[Seoul: Edae] Shopping Heaven

although Seoul is quite an affordable place to shop at, most things are pretty (to me, VERY.) expensive especially if you shop at malls liek Doota and so on. other than Dongdaemun, the alternative choice is Edae. I’ve previously blogged about Edae briefly but I would like to focus more on this one super crowded lane in Edae.

I went there about 5 and it was REALLY REALLY crowded.

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like this. on your way walking to Ewha Univ. there is a smaller lane on the left with a lot of people. and there is where you should start your shopping adventure. Continue reading “[Seoul: Edae] Shopping Heaven”

LIFE IN YONSEI : Orientation Day.

I have never been to an orientation day before. I went into my coll late the last time too so I had never experienced any sort of orientation.

but……

I think I expected too much.

I’ve always thought that at orientations they will bring you around the whole school and perhaps have some ice breaking sessions hahahah. okay, I guess I’ve really thought too much. and, I didn’t get to make as much friends and I thought I would PFFFFFFFFT. made another friend from Dominican who’s half Korean!

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the auditorium was so filled, some people couldn’t even come in! but later they divided everyone according to the languages we speak and fuh. like 70% was gone. around 40% of the students here are Japanese and around 30% of them are from China! Continue reading “LIFE IN YONSEI : Orientation Day.”

짬뽕! JJAMBBONG! (CLOSED)

한양짬뽕은 유명한 짬뽕가게이에요. 정말 맛있어요. 여기에서 짬뽕을 먹어 봐요!

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this shop seems like a famous shop with all its TV interviews and all. they are priced reasonably too! apparently, jjambbong is a Koreanfied Chinese food. which me, a Chinese, have never heard of. haha. but it’s basically ramyun (not the instant noodles type. the REAL ramyun) cooked with seafood soup. Continue reading “짬뽕! JJAMBBONG! (CLOSED)”

LIFE IN YONSEI : Placement Test.

HELLO ALL!

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a placement test isa test which you take to see which level you get on. in Yonsei, similar to any University that offers Korean Language is divided to 6 levels which follows the TOPIK leveling system. but there is also a 8 level course designed specifically for native English speakers. but that would take 6 months more to complete where the usual one only requires 1 year and a half to finish. Continue reading “LIFE IN YONSEI : Placement Test.”

[Seoul: Hongdae] Hongdae Free Market.

or the Hongdae Art Market as how I would prefer to call it.

located right next to the Hongdae playground, this little flea market is pretty interesting. mostly things handmade. I dare not go close to each shop to capture their products as some had a no picture sign on it. =(. if I am not mistaken some of the vendors are students from Hongik University =D.

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opens at 1pm every Saturday (from March to November) Continue reading “[Seoul: Hongdae] Hongdae Free Market.”

why you should eat Baskin Robbins in Korea.

their number of chains here are madness. you will SURELY stumble across Baskin Robbins if you were to be in Seoul for a few days. SURELY. around my area, there’s already 3. and all of it is usually packed with people even in such a weather.

Baskin Robbins? mehhhh. I had it in Malaysia and it wasn’t really my cup of tea. it was so super sweet and I can’t help but to feel guilty every time I had it. the only few times I had Baskin Robbins in KL was probably just because it had a promotion and I’d opt for the choco flavour as sweet choco isn’t so bad.

as for here, originally I thought it’s going to be like everything else, being more expensive than KL. but to my surprise, it’s actually CHEAPER than KL! everyone here come in either pairs or a group. pairs would order..

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something like this. a plate of SOMETHING. there was even ice cream on toast which looked.. weird. Continue reading “why you should eat Baskin Robbins in Korea.”

the rare snow.

yesterday I wanted to visit the Art Market in Hongdae and while having lunch, my friend told me..

“apparently it’s snowing now.”

“no-lah… those weather report aren’t trustable. they said it would snow so many times before but it didn’t.”

“but.. 2 of my friends said so too!”

I immediately stood up and look outside. IT’S REALLY SNOWING!!!

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so we quickly settled the bill and head outside. right. I was in shorts! =D. truthfully speaking it wasn’t very cold. like 2 days ago it was raining the whole day and THAT was much cooler but no snow came down pfft. Continue reading “the rare snow.”

Alien Card.

it’s true, we foreigners are known as aliens here.

the Alien Registration Card is probably the most troublesome thing you have to do being a student here. it is actually a card where you need to get to report to the government saying that you’ll be here for more than 90 days. if I am not mistaken, you still have to get it done even if you’re here for a term. but oh well, it’ll only take a day.

directions to Seoul Immigration Office : you’ll have to stop by at Omokgyo station 오목교역 and take exit 7. walk straight for about 10 -15minutes you’ll see a big junction with two roads but keep to your lane and turn right. and walk a little then your will see the Seoul Immigration Office on your left.

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the view of the beautiful Hangang (Han River) from the railway. Continue reading “Alien Card.”