Of All the Places to Eat...

Seoul turned out to be quite a small city...who would've thought that we'd bump into Wachid and Norwegia (our students who happened to be in Seoul for a short visit). 

It so happened that we had the same idea of having NASI GORENG and MIE GORENG in Seoul...and the best place to have them is IFC Mall Food Court.

So...here we were. We accidentally met there. 

and..what's the best thing for dessert? ice cream!

Second Day in Kediri

It's Friday. Some Friday in November 2014. The 2nd Day of being home in Kediri. I could've just gone to the nearest Masjid, instead I just took a minivan and went straight downtown. Well, not really downtown...but I went straight to the Central Masjid in Kediri. 

When I was crossing over the street, I snapped some pictures of how the traffic was at that time. 

And surely I wouldn't miss taking a picture of the Masjid from the crossing bridge I was at.

It's quite big. Big enough for a mid-size town like Kediri. 

This is the city square where lots of trees sprouting out of the ground..of course, they're planted. Ok..it's Friday..and not quite many people on the streets...I assumed so. 

Arrived at the first (wait 2nd?) floor of the Masjid and take another picture. 

I know..I know..I should not have lost my concentration for praying..but hey.it's not even yet started..so I might as well use the chance to take a look around and take one or two pictures like this...

what's for? for the sake of memories, right? yup..blogger boy. 

Praying's done. and then..I took another step of looking around the neighborhood. 

Oh..one bronze statue of Major Bismo, a local hero immortalized in the form of a statuette erected right in the middle of the city square.  

Oh, right..it was so hot that day that I couldn't help myself from not..going into the nearest supermarket to get myself some AC^^ and yes..I got to shop..yes..shopping for some food I got to bring back to Seoul.

and..just look at the tropical fresh fruits displayed!!! 

and then..I bumped into these mie goreng cabe ijo (green chilly fried noodles)...that my friend, Angga,asked me to buy.  

and then..I met my high school friend, Yoso, who knew from our Whatsup chat that I was in town. so, we made an appointment and then we met up...what a great day. 

and..these are the star fruits....gee..I love them.

Would love to have them again.

yummmy....^^

Foreign Food Market at Itaewon

The third Jumatan that I have been into. It means that I have been in Korea for almost 3 weeks, then. Hmm..
And this was also the first time that I bumped into a foreign food market. I was walking down the alley towards Itaewon after the Friday prayer. It caught my attention since lots of foreigners were just coming in and out of the store, so I guessed that there must have been something that they can get in there.
So...I paid a visit.
It turned out that it sells lots of international brands from many nationals. I found STMJ, Nyam-Nyam, Kopiko, Indomie, ABC ketchup, tempe !!!!!! my favorite food......and many other things that I may need for further reference.
The prices are also reasonably inexpensive.
The indomie costs 450 Won each or a mere 3,500 Rupiah...which I think is almost the same price should I go in the upscale store in Indonesia. So, it was a great relief that I found this store.:)
Still, my friend suggested that the stores in Ansan ( a satellite city on the outskirt of Seou) would sell those stuffs cheaper! Wow, way to go.

what a treat!!!

Anyway, it was a great sight to see.
Then, we had lunch at Mr. Kebab--a Turkish restaurant.
Wawan, Budi, and Yoga (my new friends from Indonesia that I met today), as well as Jobirson were having our lunch there. Since I am a vegetarian, instead of mutton, I asked for a Kebab with potato wedges in it.:)
It was alright, though.
Afterwards, Budi showed us a place in Dongmyo station. It turned out it was a place where we can buy bargain stuffs from bric a brac, knick knack to all luxurious or antique stuffs at bargain cost.
Jobirson and Wawan bought this Korean - English dictionary for a mere 9,000 Won.--only one fifth of the price of those at the bookstore. Wow. what a bargain.
Indeed, we had a great day, today.