It was summer, so it was HOT HOT HOT. After working hours, everyone's sweaty and the subway smelled like kimchi. I guess you are what you eat. I wonder if Malaysians smelled like nasi lemak or roti canai...
I was there for almost a month, I worked weekdays and could only explore the city on weekends. Here's my weekends, in pictures...
I always thought that Lotte is just a confectionary. Apparently, their businesses include (but not limited to): departmental stores, supermarkets, fast food chains, hotels, ice-cream chains, baseball team and amusement park. What an impressive conglomerate huh? So, in Korea... I visited LotteWorld, chewed on Lotte's Apple Mint chewing gums, had Lotteria burgers for lunch, shopped in Lotte Mart and had Lotte ice-creams for desserts... pretty cool isn't it?
Can you spot me?
We waved at the camera... *smiles*
And along with the waves we go...
I have heard of all the buzz on highly-popular korean drama series, WinterSonata but am yet to watch it. I'm a sucker for sappy love shows. I would like to watch it one day... but now just isn't a good time for slow-paced lovey-dovey depressing drama series.
It was filmed in NamiIsland during WINTER. The scenery is supposed to be very beautiful, all covered in snow.And Yeap... I was there in SUMMER.
Haven't watched the movie + Hot summer day = A clueless stroll
But, nonetheless, the island is still beautiful.
We had some Takju and fermented kimchi pancake for lunch. According to our korean friend, Takju used to be a farmer's wine. Takju tasted a bit weird to me, it was milky, sweet and a little sour. It tasted nothing like Baileys or Amarulas.
One of the tourisey things you must do in Seoul is to visit traditional Street, Itaewon.
There were heaps of tourists there. The street was lined with little shops selling souvenirs, jewellery and snacks. Very colourful for photography.
500won for a game of big candy or small candy (I think).
Handmade aeroplanes, bicycles, helicopters from colourful wires.
All the parts (i.e. the doors, the wheels and propeller are moveable)
GeongBukPalace was destroyed by the Japanese, rebuilt by the Koreans, detroyed by the Japanese and rebuilt by the Koreans again.
Wouldn't you be pissed too if someone did that to your home?
Me with my Zodiac, The Dog
We got carried away snapping photos with the Palace Guards.
I noticed that you only get to wear the cooler red uniform if you're tall.
You can use me as a benchmark and roughly guess how tall they are.
Us and the Palace Guard in the RED uniform
The Short Palace Guard
The Average Palace Guard
The Tall Palace Guard
I spent my birthday in Seoul.
My boss arrived on that day itself and bought me a cake from Dunkin Donuts.
It was pretty nice of her... but I had to stay in the whole afternoon to do work.
I know I shouldn't be complaining about working on my birthday but...
IT WAS A SUNDAY.
Oh Well... at least I had a cake.
At night, I spent my birthday on top of Seoul.
Actually, I was on a tower... overlooking the whole of Seoul.
I have not visited the KL Tower But... at least I've visited the....
A view from the toilet
Koreans have a very interesting habit. They brushed their teeth about 4-5 times a day: when they wake up, after breakfast, after lunch, before they leave work and after dinner. I was surprised to find toothbrushes in the office toilets, the company even supplies the toothpaste. Apparently, their food contains a lot of garlic and chili, which cause bad breath. Hence, the excessive brushing.
Do koreans look different from chinese? I think we look quite similar. But they definitely do not look like the actors/actresses in the drama series. See how good you are at differentiating between Korean, Japanese and Chinese --> *click*
Sitting for my CPA exams this Friday!! Wish me luck!
Till next post.
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