Sekitar Rumah. . .

Hampir tiap hari hrs lwt eskalator ini jika ke mana-mana. 

Sangat nyaman krn hanya 200 m dr tmpt tggl kita, lngsng bs cabut ke mana pun kita mau. Sampe bandara pun bs jg!!! Apa nggak asik tuh?

En...yg lbh asik lg, bnyk yg ada di sktr sini. E-mart tentu. Baskin ono. Paris B. Welah yo iyo. Walo nggak.ada J.Co...DD bolehlah. Blm.lg pasar....resto-resto...hmmm...

Night Biking + Ice Cream!

Since it's a bit cool and breezy....and since I got some errands to do, I was thinking of going on a bike.

But....Freya insisted on going along with me.Well, we might as well take a night biking then.

The bike line in our neighborhood was just completed a few months ago. The idea of cherishing the moment came along as we were passing it through.

Freya did enjoy the time we spent biking. Oh....actually she's sitting on the front while I was pedalling the bike. She got numb but enjoyed it anyway.

. . What's a better way to end our journey? Ice cream.scooping.!!!

Right. . . Cookie choco plus green tea choco...

. .perfected the night.^^

Eyra's Works of Arts

Eyra's extra-curricular has been 'clay-making' class. Yup, she's really into play-doh.  

The other day..she just dropped herself right in front of the door as soon as she reached the floor. 

hmm..wonder why. It turned out..she's a bit tired after making this. 

Well, it is intricately nice. 

But..she told me that it took her her arms and legs (noo....just kidding) to make this Spongebob notebook+post-it came to life.^^ 

BUUUUUTTT...just when I thought she'd finished or given up making any more crafts with play-doh...she made Baskin Robbin like play-doh. 

And even she made the BR sign by herself. 

Okay...let's have some ice cream, then.

Summer Treat

What would a summer treat in Korea be without any ice cream or patpingsu?

So, the other day...just when I thought the girls were home, it turned out that they were hanging out in the neighborhood's one and only Paris Baguette Cafe.

I learned it from my wife's Kakao Talk message..telling me that they were cooling OFF themselves in the air-conditioned cafe at Paris Baguette. 

Just in time when they're about to finish...I took a snap pic of their FUN from the street. 

Before entering the cafe, I managed to take one more shot at their 'cooling-off' afternoon activity at the 2nd floor of Paris Baguette. 

no..not this one. It's another SUMMER treat we had..the other day.

Actually we'd just finished having a dinner invitation..and yet...we did not go home right afterwards..instead..we veered off into...Baskin R's ice cream. 

Back to Paris Baguette, it's the fruit-patpingu that they ordered. 

And this is the very picture that they sent me..to entice or lure me to come...^^

Freya's Birthday (Again), but ...

Yes....but...this time...the celebration is with their Eonni, Subin Eonni. 

Subin eonni had made a promise to her that she would come today and brought her an ice cream cake! So, here they were....celebrating Freya's 7th birthday again..^^ 

Just by looking at her looks, I could see that Freya did enjoy (another) round of birthday. Well,  oh well....you must've been lucky to have lots of people...doing it for you, Freya.

What would a cake (though it's actually ice cream)...be without candles to blow? 

So...My Mother is An Alien + Blueberry + Chocolate Fuzz + Vanilla + Tiramisu flavored icecream were mixed neatly into a cake.

What a treat.

Thank you, Subin eonni for coming and giving us another fun to dig for. 

* Oh...just when I thought that it's done...

Freya and Eyra's eonni promised to take them to cat's cafe @ Myeongdong. ^:^

Almost Midnight's Ice Cream

It's almost 11 pm and we just got back from having a celebration of the end of the Ramadan this year. We got a huge dinner...

to top it off, the weather was a bit hotter ...now...it's a bit chilling actually.

Wait...hot or chilly?

It's an important thing to talk about since should it rain, we cannot but make our way back home......drenched in wet. 

But luckily...tonight..the sky's bright and the wind's blowing too...which brings us to the conclusion..that everyone should enjoy summer no matter what.

This time...we dropped by at the nearby Baskin Robbins.
See? they know more and its' good. 

Jajan Teruuuusssss ^0^

Kalo nggak sama mamanya...ya sama papanya. jan...jan...kalo enggak es krim yo...lotteria..kalo enggak Baskin Robbins ya...pokoke men..es krim maning...es krim maning. ^^ 

Kakean jajan tenan cah loro iki. Lha piye coba....wis dipengeng ora kene. lha bapak karo embok-e juga seneng jajan kalo lagi jalan-jalan. ^^ 

Yo wis...asalkan kalian senang...dan sadar bahwa jajan itu nggak setiap hari. ^^.

boleh seminggu sekali..itu pun harus pake kartu diskon lho ya. lek ora ya jebol :)

Jaws Time & ....

Jaws Tteokkpukki (죠스떡뽁이) is a brand name for a franchise restaurant specializing in tteokpukki or rice-cake snack...and other gorengan or tempura or 튀김 a la Korea. 

The tteokpukki was so hot that well...Eyra found it irresistibly ..relentlessly torturing for the kids.^^ but..so much so...we keep coming back..:) 

They love the ojingo or fried squid...oh....and I happen to be a vegetarian. So, I've been always their guardian angel *chuckle* who accompanies them whenever they eat something like this. 

Gosh..all of my girls lovveeeeeee this jaws-time:)..but for me..sure..I could, too..though not so much into it like they are:) 

Yippiee...ice cream time....now I can enjoy and pamper myself with this...

but then again...they chose the flavor of their dream...and not mine:(

ㅋㅋㅋ once again..I could only see them having a great time... 

and...at home..they're also having a blast..with their tiger-dolls....even when they're having dinner. 

*This has been our weekend's lunch-snack-dinner time.

(Almost) End of the Year's Petite Party

Yep, Eyra and Freya went to Lotte World (again!!!). This time, they went along with their sister, Subin eonni. She's been their big sister in Korea. Well, as an end-of-year's memorable gift for the girls, Subin eonni invited the girls to join her to splash in Wonder-land (again). 

Then, after spending like 6 hours at the park, they went home and we started our petite fiesta. hmm..let's see: nasi uduk (coconut milk-rice), rendang, tahu tempe (soy bean tempura), tahu tuna (tuna tofu), teri goreng (Korean style fried anchovies), fruti salad,...and.... 

Ice cream!!! 

yes, they all dug out 6-flavor of Baskin Robbins. Hmm...

indeed, the petite fiesta really began with me as the photographer.^^

Happy Birthday, Everyone.

One Picture That Tells What Happens in My Neighboorhood

1. Judging from the cakes, well..yes...we have the nearest Baskin Robbins just next to our apartment. And...it so happened to be Xmas..and all of the ice cakes were all so alluringly mouth-watering in the eyes of the passer-by..no matter how cold the weather is.

2. The men in tights (sorry)..I mean..the seemingly same-height, same-posture men that pass us by especially during weekends are young cadets who are undertaking a training at a nearby  Korea Military Academy.

3. The red-and-white balloons signify that there is a newly opened store (yes, it's a smartphone store). I got some brochures on my way home..though the man who gave it to me must've known from my looks that I am a foreigner who (under the current law) would be able to subscribe the new version of smartphones on a contract basis. Foreigners only have rights to have a pre-paid card smartphone:-). oh.....there goes LTE or any other high-speed connection...

4. The big red and black motorcycle being parked still kept me wondering who owns it. But...since most of the motorcycles in Korea are mainly used for delivery service...I could only assume that this one, too...is also used for delivering stuffs.:-)

5. I cant' think of anything else...

Home-Made ICE CREAM.......Yippey!

Who doesn't love ice cream? Some don't !! But, we do, especially the kids. Wonder if any kids out there are not fond of 'devouring' the melting sensation of ice cream.

Okay...the thing was that...we could spent #$^%^***Won for ice cream, especially after the BR Ice Cream is just right around the corner. 

So...the kids' Mom decided to dare herself to make ice cream at home.

Without having to worry anymore about lecithin or any other non-halal ingredients that might (who knows) be incorporated into ice cream on the market, we could simply say that finally we could have our ice cream at home. 

And..it's simply ...freshly...affordable one!

Any flavor..all kinds of flavor...we got it. It's green tea. So far, we've tried making Oreo ice cream, chocolate ice cream, & blueberry ice cream. More flavors to come....

Yes..it's summer. 

And 'devouring' ourselves into ice cream seems to be one of the escapism in itself. 

*oh, I heard that Cold Stone Ice Cream is opening up its store....near our neighborhood.....

oh...no...oh no the temptation!!!!

Hurrah ....I got 100 points!!!

받아쓰기 or dictation and spelling class is on Thursdays. Eyra always tries her best to get the best of all feats. I know that it is difficult for her to learn Hangeul and the language as well. But...she does her best to follow the classes... 

As a token of appreciation for her ceaseless effort of learning Korean language, I took her to take one of the ice creams she likes. Since Baskin and Robbins is only 1 minute away from home... 

there she goes. Freya, too. 

I think they enjoyed having a great time of being with their parents, esp. me who's been busy as always. 

Today is my last day of classes in 2nd semester.

What a feeling.^^

Alhamdulillah that it's going to be over soon and long summer break is on the way.