Seoul Day 5: Namdaemun and Namsan Tower

I am trying so hard to run away from reality now and not face any of my assignments or Japanese. Friday Night is just too hard for me. Serious mode off.

It took me quite a while to book Fifth day onwards because It is going to be longgggg and tedious. I need time for this. Anyway Back to Seoul Days! :)))))

Fifth day was a day of adventure and excitement!!

First day of travelling alone
The sense of accomplishment of moving around alone is seriously freaking good.
I was not planning to head to Namdaemun but oh well since it was so nice, I just suddenly felt like stopping by to take a look.

Glass Noodle Hotteok!

Sauce for the hotteok

A group of ahjummas that gathered outside in the cold and ate along with their friends

After Namdaemun, I continued my journey to Namsan Tower with those i-guide. 

"How do I go to Namsan? Can I walk from here?"

She stared at me and said "Nononono, you cant walk to Namsan. You can take the bus up. "Then she went on and on telling me how.

I did my research and found out there is a Namsan Park nearby. I thought I should visit the park too since I am near there. Fortunately, I listened to the lady and took the bus. Hahahaahaha. Walking up to Namsan Tower from the park is like O______________________________________O Thanks!

I was quite excited and I had a time of myself sitting by the bus window. Not knowing how long it takes and what scenery I will see. Just kept sitting each time and wait till the crowds start going down.When we about to reach, I started to see tiny white stuffs dropping down. I was like OMG this can't be true. Snow?? SNOW?? :')))) We were told by some koreans that Seoul does not snow that often. I had no expectations of seeing snow during my trip. The feeling is quite indescribable since seeing snow used to be on my wishlist. 

The moment I stepped out from the bus, I opened my hands widely to welcome the snow. :') Smiling like an idiot. Reaching to Namsan area, it was actually quite cold for me. My hands were like frozen but I was forcing myself to take out my gloves to snap pictures. One sad thing of this whole snow scene was I can't jump around with any of my friends during that spectacular moment. That was why I went crazy messaging some of them and my family once I got back to my home stay. What I got to see is enjoy myself there and observe the joy snow brings to other people. Everyone was so happy there especially those non-koreans. My mood almost hit the top with the presence of the snow. I was so grateful that I managed to see snow in such a nice place. Suddenly, Namsan Tower became such a romantic place. It was just romantic with the snow despite no one was with me! pretttyyyyyyy

The lovely bus that took me up! :DD

Bunch of happy foreigners that were with me during that moment

:DDDD

Each time I see this, I just feel happy

Zoom in closer to spot the snow and the dude with the mickey. Kyeopta

Climbing up before reaching the tower

Free show outside the counter

See her coat see her shoes. Too bad cant see her face here. Pure cuteness!  She played really well with the birdies.

You can't miss this scene when you are at Namsan Tower. A place where couples come and lock their promises. You can spot all spot of weird weird stuffs there. Bicycle chains and mini dustpan (Y)

The number of couples that been here

I just had the bulu roma moments when I see all these old chains. 

Even the Christmas trees were decorated with padlocks

The view up in the Namsan tower was not great especially in the winter. Nothing much to see with the amount of won I paid - -' Outside of the tower was much more interesting. 

Their toilet!

stay sweet guys!

If even LUF WCK so happen to come across my blog, I hope er, you dont mind.

There are a lot of messages like these. ‘promise that we will be back here again' (Y) (Y) :))) best wishes to you guys <3

I was running late to what I planned. My schedule after Namsan Tower was shopping for the girls! :D Went Myeongdong again and buy buy buy and buyyyyyy. I bought too many at one spot until people were staring at me and the bags on my hands. I Needed another hand. It was fun to shop for them! Seeing new stuffs exploring and all :D

Thanks to CY's tumbler request, I got a free starbucks drink! :D Cappucino :ppp A hot drink in the cold is freaking good.

With all the shopping and all, I had forgotten about my dinner. It was a bit too heavy for me so I headed back since there is always home delivery in Seoul! Julie to the rescueee :)))

My jajangmyeon and jjampong (spicy seafood noodle)

Jjampong was SPICY. I did not like the noodle too. Jajangmyeon was love. Ended my night with updating peeps about the snow!! :D

Asking for Directions

On my way home today while waiting for the traffic lights near Sinchew, I saw a foreign girl asking for directions. It reminds me when I was on vacations. Hopeless and clueless with all the roads. I find asking for direction is very beautiful thing.

You learnt to trust strangers. You rely on strangers.
You feel scared and aimless while finding and the moment you found it, gratitude comes. Especially when I travel, asking for direction is something I do really often. By that, I met a lot of kind friendly people that bother spending a few minutes to explain to me.
You feel the love. The trips were not complete with their helps.

To be me

I do have some weird concepts of life that I forced myself not to break.

Just like the moment you do something, once you tried it, you will keep doing. If you do not do, you will not want to do it.It is just something to make me feel like me. The original me before I unleash  the devils in me. 

Classic example: Cheating in exams

You do not feel any wrongs in cheating if you tried doing it once. The second, third and so on will keep coming. When you are not able to perform as you said, that is when you are not you anymore. Words that come out from your word literally becomes crap because you dont not mark your words. I am preventing myself to be someone that I dont want to be. 

Without all these, I am nothing. I feel nothing. It does not feel like me anymore.

I hate the feeling when I can't be keep my words.

Botheration

I was seriously bugged by all these deep thoughts in my head yesterday.

It all began due to my current job. I want to run free, learn and explore the world. Locking and asking me to work non-stop for now ain't the way to keep me. 

I know they are in difficult situation and so am I. I booked those vacations before even entering this job and you said I could apply leaves.

Now that this strikes, it leads me to think about my future. 

My plan after graduation:

Head to some countries for community service or working holiday for a period of time. 

Sometimes we can't just have everything we want to and that's why I am starting to worry how things will turn out to be. The best if I could take a few months break before officially entering the workforce.

Internship? Work? 

Sigh. It does not excite me.

Too much worries leads me nowhere and it frustrates me even more. I will let my brain rest for a while and get back to this soon.

Thanks to my sister's shoes

My day did not start off well.. Partially my mistakes for taking my sister's shoes and she was a bit inconsiderate to ask to rush home during my working hours just to give her back. My wrong but I can't leave the classroom as I wish you know. Luckily she calmed down a little and called me after my class, that was when she said as long as I can reach her by evening. That's more like it.

It has been a while to have lunch with friends on a Sunday. I met up with WL and YM at Uncle Jang. Talked Laughed and all until 3ish, that was when my sister started calling again! 

So since I promised, I rushed to Civic Hall to give her. It turned out to be they were preparing for LEO Charity Concert. I went in the hall while waiting for her. 

I saw teacher, Lions, Ashley and a bunch of juniors. It gave me flashbacks of my LEO days. The days when my BODs and I running high and low for our events. We had gotten so exhausted and tensed up before the event but the feeling after the event was priceless. Worth the body-ache!

This event was a huge event. I knew it will not be easy. I decided to stay a while to see their rehearsal. I can see the effort he put in. Able to lift up and entertain his team. Good Job! Seeing that LEO is able to keep up its main purpose, I was just touched!

Back in my school days though I was not as passionate as him in running huge events like this but I enjoyed the process of events. The things you learnt and the people you met. 

Not to forget, the 2 singers that they invited to perform. It was fantastic! Beautiful Voice. It gave me a chill. Observing what was going on was really worth my time!! 

Our days have gone. The young ones are shining and I am proud of them.

Roar Roar Roar.

Energy Low Day

Woke up in shock.

Thought I was late.

No such thing as reach late for this job. Kids are waiting for me.

Some kids are really discipline and obedient ; some just trying to test my limit.

Ethan, a small cute boy who is playful but usually he still does his work. Today, he is giving me tough time. Teaching him for an hour felt as if I taught 5 classes. Handling 6 hours classes non stop is like O O

I just had no energy right after teaching Ethan. There comes Han Yuan, the dependent kid that needs push in every single thing. That class was like hyper Noisy! Seems like they take me for granted if I talk to them nicely. Ended up I gotta raise my voice. Didnt wanna be the mean teacher but oh well since they prefer scoldings. Been working for about 4 months and some kids really have improvement. From not wanting to enter class at all to independent, it was such a pleasure to see that.

The little angels that I heart

Xuan Zhen, the guai loh looking tiny young boy that always eat bak kut teh with his parents. Remembered him telling me how strong and muscular his arms are when the fact is his arms are so small.

Ashley, the cute dreamy girl who does her box after being pushed

Ern Qi, the caring little girl that always ask some heart warming questions

Isabelle, the smart obedient girl

Timothy, the intelligent boy with innocent face

Kai Bing, the non stop asking me weird questions small boy

Eugene, the korean-malaysian kid that gives me hugs

Jun You, the cheeky kid that tries to make fun with my name by calling me Puchong and Pooi Cheng

I am a bit worried to get attached to the kids.

If I ever stop the job, I will miss the kids the most.

Wonder how my March will turn out to be.

Free or Flee

I am sure that I will turn crazy if my parents were to control me this and that. Sometimes it is because of that trust, I will not want to disappoint them. That is when things will turn out better. I never agree how parents trying to control their children by locking them at home.It bugs me whenever I hear about this. What parents get through excessive controls? LIES. Endless lies. You are just training your children to be professional liars. Extreme cases are exceptional. I always imagine the frustration and depression I will go through if my parents are trying to stop me to do things that I love to. Last time, I always advise my friends to tell honestly cause I do not see the problems.  They always choose not to tell. I was too naive and I thought every parent will listen to their kids. Sometimes they just do not have a choice.  Overly worried and protective parents are just too much.. Nothing seems right to be except standing at home as they wish.

I have like complete freedom last time. Until recently when things get dangerous while doing alone, that is when parents nag and try to stop you. It reminds me of the storms before my Korea trip. I was distressed especially when my brother decides to step in with a few 'wise' words of his which made me even moodless. Our fearless spirit keeps us going. Because of these fearless mentality, it brings us to somewhere. Somewhere that we will never think we will land on. I visualise that I am going to transform slowly like my parents in the future by fearing this and that. That is when you never explore cause you are just too scared to take a step. We get wiser as we grow and we also get more fearful with our surroundings which ended up we head to no where.

I always knew she has endless quarrels with her family because she doesnt get the freedom she wants. Both parties are as stubborn as a mule. Whyyyyyyyy turn a happy thing to something disastrous? Adults have stress, we have stress too. The kind of stress that parents will not understand. Same goes like how we don't get the adults. This time round, I think she had enough. I am glad that you chose to tell me. I am with you for that.

''Good Improvement''

I kept remembering myself to stay calm stay cool for English class.

When I wrote last night, it does not seem right. Not that the paragraphs are weird and all but whether Miss Kiran will accept the content. I already prepared for the worst, imaging that she will whine on this and that so I will not be too upset.

Thanks to last week, I really did not expect much. I would be grateful if she just correct some minor grammar mistakes here and there. It turned out to be she was pleased! T T She was pleased! :DDDDDD I really can't hide my joy T T Hiding behind CY cause I was too happy until the extent my tear almostttttt came out. I am just overly tensed when it comes to English especially if I am editing :( Putting all the blame on myself if she does not accept it despite it is a group work since I can't spot the mistakes :( 

 The ticks on the paper were just beautiful :')))

Is next week going to be like this too? I hope so :))

Phobias

When am I going to stop fearing for those??

My Astraphobia is actually so much better since younger days.

The fear, intensity and anxiety makes me feel like a sore loser.

Till the day I will not have to hide for any of those...

Still no answer to my question

Writing
Heard
ans Stopped

The content was different from usual especially this particular one that I cannot stand.
Why am I so emotional? Sometimes I am so tired of feeling and reacting so sensitively but definitely better than those that could not be bothered at all.

How interesting to know that there are people that live their lives without caring about their surroundings. Everything that happens does not give much impact to them. I do not know what I can do but I just feel like doing something. The frustration starts when I cannot stop it from happening. I need to stop myself from thinking about all these for a moment. It has always been a question on my mind that answers have yet to be found.

Carefree or Busybody?
I side neither of the extreme sides.

 I always end up telling myself that this world is filled with interesting people that are all different. Full stop.

JK's Favourite Pandan

With everyone's cooperation, everything went well today!

It was fun seeing him being frustrated a little when we showed up with the small pandan cake. haha The flow was great! He was hungry and waited in cafeteria. Since the first part was not important, CY and I just made it obvious that we went out for quite long to buy a cake. Thinking to choose a better looking cake or the pandan cake thats not quite presentable but tastes good. Who knew he hated pandan cake hahahha Additional Bonus! hahahahhahahahhaa I won't forget the expression on his face. Laughed till I gotta stopped myself a little. hahahahhaa He asyik WTF with face down like so damn embarrassed. We also very embarrassed okay! to bring that piece of cake in to the crowd. LOL. hahahahhahaha 

It was fun but ended up pain to see him eating the cake. Each of us fed him and he looked like he wanted to puke. LOL. Im so sorry.

The part when I accidentally mentioned bout whos going and all. I HAVE TOTALLY FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT. Screwed up feeling  after saying it out. He was like few meters away :( Luckily he didn't hear! > <

Almost choked myself with the needle mushrooms  in sukiyaki!!! :((( My Lovely mushrooms :((((((( 

The surprise was a success! His face was O.O while chewing those meats. Too bad the dudes did not have space. JK's mood definitely boosted up right after the appearance of the rest! He started talking so much and started saying thank you dont know how many times and actually take stuffs for me to eat which is so damn rare! hahahahha

So sam fu after the heavy meal! It was great to walk around without direction with the bunch... Felt better until the stupid balloons appeared. What HW did was exactly what my bro used to do to me back then just to torture me. The more you said No, and thats when the balloons come closer to my face. My fear to balloons that about to boost is not a joke. It was an enjoyment to see CY with the balloons. hahahaha macam budak betul hahahahhaha

It doesn't feel like a Valentine's Day.

It is a Friday and of course JK's Birthday Celebration :DDD

Dangerous

Oh my,

Okay, stay calm.

Don't make it become my nightmare.

You okay o not???
Weird betul. Selalu like thatttt..
- _________ -

Assignments

Pengajian Malaysia
Moral
Research Method
GBS

The assignments for these 4 subjects are just breath-taking in a not so nice way. Shoulders tensed up.Time to get things done. Can't wait to submit all these in and say bye bye to them!

Thursday

A bit overly pissed off today. I acknowledge the changes you made but not the sequence with the face as if we arranged it all ourselves. Trying to calm down and control my temper so taking a time out without seeing her face for awhile.Cool and calm now ... will get myself prepared for the next time. 

Sorry that I did not accompany you guys to meet her after class.

The dental appointment delayed for almost a week. Either there isn't any suitable slot or there is dinner on the next day so I delayed it. I just gotten back normal for a few weeks and back I go to tightening which my sister told me that she cannot eat for afew meals after each session. Tomorrow's JK's Bday celebration. I was dilemma-ing with YP whether to delay or not... FOOOOOOOD.

I have to wait for another week if I skip today. Thankfully with that, I just made up my mind to continue with it. Not like this is the first time I can't eat while staring the others. Small matter...

The tightening session was.....

I dont know whether my dentist was in rush or something, I felt her being clumsier this time.

Each time she tried to take out the metal thingy, I went OMG gripping my fingers nervously.

It is a weird feeling how you sit down there each time without knowing what is going to happen to your teeth and you just have to bear with it. hahaha. I just kept staring at her looking what tools she is grabbing.

Have not try munching anything yet until my dinner time later.

And dont know when am I going to finish my South Korea posts with the overwhelming stuffs to do. Weeeheee.