Seoul again.......
Am not really a passionate traveller/blogger like some people. Only reason I wanted to post this is out is to share my experience /budget trip to South Korea and to just save up a memory of this in case I'd like to visit Korea again in the future.
Around 4 we went back to stadium. Then I died a thousand deaths. Especially when my cinta mati popped out infront of me. My photos didnt give any justice.
SEEE like literally infront of me. AMAGAD. tangan pun dah jadi parkinson sebab excited terkejut nervous. tengok balik macam edward cullen pulak. heeee.
We were too overwhelmed with concert which ended about 10. End up going back to hostel.
Day 2 - Saturday. D-Day
so yes, being a 'shinhwa changjo' for almost ten years now, to attend shinhwa's concert in Seoul is actually a lifetime dream. I am proud to say I get to strike out two things in my 'resolution' this year. Haha. Woke up quite late on second day, the floor heater is just haih... makes you dont want to wake up. Since me and Kin alone are going to the concert our other friend dozed off later. Had breakfast at the lounge area. Heavy one. We had rice with sambal ikan bilis and kimchi. Then we took the train to stadium. The concert is actually in the afternoon. But we wanted to get hold of the merchandise. We arrived around 10. And well, the queue for the merchandise was like crazy. Crazy I tell you. I think I queued in cold for one hour to get hold of the tumblr I wanted. Lols. Oh funny thing happened during the queue was the guards were trying to make sure no one is queuing in the middle of the road so he was arranging everyone nicely. The moment he saw me he gave a long sigh trying to figure out how to say..... Then he was like 'here' So I stood where he pointed. Then he grabbed my bag and pulled me to other end. Apparently he was trying to say queue four by four and not two by two. Haha. Okay. Dude learn some English please. Nevertheless, he was friendly and kept sighing trying to say the word.
By noon took the cab back to hostel with our goods and performed our prayers and had lunch. We had a good view of Seoul when we took the cab. They wasnt lying when they talked about traffic in Seoul. The cab fare wasn't that expensive. It was only KRW6000? The ahjusshi was excited when he saw us hopped into his cab. He was like 'Where are you from?' 'Malaysia?' 'Ahh! Kuala Lumpur!'
friends I made in Kor. Known them for past one year through twitter. end up meeting in Seoul. Lols.
Around 4 we went back to stadium. Then I died a thousand deaths. Especially when my cinta mati popped out infront of me. My photos didnt give any justice. SEEE like literally infront of me. AMAGAD. tangan pun dah jadi parkinson sebab excited terkejut nervous. tengok balik macam edward cullen pulak. heeee.
We were too overwhelmed with concert which ended about 10. End up going back to hostel.
Day 3 - No sleep day.
Funny how its only our third day in Seoul but felt like we're here forever. We're experts with the subway already. The morning we made a little de-tour. We went to namdaemun market and fell in love with it. Its a huge market between shops like Petaling Street. And bought a nice long jacket for KRW10,000 only! Since we're leaving for Jeju Island on Tuesday I thought of getting something warmer since its rumored that Jeju is much colder as its an Island after all. You can basically get everything here in Namdaemun Market. From clothes to food. There's a wholesale area , they make the accessories like jewelries, bracelets on the spot and you can custom made with minimum order for 30 I think?
I only bought few souvenirs in Namdaemun and left around 1 back to our hostel to have lunch and for day two of concert. Lol. Okay may sound crazy but concerts in Korea is much cheaper than here in KL. Tickets here in KL can reach RM1,000 which is ridiculous.
Wanted to take the cab to concert venue but our guesthouse owner told us not too as traffic is quite bad today. So we took the train. In subway confidently we thought we took the right train. At one stop this girl tapped our shoulder asking if we're going to shinhwa concert. She said we need to get off at this stop and wait for the next train. We were like really? Luckily she told us.
We didnt get a chance to say thank you to her since there were so many people. ;(
Went to concert venue to pick up tickets and walked around. Got 'interviewed'. Hell I hope no one sees it. Second day concert was I dont know..... breathtaking? Awesome? I was overwhelmed with the concert first day and wasnt that sad knowing I still have second day.
Best part attending concert on second day was their eagerness and how they interacted with the fans. Questions like how the fans all came with their boyfriend, husbands and kids just made them happy. Shinhwa have been around for 15 years and most of their fans is about my age or older. And it amazes me how having a family didnt stop them from attending the concert. Likewise. I attended their concert in Singapore last year and being able to attend it this year is just a cherry on top. It rained after the concert. Dramatic as it soundss I was sad it ended. As the boys were more chirpy and happier on the second day concert that they did many ridiculous things.
We wanted to take the cab back to hostel as the subway was really packed but in the end took the subway back as they were charging it for like KRW40,000 per ride stating since 'there's a concert'. What bull. We wanted to go to Dongdaemun as there's markets & shops that opens till late at night. But it was still raining decided to head back.
So we did something crazy that night. Around 1 we decided to head to Gaepan. Gaepan is a restaurant owned by one of the Shinhwa boys. As it opens till late at night/morning...... So took the cab there It was still raining. And our hostel loaned us their umbrella! It's located in Gangnam area. Heeee. Our cab driver, the ahjusshi is so nice. He's like chit chatting all the way and we couldnt understand a thing. But anyways, met our other friends there and had a meal. A potato pancake (being the only thing we could ate). It was delicious! dipped in kicap cili api. Didnt even know Koreans knows kicap cili api. haha.We get to meet Minwoo's older sister who was running the place. She's the nicest sis. Brought postcards and end up writing one for her instead of the boys. LOL.
Left Gaepan around 2.30 am and headed back. We got lost in that area. it was all narrow path, buildings. Freaking cold. As we were walking laughing like total retards a police car stopped by. We were like 'taxi?' he pointed the other side.
And while walking in the dark narrow road I looked to the right... it was 'Marc jacobs' Crazy. Some ugly old looking building on my right and there it was.. Marc Jacobs. Looked to the left was Hermes. Crazier. Took the cab back. Our ride was even more fun. The driver was grooving to trot (Korean classical songs). So his meter had this colourful rights like karaoke. We really enjoyed his show.
I only bought few souvenirs in Namdaemun and left around 1 back to our hostel to have lunch and for day two of concert. Lol. Okay may sound crazy but concerts in Korea is much cheaper than here in KL. Tickets here in KL can reach RM1,000 which is ridiculous.
Wanted to take the cab to concert venue but our guesthouse owner told us not too as traffic is quite bad today. So we took the train. In subway confidently we thought we took the right train. At one stop this girl tapped our shoulder asking if we're going to shinhwa concert. She said we need to get off at this stop and wait for the next train. We were like really? Luckily she told us.
We didnt get a chance to say thank you to her since there were so many people. ;(
Went to concert venue to pick up tickets and walked around. Got 'interviewed'. Hell I hope no one sees it. Second day concert was I dont know..... breathtaking? Awesome? I was overwhelmed with the concert first day and wasnt that sad knowing I still have second day.
Best part attending concert on second day was their eagerness and how they interacted with the fans. Questions like how the fans all came with their boyfriend, husbands and kids just made them happy. Shinhwa have been around for 15 years and most of their fans is about my age or older. And it amazes me how having a family didnt stop them from attending the concert. Likewise. I attended their concert in Singapore last year and being able to attend it this year is just a cherry on top. It rained after the concert. Dramatic as it soundss I was sad it ended. As the boys were more chirpy and happier on the second day concert that they did many ridiculous things.
We wanted to take the cab back to hostel as the subway was really packed but in the end took the subway back as they were charging it for like KRW40,000 per ride stating since 'there's a concert'. What bull. We wanted to go to Dongdaemun as there's markets & shops that opens till late at night. But it was still raining decided to head back.
So we did something crazy that night. Around 1 we decided to head to Gaepan. Gaepan is a restaurant owned by one of the Shinhwa boys. As it opens till late at night/morning...... So took the cab there It was still raining. And our hostel loaned us their umbrella! It's located in Gangnam area. Heeee. Our cab driver, the ahjusshi is so nice. He's like chit chatting all the way and we couldnt understand a thing. But anyways, met our other friends there and had a meal. A potato pancake (being the only thing we could ate). It was delicious! dipped in kicap cili api. Didnt even know Koreans knows kicap cili api. haha.We get to meet Minwoo's older sister who was running the place. She's the nicest sis. Brought postcards and end up writing one for her instead of the boys. LOL.
Left Gaepan around 2.30 am and headed back. We got lost in that area. it was all narrow path, buildings. Freaking cold. As we were walking laughing like total retards a police car stopped by. We were like 'taxi?' he pointed the other side.
And while walking in the dark narrow road I looked to the right... it was 'Marc jacobs' Crazy. Some ugly old looking building on my right and there it was.. Marc Jacobs. Looked to the left was Hermes. Crazier. Took the cab back. Our ride was even more fun. The driver was grooving to trot (Korean classical songs). So his meter had this colourful rights like karaoke. We really enjoyed his show.
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