We Made It: Our Book!!!

Thanks to Agus and Ozy ..and of course other friends..who had helped....preparing for the publication and the...laucnhing.

Yup..as many as 600 books were published ..not to mention the hundreds others back home in Indonesia.

I couldn't be more happier..to know that a lot of students participated in this.

Proud...and happy.

Thank you to all of our students at UT Korea for having made this endeavor ..possible and enjoyable.

We do hope that your stories ...are shared for generations to come.

Books Written by My Students: The Launching Event

I couldn't be more happier. Yup..March 6, 2016 marked the day when finally my personal journey of "rigorously" and "patiently" usurping my students' lives...paid off.  

^^ yup....'usurping'...'violating' in the positive sense....I did come into their lives...asking them to share their stories to be compiled in a book. 

As a member of INAKOS (International Association of Korean Studies in Indonesia), I've been ...lunatically ㅋㅋㅋ hahaha....going after my students, Indonesian migrant workers, student/workers in Korea......to share their stories ....to the public. 

Yeaah...we did it. 

Yup, the book titled "Sensasi Seru Jalan-Jalan di Korsel" was finally re-published in Korea. (After it was published in Jogja last year. It's republished after as many as 23 writers (who are mostly the students of Indonesia Open University in Korea or UT Korea) joined in.  

The event of the launching itself was made possible by the great cooperation of all of the students and tutors at UT Korea. 

We invited the students to the auditorium where we had the event...so as to give a chance for others to see what their peers have achieved. Right. Writing about one's experiences is no easy feat. It takes time and courage and determination...even just to write or retell one's stories into an essay. So the fact that as many as 14 students of UT Korea joined in....indeed overwhelmed me...(being said: I'm proud of them)

Just like last year's event. This year's publication was made possible by a partial support from the Senior Public Diplomacy Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea.

We managed to have a pose in front of the event venue....^^

Since we re-launched the book in Korea, of course...only those residing in Korea could attend this Launching Event. Those in Indonesia could not...unfortunately. But..surely enough..they knew about the event.

Thanks to Indonesian Embassy in Korea for their support...

Some of my students...proudly...showing off their books. Yup, their stories, life stories, traveling stories, occupational experiences...are all jotted down in this book.

Bravo, guys. We're proud of you.

UT Korea Radio Workshop on Public Speaking and Broadcasting (part 2)

Certificate awarding ceremony and post-workshop group photo session...in which we're pretending...to gaze....at something...obscure...I didn't remember what..ㅋㅋㅋ

The whole gang of DJs of our online streaming radio: UT Korea Radio.

More certificates to confer.....to DJ Shane and DJ Kwon.

Some audiences...and me included...and another post-workshop group photo with our colleagues.

More photo session with some staffs from the Embassy. On the right: with DJ Ika from Daegu. Right, she came all the way up to Seoul to participate in the event. Thanks to her for having prepared the event.

Looks like they're not ready yet...

Some tokens of appreciation to all presenters and...one more picture: the manager in charge of UT Korea..Mr Zico and DJ Kwon...with Indonesia's red-and-white flag. 

Terbit Sudah...buku ke-9

Finally our 9th book on the series of Introduction to Korea.....has finally been published. INAKOS (International Association of Korean Studies in Indonesia) has been periodically published books on Korea for Indonesian readers.

It's obout the experiences of Indonesian students and fellow Koreans in exploring Korea. Thank you to all of our fellow contributors.

Phew....editing is a daunting task....it absorbed my energy....but ehen it's done...what a relief!

Just to give a glimpse....

..of what the book.is all.about.

Thanks to .....yup. we received funds from different sources for each publication.

Thanks to mas Zico and Mr. Gorky Sembiring from UT Indonesia who supported this publication.

Our Neighbors.. . Friends...Families

Yup....we're Indonesian migrants in Korea....Indonesian migrant students....workers....well....so many attributes we have....

But one thing for sure..we're a family!^^

Samarkand: Uzbekistan Food

Cahyo and his family....we're having a diner at an Uzbekistan restaurant.

More friends and their families

All kinds of Uzbekistan food spread outbon our tables.

Muntaz...our youngest member to Indonesian families also came along.

Ibu ibu RT Sangwolgok...^^

Kids...will be kids...^^

Freya couldn't let herself afar from the baby.....! 

Just...look at the difference. While others were glued into the the smartphone....Freya set her eyes on the baby.

Mas Khoirul...the host for the night.

Thank you for inviting us...and sekali.lg...

축하드려요, 카이룰 박사님!!!