한국

서울 그리워!

Typical bus stop in Seoul
Our coach bus

Incheon Airport

Korean Air Bibimbap

I had finally made use of most of the Korean words (which I had learnt over the months) to the authentic Koreans =)

Most used words throughout the trip:

화장실은 어디입니까? -(Where is the toilet)
안녕하세요 - (Hello)
감사합니다 - (Thank you)
삼촌 - (Uncle)
여보 - (Sweetheart)
이것은 얼마입니까? - (How much is this)

하나, 둘, 셋 - (one, two, three)

이봐, 친구 - (Hey Friend)
안녕히 계세요 - (Goodbye)

가자 - (Let's go)
사랑해 - (I love you)

당신이보고 싶습니다 - (I miss you)

기쁘게 당신을 만나서 - (Pleased to meet you)

List of stuff observed in Korea:

1) Side dishes are free flow

2) Water and tissue are also free flow

3) Kimchi is a MUST-EAT in every meal

4) Anchovies and Beansprouts are thrice the size of ours

5) There are more THEFACESHOP outlets than 7eleven or Mcdonalds

6) There is no local bakery shop, only a French bakery shop @ every Shinsegae Store

7) There is a BreadTalk shop at Myeong-Dong

8) Although there are many cigarette vending machines, you don't see teenagers or young adults fagging away in public
9) All the Ahjummas have the same PERMED HAIRSTYLE and they all look alike

10) All the Ahjussi look like Triple Ps

11) 3/4 of the Korean population did not go under the knife

12) Locals are excited when you speak their language

13) You bow more frequent than waving your hands to bid goodbye

14) Plastic bags are not free

15) Public toilets are rather clean unexpectedly
16) Ice cream are taller than our local ice cream

17) Locals prefer to use their mobile cameras to snap pics than using digital cameras

18) Krispy Kremes are generous with their original doughnuts

19) Big Black frame retro spectacles are worn by most young locals

20) There are double BLUE lines on the road other than the typical yellow lines

21) Guys only wear black winter coats

22) Talking loudly on the phone in public is what locals like best

23) There is a standard protocol to welcome customer into their shop

24) Local tv shows are boring in the outskirt of South Korea

25) HDB flats can be seen everywhere in Seoul

26) Soju is cheaper than aloe vera juice.

27) FAMILY MART and BUY THE WAY sell more and better local tidbits than SHINSEGAE SUPERMARKET

28 ) Roads and pavement are uneven just like China and Hong kong

29) It is difficult to find dustbin in public areas

30) Although there are many beauty shops, not all the locals have smooth and fair skins

31) Local Hotel bread taste like stale bread

32) You have to queue in line while waiting for the metro

33) You can eat in the metro

34) Metro transport is cheaper than ours

35) Their local cartoon characters are ugly

::: First in history :::

First time in my life to go to a theme park to sit all the rides all by myself. How PATHETIC! Anyways, none of the rides are thrilling. Certified for even the faint-hearted ones. BORING!
Sat this ride alone. HOW EXCITING!

Ripped off ride. Nothing scary. Everything is pitch black. To add on to the 'blackness', I had a group of blacks in front of me..HOW APPROPRIATE!

Sat this alone. Beside me was a young gal of about age 10. She acted cool in front of her younger sister but as the viking starts to swing higher, she SCREAMED "STOP" right into my ears. The operator STOPPED the damn ride and all of us had to get down.WTF!

Look at my bored look! I was moving at prolly 50km/h, the 2 cars ahead of me were moving like tortoise.

HA! I overtook them and i reached the finishing line.

Nathaniel is too young for all theses rides, he decides to take a nap. His brother Ezekiel decides to go for the mini Go-kart.

Farewell Singapore
SAWADEEKHA THAILAND

The trip to CHANG VILLAGE with no elephant except for that transport elephant at the back. The rest of the elephants were out for a bath. WTH!

If the staff room in Singapore is like this, I rather not work.

::: Twentyzerofour :::

One of the special event at night which I forgot what it was.
We had to dig holes to build a water tank system for the village. to use.

Our backyard

The Shrine and open space in the village. Everyone gathers here at night and there is a PA sound system that plays music for the whole village to listen.

We had to cook our own thai food.

The boy's dorm. It is a good spot at night for star gazing. We did that and it was lovely!

The girl's dorm filled with mosquitos, tons of unknown flying insects.

We had live with this open concept kitchen for 1 month.

The Nature Art Trail in the forest. We did all the drawings of each station. There are 14 i think.

The Waterfall which Leonardo DiCaprio acted in THE BEACH

Twentyzerofour.part II