Choke Incident

want to enjoy sate ayam (chicken satay),  turn out to be scary incident ..  hufftt.... for the time being, that would be the last sate for quite sometimes in the near future ....

yesterday nite buying sate, like regular i eat it one skewer per skewer ,,,  then at one particular sate .... i choke on something .... felt something weird going through my throat ... tried to puke it back right away  .... aakkk... aaakkk... aaakkkk..... it doesn't come out... seems that 'the thing' stuck in the middle of the throat ... 

oh,my ,,, i am an f&b person and know exactly what to do in case of choking incidents, but this weird thing hasn't gone through inside yet, and felt like it sticks on the throat   ....

my son and daughter were panicking ... Jonathan hit the back of my neck several times hoping that thing is going out .... i am still in my effort, afraid to close my mouth , obviously can't talk either, becoz i was afraid that thing would go more deeper inside the throat ...

finally after several minutes, i felt that 'the thing' slowly came into my mouth a bit, i tried to search for it with my hand, it was still sticking in the top of my mouth .... 

Voila, 'that thing' finally was able to come out ...

and it was a very thin wooden piece from the sate skewer, about 2.5 cm long ...

good thing, i was survived eventhough till today i felt that the surface of my throat and the top of my mouth is still a little hurt, maybe due to the scratch that wooden pieces ...

What a Scary Choking Incident...

this is taken searching from google:

Blame for the Natural Disaster

all i heard when i opened the TV, flipping from channel to channel,people blaming our President, Mr. SBY...for all the natural disaster that just happen in our country ...

......

honestly, people ...

stop looking for who to blame,

stop talking on TV,

start taking action.

start by little step,

if you have money and time,

go out there, join the volunteers,

if you have money,

go find a bonafide and trustworthy charity organization,

and share little of your money to help the victims of volcanoes and tsunami ..

.......

it's very tiring to hear and watch people commenting bout this...

i was thinking... Is Our President, Mr. SBY wants "his" people to suffer or die from the horrible tsunami or volcanoes ...of course, not!!!  ...he doesn't want all of these to happen to his people....nobody in their right mind living in this country "LIKE" incidents (such as natural disasters as big as tsunami or mountain volcanoes) to happen ... not along in our own country, we don't want this to happen anywhere in the world ... period ....

this is soo typical  ...

always try to look for scapegoat ,

who to blame ...

every disaster becomes politics issue..

.......

doesn't make sense at all,

doesn't go into my logical thinking...

as for now, the Tsunami victim in Mentawai already reach 414 people dead, uncountable sufferings...

so does the Merapi Volcano victims in Jogjakarta ..

and the counting numbers still going up drastically ...

Let's Pray for Indonesia
so no more big natural disaster 
and God protect all of us

Taste of Korea 2010

like last year, i did have intention to at least go to one of the Korean event series,
so i spare some time to see the Taste of Korea 2010
if last year had been held in Grand Indonesia ..
this year it was held at new mall at Gandaria City Mal
it is very suitable since in that mal there is brand new LotteMart (Korean Hypermart)


like always,
i went there with both my kids and my mom,
hhmmm.....  
it's not me if i don't get lost first ...
after turning back and forth at the same street somewhere at Pondok Indah area
then
voila there you go, Gandaria City Mal
was very relieved when we finally found it ..hehehe,,,
i almost turn to other destination if in one more turn i still could't find this Mal ...

We got there quite in time,
i forgot was it 12.30 ??
show hasn't began yet ...
just saw some Korean teenagers from taekwondo got there,
they were preparing themselves ...

the booth participants of Taste of Korea 2010 not very much different than last time

insam booth (ginseng booth),  the Korean grape booth, candy booth also selling yummy Tteokbokki,

tteokbokki (tteopoki) is one of Korean snack, from rice cakes cooked with spicy but some sweet taste...

(they sell one small portion for 25rb, quite expensive, while usually i ordered tteokpokki at Dae Jang Gum, Sogo Food Hall only around 35rb but very big portion)

this time the food demo was how to make good Kimchi ..

(kinda Korean pickles which taste spicy, sour, and good)

we did bring home one bag of kimchi ..

quite interesting the way people make Kimchi,

it's not as simple as it looks like,

and it does take long time to make that Cabbage fermented in the kimchi spice ..

well, it's complicated to make ...

as Guest Star  there was William Wongso, 

my culinary idol

who made comment bout Korean food in general

i did have a chance to take picture together ...

for the cultural show performance,

there was the traditional dance and music like last year,

and this year is more interesting because they also have the Taekwondo show
by the Korean teenagers from Kyungmin Taekwondo ...

We really enjoy this performance 

after the taekwondo performance,

there was also the modern dance by the 5 boys ...

their performance for me was not really good, but it seems that the audience quite enjoy it too ...

well, that's about the Taste of Korea this year ...

After watching the whole show, we went back and forth to LotteMart ,

scrumptious... hungry eyes looking at some of the korean foods sold in LotteMart ...

there sell teokbokki in some flavour (i never know that there are different kinds of teobokki) -- was very interesting, my mom and i ordered some different flavors and tried it, almost all flavors are good, but my tongue still used to the regular red sweet spicy ones...

not too mention i bought some of Korean canned drinks and the regular ramion (instant noodle)

it is quite a heavenly place to shop many korean foods or drinks over there,

and actually some of the regular foods and stuffs are also much cheaper there in LotteMart....

for sure i will be back there to LotteMart ...

till next year Taste of Korea

Money Money oh Money

this seems to be a very suitable song for me right now ...

who doesn't want to be rich, right

if there is anybody who said doesn't wanna be rich,

i say it's a lie ..

who doesn't want money,

everybody needs money,

lots of money will be better

as long as we don't earn money by doing unrighteousness,

Money is not everything,

but Money is THE Only Thing

ho ho ho... where do i hear this line before 

these are the lyrics, i just take the ones i like ... as usual  me ... i always cut the lyrics i don't like ..

all of us know familiar with this song, right

ok.... start singing .....

I WANNA BE RICH 

BY CALLOWAY

I want money, lots and lots of money
I want the pie in the sky
I want money, lots and lots of money
So don't be asking me why

I wanna be rich, ohh
I wanna be rich, ohh
I wanna be rich, ohh
I wanna be rich for a little love, peace and happiness

I want my cake, wanna eat it too
I want the stars and the silver moon

Every way rich
Love peace and happiness

I want all the things that lovers do
A pocketful of dreams come true
These are things you can not find
That'll keep you satisfied and rich

there is another song bout money and money that i like,

although the words are a bit vulgar,

but the point is crystal clear ..

WANNA BE BILLIONAIRE

BY  TRAVIS McCOY

I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad.
Buy all of the things I never had.
I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine.
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen.
Oh every time I close my eyes I see my name in shining lights.
Yeah a different city every night oh I swear the world better prepare for when ism a billionaire.

 

 So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing

 

i wanna be like Oprah, 

not only for the fact she is billionaire,

but for the fact being her and having her kinds of money

there are more things can be done to help the needy

soo conclusion:

MONEY is what i want right now

Schedule Korea Indonesia Week 2010

I am posting out the Schedule in here, even though all events are already closed,
who knows i will need them later on and for my next year references


Job Fair (DAFTAR)
Tanggal, waktu : 14 Oktober, 09.00 – 18.00 WIB
Lokasi : Tennis court, Senayan

Welcome dinner & Batik Hanbok Fashion Show (TIKET)
Tanggal, waktu : 11 Oktober, 06.30-20.30 WIB
Lokasi : Grand Balroom, The Ritz Carlton Hotel
Penyelenggara : Council of Nation Branding
Participants : Pejabat pemerintah dan budayawan x 300

Designer :

• Korea – Shin Sook Young (Sookhyun Hanbok / berwenang untuk kostum-kostum pada drama MBC ‘Daejanggeum’)
• Indonesia – Oscar Lawalata

Korean Movie Festival (TIKET)Tanggal : 11-16 Oktober
Lokasi : Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Penyelenggara : Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Organisator : Kedutaan Besar Republik Korea di Indonesia    

K-Movies Titles

Secret Reunion, My Wife Got Married, Hello, Murderer (Indonesian subtitle) 

Running Turtle, Grand Chef 2 : Kimchi War, Lovers of 6 Years – Total 6 films

Indonesia – Korea Friendship Sharing Concert 2010 (TIKET) 
Korea Indonesian Friendship Festival (KIFF)
Waktu : Selasa, 12 Oktober 2010 (18:30 ~ 20:00)
Lokasi : Senayan City Indoor Tennis Stadium
Penyelenggara : Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Organisator : Arirang TV
Bahasa pengantar : Bahasa Inggris
1. Pertunjukan pembuka : Musik fusion tradisional Korea, ‘Sinawi’
2. Ucapan selamat / pidato pembukaan : Tamu kehormatan
3. Konser perayaan :

• Pertunjukan tari tradisional Indonesia oleh “Padepokan Bagong Kusudiarjo”
• Paduan suara anak-anak Korea di Indonesia Tari tradisional Indonesia + konser lagu Korea (Daejangguem ‘Onara’)

4. Pertunjukan special :

• (KOREA) SHINee, Sohn Ho Young, Ku Jun Yeup, Naomi
• (INDONESIA) Gita Gutawa, The Dance Company

Korean Indonesia 2010 Cultural Exchange Festival (NON TIKET)Tanggal : 12-17 Oktober
Lokasi : Gandaria Mall

Culture Performance (UNDANGAN)
BEAT performance
Tanggal, waktu : 13 Oktober, 18.30-20.30 WIB
Lokasi : Balai Kartini
Penyelenggara : Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Organisator : Seoul Performing Arts Company, Korean Culture and Information Service

Promotion of AT&D Korea (Advanced Technology & Design Korea) (NON TIKET)
Tanggal : 14-16 Oktober
Lokasi : Pacific Place Shopping Mall, 1st floor

Taekwondo Exhibition and Competition (NON TIKET)
Tanggal, waktu : 15 Oktober, 09.00 – 17.00 WIB
Lokasi : Tennis Court Senayan
Penyelenggara : Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Organisator : Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Indonesia, Taekwondo Association of Indonesia 
Acara:

• Kompetisi Taekwondo Jakarta diselenggarakan oleh Duta besar Korea untuk Indonesia
• Pertunjukan Tim Demonstrasi Taekwondo (4 hari) 

Badminton Friendship Competition (NON TIKET)
Tanggal : 15-16 Oktober
Lokasi : Gedung Basket Stadium
Penyelenggara : Council of Nation Branding / Korea Badminton Association

Taste of Korea Food Festival (NON TIKET)
Tanggal, waktu : 16-17 Oktober, 13.00 WIB
Lokasi : Gandaria Mall

Korea Indonesia Week 2010

this week started from October 12th til 17th, 2010

have been another Korean ~ Indonesian Week ...

as usual, there is a series of cultural performances, K-movies showing, fashion shows, several cultural performances from both countries, Indonesia and Korea

and this year there is some additional shows like friendly badminton matches between us and korea

and also taekwondo ...

this year seems more specials than the 2009 becoz

in the KIFF  , October 12th

taken place at Tennis Indoor Stadium,

they invite SHINee, an uprising famous boybands from Korea

(SHINee had been known as one of the group who sing the soundtrack of Boys Before Flowers)

from Indonesia, there is Gita Gutawa ... 

Arirang TV had given more than 2000 free tickets (don't know the exact numbers) to the lucky fans

well, we can imagine the crowds and the fans and the whole fiesta who wants to come to this show, don't we

i did register and put my names in their several lucky draws, yet unfortunately no luck yet, hehehe... nothing new in the lucky draw category, i barely have any luck in this kind of  thing...

the K-movies festival itself was aired at BlitzMegaplex Grand Indonesia,

they also held it free, no charge at all to the ones who want to watch,

just call the Korean embassy for the movies tickets ...

as usual, i don't bother to go to any other performances or show,

since they are having them on weekdays anyway,

plus the hectic of me calling the Embassy and getting the tickets  ,

(eventhough all the tickets everywhere is free)

i always chose the Non ticket shows

Actually i planned to go the badminton friendly games between Indonesia and Korea this past Friday,

but just in the tip of my tongue i was about to ask permission to take an extradays off to my boss,

(plus my daughter has one off day, since it's the day to get a midterm report)

then he told me that this and that boss of ours were coming from Korea,

well,,, oh, well,,,

no need to go anywhere if there are korean bosses came,

bcoz i don't want to miss anything important ...

so the only show i go is
the  "Taste of Korea"
at Mal Gandaria City
today, Sunday October 17h, 2010

I Want It

i want 'it' soo much,

if You see that it's good and it's fit for me

let it be the One for me

i know You will approve my decision,

and You will lead me the way

to see The Light
and
to walk in the Pathway to Glory

help me, God

help me, Jesus

so that i can get this one

a Piece of Taeyang's Lyric

sometimes along the way

i find myself calling you first

........

1.

you're my chocolate,
my sweetest chocolate
i really want to have you ...

........  

2.

you're my ice cream,

my sweetest ice cream

i really want to have you...

.......

3.

lean on me

so that you can rest 

so that you can feel this wonderful happiness ... 

......

4.

I sing this song just for you ...

and my answer is:

1. thank you ~ thank you ~ ne, naa-dou (YES, me too)

2.  thank you ~ thank you ~ ne, naa-dou (YES, me too)

3.  Ne  ~  Ne  ~ Nomuchoayo (YES ~ YES ~ I really like it)

4.  komawoyo, Taeyang, saranghaeyo (thank you, Taeyang, i love you)

Indonesia vs Uruguay Friendship Soccer Game

Indonesia versus Uruguay (also known as La Celeste team)...

live from Gelora Bung Karno Senayan, Jakarta ...

interesting game, of course, don't talk bout the scores at all ..

we know all the fact that:

Indonesia is in rank 130 something from the world...

Uruguay is in rank 7 of the world...

(not to mention the progress record of Uruguay is the 4th winner in the World Cup 2010 just few months ago)

Indonesia leads the game by 1-0 in the first half of game by BOAS, one of the Indonesian national team ...

what do we expect ... we know that we are going to lose, right ..

it's not the score we care about ...

what i like bout this game is:

• we have to see how Uruguay team play, eventhough they only play against Indonesia, but they still give 100% of their efforts, not looking down at all ... with the world level player like Suarez, still playing seriously ...
• another thing we can see the difference of the physical endurance, the speed, the stability of the players in bringing the ball is just whole different level from the two ..

Anyway, it's good to see them in Jakarta .. yesterday night, i was watching news, i saw those Uruguay soccer players were walking around in one of the mall in Jakarta, wo wo wo... soo tall and looking reallly good ..  athletes, oh athletes ...    they were surrounded by crowds asking for signatures and photo taking... hehehe ..

oo, btw, Diego Forlan doesn't come ... but Luis Suarez and the other world cup players do come ... 

another Humor

same thing as below ...

taken from http://www.wolfescape.com/Humour/WorkStress.htm

MY Favorite line probably is this one :

The Managers Prayer :-

We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.  We have done so much with so little for so long, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

The Light at the End of the Tunnel :-

I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel, but it was only some bastard with a torch bringing me more work!

Humor - Work & Stress

this is taken from this website with title: Humor - Work & Stress

http://www.wolfescape.com/Humour/WorkStress.htm

just for the fun of it ..

few of them are suitable for some working people
ha ha ha

So you want the day off :-

Lets take a look at what you are asking for :-

There are 365 days in the year available for work.

There are 52 weeks in the year, in which you already have two days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work.

Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170 days, leaving only 91 days available.

You spend 50 minutes each day in coffee breaks which accounts for 25 days per year, leaving only 68 days available.

With 1 hour lunch period each day, you have used up another 46 days, leaving only 22 days available for work.

You normally spend two days per year on sick leave.

This leaves only 20 days available for work.

We are off for 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is down to 15 days.

We generously give you 14 days vacation per year, which leaves only 1 day available for work, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let you take that day off.

tired or bored

i am in between this state of mind ...

don't know whether i feel TIRED of everything 

or

Am I  BORED of everything ...

really don't know ...

have to find something better to do ...

i always think that Foreign Language is my interest,

maybe becoz in the past i used to be good and quick learning of  foreign language

thought of learning Hebrew 3 wks or a month before

it came to mind when my church started the Hebrew lesson for free

teached by a Rabbi from there,,,

but then again

i was afraid that i can't attend the courses routinely 

with the job like mine that seems like robbing away my leisure time ho ho ho ...

still learning Korean every night (or at least every other night or so)

study 2 books already, 1 cd,

yet everytime i tried to catch what my bosses talked to each other,

still can't understand it ... hhuuufft  ....

meaning listening comprehension still poor ... very poor !!!

so what to do to release all the tensions from fatique or boredom...

hhmmm..........

i need the time to do something or go somewhere maybe ...

being alone for some days seems like the ideal moment for me at the present ...

maybe it will be a good time for me to think what i want to do for the next few years ahead ...

????

ottoke