Indonesian Day @Modoo Library at our Neighborhood

After we finished having a celebration. .we're heading to a nearby Korean restaurant.

...had some boribab ordered for the whole group. Hmmm...

Some were having some handicraft-making class.

Spotted some cute cushions.

We're practically decorating the whole interior of the library.

A great way to introduce Indonesia for all visitors...during a month-long event.

A good way to start smiling.

We're also having a dance performance...

The library visitors and enthusiasts were having a time of their lives.

....introducing Indonesian culture....

In a fun filled time

...keep on dancing...

We are Indonesians^^who introduced our cultures to other members of the society in our neighborhood.

The opening ceremony...

Then...

We sang some songs....

menari.....wah....Banyak org datang.

Setiap sudut bnyk gambar tg Indonesia.

Setiap sudut kami rapikan.

Ini.dia yg Eyra bikin.

One Indonesian Day (Part 1)@ Ansan

Got to go to Ansan where Indonesian Day was held on June 30, 2013. It was held during a hot summer day. I knew it's gonna be hot, yet we decided to go there anyway. Why? Well...since I'd be surely meeting my friends and be able to eat Indonesian specialties.

* Ok, let's go kids. Yes, I went there with my two daughters, while their Mom was busy preparing the booth where she (with her other Indonesian moms) sold some Indonesian cuisines. 

But..first thing first...: after almost 2-hour train ride, we safely arrived in Ansan and went straight to the multicultural street where the atmosphere of foreigners was more than just visible: it was all there. Indonesian restaurants and of course numerous foreign restaurants were just there.

We met Seonhee as we'd planned. 

*Oh, it was also the day Eyra got her first Android.^^

We were then ushered (ourselves) in the blistering of the summer heat...to the bus stop where we got to take no.62 bus that would take us to Ansan Olympic Memorial Stadium--the venue of the event. 

Got a chance to take a zoomed shot of the entrance to the multicultural street in Ansan. 

Zapped...it was not the time when we were about to go to the event, instead..it was around 4.30 pm where we (with other Indonesian students) were waiting for the bus that would take us back to the nearest subway station to go back to Seoul.^^ 

It's like 30 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. Gosh..what a day. 

But, the good thing was that..the event was mostly held inside the air conditioned gymnasium. 

With UGM students and Seonhee.

Take a moment to capture the experience and memory.

Bowling with International Friends (4)

푸른시민연대 -pureun simin yeondae - (a multicultural activities-oriented NGO type) is an organization that unites us in this neighborhood. 

So, a question like "You live in the area?" "Where d'you come from?" "Do you happen to know...?" "So, you learn Korean language, too?" "Where? at Pureun?"

These sorts of questions....lead us to things like bumping into each other or meeting into each other in the neighborhood and ...or..

"having a gathering like this one: let's do some bowling!".

A group photo session after completing the full-routine bowling experience for most of us. Yes, we are foreign students and foreign workers who share common interests, i.e. bowling. ** (a bit exaggeration is okay, right?) 

"Kimchi, everyone"

We loved the fact that we could re-create the middle earth like dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd...(oh no..I was so sleepy when I wrote this entry..and this is what happened.^^)

Thank you, guys.

I did enjoy spending afternoon with you, guys.

So, when we'll bump into each other, again?