Shopping Trip @ Nampo Dong

October 7, Friday – I went to the lab early in the morning, around 10am but the lab was locked. Luckily Tae Hwan was in his lab. I stayed in his lab for a while. He let me used Suk Hen’s computer. Then, he went to class soon after that. Shu Yun came to the lab shortly after 10am. Min Ho and Daniel oppa came in for a while at around 11+am. Min Ho oppa dressed up very differently on that day.

At around 12pm, I went to Nampo Dong to hunt for souvenirs by bus no. 61. I saw a huge dog outside a cosmetic shop there as I arrived and snapped a few photos of it. Many passers-by were attracted to the dog as well. I shopped at the underground shopping mall for quite some time before heading to the PIFF at around 3pm.

On the way there, I saw many people holding very nice paper bags with some posters and perhaps goodies inside, most of them were high school students. All the food stalls outside of the PIFF (Pusan International Film Festival) complex was gone, replaced by the booths for selling PIFF’s souvenirs and information about PIFF. There was a stage, medium size at the end of the road. I managed to get a booklet which contained the screening schedule and a short synopsis of the movies that will be shown during the festival. There were some police officers around the area. The whole place was well decorated. The plants were replaced by new flower plants.

All of a sudden, the whole place was packed with people and cameramen. The opening ceremony began. I was surprised as I saw Jackie Chan, a Hong Kong born International movie star and a Korean actress showed up on the stage. The crowd increased immediately and many teenagers started shouting and taking out their cameras and handphones (with camera). I never know that Jackie Chan is so popular among the Koreans. The crowd was almost out of control as he begun speaking in Cantonese. It was mostly about his latest movie with a Korean actress, a love story. Of course, there was a translator to translate what he said. The police officers were doing their best to make the situation under control.

I leaved the area to look for food after the ceremony ended. The shopping areas nearby were very quiet. I planned to buy a new umbrella as the one that I brought from Malaysia is already broken due to the strong wind. However, the nice ones are too expensive, around 10,000-12,000 won each. Thus, I decided to get a new one when I am back in Malaysia. After some shopping for souvenirs, I headed to the bus stop. Along the way there, I saw a banner outside Lotteria about discounts for burgers. Thus, I ordered a burger at half price, 1250 won for dinner. Then, I went back to Naengjeong by subway.

When I was in Seomyeom to change line, I was surprised to see many people there. Hmm… could it be due to the film festival… I was holding much stuff due to the shopping just now and my hands were full. One of the ajuma sitting offered to help me with them. It was very nice of her. She even let me to have her seat after she leaved.