Bantuin PR-nya Freya

Ampuuuunnn....PR bhs Koreanya Freya yg kelas 1 SD sj sdh bikin puyeng Papanya. Kayak mau ujian TOPIK saja sampai-sampai harus pakai Naver dictionary untuk mencari jawabannya.^^ ㅋㅋㅋ

Kebayang nggak....spt bhs Indonesia...kita hrs bisa membedakan lari tunggang-langgang, lari terbirit-birit, lari kencang, lari secepat kilat, ...dls. ennnn...itu semua dlm bhs Korea. *gubrak* untunglah....enjoy saja kita ya, Freya.

Sama Papa...asyik, kan?

TOPIK

TOPIK or Test of Proficiency in Korean Language was like a nightmarish-type of thing these days--at least for me. OK, to start with. I got to get through this lots-o-fun test.  (the good part: I got my intermediate level already). Done that. (check!).
NOw..comes the most boldly daring part of me: trying to beat it for its higher ground--that is to say---I got to get my advanced level. (Did that today) (Check!).

a so-called forced-courtesy smile on my face.....^^

what seems to be the problem, then????
I felt like I blew it.
Gosh....I got to admit that Korean language is so .........difficult.  (ok.....couldn't describe it literally right here).
I started the test at around 9.30 this morning.
Got up early and got a ride by subway to Sungsil University in Seoul where the test took place.
Got my classmate by my side, well...we were on the same mission--so to speak.
Did I study and prepare well? I think I pretty much did. Well, not that much I guess. but the thing was that.....no matter how long I've been trying to ram it up myself .....hook myself up.....with all the twists and tricks....it seemed to me..that I need more and a looooooot to learn again.
Gosh, vocabularies and grammar in Korean did give me a blow on my head (read: brain)!!!
I felt like what I've been learning up to now....is not yet complete or sufficient enough to get me prepared for the test.
I felt like I need more than just.....books. I need to squander myself on more real Korean news: be it those on the newspaper or TV or books. I need to learn and read more and more.
OK...what a great day today...it was indeed......to spend it on a hot-seat like TOPIK test^^
a good lesson worth-remembering, Suray? You beT!

Poli the RoboCar.... Finally...

Eyra and Freya have been going over heel about this animated character Poli the Robocar 폴리 로보카. They've been asking me to buy the toy version of them. So, I asked both of them and asked them to promise ....that should they be good to each other...and (as for Eyra)...should she be good at school and be good at doing her homework.....I'd be more than willing to buy them the toys they wanted.
So, I did cos they did.

Last night, we went to Tesco's Home Plus where all of the toys were there as if the place was meant to be the heaven of kids' imagination. Ok, we did not just go there and grab things and went back home. We did go to Kyobo Bookstore at Gwanghwamun. I got to buy this TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in KOrean) that I desperately need right now....since I'm going to take the test this coming April. ^^

Ok...back to Eyra's business....as soon as I got what I wanted, I took them to Home Plus at Yongdu station or Dongdaemun-gu Office station...just about 20 minute subway ride (including transfer). We thought it would be a warm evening.....but ...unfortunately...it was windy and cold...so, we were feeling a bit cold.
Not that bad, though.
Just look at the bright faces of Eyra and Freya. I think their excitement of having the new toys in hand beat the shivering cold weather of last night.
What a relief.
Exhausted of going around each floor of the newly renovated Home Plus store, we had dinner at Lotteria at the food plaza. Oh, we also ordered tteokpukki the hot ones. For only 3000 Won, we could get one of the chewy and delicious tteokpukki that my wife loves so much.
OK..that's pretty much what happened last night.
* Oh, on our way back home...on subway we met two Indonesian friends who happen to be studying at KDI, a campus near mine.

Completing level 5^^

Finally, the Winter term ended last February...with a heart-warming news that I got. I passed my TOPIK exam.....and also...I finished my level 5 term at ohaktang. ^^ phew..what a relief.

me, Cheongang, Jeong seonsaengnim, Munyeon,
 Soso, Mai Okune

Never thought that I could catch up my breath to complete the seemingly impossible tasks.

Oops someone's coming..Wait!!^^

Well..first thing first....out of 12 students in my class, 7 of them were my friends from China who knows Hanca....^^.











They know it so well (of course) that it was so easy for them to understand any new words in Korea. Gosh....lots of Korean words did indeed come from Chinese words.......^^.
And then......I have three friends whose either Mom or Daddy was Korean by origin.^^







Great!!!!!
I had to compete with them.
Well...it was tough, really.
But then...I could learn a lot from them. It turned out that the class was so fun and helpful for me.
At least, I could learn directly from my fellow friends on how to use certain patterns or words.

Most of all, level 5 exposed me to another level of academic Korean language...that I desperately need in order to be able to participate in real classes later on in my graduate school.
So, this is a kind of achievement in itself..for me....for being able to complete this level. and now....





I have to prepare for the level 6 starting from March 5, 2012.
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Seoul Cheese Pizza: the nearest and cheapest,
yet yummy pizza near our campus

First thing first.....these were the pictures of our classmates who showed up during the so-called graduation day...
we did also have lunch at a nearby pizza eatery.
Lots of memories and lessons I got from the class.

It's been a while since I last blogged it out

I think it's been two-week off season for me:) I mean..I've been so busy preparing for the last term's exam on Korean languaage as well as my preparation to welcome my family to live in Korea during my 4-year study here. What a hectic (but hey..it's a wonderful one) life here.
I have been busy moving out from the dorm to our two-room house near campus.
I was lucky to have such friendly friends who helped me out when I got to move into the new house.
The thing is....
there have been so many things going around me in my campus that I got to make sure I can keep up with them.
I got sooooo many stuffs to tell on the blog but yet...to do so.
so....guess I'd better wait till I got some time off...afterall...I just started my 5 level term in Korean language. I mean....I can't believe it myself that now I AM having my 5 level of Korean class. Really?
I'd better check and re-check as to whether I AM capable of being at this level.
So...the only way to find it out is by taking a TOPIK test next year on January 29.
Already registered myself.
Got to prepare for it.
And...Hope for the best.
Ok...my friends and fellows out there...pls. wait for more blogs and entries on my site.
I am sorry for not checking this out often lately.
But I do promise to keep posting more stories on Korea and my life around it.....sooooooon.
till then..enjoy reading my previous blogs.
It's been like minus 10 degrees lately in Seoul (especially)...and I love it....^^ (really?) brrrrrrrrrr