An Nyung Ha Se Yo!:D
YAYS.I M BACK!XD
scratching like crazy now -.- wonder if i caught some sort of disease ._.
OVERSEAS HOLS IS FUN!XD went for a 8D6N trip XDXD lalalalala.so funfun XDXD overseas trip is even cooler when you have your classmate in the same tour as you!:D yeahs.lizzie was in the same tour as me!!! COOL MAN.
i hate the change in temp!i love the cooling summer in korea:D
our foreign tour guide was this taiwanese-korean guy named Novel.unusual name.O.O.he speaks fluent chinese and korean:D ohoh.he's coming to SG to register in ROM on 23. so.congrats congratsXD he said that SG girls are fierce-.-
our local tour guide was joey:D shes nice:D
and theres another tour guide assistant cum photography jenny:D she's damn helpful and nice:D kept serving us during meals XD
met real nice tour mates too:DD seriously very cute kids:D there were kawaii joey and jolin and panda eddiesson XD
the J sisters hit off well with mum and dad:D they were like their children la:D their mom enjoyed chatting stuffs with my mom:DD the ahjimmas :D joey was abit tomboyish as compared to her sis:D jolin loves taking photo XDXD
panda was funny:D saying damn rdm stuffs:D HAHA.and doesnt wanna reveal his name.said that was his personal info-.- HAHA.
so without further ado.lemme start my journey in south korea :DDD
day1:D
was basically boarding the 6hr flight to korea:D our seats were damn squeezy.yas.cant be held.econmy class what DX brother's gonna treat me to first class when he earns big bucks!it's that possible anws?LOL.
at the airpot:D
day2:D
we were warmly welcomed by our tour guide at the INCHEON airpot:D
then we were brought to Namsan Hanok Village,a beautiful village which comprised of 3parts namely a traditional Korean garden,Time Capsule Plaza and the Hanok Village itself.i think we only explored 1 ;x
tooks lots of pics with the old old houses.i wouldnt wanna live in these houses ;x
we then proceeded to Decksan Spa Castle which is quite a newly opened famous hot spring region in Korea.This highly modernized spa resort offers excellent lodging facilities and a variety of Spa facilities.
there was this indoor pool plus outdoor.so it was quite a big place.what i hate about this place is that in the women's changing room,almost everyone was naked-.- i was like complaining to mom that first day already need to see such things-.- heard from auntie shirly that jolin was asking her 'questions' after seeing those naked women:D HAHA.of course mom and i wore our swimming costume!i guess the locals were very used to it cos its kind of their custom.
i like the outdoor pool!XD there were slides:DDDD!!! i sat on 2 different slides in all:D the first one was a green steep one.had lots of pressure on your nose D: the second one was uber fun!i sat with anutie shirleen cause mom suddenly refused to take it with me-.- it was quite a long slide with gentle slopes and some tunnels:D it was quite scary la cause the float was moving swiftly:D
went back to the resort after 1hr plus:D but too bad they haven make up the room yet so it was damn filthy with the remains of the previous lodger.plus theres houseflies ><
at INCHEON airpot
at hanok village
day3:D
began with Yongin Everland,a magical world of nature beauty and fairy tales:D we had a all ride passport!XD
as so called thriller seekers,we took on some challenges such as the suspended roller-coaster(eagle fortress),viking,twister:D
the wind pressure was damn great when we played the coaster so my head was pushed downwards most of the time._.
for viking,we sat on SANTA MARIA:D the viking went frigging high.O.O.
the twister was a windmill-like structure that twists alot XD.it was like a commiting suicide experience:D HAHA.esp scary when we fell backwards!:D
played other usual stuffs like bumper car,ferris wheel,tutu train XD
everland was quite like a zoo too:D we saw many animals:D the bears there are trained to do certain actions!like paiseh,salute:D
we then went to a local korean farm where we can have hand ons experience on making cheese:D the process of making cheese was kinda fun:D but the milk was smelly ;x
instead of trying our own made cheese,i went to eat the corn crackers that they provided.HAHA.
we had a karaoke session on the bus:D our tour guide sang for us some korean songs:D i sang too:D HAHA.that was the most enjoyable bus journey:D
at everland
at the hotel which has a site that film-ed winter sonata:D
day4:D
we went to the fascinating shinungsa temple where we can find a 18metre bronze figure of the unification for peace buddha.impressive lo:D then there was this 'holy water' that the tour guide say will make you young:D we didnt try cause it was quite unhygenic cause many people shared the same container to drink ;x
we made our way to the breathtaking mount sorak national park.we ascended to the summit by cable car for a paranomic view of mt sorak.the cable car could sat 40 people!we then walked up the impressive kwon kum seong fortress which commands an excellent view of the outer sorak region.of course i didnt complete the climb cause its kinda steep.i was telling brother to stick a SG flag to the ground:D cause theres a korea flag on the peak of the moutain:D
at the temple
at mt sorak
day5:D
we headed for kyongju,the ancient city town .first stop will be the bulguksa temple,korea's best-known temple.went in to pray a little.you have to be careful on what you pray.as you cannot pray for sth that is only good for yourself.be more 'general' la:D
we then took a short domestic flight to jeju island,widely known as the 'honeymoon island':D
we stopped at somewhere for some shots at the waterfall:D
next,we proceeded to songsan sunrise peak,a volcanic crater hill offering a splendid view by the coast.we actually wanted to climb the hill but the wind was too strong!me and brother wanted to climb down the stairs to the sea,but the wind was too strong that they blew us back-.- one uncle that managed to do so,went to have a fresh abalone feast from the seawomen there-.-
we then visited the songup folk village to have a look at the traditional houses in the olden times:D they didnt have doors last time as jeju island didnt have much thefts:D bought honey and some sort of tea from there too:D the honey was placed in a container of the shape of arirang,their 'tu di gong gong'.hmmms.issit called ground deity?
our last stop was the yongduam dragon rock,one of the most unusual lava formations,it looks like a roaring dragon rising from the sea into the sky:D
at night,we visited jeju's most popular shopping street,topdong street.bought a nicenice pair of shoes XD
at songsan sunrise peak
at the water fall
day6:D
our first stop was the mysterious road to experience the phenomenon of going uphill with the vehicle engine turned off!actually its only my eyes playing a trick on us.we were actually going downhill XD took photos with the stone structures there XD
next stop was my favourite!we visited the Teddy Bear Musuem,the filming site of the famous korean drama "princess hour" we viewed many different kinds of bears:D i bought a bear that is dressed like the main actress of princess hour and bought some souvenirs:D i feel like watching princess hours again DX
after that,we bid goodbye to jeju island and took another domestic flight to Seoul:D
we visited the cheongyecheon stream,once a busy canal in the central part of seoul recently converted to a public gallery full of activities and deelicious eateries.we could also dip our legs in the cooling water of the lake:D
we passed by the presidential blue house,the residence of the current president of the republic of korea.we went into a so called gallery and the tour guide began filling us with history stuffs D:
at night,we went to catch a musical,"Miso".it was quite boring at certain times la.brother even slept inside the threatre-.- i only like the parts where they played the korean traditional drums XD we went to take photos with the performers too XD
at the mysterious road
at the teddy bear museum:D
somewhere near presidential blue house
day7:D
we went to the Ginseng Monopoly Showroom,Amethyst factory and faceshop XD
we proceeded to korean traditional centre where we made the staple food of korea-kimchi.we also tasted korean ginseng milk.the best part was we could take photos in korean traditional costume-hanbok.but of course i looked quite sulky in it:D HAHA. jolin and joey looked damn cute:D
we then went shopping at Myongdong shopping street,one of the most fashionable shopping street on seoul where we could shop to our heart's content.i think we grabbed some cheap stuffs there XD
we then headed for Lotte Hotel World to put our luggage down before going to lotte world:D I LOVE THE HOTEL MAN.it was so nicely decorated with their mascots!!!
lotte world has the biggest indoor themepark i guess:D
we played in the outdoor themepark as it has more thrilling rides XD my favorite ride was the Altantic Adventure!its like a roller coaster la but it moves uber fast at a speed of 72km/hr.another of my favorite was the Gyro Swing.its like spinning like a storm and rocking side to side.sth like viking at it went damn high!wind was very strong too!brother went solo to play the Gyro Drop,free falling from 70m high at 100km/hr.
there was once i asked mom to sit Waikiki Wave with me and brother.it wasnt exactly very scary.it only has unpredictable twisting and turning action:D mom suddenly refused to play after she locked herself in the protective gear,so she told the 'game master' and was making a din there la.but end up the game master just
shh-ed she and went away.HAHA.so paiseh la.
made a real cute keychain there that has brother and my face XD MUHAHAH.
went back to hotel and started playstation-ing.we had cup noodles at 12 midnight so couldnt sleep early.we ended up playing until 2am-.- gosh.
at traditional centre
at Myondong shopping street
at lotte world
day8:D
we went to the Cordyceps Monopoly Showroom.the kids were making a din in the showroom by playing some childish games.they are so cute!!! XD
we then went to some shopping street where sold a variety of goods.bought damn lots of things there but not mine T.T
after shopping in a nearby supermarket for local tibits,we went to the airpot and took a flight back to SG ><
met a funny korean-SG boy on the plane who enjoys disturbing brother by pasting stickers on him.HAHA.
watched 10,000 BC on the aeroplane:D
reached home at about 10.25 pm XD
at the airpot:D
all good things come to an end so i m back in SG.damn sian la.I WANNA GO BACK THERE!XD
sorry for the messy arrangement of photos ;x
IROCK ;;
Sunday, June 15, 2008 <3