Bahasa Korea: Frasa Penting Ketika Melancong II

Terima kasih kepada tim TalkToMeInKorean kerana sudi menjawab pertanyaan saya untuk segmen 'How You Say This in Korean'.

Ini adalah antara ayat penting yang boleh digunakan ketika korang melawat ke Korea sebab ianya berkaitan dengan makanan. Hehe. Lagi pula saya ni suka juga makan makanan yang dijual di tepi-tepi jalan di Korea. Orang putih kata, street food, gitu speakingnya.

Pertanyaan saya, bagaimana nak tanya tentang isi dalam makanan seperti mandu (dumpling Korea)? Yelah, kena tanya dulu kan?

Jawapan dari tim TalkTomeInKorean,

만두 속에 들어 있는 게 뭐예요?
sebutan: mandu sogae dereo inen gae moyeyo?
maksudnya: Apakah isi mandu ini?

atau

만두 속에 뭐가 들어 있어요?
sebutan: mandu sogae moga dereo isseoyo?
maksudnya: Apakah yang diletak dalam mandu ini?

Ada daging/ ham di dalamnya?

만두 속에 고기 나 햄 들어 있어요?
sebutan: mandu sogae gogi na ham dereo isseoyo?
maksudnya: Ada daging atau ham ke dalam mandu?

Kalau mandu / hotteok yang isinya sayur (japchae) atau kimchi, bolehlah makan jika korang tak rasa ragu-ragu.

Mini Games (100MB and Below)

I like to play computer game but not a game with fantastic graphic and file size 1GB and above. My laptop is old and can not run such game. So I opt for small size games but still has nice graphic and entertaining game play. I need to compile it in list because I tend to uninstall the game after I finished playing or get bored with it.

1. Westward game series (85MB)
2. Kudos 2 (40MB)
3. Prison Architect (108MB) - It's 8MB more only.

I Need Romance 3: Episode 1

I don't have the urge to write this drama review at first. But this drama is sooo good that I have to write something about it. And I fell in love with Sungjoon...'s character. Hehe. The storyline is good and also the songs. I have to write about the songs in another post.

You can find this drama recaps at DramaBeans or KaedeJun.

First episode started with a nice song from Peppermoon, Peu a Peu. It's a French song. I read the lyric translation in Naver. The song really fit the story with a cute and lovely rhythm and lyric.

Like every first episode in drama, we slowly get to know the characters and how they link to each other.

Bahasa Korea: Frasa Penting Ketika Melancong (I)

Dah lama tak buat artikel tentang bahasa Korea. Jadi, kali ini saya nak berkongsi beberapa ayat atau frasa penting yang boleh anda gunakan untuk berkomunikasi di sana.

Tunjuk Jalan
Andai kata anda sesat dan perlukan bantuan, boleh guna ayat ni.

(Nama tempat / Destinasi dituju) 어떻게 가요?
sebutan: ___________ ottoke gayo?
maksudnya: Macam mana nak pergi ke __________?

(Nama tempat / Destinasi dituju) 어디에요?
sebutan: ___________ eodi-ae-yo?
maksudnya: Di mana ________?

Contoh ayat:

명동 어떻게 가요?
Myeongdong ottoke gayo?
Macam mana nak pergi ke Myeongdong?

Tips #1:
Kalau boleh, catatkan juga nama tempat yang anda nak pergi dalam bahasa Korea. Contohnya, King Sejong Story adalah 세종 아야기 (Sejong iyagi) dalam bahasa Korea. Senang sikit nak tanya sebab kadang-kadang, local people ni konfius tak pun gementar sikit bila kena tanya in English.

Tips #2:
Bila dorang jawab, sila dengar betul-betul dan yang penting, perhati body language dorang. Kot dorang tunjuk arah ke kiri ke kanan ke. Gitu.

I Need Romance 3: First Impression

It's the third franchise of this drama even it is a different story line from previous dramas. Not a sequel or prequel. Same title, writer and director . The title in Korean is 로맨스가 필요해 3 or short form as 로필3.

The first thing that make me wanted to watch this tvN's Mon-Tue drama is Sung-joon. He is not really my ideal type of man nor do I like him before but he looks adorable and watching him, didn't make me feel annoy like Kim Tan did. Ha!

Family Theme Variety Show - The Return of Superman (Korean)

Variety show with family theme is one of the popular trend right now in Korea with more variety show with the same theme such as Mama Mia (KBS), Dad Where Are You Going? (MBC) and my favourite family variety show for now, The Return of Superman (KBS).

If you happen to watch entertainment news section like Entertainment Weekly, they once cover about the popularity of this theme in variety show.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #10: Namsan Tower

From Namsan-gol Hanok Village, we took a green bus number 02 ride to Namsan Tower and it cost around 500 won.

I'm impressed with the bus performance while going up on the hill with full passengers. Have to say that their public transport is very well maintained.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #9: Namsan-gol Hanok Village

Namsan-gol Hanok Village.

This place is just 2 blocks from our hostel. So, we just walk about 15 minutes to get it here.

No fee was charged for entering the village. We went there on Friday and there were lot of students there. Well, since I came to Korea, I always saw students here and there so I got a bit confuse about their school time. Haha.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #8: After Getting Back from HongMina Cafe

After getting back from HongMina cafe (the exact name of the cafe is Foresta), we stopped at near Hapjeong station.

If you're Bigbang/ 2NE1/ PSY/ Winners fans, you can walk to YG building from this station. I didn't go because it's so awkward just to stand and take picture from outside of the building.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #7: Visiting HongMina's Cafe

Hehehe. I'm one of happy fan. Well, as a fan, I couldn't resist to visit every filming locations. Okay, if cannot go to all the places, I should go to the most meaningful place of all, for example, their first date location.

We went to Paju on our third day in Seoul. Yep, we plan to cover places that are far from Seoul, then, after that, we will walk around Seoul.

From Euljiro Station (the nearest subway station from our hostel), it took around 2 hours (almost 50km) to Paju or to be exact Heyri Art Village. Total fare to the place is KRW2,700.

(Video) Naver Map Street View

Girls Generation Hostel neighbourhood scenery.

In Malaysia, Google just started to drive their cars to record street view, August this year. We would see street view in Malaysia soon, I guess. Last time I saw in my Twitter timeline, Google Camera installed in a boat to record Malacca River View.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #6: The Garden of Morning Calm, Petite France and Nami Island

On the next day, we woke up early in the morning to go to Cheongpyeong Station.

Why Cheongpyeong Station?

We plan to go to Petite France and Nami Island by taking Gapyeong Shuttle Bus. The hop on hop off bus stop at Cheongpyeong Station before go to Petite France.

How to go to Cheongpyeong Station?

From our guesthouse, we took subway from Euljiro 3-ga Line 2 to go there. We had to change the train two times, at Wangshimni Station and at Sangbong Station. The ride cost us KRW1,750 (T-Money) and took about 1 hour 20 minutes to arrive at Cheongpyeong Station. 

You can refer to this Naver Map for the train ride.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #5: Grilled Fish Restaurant in Sinchon

Packed with people.

Note: This restaurant serves pork dishes.

The restaurant name is Gosami (고삼이). The main dish here is grilled fish.

We order one big grilled Spanish Mackerel (KRW8,500). It is the most expensive grilled fish over there. And we ordered another dish, Spicy Squid (KRW6,500) or in Malaysia we called it Sambal Sotong.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #4: Myeongdong, Egg Muffin and Super Junior

Cross this road and there you see, Myeongdong is in front of you.

This is another post about my trip to Seoul last October. This is the fourth post but my first day story isn't finish yet. Can you believe that?

My friends and I check in around 12pm. We arrived earlier than that actually. It's just because we need to wait for some time for them to clean up our room.

We unpacked our bags, ate brunch, and sleep.

In our itinerary, we should go to Itaewon after checked in and rest a bit because it's Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha). We want to go to the central mosque to join muslim in Korea celebrating the day.

Seoul, South Korea Trip #3: Girls Generation Hostel (Part 2)

Hello handsome men and beautiful women.

Let me continue my Seoul, South Korea trip story. Today I will introduce you to Girls Generation Hostel (GG Hostel) - we stayed here for 8 days. I will let you know why later.

The hostel is located near Eullijro 3-ga subway station. Near police station too. We're talking about safety here, girls. Haha. Even though I think Seoul is pretty safe if you want to go there alone.

The owner, Mr. Kang is really helpful and kind. Until the day we check out, if we want something like universal travel adapter, he will gladly lend it to us. If you want only one adapter, expect to receive more than one.

Seoul, South Korea #2: T-Money & Girls Generation Hostel (Part 1)

We arrived at Incheon International Airport around 8:25am (Malaysia time: 7:25am).

First thing that we do when we arrived is to buy T-Money card. It is essential to have it. More like TouchNGo card here. You can use it to pay for train fare, bus fare or your goods at conveniences store like 7Eleven, GS25, and CU (Previously known as Family Mart). You can buy it for KRW3,000 per card.

The card is empty and we reload it using reload machine in front of train station. Now, off we go to Girls Generation Hostel!

Girls Generation Hostel located near Exit 7, Euljiro 3-ga subway station. It will take around 1 hour 20 minute from Incheon International Airport station and cost KRW3,950 if you pay using your T-Money.

From Incheon International Airport Station, we have to change to Line 2 at Hongdae station. Since Euljiro 3-ga is available in Line 2 or Line 3 and then exit at Exit No. 7.

Tips:
Use Naver Map to plan your journey and estimate the cost. Other blog wrote (in Malay language) about Naver Map too.

Expense:
1. T-Money: KRW3,000
2. Reload T-Money: KRW40,000

Seoul, South Korea Trip #1: The Day

Finally! It's the day!

I feel very nervous on this day. The day my friends and I go to Seoul, South Korea.

I plan to go to airport at 6pm because my flight is at 1 o'clock in the morning. So, don't need to rush. But really, it's my mistake. The next day is Raya Haji in Malaysia. It's public holiday here. I should expect there will not many buses or taxis that time. Silly me.

I took taxi to the nearest train station. It cost me MYR6. Then, ride a train to Masjid Jamek and need to change to Kelana Jaya line train. From Masjid Jamek straight to KL Sentral station.

I Hope MBC Won't Cancel We Got Married Program

Yes. I really hope MBC would not stop this program. Not for my sake, but for celebrity sake. Hurm, maybe a little bit for my entertainment. Haha.

Even though some K-netizens didn't like this program, calling it is not interesting and should be canceled, and the lower rating make it worse. But people, especially celebrities, cannot deny that this program sparks their popularity. Well that's why they join variety show on the first thing, isn't it?

When MBC introduced Global version, they bring this show to a new level by broadcast it on other countries and upload the infamous Behind The Scene on Youtube. This program is so well received by foreign fans.

One more point is, more advantage to the celebrities. They can date publicly. Haha. Well, some of them debut from teenage like Taemin and it'll be hard for him to go on date or at least experience normal couple date.

This is a program that make fans stress but make celebrities happy. Haha. And there is possibility this program to be a matchmaker if Lee So Yeon and Yoo Han be the first WGM couple to marry for real. Don't put your hope so high though.

I end this post with a quote from Michael Hyatt's Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World:-

Why do you think reality television is so popular? People crave for transparency and authenticity. They long to connect with real people living real lives. It gives them perspective and helps them see that their lives are normal.

What do you think? Should MBC keep this program running or cancel it?

When DramaCrazy is Gone

I used to watch drama at DramaCrazy.net and when the site is gone, I don't have favourite site to watch new drama. But glad that I finish watching Nine before that.

So, for few months, I watched We Got Married Global and become an avid fan of Daramji Couple (Hongki & Fujii Mina). My favourite place to hangout at that time is Hongki Mina GWGM Official Soompi Thread.

Because I didn't find any good streaming site, I've been reading new drama recaps like I Hear Your Voice and Good Doctor on DramaBeans. The recaps is so good. It's like watching the drama and I have to say thanks to them for saving me an hour from watching the video. It's not that I don't watch the drama at all. After reading the recaps, I can choose which scene and episode I want to watch. This way, I don't have withdrawal syndrome after the drama end.

Happy 24th Birthday!

It's my birthday today.

Happy birthday to me! ^^