Appreciate South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA

       Nick named the rainbow nation due to its multicultural diversity.

·         Islam and Hindu traditions and culture are also prominent in south Africa.

·         The black African side of this country is most obviously known for its art, dance, and music. Dancing and textiles have the strongest links to traditional black culture in south Africa because they express identity and shared history for example, gumboot dancing, which originated from the mines in south Africa.

 

·         There are 11 languages spoken, English inclusively spoken throughout. The rest are Afrikaans , Ndebele, northern Sotho, Swazi, Tsongo, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.

 

 

Greetings

In south Africa there are many ways to greet when meeting a person for the first time. If you are a foreigner it is better to shake hands whilst smiling. Men usually kiss women they know well on the cheek.

Food
They appreciate various food types from Indian cuisine to traditional African dishes, to the ordinary western food.
        

4Day 3Nights Thailand Trip-Phuket

In the upcoming event we plan to organize a trip to Phuket in Thailand. I hope that all of you will join this trip as well in order to learn and know more about Thailand.

Sometimes, we need to go to the real place and get experience of their living lifestyle so that we can only learn something different rather than just seeing the pictures of Thailand's culture and read it by surfing the internet.

How boring life is? Now we aim that students not only can learn the culture of Thailand but can also gain knowledge and experience.

After the trip I hope that you really have the different point of view to see things better. See you soon! 

Date: 30June2015-3July2015
Budget: Around RM1000 (included flight ticket, hotel fees, water activities)
Capacity: 30 persons (first come first serve)

To register or any problem please call Marry:012-34567890 or e-mail to cultureofuniversalclub@gmail.com

Culture of Korea

  Kimchi is a big culture in Korea. Koreans have Kimchi almost every meal and they like to eat Kimchi with rice. It is a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with variety of seasonings. There are over hundreds varieties of Kimchi and the most common vegetables used are cabbage, Korea radish, cucumber or scallion.

  In a restaurant, it is always served in small portion in a little dish where you can refill it if you asked the staff. The taste of Kimchi is spicy and sour. The sourness is produced during the fermentation stage. It is spicy because of the red chilli pepper. It could be salty sometimes depends on what region you are in. 
  If you are interested to visit Kimchi Museum in Seoul, you can click here. 
 

  Samul nori is a genre of traditional percussion music originating in Korea. It is performed with four traditional Korean music instruments which is kkwaenggwari (small gong), jing (a larger gong), Janggu (an hourglass-shaped drum), and buk (a barrel drum similar to the bass drum).

  Samul nori has its roots in Pungmulnori (literally “Korean traditional percussion instruments playing”), a Korean folk genre comprising music, acrobatics, folk dance, and rituals, which was traditionally performed in rice farming villages in order to ensure and to celebrate good harvests. 

Shoes Off

  If you are going to Korea, please remember to take off your shoes first before you enter a house or even some restaurants require us to do so. The reason for doing this is because it reduces the amount of cleaning you need to do inside. Most of Koreans use a low dining table because they usually sit on the floor when eating where you have to cross-legged.

  Also when entering to some traditional Korean restaurants, you will need to take your shoes off before entering to the raised floor level. Some restaurants provide shoes rack to put your shoes. 

Korea Religion

Buddhism

Buddhism is one of the religion in South Korea. It comes from Mahayana branch of Buddhism, similar to China and Japan. It is influence in society has declined recently, but there are still many Korean’s that practice Buddhism. The pictures above are one of the temple of Buddhism.

Christianity

Christianity has become popular in recent years in South Korea. Christianity was introduced to Korea by the Jesuits in China. Catholics spread very quickly, but were persecuted by the King who perceived it as a threat. Protestants began to enter Korea in the late 19^th century.  The pictures above is one of the world’s largest churches in Korea.

Public Bath House

  Korean usually go public bath house once a week, public bath house in Korea called as Mogyoktang. Mogyoktang included dry and steam saunas also nice large bath tubs with hot or cold water. Bathing in Mokgyoktang is one of the Korea culture, they scrub their body with special and colourful towel. (image as below) 

  This body scrub towel is used to scrub away dirt and dead skin from your body. You skin will be much softer after scrubbing your body.

  It is a must to bath in mogyoktang if you are going Korea, you can find it everywhere in Korea. 

  

Help Give A Child The Gift of Education in Cambodia

When we need to help others, we need to put it into action. Last time we organized an activity to help out with the orphanage. This time we not only want to help the children in our country, but for the other poorer country as well, such as Cambodia.

source from:http://unicefcambodia.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-long-march-children-in-siem-reap-go.html

Based on what we see, we find out that most of the children in Cambodia lack of teacher and they do not even go to school because their parents cannot effort to pay for their education fees.

Therefore, our club has decided to donate RM350 to the children in Cambodia as we are still a student. We urge you to join us today in supporting this worthy cause our common good.

source from:http://unicefcambodia.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-long-march-children-in-siem-reap-go.html

To make your donation today you can contact us, 012-34567890, or straight away bank in to us, Maybank Account Number: 0123456.

We not just go there to lent a hand but we also can learn about the culture of Cambodia. This is what they called one stone can kill two birds. 

Japan's Culture

Japanese culture is rich and diverse, dating back to 10,000BC when the Jomon people first settled in Japan.  It is widely known for its traditional arts as well as its contemporary pop culture.  Today in Japan it is still possible to see kimono-clad women shuffling down the street with umbrellas overhead, or oversized sumo wrestlers battling it out the ring.  A sophisticated cuisine, unique social customs, and refined performing and visual arts also contribute to a culture which has become attractive, and sometimes fashionable to many foreigners. For more information click here :)

Source: http://www.facts-about-japan.com/japanese-culture.html

Japanese traditional clothing

In recent years, many Japanese have become accustomed to western clothing. Traditional Japanese clothing includes many different types: fundoshi, furisode, hakama, hanten, happi, jinbeit and many.

For example:

 Fundoshi

Furisode

Hakama

Hanten

Happi

Jinbeit

Japanese Food

While in Japan one can enjoy a wide variety of interesting and delicious dishes, including tako-yaki, sushi, sashimi, and tempura.  Japanese cuisine has evolved over centuries of social and political changes.  

Japanese Religion

Most  of Japanese follow a meld of Shintoism and Buddhism. Although religion does not play a major role in the everyday life of the average Japanese, they do have customs and rituals that are observed on special occasions like birthdays, weddings, funerals, and religious holidays.