[entertainment #02] After 7 years, finally TRAX!

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If you read my blog since a long time ago, you may know that I love TRAX's I can Change so much. I have this particular attachment to this song of TRAX. It's my favorite out of all their releases until now, and it was also the first song I challenged myself to translate from Korean to English.

Anyway I was so devastated because in the only live video of this song, Jungmo played piano instead of guitar, while the thing that made me love this song was the guitar sound. However, today on their 2nd busking in COEX (which unfortunately, I couldn't go again), they finally performed I can Change because two fans requested for it ^o^

[learning from TV #01] I Live Alone - Henry

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Beberapa hari lalu saya nonton 나 혼자 산다 (I Live Alone), reality show Korea yang memperlihatkan kehidupan artis-artis yang sudah lama tinggal sendiri. Di episode itu diperlihatkan keseharian Henry Lau saat off day. Seperti biasa, Henry itu selalu seru untuk ditonton. Satu detik dia membersihkan rumah naik hoverboard dan vacuum cleaner di satu tangan plus pel tisu cap Daiso di tangan lain. Detik berikutnya, dia mempertunjukkan kebolehannya bermusik: dia spontan mengaransemen Uptown Funk jadi berbau jazz, lalu menambahkan iringan piano, biola, plus suara-suara yang ia buat sendiri dengan layered trap(?).

Tapi bukan itu yang mau saya eksplor di pos ini.

Di tengah episode, Henry menyebut bahwa ia sudah punya semua yang ia inginkan di rumahnya, tinggal kurang istri. Ucapannya ini membuat kaget panelis yang lain karena Henry masih 29 tahun, umur yang kalau buat orang Korea masih cukup muda untuk menikah (apalagi kalau artis). Jun Hyunmoo lalu bertanya mengenai tipe idealnya. Jawaban Henry inilah yang begitu membekas di benak saya.

[living as Muslim #04] Praying room in Korea Tourism Organization Seoul office

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Another post about praying room in Seoul~ This time it's located in Korea Tourism Organization Seoul office 2F. It's not far from Gyeongbok Palace or Gwanghwamun Square, and close to Cheonggyecheon Stream. The photos were taken (by me, of course) two weeks ago (January 2017).

The praying room is open from 9 AM to 8 PM, following Tourism Information Center office hours