Aka Aurora's Tales

[ TOUCH KOREA EVENT ]

Hallyu wave is really spreading to all over the world. Not only for K-pop and K-drama, but also the culture, foods, fashion, until in trading. Who don't know about Korea now ? Many Korean companies, restaurants, cultural centers are spreading in almost every country in this world, include of Indonesia.

Now also, Korean food is becoming a trend for culinary lovers in Indonesia. We can find many restaurants or food stalls at the mall which serve Korean foods. But you know what, mostly Indonesian just knows about bulgogi, bibimbab, kimbab, and tteokbokki. Yeah I know because not many Korean restaurant serve many kind of Korean foods. Korean food is not only Bulgogi and the others that I mentioned above. If you have a chance to visit Korea, why don't you try to try those 3 delicious Korean foods ? Or if you want, you can try to make this at home.

Let's sort what Korean foods that I choose !


1. Sinseollo ( 신설러 / 열구자탕 )

Have you ever watched ' Boys Over Flower ' or 꽃보다 남자 , a Korean drama which was so popular in 2009 ? One of the scene there appeared Mr. Lee Jung Gil , who became Yoon Seok Young ( Yoon Ji Hoo's grandfather ) ate Sinseollo.

Sinseollo is actually a Korean royal court cuisine. Usually it is served for the King / President or for the royal family in Korea. Sinseollo is such a casserole which contain various of meats, vegetables, mushrooms and broth soup. Then it's served in a large silver vessel with the hole in the middle. The hole in the middle is for putting the broth soup. Then the ingredients are placed in around the pot.

You can share this sinseollo with your friends since the portion is so big. By sharing, you can enjoy to eat Sinseollo. You know what, sinseollo / yeolgujathang means to make your mouth happy. Because it's so delicious, so your mouth will be happy if you eat this. And I think not only your mouth which will be happy, but also your heart and body will be so happy.

Many restaurants in Seoul served Sinseollo now. So you can try to eat it if you go to Seoul. In Indonesia, I think there's no Korean restaurant serving it yet now. But later on, maybe they will serve it and let us try this royal cuisine. Because it's a royal cuisine, so it's rather pricey. The average price is about 35,000 - 70.000 Korean Won or it can be more than that, depend on the restaurant and the location of the restaurant.

Or if you want to try to make it, you can try this recipe :

AMT after cook	AMT per 1	Temp.	Heat time	Cook time	Cooker
2㎏(4 portions)	500g	65~80℃	1 Hour 15 min	3 Hour	18㎝ Sinsun Pot

Time	Process	Hear Control
Preparation	Preparing beef. Shaping dumplings. Preparing frying stuffs, Preparing garnish
0 min	Simmering broth	H-heat 9 min. M-heat 40 min.
40 min	Seasoning beef and radish. Seasoning broth Pan-frying dumplings	M-heat 2 min. M-heat 16 min
60 min	Pan-frying stuffs. Scalding carrot Placing in the Sinseollo pot and boiling	H-heat 2 min. and 20 sec. H-heat 3 min.

Feel bored with Indonesian chicken porridge ? So let's try Dalkjuk now ! Dalkjuk is a Korean chicken porridge but seems it's like samgyetang. Actually I just thought about that because the whole chicken is boiled like samgyetang, but the difference is no ginseng on it. For neutralizing your tongue from spicy Korean food, Dalkjuk is the best choice for you. Because it's not spicy ( but yeah, still if you want it to be spicy, you can spread chili powder then ), hot, delicious, and easily to digest. It's also healthy because it contains a lot of nutrition which is good for your body, such as carbohydrate from the rice, protein from the chicken and the chicken broth, also vitamin and mineral from the vegetables that you put into. It's also suitable to eat it when the weather is cold, like winter in Korea. But you can eat it when the weather is hot to return your energy back.

The basic recipe of dalkjuk is so easy. But you can improve it by yourself. Usually I add more vegetables on it because I love vegetables and make the dalkjuk appearance become nicer. Ok, you can try to make dalkjuk from this basic recipe below :


1. Wash and soak the rice in water for 2 - 3 hours ( usually they use sushi rice, but you can change it into the regular rice )


2. Drain it by a colander


3. Wash the whole chicken then boil it with chopped garlic and chopped spring onion. Don't forget to spread a little bit salt and pepper.


4. After it is boiled well, take the chicken and move it into another bowl. 


5. Put the drained rice into the boiled chicken broth. Boil them until the rice become a porridge.


6. While waiting your porridge, take the chicken meat off from the bones and shred it into small pieces.


7. Chop spring onions and big red chili as garnishes.


8. After the porridge is well-done cooked, place the porridge into the bowl and don't forget the soup from the chicken broth.


9. Garnish it with chopped spring onions and chopped big red chili


10. DONE !

How is that ?? Easy right ??? You can make it by yourself at home and you can add your favorite ingredients into your dalkjuk :D

But if you go to Korea, of course you can find lots of restaurant which sell dalkjuk, especially in winter. Since I never taste dalkjuk in Korea, so I don't know about its price. But I think it's not too expensive. So from now just try to make it at home and I guarantee you that Dalkjuk is one of the Must-Try Korean Food ! ^^



3. Jajangmyeon ( 자장면 )




Jajangmyeon is wheat noodles which is spread with salty black soybean paste. This black soybean paste is usually called as chunjang ( 준장 ) . Usually we can add sliced meat, vegetables or seafood. It's kinda spaghetti, but with more Asian taste.

In 2006, Jajangmyeon was included into the Top 100 Korean Cultural Symbols and in 2009, Jajangmyeon was chosen as The Best Selling Item in All Chinese Restaurant in Korea and also The Most Ordered Food By Delivery in Korea.

You can find many kinds of Jajangmyeon, such as  ganjajangmyeon (간자장면), which is jajangmyeon served with the jajang sauce without the starch, with the sauce and noodles being served separately in different bowls, and samseon jajangmyeon (삼선자장면; 三鮮炸醬麵), jajangmyeon with seafood filling, such as Squid, shrimp, sea cucumber, etc. Samseon ganjajangmyeon (삼선간자장면; 三鮮간炸醬麵) consists of noodles served with sauce, which contains seafood on the side. You can also taste Jajangbap is essentially the same dish as jajangmyeon, but made with rice instead of noodles.

Geez, it's been like a year I've never wrote about my life. Here I come tadaaaaaa !!! ^^

It's all now about my recent job. Job that I really love, even it's not my major anyway. I graduated from University of Indonesia in majoring Communication - Broadcasting. Several months after thesis' revision and before the graduation ceremony, I had already got a job. But it was as a kindergarten teacher. I didn't know what was in my mind until I thought to be a kindergarten teacher. Once got an interview chance, but I refused it cause of salary problem which was not compatible. The second, I got an interview chance in a kindergarten near my house. I love the kids and they also love me. Buuuuttt, the big problem was the working situation and the teamwork which didn't make me comfort at all. I was like a stranger who didn't know anything then suddenly appeared at that place. I know, not all people thought like that, but my own team DID think like that ( although they said ' we never thought like that ', still face expression and eyes contact told me ).

I didn't feel comfortable so I shared a story to my best friend who was also my TOEFL teacher WHO was also one of my student' parent. I told him about everything that I felt and everything that I didn't agree with. One day, he complained the things that I had told him to the principal. Suddenly, they were shocked. Actually, it must be me to tell the principal, but I think that was the way to go out.

I had a plan to resign from that place soon, so with that way, I can resign and never come back to that school. I really thanked to him, although he felt so bad when I told him that I resigned from my job. After that he offered me to apply as an English Teacher in my institution which I got TOEFL preparation course. And thankfully they accepted me as an English Teacher.

I really felt all of teachers here accepted me warmly. In my first day working here, I didn't feel like a stranger. They embraced me and taught me everything. Now I have worked for 4 months. I enjoy teaching! Yeah, I remember, my childhood ideal was being a teacher. And the dream came true!

Now I really try my best to work hard and learn everything that I don't know yet. I also try to be responsible in everything that I've done. Thank God, my job is now my passion. You gave me more than enough. Great job, great friends, great principal, and of course great experience !

From September, 28th - October, 3rd 2011, there was a Korea-Indonesia Week 2011. In that program, we can see a lot of Korean cultures. From Korean food, traditional music, movie, sport, and even the singer from Korea.

Here, I got a chance to attend Hallyu Concert 2011 where some Korean artist performed there. There were Lee Joon Ki, Park Hyo Sin, Yoo Seung Chan, Lee Dong Gun, Jung Jae Il, and Mithra. This event was located at Gandaria City Mall, Exhibition Room 3rd floor at 19:30 PM ( Indonesia time ). I went to this concert with my friend, Nazila, who also became photographer and reporter, and my sister, Wena.

Our Tickets To Hallyu Concert 2011

We queued from 16:00 PM and it was not to full with people. But after that, the queue was like a snake. Sooooo looonngggg!

Lee Dong Gun and Jung Jae Il

Then they played the 3rd song and invited Park Hyo Sin to join. I heard that many girls shouted Hyo Sin's name. Moreover my sister, Wena, said, " Oh my, oh my, he is so handsome ! ". They sang Michael Buble's song, titled " Home ". Hyo Sin sang it fabulously.

The Trio : Lee Dong Dun, Jung Jae Il, and Park Hyo Sin

Another trio : Yoo Seung Chan - Jung Jae Il - Park Hyo Shin

Finished the song, Yoo Seung Chan and Jung Jae Il left the stage and Park Hyo Sin performed with his own songs. Many girls shouted to Hyo Shin, " Hyo Shin oppa, marry me! ", " Hyo Shin oppa, kiss me! ". Oh my, they were being crazy :D

Choi Jin " Mithra "

He was so attractive and made audiences jump up in their space. We waved our hand to the air and jumped up. Everybody loved his performance.  After that he came with the main star of the show, Lee Joon Ki ! They sang 2 songs with a great choreography. Audiences shouted to call Lee Joon Ki's name. After singing, Lee Joon Ki opened his glasses and left the stage. Audiences shouted again.

Choi Jin and Lee Joon Ki

Then all of the performers came to the stage and sang 2 songs for us.

I just found out that Korea-Indonesia Week 2011 will be held soon. And there will be a lot of activities related to Korea-Indonesia diplomatic relationship. Korea-Indonesia Week 2011 was held from September, 28th - October, 3rd 2011 in 3 places, Gandaria City Mall, Korean Culture Center, and Tennis Indoor Senayan. There are Taekwondo competition, Korean Food Festival, K-Pop Dance Cover and Singing Contest, and the most that we awaited for is Korean Movie Festival and Hallyu Concert 2011 ! Yay !

In this post, I will tell you about Korean Movie Festival 2011 first. There were many films that was aired in the cinema in Jakarta, Indonesia, such as Finding Mr. Destiny, A Barefoot Dream, Harmony, The Good The Bad The Weird, The Sword With No Name, Detective K, and 71 Into The Fire. I booked for Finding Mr.Destiny and A Barefoot Dream. But actually I can't watch Finding Mr. Destiny because it was aired at 20:00 pm and at that time, there was a Hallyu Concert 2011. So my sister and I decided to watch A Barefoot Dream at 13:00 pm. I heard that this film is based on the real story.

Hallyu or Korean Wave is now spreading to all over the world. From the culture, foods, arts, entertainments, fashion, etc., those are making the world look into Korea, especially South Korea. Because of those aspects, many people want to learn Korean language and its culture.
But do you want to enrich your knowledge about Korea ? Start to visit Touch Korea and also iBuzz Korea ! They are providing you everything about Korea with an interesting ways.
I will tell you more about them. Let's check them out!

iBuzz Korea is such a campaign to promote Korea through social media, like Facebook, Twitter, etc. It shares everything about Korea and also you can share everything about your experience in Korea with global users. Besides that, iBuzz Korea is also held some interesting events that you can join. The purpose is to promote more about Korea. The things that you must know about iBuzz Korea, There are 4C OF IBUZZ KOREA, those are :

So keep visiting iBuzz Korea to know more about Korea and you can enrich your knowledge about Korea. Don't forget also to join interesting events in iBuzz Korea, because many interesting prizes wait for you.You can keep in touch with iBuzz Korea by following them on Twitter : @KoreanTravel or Like them on Facebook : Korea Tourism Organization .

Next, about Touch Korea. Touch Korea is still a part of iBuzz Korea. You can learn everything about Korea in this site Touch Korea . There are many interesting menus there and you can choose everything you want to know. This is the appearance of Touch Korea :

How well do you know Korea? Come and meet the charms of Korea at Touch Korea! You are warmly invited!


How well do you know Korea? Come and meet the charms of Korea at Touch Korea! You are warmly invited!


How well do you know Korea? Come and meet the charms of Korea at Touch Korea! You are warmly invited!




See that ? Enrich your knowledge about Korea is all fun! By iBuzz Korea and Touch Korea, you will be brought into the dream land of Korea. Welcome to Korea! 감사합니다 :)

Guys, if you have been to Korea, have you watched Korean traditional dance ? Especially Samulnori Dance.

How well do you know Korea? Come and meet the charms of Korea at Touch Korea! You are warmly invited!

Guys, have you ever heard about Korea is a romantic country ? If yes, do you know why ?

Yeah, I already guess that you can see it from most of Korean drama that you have been watched before right ? Hahaha.

But actually that is true! And you know what, Korea is providing some romantic places for you and your couple, like in Bukcheon Hanok Village ( " Personal Taste " drama was taken the shoot location here ), then Jeodongjin Beach, Namiseom Island, Cheong Gye Cheon, or maybe Namsan Tower.

So you will never regret if you bring your copule to Korea and start to enjoy the romance in Korea.

Watch this video to make you sure :



How well do you know Korea? Come and meet the charms of Korea at Touch Korea! You are warmly invited!