Jaesan village's children

Today Joy took the tractor test and he had to leave early in the morning. So Bun Sok and I dried the millet and pepper after he took off. After that I took my morning walk as usual. A bit further everyday cause I felt my stamina increased lately. Hahaha..It was 6 degrees but I felt fine. Hmm..Maybe I'm getting used to the cold weather? Here is much colder than Seoul.

Bun Sok writes a column for a farming newspaper three times a week. Hence, today we had 'open kimbap' for her column. It was superbly delicious! We took some pictures for the column with my camera and she decided to buy a DSLR too. Ngehehe..I influence people everywhere I go. (*Devil smile*)

After the photo session, we went up to the hill and harvested another quarter of the millet plot. She told me to shoot some of the magnificent scenery. There was a half moon in the sky cause it was autumn as she explained. Simply awesome. *Sigh..* Will I be able to see this in Malaysia?

After lunch we went to Jaesan village to meet the children there. Bun Sok teaches them English every Sunday at 4pm. It wasn't a typical English class. Since Joy and Bun Sok has WWOOFers staying with them occasionally, so she will introduce them to the children. One of the children stayed in Malaysia for 2 years. His name is Jun Song (준성). He recognized me as Malaysian at one glance! Shocked! In my heart, I felt somewhat proud to be Malaysian. ^__^

I brought my lapT and camera. I showed my family's , KLCC's, my cousin's wedding and some Malaysian food's pictures to them. They were shy but very hyperactive students! Before I returned to Bonghwa, I gave them 1 ringgit note as a souvenir. Seriously I couldn't think of anything to give then but I remember that I had lots of 1 ringgit note with me because of Hari Raya hahaha. They were so happy!



As always, my morning walk picture. I walked a bit further than the Shaman's house and met this stream.

Greenhouses for tomato. Autumn scenery is just magnificent. I guess Seorak mountain probably at its autumn peak now.


Purple salad.



This is the 'open kimbap'. I ate this brown rice every single day. My diet is totally gone.

Millet.


We dried the millet and pepper beside Bun Sok's home. The weather was good!

See that half moon?

I'm gonna miss this place. Bun Sok invited me to come again on November for Kim Jang (making kimchi festival) at her house but I can't cause I will be around Daejeon at that time.


I helped Bun Sok to mark her student's diary. Hahaha..a breakfast could make a MAN!
The korean word there is doenjang chigae. I loveeeeeeee Bun Sok's doenjang chigae. I can eat it every day.

Jaesan's children. Jun Hee is so shy. Hahah..


From Left: Hwe Jong, Ji Hae, Yu Mi, Jun Song, Jun Hee, Hyon and Gwang Su.


I gave them 1 ringgit note as souvenir. They loved it!.Bun Sok is far left.

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Millet day

Joy said that there was frost early in the morning today. So, we had to harvest the pepper earlier even if they are not red. It took us around 2 hours to harvest all of them and later we put it under normal temperature to force them to become red. Bun Sok said probably the quality would not be good.

We had guksu for lunch. Just noodle with anchovies broth plus as always kimchi. ^__^ My favourite is dried radish and dried pepper leaves mixed with gochujang. The taste was marvelous. Bun Sok prepared a lot of them for winter cause they could not get fresh vegetables, so they had to eat dried vegetables. She dried them earlier of June.

Later in the afternoon, we harvested millet. Hmm..This is my first time of hearing millet..ngehehe. Millet is from grain family. The plant looks almost similar to wheat but the taste is different.

I didn't bring my camera today during harvesting but here are some of my pictures of morning walk.



A shaman house.




Dandelion - remember the movie starring Hyun Bin and Lee Yeon Hee; A millionaire's first love?
Yeon Hee blew a dandelion.

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Tuesdays with Morrie

I managed to read half of the book when I visited Deoksu palace. It was Chi Won's and she lent it to me for a light reading. hmmm..since my uncle's passing, the message in the book is much clearer to me now.

It is a book about death. How death affects our lives and how we perceive it.
Once I'm back, I'll definitely find this book. It's indispensable. It taught me that we are just human and one day we will die but we keep forgetting that fact. The most important person is the people around me and I need to treasure the moment.

Incidentally, Bun Sok's brother-in-law's father passed away too yesterday. We discussed a lot from death, mother's love, one of her wwoofers' story - Denise, her doggies and even about my love life. Hahaha..Chatting with Bun Sok over a pile of garlics would be in my memory forever.


It was 12 degrees and much lower before I went out for my morning walk.


This is where I stay, next to Joy and Bun Sok's home. WWOOFers stay in a separate house.


Pokok keembung. It grows here in the mountain. Shocked!! Hehehe, one of my favourite flowers cause it is so easy to grow. I'm not much of a green hand.




Bun Sok picked some wild flowers for her home.


Pumpkin.


We made some seasoned sesame leaf. It is sooooo delicious!
The ingredient = soy sauce, anchovies, radish, onion, garlic, hot pepper and kelp. Soak the sesame leaves for 1 week, drain and reheat the liquid and soak the leaves again for another week.


My breakfast - nurungbab (the crust of burnt rice). Bon Suk made porridge of that crust. Simply delicious and with side dishes fish fillet, kimchi, laver and anchovies.

Later in the afternoon, the weather was warm around 24 degree and we peeled the garlics to make winter kimchi.


Bun Sok in action.

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My uncle - Arwah Cik Jan passed away

Al-fatihah to my Arwah Cik Jan.
He had a gout disease.
Let's pray that he will be at peace.
He has always been a calm and understanding uncle.
I'm gonna miss him. T_T

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