Kkakdugi University

En realidad no se si ese domingo fue el Culto para lo que era la Víspera de Navidad, sin embargo se realizo un muy bonito evento. Primero se realizo el culto normalmente, pero despues de eso se realizo unas pequeñas presentaciones, siendo el itinerario mas o menos de esta manera:

Primero se realizo el Culto basado en el Evangelio de Mateo Capítulo 2 versículos del 1 al 11.
Segundo lectura de los jovenes, de que aprendieron con respecto a esa lectura(ahi participe yo)
Tercero lectura de niños de lo que aprendieron sobre esa lectura
Cuarto se procedio a unas cuantas presentaciones, en las cuales se cantaron villancicos, tocaron instrumentos, Canté, y bailaron los niños ^-^.
Quinto se realizo entrega de regalos a los miembros de la iglesia
Y por último se realizo una cena preparada por la gente de la iglesia.

Este día fue interesante, a pesar de que me habia comprometido a faltar a este evento debido a que mis compañeros de grupo tenian que hacer algo importante no nos logramos reunir, por eso me fue posible asistir a este foro.

El evento se dividio en 3 partes: IDEA CHALLENGE, MICE FORUM, BUFFET.

En lo que fue el "IDEA CHALLENGE" estudiantes que se encuentran en la Academia Mice, hicieron grupos los cuales su meta consistia en crear una idea de algun evento, exhibicion o convencion para hacer que la gente este atraida a lo que es la ciudad de Daejeon ^-^. Las ideas estuvieron bastante ingeniosas, pero como ya antes dije solo eran ideas de eventos, que se vayan a realizar es otra cosa.

La segunda parte, "MICE FORUM", pues se le dio a conocer a los jovenes que participan en lo que es MICE como voluntarios(incluyendome), y la gente que esta trabajando en eso, de como MICE ha ayudado al turismo no solo en lo que es Corea sino tambien a la Ciudad de Daejeon. Pues se nos ofrecio informacion desde el punto de vista cultural, turistico, y economico. Y puedo decir de que si se ve que ha ayudado en algo.

Por último se procedio a lo que mas me llamaba la atención jajaja.....el Buffet!! wuhuuuuuuuu!!
Estuvo delicioso, aunque el banquete se ofrecio un poco tarde para la hora que deseaba. Pero en si estuvo muy bien todo.

Chairwoman Lee Bae-Yong of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding on November 15 gave a lecture for the KBS program “The Road to First Class.”

The lecture was on the subject of Korea’s nation brand and the impact of the G20 Seoul Summit.

“Made in Korea” Impact

“Despite the increasing sales of Korean products globally nowadays,” Chairwoman Lee explained, “they still get about a 30% discount compared to similar products made by some other nations because of Korea’s undervalued nation brand.”

Giving examples of French perfume and wine which are products backed up by the country’s strong nation brand, Lee emphasized the importance of nation brand in generating economic profits.

“We need to work on increasing trust and preference for so-called “Made in Korea.” Also, it is getting more and more important nowadays to have strong “software” such as cultural content, human resources and spiritual values as well as hardware.”

Lee also touched upon Korea’s numerous timeless cultural heritages, saying, “I wish to share Korean values and spirits that are imbued in those historic and cultural legacies with the world. Korea’s astounding growth in the 20th century was made possible only because it was backed up by such virtues as harmony, sharing, communication, regards for life and nature.”

“To raise Korea’s nation brand, it is important to have active civic participation. The Council will make best efforts to achieve the goal with 5 major areas of work that we designated which include contributing to the international community, cultivating global citizenship, promoting multiculturalism, developing attractive culture and tourism, and showcasing advanced technology.

Let us pay some attention to the newly developed Korean grafted cactus that comes under such sweet names as “seolhong,” “hoohong,” and “saekdong.”

The usual association with cactus is some thorny, misshapen, rough-looking plant standing under the scorching sun in the desert.

Well, time to shatter that association.

The grafted cactus of Korea comes in numerous splash colors (red, pink, yellow, orange….) and sizes (a cute little cauliflower-like thing the size of your fist!).

The Rural Development Administration(RDA) exhibited its newly developed grated cactus at the horticulture fair held last November 11. The Korean grafted cactus has been garnering excellent reviews from the worldwide horticulture market with its annual volume of export exceeding USD 2 million to over 30 countries including the U.S. and the Netherlands, the leading floriculture nation.

At the flower fair, a series of rigorous eval!uation was conducted on the presented cactuses including how vivid the color is, how firm it is, its capacity to produce “baby” plant, its commercial potential and so on.

After passing through a set of meticulous tests and screening, 4 qualified cactuses will be selected to be distributed to the farms. Then they will first undergo a test production to be followed by mass cultivation. The RDA aims at USD 3 million annual export by 2012.

Well, at this rate, not reaching for stars!