Saturday, July 31, 2010
hello, hello hello
I finally got to sleep in today (: So freaking tired!! I had less than 4 hours of sleep in two days because on the first, I was rushing my assignments + presentation and on the second, we decided we had enough of Anam hall curfew and decided to just spend the entire night out. So shopping at Dongdaemun it was, followed by Kbox through the night. Damn fun!! (:
Can't believe I have just about one more week before I'm back in Singapore ): that's like 7 days! I am going to miss Korea and the life here damn badly. On the other hand, it has REALLY been a long time since I sniffed my smelly moomoo's fur! I can't wait to go back and chase after after my furry friends again!!!
Oh, one sucky thing now is that EXAMS are coming ): (like next wednesday can ?! I have 3 papers on the same day) I really need to mug for finance or I will die a terrible death! Sigh..
Okay, gotta go now! Bye!!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Anneyong Haseyo! (:
Ah I'm back in my room early for once (: And I have time to put up a good long post! It's been a long time since I updated properly. So here goes:
Korea is really a very nice place and I'm loving it more and more. I love the girls that I always hang out with: (:
Here we are, doing some grocery shopping! I look damn auntie with the two huge pkts of seaweed kiaped under my armpit haha! But the seaweed here is really damn good!! I get a seaweed fix every night and my roomie thinks I'm really gross hahaha! But seaweed = healthy!!
Home-cooked dinner party last sunday, a spin off from grocery shopping!! Wenyi and Xiangmin volunteered to cook and started preparing dinner at 4!! So niceeee right!! The rest of us only went there to eat cus we all had mid terms the next day! Ooops! Thanks Mummies 1 and 2! :)
We had beef rib soup with meatballs, tomato ommelette, fried rice, pan-fried meatballs, luncheon meat and mushrooms!! (: Very feng fu lor!! (:
Cheers with yakult haha! :D (alchohol not allowed)
Yesterday I had my virgin try of Ginseng Chicken Soup, something that's really famous here! According to my roomie, yesteday is the hottest day of summer or sth and its a MUST to drink ginseng chicken soup! Very funny hor, koreans like to "yi du gong du"- on super hot days they own themselves with mega heaty stuff haha! I was abit worried that I'll nosebleed to death today but so far, nth happened to me yet :D
Queuing to go into the restaurant! Frm L-R: Roomieeeee, Ida's friend kei ying (I think) and Ida! (: all from HK! I think my canto has become damn zai now haha! I learnt a new word from roomie too! They have this slang word called "hehhhhh", which in their lingo means "damn free and slack"! lol! My roomie always go, "I am very heh!"
LOOK AT THE QUEUE!!! I have NEVER seen sooooo many people queuing outside a restaurant before! And if you think this is the end... you're wrong!! Turn the corner and...
...there's moreeee!! Mad right!! See those tiny people behind the black car on the right? That's where the queue was! Luckily it moved v fast though, cus the restaurant is mad biggg and a supposedly really famous one! (:
Inside the Ginseng chicken restaurant (: Look at how happy roomie is lol! Its the sit on the floor kind of traditonal restaurant and my legs were cramping like nobody's business!
We had one pot each! (: I thought it was just soup and chicken but I was wrong!
Tadah! The chicken's been stuffed with glutinous rice, together with chestnuts and one ginseng (: Not bad quite nice ((:
Hee hee the food really makes me happy (: I love their hot pot thingys too! Had this after school one day at a restaurant just outside KU called BIYA! haha! Free flow of hashbrowns leh! PLUS, the waiter there gave us free drinks, a discount, and kept helping us take pictures. The photos here is he take one lor!
Hot, steaming hotpot! They like to give maggi mee to go with the soup (: Yums!
Very helpful waiter and all of us! (:
Its very fun cus every meal is almost like an adventure! We all can't speak korean and communicating with sign language, pointing and role playing (most commonly as chickens, pigs and cows) is just fun lol! (and puzzling) The svc ppl are all very niceeee and fun! I think they secretly like to serve us and watch us make a fool out of ourselves.
OH! And I have to tell you all a sad story! One day, Liwen bought us to this somewhat old looking restaurant for dinner and when we walked in, it was like damn empty with just one couple at the corner so I was thinking it'll prob just be any regular korean food BUT omg, it turned out t be soooooo nice!!! They had the most fab side dishes, the best kimchi and the main course was damn homecooked and nice tooo!
I know the biscuits very off but do you see that pale yellow stick thingy at the top of the pic? That's like some raw potato thingy and it is damn heavenly!!! And its the first time I see such a side dish lor (: Damn special! Their tofu also had this god-like sauce over it and it was sooo delicious!!
And this hot pot beef stew thing! I didnt eat this cus I chose sth else off the menu and I super regret can!!
Okay but that not the main point!
Anw, the next day I was super gian to eat at this place again so I dragged everyone there and GUESS WHAT, its GONEEEE! Like gone!!! Can you believe it??? It just decided to undergo renovation over night and I'll be gone when its doneee!!! T.T
Damn sad can! ): Sigh.... Really damn sway lor! lol!
Okay end of sad story (:
I'm super happy now cus midterms are over (: I swear I almost died cus I only started studying on sunday, with 9 chapts of marketing and 6 for finance to mug for! haha! But yay I passed both :D Got a C+ for investment analysis (oops) and an A+ for svc mkt! The grading system is abit crazy can?! 70/100 is a C and >95 earns you an A+. Machiam primary school grading system. Then ath below 60 is a fail! O.O
There was a sale at faceshop today and look at the amount of nail polish I bought:
Only 500 won per bottle can!? That's like 60cents!!! :D The two bottles flanking the side cost abt 3000 wont so thats like $3+! Damn I could have bought 12 more bottles!
And must show off my laneige collection haha! I didn't realise that I bought soooo much! No wonder I am so broke ): Like really leh ): At the rate I'm gg I'll have to eat grass in my last week /:
This weekend I'll be gg to Busan with the girls for a 3d2n getaway! (: Can't wait!! I heard the beaches there are beautiful and there's a beeeeeeeeg seafood market to feast at!! Yay!
Til then! (: I do miss Singapore though, esp my family, my cat, moomoo and mimi and my friends! K that's like everybody alr lol! Super wistful can! And yess Mellie-wellieee, KU blocks MSN so I can't go online here unless I use ebuddy which really sucks! ): Add me on skype you all!! (:
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bahh, korean test in about 2 hours time! But I'm heading for services marketing class soon!! On the bright side, we can leave class once we're done with the test! And I have a feeling I really won't take v long! :D
WARNING!!! Disgusting content ahead!!
Don't look if you're easily disgusted haha!
I have sth gross to show everyone:
Look at my weird allergy/rash!! ): very gross right! (this is my calf btw haha) Its freaking itchy lor!
My self diagnosis is the very dry weather cus along with the rash, my skin is like flaking as well ):
SOBS! I really think I need mittens cus I keep scratching my legs and there're like tiny scabs already ):
Rash rash, GO AWAY!!
HELLO HWEEE! I wish you're here to eat all the food with meee! (: I miss you guys!! (: I think when I return to sg I'll really miss korean food! I'm starting to REALLY loveee kimchi!! I buy kimchi back for you!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Its MID-TERMS time )):
I'm holed up in my room, trying to study for the korean test tmr. haha. Feels ultra miserable lor! I don't feel like studying in the least. Esp since I'm not even mapping korean back haha.
Anw, I am very pissed cus I just found out that I could have mapped APB here! ): Instead I mapped svc mkt which is actually okay in NUS. Sigh! ):
Did I tell you all I love eating out in Korea? No svc charge, no gst and FREE unlimited, refillable side dishes and ice water <3 It makes the dining experience here so wonderful. Sporean restaurants are way too giam!! Water also wanna charge ):
I am having a weird rash on my arms and legs ): dammit! Its itchy like nobody's business! I haven't figured out if its the dry weather here or a new found allergy to alchocol or sth. I'm moulting like a worm ): sobs.... I need my prickly heat!! ):
hx: lol eh go fb see!! :D fb has killed all my motivations to blog cus I post all the photos up there already lol!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Anneyong Haseyo! (:
Hello everyone!! (: Sorry for the lack of posts so far. In actual fact, I have so so sooo much to blog about, but havent found the time to sit down and write a decent post. Just some updates thus far though! Seoul has been wonderful and Korea University is such a beautiful beautiful building. It looks like an old english castle:
Can you believe that is a sch??? Nice right! Unfortunately, it is built on a bloody MOUNTAIN and getting around means slopes, stairs and MORE slopes and stairs. Seriously, it is damn bad! And I used to think NUS was the worse with all the stairs but KU is like a hundred times worse. Every night I have to hike up this 90 degree slope to get to my dorm //: haha okay not so kuazhang. Maybe like 40 degree.. SUCKS LOR!
The cat, my sis and zn flew to Korea together with me, so I've been spending my last two weeks travelling with them as a tourist! :D (and missing alot of lessons along the way) Korea is so fun!!! and everything is so new and interesting, right down to their flat, metal chopsticks. I really had alot of fun trying live wriggly octopus, feasting on gigantic crabs and korean bbq, and the nightly beer sessions!! I was really q sad to see them go ): Only yesterday did I shift in to my dorm and start my life as an exchange student :D haha! I finally got to spend some time with my roomie and shes fabulous ((: Med student from HK leh, dont play play! And on a sidenote, I HAVE ALOT OF WORK TO DO!!!! lol! Tht is not supposed to be the case! ):
Okay I have to head off for lesson again soon! I am having some weird rash and I got a feeling I've been drinking too much. Shit. I hope it goes away soon cus it looks kinda gross if you looks closely ):
Will post pictures sooon!! ((: CIAO!
