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Okay, although I do not want to group myself as "Selfie-Addict", I was not sure if I could skip this trip to "CaFace" and enjoyed a cup of Selfie Latte.

If you are there to find, here is the address:

Hours >12:00pm~10:00pm, Everyday

Address > 서울시 마포구 서교동 358-51 / 358-51 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul

Phone > 02-3144-8756

Website > https://www.facebook.com/caface.seoul/info/?tab=overview

Some pictures to prove you that I have been there! LOL

Thank you!

Invitation to Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra

Yes, I do enjoy classical music yet never expected that I might receive this chance to watch it live! Especially abroad!

This concert was held in Ajou University by Christian Professor Association. The event itself was called  "Evening of J.Sibelius" concert and was performed by Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.  

Hey, this session called "First for Me" is the series of all activities, stories and experiences that happened to me for the first time and most took place during my stay in South Korea. Please share some of your precious time to read this series, ppl! ❣

On this concert, these talented musicians were led by a very famous conductor of the country, Mr. Kim Dae Jin.

I have read some articles about him and found how amazing he is and how lucky I was to be able to watch him as a conductor.

Daejin Kim is a South Korean pianist, an alumnus of The Juilliard School, the first prize winner of the Cleveland Competition, and currently a professor of piano at the Korea National University of Arts and the music director of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.

He is sooooo cool! He even has his own websites > http://daejin.kim/

The performance is so legit and magical I should say. It was something I still remember till today, after almost 3 years.

Here are some photos I took during that unforgettable 2 of December.

Thank you!

Super random thought. I just arrived from working (yeay, w o r k i n g , finally! kkk), grab my laptop without I even planned, and type these. That's all I have for the intro paragraph! 

---------------------------------------------------x 1. Drink as much as possible, make sure you have water stock in your reach 

2. Walk more in anytime possible, less than 1 km, make it as weekly routine

 3. Sleep beautifully – make sure to clean yourself/face, body, mouth and feet before sleeping, have skincare routine (face, body and feet too!) 

4. Eat healthy food – more vegetables, yogurt, milk, almond nuts, fruits, bread-

How can I gain more weight while living in South Korea? Well, honestly I find it difficult to write a perfect title for this writing :”) . Here and now, I am planning to share about what I had done for 131 days in SK which by fact, giving me 2.5 kg of weight even though I did not eat much protein there(?). It is fairly hard to continue this paragraph tho. So, let me just start!

I have been a girl that has a constant weight ever since high school or for about these 5 years. My body just weighed 47.5 kg. For me, it is wonderfully-too-skinny and I always wish to have a bigger number shown on balance. I have a very fine schedule and menu in high school’s life for three years because the food was served as I lived in the dormitory. I also have a routine to do sport every weekend, but still I maintain to have around 47.5 kg. Then and there, for two years in college, I knew that my schedule was a kind of mess, but thanks, God, even i did not get more weight, at least I did not lose any. And my dream to be chubbier is getting further and uncertain. Meanwhile, you should know how surprised I was to find I have much more kg inside of my body after coming back home to Indonesia from South Korea. Happily, I spent about four months in a country that offers me a lot of food I could not eat as Moslem. Here is my conclusion how it might happen:

Here is the speech I delivered in front of all participants in Ajou Fall Exchange Program 2015. I was so much blessed and lucky to get this chance. This was the biggest experience that I had to speak in English in front of a lot of people from many countries. I rather say this is my first chance to speak so loud to the world.

Farewell Speech by Sella Lametta Syafri

Good evening all guests and all my fellow exchange students.

Thank you for coming to the farewell ceremony today and thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to speak here. My name is Sella Lametta Syafri and I come from Indonesia.

My exchange period is not a semester in my life. It is totally a life in a semester. It has been the most unforgettable semester in my 20 years of life and I believe if I had a great time, so do all my fellow exchange students.

What I have in MIND_PART 1

Here are the other 20 facts I concluded, so in total I made 30! So, the number will start from 11 since I have posted 10 before. This post especially was written to celebrate My one month living here! LOL

GO CHECKING!

11. Hijab/Veil/Scarf

People keep asking and showing their curiosity about it, they gave me some questions about my scarf, e.g.”What is actually behind that scarf?”, “Is there a certain time period of wearing it?”, “Who asked you to wear that?”, “This is still summer, don't you feel hot?”, etc. Unlike in Seoul, you will only meet me or some girls (less than 5) wearing this around Ajou University

12. Dormitory

We deserve all best facilities here in Ajou University Dormitory. I would not say this is an unusual thing, but it is just what I found interesting here. You can easily talk to the inspector and tell them any inconvenient issues. I probably will have a special post about dormitory! 

13. Cleanliness

Clean is absolutely how to describe almost every inch here (too much?). Korean do respect to the cleanliness so much. I doubt every time I found a dirty corner, I always was on the Korean side, trusting if it must not be them. LOL

14. Beauty

That is so fabulous and excited about how I can see all people looks good, tidy and wear great outfits. They take care themselves well. 

15. Vagrant

I thought I would never found any beggar or vagrant in this rich yet developing country. Unfortunately, I witnessed that twice. all I could describe them, they actually did not wear that bad outfit. Sadly, I saw one of them one time, when he tried to seek for food inside trash, toppokki and coffee.

16. Alien-Friendly Old People

Old people here wanted to talk to the foreigner. with their English language skill-limitation, they looked so eager to start the conversation. I did appreciate that!

17. Fitness

You will find it easy the set of fitness equipment in every corner of the park in this country. it seems that the government does pay much attention to their people’s health and fitness. great!

18. Coffee Shops

I did not get it why there are lots of coffee shops here LOL Meanwhile, many restaurants start to open so late for me, it is on about 4 in the afternoon. 

19. Military

you perhaps have known that every man in this country should volunteer himself to be trained for about 2 years in military service. I met some of them who were wearing the uniform in the weekend. such cute things! hahaha

20. Class start at 9!

in Indonesia, my country, the earlier class (normally) is started at 8 o’clock. and here it is 9 o’clock/while it is 7 in Indonesia. The class end differently,

I will post another 10 soon! Glad I can finally write here!

What I have in MIND_Part 1

1. Bus The transportation here is just superb cool. This republic has served the people with a very comfortable, easy, and effective transportation. We can use e-money for any transportation. Notice: Not all drivers are friendly, most of them do not use English, make sure you know what to say and where to go, bring google maps or other kind of map that surely might help you.

2. Fashion Colours I am not following the Korean fashion, not really. But since i stay here, i rarely find the bright and light color. Most of people, man or woman, young or old, will prefer to wear dark color and soft one. The most-seen color are dark blue, black, grey, white, cream and brown. I honestly never then use my red dress when I am here. LOL Notice: Wear whatever color  you want, that is only what I see most of time in public, uni, dormitory or even street. Good if you have those I think, just in case.

3. Clean  and Clear All I see is almost perfectly-clear and clean. Trust me, it is hard to find rubbish or trash or whatever word for that around this country, or yeah at least Suwon and Seoul. It is extremely hard to find a dustbin too! So, be sure not to complaint if sometime you need to keep all the trashes into your pocket. Notice:  There are lot of notices about “cleaning and clearing”. I found it works almost everywhere, but tell you the truth the international space, room, or building might not be as described. Well, not all Korean stay there, right? Get my point?

4. Creative Stuffs So far, I perhaps only see some stuffs that personally may be very new for me, since I never find and even thought of it before. On my way to go to Seoul with bus, I found a man with a kind of big gloves  used for covering his hands/ palms while driving the motorcycle. It has silver color and i guess it is also made for avoiding the warm temperature. That is just so creative for me! Notice: There are actually more and more stuffs like that, but I totally forgot! I will inform you soon!

5. Garden is everywhere! I am likely obsessed with garden and flowers! And here, I can find those beautiful yet cute in many corners and sides! I can not thank the government enough for letting the flowers and gardens grow and beautify these places. Notice: More flowers absolutely will be blown on Spring, but around Summer-end and Fall, I believe I have seen a lot!

6. Fashion and Make-Up Worrying the price is always my thing in shopping here. I feel it always costs more than what I expect. LOL. But not for fashion and make-up! Omo, its sooooooooooo affordable! There are thousands and  more choices, in all ranges of price, and sure lots are cheap. Notice: You should really note what you need, or you will be panic to lost much money.

7. Free Drink In almost all places to eat, yeah restaurants, I always feel relieved and helped (in budget), since they provide free drinks. I am so grateful for this. You might have seen and known this kind of service in Indonesia, but for me, hm, not yet. Also, it is like everywhere-not-to-worry-about-drink. Notice: Sure, not all restaurant have this. So, always prepare some money in advance.

8. Language Knowing some Korean will be very good for you, to communicate with other Korean. In Seoul, I predict there are lot people who can speak English, so you can be feel better about visiting Seoul. But, to be honest, as I observed, people in other part of Korea might not help you when you speak to them not with Korean languages. Always find young people, they are most probably will understand you! Notice: To be safe, make sure to always have a dictionary with you, you can simply download the app for your hand phone. I used “KAMUS BARU” app and “Google Translate”.

9. Product Information Shopping never be so hard before! I went shopping for food and other needs on the first day of my arrival here. All products are written in Hangul or Korean Language. You can imagine how difficult to find out what I need and want, or what I should not buy. In supermarket, none will help you, at least if you are lucky to find someone speak English, you will be saved. Notice: Make sure to find out what you want to buy, and it is better if you have those items in Korean or at least pictures. And sure, dictionary or go shopping with Korean friends.

10. Temperature I was born in Palembang, in Indonesia. I will not describe my country in details except it is hot, well warm. Living there has made me accustomed with high-temperature and climate. So first time stepping Korea, it was definitely the end of Summer. Although it is Korean Summer, please believe me, I miss Sunlight and warm air so much. I go to classes in 10 a.m. in the morning and found it 200 C, meanwhile in  Jakarta was about 300, it was on 8 in the morning tho. In the afternoon, I ever noticed it was 30 degrees here, 32 in Jakarta, and 34 in Palembang. Notice: Do not worry, warm water-access is easy. You will meet Sun in around 4 p.m. or more. You just need to wait. LOL.

I literally want to post many more about my two weeks-stay here, I hope I can share and post regularly. Pardon my post, texts and words, I do not recheck it, I need to rest soon, this is weekday, right? Hope it means something to the readers <3