Improving your Korean skills at TTMIK (Ind-Eng Version)

Hi guys! 안녕 얘들아! Halo temen-temen.

Sekarang ini kan lagi pada demam kpop ya dimana-dimana. Remaja-remaja labil dan non ababil juga lagi gila-gilanya sama kpop. termasuk gue juga sih (tapi ga addict banget). pasti pada suka nonton acara musiknya, realityshow, drama sampe variety shownya juga. 

kalo gue sih paling males baca subs makanya gue sekarang belajar bahasa korea. nggak, gue ga sekedar ikut-ikutan trend biar dibilang eksis. kalo yang deket sama gue dari sma pasti tau lah gue maniak bahasa. nah baru sekarang-sekarang ini aja gue belajar bahasa korea. hampir setahunan sih. belajar sendiri aja, gak pake les abisan mahal T_T 

Nah gue ada info buat lo yang lagi ngebet-ngebetnya pengen bisa bahasa korea, coba deh buka website www.talktomeinkorean.com

TTMIK singkatan dari TALK TO ME IN KOREAN

 

Disini lo bisa belajar bahasa korea mulai dari belajar nulis sama baca hangul. Kalo udah bisa baru deh belajar dari level 1. sekarang udah ada 7 level + iyagi untuk yang intermediate. enaknya lagi, TTMIK ini ada podcast sama pdf di setiap pelajarannya jadi lo bisa dengerin sambil baca pdfnya.

TTMIK ini gurunya banyak, dan baik-baik semua. Favorit gue Sun Hyunwoo sama Choi Kyeongeun. gue juga sering ngetweet ke mereka tapi jarang di bales T_T.

kalo gue belajarnya gak ngurut dan gak tergantung level. tapi gue langsung belajar dari iyagi nya *sok* karna untuk conversationnya. iyagi disini 100% bahasa korea semua. eitsss tapi tenang aja. ada text pdf nya kok :D

Dan si Sun Hyunwoo ini bikin http://learnkorean.ning.com/ untuk chatting sesama anggota TTMIK. dan lo tauuuuuu.. gue dapet banyak banget temen dari chat room ini. nanti gue ceritain di post selanjutnya deh hahaha...

anyway... coba deh buka, seru banget di jamin!

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English

Guys, K-POP fever everwhere in the world! Teenagers are crazy about K-POP (including me, but i am not really addicted). you guys must be like watching drama, film, music program, reality and variety show. well... I'm a bit lazy to see the subs cuz I can't focus to the story. so... I decided to learn Korean! No.... I'm not chimed in trend to be exist. I just love to learn new languages. My high school friends knows me well. So, I almost one year learning korean even though my grammar still mess :p

So I have an information for you who wants to learn Korean, just go to www.talktomeinkorean.com and you can learn Korea for free! that website named TTMIK (Stands for TALK TO ME IN KOREAN) you can learn korean from the start. reading and writing hangul. and if u could read them, go to level 1. there are about 7 level + iyagi for intermediate level. And luckily, TTMIK has a podcast and pdf text for every single lesson! cool isn't ?

TTMIK has many teachers but my fave is Sun Hyunwoo and Choi Kyeongeun. I sometimes tweeted to them but i just got no mention T_T. And Sun Hyunwoo made http://learnkorean.ning.com/ for everyone who wants to learn korean. there are chat room for communicate and learn korean through chatting. AND I HAVE A LOTS OF FRIEND. thanks Hyunwoo!

Now I'm currently learning through iyagi and translated them into Indonesian :D iyagi lesson is 100% korean but don't worry... there are pdf texts too ;)

So whattca waitin foo? check it out now!! :D

TTMIK Twitter : @TTMIK

TTMIK Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/talktomeinkorean

ASSHITMENT Y U NO GIVE ME SOME AIR

ehm.. ehm...*tes suara* AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHH anjir gila yah tugas gue banyak banget buat seminggu ini. 5 dari 8 mata kuliah ada tugas semuah dong T___T

1. Ekspresi Media : Shooting profile, dikumpulin minggu depan
2. Produksi Siaran TV : bikin liputan wawancara, naskah berita, sama liputan siaran buat uts
3. Teknik Reportase : sama juga, bikin wawancara tp lebih ribet deh, auk ah
4. Praktek Radio : bikin naskah siaran, bumper dan kawan-kawannya. siaran minggu depan
5. Seminar : bikin latar belakang judul proposal, bab 1 sama 2 lah intinya. anjdrot.

Rutinitas gue semua terbengkalai; maen game, nonton korea, belajar bahasa, nonton youtube hahahaha.
Dan kayaknya sih ini tugas bakalan berlanjut sampe uts. fiuhhhhhhh.

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제가 이야기를 있는데... 제 좋아하는 남자 이직 기억해냐? 그래, 맞아 그 남자.
넌 알지? 난 그 남자랑 이제 좀 친했어 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 자기가 제 전화 번호를 물어 보는거야..

VoA

Tadi pagi, gue sama nyokab nonton Dunia Kita VoA di Metro TV. asal tau aja itu satu2nya program TV Yang paling gue tunggu2 setiap minggunya. Kalo ketinggalan nonton, bisa nonton di facebook atau youtube. cita-cita gue setelah masuk jurusan broadcast, gue pengen banget kerja di VoA. even gue  tau kualifikasinya pasti susah. tapi gimana ya, yang namanya pengen banget.... susah dijelasinnya, kayak udah ngebet. 

Pas lagi iklan, nyokab gue cerita tentang temen-temennya yang udah diminta ceramah kemana-kemana. ke luar negeri. China, Hongkong, Amerika juga termasuk. terus gue bilang sama nyokab gue,

"Mah, aku pengen banget kerja di VoA. Nanti kalo kita di Amerika, aku kerja, Mama buka lembaga dakwah macem American Islamic Foundation gitu mah. namanya Al Sunnah Wal Jamaah Foundation (Maklum emak gue islamnya nyunah banget) hahaha". terus nyokab gue bilang "Amin... Mama doain semoga kakak bisa kerja di VoA." Yang namanya doa orang tua Insya Allah diijabah kan? iya kan bener kan? *maksa*

So, INSYA ALLAH mudah-mudahan 2-4 taun lagi gue bisa kerja di Amerika. amin :D

10 things you didn't know about Ramadhan

Dear my foreign friends wherever you are. Perhaps you already knew that I am a Muslim (Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'ah) and this month is Ramadhan so we are doing fasting. We couldn't eat or drink from dawn to dusk. Maybe you wondering why we are forbidden to do that. that is the rule. A long time ago, our Prophet Muhammad SAW met with poor people, they don't have money so they can't buy a proper meal and they inevitably fasting. nowadays we are doing fasting in order to appreciate them and in the Holy Koran says that fasting is good for health. The article below is adapted from Time.com - here we go!

1. It's Not Just 'No Eating' ...It's "no drinking" too: Muslims drink not even a drop of water from dawn to dusk. In addition to not eating or drinking anything all day, they also abstain from excesses like cigarettes and sex. Yet despite the fasting, Ramadan in most Muslim countries is an interesting mix of austerity and celebration. While they abstain from many things during the day, after sunset families and friends often visit with one other, filling the streets of major cities with food and laughter until the wee hours.

2. Dates Are the Fast-Breaking Food of Choice. A date is traditionally the first thing eaten to break the fast, followed by juice or jallab — a sweet drink made from dates, rose water and carob that is usually served with floating pine nuts and raisins. In Egypt, dates, a traditional Ramadan food, are harvested in different farms and oases across the country, as well as imported from North Africa and the Arabian Gulf states. The best dates are often given catchy names by their vendors to help market them. In 2006, after Israel's war against Lebanon, the best dates were called Hassan Nasrallah, after the leader of Lebanon's Hizballah. In 2009, after the U.S. President made a visit to Cairo, the best dates were called Obama. This year, the most prized dates are called Martyrs of the Revolution. Tahrir Square is another favorite.

3. People Name Their Sons Ramadan. Religious baby names aren't unusual across any faith; however, when devout Catholics choose to reflect their faith in their child's name, they often go the way of a saint, like Mary, or the way of a virtue, like Grace. You'd be hard-pressed to find a baby named Lent. Not the case with Ramadan, as the religious observance has also become a common name for Muslim baby boys. While the name was a more popular choice in the '90s than it is now, Ramadan could be making a comeback. According to the website BabyCenter, the name's popularity has been steadily climbing since 2005.

4. There Are Several Fasting Loopholes. The holy month of Ramadan requires Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset each day. For the most part, that is considered an unbreakable rule. However, there are some instances in which one may take leave of the fast. According to the holy Koran, people who are sick, elderly, traveling, pregnant or breast-feeding, as well as children under the age of puberty, can forgo fasting if it will negatively affect their health. Additionally, a fast can become invalidated for reasons such as menstruation or postpartum bleeding, intentional vomiting and, of course, breaking a fast to eat or drink. In all these cases, the Koran requires that believers take a qada fast — meaning to fast one day for one day — to make up for the missed days of fasting, as soon as possible.

5. Sunnis and Shi'ites Break Their Fasts at Different Times. After fasting through the day, Sunni Muslims may break their fast as soon as the daily maghrib prayer begins, which is when the sun is no longer visible on the horizon (although the sky is often still quite light). Shi'ites wait longer, believing that their fast cannot be broken until the last rays of light have vanished from the sky. Regional variations may apply in both branches of Islam, however, so this is not an absolute distinction.

6. The Date Changes Each Year. Ramadan is based on the lunar calendar and begins with the hilal, the Arabic word for crescent or "new moon," in the ninth month of each year. But because the lunar cycle steadily moves backward compared to the Gregorian calendar, Ramadan falls earlier and earlier each year. During the summer months, the days are much longer and hotter, making fasting more difficult. Late in the holy month, Muslims celebrate the Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Power. This is the anniversary of the night on which Allah first revealed the Koran to the Prophet Muhammad. While different traditions celebrate this night in the last 10 days of Ramadan, the 27th night is the most widely celebrated date, when the Koran says, "The grand night is better than a thousand months."

7. Ramadan Is Good for Television Ratings. Ramadan is a keenly anticipated, prime-time TV season. Arabic, and increasingly Turkish, production houses work around the year to create 30-episode miniseries — one for each night of the month — in the hopes of snagging viewers, advertising dollars and the opportunity to boast that their series was the most popular. However, this year things aren't as good. According to a Saudi newspaper, al-Riyadh, production is down 35% thanks to the turmoil of the Arab Spring.

8. Fasting Predates Islam. Fasting has been around much, much longer than Islam. Indeed, mentions of abstention from food and drink can be found in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, both of which predate the Prophet Muhammad (who was born in A.D. 570). In one case found in the Bible, Queen Esther asks the Jews to fast for three days before she visits her husband, the king, to ask him not to kill them. And in the New Testament, Jesus fasts in the desert for 40 days, which is why to this day certain Christian denominations observe Lenten fasts.

The fasting itself is also different in Ramadan in that Muslim observers can technically eat each day, they just can't consume anything during daylight hours.

9. It's Not a Great Diet Plan. Despite the daily fasting, Ramadan is notorious for being a month of weight gain. There are many reasons why practicing Muslims often gain, instead of lose, weight during this time. Foremost is that fasting and low activity levels during the day often give way to binge eating at night. Such behavior results in slower metabolic cycles that cause the body to store fat instead of burning it. Additionally, iftar meals — the evening meal served when Muslims break the fast — are traditionally heavy, high in carbohydrates and lacking in nutritional sustenance. In order to maintain a healthy weight throughout the month, Muslims are encouraged to drink plenty of water, eat a diet full of fruits, vegetables and protein, and wake up every morning for the suhoor meal, which occurs before sunrise.

10. Ramadan Is a Huge Month for Charity. Donations to charities see a significant rise during the month of Ramadan, as many Muslims choose to give their charity for the year during the holy month. Mosques and religious organizations offer free iftar meals to the poor every evening. It's also common for wealthier Muslims to give poor families Ramadan bags or baskets containing basic cooking items like sugar, oil, rice and tea before the first day of the month.

source: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2086309_2086333_2086331,00.html

Korean writing exercise

안녕하세요!
여러분 잘 지내셨어요? 내가 왜 한국어를 쓰고 궁금하죠? 걱정하지마세요... 제가 설명이 할거예요. 요즘에는 제가 한국어 배워는데, 6달 동안 혼자 배웠어요. 선생님이 없고, 그냥 책을 읽고 음악을 듣고, 영화를 보고 그리고 한국 친구들이랑 얘기했어요. 한글을 연습이 많잖아요.
처음에서 한국어 배우는데, 좀 되게 "아.. 진짜 어렵다. 답답해.. 난 이해가 안돼!"그런 생각했어는데. 근데 요즘엔 "와..한국어 너무 재미있다! 이제 한국 사람이랑 얘기할 수 있어.."라고 그렇게 생각해요.
전 언어를 대해서 배우고 큰 열정을 가지고 있어요. 한국어 배우 전에 제가 중국어를 먼저 배웠어요. 3년 동안 학교에서 배웠어요. 중국어는 약한 어렵지만 재미있어요. 여러분들이 새로운 언어를 배울 의사가있다면, 지금부터 시작할까요! 언어를 과정을 필요가 없었어서 그냥 혼자로 배워요. 내일 봐요! ^_^

Hi!
how are you guys? you maybe wondering why am I writing in Korean? don't worry, I'll explain you. I am currently learning Korean, 6months already and I am learning by myself. No teacher, just reading a book, listening music, watching film and talking with my Korean friends. I am practicing hangeul so much!
First time I learned korean, I thought "Ah.. It's really hard! so frustrating! I don't understand!" but now I think "Learning Korean is so fun! Now I can talk to Korean people"
I have a big passion about learning language. Before I learn Korean, I learned Mandarin first. I have been learned Mandarin for 3 years at senior high school. Mandarin is hard but fun. Guys, If you have intention learning new language, you can start it right now! you don't have to take a language course just learning by yourself. so, see you tomorrow!

Hi!
apakabar teman-temankyu? mungkin lo bingung knapa gue nulis pake bahasa korea? haha jangan bingung, gue jelasin ya. gue baru-baru ini belajar bahasa korea. baru 6 bulan sih. nggak ada guru sama sekali, cuma baca buku dengerin lagu nonton film sama ngobrol sama orang koreanya langsung. gue latian nulis hangeul sampe mampus hahaha.
dulu pas awal-awal blajar korea, gue mikirnya "anjir nih susah banget. bisa gila gue, gak ngerti.." tapi sekarang gue mikir "anjir gampang banget nih! skarang gue bisa ngobrol sama orang koreanya langsung."
gue punya minat besar sama bahasa. sbelom gue blajar korea, gue blajar mandarin duluan. gue blajar mandarin 3taun di SMA. agak susah sih tapi seru lah.. so, kalo lo punya niat mau belajar bahasa, belajar dari sekarang! gak usah ikut-ikutan les segala, belajar sendiri aja. dadaaahhh :D

college

Hi Tweople ! my mid term exam already done. now I just waiting the result of mine and hope it's a good news. I try to get a great GPA as my mother told me, 3.5 .so high,huh? am I too ambitious ? but yes, that's my expectation. well, let me tell you more about my college. a strategic location near Dharmawangsa and Brawijaya in south Jakarta, Kebayoran, Blok M. my college aren't big like UI, but not too small. for the first time, I never thought that I'm gonna spend almost 4 years in here, because my first aim was Faculty of Chinese, University of Indonesia. but I'm failed. so yes, my mother told me that this is the best choice for me if I wanna be an news anchor like metro xin wen, script writer, or director. I was a bit confuse, my heart isn't into it. But my cousin told me more more and more about this college. and yes I told mom to applied in this college.

My entrance examination doesn't feel so interested. just had a potential academic test, english grammar, and interview. I do mine so fast and half hearted. but yes, I'm accepted. day by day I've been waiting for 3 months more to came and join with this I called 'Senior's event' named MOS. I'm not happy with this event cause I think it's useless and not important. but the more I think, this was great ! I've met a lot of friends and make a new friendship. besides that, the leader of my group is my senior too, his name is Aji and he looks like Fauzi Baadilah. you know I adore Arabian guy! he has a bold eyebrow,oh my gosh I'm melted. I added his FB but he doesn't approve me, so I remove again hahahaha :D

Now time goes by about 4months and I feel so comfortable with my new class. the people are very friendly, warm, crazy stupid, and so easy going. I love you a lot guys !


And.. uhmm.... talking about love life, I have a new crush his name is.... ahahahaha should I mention ? okay, intial DP. I heart him because I usually meet him in a musholla. he's religious one, I adore him. as my mother told me "If you are looking for a guy, please check his religiousness. does he usually pray or not." my heart beat so fast and I suddenly remember about Shah Rukhan, actually he's my prince charm. EHEM ! but anyway, now my heart isn't into him. why why why ? after mid term exam, I had an off class for a week. and on Monday I came to college with beating heart in order to meet him. but, tadaaaaaa..... he totally so dumphead with his piercing in his chin. yucks !!!

ehem okay, maybe that's all about my college life and I'm gonna tell you more! ciao :D

pendidikan itu mahal

Gatau kenapa ya cita-cita gue tuh kuliah abroad. cari beasiswa yang deket-deket kayak ke singapore malaysia gitu. waktu itu sih sempet apply beasiswa ke singapore tapi gw ga keterima, gatau kenapa mungkin gak memenuhi persyaratan kali. Iya lah yang daftar aja ada 2000 lebih se indo.

Bagi gue, kuliah di luar kayanya lebih menantang. Disana kita bener-bener dituntut segala sesuatunya serba mandiri, gak ngefek mau tinggal di share house ato dorm sama aja harus mandiri juga. ini tantangan buat gue yang kalo bangun itu harus diteriakin sama mama hehehe :p

Bukannya gue mendiskriminasikan pendidikan di Indonesia ato gimana-gimana,tapi emang jujur sih pendidikan di Indonesia itu paling rendah se Asia Tenggara. gue pernah baca di koran tntang peminat pendidikan seAsia, yang paling tinggi itu Filipina dan paling rendah ya Indonesia. tapi ya gue pribadi mau mengexplore pengetahuan gue tntang negara yang pengen gue tuju kaya perancis sama london. Toh kalo gue dapet ilmu dari sana pastilah gue terapkan di negara sendiri.

Jujur ya gue sangat amat nggak tega ngeliat anak-anak yang suka ngamen di jalanan yang seharusnya mereka dapet pendidikan yang layak. Gue yakin, siapa sih anak-anak yang gak mau mengenyam pendidikan dasar? Pasti semuanya mau. Tapi semua itu perlu UANG. kasarnya nih ya, kalo gak ada uang gak ada sekolah. Walopun walikota bekasi udah bilang sekolah gratis, gak ada pungutan apa-apa lagi, tapi nyatanya apa? BULLSHIT! Pendidikan gratis itu hanya untuk uang sekolah perbulan, buku sekolah dan alat tulis. Selebihnya kayak baju seragam, formulir pendaftaran dan tetek bengek lainnya? BAYAR! Kasian kan yang penghasilan orang tuanya gak tetap. Kaya tukang becak, tukang ojek, pemulung, dll.

Ada nih ya mantan satpam di komplek gue yang dulu tuh kerjaannya mabok-mabokan, tapi alhamdulilah sekarang udah tobat. Dan sekarang dia jadi pemulung dan pembantu masjid. Anak-anaknya? Tentu aja gak sekolah. Terakhir gw ketemu anaknya lagi ngamen di angkot. Segitu gak perdulinyakah pemerintah Indonesia terhadap pendidikan khususnya untuk anak sd? krna gw gak ngerti tentang perpolitikan indonesia, gw hanya memakai azas kesoktauan gue ttg biaya anggaran pendidikan indonesia yang jumlahnya cukup buat beli 3000 Buygati Veron Import. Tapi sampe sekarang apa? masih banyak loh yang belom dapet pendidikan gratis khususnya di perkampungan.

Ok back to topic, persaingan ngedapetin beasiswa itu susah banget. mungkin cuma anak-anak excellent yang bisa ngedapetinnya.persyaratan yang susah sampe nilai tes toefl minimal 550 ato GPA minimal 6.5 .yang pinter aja masih ngerasa gak bisa, gimana gw yang standar?

Ayo dong temen-temen semua, kita harus usaha meningkatkan taraf hidup negara, biar kita gak dipandang rendah sama orang luar, khususnya malaysia dan singapore yang nganggep kita ga pantes mengenyam pendidikan yang lebih layak. Gw pernah chatting sama orang iran dan dia lagi ambil s2 di malaysia, pas gw tanya tentang indonesia, yang dia tau cuma cerita-cerita buruk ttg indonesia aja. Gw sebagai org indo kesel bgt lah ternyata negara tetangga kita yang masih satu rumpun melayu sama kita, nyepelein kita banget.

kita harus bikin Indonesia bangga, walopun banyak yang korupsi, pejabat-pejabat bnyk yg di penjara, pejabat banyak yg kenal skandal kasus video porno, pejabat yang ini anu itu segala macem.. Ini tetep negara kita, kalo bukan kita yang memajukan trus siapa lagi? Gak mungkin megawati kan :p

pesan dari mario teguh : dimanapun belajarnya, minumnya tetep tehbotol sosro! Salam super.