August 29, Monday - The Germans were having a welcoming party for themselves(sounds weird eh..). As usual, we were having potato chips, beer and soju. There are actually more than 9 new Germans in the dormitory now. Suddenly there are so many names that need to be remembered. There are 2 Patrick(s), 2 Marcus(s) and 2 Eva(s). The girls’ names are almost the same - Anya, Tanya and Fenya. Germans pronounce their names differently. For example, Patrick, normally we pronounce it as “pe-trick”. However, they pronounce it as “pa-trick”. Eva is pronounced as “if-fa” instead of “e-va”.
August 30, Tuesday – We decided to cook dinner for that day without remembering that tomorrow is our independence day, Merdeka! We had bulgogi(beef) and cabbage for the dishes. Our senior, Wei Shi was especially kind on that day, maybe because of the Merdeka mood. He contributed a can of his sardines for dinner, a big bottle of Sunkish orange juice and ice-creams after dinner. Well, I guess it is a small celebration without any fireworks or grand sale. Min Ho oppa called me up on the same night telling me that the lab is ready and I can go there starting from Wednesday. Ah… my plan of staying up late was ruined. Thus, there was no countdown as well.
August 31, Wednesday – I arrived at the lab at 8.50am because Min Ho oppa asked me to come at this time. It is quite early for me as I am used to getting up late now. It’s been 3 weeks since I go to lab for work :P I wonder if we are going to have any Merdeka celebration tonight.
p/s: there is something wrong with my blog's display in IE(Internet Explorer) recently. It looks perfectly okay in other browsers such as Opera and Mozilla though.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
Pictures in Korea - Batch 20
Here are of the photos of Busan National University:
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea20/
Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea20/
Enjoy!
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Busan National University and Shanghai Street
August 27, Saturday – Bee Jun and I departed to Busan National University. It is a famous public university in Busan. We took the subway to Busan National University station and had a look around the area before visiting the university. There were not many students around there as we arrived. It was weird as normally areas around the university are crowded with students. There were many gift shops selling items with interesting designs. The stationeries’ design in Korea is indeed very unique. The writing pad and notebook have colorful papers and cute drawings. The paper clips are really unique, in the shape of stick figure and clothes clippers. The hair accessories and earrings are well designed, with very beautiful designs at a cheap price. There were not many restaurants around the university as DSU. The price is also slightly more expensive. We had lunch at a restaurant nearby. The food there is unique, its taste differs from what we had before and the ingredients for the same dish are also slightly different. Bee Jun and I ordered different types of “bibimbak”(mixed rice). Mine is served in something like hot plate. It is not too oily, not sticky, not too salty and spicy, the rice is a bit crunchy(due to the clay pan) and with one of my favorite ingredients, cheese! It is the best “bibimbak” I ever had.
Even though the university is also located on a hill slope, it is not very steep and nearby to the subway. No wonder students in DSU are always complaining about the “mountain climbing”. We were able to see more students as we reach the university. Somehow, I feel that the students here look different from DSU students. Hahaha… weird! Almost immediately after the entrance, we saw a football field and basketball court. Many students were there, playing and observing the games. In Korea, the football field is made of sand. We saw a few international students around and some local students carrying their luggages. Next week, or should I say, tomorrow, the school will reopen.
Well, at first, my impression on this campus is not so bad, most of the buildings are flat land and the slopes are not very steep. Later, I am quite disappointed with the maintenance of the campus and its buildings. I felt like I was in an abandon garden and ghost hostel as I passed by an area. There were many wild grasses around the area and vandalized benches. The building beside it was really badly maintained - dirty windows, the paint on the walls are coming off, dirty curtains etc. It reminded me much of the public universities in Malaysia. I had only being to 3 public universities – USM, UPM and UKM. I felt that these public universities’ maintenance is better than Busan National University. We arrived at the university’s museum but it was closed. There were no sign of people around the area. The building looks ancient and nice. But, the maintenance of the museum is also very terrible. There was spider webs at its back entrance and the big air-conditioning outside is “berkarat”. I walked further around the campus. There were some nice places like the school garden beside the library, some new buildings around the area and statues. But, overall, the maintenance is terrible.
We departed from Busan National University and took the subway to Busan Station. From there, we walked to Shanghai Street which is located almost opposite it. We were really disappointed. There were less than 5 Chinese shops along the street. There were little people and I think none of them were Chinese. Instead, there were more Russia and Korean shops. It is not a place worth visiting!
Then, we walked further in the search of Busanjin Market. It is famous for selling textile. People normally go there to get the materials for their wedding. But, we were lost and ended up in Seomyeom. We did some shopping and then headed back.
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Now is crapping time! These few days it is not raining and the weather is not very hot. This Thursday marked the 1st day of autumn. This week, 9 Germans arrived after some of them leaved. There are 4 girls and 5 guys. More of them will be coming, making a sum of 20+ Germans. There will be 3 Malaysian students coming here to do their Masters. They are ex-MMU students, 2 guys and a girl. Suddenly, it reminded me of something. Koreans normally refer to male and female as men and women in their daily conversation, even if they are around 20+ years old. When my lab members referred me as lady, I somehow feel that I am old, though it is better than woman.
This weekend, I finished watching the complete 22 episodes of a Korean drama called “Stairway to Heaven”. It was aired in the year 2004 and a hot movie back then after “Winder Sonata”. I was not really interested in Winter Sonata, so I did not pay much attention to it. Yet, after watching a Korean comedy, my perspective somehow changed. Well, I can conclude that it was a sad love story, a bit like Cinderella. The main actress is the same as “Winder Sonata”. It is a drama series worth watching. I am not going to give any spoilers here :P You can get the sypnosis and more information from this link:
http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp?oid=2118&konum=subm1_1&kosm=m3_9
Even though the university is also located on a hill slope, it is not very steep and nearby to the subway. No wonder students in DSU are always complaining about the “mountain climbing”. We were able to see more students as we reach the university. Somehow, I feel that the students here look different from DSU students. Hahaha… weird! Almost immediately after the entrance, we saw a football field and basketball court. Many students were there, playing and observing the games. In Korea, the football field is made of sand. We saw a few international students around and some local students carrying their luggages. Next week, or should I say, tomorrow, the school will reopen.
Well, at first, my impression on this campus is not so bad, most of the buildings are flat land and the slopes are not very steep. Later, I am quite disappointed with the maintenance of the campus and its buildings. I felt like I was in an abandon garden and ghost hostel as I passed by an area. There were many wild grasses around the area and vandalized benches. The building beside it was really badly maintained - dirty windows, the paint on the walls are coming off, dirty curtains etc. It reminded me much of the public universities in Malaysia. I had only being to 3 public universities – USM, UPM and UKM. I felt that these public universities’ maintenance is better than Busan National University. We arrived at the university’s museum but it was closed. There were no sign of people around the area. The building looks ancient and nice. But, the maintenance of the museum is also very terrible. There was spider webs at its back entrance and the big air-conditioning outside is “berkarat”. I walked further around the campus. There were some nice places like the school garden beside the library, some new buildings around the area and statues. But, overall, the maintenance is terrible.
We departed from Busan National University and took the subway to Busan Station. From there, we walked to Shanghai Street which is located almost opposite it. We were really disappointed. There were less than 5 Chinese shops along the street. There were little people and I think none of them were Chinese. Instead, there were more Russia and Korean shops. It is not a place worth visiting!
Then, we walked further in the search of Busanjin Market. It is famous for selling textile. People normally go there to get the materials for their wedding. But, we were lost and ended up in Seomyeom. We did some shopping and then headed back.
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Now is crapping time! These few days it is not raining and the weather is not very hot. This Thursday marked the 1st day of autumn. This week, 9 Germans arrived after some of them leaved. There are 4 girls and 5 guys. More of them will be coming, making a sum of 20+ Germans. There will be 3 Malaysian students coming here to do their Masters. They are ex-MMU students, 2 guys and a girl. Suddenly, it reminded me of something. Koreans normally refer to male and female as men and women in their daily conversation, even if they are around 20+ years old. When my lab members referred me as lady, I somehow feel that I am old, though it is better than woman.
This weekend, I finished watching the complete 22 episodes of a Korean drama called “Stairway to Heaven”. It was aired in the year 2004 and a hot movie back then after “Winder Sonata”. I was not really interested in Winter Sonata, so I did not pay much attention to it. Yet, after watching a Korean comedy, my perspective somehow changed. Well, I can conclude that it was a sad love story, a bit like Cinderella. The main actress is the same as “Winder Sonata”. It is a drama series worth watching. I am not going to give any spoilers here :P You can get the sypnosis and more information from this link:
http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp?oid=2118&konum=subm1_1&kosm=m3_9
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Autumn
Autumn is coming, or maybe it is already here. The wind is very strong recently. There is rain once in a while. The weather is getting cold; I can feel it even when I am in the dormitory. I guess it is farewell to summer now. I heard that autumn in Korea is very beautiful. I wonder how true is that...
Finally, my lab is ready and my PC was setup. Too bad, there is no internet connection. I will be sharing the table with a final year senior. Ah… I cannot have the whole table to myself anymore. Only Tong Huan and Il-Hee oppa was here when we arranged the stuff. Somehow, I feel that our lab members need more communication with each other.
Finally, my lab is ready and my PC was setup. Too bad, there is no internet connection. I will be sharing the table with a final year senior. Ah… I cannot have the whole table to myself anymore. Only Tong Huan and Il-Hee oppa was here when we arranged the stuff. Somehow, I feel that our lab members need more communication with each other.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Gwangan Bridge & Gwangalli Beach
August 21, Sunday – Today’s weather was very good. The sky was clear the wind was gentle and the sunlight was warm. We were not even sweating when walking under the sun at 12pm. I woke up at around 11.30am and went to Gwangalli Beach with Eileen at around 12+pm.
We took bus no. 31 from Naengjeong. We realized that the bus was heading towards the wrong direction. Thus, we stepped down from the bus as we reached BEXCO. BEXCO is an abbreviation of Busan Exhibition Convegence Center. It is a very huge exhibition center with many halls. Coincidently, a cosplay activitiy was held there. There were many cosplayers and visitors. Homeplus, a shopping complex located just opposite BEXCO, was also very crowded. I was able to see Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, Naruto etc characters. There were elementary school kids cosplaying as well! It was a bit cloudy at that time.
We had lunch at Lotteria, a fast food restaurant near BEXCO. We ordered set meals at 3,200 won each. I ordered the Teri burger set while Eileen ordered the Cheese burger set. The burger tasted like Bulgogi burger (beef burger). It was delicious!
After lunch, we walked towards Gwangalli Beach’s directions. We visited the Olympic Park on our way there. There were many weird statues. Busan Art Museum was just beside it. However, we did not enter as we were in a rush. It was a long way to Gwangalli Beach by foot. We came across many flyovers and bridges as we reached a junction. I guess they were connected to Gwangan Bridge. The view was quite nice from there, with the sea, the sky and flyovers. We saw many people fishing underneath one of the flyovers, mainly senior citizens.
There were no signboards on the directions to Gwangalli Beach after we walked over the bridge. We saw a theme park on the way and headed there. We found Millak Water Front Park and Millak Sliced Raw Fish Center, which was located nearby. They were located next to each other. We were able to see Gwangan Bridge clearly from there. The best view! There were many seagulls flying around in circles there, like eagles. Maybe it is because of the fish center.
Gwangalli Beach is actually located very near to the fish center, easily reachable if by foot. There were not many people on the beach as Haeundae. There was a basketball event held there. It was rather small compared to the games competition at Haeundae.
We had ice-cream at Baskin Robbins with the view of Gwangan Bridge. I ordered the Musk Melon cone while Eileen ordered the “Love Me” cone. Mine tasted almost like honey drew. Eileen’s one was rather colorful – purple, red and white. It cost 2,000 won each for an ice-cream cone. The varities of ice-cream there was slightly different from in Malaysia. We saw 2 Snow Whites and Peter Pans as we enjoying the ice-cream in the shop.
After that, we took the subway back to Naengjeong. That was all for today! ^^
We took bus no. 31 from Naengjeong. We realized that the bus was heading towards the wrong direction. Thus, we stepped down from the bus as we reached BEXCO. BEXCO is an abbreviation of Busan Exhibition Convegence Center. It is a very huge exhibition center with many halls. Coincidently, a cosplay activitiy was held there. There were many cosplayers and visitors. Homeplus, a shopping complex located just opposite BEXCO, was also very crowded. I was able to see Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, Naruto etc characters. There were elementary school kids cosplaying as well! It was a bit cloudy at that time.
We had lunch at Lotteria, a fast food restaurant near BEXCO. We ordered set meals at 3,200 won each. I ordered the Teri burger set while Eileen ordered the Cheese burger set. The burger tasted like Bulgogi burger (beef burger). It was delicious!
After lunch, we walked towards Gwangalli Beach’s directions. We visited the Olympic Park on our way there. There were many weird statues. Busan Art Museum was just beside it. However, we did not enter as we were in a rush. It was a long way to Gwangalli Beach by foot. We came across many flyovers and bridges as we reached a junction. I guess they were connected to Gwangan Bridge. The view was quite nice from there, with the sea, the sky and flyovers. We saw many people fishing underneath one of the flyovers, mainly senior citizens.
There were no signboards on the directions to Gwangalli Beach after we walked over the bridge. We saw a theme park on the way and headed there. We found Millak Water Front Park and Millak Sliced Raw Fish Center, which was located nearby. They were located next to each other. We were able to see Gwangan Bridge clearly from there. The best view! There were many seagulls flying around in circles there, like eagles. Maybe it is because of the fish center.
Gwangalli Beach is actually located very near to the fish center, easily reachable if by foot. There were not many people on the beach as Haeundae. There was a basketball event held there. It was rather small compared to the games competition at Haeundae.
We had ice-cream at Baskin Robbins with the view of Gwangan Bridge. I ordered the Musk Melon cone while Eileen ordered the “Love Me” cone. Mine tasted almost like honey drew. Eileen’s one was rather colorful – purple, red and white. It cost 2,000 won each for an ice-cream cone. The varities of ice-cream there was slightly different from in Malaysia. We saw 2 Snow Whites and Peter Pans as we enjoying the ice-cream in the shop.
After that, we took the subway back to Naengjeong. That was all for today! ^^
Pictures in Korea - Batch 19
Here are some of the photos taken in BEXCO(Busan Exhibition Convegence Center), Olympic Park, Gwangan Bridge and Gwangalli Beach:
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea19/
Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea19/
Enjoy!
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Igidae
August 19, Friday – Feeling bored after staying in the room for 2 days, I decided to go somewhere for a small tour. I had been looking at the tourist guide map for quite a long time the day before. It was rather difficult to choose since I had been to most of the famous tourist spots. I will save the Beomeosa trip for next month since the scenery there is nicer during autumn. After some thinking, beach trip is the best as it is summer now. Thus, I decided to go to Igidae and Sinseondae. Both of these places are beach parks and located at the same region, Nam-gu. It was the first time I was going to some new places alone.
I departed from the dormitory at around 10am and took the shuttle bus down to the subway station. I took the subway to Pukyong National University station. It was around 11am as I reached there. I got out of the subway and was walking around, looking for the bus stop with the bus numbers 20, 22, 24, 27, 131 and 131-1. Next, I walked around the area, looking for some food to eat as I was a bit hungry. There were a few small restaurants nearby but they looked very dirty to me. After some walk, I decided to have 2 “sam kak gimbak” (it is almost the same as gimbak, with rice and some ingredients, but its shape is triangle) from Family Mart as lunch. It was not very filling but enough for the time being.
I went to the bus stop again to wait for the bus. As I was waiting, I noticed that the destination of the bus is different. They were heading to Seomyeom and Busan National University’s direction. I walked over to the bus stop at the opposite direction to check it out. It was written there “Yongho-dong”. I guess this one should be correct ^^ Luckily, I have picked up certain level of reading Korean characters. It sure comes in useful in such situations. The bus headed to Pukyong National University’s direction. Unlike DSU, the university is located on flat ground. I like the gate at its entrance, it looks ancient. After a while, I saw many LG apartments. I did not really count, but I think there were more than 10 blocks. I guess this is LG Metro City. I was supposed to get off from the bus at there and walked for 30 minutes.
As I was checking on the directions to Igidae Park, I saw Gwangan bridge on my left. Gwangan Bridge is a very famous bridge. It is something “must see” if you visit Busan. I walked towards that direction and was sweating a lot along the way. According to the weather forecast, it was around 31 Celsius on that day. The bridge is indeed very outstanding and grand. It looks much nicer in the reality than in the photos.
Then, I walked back to my original location and walked straight after the junction. There weren’t many cars taking that road. It was quite deserted. I began to wonder if I was taking the correct direction. I took note with the time before walking further. I came across a kindergarten as I was walking and had a look inside. It was really need, tidy and cute. I continued my journey and saw 3 huge “onions” before going up the hill. It was a long way up. I saw a signboard written “Igidae Park” on the way. I was able to see the sea shortly after the signboard though it was hard to notice as it was covered up by the trees. I bought a can of Pepsi at the vending machine beside the road before entering the park. It cost 700 won.
I was going down hill after accessing the entrance and was able to see the sea shortly after that. The area was very cooling due to the trees. The view of the sea sure was nice. I was able to see a few seagulls flying around as well. There weren’t many shops and facilities around like other tourist spots. Strictly do not go to the toilet there as they were spoilt, with no flushing system and water supply, causing it to be extremely smelly. The price of the juice there is also much more expensive. 1000 won for each can and 2000 won for a bottle of soju. There were not many people there as well. I was able to see Gwangan Bridge, the APEC venue and Haeundae Beach from there. It was like shooting 2 birds with a stone.
At first I thought that the area was very small, but it was not true. This rock beach is actually very long. There was a small trail on the right side that connects us to the other side of the beach. We were unable to see it unless we walked over there. There were many things that I like about this beach:
- the water is clean, I can see the red coral reefs and stones underneath the sea, which is further out in the sea (even though at some areas, there were some rubbish noticeable, floating in the sea).
- there are living corals just beside the rock, at your finger tips. It is not really noticeable unless you have a close look at it. It comes in white, orange and purple color.
- it is a nice fishing spot. You can get fish easily there.
- there are many rare species of wild plants around the area.
- it is windy there, a nice spot for picnic and relaxing.
As I was exploring the beach, I played around with the soft corals just beside the rocks. I put my hand on it and its sticky parts were like trying to hold me and suck me. I was shocked at first but later, I find it very nice to play around. The red color coral reefs are bit hard. At some areas, there were green seaweeds on the rocks. It looks like the ones that I normally have in my set lunch. There is some mini volcano-like stuff beside the stone as well. If there were alive, it was in dark brown color; else they were in light brown color. It seems like there is some sort of living creature inside this mini volcano. They are breathing, in-and-out. Water is important for them to survive.
Suddenly, an arjesi (meaning uncle) called me and gave me a green apple. He asked me to sit down and we were enjoying the beautiful scenery there. I was able to see the seagull up-close as it was flying just above me. It was really nice! I did not understand what he was talking, but he just kept on talking. He even asked me to have some of his gimbak. Later, they cut some sort of sea animals - round in shape, with some torns but not round in shape, into 2 parts and suck out the meat inside. It tasted like “siput”. It is really tasty! They managed to catch some fishes. There were a few types of them, jumping around in the small net. The arjesi took out one of them, put them on the back of the plastic ware, hold them and then slice them while it is breathing! After slicing the meat out, the fish is still alive, struggling. Now I know where they get the idea of ghost fish (in the movies) from. Then, they dipped the fresh meat with a kind of Korean chilly sauce. The arjesi also helped me to take photos.
There are many wild plants there as well, each of them have their own uniqueness. Some plants have leafs make up of 3 petals of love shape fold into half. It's like a symbol of triangle love. There are many more flowers with different colors and shapes as well.
I actually plan to depart at 2.30pm but ended up staying there 2 more hours. The arjesi even offered to drive me back as his house is near DSU. However, he was drunk and started saying weird things. I faster said goodbye to him and ran off. I was walking very fast, hoping that he did not follow me. I took at bus to Seomyeom and did some shopping there before going back to DSU. I visited Mini Mall again and departed at around 8.30pm. It started to rain at that time. Many people rushed in into the shopping mall to avoid getting wet. Many of them also bought umbrellas from there. The business sure was good. Luckily when I reached DSU, the rain had almost stopped.
I departed from the dormitory at around 10am and took the shuttle bus down to the subway station. I took the subway to Pukyong National University station. It was around 11am as I reached there. I got out of the subway and was walking around, looking for the bus stop with the bus numbers 20, 22, 24, 27, 131 and 131-1. Next, I walked around the area, looking for some food to eat as I was a bit hungry. There were a few small restaurants nearby but they looked very dirty to me. After some walk, I decided to have 2 “sam kak gimbak” (it is almost the same as gimbak, with rice and some ingredients, but its shape is triangle) from Family Mart as lunch. It was not very filling but enough for the time being.
I went to the bus stop again to wait for the bus. As I was waiting, I noticed that the destination of the bus is different. They were heading to Seomyeom and Busan National University’s direction. I walked over to the bus stop at the opposite direction to check it out. It was written there “Yongho-dong”. I guess this one should be correct ^^ Luckily, I have picked up certain level of reading Korean characters. It sure comes in useful in such situations. The bus headed to Pukyong National University’s direction. Unlike DSU, the university is located on flat ground. I like the gate at its entrance, it looks ancient. After a while, I saw many LG apartments. I did not really count, but I think there were more than 10 blocks. I guess this is LG Metro City. I was supposed to get off from the bus at there and walked for 30 minutes.
As I was checking on the directions to Igidae Park, I saw Gwangan bridge on my left. Gwangan Bridge is a very famous bridge. It is something “must see” if you visit Busan. I walked towards that direction and was sweating a lot along the way. According to the weather forecast, it was around 31 Celsius on that day. The bridge is indeed very outstanding and grand. It looks much nicer in the reality than in the photos.
Then, I walked back to my original location and walked straight after the junction. There weren’t many cars taking that road. It was quite deserted. I began to wonder if I was taking the correct direction. I took note with the time before walking further. I came across a kindergarten as I was walking and had a look inside. It was really need, tidy and cute. I continued my journey and saw 3 huge “onions” before going up the hill. It was a long way up. I saw a signboard written “Igidae Park” on the way. I was able to see the sea shortly after the signboard though it was hard to notice as it was covered up by the trees. I bought a can of Pepsi at the vending machine beside the road before entering the park. It cost 700 won.
I was going down hill after accessing the entrance and was able to see the sea shortly after that. The area was very cooling due to the trees. The view of the sea sure was nice. I was able to see a few seagulls flying around as well. There weren’t many shops and facilities around like other tourist spots. Strictly do not go to the toilet there as they were spoilt, with no flushing system and water supply, causing it to be extremely smelly. The price of the juice there is also much more expensive. 1000 won for each can and 2000 won for a bottle of soju. There were not many people there as well. I was able to see Gwangan Bridge, the APEC venue and Haeundae Beach from there. It was like shooting 2 birds with a stone.
At first I thought that the area was very small, but it was not true. This rock beach is actually very long. There was a small trail on the right side that connects us to the other side of the beach. We were unable to see it unless we walked over there. There were many things that I like about this beach:
- the water is clean, I can see the red coral reefs and stones underneath the sea, which is further out in the sea (even though at some areas, there were some rubbish noticeable, floating in the sea).
- there are living corals just beside the rock, at your finger tips. It is not really noticeable unless you have a close look at it. It comes in white, orange and purple color.
- it is a nice fishing spot. You can get fish easily there.
- there are many rare species of wild plants around the area.
- it is windy there, a nice spot for picnic and relaxing.
As I was exploring the beach, I played around with the soft corals just beside the rocks. I put my hand on it and its sticky parts were like trying to hold me and suck me. I was shocked at first but later, I find it very nice to play around. The red color coral reefs are bit hard. At some areas, there were green seaweeds on the rocks. It looks like the ones that I normally have in my set lunch. There is some mini volcano-like stuff beside the stone as well. If there were alive, it was in dark brown color; else they were in light brown color. It seems like there is some sort of living creature inside this mini volcano. They are breathing, in-and-out. Water is important for them to survive.
Suddenly, an arjesi (meaning uncle) called me and gave me a green apple. He asked me to sit down and we were enjoying the beautiful scenery there. I was able to see the seagull up-close as it was flying just above me. It was really nice! I did not understand what he was talking, but he just kept on talking. He even asked me to have some of his gimbak. Later, they cut some sort of sea animals - round in shape, with some torns but not round in shape, into 2 parts and suck out the meat inside. It tasted like “siput”. It is really tasty! They managed to catch some fishes. There were a few types of them, jumping around in the small net. The arjesi took out one of them, put them on the back of the plastic ware, hold them and then slice them while it is breathing! After slicing the meat out, the fish is still alive, struggling. Now I know where they get the idea of ghost fish (in the movies) from. Then, they dipped the fresh meat with a kind of Korean chilly sauce. The arjesi also helped me to take photos.
There are many wild plants there as well, each of them have their own uniqueness. Some plants have leafs make up of 3 petals of love shape fold into half. It's like a symbol of triangle love. There are many more flowers with different colors and shapes as well.
I actually plan to depart at 2.30pm but ended up staying there 2 more hours. The arjesi even offered to drive me back as his house is near DSU. However, he was drunk and started saying weird things. I faster said goodbye to him and ran off. I was walking very fast, hoping that he did not follow me. I took at bus to Seomyeom and did some shopping there before going back to DSU. I visited Mini Mall again and departed at around 8.30pm. It started to rain at that time. Many people rushed in into the shopping mall to avoid getting wet. Many of them also bought umbrellas from there. The business sure was good. Luckily when I reached DSU, the rain had almost stopped.
Quiet dormitory
After my 2 neighbours – Andrea and Kirstin, from Germany leave DSU on Wednesday morning, it was rather quiet. They are now in Taiwan for a trip before going back to Germany. Ying, the China girl, departed to Beijing on Thursday morning. She will be working there and would not be going back to her hometown, Jilin for the time being. She is a good cook and nice “sister”. Now, in the whole dormitory, there are only 4 girls – BJun, Eileen, Eva from Germany and I.
It is raining since last night. It was very misty when I woke up at 9+am this morning, like in Genting Highlands. But, it was not that cold. Now, the rain is not so heavy, I think it is going to stop soon.
It is raining since last night. It was very misty when I woke up at 9+am this morning, like in Genting Highlands. But, it was not that cold. Now, the rain is not so heavy, I think it is going to stop soon.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Pictures in Korea - Batch 17 and 18
Here are some of the pictures of Ying, a China student who had just finished her Masters in DSU, Korea and my trip to Igidae:
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea17n18/
Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea17n18/
Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Pictures in Korea - Batch 16
Here are some of the photos taken during the MT and Germans' farewell party:
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Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea16/
Enjoy!
My lab is moving again!
August 16, Tuesday – I arrived at DUI at around 10am as we were going to switch lab with the professor. Daniel oppa was 20 minutes late and Jang Chun oppa arrived after that. There were only 3 of us until 11am. Il Hee and Jeong Geun were here! The 5 of us were having a hard time moving the things from one room to another. I was almost breathless at around lunch time. Professor Tae Yong gave us some coupons to the sky lounge as we were helping him to move his stuff as well. He will be sharing the same room with my professor.
It was the first time I was having lunch the sky lounge of the Woori Bank building. The sky lounge is at the 10th floor. There were more people there compared to the Millennium building. They were serving “bibimbak”, which is mixed rice on that day. There were many servings of the ingredients for it and we can choose them. It was a buffet.
After lunch, we continue with our hard labor. At around 3pm, Young Kyu and Kyong Kun oppa had arrived as well. Ah… why don’t they come a bit earlier… we were almost done with the moving. Daniel oppa told me that our lab is not fixed yet and we can only settle down next week. Ah… no more lab again!
Thus, I do not need to go to work again this week. Hopefully I can finish my work on time >___<
It was the first time I was having lunch the sky lounge of the Woori Bank building. The sky lounge is at the 10th floor. There were more people there compared to the Millennium building. They were serving “bibimbak”, which is mixed rice on that day. There were many servings of the ingredients for it and we can choose them. It was a buffet.
After lunch, we continue with our hard labor. At around 3pm, Young Kyu and Kyong Kun oppa had arrived as well. Ah… why don’t they come a bit earlier… we were almost done with the moving. Daniel oppa told me that our lab is not fixed yet and we can only settle down next week. Ah… no more lab again!
Thus, I do not need to go to work again this week. Hopefully I can finish my work on time >___<
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Germans' farewell party, 7pm-1am
15 August, Monday – I was extremely sleepy and tired after coming back from the trip. I went for lunch at 12pm with Ryan and Yushu at a restaurant nearby. I ordered a plate of fried rice but I find the servings very little. Maybe it was because I was taking too much food for the past 2 days. After lunch, we went back to the dormitory and were fast asleep after that.
I slept for about 3 hours as I was not really having a nice sleep the night before. I woke at 5pm. Shortly after that, Eileen informed me about the German’s farewell party at 7pm. They will be going back to Germany on Wednesday, Sunday and early next month. They were going to have “samgyeoksa”. Wah… not again…We met up with the other Germans near McDonalds and went to a shop nearby. Apparently, the shop was having a very good business by catering only “samgyeoksa”. It was buffet style; we can take whatever ingredients that we want. The most common are slices of pork. There were marinated slices and some squid as well. We were actually more interested in the ice-cream there even though it was not very delicious. There were more than 20 of us, with some other Korean friends. It cost 5,500 won each and they treated us for this.
We finished our dinner at around 10am and departed to a pub nearby for some beer. Germans sure like beer. Again, we had food, food and food again there. Of course, we were not having “samgyeoksa” again there. There were fried chickens, a huge plate of fruits, barbecue squid, tofu soup, sour plum, steamed egg, corn with cheese etc. It was like another feast! A professor teaching German language in Busan National University was sitting next to me and we were having a nice talk. He was teaching here under a contract and his wife was a Korean, originated from Ulsan. We also talked to another Korean guy sitting just opposite us, Young Shu.
We went back at around 1am. It was a really tired day.
p/s: In Korea, many people can speak Chinese, but little can speak Japanese.
I slept for about 3 hours as I was not really having a nice sleep the night before. I woke at 5pm. Shortly after that, Eileen informed me about the German’s farewell party at 7pm. They will be going back to Germany on Wednesday, Sunday and early next month. They were going to have “samgyeoksa”. Wah… not again…We met up with the other Germans near McDonalds and went to a shop nearby. Apparently, the shop was having a very good business by catering only “samgyeoksa”. It was buffet style; we can take whatever ingredients that we want. The most common are slices of pork. There were marinated slices and some squid as well. We were actually more interested in the ice-cream there even though it was not very delicious. There were more than 20 of us, with some other Korean friends. It cost 5,500 won each and they treated us for this.
We finished our dinner at around 10am and departed to a pub nearby for some beer. Germans sure like beer. Again, we had food, food and food again there. Of course, we were not having “samgyeoksa” again there. There were fried chickens, a huge plate of fruits, barbecue squid, tofu soup, sour plum, steamed egg, corn with cheese etc. It was like another feast! A professor teaching German language in Busan National University was sitting next to me and we were having a nice talk. He was teaching here under a contract and his wife was a Korean, originated from Ulsan. We also talked to another Korean guy sitting just opposite us, Young Shu.
We went back at around 1am. It was a really tired day.
p/s: In Korea, many people can speak Chinese, but little can speak Japanese.
Membership Training(MT)
August 13, Saturday – Ryan, Yushu and I waited at the ground floor of the dormitory for Daniel oppa. He was half an hour late, arriving shortly after I gave him a call. The car was empty as he arrived and we met with the others at his office before departing to Yongdo(p/s: “do” means Island). There were a total of 11 persons – Daniel, Jeong Geun, Jang Chun, Jae Hoon, Min Ho, Il Hee oppa, Ji Hyun, Young Sil onni, Ryan, Yushu and I. Daniel and Il Hee oppa drove a car each. I was in Daniel oppa’s car and it was quite pack as there were 6 of us. It took us around 2 hours to reach there. We ordered a few “gimbak” for lunch at a small town near by.
We arrived at the jetty shortly after our lunch. The jetty was really small. The smell of the sea water was strong. We took a small boat to the island, which cost 2,000 won each. As usual, Ji Hyun onni was busy taking photos.
I was quite disappointed with the island as it was really small and there were limited places which are reachable. There is nothing special about the scenery there and it is quite polluted. There is much rubbish in the sea and on the beach. Yet, there were people swimming and playing happily in there. There are many fisheries industries around. Most of the villagers there are fishermen. But, they have low conscience on maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of nature. We stayed in a “mimbak”, where it is actually an aunty’s house. The place was neat but a bit too small and crowded.
We planned to fish but the waves were too strong. We ended up playing in the dirty sea. At first, I was reluctant to swim in there, but 2 of my oppa dragged me into the water forcefully. There are many rocks around the area and it is quite dangerous. Some of my oppa and onni got hurt, just a minor one though. I got a tiny cut on my right leg, luckily it was not bad.
We had “samgyeoksa”, which is grilled pork for dinner outside of the “mimbak” that we stayed in. It was windy as it was located almost immediately beside the sea. But, there were many mosquitoes around >__< Jae Hoon and Min Ho oppa was our cook for this dinner. Thank you!
We played some Korean games after the dinner. It seems that soju and beer are always for any Membership Training(MT). MT is like a trip for the lab members to get to know each other better, tighten the ties among them. Those who lose in the game have to finish the beer, soju or a mixture of beer and soju. I heard that drinking a mixture of both beer and soju can make a person get drunk easily.
We had a bravery test after the game section. Daniel and Jang Chun oppa was the organizer of this activity. The venue was the elementary school. We were given some hints on the locations to get the items. We needed to work in pairs to find them. Our partners were decided by drawing lots. Then, we will play “paper, scissors and stone” to decide which team to go first. The next team can only go after the previous team finishes. Of course, each team was given a maximum of 30 minutes. If they were unable to find the clue, they will need to be punished. The game went well. I teamed up with Jeong Geun oppa. It was really nice of him for doing all the checking at difficult places, such as those tall statues. We managed to find the clue at the toilet at the very last minute. The toilet sure was smelly.
We ended up with drinking beer and soju after the test. Il-Hee oppa was a bit drunk at that time while Jae Hoon oppa had totally fall asleep, snoring away. I went to sleep at around 1am. The next day, we departed to Ulsan as there is nothing much at Yongdo.
August 14, Sunday – At around 9am, we departed to back to the mainland. We took some photos at the jetty as the boat only arrived after some time. Min Ho oppa’s camera stand finally came in handy.
We departed to Ulsan by car at around 11am and arrived there 2.5 hours later. Ulsan is an industrial area, with many factories. I heard that there was a huge Hyundai factory there, manufacturing many of the gigantic boats in the world. However, our target was not the factory, but Jonjang beach. It took us quite some time as there was a very heavy traffic jam along the way there. We stayed in a “mimbak” but this one did not even have a fan. Ah…
This beach was much nicer than the one in Yongdo. The water was icing cold. My body was freezing as I entered the water and my legs were numb, barely able to move. Daniel oppa brought along his air boat and everyone was having fun playing with it. They even played fighting games with it. Jae Hoon oppa even took pictures in the middle of the sea. Luckily he was tall and have enough stamina to maintain his position, else his camera would have get wet due to the strong waves. But, the fishing robs seemed to become a waste. Jeong Geun oppa went back earlier to do some cooking. Bravo~
We had “samgyeoksa” again for dinner. Jae Hoon oppa was the only cook this time. Everyone was hungry~ We were having a tough time in there as there was no fan. We played some simple games after the dinner as usual. Daniel oppa was drunk very fast as he always lose out in the games. His body was all red and we put him to sleep at the room. There were no pillows and mattresses for this “mimbak”. Thus, we need to sleep on the wooden floor. Yushu was given a nickname, “geumdumi”, which means cutie by my onni. Everyone started calling him so during games. After much experience, I think I have level up my drinking ability :3 I do not get drunk so easily as the previous trip to Gyeungju.
August 15, Monday – We departed back to Busan at 9am and arrived at around 11am. It was really fast as there was no traffic jam. It was a public holiday in Korea.
We arrived at the jetty shortly after our lunch. The jetty was really small. The smell of the sea water was strong. We took a small boat to the island, which cost 2,000 won each. As usual, Ji Hyun onni was busy taking photos.
I was quite disappointed with the island as it was really small and there were limited places which are reachable. There is nothing special about the scenery there and it is quite polluted. There is much rubbish in the sea and on the beach. Yet, there were people swimming and playing happily in there. There are many fisheries industries around. Most of the villagers there are fishermen. But, they have low conscience on maintaining the cleanliness and beauty of nature. We stayed in a “mimbak”, where it is actually an aunty’s house. The place was neat but a bit too small and crowded.
We planned to fish but the waves were too strong. We ended up playing in the dirty sea. At first, I was reluctant to swim in there, but 2 of my oppa dragged me into the water forcefully. There are many rocks around the area and it is quite dangerous. Some of my oppa and onni got hurt, just a minor one though. I got a tiny cut on my right leg, luckily it was not bad.
We had “samgyeoksa”, which is grilled pork for dinner outside of the “mimbak” that we stayed in. It was windy as it was located almost immediately beside the sea. But, there were many mosquitoes around >__< Jae Hoon and Min Ho oppa was our cook for this dinner. Thank you!
We played some Korean games after the dinner. It seems that soju and beer are always for any Membership Training(MT). MT is like a trip for the lab members to get to know each other better, tighten the ties among them. Those who lose in the game have to finish the beer, soju or a mixture of beer and soju. I heard that drinking a mixture of both beer and soju can make a person get drunk easily.
We had a bravery test after the game section. Daniel and Jang Chun oppa was the organizer of this activity. The venue was the elementary school. We were given some hints on the locations to get the items. We needed to work in pairs to find them. Our partners were decided by drawing lots. Then, we will play “paper, scissors and stone” to decide which team to go first. The next team can only go after the previous team finishes. Of course, each team was given a maximum of 30 minutes. If they were unable to find the clue, they will need to be punished. The game went well. I teamed up with Jeong Geun oppa. It was really nice of him for doing all the checking at difficult places, such as those tall statues. We managed to find the clue at the toilet at the very last minute. The toilet sure was smelly.
We ended up with drinking beer and soju after the test. Il-Hee oppa was a bit drunk at that time while Jae Hoon oppa had totally fall asleep, snoring away. I went to sleep at around 1am. The next day, we departed to Ulsan as there is nothing much at Yongdo.
August 14, Sunday – At around 9am, we departed to back to the mainland. We took some photos at the jetty as the boat only arrived after some time. Min Ho oppa’s camera stand finally came in handy.
We departed to Ulsan by car at around 11am and arrived there 2.5 hours later. Ulsan is an industrial area, with many factories. I heard that there was a huge Hyundai factory there, manufacturing many of the gigantic boats in the world. However, our target was not the factory, but Jonjang beach. It took us quite some time as there was a very heavy traffic jam along the way there. We stayed in a “mimbak” but this one did not even have a fan. Ah…
This beach was much nicer than the one in Yongdo. The water was icing cold. My body was freezing as I entered the water and my legs were numb, barely able to move. Daniel oppa brought along his air boat and everyone was having fun playing with it. They even played fighting games with it. Jae Hoon oppa even took pictures in the middle of the sea. Luckily he was tall and have enough stamina to maintain his position, else his camera would have get wet due to the strong waves. But, the fishing robs seemed to become a waste. Jeong Geun oppa went back earlier to do some cooking. Bravo~
We had “samgyeoksa” again for dinner. Jae Hoon oppa was the only cook this time. Everyone was hungry~ We were having a tough time in there as there was no fan. We played some simple games after the dinner as usual. Daniel oppa was drunk very fast as he always lose out in the games. His body was all red and we put him to sleep at the room. There were no pillows and mattresses for this “mimbak”. Thus, we need to sleep on the wooden floor. Yushu was given a nickname, “geumdumi”, which means cutie by my onni. Everyone started calling him so during games. After much experience, I think I have level up my drinking ability :3 I do not get drunk so easily as the previous trip to Gyeungju.
August 15, Monday – We departed back to Busan at 9am and arrived at around 11am. It was really fast as there was no traffic jam. It was a public holiday in Korea.
Friday, August 12, 2005
My lab is moving!
August 10, Wednesday – Today my lab is moving! It was one of the few times I could see so many of my labmates – Young Kyu, Aa, Poon, Jae Hoon, Jang Chun, Young Sil and Ji Hyun. I arrived at the lab at around 10.10am that day and they were already there, packing and moving stuffs. They greeted me as I walked in and we did the packing together. Moving PCs, monitors and furniture were too heavy for a timid person like me, so I will let my oppas to handle them :p At around 10.45am, Jang Chun oppa, our lab chief, ordered Young Kyu oppa and I to buy some strings and soft drinks from the minimart. Jang Chun oppa is a quiet person. But, he looked great as he was giving out instructions as a leader. He got the style!
It was a nice shopping with Young Kyu oppa, he treated to me to some coffee and it was nice. He said that this brand was famous in US. He sure likes to share with me his stories when he was in New York for a few months. We bought 3 rolls of strings to tie the books and 4 bottles of soft drinks. It was difficult for him to carry the drinks and boxes together, but he insisted that he could handle them. Luckily, we met Jeong Geun oppa as we were waiting for the shuttle bus. He helped us out with the boxes.
At around 12pm, we reached the lab. Daniel oppa was there as well. The guys sure were strong. They can carry the furniture down to 1st floor and up again for a few hours, of course with some rest. All of them sure have muscles. We were having tough time packing the professor’s stuff as he had too many things, especially books, research papers and journals. He sure likes to keep things, which reminded me of my father.
Around 2+pm, we had moved all of our goods to the new building, with the help of a lorry. It was rather amazing as we managed to pack all the things in the lab and moved all of them to the new building within 5 hours. I wanted to go for lunch but my labmates were busy moving. Ah… how could I leave them and have lunch while they were working hard like this…I sat at the lobby of the 5th of the new building DUI as it was not possible for me to move the stuff. I saw Yushu and Chang Jing moving their lab as well. But, he was too tired to notice the little me sitting behind all the furniture. I also saw Wei Shi and his labmates.
At around 3.10pm, we had lunch at the lobby with our lab’s table and chairs. It was rather funny as we were like having a picnic there. Coincidently, no one passed by that area at that time. Min Ho oppa came shortly before we started eating. He also helped out with the moving after that. It had been really a while since I last saw him.
Our “new lab”, which is not confirmed yet, is rather small as we were only having half of the lab. It was rather impossible for all of our furniture to fit in this new space. The professor will be using the next room to us, together with another professor.
At around 4.30pm, we finished moving all the stuff, without unpacking and arranging them. Then, together we went to “cincuiban” for bathing and relaxing. It was something like “sauna” but not exactly the same. At first, we paid at the counter and they gave us 2 small towers and 1 set of clothes, which are uniforms. Then, we went upstairs, put our shoes in the locker and the receptionist will give us the keys to our lockers for the bags. 1 tower is use during bathing and another one is for us to dry our body after showering.
There were a few pools in the shower room, normally around 38-40 degrees. Some got massage facilities, some got herbs. We must take the shower first before entering the pools. There were 2 steam rooms, one more than 40 degrees and another one at higher temperature. There was a pool with ice cold water. I like the shower with the cold water from the ceiling, it is really refreshing. It was a really nice experience, though at first I was having culture shock. Everyone was walking around naked. My onnis kept on assuring me that it is something normal in Korea. Don’t worry, the guys’ shower room is separated.
After showering, we went upstairs. The guys had already finished their shower and was lying down, relaxing on the floor. Jae Hoon oppa looked really funny with the way he tie his tower on his head. We were really hungry and thinking of having dinner. But, Daniel oppa did not have enough cash and they did not receive credit cards. Ah… the disadvantages of relying too much on credit cards. We ended up with only Sikhye and Green Tea for the beverages and eggs for dinner. Sikhye is a kind of traditional Korean drinks. It was white in color, with some rice-look-alike thing. I was kind of unfull with only an egg for dinner. Daniel oppa bought me a bottle of Fresh Tomato and Onions favour Pringles as extras. But, we shared it out since everyone was not full as well.
At around 9pm, Min Ho oppa departed back earlier as he will be going to Seoul. Ah… what a busy person. We also departed home shortly after that. Luckily Daniel oppa offered to drive me back, else I might be taking the taxi.
That’s all for a series of events on that day. I need not go to the lab for the next 2 days as our lab is not confirm yet, and we will not be arranging our stuff.
It was a nice shopping with Young Kyu oppa, he treated to me to some coffee and it was nice. He said that this brand was famous in US. He sure likes to share with me his stories when he was in New York for a few months. We bought 3 rolls of strings to tie the books and 4 bottles of soft drinks. It was difficult for him to carry the drinks and boxes together, but he insisted that he could handle them. Luckily, we met Jeong Geun oppa as we were waiting for the shuttle bus. He helped us out with the boxes.
At around 12pm, we reached the lab. Daniel oppa was there as well. The guys sure were strong. They can carry the furniture down to 1st floor and up again for a few hours, of course with some rest. All of them sure have muscles. We were having tough time packing the professor’s stuff as he had too many things, especially books, research papers and journals. He sure likes to keep things, which reminded me of my father.
Around 2+pm, we had moved all of our goods to the new building, with the help of a lorry. It was rather amazing as we managed to pack all the things in the lab and moved all of them to the new building within 5 hours. I wanted to go for lunch but my labmates were busy moving. Ah… how could I leave them and have lunch while they were working hard like this…I sat at the lobby of the 5th of the new building DUI as it was not possible for me to move the stuff. I saw Yushu and Chang Jing moving their lab as well. But, he was too tired to notice the little me sitting behind all the furniture. I also saw Wei Shi and his labmates.
At around 3.10pm, we had lunch at the lobby with our lab’s table and chairs. It was rather funny as we were like having a picnic there. Coincidently, no one passed by that area at that time. Min Ho oppa came shortly before we started eating. He also helped out with the moving after that. It had been really a while since I last saw him.
Our “new lab”, which is not confirmed yet, is rather small as we were only having half of the lab. It was rather impossible for all of our furniture to fit in this new space. The professor will be using the next room to us, together with another professor.
At around 4.30pm, we finished moving all the stuff, without unpacking and arranging them. Then, together we went to “cincuiban” for bathing and relaxing. It was something like “sauna” but not exactly the same. At first, we paid at the counter and they gave us 2 small towers and 1 set of clothes, which are uniforms. Then, we went upstairs, put our shoes in the locker and the receptionist will give us the keys to our lockers for the bags. 1 tower is use during bathing and another one is for us to dry our body after showering.
There were a few pools in the shower room, normally around 38-40 degrees. Some got massage facilities, some got herbs. We must take the shower first before entering the pools. There were 2 steam rooms, one more than 40 degrees and another one at higher temperature. There was a pool with ice cold water. I like the shower with the cold water from the ceiling, it is really refreshing. It was a really nice experience, though at first I was having culture shock. Everyone was walking around naked. My onnis kept on assuring me that it is something normal in Korea. Don’t worry, the guys’ shower room is separated.
After showering, we went upstairs. The guys had already finished their shower and was lying down, relaxing on the floor. Jae Hoon oppa looked really funny with the way he tie his tower on his head. We were really hungry and thinking of having dinner. But, Daniel oppa did not have enough cash and they did not receive credit cards. Ah… the disadvantages of relying too much on credit cards. We ended up with only Sikhye and Green Tea for the beverages and eggs for dinner. Sikhye is a kind of traditional Korean drinks. It was white in color, with some rice-look-alike thing. I was kind of unfull with only an egg for dinner. Daniel oppa bought me a bottle of Fresh Tomato and Onions favour Pringles as extras. But, we shared it out since everyone was not full as well.
At around 9pm, Min Ho oppa departed back earlier as he will be going to Seoul. Ah… what a busy person. We also departed home shortly after that. Luckily Daniel oppa offered to drive me back, else I might be taking the taxi.
That’s all for a series of events on that day. I need not go to the lab for the next 2 days as our lab is not confirm yet, and we will not be arranging our stuff.
Sunday, August 07, 2005
The Malaysians trip to Haedong Yonggung Temple
August 6, Saturday – Wei Shin, Ryan, Yushu, BJun, Eileen and I departed from DSU at 11am to Haedong Yonggung Temple. It was the first time all the Malaysians in DSU went for a trip together as our big brother, Wei Shi is always very busy. We took the subway to Haeundae and had lunch at KFC there.
The menu of KFC here is different from in Malaysia. There is no Original and Spicy chicken to choose from for the chicken. They have other options instead. One of them is herb and another one is quite plain. There are different sauces for each. For the herb chicken, they have onion sauce and for the plain one, they have Thai chilly sauce. They are less oily than those in Malaysia. The potato wedges here are not so crunchy. The way they serve the food also differed, such as they use a basket to serve the chickens instead of a paper bucket if we order quite a number of chickens. The cheapest set cost 3,900 won, which is less than RM16. Wet tissues are prepared in the restaurant and there are no basins to wash hands.
After lunch, we took bus 181 to Haedong Yonggung Temple. It was located at the outskirts and we need to walk for around 10 minutes from the bus stop as we arrived. The road to the temple was filled with trees, like a mini jungle, which reminded me of the tropical forest in Malaysia. There were surprisingly quite a lot of people for a small temple. It was located by the beach and its entrance has statues of the 12 zodiac animals. They looked like as if they were guarding the temple. There was nothing special about the architecture of the temple; it was the same as any other temples in Korea. But, they sure have a lot of statues for different gods. The main attraction of this temp is the stone like thing with a sharp triangle on its top, pointing up to the sky and its view facing the sea. However, I still prefer the beach at Taejongdae as it is not so polluted.
At around 3pm, we departed from the temple. The weather was really hot that day and there was only 1 bus back to Haeundae. We waited near the bus stand for quite some time. The place nearby was quite deserted, with no trees and a lot of dust. It seemed like as if we were waiting a bus in the desert.
As we reached, we had a walk around the beach. There were surprisingly a lot of umbrellas on the beach, covering all most every part of beach. The waves were very strong and no one is swimming there. There was a very grand stage at one end, with spot lights, speakers, a few big TV screens etc. It seemed like a concert but it was actually a game tournament. Wow… Koreans are really crazy when it comes to games.
At around 6pm, we departed to Goejeong by subway and had our dinner there. Wei Shi treated us for this meal. Thanks a lot! Then, we took bus 96 to Dadaepo for the Busan International Rock Festival. It was an annual event held in Busan. There was no admission fee for this. Korea's top rock bands and chart topping world rock bands will be performing live there. The bus was extremely packed. We barely have any place to stand. We reached after 20 minutes and everyone stepped down at the same bus stop. Wow…even aunties and uncles were interested in such an event. There was a huge crowd there. It looked like as if it was a real concert, with the lightings, settings, effect, cameras etc. There were police directing the traffic near the entrance and a bus of police in the venue, prepared for stand by. There were quite a number of foreigners there. Everyone is enjoying themselves, jumping, singing along. It was really loud and noisy, it just doesn't feel nice when a bunch of sweaty people accidentally knocked me. Overall, it was okay.
We departed after staying there for 55 minutes with bus 98 to Seomyeom. The bus was more expensive than the normal ones because there were more seats. The journey from Dadaepo to Seomyeom was a long one, around 45 minutes. Then, we took bus 167 to DSU.
The menu of KFC here is different from in Malaysia. There is no Original and Spicy chicken to choose from for the chicken. They have other options instead. One of them is herb and another one is quite plain. There are different sauces for each. For the herb chicken, they have onion sauce and for the plain one, they have Thai chilly sauce. They are less oily than those in Malaysia. The potato wedges here are not so crunchy. The way they serve the food also differed, such as they use a basket to serve the chickens instead of a paper bucket if we order quite a number of chickens. The cheapest set cost 3,900 won, which is less than RM16. Wet tissues are prepared in the restaurant and there are no basins to wash hands.
After lunch, we took bus 181 to Haedong Yonggung Temple. It was located at the outskirts and we need to walk for around 10 minutes from the bus stop as we arrived. The road to the temple was filled with trees, like a mini jungle, which reminded me of the tropical forest in Malaysia. There were surprisingly quite a lot of people for a small temple. It was located by the beach and its entrance has statues of the 12 zodiac animals. They looked like as if they were guarding the temple. There was nothing special about the architecture of the temple; it was the same as any other temples in Korea. But, they sure have a lot of statues for different gods. The main attraction of this temp is the stone like thing with a sharp triangle on its top, pointing up to the sky and its view facing the sea. However, I still prefer the beach at Taejongdae as it is not so polluted.
At around 3pm, we departed from the temple. The weather was really hot that day and there was only 1 bus back to Haeundae. We waited near the bus stand for quite some time. The place nearby was quite deserted, with no trees and a lot of dust. It seemed like as if we were waiting a bus in the desert.
As we reached, we had a walk around the beach. There were surprisingly a lot of umbrellas on the beach, covering all most every part of beach. The waves were very strong and no one is swimming there. There was a very grand stage at one end, with spot lights, speakers, a few big TV screens etc. It seemed like a concert but it was actually a game tournament. Wow… Koreans are really crazy when it comes to games.
At around 6pm, we departed to Goejeong by subway and had our dinner there. Wei Shi treated us for this meal. Thanks a lot! Then, we took bus 96 to Dadaepo for the Busan International Rock Festival. It was an annual event held in Busan. There was no admission fee for this. Korea's top rock bands and chart topping world rock bands will be performing live there. The bus was extremely packed. We barely have any place to stand. We reached after 20 minutes and everyone stepped down at the same bus stop. Wow…even aunties and uncles were interested in such an event. There was a huge crowd there. It looked like as if it was a real concert, with the lightings, settings, effect, cameras etc. There were police directing the traffic near the entrance and a bus of police in the venue, prepared for stand by. There were quite a number of foreigners there. Everyone is enjoying themselves, jumping, singing along. It was really loud and noisy, it just doesn't feel nice when a bunch of sweaty people accidentally knocked me. Overall, it was okay.
We departed after staying there for 55 minutes with bus 98 to Seomyeom. The bus was more expensive than the normal ones because there were more seats. The journey from Dadaepo to Seomyeom was a long one, around 45 minutes. Then, we took bus 167 to DSU.
Week #10
This week was a busy one. Many of my labmates, who came back from overseas, came to meet my professor. Poon and Aa oppa came back from New York while Min Pyo oppa came back from Australia. I am not sure about Young Kyu oppa though. But, his English is really good. He can speak in normal English, with correct sentence pattern and grammar. I was quite shock when he spoke to me in perfect English. He looked different from his photos on the lab’s website as he has changed his hairstyle and wearing contact lens now. Poon and Aa oppa’s English are better than normal Korean’s, above average but sometimes their pronunciations are not so accurate. Min Pyo oppa looked the same as in his photo, but he sure is different from what I expected. He was a skinny and average height guy. I expected him to be the tough kind of person from the looks of the photo.
On Wednesday afternoon, I went down hill to Hanaro mart to buy some groceries. It was a big shopping to refill my food supply and I really had problem carrying all those stuff home. The weather was cloudy on that day as 2 days before it had been raining heavily and the wind was strong. It was drizzling when I was walking back and I had to rush back to the lab. When I reached Internet Engineering building, Singh reminded me of the university shuttle bus. Ah… what a fool of me for not taking the bus.
At night, we went with Wei Shi to meet his Vietnamese friends. We took the subway to Kyungsung University/Pukyong University station. They are all quite short, except for a few who are taller. The way they talked and expressed themselves, makes them really cute. Their looks are almost the same as Malaysia Chinese. All of them can speak Korean as their major is Korean literature or Korean language. One of them is currently working in Kojedo Island. It was her one day trip on that day, we are lucky to be able to meet her. We had dinner at a restaurant near the subway exit. It was something like fried rice in Malaysia but not exactly the same. Wei Shi treated us for this meal.
Then, we went to the “noreban” (karaoke shop) just opposite the restaurant for some singing. The decorations of the shop were really different and cute. There were around 10 of us and it costed around 1, 500 won each(RM6), without food and drinks. We sang Korean, Vietnam and English songs. It was really enjoyable. I was the first time I had been to such a place and with people that I had met for the first and maybe the last time. They will be going back to Vietnam within a month. Van treated us for this. Thanks a lot!
Around 9.30pm, we departed back earlier as Wei Shi and Eileen had something to work on and I will be attending Qiao Lei’s farewell party at the sky lounge. Qiao Lei, the China student studying here for 6 months English program will be going back to his country the next day together with his good friend, Okano, a Japanese guy. Okano, who is very fond of Chinese food, will be going there for a trip.
On Friday, I went to Seomyeom alone for sight-seeing and shopping after I had completed my assignment in the afternoon. I was kind of lost as I get out of the bus at the wrong place due to lost of directions. I walked down from the bus at around Beomil-dong, which are 2 stations after Seomyeom. I found my way back by following the signboards and with the Lotte department store as target. It was lucky that I somehow managed to get back. But, it was a good experience as I got to know the area better. I went shopping in mainly 2 stores. One of them is a shop selling only clothes and another one is Mini Mall. There was something weird about the fashion shops in Korea, most of them do not have changing rooms, unless you are going to those expensive, branded shops. The clothes here are quite cheap during sale. It was even cheaper and more fashionable than in Malaysia, and the most important thing is, it was made in Korea.
Though it is a small building with around 7 floors, it has a lot of customers. The place is always packed with people. Mini Mall is really a paradise for girls. Most of the things there are really cheap, compared to normal price. The 1st floor was selling a mixture of stuff and underwear. At 2nd floor, they were selling cosmetics. There are a variety of brands there, both imported and Korean goods. There are around 2 rows, only for eye shadow; 3 rows for lipsticks and lip gross and many more. All the cosmetics come in a variety of colors and package. There are testers available, even for those expensive brands. We can go around testing it. They are selling aroma and shampoos on the same floor as well. At 3rd floor, they are selling hair accessories, necklace, earrings etc. The designs are really nice and it is cheap, for the given design. The other floors are selling male and female clothes, dolls and shoes. Only the male session have a lot of guys for this shopping mall. I got to meet a Korean girl here. She is an English and Chinese language student in Pukyong University and is of the same age as I. We even exchanged email address.
I went back after spending around 4 hours there.
On Wednesday afternoon, I went down hill to Hanaro mart to buy some groceries. It was a big shopping to refill my food supply and I really had problem carrying all those stuff home. The weather was cloudy on that day as 2 days before it had been raining heavily and the wind was strong. It was drizzling when I was walking back and I had to rush back to the lab. When I reached Internet Engineering building, Singh reminded me of the university shuttle bus. Ah… what a fool of me for not taking the bus.
At night, we went with Wei Shi to meet his Vietnamese friends. We took the subway to Kyungsung University/Pukyong University station. They are all quite short, except for a few who are taller. The way they talked and expressed themselves, makes them really cute. Their looks are almost the same as Malaysia Chinese. All of them can speak Korean as their major is Korean literature or Korean language. One of them is currently working in Kojedo Island. It was her one day trip on that day, we are lucky to be able to meet her. We had dinner at a restaurant near the subway exit. It was something like fried rice in Malaysia but not exactly the same. Wei Shi treated us for this meal.
Then, we went to the “noreban” (karaoke shop) just opposite the restaurant for some singing. The decorations of the shop were really different and cute. There were around 10 of us and it costed around 1, 500 won each(RM6), without food and drinks. We sang Korean, Vietnam and English songs. It was really enjoyable. I was the first time I had been to such a place and with people that I had met for the first and maybe the last time. They will be going back to Vietnam within a month. Van treated us for this. Thanks a lot!
Around 9.30pm, we departed back earlier as Wei Shi and Eileen had something to work on and I will be attending Qiao Lei’s farewell party at the sky lounge. Qiao Lei, the China student studying here for 6 months English program will be going back to his country the next day together with his good friend, Okano, a Japanese guy. Okano, who is very fond of Chinese food, will be going there for a trip.
On Friday, I went to Seomyeom alone for sight-seeing and shopping after I had completed my assignment in the afternoon. I was kind of lost as I get out of the bus at the wrong place due to lost of directions. I walked down from the bus at around Beomil-dong, which are 2 stations after Seomyeom. I found my way back by following the signboards and with the Lotte department store as target. It was lucky that I somehow managed to get back. But, it was a good experience as I got to know the area better. I went shopping in mainly 2 stores. One of them is a shop selling only clothes and another one is Mini Mall. There was something weird about the fashion shops in Korea, most of them do not have changing rooms, unless you are going to those expensive, branded shops. The clothes here are quite cheap during sale. It was even cheaper and more fashionable than in Malaysia, and the most important thing is, it was made in Korea.
Though it is a small building with around 7 floors, it has a lot of customers. The place is always packed with people. Mini Mall is really a paradise for girls. Most of the things there are really cheap, compared to normal price. The 1st floor was selling a mixture of stuff and underwear. At 2nd floor, they were selling cosmetics. There are a variety of brands there, both imported and Korean goods. There are around 2 rows, only for eye shadow; 3 rows for lipsticks and lip gross and many more. All the cosmetics come in a variety of colors and package. There are testers available, even for those expensive brands. We can go around testing it. They are selling aroma and shampoos on the same floor as well. At 3rd floor, they are selling hair accessories, necklace, earrings etc. The designs are really nice and it is cheap, for the given design. The other floors are selling male and female clothes, dolls and shoes. Only the male session have a lot of guys for this shopping mall. I got to meet a Korean girl here. She is an English and Chinese language student in Pukyong University and is of the same age as I. We even exchanged email address.
I went back after spending around 4 hours there.
Pictures in Korea - Batch 15
Here are some of the photos taken during farewell parties, at Hauedong Yonggung Temple, Haeundae beach and Busan International Rock Festival:
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea15/
Enjoy!
http://photobucket.com/albums/b378/dellachew04/Korea15/
Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
An unusual day
August 1, Monday – It was a special day. Many people came and see my professor this day. 2 guys came and they happened to know Jae Hoon oppa. They are actually my labmates as well. I wondered how many more labmates that I have that are not listed in the lab’s website…They treated me some juice and then talking to each other in Korean. I did not understand a word that they were saying. But, I guess they were talking about me.
After the drink, Jae Hoon oppa left and we went back to the lab. As I was busy coding, Min Ho oppa came in to the lab. I thought that he was supposed to be in Europe now, for his vacation. Maybe he finished his trip early. He was really busy packing stuff and moving his PC into boxes. Poon oppa began telling me a bit of what they were talking just now. Jae Hoon oppa told him that only a few of them talked to me, such as Jae Hoon and Min Ho oppa. Hmm… how come they always like to relate their questions to Min Ho oppa?
Poon and Aa oppa was busy talking to the professor after the seminar. I do not know what they were talking, but it seemed that they were presenting something, informal ones.
Before my professor went home, he told me that he stayed in Daegu, a state located next to Busan. It took him 5 hours per day to travel to and fro. I wondered why he was telling me this all of a sudden…
In conclusion, yesterday was really different from the usual days. People just keep on popping out and asked me and telling me unexpected things. Well, I guess it is better than another boring day ^^
After the drink, Jae Hoon oppa left and we went back to the lab. As I was busy coding, Min Ho oppa came in to the lab. I thought that he was supposed to be in Europe now, for his vacation. Maybe he finished his trip early. He was really busy packing stuff and moving his PC into boxes. Poon oppa began telling me a bit of what they were talking just now. Jae Hoon oppa told him that only a few of them talked to me, such as Jae Hoon and Min Ho oppa. Hmm… how come they always like to relate their questions to Min Ho oppa?
Poon and Aa oppa was busy talking to the professor after the seminar. I do not know what they were talking, but it seemed that they were presenting something, informal ones.
Before my professor went home, he told me that he stayed in Daegu, a state located next to Busan. It took him 5 hours per day to travel to and fro. I wondered why he was telling me this all of a sudden…
In conclusion, yesterday was really different from the usual days. People just keep on popping out and asked me and telling me unexpected things. Well, I guess it is better than another boring day ^^
Monday, August 01, 2005
Likes and Dislikes of Korea
Wow… I have been in Korea for 2 months already. I am getting used to the life here. Yet, I still have culture shock sometimes and dislike some of the food that is too salty or/and spicy here. Here is a summary of what I like and dislike about life in Korea:
Likes:
- the culture where man must protect women
- the army training has make the younger generation of Koreans more discipline
- special privileges or treatment for foreigners – sometimes the aunties even give us food for free
- the weather here is not so hot – it will never be as burning hot as in Malaysia
- get to know many other foreigners from different countries
- the learning environment and culture – students here are not so book worms, they learned from seminars, experiments, research etc
- students here are good academically and active in club activities – students even come to campus for club activities or to their club rooms during holidays
- close relationships between juniors, seniors and professors – students here respect their professors a lot
- comfortable and homely lab – there are coffee, hot water, towels, fridge etc
- more peaceful – do not need worry much when walking around the campus late at night
- there are a variety of ice-creams. Yum yum~
Dislikes:
- 90% of the population smokes and it is increasing.
- most Korean guys smoke and drink(soju in Korea is cheap, less than 1,000 won each)
- the food servings here is too much – around 2 times the amount of food in Kuala Lumpur
- I do not like the cabbage kimchi here! It is spicy and served in all the restaurants that I have being to
- too many staircase – going to anywhere requires a lot of walking
- high cost of living – things here are generally 3 to 4 times more expensive
- expensive “Made in China” goods, though the quality is much more better
- Koreans generally have a bad command of English, leading to communication problem
- Koreans like to talk to each other in Korean, forgetting us who do not understand Korean language
- some of the weird ways of dressing, especially girls when their make up is too much
Likes:
- the culture where man must protect women
- the army training has make the younger generation of Koreans more discipline
- special privileges or treatment for foreigners – sometimes the aunties even give us food for free
- the weather here is not so hot – it will never be as burning hot as in Malaysia
- get to know many other foreigners from different countries
- the learning environment and culture – students here are not so book worms, they learned from seminars, experiments, research etc
- students here are good academically and active in club activities – students even come to campus for club activities or to their club rooms during holidays
- close relationships between juniors, seniors and professors – students here respect their professors a lot
- comfortable and homely lab – there are coffee, hot water, towels, fridge etc
- more peaceful – do not need worry much when walking around the campus late at night
- there are a variety of ice-creams. Yum yum~
Dislikes:
- 90% of the population smokes and it is increasing.
- most Korean guys smoke and drink(soju in Korea is cheap, less than 1,000 won each)
- the food servings here is too much – around 2 times the amount of food in Kuala Lumpur
- I do not like the cabbage kimchi here! It is spicy and served in all the restaurants that I have being to
- too many staircase – going to anywhere requires a lot of walking
- high cost of living – things here are generally 3 to 4 times more expensive
- expensive “Made in China” goods, though the quality is much more better
- Koreans generally have a bad command of English, leading to communication problem
- Koreans like to talk to each other in Korean, forgetting us who do not understand Korean language
- some of the weird ways of dressing, especially girls when their make up is too much
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Seomyeom and Taejongdae
July 30, Saturday – We departed together with Ryan’s labmates, Joon Dal and Sung Kyun oppa at around 6pm to Seomyeom. We were having “syabu-syabu” for dinner. It was originally a Japanese dish and a bit like tomyam steamboat. The soap did not taste exactly like tomyam, but it is a bit spicy. There were some vegetables and mushrooms inside the soup. The dish is served with thinly sliced beef. Joon Dal oppa ordered extra noodles, 2 bottles of Sprite like soft drinks and 2 bottles of soju. Joon Dal oppa treated us for this meal. It costed 50,000 won! Thank you Joon Dal oppa! ^^
After dinner, we walked to Megabox, a cinema in a nearby shopping complex. There were quite a lot of people there. The place reminded me of Sungai Wang Plaza in Kuala Lumpur. However, the surveillance cameras at the entrance were surprisingly a lot. This cinema was really nice, compared to the lousy ones in Nampo Dong. Too bad, the tickets were almost sold out, only left the midnight slots. Then, we walked to another shopping complex.
It was quite far away from the crowded area that we visited before and there were hardly anyone people around the complex. Yet, the cinema was quite pack. The fast food restaurants and café at the same floor as the cinema were having good business. We even need to take numbers just to buy the tickets. Since no one has the discount cards, we need to pay 6,500 won each for the ticket.
While waiting for the movie at 9.45pm, we had some fruit juice at a small store. The aunty there even gave me a small glass of juice as “service” since I was the only one not ordering any drinks. Sung Kyun oppa treated us this time. Thanks! ^^
Then, we went to the game arcade. It was not as noisy and pack as those in Malaysia. There were not many people there. Well, the games were basically almost the same. We can actually change coins at a machine rather than at the counter. Each game cost around 500 won. We played basketball, recognized the difference etc.
The movie that we watched is called “The Island”. The title was really lame. I thought that the movie has something to do with Mother Nature, or perhaps something like Robinson Crusoe. But, it was totally different. The theme of the movie was about human cloning. The storyline was interesting and there was a twist in it, the actions for the movie was exciting though sometimes it was a bit too violent. Hehehe… do not want to give spoilers here. The movie is recommended ;)
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July 31, Sunday – Ryan, Yushu and I went to Taejongdae together. Since there was no direct bus to there, we need to change bus. First, we took the subway to Jagalci station and had lunch at a restaurant in Nampo Dong. I ordered “su tu bu” and it cost 2,500 won. The main ingredient for this dish was “to fu”. The price was okay as they gave me an extra egg with some seaweed as well. Yushu ordered a chicken “dong ka su”. It was a rather small plate for a big eater like him.
After lunch, we walked to almost all the bus stops around Nampo Dong and Jagalchi market for the bus to Taejongdae. In Korea, buses only stop at the designated bus stops. It was quite tiring as it was hot today. Everyone was sweating a lot.
We reached Taejongdae at around 2+pm. The admission fee was 300 won each. It was rather cheap. The area was quite huge. The route was a big circle, but there was nothing much to see as the seaview was mostly covered up by the trees. However, the view at Yeongdo light house was really nice. The far end of the sea was a bit misty, as if it was borderless. There were some small islands nearby. The beach was rocky and the landscape there was really nice. It looked like the rocky mountains in Australia. The wind there was nice as well, though it was not very cold. Some of the views were really amazing, even the pictures were unable to describe 100% of its true beauty. There was a small performance there. It was unique, though the dancers were not in their full costumes and most of them were over 40 years old.
We spent about 3.5 hours there and departed to Seomyeom at 6pm. We had our dinner at Burger King. I took the cheapest set, Mexican set, for 3,500 won. The burger was rather small and there was no refill for the drinks(there is refill in Malaysia). However, the taste was nice. Maybe it was because we were very hungry. Walking around under the sun for such a long time was no joke!
The buses that we took today were:
Nampo Dong to Taejongdae - Bus no. 13
Taejongdae to Seomyeom – Bus no. 88
Seomyeom to Dongseo University – Bus no. 67
After dinner, we walked to Megabox, a cinema in a nearby shopping complex. There were quite a lot of people there. The place reminded me of Sungai Wang Plaza in Kuala Lumpur. However, the surveillance cameras at the entrance were surprisingly a lot. This cinema was really nice, compared to the lousy ones in Nampo Dong. Too bad, the tickets were almost sold out, only left the midnight slots. Then, we walked to another shopping complex.
It was quite far away from the crowded area that we visited before and there were hardly anyone people around the complex. Yet, the cinema was quite pack. The fast food restaurants and café at the same floor as the cinema were having good business. We even need to take numbers just to buy the tickets. Since no one has the discount cards, we need to pay 6,500 won each for the ticket.
While waiting for the movie at 9.45pm, we had some fruit juice at a small store. The aunty there even gave me a small glass of juice as “service” since I was the only one not ordering any drinks. Sung Kyun oppa treated us this time. Thanks! ^^
Then, we went to the game arcade. It was not as noisy and pack as those in Malaysia. There were not many people there. Well, the games were basically almost the same. We can actually change coins at a machine rather than at the counter. Each game cost around 500 won. We played basketball, recognized the difference etc.
The movie that we watched is called “The Island”. The title was really lame. I thought that the movie has something to do with Mother Nature, or perhaps something like Robinson Crusoe. But, it was totally different. The theme of the movie was about human cloning. The storyline was interesting and there was a twist in it, the actions for the movie was exciting though sometimes it was a bit too violent. Hehehe… do not want to give spoilers here. The movie is recommended ;)
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July 31, Sunday – Ryan, Yushu and I went to Taejongdae together. Since there was no direct bus to there, we need to change bus. First, we took the subway to Jagalci station and had lunch at a restaurant in Nampo Dong. I ordered “su tu bu” and it cost 2,500 won. The main ingredient for this dish was “to fu”. The price was okay as they gave me an extra egg with some seaweed as well. Yushu ordered a chicken “dong ka su”. It was a rather small plate for a big eater like him.
After lunch, we walked to almost all the bus stops around Nampo Dong and Jagalchi market for the bus to Taejongdae. In Korea, buses only stop at the designated bus stops. It was quite tiring as it was hot today. Everyone was sweating a lot.
We reached Taejongdae at around 2+pm. The admission fee was 300 won each. It was rather cheap. The area was quite huge. The route was a big circle, but there was nothing much to see as the seaview was mostly covered up by the trees. However, the view at Yeongdo light house was really nice. The far end of the sea was a bit misty, as if it was borderless. There were some small islands nearby. The beach was rocky and the landscape there was really nice. It looked like the rocky mountains in Australia. The wind there was nice as well, though it was not very cold. Some of the views were really amazing, even the pictures were unable to describe 100% of its true beauty. There was a small performance there. It was unique, though the dancers were not in their full costumes and most of them were over 40 years old.
We spent about 3.5 hours there and departed to Seomyeom at 6pm. We had our dinner at Burger King. I took the cheapest set, Mexican set, for 3,500 won. The burger was rather small and there was no refill for the drinks(there is refill in Malaysia). However, the taste was nice. Maybe it was because we were very hungry. Walking around under the sun for such a long time was no joke!
The buses that we took today were:
Nampo Dong to Taejongdae - Bus no. 13
Taejongdae to Seomyeom – Bus no. 88
Seomyeom to Dongseo University – Bus no. 67
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