I would answer that I want to come home. Why so? Cus...
"Haha omg this sentence I don't know how to use Korean. Haha I want to come back cus it's really so good in sg, like I don't need to wash my own clothes, don't need to worry about what to eat every meal, and don't need to clean my own room... Over here I have to do things myself. It's a good experience la haha but nothing beats the comfort of home :) I'm enjoying myself here, like I really like my new found freedom, like I can go anywhere anytime! Haha. And Korean food is nice! Class is slack cus I don't need to score well! And the weather is good ;)"
What I typed to my friend over whatsapp. I guess this is how I really feel about exchange. I always thought going on an exchange would be glamorous and I would have lots of fun. Boy, was I wrong. I mean it's right to some extent but people on Facebook just don't show you the photos of them cleaning their room, doing their laundry, spending time planning their trips and having disagreements. These are the scenes behind the "having fun and good food" photos on Facebook.
A good way to enjoy exchange is to bring my whole house with my family there. Haha joking.
Above are just some of my late night muses.
Goodnight x
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Oh Hi
Hello! Sorry for my lack of updates. The past week has been pretty hectic for me, all thanks to 2 modules: fixed income securities and service operations. These 2 modules have really heavy workloads!!
Main highlights of what I did in Seoul from last Fri onwards
Last Friday:
Woke up at 5.15am to take a train to 삼각지 station to Camp USO for DMZ. From Camp USO, we took a 1.5 hrs bus to the Joint Security Area (JSA). It's damn cool!!! I actually got to see the border between South and North Korea. Think it's quite exclusive and really worth the money. To go to the JSA area, we paid extra 43,000W (48SGD). For those who don't know, there is a 2km wide buffer zone on both sides of the border and they call it the DMZ. In the DMZ, there is a blue house that stands equally on both sides of the border. Leaders from both countries have meetings in the house! We got to visit the house and got to stand on the North side of the room! So I've been to North Korea :) haha
The blue house. The gray building opposite belongs to North Korea.
On the North Korea side of the room!
After that we went to the tunnel, which was dug by North Koreans to sneak an attack on South Korea. Also, we went to Dorasan observatory to look over to the North side. Nothing much could be seen :( Finally we went to the Dorasan station where South Korea built a train to Pyeongyang. However it's not in use :(
This trip has really made more interested in North Korea. I want to go visit North Korea when I'm slightly older and have the $$$ $_$ It would be really cool to see what's inside!
Last Saturday:
Woke up pretty late cus we were really tired from the trip. The previous day I was awake for 21 hours! Went to look at the Bukchon Hanok Village in the late afternoon and proceeded to Myeongdong for shopping and the dance night! Nothing special except that we missed the last train and had to cab back.
DJ spinning music on the streets of Myeongdong.
Last Sunday:
We went to the free Incheon concert featuring SHINee! It was damn far away, took about 2 hours to travel there via train and had to transfer quite a lot of times. On one transfer, the number of stations that we had to take was like 30?!! But it was worth it cus it was free and there was a lot of effects like fireworks and stuff!
My packed weekend last week was the reason for the hectic week. I only got home at about 1am on Tuesday and had to do a 3 page case report, study for FIS pop quiz and 11 pages of Korean homework by Wednesday.
I was so relieved that I managed to get past Wednesday! Haha
I have 고연전 tmrw! Will blog about it soon too x_x
Main highlights of what I did in Seoul from last Fri onwards
Last Friday:
Woke up at 5.15am to take a train to 삼각지 station to Camp USO for DMZ. From Camp USO, we took a 1.5 hrs bus to the Joint Security Area (JSA). It's damn cool!!! I actually got to see the border between South and North Korea. Think it's quite exclusive and really worth the money. To go to the JSA area, we paid extra 43,000W (48SGD). For those who don't know, there is a 2km wide buffer zone on both sides of the border and they call it the DMZ. In the DMZ, there is a blue house that stands equally on both sides of the border. Leaders from both countries have meetings in the house! We got to visit the house and got to stand on the North side of the room! So I've been to North Korea :) haha
After that we went to the tunnel, which was dug by North Koreans to sneak an attack on South Korea. Also, we went to Dorasan observatory to look over to the North side. Nothing much could be seen :( Finally we went to the Dorasan station where South Korea built a train to Pyeongyang. However it's not in use :(
This trip has really made more interested in North Korea. I want to go visit North Korea when I'm slightly older and have the $$$ $_$ It would be really cool to see what's inside!
Last Saturday:
Woke up pretty late cus we were really tired from the trip. The previous day I was awake for 21 hours! Went to look at the Bukchon Hanok Village in the late afternoon and proceeded to Myeongdong for shopping and the dance night! Nothing special except that we missed the last train and had to cab back.
Last Sunday:
We went to the free Incheon concert featuring SHINee! It was damn far away, took about 2 hours to travel there via train and had to transfer quite a lot of times. On one transfer, the number of stations that we had to take was like 30?!! But it was worth it cus it was free and there was a lot of effects like fireworks and stuff!
My packed weekend last week was the reason for the hectic week. I only got home at about 1am on Tuesday and had to do a 3 page case report, study for FIS pop quiz and 11 pages of Korean homework by Wednesday.
I was so relieved that I managed to get past Wednesday! Haha
I have 고연전 tmrw! Will blog about it soon too x_x
Saturday, September 1, 2012
1st week of school
School started! It was okay except that most of the classes are quite boring with the exception of 2 modules. Each class at KU last about 1hr15mins and there are 2 classes a week per module. I really like this system because each class is shorter and I feel like I can pay more attention. Even so, I fall asleep like in almost every class so far x_x They have some panels on their ceiling which will amplify the prof's voice when the prof is standing under it! So cool! They don't need to hold mics. And I really like how the school look. Even though it's in Korea, the university looks like it's from UK! Almost all the buildings that I've seen are stone buildings.
#arm candy/#arm swag. I always see people posting photos of their arm swag on ig ( I follow some fashion accounts on ig) and I was so inspired I wanted to get one too! Went to DongDaeMun Complex yesterday to get the below! Nice? I don't know if it matches nicely cus I just bought what I like then I put them together x_x
One of my outfits for school. I got the top and bottom in Seoul for like 10 SGD altogether! I think it's quite a bargain! Mint green t-shirt with lace panel and black high waist shorts
Doing the favorite pose of my KUBA buddy
The BiBimNaengMyeon I had at DongDaeMun. It was damn damn damn spicy! It's cold and spicy at the same time. When my friend recommended this place and told me that their cold noodles was damn spicy, I was like "how can anything be cold and spicy at the same time?" The existence of this dish proved me wrong. After a bite, I was dead and my mouth went numb with spiciness after just 4-5 mouthfuls! I thought it was quite shiokz :) Haha. Must go to this place if you like spicy food!
It's a lazy saturday afternoon and I was lazy to go out x_x It's always those quiet moments in my own room that I begin to get emotional. I miss everyone a lot!! Sometimes I'm okay and I really enjoyed myself in Seoul.
Looking forward to my second week of school and third week in Seoul! Haha
#arm candy/#arm swag. I always see people posting photos of their arm swag on ig ( I follow some fashion accounts on ig) and I was so inspired I wanted to get one too! Went to DongDaeMun Complex yesterday to get the below! Nice? I don't know if it matches nicely cus I just bought what I like then I put them together x_x
One of my outfits for school. I got the top and bottom in Seoul for like 10 SGD altogether! I think it's quite a bargain! Mint green t-shirt with lace panel and black high waist shorts
Doing the favorite pose of my KUBA buddy
The BiBimNaengMyeon I had at DongDaeMun. It was damn damn damn spicy! It's cold and spicy at the same time. When my friend recommended this place and told me that their cold noodles was damn spicy, I was like "how can anything be cold and spicy at the same time?" The existence of this dish proved me wrong. After a bite, I was dead and my mouth went numb with spiciness after just 4-5 mouthfuls! I thought it was quite shiokz :) Haha. Must go to this place if you like spicy food!
It's a lazy saturday afternoon and I was lazy to go out x_x It's always those quiet moments in my own room that I begin to get emotional. I miss everyone a lot!! Sometimes I'm okay and I really enjoyed myself in Seoul.
Looking forward to my second week of school and third week in Seoul! Haha
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