Sejak bila Sophia jadi glamer kat TV Korea nih???

Tak sangka, tak sangka.... Sejak bila la si Sophia Ridza ni jadi glamer ni, hehe. Masuk rancangan Chit Chat with Beautiful Ladies lagi.

Kenapa la aku tak pernah tengok rancangan ni kat KBS World kat Astro tu? Aku rasa sebab rancangan tu takde english subtitle, tu la pasal... Tapi sekarang dah ada subtitle dah.

For those of you who don't know, I got the opportunity to know this Sophia girl about 4 years ago when she was a Malaysian student in Seoul & when I was attached for a 3-month training there. Sekarang si Sophia ni dah balik Malaysia, dapat kerja dengan LG.

Oke la, bukan dapat kenal Sophia sorang je, malah dapat kenal ramai lagi kawan2 dia. Yang paling diingati adalah Basz, Syifak, Maria, Yasmin, Che Norm, Mastura, Haaziq, Nana, Ira, Pidot (son of one of my co-workers) & Ratna. The others tu, ingat muka, tapi nama dah bercampur aduk, hehehe... Sorry ye adik2 (kalau ada yang terbaca entry ni la...). Sempat la berbuka puasa, bertarawih, bertadarus, beraya & jalan2 dengan diorang...

Macam mana boler 'ter'tau pasal ke'glamer'an budak ni? Mula2 aku ronda2 kat blog si gediks ni. Dari situ, masuk lak blog budak hisyam ni, teruslah ternampak muka si Sophia ni. Isk isk isk...

Kat bawah ni, aku paste kan petikan interview si budak Sophia ni.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Sophia Ridza of Chit Chat With Beautiful Ladies talks to K-popped!

K-POPPED! EXCLUSIVE

Sophia Ridza from the KBS talkshow, Chit Chat With Beautiful Ladies, is back home in sunny Malaysia. She shares with K-popped! her experiences on the show.

Sophia Ridza from Malaysia on the set of Chit Chat With Beautiful Ladies.

Let's get to know sweet Sophia in this EXCLUSIVE K-popped! interview...

Name: Sophia Ridza
Date of birth: 30th March 1985
Height: 168cm
Weight: 55kg
Blood type: O...or A....or AB.....erk...i don't know :p
Hobbies: Backpacking and outdoor activities
Family: Number 2 out of 4 siblings
Education: B.S in Electronic Electrical Engineering, Korea University

You went to Seoul to study Electrical Engineering at the University of Korea. Why did you choose Seoul and what do you like most about the city?
After graduating high school, I received a full scholarship from the JPA (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) to study in South Korea under the Look East Policy (Dasar Pandang ke Timur) program. Our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, launched the Look East Policy program in 1989. Coming to Korea under this program is a dream come true for me.

What I like most about Seoul would be its transportation system. It’s really easy, fast and punctual... no pressure for wanting to buy a car. :p


Where is your hometown and while you were away, what did you miss most about it?
I was born in Johor, but grew up mainly in Subang Jaya (and Korea..hehe). While I was away, what I missed most was my family and last but not least...roti canai la.


How did you get on the KBS talk show, Chit Chat with Beautiful Ladies?
I was working part-time with Malaysia Tourism when they introduced me to the talk show. I went for an interview and got in! ^_^ It’s a new show and they wanted to educate their viewers about foreign cultures and share the experiences of a foreigner living in Seoul. I joined the show for 2 years.

Tell us a funny incident that happened to you while you were on the show.
Well...since I joined the show for 2 years, there are lots of beautiful memories I have with the whole team. I bet most Malaysians noticed my appearance when I got a blind date proposal by too-handsome-to-be-true Mr. Jong… hehe. It was really funny as all of us did not know anything about what was going to happen on the show. So everyone just 'kacau-kacau' (tease) the guy la...handsome maahh *wink*!!! It turned out to be "ME" who got the proposal. I was REALLY REALLY surprised!!! Since it’s a TV show, I had to calm myself down soon after…rite? hahaha.


To be on Chit Chat with Beautiful Ladies, you had to be fluent in Korean. Where did you learn Korean and how long did it take you to master the language?
All students under the JPA program had to undergo a one and a half year language course at the Seoul National University before pursuing a degree in any selected engineering course. We did not only learn conversation skills, we had to learn engineering terms in Korean as well. It is important that we are able to read and write fluently in order to take engineering exams in Korean for later degree courses.

Mastering a language is not an overnight skill, the learning process continues even after we graduate from the language courses. Socializing with Korean home-stay families and friends help us improve our conversation skills as well as give us a better understanding of Korean culture.


Now that the show is over, do you still keep in touch with the other women who appeared with you on the show?
They were not only ‘co-workers’; they are also my friends. We do still keep in touch. Not as frequent as when I was in Seoul, but these days, with facebook and the internet, the world has become a smaller place. ^_^ I miss hanging out with them though.


Being on a TV show must be an interesting experience. What memories of the show do you take with you?
Well... being on the show for almost 2 years, there are lots of interesting experiences that I dare not begin to talk about (I may need weeks to tell you all of it :p).

Anyway, part of it would be meeting people from all over the world, understanding their culture, and most of all TEACHing them Malaysian culture. It was so much fun and a headache at the same time...hahaha. Explaining why I can’t drink alcohol or why I can’t eat pork to a society that doesn’t have a Muslim community in the country was very educating. Not just for them, but for me as well.

Last but not least, introducing Malaysia’s developments (I told them about Malaysia and its tallest tower, KLCC) was also one of my most proudEST moments. MALAYSIA BOLEH!!!

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Kalau nak baca lagi panjang2, sila baca di sini ek.

p/s: untuk adik Sophia, all the best. Kehidupan berkerjaya adalah sangat2 mencabar berbanding kehidupan sebagai pelajar.

p/p/s: I will definitely try my hardest to find a copy of LIBUR May 2009 issue to read about their interview with Sophia Ridza!

kenangan menyambut Aidil Fitri 2005 di Malaysian Embassy, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-ku, Seoul, Korea bersama2 adik2 student.
(l-r): tak ingat nama, Pidot, Nana, tak ingat nama jugak, Mokmeng, tak ingat nama lagi, Ira, aku & Sophia (semua ni geng berbaju raya warna hijau je, hehehe...)