A Coincidence?

I guess not. I just realized that EBS TV really shows what the children in South Korea are learning. I mean.....everyday they broadcast stuffs kids (mostly at the elementary school) need to learn and brush up on a daily basis. Ok, the other day, since it's the graduation week for all kids at school, the program highlighted about wish-necklace...or hope-necklace that all kids need? must? have to? make in the class. They write down all of their hopes, promises, wishes, etc on numerous paper and then rolled them up one by one..and then attached them one by one so as to make a chain. Yup, a chain or necklace of hope.

Here's the thing: was it a coincidence that Freya just happened to make one at her school that day? No way. It's not. So, I learned that this hope-necklace class activity must have been a nationally-driven program to be carried out in the whole Korea. wow. 

okay..just saying. wow. hmm....hmm..hmm..

학계발표회

Freya classmates performing...

Taekwondo...surely...

Magicians....on the show.

..cute little princesses. 

K pop dance...

A pink's cover dance

Freya singing Indonesian song...and turned it into a Korean one.

GAG show...

They're twin brothers...

..the girls team...

...the whole class...

...final show...

...a whole lot to cherish and remember.

...class theme song...

...an intermission...

...going back to the class...

...yup...there's a banner.....as if...it's ..welcoming all.. ..parents...visiting the school.

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?

아빠와 함께 하는 독서교실 part 2

Autumn...last weekend on October...Freya school invited the students along with their Dads to participate in a program...called "Reading Class with Father" 

Of course...we're sitting while the teacher was delivering a story-telling act...

Then...the kids chose the mask they wish to color

FREYA chose . ..this cat^hm...tigerr???

Before coloring, let's take a pic....so as to know what it looked like.

Selfie time ...and others were also busy...

*banyak sekali yg bs hadir dan ini rekor tersendiri. So glad to see farhers attending school to be with their children.

아직 완성되지 않지만...예쁘지

재미있게 색칠..색칠...

Freya herself got the idea of what colors and how to use them....

I was just tagging along...helping her.

*me....trying it out*

Autumn Foliage @Freya's School^^

Today was the day I got to meet Freya's teacher. It's a consultation day. 상담날이죠.

Afterwards. . .after 30 minute meeting...we rushed to the schoolyard to enjoy....

..the beauty. Yup....그냥 놀이터인데 이렇게 아름다운 줄 생각 못했네요.

We didn't have to go far away to enjoy this.

Yup....this was...the view from our daughter's school. 이뻐...as they say it.

It's simply stunning, right?

I mean...we didn't go to Seoraksan. Though I'm sure it's definitely incomparable^^

It's simply a. . .just a schoolyard....in autumn.

But..hey. . .being there....

..cherishing the moment...

...was worth it. Afternoon well spent.

Time's Flying.....Fast...+ THIS TO BE CAFE???? really??? ?????

My morning routines. Taking Eyra to school. Gosh...she's in her 4th year now. Today she was so excited as she's going on an excursion to Aiins Worin  inBupyeong. As she met her friend from Vietnam, Jahaan, I managed to take a snap of their happy moment before the excursion.

As Eyra went into the school yards, I turned around and noticed quite a disheartening scene I've been noticing for the past two weeks. A small stationery shop (문방구) which has been operating for years is facing the test of the so-called *sigh* modernity? or money? or capitalism? since it has to be broken down! Even....all is being sold ON SALE at unreasonably cheap prices!!!

A CAFE is going to replace it. 

Hmm...if I could ne melancholic about it....this shop whose owner I know well...has been one of the great help for students in getting really affordable stuffs (all stuffs) they need. You name it, you get it. 

Hmmmm.....wonder what it'll be like; wonder where the ajeossi is going to be; wonder what he'll do next; wonder where the students will buy impromptu stuffs they come up to need...!

Should I say that the only consolation I could give myself to cheer me up is the fact that ajeossi may find himself happy since he'll have more time for himself? Hmmmm.

Eyra pergi ke Sekolah as usual

Dengan tas Hello Kitty terbarunya, kuambil gambar ini pas Eyra mulai memasuki kompleks sekolahnya. 

Jam 9 teng masuk, namun biasanya 10 menit sblmnya kami sdh sampai di dekat sekolah....setelah menempuh 20 menit perjalanan dg subway en bis.

Have a great time always, kid.

Freya's 입학식

March 2, 2015...Freya started her school.

A banner of celebrating the occasion. We wouldn't wanna miss the chance to take a picture, either.

Congratulatory tteok for each student^^

The day earlier. ..I took a blurry snap shot of Bags foe kids. FREYA got the one she wanted.