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Things I Wanna Do in Korea

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Name: Faramitha (a.k.a Zhang Xiao Fen) Country Origin: Indonesia So here I go to join the "Asian On Air Program". Let me make the list for the 3 main things that I wanna do in Korea; - I wanna take a lot of pictures of Korea daytime and night time. After that, I will post my experience in my blog, and let the people know about Korea in every details that I can explore.  - I want to eat Korean Chicken Ginseng Soup again. It is really a unique food, because when you see inside the chicken, there are the rice and ginseng. They make it neatly till you will figure it out when you start to eat. - I want to ride the T-express again in Everland. The coaster that made from wood. It's kinda scary for me, but I wanna try to ride it again. Plus, experiencing the Halloween in Everland, it was really beautiful. Other than that, - Experiencing the culture in Korea; ondol style, hanbok, making Korean food, learn...

K-Food Festival 2012 at UPH

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K-Food Festival 2012 with the logo sponsors So here today in September 17th, 2012 - There is a K-food Festival 2012 at Universitas Pelita Harapan/ UPH ( Pelita Harapan University). Together with the "MAKAN BESAR" crew show and the hospitality students from UPH, they made a GIANT BIBIMBAP. You can check the show later in September 30th, 2012 in TRANS7 (Indonesia's channel) around morning time 8-10 a.m (I forgot the exact time). So, here is the summary about the "MAKAN BESAR" show. - First, well its the refreshment. They taught the "gangnam style" dance. - Second, prepared for ingredients for big portion - Third, mixed all rice and ingredients to become giant bibimbap. - Fourth, enjoy the food and side food ( TTEOK MAE CHI GI) Thanks for the K-food festival 2012 at UPH.  mixing the bibimbap Traditional Percussion from Korea Big portion Giant Bibimbap Roll Up Banner for the side dish

Asian On Air Program

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What is Asian On Air Program? I got this information from Korea Tourism Organization (Indonesia) in twitter about that in co-operation with Korea Tourism Organization Thailand Korea Tourism Organization (Singapore) Korea Tourism Organization (Indonesia) Korea Plaza KL all subsidiaries of our partner Korea Tourism Organization , they  are launching an event on our page now, "Asian on Air Program" .  How to join, it's simple, tell us the things that you want to see, do or hear in Korea (pick only one theme) or you can submit your video to their website. Submit it around September 10th -  September 23rd, 2012. They will announce the winners on September 28th, 2012. And you get chosen, be ready to confirm in maximum 2 days that you can go to Korea in October 2012 :) For more information, you can go to  ibuzzkorea  ,  Asian On Air Program What's the prizes? If you are chosen to be one of the winner from 20 people (1...

Be the part of us - Second Mission - Take a photo with the Mayor

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So here is the second mission from Global Seoul-Mate. It's about to edit the picture with the major. :D I choose this picture to welcome people to see Hanok or traditional Korean style-house. One of the strong cultures in Korea is about the traditional building or places. When you visit this place, it will give you the feel of friendly Korea and about the nice views. Cheers, Xiaofen

S.M.ART EXHIBITION and SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III

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The SM GLOBAL PACKAGE is only designed for Overseas Country fans except Korean.  Please make sure that SM GLOBAL PACKAGE does not apply to Korean. S.M.ART EXHIBITION S.M.ENTERTAINMENT will be holding ‘S.M.ART EXHIBITION (에스.엠.아트 엑시비션), a contents IT exhibition.  ‘S.M.ART EXHIBITION’, which will be held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul from August 10th to 19th, is a combination of SM’s premium contents and the most advanced digital technology. S.M.ENTERTAINMENT and global businesses have collaborated together to present the world’s first interactive entertainment exhibition and works by the world-renowned artists, Korean famous artists and young art students and artists will also be exhibited.  The world-renowned figure artist ‘Michael Lau’ will take part in the ‘S.M.ART EXHIBITION’ by presenting his works with TVXQ! and SHINee motifs.  Also, ‘S.M.ART EXHIBITION Creative Art Contest’ will be held from July 6th to August 3rd in two section...

Koreaholic Fest in Indonesia

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New information for people in Indonesia who like anything about Korea. There is the event named "Koreaholic Fest" which is presented by Corporate Advertising Kompas Gramedia. Koreaholic Fest is a festival which is specially organized for young people and communities in Indonesia who have an interest in Korean culture, both traditional and trend of pop culture. Various elements of Korea will be presented in Koreaholic Fest, ranging from Korean cuisine, traditional arts, film, fashion and music. As a container of self-expression and show off, 4 competitions held K-Pop Cover Dance Competition, Best Fandom Competition, Korean Star Look A Like Contest, and Photo  Hunting Competition.  Date: July 15, 2012 at Tribeca Park - Central Park (Jakarta, Indonesia). Entrance Fee is 30,000 IDR which means around 3-4 USD. What's inside the festival? K-Fashion & Culture District, K-Food District, Entertainment District (Watch K-Movie for free). -Source:  http://a...

Thanks to Seoul Metropolitan Government

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So, I got my package from Seoul Metropolitan Government in last June 27th, 2012. :D I'm so happy to get this package because I got chosen to be one of the Global Seoul-Mates. Inside the package it is 1 box that consist of 4 cool magnetics and 1 diary. The magnetics (left to right): 1. Hi Seoul - Soul of Asia 2. The N Seoul Tower 3. Geunjeongjeon 4. Haechi - the symbol of Seoul I will write the short explanation about the 4 magnetics later. :D So, this is what I made. - Xiaofen - twitter: @xiaofen89