facade at Dusk.

I loved the serenely peaceful atmosphere and the calmly tranquil feeling I had when visiting this Mosque...

Eyra's Got a Medical Check Up

A week before having a summer vacation, all school children in Korea got to have their medical check up for free in designated hospital by the Korean government. So did Eyra. Her Cheongryang Elementary School had assigned two near by hospital: Kyunghee Hospital and 휘경동 삼육병원 (Hwigyeong don Samyuk Hospital)

We could choose one between the two. We were about to choose the first one when the time table was not suitable for us. As for me who have only time during weekends, we decided to take Eyra to Samyook Hospital. It turned out the service and the medical check up were both well managed and professionally carried out. At least that's how I felt as a parent.

The one to one consultation with the doctor had also provided me with an insight that the staffs were excellent. 

All in all..Eyra got her health checked. Now...the next question...what's next?

Paprika .....party

This is a kind of new post into my blog. I mean...the theme is about...fruits. no...vegetables. Paprika. Just bought three fresh-looking colorful paprika from a nearby market.

Simply intrigued by their colors, I bought three of them for just 2450 Won. So, it was pretty much cheaper than the ones I bought...in Winter...when everything was overpriced. 

Take the party started....by clicking on the camera...and got each member of the family got a pose with these cute little veggies. 

My turn...to take the paprika and got them all held on my palm and ready for camera. 

What a summer night action it was...

The flash light was way too bright, I guess. But, that's what my wife wanted to.

Now the blurry effect of the camera sort of soothed in the effect of having the colorful paprika party.

Another way to spend a hot summer night at home.........

A Lunch @ the outskirt of Seoul

Just a-45 minute drive with my colleague Mr. Lee Chul Woo who invited us on a lunch trip to a nearby area where lots of Korean traditional houses were, we arrived at a restaurant called 주구미  or Jugumi. 

It was located just at the Hangang riverbank at the outskirt of Seoul's north-eastern area.

주구미  Korean Traditional Restaurant was indeed a luxurious restaurant which boasts full of main dish to be served with palatable exquisiteness. 

The day was a bit cloudy that time, but it did not hinder us from enjoying the outdoor view as well. In fact, Hangang from that perspective was different from what we usually see in Seoul.

What would a summer be without patpingsu...or summer delicacy like this one.

A view I took in between the shades of numerous trees dotted the front yard of the restaurant. Hangang was visible down there...

The lush green of small garden circling around the restaurant indeed gave a positive outlook and ambiance to the restaurant....already taunted as one of the bests..

After having lunch, a quick snap shot of my family...

The parking lots were fully jammed packed with Seoulites (apparantly) who wanted to have a different kind of experience of lunch or dining at this place.

The dish we had was served beautifully. A feast to the eyes as well as to the palate...

be it from the very beginning of the appetizer right onto the main course ....overall...it was a sheer delight. 

Dynamic Busan: (Part 38) The Highlights...

Busan....Busan...Busan....It's Marina City. Drenched in the shower of lights from the towering sky scrappers as the backdrop of our picture, we were so excited to there. Along with friends from Korea and  many other nationalities, we were there as part of our visit to the 'Dynamic Busan' Only Busan Fam Tour arranged by the Korea Brand Communicator and Busan City Government.

The leap of Joy and Exhilaration at the Nurimaru APEX House. 

We'd figured out a way to expel and release the tumultuous energy inside us...

JUMP into the air...

Another pic. I'd like to put down on this blog, the very same spot and time where we were still at Marina City, Busan. ( A must-visit spot for everyone to enjoy the night view of Busan)

A mimicking pose for one of the famous David La Chapelle's works of arts staged at BEXCO.

A healing pose at the Taejeongdae. Why not pose for a while as if I was contemplating on a big rock overlooking the ocean...

A Memoir with friends at Taejeongdae...

A group photo in front of the Gijang Etiquette School. 

A Shaky cam of me on top of a mountain ....overlooking... Busan's night view...

At the station. before departing to Seoul on board KTX.