[VISA] INDONESIAN MADE AMERICAN VISA IN KOREA

HEY GUYS! So in this post its quite special because i just add one more visa on my passport super power AMERICAN VISA!! WOOHOO many people said it lil bit hard to get and yes it made me worried a bit when i applied. As indonesian passport holder American visa is quite important for helping me get other visa easier. Actually it is not complicated at all if you read all steps through their website carefully. So here it is! Hopefully this post will help you guys who want to apply American visa ahead.

HOW TO APPLY US VISA IN KOREA

HOW TO GO

Gwanghamun MRT Station exit 2 (line5)

서울 종로구 세종대로 188

세종로 82-14 미국대사관

OPEN HOURS

09.00~11.15

WEBSITE

https://kr.usembassy.gov/ko/ 

#1 FILL YOUR DS-160 FORM ONLINE!

actually everything written online at their websites. So many types of visa but i choose one for tourist B1/B2 visa. After done filling whole form super long long long pages , you will get your DS-160 confirmation letter and you have to keep it with you and print hardcopy for interview.

#2 PAY YOUR VISA

it cost US$160 or around ₩176000( it will change depends on exchange rate) you can go on this page and you will get special bank account number, FIRST choice you can do wire transfer or SECOND you can go to Citibank and do international money send and don't forget to keep receipt with you

#3 SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT

A)you will make new user for your personal appointment, update some personal details AND answer some question whether you can get Visa Waiver (usually for wealth countries like aussie, nz,europian, japan,korea, blabla) or Need to do interview YESS indonesian passport must have interview. 

B) you have to choose whether you will pick up your passport OR delivery service (forfree) even for pickup you will not take it at embassy usually they will drop your passport at embassy courier service and you can see address online 

C) And fill your special bank account number where you send your money to at payment section.

D)You just choose the available date and usually 1 day has 2 times that you can choose at 08.30am or 09.30 am and finally you'll get final appointment letter and don't forget also print it.

#4 INTERVIEW!

a.k.a most important things

Mine was 08.30am interview, so I arrived around 8.00am but the door was  starting opened at 08.15am (right 15 mins before interview time) so before entering, they check your appointment letter and passport and after that, x-ray and you will not allowed to bring anything inside so just document, they will keep your phone and car key till you done and leave the bulding. Go on to 2nd floor (because 1st floor is for american) At the first counter, they double check my DS-160, confirmation appointment letter and stick sticker behind my passport. At second counter, they recheck again the document and take shoot of our fingerprint. And FINALLY third counter INTERVIEW COUNTER all interviewers are American (i believed) no Korean allowed, all should be done in English.

 "OUR SHORT 심장 INTERVIEW"

Interviewer: Hello good morning

Me : hey goodmorning!

Interviewer : So why you want to go to America?

Me: i'll go for Holiday with my parents but they will depart from Indonesia and i'm from Korea and meet at LAX

Interviewer: Oh well, it will be your first time to U.S?

Me: yeap!

Interviewer: So tell me all countries that you've been to..

Me: Japan, Taiwan,China, vietnam, etc etc and hmm.. .  (Forget the rest)

Interviewer: you've been to HK and Macau right?

Me: *LOH KOK DIA TAU JIR* oh yeah im forget that's been a long time

Interviewer: So you work here, explain me what you do..

Me: i work at Cosmetic shop i explain products and sell it to tourist mostly i use my mother language Indonesian and English.

Interviewer: So how much your salary?

Me : ₩1.XXX.XXX

Interviewer: How long more you'll work here?

Me: around 2-3 years more since so many places i haven't explored yet.

Interviewer: OK your visa will be ready within 3-4 working days.

Me: *DANCING IN THE SKY SMILE LIKE CRAZY GIRL*

HAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH

IMPORTANT NOTES

#1 dont be scared and answer all answers confidently so you will not looked like lying

#2 Make sure all answers is true and prepare all reasons that convince that you will not working in U.S and will back to your country

#3 don't NGIDE or trying to be creative with your answers its not a story telling baby

#4 don't use MAYBE or HMM very danger

12FEB FILLING MY DS160& WIRE TRANSFER

14FEB INTERVIEW AT EMBASSY

20FEB GOT MY PASSPORT DELIVERED

I'M READY USA!!

in n out burger, universal studio, liberty statue ~<3 wait for me!!

[KOREA] 이태원바 프로스트 PROST PUB AND BAR, ITAEWON

I barely go to bar and don't even think to go there HAHA i more enjoying my time with good food and coffee, but for my friend farewell, she asked me and otherfriend to go and drink some at Itaewon. Suprisingly, i went to this PUB before when first time i came tto Itaewon but that time in the afternoon, so nobody comes out in Itaewon on daytime HAHA but i never saw how inside. Super pretty and smoke-less not as bad as i thought about bar and pub. AND interior is beautifully elegant, they have 3 floors and my friend said even you order the same drink but each floor has different price. For example, you order one bottle of Champagne on 1st floor priced  ₩110000 and on 3rd floor it becomes around ₩300000 cray right!!

PROST

HOW TO GO

Itaewon MRT Station exit 1 (line 6)

서울 용산구 이태원로27가길 26

이태원동 116-1 헤밀턴호텔 별관 1층

OPEN HOURS

17.00~05.30

So, we ordered MOET & CHANDON bottle for ₩180000, because the waiter said we have to order more than ₩150000 in order to seat at 4 seats table hikkkkk, but Thanks God we got table because if not super hard on weekend without table and the more night more people comes right?

Super fun experiences with friends with a bottle of champagne and talks!

[KOREA] 2018 스타벅스 봄 STARBUCKS SPRING EDITION

2018 STARBUCKS EARLY SPRING EDITION

Actually i am never a fan of early spring edition because they looked like tante-tante style full of norak decoration and butterflies. But as my friend as me to buy i will done a review HAAH i prefer spring starbucks card compared to tumblers, isn't it pretty ♡

스프링플라워 LED 랜턴 콜드보틀

SPRING FLOWER LED LANTERN COLD BOTTLE

[LEFT]

스프링 플라워 돔컾

SPRING FLOWER DOM CUP

[RIGHT]

스프링 플라워 글리터 콜드컵

SPRING FLOWER GLITTER COLDCUO

SLL 플라워텀블러

SLL FLOWER TUMBER 

스프링 플라워 실리콘 클라스

SPRING FLOWER SILICON GLASS

NEW MENU

The most exciting on every new season is new entries drink. For this season, they relaunch 슈크림프라페 CHOUX CREAM FRAP ( which i hate the most because they just tasted like all sugar) and 헬로스프링티라떼 HELLO SPRING TEA LATTE. I tried Tea latte one it used earlgrey based with milk andddddd APPLE HONEY ON THE BOTTOM omg totally fall in love with thissssss ♡ you can really taste crunchy texture with apple with glazed of honey around. Super big fan! Super same ingredients with earl grey chocolate but now they just replace chocolate syrup with apple honey jam? Can we called it jam HAHA

TASTE 10/10

STILL CAN'T WAIT FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM!

keep eaiting for next post guys!

CIAO

[KOREA] 성수 어니언 ONION CAFE, SEONGSU

Sometimes i craved to try new coffeeshop but i am scared spending my money for nothing taste delicious. And after long time, i just visited one of super famous instagrammable cafe with design looked like old unfinished house in Seongsu-dong.

어니언

CAFE ONION 

HOW TO GO

Seongsu MRT Station exit 2 (line2)

서울 성동구 아차산로9길 8

성수동2가 277-135 어니언

PASTRY

팡도르 PANGDOR ₩6500 //떡파슈리 TTEOK PASTRY ₩3500// 딸기타르트 STRAWBERRY TART ₩4500

Pangdor one is kinda pound cake with sugar powder on top SUPER OVERRATING HOEK just regular pound cake :/ but the other pastry is ok but also yaaa lil bit overpriced i felt like i pay only for photos

DRINK

STRAWBERRY YOGURT ₩6500// CHOCO MILK ₩6500// GREENTEA LATTE ₩6500

Everything just too watery for me AND actually mine is greentea latte they even didnt make it from powder, they made it before and just heat it up wtf!

I WILL NOT EVEN GIVE ANY SCORE FOR IT

And now i am traumatic with beautiful coffee lol

[KOREA] 리차드코피캣 RICHARD COPY CAT, ITAEWON

Special dinner with some of my business collegue #azek Lately this restaurant is quite hype in Itaewon, for their beautiful caribbean feel with palm trees and romantic lighting that super pretty even day or at night and as i arrived here yeah it is pretty! ♡

리차드카피챗

RICHARD COPY CAT

HOW GO TO

Itaewon MRT Station exit 3 ( line 6)

서울 용산구 이태원로 214-1

한남동 736-9 4층

OPEN HOUR

24/7

APPETIZER

STEAK TACO SALAD

₩19000

compared to steak it taste more like korean-chinese lamb skewers HAHA super well seasoned, savory and suoer fragrant. Combined with sour greek yogurt and veggies super good ♡

TASTE 9/10

PASTA

LEMON GARLIC PASTA 

₩18000

Not really taste fresh lemon inside more like aglio olio just so so for me 

TASTE 7/10

WASABI BURGER

₩18000

Giant size burger with kick of wasabi sauce super delicious!! Very fulling but guilty pleasure AND their thin fries super yumm but wasabi is quite strong so if you hate spicy dont even dare to order.

TASTE 10/10

PHILADELPIA CHEESESTEAK 

₩19000

i was imagined IT WAS BURGER but it more into roll omooo sandwich HAHA steak amount inside is meh you can barely taste it because cheese just too strong. Ok but not fav

TASTE 8/10

GIANT T-BONE STEAK 

₩85000

What can beat medium 1kg t-bone steak. Super tender and huge serving maybe can be eaten by 3-4 persons. And their sauce on top mushroom sauce it super simple but match the steak super well.

TASTE 9/10

DRINKS

[left to right]

NON ALCOHOL PINA COLADA// DRAFT BEER// BERRY MIX// APPLE MOJITO// BLUE LEMONADE 

Price range around ₩10000~20000

Mine actually is pina colada is super goodddd!! You can taste coconut milk inside and it sweet creamy but not overwhelming compared to other drinks that my friend ordered i loved mine HAHA

TASTE 8/10

OVERALL, price range is cheaper than i thought, super good ambience, great food, great location. I think it's good place in Itaewon with affordable price compared with other resto.

CIAO!

[KOREA] 인천공항2고객터미널 INCHEON AIRPORT TERMINAL 2

For welcoming Pyeongchang winter Olympic, Korea has prepared lots of things and even made NEW TERMINAL special for Korean Air and mostly europian airlines, like airfrance, aeroflot, etc. So last time, i helped my friend who go back to Indonesia and i took free shuttle bus from Terminal 1 from Departure hall exit 8 or you can also take train but with standard train fare. 

인천공항2고객터미널

INCHEON AIRPORT TERMINAL 2

Super many choices of food here!

SHAKE SHACK

the reason i came here LOL located on B1

They even have special KTX and local bus direct to Gangneung for Winter Olympic. Super well done korea! Hope can try depart from this terminal very soon! 

ㅂCIAO!