k o r e a 0 4

Woke up at 8am in the morning determined to have breakfast in the hotel (have been skipping it coz we cant wake up early enough).

I think the breakfast was though simple, but lovely and filling.

Here's mine! Scrambled eggs, potato wedges, porridge and sausages and yakult! Needless to say I went back for seconds - was hungry.

We went back to the hotel and rest/fall back asleep (lol). Finally woke up around afternoon and went to have late lunch!



Afterwards was Gyeongbokgung!





Us 3 went to get tickets while my mom was far away sitting under a shelter waiting for us. We the servants ahaha



Managed to rent an audio guide that would provide a commentary tour around the place as it uses GPS to track where we are. Quite cool and insightful :)




The palace was so big it was impossible to finishing combing it even after 3-4 hours. So we naturally left the place..

Saw this park full of flowers and old people exercising/hanging out






The weather was scorching and it was really humid, comparable to Singapore. So we hurriedly took a cab and went to Lotte Department Store for air-con plus walk and shop around.



Stopped at a cafe for a break and had Patbingsu! Shaved ice dessert really is a huge life savior for hot weathers! Cools you down i-n-s-t-a-n-t-l-y.


We just started to roam and shop at buildings surrounding the departmental store thereafter, and also went to frequent the shops near the trains.

Forgot to mention about this, but prior to the trip we had researched about places with good food and was really looking for this place that serves cheap and good sundubu jjigae near Myeongdong.

Finally by day 4 we found the place (with no thanks to me hahaha!) And it was really good :):):):)



After that we just went to walk around and went back hotel to rest. As you can see the photos we take of ourselves are really less and we are just more concerned with shopping and eating. Hahahahahahaha

22.

I'm 22.

 I'm constantly changing/changed/will change. Aren't we all?

What happens today may change tomorrow. Say you fell in love today. Will things not change; for better or worse?

Opinions about people should change too, but sadly it doesn't always happen; we tend to choose the impressions we want to retain from others.

Don't use your opinion towards me when I was young to judge me as I am now. Things may fall back together again, but plainly for different reasons. The closer you look, the more you can't see. I'm 22; why judge based on my personality when I was 16? Isn't it stupid?

 I'm telling you now.

K o r e a 0 3

Finally back to update my blog about Korea day 3! Hope to finish the entire trip posts asap coz mugging period is coming :(

Anyway, woke up at 5am for our first time experience to a public korean bathhouse - aka Jjimjilbang! Took a cab and headed to Dragon Hill Spa! Best experience i had in korea btw!

It's surprisingly bright for dawn. Can you see me? HAHAHAHA



Getting a bit nervous and apprehensive as I enter..Yeah the decos are pretty nice :)

So, after payment, they'll hand you a key, two small towels, a set of clothes and you head over to the shoe locker first where you'll put the shoes..

Then you head up towards a division whereby the genders are seperated - The guys continue down the lane while the girls take the lift up!

Well it was really a sight to behold when the lift door opened - public nudity and all. But we slowly got used to it and thankfully there wasn't really a lot of people yet.



Lockers to put your clothes.. and off you go after scrubbing yourself and washing up!

Bathhouses are awesome! They have special tubs with medicinal herbs infused in it, and each tub gives a different positive health effect. They range in temperatures, and it was really good to soak in the tubs and just fully relax~ Tried out cold pools as well, did some treatment before changing into our comfy wear provided by the spa!

Off we go to the saunas :)

The saunas are actually shared among genders, and i read online that it's actually a common dating place! At that point people are just lying down on the floors, some with a heating panel underneath. I didn't think sleeping on hard ground would be comfy but i almost fell asleep and my mom & sister were totally knocked out.

Oh and sometime before that we went to have some snacks!

Had Sikkhye + Eggs! We bought both the normal coloured and the black eggs to try. It looks quite different, eh? But it was good! I love the drink especially.

Anw, we went to try the saunas - some were super hot (88 degrees) and you have cold saunas as well.

Went inside and seconds after my toes all went numb. Tryna take a selfie but the sensation was so weird and fuzzy i ended up laughing





Interior of the pyramid (Ceiling - nice right)! There were some people who were sleeping inside. Not really hot though, just relatively quite stuffy due to the humidity.

After a while, we went back up to our lockers, got changed, and left the place. Spent a total of 5 hours there, and I felt so relaxed and pampered that I slept in the cab otw back to the hotel. Then all 4 of us just K.O for the next 2-3 hours..

Woke up by late afternoon, and decided to get Korean BBQ for late lunch!












Took a train to Hongdae! (Hongik University)

More shopping choices in Hongdae because it's a regular hang-out place for college/university students. Very interesting to see different concept stores there. However, the weather there was really crazy! Humid and hot like Singapore, maybe even worse lol.

Spent some time shopping around, and ended up just randomly walking exploring places, and spotted the Trick Eye Museum by chance! Wanted to take a break anyway so off we go:

What you see when you are in the toilet.

Didn't explore everything inside the museum, just those that were near the entrance. I think we spent the remaining time walking and shopping until night fell! Hongdae is also a hotspot for clubs, sort of like Clarke Quay in SG I suppose.



So freaking hungry so we went to this random fast food restaurant - Doni Burger.



Realised later that it was opened by Jung Hyung Don himself.

The meal was really healthy for a fast food level - no oily or over salty fries, in fact I think it doesn't have any salt at all! The drinks were kick-ass huge though. The burger wasn't oily either. I kinda liked it. We had a long chat there and it carried over all the way back to the hotel, until we slept. :)

Shall blog about day 4 soon :)