Credit: Picture of a very happy dog from funstoc.com
Sunday, May 11, 2014
A.R.T.
I was walking back to Sinchon yesterday when I came across a group of people huddled in a circle around two guys tinkering with spray paint. (the fun part about Sinchon is that you'll never know what delightful surprises to expect every weekend) There were these amazing artworks displayed around them and by the looks of it (they had a table-plastic-shield contraption), they were about to perform and recreate those artworks on the spot! I wanted to stay and watch the performance so badly but unfortunately, I was already running late for a dinner appointment so I had to give it a miss. But not before taking a few snaps of the fantastic artworks and more importantly, their introduction board.
I'm glad I did.
These are the people behind the street performance and if I've piqued your interest enough, you can watch their performance here (start from 3:30 till 8:30). You won't regret it.
There are so many crazily talented people out there in the world who are just doing their own thing (and excelling at it) - that it makes me wonder.. Will I ever be able to join the ranks of these inspiring artists? To do what I love and to do it remarkably as well?
On a side-note, some artists who have caught my attention this week:
Chalk Art - this is new to me but I'm not sure how legit it is, considering the source of it, but regardless of its medium, still mind-blowing!
Shadow Art - Takes a great deal of planning and creative imagination and although I've always been fascinated by the end products, this art form has never really appealed to me.
I've been procrastinating like crazy since this morning - I totally don't feel like doing any work and the current reading is so ridiculously boring (I think). But let's see how it goes. I'll go get a snack from the kitchen and decide what to do after that. Gahhhh. Boring. Lonely. Don't wanna do work. Need a longer weekend. Gimme a break. More breaks. Long weekend again please.#ranting #monologue HAHA
I'm glad I did.
These are the people behind the street performance and if I've piqued your interest enough, you can watch their performance here (start from 3:30 till 8:30). You won't regret it.
There are so many crazily talented people out there in the world who are just doing their own thing (and excelling at it) - that it makes me wonder.. Will I ever be able to join the ranks of these inspiring artists? To do what I love and to do it remarkably as well?
On a side-note, some artists who have caught my attention this week:
Chalk Art - this is new to me but I'm not sure how legit it is, considering the source of it, but regardless of its medium, still mind-blowing!
Shadow Art - Takes a great deal of planning and creative imagination and although I've always been fascinated by the end products, this art form has never really appealed to me.
I've been procrastinating like crazy since this morning - I totally don't feel like doing any work and the current reading is so ridiculously boring (I think). But let's see how it goes. I'll go get a snack from the kitchen and decide what to do after that. Gahhhh. Boring. Lonely. Don't wanna do work. Need a longer weekend. Gimme a break. More breaks. Long weekend again please.#ranting #monologue HAHA
Friday, May 9, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Jeonju Day Trip (20.04.2014)
I don't have the energy to blog about the Jeonju day trip (much less the Daegu/Gyeongju one) right now so.. make do with pictures please!
Company for the day (:
3 hours bus ride.. much of which was spent in dreamland (I woke at 5.30 am)
Jeonju Hanok Village - what the locals call the only tourist attraction in Jeonju (psst, it was quite boring and the entire place felt so commercialized)
**DA FAMOUS JEONJU BIBIMBAP**
Beansprout Rice in Soup (hangover soup)
Popular Black Sesame Patbingsu (trainee pastor's treat!)
Jeonju Gyeonggijeon
(Built to preserve the portrait of King Taejo)
Our marvelous guides for the day: Trainee pastor (extreme left) and friend (extreme right)
He bought the admission tickets (to the place above) for us and when I tried to pass him the money, his reply astounded me. He gently declined my money and remarked that it was his treat - it was an act that in his words, mirrored "the depth of (God's) love". The amazing thing is that before this trip, he didn't even know any of us and yet, he could find in himself, the capacity and ability to welcome us with all his heart and treat us like we've known each other for years. He's from the same church (but different branch in Korea) as the girl in blue and having heard from fellow church members that she was visiting Jeonju and was interested in Easter church service, he just drove down to the Hanok village to meet us and bring us around (even if there was no service that day). It's surprising frankly, to see how friendly and genuine these people are, even to strangers. Religion certainly unites (people's hearts) but to extend this warmness unreservedly to even her friends - that takes a great deal of character. Though the time spent together was short, they've earned my admiration and.. I guess it's through encounters like these which make us want to become better people ourselves.. To be willing to give without expecting anything in return, to share one's joy with others and perhaps, colour the world with a few more happy smiles.
Guard on the left was dozing off while (not) standing at attention..
Fan museum that I didn't get to visit because no one seemed interested ><
Jeonju's known for its production of traditional paper (eg. used in fans).
On our way to Omokdae, we came across this mural painting residential area! Prettayyyyy!
The picture on the right used to be one of our "guide's" grandfather's house
Trainee Pastor kindly invited us for tea at his church - what a lovely coincidence to get the Winnie Pooh mug ^^
Us with the lovely Church girls (:
Trainee pastor and his fellow church members brought us to their Jeonju Metropolitan Museum of Art, despite their busy schedules.. I felt incredibly amazed and yet, humbled by their unassuming friendliness and warm hospitality.
Visit to Makgeolli village where I had my first sip of Makgeolli!
Back to Seoul - a long, tiring 3.5 hours ride back. (snoozes)
Selfies! XD
Dressed up for once (难得穿裙子) so selfies were a must! :D
I think this was the first time in 2 months that I... wore a dress. Ahahahahahha
Me and my Do Manager <3
Breakfast Woes
I mentioned in a previous post that the meal I enjoy most everyday is breakfast. I still do - breakfast remains the most comforting time of the day to me - but this week, I find myself making an effort to wake up early just for breakfast and that reduces the joy factor significantly. I could have slept in longer this morning but I rolled myself off the bed. Why..? Just so that the loaf of bread I bought the day before will not go to waste. A single loaf consists of 10 slices of bread but it expires within 3 days. Apart from the fact that it's not really possible to eat 3.3 slices of bread for 3 consecutive days (plus I don't always have the time to sit down and make 3 Nutella /peanut butter sandwiches), if I happen to even skip breakfast for a day, that would immediately result in wastage of 3 slices of bread. So no, I can't waste food like this. T^T Why is breakfast turning into a chore whenever I buy a loaf of bread... Orz
Tomorrow, I'll have to wake up early (say, 9am?) to do my laundry (pesky chore gah) and have an early breakfast.. because in order to not waste my ingredients, I have to cook lunch. In other words, I need to have both breakfast and lunch. Since lunch time should be before 3pm and it takes about 45 minutes for preparation and cooking, I'll have to start by 1pm. And in order for my tummy to be ready for lunch, breakfast cannot end any later than 10.30 am. So that leaves me with a really early breakfast - early because Friday is my free day. If not, it would be awful indeed if I had to stuff myself with food just so to reduce wastage. Then again, it's tedious (mentally) to have an early breakfast because my roomie usually sleeps till late, hence I have to be so very careful and conscious of the plastic packaging's loud rustling noises. Let me tell you from weeks of personal experience - having to minimize the sounds and make breakfast in silence (whilst checking every few minutes on the sleeping roomie - every toss and turn unsettles me) is a h.o.r.r.i.b.l.e thing. The same applies to using the toilet in the morning, brushing my teeth (interesting observation: the sound of the running tap is 100,000,000 times more effective than her 10 alarms - did I mention, I HATE her alarms), washing my hands, taking a shower and even eating my breakfast (am I chewing too loudly? or just nice?) - if not, I'm practically tip-toeing around the tiny room and trying not to make any noise. To do this first thing in the morning when one wakes up? On an almost daily basis? 살려 주세요.
Meanwhile, can anyone come and help eat my bread and broccoli (and perhaps eat with me)? *puppy dog eyes*
Speaking of cooking ingredients, I find it quite amusing how I always start off worrying, "how in the world am I going to finish like, 15 florets of broccoli?" only to end up with a reasonably-sized portion of food. This is because by some stroke of luck or owing to the work of some external force (let-your-food-soar force?), some of my ingredients always end up flying (off the table, onto the floor), leaving me with just the right amount of food. For instance, once I was thinking to myself, "how am I going to finish this part of the carrot by today?" and wheeee, 1/4 of the carrot conveniently rocketed off the chopping board whilst I was cutting it up. Another time, I was wondering about how to finish the capsicum when my hand slipped and poing, quite a few slices decided to go bungee jumping (down the sink). It happens every now and then - my groceries escaping, much to my delight - it's almost as if they knew that too much of them would overwhelm me. :P
Anyway, gotta go back to my work.
On an unrelated note, I've been buying so many pens and markers recently D: hahaha I now have 2 black pens, 4 coloured markers and 4 highlighters (not including the stationery I brought from Singapore)! They're wonderful for drawing purposes - I did some drawing practice today (see below) - and boy, I think I'm gonna buy the entire set of 10 colours before I go back to Singapore heh :D Fun FUn FUN!
Check out the funny looking monk in the second picture (top left) ahahha XD
I need to practice more! Skills got a bit rusty ever since uni started..
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Spring
Part I.
A generous brush of green,
A pearl river running between.
Part II.
The leaves are back,
The flowers no longer shy,
The earth brims with life.
The hill transforms,
The trees orchestrating,
It's a colourful canvas -
Of noise, of colours, of smells,
The wind spreads the rainbow across the land,
The rain, it nourishes and cleanses,
The sun smiles brightly upon all,
Its warmth spreading throughout them.
Those that chirp,
that buzz,
that hop,
that crawl,
that fly,
that walk,
They sense the awakening in the air,
Now, it's time for them to be out.
Out they are, in comes the season,
Spring is finally here.
On a side note, sigh. A few weeks back, I researched on must-visit places, came up with a long list of things and places to do/eat/visit in Korea and wrote it all down on a piece of paper (complete with directions and all).. but I think it's gone now. I can't find it anywhere in my bag or table. There goes my research and list of places to visit. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.. How upsetting.
A generous brush of green,
A pearl river running between.
Part II.
The leaves are back,
The flowers no longer shy,
The earth brims with life.
The hill transforms,
The trees orchestrating,
It's a colourful canvas -
Of noise, of colours, of smells,
The wind spreads the rainbow across the land,
The rain, it nourishes and cleanses,
The sun smiles brightly upon all,
Its warmth spreading throughout them.
Those that chirp,
that buzz,
that hop,
that crawl,
that fly,
that walk,
They sense the awakening in the air,
Now, it's time for them to be out.
Out they are, in comes the season,
Spring is finally here.
On a side note, sigh. A few weeks back, I researched on must-visit places, came up with a long list of things and places to do/eat/visit in Korea and wrote it all down on a piece of paper (complete with directions and all).. but I think it's gone now. I can't find it anywhere in my bag or table. There goes my research and list of places to visit. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.. How upsetting.
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