Wed 28 Apr 2010
Labor’s day will be on the 1st of May…and guess what I will be doing?
What’s the better way of celebrating than having my wedding reception?
The ‘Gor Dai Lai’ necessities. Gifts will be sent to girl’s house, including some fruits and dowry and jeweleries.
It is also a tradition to eat the tong yuen to represent a blissful marriage.
And of course wedding cake for relatives!
Mon 26 Apr 2010
On our 4th day in Seoul on our own, we started to get around in Seoul on buses and Subway. A friend in Korea told us that it is essential to get a T-Money card (for buses, subway, paid phone) first before anything else.
So, once we saw a GS25 (like 7-11), we hopped in to get a T-Money card, it is for sale at 2500 Won with zero credit. Of course, you can reload it there and then or do it at the subway station.
Firstly, walk to the nearest Subway station to you and look for a machine like this. The nearest subway to our Myung Dong Hotel Biz is Euijiro 3(sam)-ga. Ga is like …road.
The machine to reload your T-Money card.Â
OH ENGLISH!
You can select the language here but it is actually quite unnecessary.
Then place your T-Money card on the slot.
For the locals, they actually have various styles for this card. Some comes in a form of a small handphone strap which you can just attach it to your phone, and some are only the size of a memory stick. Totally cool!
Now, select the amount to reload. For a span of 4 days, we used up 20,000 Won each on T-Money card alone.
New amount will be shown on the screen and you are done!
Now, check where you are going.
The map is a little confusing as everything is in Korean, except for some names of the places you will see Chinese or English name. So, make sure you see the signs and which level to go correctly.
The largest subway station I was at had 3 or 4 interchange! Which also means 3 or 4 levels of stairs to climb!!!
Fri 23 Apr 2010
After our final photoshoot, which was on the 2nd day, our tour with the bridal group was supposed to end already. But of course, all the way we went Korea, we decided to linger in Seoul for another 4 more days on our own.
The majority was leaving on the 3rd day already, so we were brought to a place that sells only Ginseng chicken for dinner.
Warm chicken soup for the hungry and cold stomach!
The rice was stuffed in the chicken, and oh boy it was good! It’s a shame that the taste of ginseng was not that strong, so I took it as the normal herbal chicken soup.
After the dinner, we had about an hour to tour Myeong Dong before heading back to the hotel.
Hello Kitty store.
The street was still busy as late as 10.20pm!
So many cosmetics and skincare shop, it’s a shopping heaven. T_T
Even their 7-11 (which Family Mart being the major chainstores there), sell quite a variety of nice food, including a air-tight ready to eat sausage. Yummy!
After checking out from the hotel we stayed for 2 nights, we found our way to the hotel we booked and paid online.
It’s quite a hidden place though, even taxi could not find it.
So, we decided to get down from the taxi and find our own way.
It’s very hidden among the small shop lots in the back alley.
Finally! Our Myung Dong Hotel Biz!
I must admit it looked quite dodgy from the outlook.
But look! Neat and clean bed, and everything is provided.
TV, computer with Internet, water dispenser, even hair gel and moisturizer!
And the toilet is well equipped too, except for the fact that the toilet bowl is not the high tech one.
I definitely have no complaints for the price that we paid for about RM200/night.
After putting our things down, time to roam Myeong Dong!
We had lunch in a hidden food court, I wonder why is it so hidden too.
Shared a YukGyeJang (Shredded spicy beef) for 5000 Won.
One thing great about Korea is, free water is provided in ALL restaurants. And no dodgy 10% + 5% tax!
Wed 21 Apr 2010
