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Personal Narrative: My Bizarre Trip

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My Bizarre Trip: Time-travel to Past and Present Korea Do you have an enthusiastic urge to experience the learning the Korean language (hanggeul), the hunger for tracing historical wonders of Korean culture and the bubbly type of entertainment such as K-Pop in a highly developed city like Bonifacio Global City that is budget-friendly? —an impeccable combination that no other places could assure, only the KCC library could indulge my boisterous drive being an adventurous person. A survey conducted by Kana Lou, a writer from the Campus Publications in the Philippines revealed that 4 out of 10 Filipino youth are obsessed with Korean culture. From the food, culture, music, dance and anything that is Korean—there is a strong spell that made Filipino teenagers so addicted to Korea. This survey quickly developed my curiosity as I inadvertently explored the Korean Cultural Center Library. Recently, I traveled along the Bonifacio Global City and that one place has caught my eye —the Korean Cultural Center Library. I felt my body and feet is pulled by an anonymous force around me and that force led me to that place. As I stepped into my exhausted feet got from my previous escapades within the BGC, a …show more content…

Angie, she brought me to the KCC kitchen. In Korean, cooking is called hansik. As I enter the place I felt the mouth-watering sensation in my mouth, however in the back of my mind, Korean foods are super spicy like after I have tried to eat some of it, I need a gallon of water to alleviate the flaming spice in my mouth. The students wore gigantic toques and a traditional culinary dress. I’ve watched their live demonstration and I’m too impressed with their exceptional cooking skills and exhibitions such as sloppy flipping of the skillet upside down and the explosion of the sizzling fire from the pan. Most of the dishes cooked were kimchi noodles, bibimbop and

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