It's All About Culture

Several days ago I finished my Korean-Indonesian folktale titled “Jiknyeo Kyeonwu”. It tells about two lovers which separated by the king. And they only can be together one day on 7th of 7th month. All of Korean named the day of chilseok. They also celebrate it by some events of Chilseok Festival. This festival also same with Qi Xu festival in China and Tanabata Festival in Japan. When I was looking for some referential source, I found that Chilseok festival has special food, tradition, and pray from the ancestors. One thing that I contemplate is why I can get so much interest with Korean cultures better than my country, Indonesia. I never write something about Indonesian culture. Even though I was born in Lampung, I can't tell about Lampung tradition. I just know from the superficial, a bit and a bit. I can't make it as full article. I also never attend the original event of Lampunese. I know the language, uniform custom, dance, song, and the sociality life. But once again, I can't make it as an article. I don't have courage to make it. And I never try it. Indonesia also has a lot of tradition because this country has more than 3 thousands ethnics. And every ethnics have their own culture. Between west, middle, and east of Indonesia have various culture. I hope I can get more braveness to search and share Indonesian culture. This will be not easy I guess. But it's no problem for me. Because I can learn for something which is out of my major.

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Wonderful Wednesday

When the sun was going down, I've just realize that I made a lot of activities for this Wednesday. Almost four weeks I'm staying at home. Even though I'm not yet found the fix job, but today its seems that I work and learn a lot. Actually I can cook, of course. But for today my father took a challenge for me to serve the guest. Who is he? Yes, he is the gardener. My father invited him to plant the grass in front yard. Only a part time worker for half day. As usual we always give the best serve. I put some snack and pie in plate with water and cigarette. Then for lunch my mom asked me to make frying fish. Hmmm this is first time in my house for me to make frying fish from the fresh until on the dining table. So fat so good, because I seldom process the fish in my boarding house. In the afternoon I have had opportunity to finish reading the novel, kungfu novel for exactly. I've been read it for three days. Next... making Indonesian food, gulai. My father bought goat's bone that we called, “tulangan”. Several days ago my parents got gulai from one of our family. But my father seems that he didn't satisfy with the gulai. So, he bought the material, and I help him to cook. My father is a good chef, you know. Even all of food that he make always more delicious that my mother did. Well, I learn again to cook gulai. I thought it is easy and... I can make it someday. In the late afternoon I saw my father continue the gardener's job, planted the grass. I tried again. I came close to my father. I took a grass and plant it. The grasses are different than usual because this is court grass. How about the way to plant?? definitely different than normal grass. For normal grass we usually take a bunch of grass then put it in the soil. But for court grass we must dig the soil a bit and put a grass with the root. And then close, just like if you plant the normal tree or flower. We also must measure the distance between the grass. Don't be so close, because the grow and wider. If you put too close, they will meet each other and then become a tall grass. It would not be beautiful guys. Maybe our yard will have perfect scenery after three months, yeah if the grasses grow well. Then at night, only family time. Watching television and Writing just like I do now :)

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