Korea Trip Day 8

Saturday 11th May 2013

Ok, this post is actually play cheat since erm, day 8 was really just going to the airport and that's it. HAHA! But it's okay! I want to make it seem like we went Korea for 8 days when it was actually 6 days. LOL! YAAA It's actually very very short. =( We still haven't go many places and Jeju!! So yes, round 2 please. Hehe. We will lar!! In the future!! Can one can one. Or at least round 2 grad trip!! 2017. =D And I honestly think we will. But yes, must save like mad now though.

But ok ANYWAY, so woke up and went to the airport! We wanted to take the subway there but then we gave up 'cause all of us really had too damn lot of things. So we took cab! It was our first time taking cab though. HAHA! Like throughout those 7 days, we didn't take cab at all until the last day. So that's quite cool ah actually. Lol!

And Maddy's lame. HAHA! She realised she almost completely never take photos with her camera since I had DSLR and there were camera phones and Lung also had her camera. So to fill up that emptiness in her camera, she took the most random photos along the way in the cab right. I really was like why she so lame. LOL! But ok lar, have to show her parents something ma. Lol! But still!! Ok, I give you example of one of her brilliant photos. HAHA!

Because all these vehicles were very important contributions to our Korea trip. HAHA! But wah, she is really damn best.

AND OHYA!!

Maddy took photo of the orange plastic bag shop name. HAHA! So yes, her camera wasn't completely useless after all. Heh. I think I really forgot about all these photos. LOL! We should really have a combine album to make it easier to look at photos.

 

And this was the pizza place that we had late lunch at Myeong-dong!

And that cool mirror there LOL

Anyway, I realised we are all not exactly a morning person. I can be sometimes. Sometimes. Very rare but sometimes I'm okay. LOL! But that day I think I really lack sleep and was carrying super lot of stuffs so I got quite cranky. Then Eun was just dazed and confused. HAHA! I remember 'cause I was slightly pek cek with her 'cause she was really half awake and yes, dazed and confused. LOL! But yes, we all didn't have much sleep so I won't blame her!

But anyway, oh yes, I think what made us woke up was 'cause almost all our stuffs were crazy overweight. HAHAHA We were all really over the limit like crazy but wahh I think we were really lucky 'cause we took SQ and the lady at the counter was really very very nice and I think there wasn't a lot of people on the plane so there was enough space to put more weight for the check in luggage!! HENG SIA!! 'Cause if not right, I had to carry on this huge black duffel bag and had to stuff more stuffs into my bag and dismantle my big box of stuffs. LOL! So I just checked-in the black duffel bag plus my luggage plus the box. Yes, I really had the most shit. Lol! I think mine was almost 30kg? Which is overweight by 10kg. I think I really win sia. And by right I have to pay for the overweight but the lady just wave it off for us!! She's really super nice and understanding. And we were really crazy lucky that we went home at an ulu timing. Lol! But eh, the rest also overweight too!! Just ok, not as much as me. LOL! I think only Lung or Sharon never overweight! I think it's Sharon. Lol! Ok, I really forget liao. But haha! We really daebak.

But anyway, we had to queue very long just to check in our luggage. I didn't even realise that time passed so quickly. So we had to rush to the gate to board the plane.

Then OMG, this is the most epic and scary and exciting part. Lol! Like really really a movie scene and woah, it was scary. LOL!

Eunice bought quite a lot of stuffs that were rather expensive and can get back some money for some stuffs I think? I forgot what it was. But she can only do it after we check in our stuffs and go into the other side of the gate. There was quite a long queue getting in 'cause somehow there were a lot of people. But okay, this scene also made me kinda happy 'cause Korean dramas. HAHAHA! (Yes I know, I need to stop all these short term lame happiness but let me be, these short term happiness are exciting.)

ANYWAY, so after we went to the departure hall and stuffs, we still have to travel quite a bit to our gate 'cause Incheon Airport is big and Changi Airport is really small in comparison. So we had to take this train over. But then Eun had to get her that thing. AND THERE WAS A QUEUE TOO. So I think we were left with 15 mins if I'm not wrong? Before the gate closes. So yes, we were really going crazy. At first I was thinking to just heck about the thing that Eun had to queue for but she was saying how she already went through all that trouble so just might as well? But she told us to just go first in case of anything.

So we head towards the gate first. We stood outside the gate and it was crazy nerve-wrecking as you watch the time pass and Eun wasn't in sight. Like we were really damn bloody nervous. 'cause yea, if we missed this flight, we will really die. LOL! And some more our luggage all overweight like siao. So that's another thing to worry about. Like if we missed this plane, our luggage also dunno what will happen to them and stuffs.

As we waited, and time passed, suddenly, we saw some women running towards us and IT WAS EUNICE!!! HAHA!! One of the rare moments when we were really excited to see her. Heh. But wah, it was really a huge relieve as we chiong through the gate and onto our plane. HAHA! Like wah, really super heng sia I swear.

So yes, it's really like some drama or movie or what. LOL! And we really all super high and excited after that. HAHA! Yes, that probably woke all of us up. HAHA! But wah, I swear, we were really super duper lucky!!

So yes, last photo on the plane~ WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PHOTO AT INCHEON AIRPORT!! =( But ok, we really had to rush for our plane and there really wasn't time to take photo so oh well. NEXT TIME

And this photo was actually the only photo I took of the plane. LOL! And it turned out nice so I was quite happy. And I suddenly realise you can actually see my phone reflection at the top right hand of the photo. HAHA! Yes, I only realised that now.

So yep!! We reached back Singapore and that's the end of our crazy awesome 8 days in Korea. =( Here's a nice tree photo taken by Maddy as a commemoration.

And yesssss I'm done with my Korea Trip posts!! After one year. HAHA! Almost one year. 4th May would have been one year. And sigh, I really really want to go back again. Korea is really quite an awesome place to travel to. I'm not being biased or what. Ok maybe slightly biased but I still think it's a beautiful country. It has the nature scenic, it has the fun theme parks, it has the ancient historical cultural side, it has the shopping, it has the good food. It's everything. Wow. Haha! I suddenly realise how it really has everything. Super all rounded. Lol! And it's really not that expensive there. And super easy to navigate around. For Seoul at least. I'm not sure about the other parts of Korea but I think it shouldn't be that bad? But yes, Seoul is really quite awesome. It really has everything. Oh and the celebrities too. HAHA! Though we didn't get to see anyone there, but that's okay! It's just nice to know that you've been to the many place where they film stuffs at. Haha!

And omg, there are still so many places we have yet to go. Korea is really too big. And so many places that are quite awesome. So yes, I'm quite very sure I will go Korea again. It's the kind of places that you will go again in life. Haha! And ya, have to bring my mum there too anyway. Heh.

And yes, I can't ask for a more awesome and crazy bunch to go on this trip with. They are really some of the most incredible people I've ever met and so damn crazy thankful that I've met them. Especially more significant that I met them in AC. They are really friends I know are for life and are just really so great. And I really honestly can't wait for our 2nd grad trip together. It's just really awesome how we all ended up in university after those 2 years in AC and I don't know, I just feel crazy thankful that they are still very much a part of my life and that even though we aren't in the same sch anymore, we are still close as ever. In fact, I think we got closer after we graduate from AC. That's always the most wonderful thing. To be closer after we graduate. And yes, we need a round 2 'cause annoying Felicia Sim Xin Yi didn't join us for Korea so we can't be called the Korea gang 'cause it would become Korean gang plus Feli. LOL! Okok, I know Feli was really very very sad that she couldn't go so yes, we need to go overseas with all 6 of us!! Even if it's to near by places in Southeast Asia! Some island is good enough for us.

"On a roller coaster that only goes up."

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!

Korea Trip Day 6

Thursday 9th May 2013

• Myeong-dong
• Korean BBQ at Haha's Restaurant at Hongdae
• Noraebang at Hongdae

Shopping day!!! We really went crazy. Ok, actually I think not super duper crazy but not bad. Haha! Since it was our second last day already, so might as well spam buy.

That man with the Chicken head. LOL! We saw him at Hongdae Station I think. When I first spot him, I was honestly damn bloody amused. And what amused me most was how other people around don't seem very amused by it. Lol! Like it's some normal and natural sighting of a man with a freaking chicken head. So I really just had to take photo of him. LOL! It's really damn amusing. Or maybe I'm just easily amused but whatever, it's really funny. Haha!

Anyway, that day we didn't take much photos 'cause it was mainly really just shopping. So there really wasn't much to take photo of. LOL! But yes, it was still a really nice day. Haha! Though I felt like I was shopping for other more than myself with the ten thousand cosmetics stuffs I bought. Lol! I think I actually entered almost all the different brands of cosmetics. But ok lar, people gave me money so it's alright! Just that yes, I learn not to tell so many people that I'm going Korea 'cause confirm a lot of people wants to buy cosmetics there 'cause it's really crazy cheap there.

And ok, I actually really don't mind helping others buy 'cause it's really so damn cheap that it's so worth it. LOL!

But anyway, I actually still did shop a lot for myself. Clothes wise. Heh. Just that I slightly wish I had spam more though. Lol! But it's ok!! Can go back again~

Anyway, so we left our guesthouse quite late that day I think? 'Cause we were really tired from the day before. Lol! And we head out to Myeong-dong! I think our first stop was actually Starbucks if I'm not wrong. HAHA! For our late breakfast though we just bought coffee I think? And share. HAHA!

But anyway, it was slightly drizzling if I'm not wrong so we hide out inside Starbucks for awhile. Oh!!! I remember that YL's and my lips were cracking like mad and we forgot to bring our lip balm out. Or rather, I forgot and YL didn't have. We happened to be inside a cosmetics shop, so we decided to "try out" their products. It's not gross ok!! 'Cause it's the kind you squeeze out on your fingers then you apply on your lips one. Not the lip lip kind, 'cause that's just gross. But eh, smart k. HAHA! Lips important ah.

Lung had to buy cosmetics for her mum and Eun decided to be a filial daughter and help her mum buy also. Haha! So yep, they asked the sales women for recommendation and all that! They were all very helpful and they can speak Chinese! 'Cause I think some of them are from China. LOL! But anyway, all of us managed to get quite a lot of help from them so it's all good. Heh.

Anyway, so we head over to shop for stuffs!! Yea, along the way I'll stop by some cosmetics shop to continue my errands for those people in SG. Lol! But ok it was actually kinda fun buying all those cosmetics 'cause it's really very very cheap. Lol! So you feel shiok. Like you made a good deal that kinda thing. And YESSS SAMPLES. HAHA! Not that I'm some cheapskate but the samples they gave is really a lot and makes you feel really happy somehow. LOL! Even if I don't really use them but it's still kinda awesome. HAHA!

Some woman was crazy obessed with trying to take a nice photo of this shop. 'Cause ok, it's really cool. Though when we walked into the shop, we walked out almost immediately 'cause we realised that the price was not very pretty. LOL!

Eun, Maddy and I went into this shop to shop. LOL! Ok, I forgot the name of it. But it was one of my favourite shops there. The plastic bag is orange one though. Lol! But anyway, so we decided to play the randomly choose clothes for each other game. HAHA! Yes, we played that in SG before and realised that it's really very fun. Haha! Anyway, so we had fun. HAHAHAHA ok lar, we really choose quite lame stuffs for each other but we had a good laugh so that's good.

Sharon and Lung were stil buying cosmetics I think! Before they join us in the game also. We all bought quite a lot of stuffs from the shop 'cause they sold really nice stuffs. Haha! And it's comfortable. =D

Anyway, after that shop, we went to SPAO. And that's when Eun and I just went crazy. LOL! Sorry lar. Suju fans here. We went in earlier than the rest and came out later than the rest. Lol! Yes, we are very biased like that. Even thogh we know that the money doesn't exactly goes to the celebrities but still must support. Haha! And honestly got clothes that I like inside. Like my favourite Iron Man shirt. Heh.

And erm, of course, part reason why I bought that shirt. But eh, I still think it's one of the nicest design. LOL! As in seriously.

Eun's version. Lol! Kyuhyun didn't have a cut out so she never take with one. Lol!

But ok, anyway, yea we kinda spammed quite a lot at SPAO. Just the two of us though. LOL! Somehow, we have a lot of stuffs to buy I don't know why. Lol! But yes we were really happy with our buys so it's all good. Heh.

Went to find the rest after that! And I think we continued shopping for awhile! And eat some random snacks here and there before we had our late lunch/tea break!

We found this random pizza place that was quite hidden away from the crowd.

 We gave up taking photos of food. HAHA! But yea, the pizza was good! It was really a random place we chanced upon. I think maybe we should have taken note of the name. LOL! But oh well, we will find it again if we have fate with it. HAHA!

After we ate, we decided to get CDs and head back to Hongdae! This one was quite epic fail actually. Lol! Like super miscommunication. So there were quite a few CD shops but only one sells it the cheapest. We were debating between 2 CD shops. Eun and I decided to check out the one near the subway to see if it's cheaper. Ok, I'm quite lazy to describe it again but the end of the story is that we sort of ended up having 2 copies of some of the CDs and photo book stuffs. =\ But it's ok!! I think some are sold already. I suddenly remembered this. LOL! Ok I shall ask Maddy HAHA!

But anyway, the CDs there is really so much cheaper than buying from Singapore. And heh, I bought 2 Seunggi CDs just because it was cheap. Slightly impulsive buy but I still like it and am really happy with the CDs so it's all good. Heh. Like ok, I was really geniuely happy so really good lar. HAHA!

Anyway, so we went back to our guesthouse to put down all our loots before we met up with Sharon's friends for dinner at Hongdae! And we did some quick shopping before that also. HAHA! I really love how our guesthouse is at Hongdae 'cause I think Hongdae is really a good place to shop and a good place to find cheaper deals as compared to Myeong-dong. It's a place for girls lar ah. Heh.

We went to Haha's restaurant for dinner!! At first we didn't want to 'cause we thought they only sold pig intestine and stuffs. Then we realise they sell pig meat and all that. LOL! As in not just the intestine. So the next few photos is going to make you really hungry and probably hate me. Unless you can't eat pork or don't like pork. LOL! (Sorry, my Muslim friends)

Oh man, I'm really very hungry now damn. =\ FOREVER SIA. Maybe that's why we never take so much photos of food. LOL! We just eat and sua taking photos already.

After dinner, we went to Noraebang!! Which is karaoke in Korean. Haha! And it's so cheap and worth it and the building is just really very very pretty. Like for real. We wanted to spam photos so much. Just that I didn't bring my camera along 'cause I was lazy. LOL! But we still did spam some photos anyway.

And yes, 'cause Sharon's birthday was a few days after our Korea trip, we decided to give her a surprise in Korea with her friends since we figured she most likely won't expect it. LOL! So half way through singing, Maddy and I went to toilet. But actually, we went to hunt for cake. Haha! But it went very wrong 'cause we couldn't find any cake shop in the vicinity (I KNOW RIGHT). So in the end, we make do with some ice cream with cute shapes. Haha! We were really desperate ah.

Sharon was happy and surprised so that's all good~ HAHA! But yes, we were really quite fail, we know. Heh.

Anyway, so we sang songs here and there. Lung got really excited when Jongkook's song came up and she sang it so damn well. HAHA! We were all really amused by it. She really die hard fan lar!! And yes, of course there was Fantastic Baby because it's a compulsory song whenever you go singing. =D

Here are some nonsense photos we took inside the Noraebang

 

Eunice insisted on taking a polariod together so this was the result of it. HAHA! Super fail lar but oh well~ Haha! 

AND I LOVE THIS PHOTO! It's like some Korean family drama photo. HAHA! Advertisement for the drama. We shouldn't have smile so widely though. LOL! If we gave the serious face then looks more like it. Haha!

Took this outside of the place~

After Noraebang, we went back to our guesthouse and eat ramen 'cause we were somehow still hungry. Haha!

And this epic photo came into existence. HAHA!

Maddy caused that to happen. So as a form of blackmail, we took this photo to forever remind Maddy on how she ruined Eun's white shirt. HAHA! Yes, we are very nice people and very lame friends. It's all good though. 'Cause Maddy is lame to always feel very guilty whenever we show her this photo. HAHAHAHA =D

Ok yesssss, one more day left!! Ok technically 2 more day. But can actually combine since the last day was really just going back. Lol! And heh, I realised it's actually not that hard to post. Lol! Yes, it's really just me being lazy and procrastinating. But yes!! I'm finally about done with this already~ Though I think I missed out many of the smaller details but if it comes up, maybe I'll just add on to it. Heh.

Korea Trip Day 5

Wednesday 8th May 2013

• Gyeongbokgung Palace
• Bukchon Hanok Village
• Insadong
• JUMP!

We walked a lot that day. Haha! There was a lot of walking that day. And the sun was quite piercing. I think we all got slightly tanner from that day 'cause the sun was really strong and only Eunice had sun block 'cause we didn't expect it to be so hot in Seoul. Lol! But yes, the photos that day all very nice though. Haha! Nice natural lighting. =D

 Here's a nice photo of us in the guesthouse before we left~ Haha!

So our first stop that day was Gyeongbokgung Palace. You'll really feel like you enter a Korean drama setting. Haha! And yes, that's the coolest part. LOL! But I really like this palace though. I think it's the most known one? And yes yes, drama settings. Heh.

I just really like the vastness of it. Like you can just roam around freely. Though ok, it was really bloody hot that day. And I think the rest wasn't very interested. HAHA! Soz, lameo history student here but yea, they were good to agree to walk around and all that. Haha! Though ok lar, if you go Seoul and never visit at least one palace, it's quite strange. There was another palace that is quite pretty also! But we figured one palace was enough. Haha!

Heh, I think I forced them to pose for me. LOL! Lung gladly did it though. =D

OHYA!! Ok, so we were just walking around randomly 'cause we didn't really know where to walk to and it is quite a huge palace. Then this random dude suddenly came over to us and started talking to us. At first I thought he was just being nice and friendly and all that. So I didn't really think much of it. Lol! As in yea ma, it's okay to be friendly and it's nice to talk to strangers sometimes. Lol! And some more he was introducing the palace stuffs. So it was like free tour kinda thing? Ohya! We were thinking if we should pretend to be part of a tour group and walk around with them and listen to the interesting facts about the palace. HAHA! I think it was actually a super good idea but we didn't lar. Haha!

Anyway, so this dude. I honestly still think he was harmless but ok we still had to be careful ah. Foreign land all anyway. 

 He helped us take this nice photo though. HAHA! I still think it's a nice photo, just minus the fact that it was taken by a slightly creepy guy.

So anyway, he told us he can bring us around and see the stuffs that most tourists won't see. So he wanted to bring us to this rather quiet and empty place. LOL! So yea, that's when we realised we should better be careful and not follow him anymore. Lol!

 Yea, this was where he sort of brought us to. Lol! It's actually quite a nice place. Like I wouldn't mind venturing in if he wasn't with us. But okok, I think at that moment, we were all slightly panicking in our heads but we kept calm and just told him we had some schedule of some sort. Haha! I forgot how we managed to though. But we walked super fast when he was out of our sight. HAHA! Yes, this was the slightly creepy experience but it's ok! Nothing bad happened so it was all good. But ok, I still think he isn't a bad person, it's just still not very safe to go quiet places with a stranger. Luckily there were 5 of us though. Like more people safer. LOL!

Anyway, so we continued exploring the palace for awhile!

 I like this photo! If not for that random dude there. LOL! But yes, I'm really loving all these palaces. Makes you feel like a royal. Sort of ah. HAHA!

 AND YESSS! HAHA! This was the cutest thing ever lar. So I set the self-timer quite far away 'cause that was the only available place to put the camera. So yea, we were thinking if someone was to steal the camera, we have to really dash and run like mad after the thief. HAHA!

Ok, anyway, so this group of children walked pass us and I think they realised that we were taking photos so they quickly ran passed us and apologised to us. HAHA! Even though it's completely not their fault. But yea, they were really cute. And yes they apologised in Korean. I don't know how this piece of information is important but it is. Heh.

But anyway, we finally managed to take one super nice group shot ultimately. Heh. I had to run from one end to another and jump up that thing just for this photo. LOL! When you know the back story to how photos are taken, it makes the photo more awesome. Heh.

This was honestly a candid shot. So I look cool while looking at the brochure. Heh. Ok lar, I look very serious. Haha! And they say I look like my sister in this photo but I still don't think so.

 I like how there is always someone photo-booming by accident. Oh well.

 Yea poor Eun. I forgot what she did. Or didn't do. Orh. I think she didn't want to pose for a photo so she pose a "I don't want to take photo" pose. So in the end, she did pose. WOAH WOAH WOAH. Ok yes I need to stop being lame.

Ok my idea was to hold both ends of the door and look all cool. But then, I realise my hands weren't THAT long to reach for both ends without tearing my body apart. So I can't have my cool photo. =(

 But, I'll accept this photo. Haha! OOTD YO.

After walking for quite a long while, we all got hungry and tired and hot and sunny and yes, the weather that day was really very sunny and bright. So we decided to get out and look for lunch! And we happened to catch the changing our guard ceremony so we figured we might as well stay and watch a bit of it.

 

YESSSS ALL THEM KOREAN DRAMAS FEELS HEH

So we went to hunt for food! Decided to just walk and try our luck and see which restaurant we can find. LOL! Yes, that was really how we find food for most of the days in Korea 'cause I don't know, sometimes you don't need to plan everything so detailed and just be flexible~ Heh.

Anyway, so after walking for awhile, we found this decent shop and the food was quite good too~

Ok these are just the side dishes. HAHA! I realise we usually never really take proper food photos 'cause we'll rather just eat it. Oh well. HAHA!

 

Happy faces while waiting for our food to come~

After lunch, we walked around the area and I swear it's really one of my favourite places in Seoul. There is just this really unique feeling to it. Like old meets new. And it's quite artsy ish place. All the shops and the layout of the place. I can really explore that place again. There is just so many alleys to walk to and so many things to explore and to look at. Random things all over the place. Cafes and all that. Random food. Random shops with handmade handicrafts and all that. It's really my kind of place. Haha!

So ok, next few photos are really just random photos all over. Heh.

 FOOT BATH! Lung and I got really fascinated by this 'cause lol! Foot bath. Like you really just wash your feet all that. LOL! Ok, I don't know why we were so fascinated by it but it really was fascinating.

Ohya! The other 3 got hooked by a shop that sold really nice and cheap earrings and many other stuffs so me an Lung went around to explore a bit first and OHYA! I was looking for Bukchon Hanok Village. It's where the Korean traditional houses are at. Heh. Yes, I have a fetish for stuffs like that. So Lung and I went to try find the direction to head towards to reach the place.

 And we bought a drink along the way. LOL! I remember it not being fantastic but ok lar it wasn't that bad. HAHA!

After they were done with buying the earrings, we went off to find the Bukchon Hanok Village. HAHA! They really took very long I swear but ok lar, there were really nice earrings and I bought some for souvenirs as well~

 HAHA! Sharon honestly looks strangely nice in stuffs like this. Got that hipister feel. HAHA!

 DAISY! It's really pretty. HAHA!

Alfesco places. Haha! Yes, one day, I will go back there and just sit and chill and such places. It's all so cool and nice lar I cannot. Korea is too big and awesome and I really want to go again. =(

Anyway, so after walking for quite awhile, we finally reached the place!!

And ok, I got really excited 'cause erm, yes Korean dramas again. LOL! But I was slightly disappointed 'cause I realised yea, it was really just the stretch of alley that they make until so nice and all. LOL! Like the other alleys were pretty much normal looking. So that's kinda sad. Like might as well just make everything as cool and preserved?

But ok, we still found cool gems here in the end~

 Seriously, Korean dramas. Just imagine. Just. It's so there. Haha! Like how many times you see this in a Korean drama? Many many times. AND WE WENT THERE. Hehe.

We walked down the alley, and then I don't really know how we randomly pop into one of the houses and we realised that it's some doll house thingy I think? And this lady told us we can try on Hanboks as long as we pay this admission fee which was really cheap. I think I have the name card somewhere but yes, we were really excited 'cause we didn't really thought we can actually really on Hanboks. We wanted to, but we didn't really plan on trying and that we die die must try on Hanboks. So it was a pleasant surprise and very very exciting.

OH! I think we were looking for toilet. LOL! 'Cause the first thing we did when we went in after we paid the admission fee was to go to the toilet. Which was super nice and up there. It's really a proper toilet but the entire design and layout is a traditional Korean home. =D

And no, I didn't take photo of the toilet. Haha! Too bad ah, but it was really a nice toilet.

Yep, this is the inside of the place. 

Anyway, so after we were done with clearing our bladders, we went on to make a mess of the place. LOL! I think the owner was really very very nice 'cause we were very very annoying. Lol! Towards the end, can tell she was slightly annoyed but she still kept it together and try not to show a black face. Lol! But ok lar, I admit, we were really quite annoying. Haha! But we cannot help it, we were really very very excited.

We all took photo at this random part of the house that connects to another part 'cause it had cool lighting. LOL! 

Ok anyway, so it was quite awesome 'cause the lady had 4 sets for ladies and 1 set for kid. So of course, Maddy, being the smallest, got the kid one. HAHA! But it was really like just nice!! So yes, that made us very happy and excited also. HAHA! I swear, we were like some hyperactive kids there. Noisy and annoying all. But very very happy 'cause we took many nice photos~

HAHAHAHA EUN LOOKS SO DEMURE HERE HAHAHAHAHA

Haha! Ok I actually kinda like this 'cause I was genuinely laughing. I forgot why I was laughing. LOL! So yes lar, I realise a lot of photos of me from this trip that were nice were all taken by Eun. HAHA! So yes, xie xie ni~ =D

Here are the funny photos~ HAHA

 MADDY FACE SO PRETTY WHY

YA YA THIS SERIES OF PHOTOS REALLY THE BEST. I really LOL-ed when I saw these photos for the first time. It's really like 3 kids refusing to take a decent photo together until we finally gave in and decided to sit properly for a photo. LOL! Like some restless bunch of kids here. HAHA!

 HAHAHAHAHA YES I DON'T GET THIS TOO. Eun's logic was that she is waiting for her husband to come. But actually, she looks more like a corpse instead. LOL! Yea I don't know, all her weird ideas. Maybe her idea was there but I wasn't capable to carry it out nicely. Haha! But yea lar, it was really epic. I really just stare at her and take the photos and really honestly wonder why do I have such a friend. Heh.

 

HAHAHA LUNG LOOKS DAMN HILARIOUS. OK SHARON ALSO. HAHA! I remember asking them to just randomly pose 'cause my memory card was finishing so might as well spam until finish so I can change to another memory card. Haha!

 HAHA! Yes, we are both very chio here I know.

 This one macham like some runaway unglam woman from the past.

 This photo is really very cute somehow. HAHA! 'Cause all red and pink and like sister yo. Hehe.

Our idea was to look shock to be photograph in our "underwear". But ok it looks really retarded but that's okay. HAHA!

Don't worry, we did took an awesome group photo in the end~ And yes, I really like this photo. Haha!

 

So after we are done with almost ruining that traditional house, we went on to walk around and towards Insadong! 

Ok Insadong is also another place that I really really like 'cause they sell really cool stuffs also. It's really all the artsy fartsy stuffs like that I realise I like. LOL! But they are also very very expensive so it's mostly see but no buy. But I was quite tempted to buy some stuffs though. 

And along the way there, we bought some random food which I forgot what it was. LOL! But I guess it wasn't that special if not I'll remember. HAHA! Blogging now, after almost 1 year since I went is really testing my memory space in my head. But I think I'm not that bad! HAHA! Ok lar, I think I missed out stuffs here and there but it's alright! At least I still have something. LOL!

Ohya! And we bought bags too! 'Cause it was 10,000 won per bag and that about less than 15 SGD!! And the quality is quite good so we were happy. Haha!

This really cool building that is also featured in many Korean MV.

OHYA!! Not just the places in Korea reminds you of certain scenes in Korean dramas and variety shows, Korean Music Videos too!!! So yea, that was exciting. Lol! As in yea lar, you just feel happy to know that you are actually at the place where you used to see it on TV and all that. Haha!

This random hopscotch~ The whole building is really just super artsy.

After that, we went to some random place for dinner! It was a good dinner though it was super spicy and the amount was huge.

 

Maddy looks damn  small as compared to this stew of stuffs. HAHA! 

After dinner, we went to JUMP!! I love how the whole day, we actually only took the subway from our guesthouse to the palace and from there onwards, we walked the whole day. Lol! Probably that's why we were really tired by the end of the day but it was kinda awesome 'cause we really finally feel like we were in Korea after walking the many different places that we went to. Ok, for me, it was really fun. LOL! I really like to walk and explore ah. And you are overseas already so just might as well walk around and explore the place~

Anyway, this is the setting for JUMP!

 

And OMG IT'S REALLY A VERY VERY GOOD SHOW. Like everyone must watch this when they go to Korea or just at least must watch this once in your lifetime 'cause it's really awesome. You don't have to understand Korean to watch it 'cause it's non-verbal anyway. Their body gag is just so damn epic that I really laughed until I wanted to die. Like for real. I was really like OMG. And it's throughout the whole show you'll be laughing. Except for one part I think. BUT I SWEAR IT'S DAMN BLOODY HILARIOUS. Like it really made my day. HAHA!

And YESSS THEY ACTUALLY POSED FOR ME!!! I was really very excited when I realised they were posing for the photo. LOL! They are after all, somewhat celebrities. HAHA! Entertainers. But they are really very good. Like there is no dialogue at all so they really have to use their actions and all that. And it's just really damn good lar. Everyone, please go watch if you have the chance to!! It's really worth the money, I promise.

And heh, I love this photo too~ One of my favourite group photos taken from the trip. We were really very happy lar. LOL!

 

And yes, this is nice too~ =D

After the show, we head back to our guesthouse! We decided to do some late night shopping at Hongdae area since most of the shops only close at midnight and we had time~ And honestly, it's really quite safe at night there and our guesthouse is just opposite the shopping area so it was all good ah. 

And so come 2 very interesting friends I have. They decided to wear slippers out 'cause YOLO. HAHAHA 

 Slippers with pyjamas pants.

And so this friend here, saw a big, CLEARLY OVER SIZED, shirt and it was on offer so being the rash her, she ended up buying this. LOL! We tried to stop her, I think? Or maybe we didn't 'cause we actually really wanted to see her wearing this and looking like an idiot. Yes, we are very nice friends, I know. HAHAHAHAA But wah, really made my day. Ok that day was really a nice day lar so many things made my day. HAHA

And and ah, Eunice is so awesome. HAHAHAHA! And ehhhh, I still haven't see you wear this shirt in SG leh. Why ah? HAHA Please wear one day soon. I want to see so badly.

Presenting to you my 4 weirdo friends who went on the Korea Trip with me ♥ HAHA!

HEHEHEHEHE Yes, a photo with Joongki cut out. I didn't want to take actually but Lung forced me to so what can I say? HAHA! Yes, I think I somehow looked really happy here. LOL

Buying food at KFC before we head back to the guesthouse~

Yes, she is really my favourite woman lar. LOL! All the most nonsense stuffs that only she will do. Heh.

And her fellow playmate. HAHA! The two of them really very very epic I swear. They started doing all these random stretches all over.

And yes, our late night snack~ 

So yep!! Our fifth day in Korea was really awesome~ Like we finally feel that we are actually in Korea after walking so much and doing all those random stuffs. And trying HANBOKS!! =D AND JUMP. Ok that day we really did a lot of stuffs I realised. HAHA!