Eyra's Newest Works of Art

Another Monday afternoon as usual. Eyra walked home...carrying another cool works of art she created at school. 

It has been the 3rd year in a row that she keeps on practising ....making stuffs out of color clay. 

and...to date...this is the biggest one so far. Hmm...is it? She has made many arts....so many that we just couldnt keep all of them in one place.

This is samulnori-players. Right, Eyra?

We're proud of you.

We will always let you do what you like........making this kind of stuffs out of your creativity; as long as you enjoy making them.

Goyang International Flower Festival (Part 8)

It would not have been a stereotypical Korean Festival without the presence of samulnori performance. So, here it was. The un-mistakenly loud-banging sound indeed lured people and spectators to gather around the performers. 

It was one of those lively performances where people would surely be hooked onto this ear-splitting sounds (especially for first timers), but for those who have got so accustomed to the rhythm of samulnori, it would definitely and easily be associated with the sounds of vibrant and lively dynamism. 

2012 Ski Experience for Asian Students

Thanks to Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (문화체육관광부) as well as to Korea Ski Resort Business Association (한국스키장경영협회), I could take all of my family to experience Ski at Vivaldi Park Resort.












Thanks to my university, too...for always providing swift information for its students to experience Korea. Through our office of International Affairs or One Stop Global Service at HUFS, I was informed about this not-to-be missed chance of taking a trip to a Ski Resort. What a trip indeed it was!

 So, the 3-day trip was worth-taking and a memorable one.
--( I posted some of the stories on my previous entries)--










This time, I just want to share the cultural night that was specially held for us.
Lots of cultural shows and an extravagant dinner were laid out for us.
It was indeed a remarkable night.

Lots of people participated in the event......for they did provide lots of presents, too.
We enjoyed the traditional such as samulnori and ...ahem...^^ Trot. Yes....trot songs were --I could say--the theme of that night's singers....
I was not into Trot...until that night.

Well....since it was a live show, the singer could somehow managed to steal the show by indicating that trot was not what people mostly think of: being its out-dated and not-that chic kind of song. But, through the show, I was --at least-- a bit agitated by the sheer fact that trot was fine,to. In fact...I kinda compare it with that of Indonesia's very own trot-like music genre: dangdut.!!!






Oh, we also got a chance to see Korean so-called modern/contemporary (mostly...nothing else than..K-Pop cover dance) of Korea. But, what stroke me most was the performance of an acapella group. One of the best highlights of the show.

Autumn in Korean Folk Village 민속촌 (part 3)

It was the traditional Korean dance performed by villagers' farmers to celebrate the harvest. I suppose that was the meaning of it all.
As soon as we got there, we knew that in about 20 minutes or so, some performances were ready to start.
First, at 11.00 there was this so called 'farmers' music and dance; followed by acrobatics on a tightrope at 11.30. So, it was a good timing that we came at about 10.15 so that we could see the whole programs available in the village.

There were hundreds of people visited the village today. I kinda wonder if this was an everyday sight Should this be true, well then...the village can be considered as a success in itself in term of attracting     the visitors to come. 

Oh, about the performance: I liked the farmers' dance since it was really an interesting combination of music and dance with a twist. Samulnori--Korean traditional musical instruments--that accompanied the dance stirred the whole spirit of the dance. 

As for the tightrope show, it was not that attractive, but still it stirred the crowds' cheers since  it showed a bit of suspense of what to expect from an elderly and aged man in his 60's who's still doing this as his job at his age. I mean.....shouldn't they just find younger generation to inherit his skills?

Orientation for 2011 KGSP Scholarship Student (part 4)

After a series of lecture on Korea's Success Story from Prof. Kim Byoung Kwan from Ajou University, we were presented with a series of Korean cultural shows. It was a good thing that some of the performances did highlight the pinnacles of Korean traditional and modern cultures, in this case through dances.
A dance with samulnori (사물놀이)musical instruments, e.g. janggu (장구); a dance with traditional fans (fan dance, 부채춤) were only some of the shows being presented.

I think most of us did enjoy it since most of us did not yet have any previous experiences of seeing the live performances of Korean dances.
I think this was pretty much helpful to give a preliminary hint of what we may come up with during our stay in Korea. The songs and ambiance that accompanied the show were typically suited to the ear of first listeners, except the loud songs of samulnori percussion that for some may be deafening if they had no prior experience of seeing them being played. But, it was a good that the performance did up to the standard.