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Day 1 - Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun Stadium, Myeongdong
Reached Incheon Airport early morning at around 6am, and then I dilly-dallyed in the airport searchin' for the booth to rent phones and then contacted ma Korean friends and went to take the bus to Dongdaemun. One nice uncle rendered his help to me (he is a Chinese and has lived in Korea for quite long) and we chatted on the bus till his destination. He wished me a happy birthday in advance :)))
Took a cab to ma hotel but I ended up havin' to alight at the main road and walk through the narrow road ma'self. Saw one uncle outside a shop and I asked him where ma hotel was, and he brought me there.
Wanted to check-in but they had no available room for me at the moment so I had to wait till 2pm. I went to take the subway to Dongdaemun and was searchin' high and low for the small restaurant in which I had ma first meal in Korea during ma previous trip with Xianli. Well, ma perseverance paid off! :)) Got to eat ma cheese ramyun once again lol...
Met up with Yeongkyeong at Dongdaemun Stadium subway station and we walked to ma hotel together. After puttin' down ma things in the room, we headed out to Dongdaemun Stadium where all the shopping malls are.
Shopped (bought 2 tops) and ate and then we proceeded to Myeongdong, ma top favourite spot in Seoul. Continued shopping and I bought one pair of boots, one bag, one cap and some cosmetics. We also bought a mango cake at Breadtalk and celebrated our birthdays together in Coffee Bean which is also ma favourite place there! The guys who were vendors asked Yeongkyeong if I'm a foreigner. Perhaps I spoke too much English... hahaha. Watched 2012 on the 10th floor in one of the shopping malls and then we called it a day.
Day 2 - Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun Stadium, Myeongdong
Woke up late!!!! Got outta the hotel only at around 3pm... and we proceeded to that small restaurant for lunch. This time I tried its mandoo (dumpling) ramyun... damn good also!!
We walked and walked and came to a point where we wanted to seek some warmth and have some coffee. So we went to a coffee shop on the second floor.. it was a cosy place to relax in. Loved it... :))
Time to go as I had to meet Amber. Bidded farewell to Yeongkyeong at the subway station and I was on ma way to Myeongdong alone. Met Amber at the exact same place as the first time we met in January this year... lol. Went to have dinner and then we walked around in Myeongdong. This time I bought 2 pairs of shoes at the same shop which I bought ma boots, and some souvenirs. We also ate tteokbokki and ice cream and took sticker photos together! Hahaa. Bought a bottle of Hoegaarden at a bar and we shared. Everyone else around us were drinkin' hot coffee but we were drinkin' beer... how ironic. Hahahaa..
Went back to ma hotel to put down our stuff and then we walked out to Dongdaemun Stadium. There was a bazaar so we went to take a look. Apparently there was this one time Amber was blockin' the way of a guy and I pulled her towards me. Then, there were some seconds of eye contact between me and the guy and I almost got electrocuted.. HAHAHA. He's quite cute lah, actually. ;x
We took this simulator ride in a box which is pretty new maybe. Just like the 4D Magix at Sentosa's Cineblast... damn good!
Finally at near 1am, we felt tired and super cold so we went back to sleep.
Day 3 - Cheongdam, Myeongdong, Hongdae
Woke up a bit late again. Sad case man, I'm such a sleepyhead. Anyway I thought of goin' to Jeju island that day but in the end ma friend there said something cropped up and told me not to go. Oh well... whatever! So I went out with Amber and we took the subway to Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu.
That day was exceptionally cold coz of the super strong wind blowin' us... omg. I thought that I should have worn more!! Didn't really expect that to come. Anyway, we were walkin' and I saw many nice apartments there. And nice sports cars. And posh restaurants and shops. Kinda different from what you will see in Dongdaemun and Myeongdong. I told ma'self that I am goin' to buy an apartment there when I have money. ;X
It was evening already and I thought that we should start lookin' for the Seven Luck casino. Kept walkin' but couldn't find it anywhere, so we reached a hotel and I approached the front office to enquire. Took a cab to Seven Luck casino and it looked really, really grand from outside! Omg finally I've been there (but not inside though)!!!
From Samseong subway station, we travelled back to Myeongdong and I did ma last minute shopping. To be runnin' outta budget is really a horrible feeling.. totally. I must make sure next time I save up ENOUGH money for any trip... Anyway! One vendor commented ma Korean is good... although I asked only "how much is this?" in Korean, hahaha!
For dinner, we had beef bulgogi with rice. Only 5,500 Won per bowl (which is like about 6 SGD). Yummylicious....!!!
After that, I didn't wanna go back so early as it was ma final night in Korea. Amber suggested Hongdae and we went there immediately! As usual, we were at this park where university students would perform their creations and there would be other students surroundin' them and movin' to the beat. Damn happening! And then we continued walkin' around.. in a blink of the eye it was around 11pm and we had to get goin'! If not we would miss the last train, and probably we would have to be stuck there for the night. No money to take cab lol.
Day 4 - Goin' home!
3 days passed so quickly... I didn't wanna go home yet!! But money ran out, better be a good girl and roll back home lah. Amber sent me off to the bus stop at Dongdaemun and then I was on ma way to the airport by ma'self. Used ma netbook at the airport and I got on the wireless internet. Chatted with Sungjoo on MSN. Bloody hell, he didn't tell me he was back in Seoul and therefore I didn't tell him I was in Seoul as well. Lol.... too bad!
Tok and Xiuhui picked me up at Changi Airport when I arrived in SG. Went to eat at Hong Kong C Nai Express at ECP... thanks peeps for pickin' me up yah~ Really appreciated it.
I miss Korea! I miss the cheese ramyun, gimbab, tteokbokki and rabokki..... Wanna go back again next year.
Day 1 - Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun Stadium, Myeongdong
Reached Incheon Airport early morning at around 6am, and then I dilly-dallyed in the airport searchin' for the booth to rent phones and then contacted ma Korean friends and went to take the bus to Dongdaemun. One nice uncle rendered his help to me (he is a Chinese and has lived in Korea for quite long) and we chatted on the bus till his destination. He wished me a happy birthday in advance :)))
Took a cab to ma hotel but I ended up havin' to alight at the main road and walk through the narrow road ma'self. Saw one uncle outside a shop and I asked him where ma hotel was, and he brought me there.
Wanted to check-in but they had no available room for me at the moment so I had to wait till 2pm. I went to take the subway to Dongdaemun and was searchin' high and low for the small restaurant in which I had ma first meal in Korea during ma previous trip with Xianli. Well, ma perseverance paid off! :)) Got to eat ma cheese ramyun once again lol...
Met up with Yeongkyeong at Dongdaemun Stadium subway station and we walked to ma hotel together. After puttin' down ma things in the room, we headed out to Dongdaemun Stadium where all the shopping malls are.
Shopped (bought 2 tops) and ate and then we proceeded to Myeongdong, ma top favourite spot in Seoul. Continued shopping and I bought one pair of boots, one bag, one cap and some cosmetics. We also bought a mango cake at Breadtalk and celebrated our birthdays together in Coffee Bean which is also ma favourite place there! The guys who were vendors asked Yeongkyeong if I'm a foreigner. Perhaps I spoke too much English... hahaha. Watched 2012 on the 10th floor in one of the shopping malls and then we called it a day.
Day 2 - Dongdaemun, Dongdaemun Stadium, Myeongdong
Woke up late!!!! Got outta the hotel only at around 3pm... and we proceeded to that small restaurant for lunch. This time I tried its mandoo (dumpling) ramyun... damn good also!!
We walked and walked and came to a point where we wanted to seek some warmth and have some coffee. So we went to a coffee shop on the second floor.. it was a cosy place to relax in. Loved it... :))
Time to go as I had to meet Amber. Bidded farewell to Yeongkyeong at the subway station and I was on ma way to Myeongdong alone. Met Amber at the exact same place as the first time we met in January this year... lol. Went to have dinner and then we walked around in Myeongdong. This time I bought 2 pairs of shoes at the same shop which I bought ma boots, and some souvenirs. We also ate tteokbokki and ice cream and took sticker photos together! Hahaa. Bought a bottle of Hoegaarden at a bar and we shared. Everyone else around us were drinkin' hot coffee but we were drinkin' beer... how ironic. Hahahaa..
Went back to ma hotel to put down our stuff and then we walked out to Dongdaemun Stadium. There was a bazaar so we went to take a look. Apparently there was this one time Amber was blockin' the way of a guy and I pulled her towards me. Then, there were some seconds of eye contact between me and the guy and I almost got electrocuted.. HAHAHA. He's quite cute lah, actually. ;x
We took this simulator ride in a box which is pretty new maybe. Just like the 4D Magix at Sentosa's Cineblast... damn good!
Finally at near 1am, we felt tired and super cold so we went back to sleep.
Day 3 - Cheongdam, Myeongdong, Hongdae
Woke up a bit late again. Sad case man, I'm such a sleepyhead. Anyway I thought of goin' to Jeju island that day but in the end ma friend there said something cropped up and told me not to go. Oh well... whatever! So I went out with Amber and we took the subway to Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu.
That day was exceptionally cold coz of the super strong wind blowin' us... omg. I thought that I should have worn more!! Didn't really expect that to come. Anyway, we were walkin' and I saw many nice apartments there. And nice sports cars. And posh restaurants and shops. Kinda different from what you will see in Dongdaemun and Myeongdong. I told ma'self that I am goin' to buy an apartment there when I have money. ;X
It was evening already and I thought that we should start lookin' for the Seven Luck casino. Kept walkin' but couldn't find it anywhere, so we reached a hotel and I approached the front office to enquire. Took a cab to Seven Luck casino and it looked really, really grand from outside! Omg finally I've been there (but not inside though)!!!
From Samseong subway station, we travelled back to Myeongdong and I did ma last minute shopping. To be runnin' outta budget is really a horrible feeling.. totally. I must make sure next time I save up ENOUGH money for any trip... Anyway! One vendor commented ma Korean is good... although I asked only "how much is this?" in Korean, hahaha!
For dinner, we had beef bulgogi with rice. Only 5,500 Won per bowl (which is like about 6 SGD). Yummylicious....!!!
After that, I didn't wanna go back so early as it was ma final night in Korea. Amber suggested Hongdae and we went there immediately! As usual, we were at this park where university students would perform their creations and there would be other students surroundin' them and movin' to the beat. Damn happening! And then we continued walkin' around.. in a blink of the eye it was around 11pm and we had to get goin'! If not we would miss the last train, and probably we would have to be stuck there for the night. No money to take cab lol.
Day 4 - Goin' home!
3 days passed so quickly... I didn't wanna go home yet!! But money ran out, better be a good girl and roll back home lah. Amber sent me off to the bus stop at Dongdaemun and then I was on ma way to the airport by ma'self. Used ma netbook at the airport and I got on the wireless internet. Chatted with Sungjoo on MSN. Bloody hell, he didn't tell me he was back in Seoul and therefore I didn't tell him I was in Seoul as well. Lol.... too bad!
Tok and Xiuhui picked me up at Changi Airport when I arrived in SG. Went to eat at Hong Kong C Nai Express at ECP... thanks peeps for pickin' me up yah~ Really appreciated it.
I miss Korea! I miss the cheese ramyun, gimbab, tteokbokki and rabokki..... Wanna go back again next year.
