Korea Trip Day 7

Friday 10th May 2013

• Dongdaemun
• More shopping at Myeong-dong
• Lotte Mart spam buying
• Last minute shopping at Hongdae
• Spamming all the random street food
• Sauna

Last day in Seoul!! Though ok, our official last day was Saturday but that one we just went to airport in the morning so not counted. Haha! It's mainly spamming last minute shopping and stuffs. Last day already!! But it's really like we were trying to buy back whatever we can to Singapore from Seoul. Lol!

Anyway, so yes, we head to Dongdaemum first! 'Cause shopping and stuffs and Dongdaemun is known for the wholesale shopping stuffs. So we went there to find it very very disappointing. Lol! Like the stuffs there weren't any cheaper as compared to Hongdae and Myeong-dong area. And I think we either went into the wrong mall or Dongdaemun is supposed to go at night one. LOL! It was so dead in the morning that we all felt really sad somehow. Lol!

So instead, we changed our plans at the last minute and decided to shop more at Myeong-dong instead! Heh. 'Cause we haven't really cover the entire Myeong-dong and there was really a lot more things to do there and it was way more lively than Dongdaemun. Probably Dongdaemun is a place where you go at midnight that kind. And when you want to buy stuffs in huge bulk.

Usual shopping~ I think we went back the orange plastic bag shop again 'cause we really like it there. HAHA! And then walked around. Actually, I think we didn't really buy much? Oh excpet Maddy finally buying her boats! And Eun and Mad went to buy Converse high cuts too!! And I'm not sure if I confused the days. Lol! But yep!

Then we had lunch~~ And we finally had our Jajangmyeon. Heh. After we asked those random tour guide helpers along. Ohya!!! At all those famous tourist destinations like Myeong-dong and Buckon Hanok Village and Insadong, there were these group of people wearing a red hat who are there to help tourists to find places to go and recommendation and all that. They will either approach you or you can approach them and they are really very nice. Got quite a lot of help from them I think! So yes, Korean Tourism not bad ah! Haha!

 It doesn't look very appetising, but it tastes so damn good. I really like. And Korean dramas. HAHA! Yes, one of the main reasons why we wanted to try this was 'cause of all the Korean shows we watch. HAHA! That's why Korea is really an awesome place for whoever that watches Korean stuffs. And actually, you don't even have to watch Korean stuffs. It's really a good place to visit. Ok, Seoul ah. It's super easy to navigate around and there are so many helpers around. And most Koreans are usually very friendly people. Except for when they try to get into a crowded subway. They will just push their way in. That's probably the only thing I don't really like ah. Other than that, Seoul is good. Haha! I'm like promoting the country.

ANYWAY, after lunch, we head to Lotte Mart!! To spam last minute shopping. Which erm, killed me. And we spent crazy long there. Like almost the entire afternoon. And yes, I went slightly overboard. I should have taken photo of my trolley though. I like trying to export the whole of Lotte Mart back to SG.

 This one is Sharon, YL and Eun's trolley I think! Lung and I know that we are going to spam so we just took our own. LOL! Ok, to think back, I thnk I really went too damn crazy. Yes, I am a sucker when it comes to food. And especially Lotte Mart.

Actually, come to think of it, I really always buy back food. And buy like ten thousand food back from where ever I went. Even China. Yes, I can actually buy back food from China. And Japan also. Ok, Japan makes sense. But wow, I really am crazy when I go supermarkets. That's scary.

HAHAHA We took crazy cui here. After carrying those many boxes. Yes, don't judge my box. I know it's humongous. I need serve self control. But eh, I bought back all those nice food for people k. So that's not that bad. Lol! But yes, I will learn to control better next time. Stop buying so many things back. You will go back Korea one lar. But I really still love Lotte Mart though. It's just awesome and nice and awesome. And huge.

Anyway, so after much struggle, we managed to lug back those boxes back to our guesthouse successfully. HAHA! Lepak in the guesthouse for awhile before we went out to Hongdae again! Our last night at Hongdae~ We decided to do last minute shopping and eat street food and just relax all ah. Haha!

 yea we all look horrible here. LOL! Eun the photographer.

 With that thing which I have no idea what it is. LOL!

FOOD FOOD FOOD makes you hungry right?

OHYA!! THE BEST BUY EVER. So we went to the random alley place with all the push cart stuffs. Then Maddy wanted to buy a watch and someone could crave her name for her!!! Ok, my story is very short 'cause I'm lazy to describe more. LOL! Just that yes, that man in the photo was the one who crave the stuffs on the watch! At first it was just Maddy buying the watch. But then when we know can crave, and the watches were handmade and it was really very nice, Eun, Sharon and I decided to get one for ourselves also. HAHA! It is really too nice lar. The man super cute!! Like a friendly giant bear. Haha! And he craved Maddy's face at first. HAHA! On her watch. Then when it's our turn, he told us he can crave other stuffs also. So Sharon got a snowman. Eun erm, LOL! I forgot what she got, I think she asked to crave her face also? HAHA! If I'm not wrong ah. Then I crave giraffe~ 'Cause I don't know I like ah. Lol!

 Can't really see very clearly but yes, here's the craving. I think most people saw it before 'cause I think I would have show off it when I first wear it. LOL! 

 SUPER CHIO RIGHT THE WATCH!! Even though it wasn't very cheap, I think it was totally worth the money. And the man is really very very nice! At first we didn't know. Like we thought it was some ordinary shop selling watch. But then we realised that shop that we went to is linked to another watch cart that craves stuffs on the watch! It wasn't at that same alley but it was nearby so we were really excited when we found out.

That's why we took photo with him 'cause we were really happy. HAHA! And I was thinking of getting this for other people if I had extra money left but we didn't have the chance to go back. =( Ok lar, it was last night already after all. Lol! But it's ok!! I will remember him and where we found him. HAHA! Next time next time. But wah, it's really damn cool.

I realise, our trip was so awesome. We found so many things unintentionally. We really travel in a way that isn't how most people travel. And it's so freaking awesome. That's why I really love free and easy. And you plan your own itineraries and book your own hotel and flights and everything. It's just way more fun like that. You can choose what you want to do instead of having others choose it for you. And I don't know, it's more exciting and you get to discover more things that on normal tour groups, you won't get to discover them. And you can change your schedule super flexibly. Like if you feel like staying at a place longer, just stay. If you think that that place isn't worth staying longer, just go. IT'S SO AWESOME. OMG, I really genuinely love travelling. Lol! I think I have an illness. But it's a good illness, except for the fact that it may cost me a lot of money but it's okay!! Travelling is really worth spending money for. 

Anyway, so more food. HAHA!

Anyway, so after shopping, we went back to put our stuffs and slack around the room before we went for Sauna!!

Sauna OOTD. HAHA!

Ok, sauna was a hilarious experience. And super unexpected. And we were really noobies. LOL! Yea, we didn't know that you must go completely naked in the sauna room I think? I also don't know. We were very confused by everything. So yes, we learned to research such stuffs more before we actually go for it and not get a shock of your life. HAHA!

We went into some heater room for awhile though. And chased a couple out. HAHAHA! Oops. Sorry lar, we paid for something that we didn't want to go so we had to make full use of the other stuffs that we didn't mind going for.

 We took Eun's phone out to take photo. HAHA!

 I know, my hair is really all over the place. It's really bed hair. But whatever lar, I was at a sauna so it's okay to look like I just woke up. HAHA!

 And Sharon teaching me how to bend my feet. I STILL FIND IT VERY FREAKISH THAT SHARON CAN BEND HER FEET UNTIL LIKE THAT. It's freaky. I don't think it's me being unflexible. It's freaky. LOL!

AHHH another favourite lady. This one like really home. She's at home. She really didn't want to leave the place and wanted to sleep when we all wanted to go back to our guesthouse. LOL! Such weird. Btw, it's Maddy aka YL aka Yuk Ling aka weirdo.

OHYA! We bought eggs. HAHA! To crack it with our head. LOL! And we really did. Just that not exactly successfully. I think I managed to do it? I forgot. But I just remember the feeling was really painful. Lol! Like you won't expect cooked eggs to be so hard but it really is. And you can feel like slight concussion kinda thing. Lol! But it's kinda fun. Ok, maybe I'm screwed up. But it wasn't exactly a bad feeling when you hit a cooked egg on your head. Maybe my skull is just really strong. Or skin is thick. Thick skin. I think I have that. Literally and non-literally. And we HTHT also~ Though I forgot what we talked about but yea it was nice. HAHA! Aiya, HTHT usually can't go wrong. 

Anyway, so after our weird Sauna experience, we went back to our guesthouse~ We all felt tired but sad but weird that it was our last night. LOL! Like we kinda miss Singapore, but then we really don't want to leave Seoul. And we had been staying at the same guesthouse for the past few days so it was getting very comfortable. Ok, it was already comfortable by the 7th day. LOL! But yaaa, the going home part is always the most confusing part.

And then us trying to stuffs everything into our lugguage. I had crazy trouble 'cause I really bought super crazy load of stuffs. I think about 1/3 wasn't even my stuffs. LOL! So yes, I was really trying my best. But oh well.

We had our last ramen too! I think! We never take photos ah but I'm quite sure we did? Lol! Last night leh! Must eat! Heh. And of course, feeling all sad. HAHA! But I think the last night was really mostly trying to stuff everything into our lugguage. That was my biggest memory 'cause ok, I really had crazy trouble. Like my carry on bag was max out also. So yep, it was fun. HAHA!