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On my way being a good wife

Posted by theresiaratih in curhat, my korean life and tagged with , , , , , ,

hahahha.. the title is too much i think..

actually live in South Korea is cost my head and leg.. everything is so expensive here.. as a good student with a thin wallet i have to save my money.. and i have to fight with myself.. so here are the things that i do for saving my wallet.

1. eat banana

as i wrote at my blog’s header, i am not a banana lover. i hate eat banana.. it has no taste at all.

but here i have to eat banana everyday.. because banana is a healthy food for your body.. you have to eat banana every morning

yeaaah.. that’s my suggestion for myself. actually, i eat banana every day because it is cheap.

7 slice of  bananas = 1500 won

i eat 2 bananas for breakfast -> 7  bananas : 2 bananas = 3 breakfast + 1 banana

1 korean meal = 2500 – 5000 won -> 3 meals = 7500 – 15000 won

see.. i can save a lot of money.. hahahha
2. go to the market

in Indonesia, i always hate to go to the market because.. traditional market in Indonesia is so stink and dirty..

but here.. i have to! it will be costly if i buy something at supermarket.. and thanks to God korean local market is so clean.


My lovely roommate brought me to this market. Her name is Anh, she is a Vietnamese.

meet Anh.. my lovely roommate

today i went to the market with Thuong. We bought a lot of things.. and took some pictures of course. hahaha

Thuong, my regular model for this blog.

some korean snack.. arrggghh.. i want them all..

3. cook

yes, i am start to cook here. i cannot cook but i have to. here are some picture of my masterpiece.

Indonesian style fried chicken.

Chicken Soup ala chef Theresia

and the taste of the food is good. Thuong said that my chicken soup was delicious.. hahhaha..

i will post about the recipe later.

4. eat vegetable

after two days in korea, i got a flu.. grrhh.. so i have to change my habit.

i really hate vegetable. But to keep my body sexy as j-lo  and makes me rich like bakrie’s family, i have to eat vegetable because it is cheap.. yeeeaaah..

that’s all..

its end?? all of this post is about money!!

so where is the ‘being a good wife’ part? i don’t know.. i think saving money is a good wife skill. hahahha

bye all.. love you.. please send my love and my kiss to my beautiful country.. Indonesia 🙂

how’s your first week? (part 1)

Posted by theresiaratih in curhat, my korean life and tagged with , , , , , , ,

Hi all,

“how’s your first week?”is most asked question that i get for this week.

why? may be that’s related with my new life.. yes, I started a new life last week. That is the biggest step I ever made. I am going to tell you in a timeline

22 August 2012 – A Hard Goodbye

at a bright Tuesday afternoon  I have to said goodbye to my beloved Mom, Dad, Sister, Grandpa, Grandma, and of course my friends and My country too.

I’m not good at ‘goodbye’ thing.. even i hate them. I hate to say goodbye. I hate the feeling for cannot-see-each-other-in-person for very long time.

so i just hug them at that time and cried.I had nothing to say and cried a lot. I saw my mother cried. and i made a promise that i am going to make her smile. after made myself calmed, i went to the gate.. the gate that brought me into a new world. Start form that time, i became a new person.. an independent person, a tough lady, and student.

Wednesday 23 August 2012 – New Place, New Friends, and New Life.

in this day I made my first step at Incheon International Airport, South Korea.

Here is the country that i am going to live for 2 years as a student at Ajou University , Suwon-South Korea. Finally, one of my big dreams comes true. Thank you Jesus for make it happen. (i am gonna tell you later about this part)
I met a lot of wonderful people here, many people from many countries. One of my new friends is Thuong.. she’s my first friend here. she is a very beautiful Vietnamese. she’s a good friend.

yes the beautiful lady is thuong

meet Thuong.. the beautiful vietnamese girl. (this picture was taken from Thuong’s FB 😀 )

and got a new place to live.. at Hwahong hall Ajou University dormitory.

and i also got my first korean meal.. its called bibimbap. it served with kimchi and a bowl of soup. i love kimchi.. even though i am a meatarian (somebody who cannot eat vegetable.. this is only exist in theresia’s dictionary) i still can eat kimchi.

Thursday, 24 August 2012 – exploring Ajou University

I did a grocery thing with Thuong this day.. took a walk around Ajou, bought a lot of food with her.

here are some picture of ajou street.

I also got my solo tour, even though i cannot speak korean i still tried to buy snack. i don’t remember it’s name.. dak something.. i dont know.

i do not take a good picture but this food is amazingly delicious.

so how can you buy it? ( may be this question popped from your head.. even your answer is not.. I’m still gonna aswer that question.. huaahahah..) i just point my finger and ask (in alien language.. or dance may be 😀 ) the ahjumma to write the price. muehehe

okay its 12 AM already.. i have a class today.. i’ll continue my ‘first week’ later..

bye all..