Dusk Over Seoul Viewed from A Hill in Itaewon

On the 2nd floor of the Seoul Central Masjid terrace...I managed to view the dusk..over the horizon..though...of course..the horizon would be ....unlikely to be seen....^^

The panoramic view over the sky right after sunset....from where I was standing.

Kept on looking to find some more nice spots to see...

and..from the hill where the Masjid was.....I could see a blurry image of Seoul at night...with the unmistakably towering Lotte Tower the 555-meter high tower soon to be the tallest building in Seoul.

Then...off I steered my camera away from the high rises of Seoul...and zoomed into the low rises part of Seoul.....but..that's not what I loved..it's the fact that...sunset really gave me a chill.

Youido island seen from the hill.

Sama Pak Saiful di Masjid Itaewon

Ini seharusnya entri kemarin Jumat tp lupa.ok...saat Jumatan...

Ketemu Pak Saiful Islam..tmn yg adh selesai program Doktornya. Berarti Pak Saiful hrs balik ke Indonesia.

Yup....jd mumpung bertemu...ya harus ada foto kenangan.^^

Alhamdulillah....semua lancar.

Selamat kembali mengemban tugas di tanah air, Pak.

Masjid di Seoul

About 30 minutes after the Friday prayer finished, less and less people were seen around the Masjid....and that gave me enough freedom to take some pics.

It's scorching hot....but it's such a bright day that it helped me focus my cam.

The first thing that caught my attention was the wall-mounted display-amp

Also the exterior of the walls.

As well as the door knob...

Or the rather dilapidated upper wall.

2015.08.14

Masjid Itaewon en Sekitare

 Baru kali ini dtng jumatan awal buangettt jd mesjide sueepi buangeeet.

...sampe iso moto moto ra ono wonge...

yo wis...kesempatan...

...sampe parkiran pun....ra ono  wong

...ngintip sekelumit ruang belakang masjid

ternyata...jebule ..itaewon kuwi yo...apik

ya tho...agak kosong mlompong...biasane penuh..

2015.06.05

Full HOUSE!!!

I should've known...no...I should've realized that it was still holiday.

I came to the mosque at 1 pm.only to find myself in the crowds with no where to pray.

Even the rooftop was full.

Alhamdulilah...I did find a space between the parked cars....ㅋㅋ 

ㅠㅠ what  a Friday prayer in Seollal.

Bright Blue Sky+Cold Snap@Itaewon Masjid

Dark-Bright-Blue-Sky over Itaewon Masjid as I saw it today. 

Though my hands were trembling and shaking while trying my best to take this picture--due to the cold weather...I just wanted to capture the moment of having exposed to this beautiful day. 

Just loved the contrasting color of white and blue sky at the background. 

With some people still praying, it could give a more vivid look of what Itaewon Masjid looked like as of Dec. 27, 2013...as I finished the Friday Prayer.

A Day Full of Shopping

OK, first...I'd better make this clear that.....this is is not something to brag about. 

The very fact that I did some shopping at three different places at the same day does not necessarily mean that...I love shopping-spree or something. Rather, --just look at the receipts (OK, just the names of the shops, not the items that I bought)---it just shows the inescapable consequences of having to buy -stuffs-

at those places.

'Tis Friday and yes...one of the must-do lists on the day was....buying some halal meat at Itaewon.

 The only place that I could think of buying those halal meat was surely Itaewon, no other place. 

It's Friday and as usual....on my way to the Masjid, I stopped at the Foreign Market to buy the food item we need in a weekly basis.

Then, what about Watsons?  OK, I got to admit that this was purely an impulsive urge of 'having to' buy some Indonesian snacks that only Watsons provides. It's not necessary to tell right here what I bought....but..this shop particularly sells some Indonesian stuffs that I love. 

Then...Lotte Mart? I thought I could get enough for one day..but as I was on my home..I remembered just one thing that I forgot to buy....and for that reason...

Lotte Mart became my last stop for that Friday shopping spree(?)

Masjid Itaewon, Seoul

It was Friday, March 2, 2012.
A not-that-cold day to start with...but in the afternoon...it was getting windy and cold.
And...to make things more interesting...I was taking my family to Masjid Itaewon for the first time.

The only one and the biggest Masjid in Seoul lies right here in Itaewon. And...it is my weekly 'ritual' to come here to have my Friday prayer-- an obligatory for all Muslim men.
So, usually, I have to leave my class earlier. I am so glad and happy that all of my teachers at HUFS really   respect the diversities of their students. As for me, they give me permission to leave the class early every Friday since I have to be at the masjid by 1 pm. I have only 30 minutes to get myself to the masjid.














Alhamdulillah...though more often than not....I am-- being-- late...I still manage to perform the prayer.
That day...in particular..since it was still a term break, I could ask my family to go along with me.

It was a good experience for them, too.

They could see the Masjid and met other friends there, too.

Personally, the visage of the Masjid always soothes me.

The sermons held in three different languages: Arabic, English, and Korean are always interesting for me; for I can learn the multicultural aspect of it, too. More than that, meeting other friends from other countries is also a so called 'added value' to the visit.

@ Itaewon

Now that we are coming for the first time, it was a good time to capture the moment of being there with the family and friends.

somewhere in Itaewon

Another Angles from the Mosque at Itaewon

Actually I took these pictures about two weeks ago, but I do not think I have blogged something  'bout it. Since I am oblivious of whether I did put these pictures or not.. I might as well put them onto the blog again. As usual, after the Friday Prayer lots of people were gathering outside the Mosque--chattering and talking over stuffs or catching up the latest news (gossips:) among themselves. Well, it was a kind of weekly informal social gathering that they can do at least once a week.

As for some others, they preferred staying out late inside the Mosque listening the additional sermon offered by a cleric who usually come from different nationalities. It was also a kind of activity that some did after the prayer.
I got a chance to take a snap of what they were doing.
As for me, I'd prefer to take myself into the line or queue for some snack and a box of milk offered for free. ^^

Masjid Itaewon

Got back from the Itaewon Mosque.
The windy and chilly, yet bright Friday did really help me enjoy the day.
First time ever I got my share of bread and milk after the Friday prayer. I mean, it is a usual sight that the Mosque distributes free milk and bread for everyone after performing the prayer.
Yeeea I got some.
Then, rushed myself to Coex Mall to meet Pak Mochtar Masoed there.


We went to Bandi and Luni Bookstore to buy some books and flashcard in Hangeul for Eyra.
Oh, I should have taken the pictures, first.
Here are the situations in Itaewon Mosque today.