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Wendyflor is currently the TFC News Correspondent for Jakarta

All reports can be found in the TFC News online portal and ABS-CBN YouTube channel.

Wendyflor has written for Korea.net and Groove magazine

Some work can be read here:

Published in the September 2018 print edition of Groove Magazine

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A Tribute to Korea’s Strongest Generation Korea.net

The halmeonis of Korea, what sets them apart?

This is the generation that remembers what it was like to struggle between a one-party, totalitarian state in North Korea, with aspects of Communism, and strong-man, military rule that gradually turned into a liberal democracy in the South. More here: A Tribute to Korea’s Strongest Generation

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Published in the July/August 2018 print edition of Groove Magazine

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Enjoy the Summer in Nanji Korea.net

The Nanji Camping Ground opened in 2009 as part of the Hangang Renaissance Project. The project has given open spaces that Seoulites in this part of the vast urban agglomeration enjoy. Aside from the camp grounds, there are huge open spaces that form the Nanji Hangang Park, an eco-wetland with a bird-watching area with riverside swimming pools and areas designed for various sports. As for the camp grounds, they provide an urban camping experience with provisions and conveniences. More here: Enjoy the Summer in Nanji

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President Moon Jae-in’s 1st year as President

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Published in the May 2018 print edition of Groove Magazine

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Experiencing Hanbok, Traditional Tea Korea.net

Attendees wore Hanbok while PWC members wore Philippine traditional attire. The colorful display of dresses complemented the colorful personalities present and the amiable atmosphere during introductions. More here: Experiencing Hanbok

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Bridging Peace Korea.net

The Dorasan Peace Park has an art installation by Filipino artist, Roger Tibon. It has a small hanging bridge in the middle aptly titled “Bridging Peace”.

The artwork’s description says that it “expresses mutual effort and sincere communication that put a bridge of peace and love between brothers”. More here: Bridging Peace

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Icheon and Yeoju: Pottery Capital of South Korea

Published in the April 2018 print edition of Groove Magazine

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Sharing of Cultures by the Philippine Women’s Club

Published in the April 2018 print edition of Groove Magazine

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Poppies Bloom at Sangdong Lake Korea.net

Seoul’s landscape remains bright and colorful. Flowers sprout everywhere and their abundance draws both local and foreign tourists to different areas across Seoul and its nearby cities. If you’re this season’s flower searcher, you can plan your next venue and schedule a visit to Sangdong Lake Park. The park has fields and fields of poppies.

Poppies are short-lived flowering plants. They grow annually or biennially, depending on the location or the cultivation method. Here in Seoul, they bloom between spring and early summer. These delicate flowers grow easily from seed. Legend has it that the ancient goddess of fertility and agriculture Demeter loved poppies. Farmers would plant poppies around their fields with hopes that these would bloom, make the goddess happy and that they would be blessed with a good crop.

Read more here: Poppies Bloom at Sangdong Lake

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Children from around the world at 2018 Winter Olympics Korea.net

Who are those children who sang the Korean national anthem, “Aegukga,” during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games?

They are members of the Rainbow Children’s Choir. The choir members are all kids from bicultural or non-Korean families that live here in Korea. Among the Rainbow Choir members, 47 were chosen to sing at the Olympics and they all came from different nationalities. Among these 47 children, two siblings from Nepal also participated. Meet Subin and Suyuna Sitoula. Read more here: Children from around the world at 2018 Winter Olympics

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Fun, freebies at PyeongChang Games Korea.net

There are Live Sites here in Seoul where we can watch Olympic events and have fun and freebies at the same time. I went to some of them over the weekend, and here are some sites to which you can go until the end of the Olympic season. Read more here: Fun, freebies at PyeongChang Games Korea.net Honorary Reporter

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ABS-CBN News Pinoy women’s group brings PH culture closer to Korea

A group of Filipino women in South Korea recently organized a series of activities for its annual “Buwan ng Wika sa Korea” celebration that highlighted Philippine culture.