i'm back from korea

what a boring title, but yea it explains everything.

aloha! hui lin ze greatzz iszz backzzz!!

touched down at 12am today(16 dec, saturday). had my beauty sleep, and i'm as energetic as a pea! (that phrase sounds nice that's why) oh i'm feeling kind of lonely though, because i miss my friends. i need to go out soon =(. aw man, don't i sound so sweet and such a people person? HAHA.

ok i'm kind of in a mess(my brain), so i shall summarise my experience in korea in a systematic manner as i'm a very organised person. -nods-


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The Good
1) Kimchi is good. but i only like the typical cabbage one.
2) well.. good food.
3) beautiful country. clean roads.
4) many many parks. most of them are by canals or rivers, and each park typically has at least 1 soccer fields and 3 basketball courts, complete with playgrounds and benches. those smaller parks without playgrounds have 2 soccer fields and 3 basketball courts.
5) Namdaemun Market rocks!!! this place, can shop. -thumbs up-
6) i met very very nice doctors. actually some of them are big shots. and they were surprisingly nice.
7) i learned a few korean phrases, woohoo!
8) i can ski a bit better now, i think. i need to practise a lot more. snow singapore, snow! (can imagine veron jumping ecstatically if that does happen)
9) every hotel i stayed in was GOOD. fantastic man. for the record, i stayed in 3 hotels this time. it's rare that i'm so satisfied with my stay.
10) i love their language and their very polite and sweet behaviour(service. in shops and restaurants etc). of course there are a few bad eggs arnd.
11) my mom is totally supporting me marrying a korean. she asked my dad to ask his korean friends to intro good looking korean doctors to me. HAHAHAHA.
12) super hospitable. i feel like a princess there (cause my mom's the queen).



The Bad
1) things are as expensive as they are in singapore. so no cheap thrill of buying stuff at quarter price like when you go to china.
2) i had to interact with those doctors but in the end it turned out fine. it's amazing that someone who hates socialising like me could survive.
3) i learned a FEW korean phrases. pathetic.
4) well, communication break down with koreans. that really sucks big time.
5) my nail cracked. shit.
6) my dad snores. URGHHH. oh that reminds me, i shall marry men who do not snore. and i want a written agreement that if he should snore in the future and we divorce because of that, i want full entitlement to all of his assets. -eyes gleam with greed-
7) the very large korean meals.
8) travelling is a pain because korea is huge.



The Ugly
1) no good looking men. i decided to put this in here instead of in "The Bad" because well, "Ugly" seems more appropriate.
2) (..cont from above) there were only 3 goodlooking men that i spotted in my entire trip. A doctor, a high ranking fellow working in the sales department selling medical equipment, and a hotel concierge. wth.
3) (..cont) the women are better looking than the men. at least i cld spot some above average ones. why does this suck you may ask. it's because i'm not a guy. bah.
4) there are some rude people.
5) koreans in general have very fair skin and have nicer complexions than us. yea, i'm jealous.



**Advice from the Guru/Me**
1) Parents (i.e. Credit Cards) are a very useful thing to have.
2) Avoid departmental stores unless you are filthy rich and don't mind joining the ranks of the common folk as you distribute your wealth away.
3) Be brave, explore the unknown, and always remind yourself that the resultant hole in your pocket is for a good cause. (applies to Namdaemun Market)


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the reason why we went to korea is because my dad had a meeting there, and so my mom and i tagged along. the first day we arrived we had both lunch and dinner with the doctors. the second day we had a banquet at night. the third day we had lunch together with them. gosh, every meal they provide is like set to burst our stomachs.


shall leave this entry at this for now. too tired to continue. lost my inspiration haha. might edit it again.