New Pics from Jogja

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Just received the pics we took when the big family of UGM's Korean Dept. .....had a meeting diner @ Ashley, Seoul on autumn 2015. A recollection of memories we had.

Diner dg Kekuarga UGM

We're from across Korea...gathering for a dinner....celebrating our friendship...

....it so happened to be the birthday of our head of department. Met Ultah Pak Tri.

Ms Lee Hyena jg hadir jg.

Alhamdulillah. ...kami bisa berkumpul di Seoul.

...and of course our students, as well.

Gathering @ Ashley, Hongdae

One of the purposes of Pak Tri's visit to Korea was to make a gathering of his students who happen to be studying in Korea, or Seoul in particular.  Pak Tri called up a meeting and he asked me to arrange it...*aha*!!! I got an idea of booking one of my favorite places to have a buffet^-^: Ashley. But, boy..oh boy..since it was weekend, my intention of booking the one nearest to my place didn't work out..so, we got to go as far as Hongdae to have this gathering. In short, it's a good decision. 

Lina (Sookmyung), Mr. Park Hyun-ju (our beloved teacher who once taught Korean language at our university in Jogjakarta), Rio sonsaengnim, Sonya (Gangneung Wonju Univ). and Feby (Gwangju + SNU). 

Nining sonsaengnim (Busan University+ Inha Univ), and Diana (Hanyang Univ), and of course, Pak Tri Mastoyo himself.  We did spend 2-hour allotted time for all guests at Ashley to enjoy the buffet over friendly talk..or vice versa. 

An exchange of token...from ms. Park to Pak Tri 과장님. 

then...the one from Pak Tri to ms. Park. 

Farewell Dinner for Our Exchange Students

January is coming and that means...most of our students who are currently studying at Kyunghee Univ, Woosok University, Gangneung University, and other universities...are about to leave Korea..and get back to Jogjakarta. 

another reason as to why we had this was because Pak Maman Mahayana is also about to finish his term of being a visiting professor @ HUFS.

so, Prof. Yang invited us to have a farewell dinner. 

Since there are a bunch of students who came from other cities like Chuncheon, Jeonju, and Kongju....Prof. Yang was a bit shocked and happy to know that they came all the way up to Seoul...to have a dinner together. 

Can't name them one by one..but one amazing thing about most of these students was that...I never taught them in classes since I was already in Korea when they got admitted at the university. So, I am blessed to know that they know me and regard me as their teacher, too.  

*Gosh..what's up with the V thing on most of the girls' fingers, anyway?:) 

Oh, my two daughters, too, were also here. Well, they're part of the family, too.

Thanks for all the good one year we share together, everyone.

Hope to see you again in Jogja or in Korea.

End of Semester Dinner w/ Prof. Yang

What could be more enticing and palatable-friendly atmosphere than having a dinner together to celebrate the end-of-semester? 

Prof. Yang invited all of us, my family, Wawan's family, and (UGM) Gadjah Mada Univ's students who are currently undertaking student exchange program in Korea? 

Geum Gang San--the name of the restaurant--is our favorite place near HUFS. Well, it suits us right. I mean...I could eat lots of vegetables while others could dig into the irresistible bulgogi.  

As the final signature of our being there...once again..we flashed out our 'banner' to show other friends of us back home what we've been doing: even having a dinner like this. 

Well, of course not all of these are students, there is Seonhee, for instance, the 2nd girl from the left: she's the graduate from UGM. She speaks fluent Indonesian language that one could mistake her for a native Indonesian speaker--unless they'd known her previously. 

Another long shot of our group. 

Prof. Yang is an distinguished expert on Indonesian affairs. He puts lot of interests in securing and maintaining up the ties between Indonesia and Korea.

And even though, the students are taking their program at Kyunghee Univ (not HUFS), it does not hinder him from always making contact with our students. 

What a great and fulfilling 'night' it was, indeed.

May all the good things be with us. Amen.