..stupid me..

My right ankle is currently the size of an egg!!

Clever me, got my ankle twisted during a basketball match, it literally went *crack crack crack crack* Haiz.. so disappointed with myself.. my first serious injury from sport!! and it happened in Korea! and not back home..

After the Basketball, me, Mariana and the swedish guys went to the korean hot spa/sauna.. It was so nice there!! (except the have to be naked in the showers/hot tub part). But Im so going back there again! with my own towels/bikini.. hehehe... Im gonna do the shower/hot tub myway! Its definitely a good place to go after clubbing.. i can sleep, eat, relax, have massages in that place.. Heaven!!

Was the best way to end my Sunday!! <3<3
-- except the swollen ankle part




<<egg-sized ankle

A week has past..

A week has past since I wrote on this blog. and Nothing "BIG" happen in the past week. Except:

1. The guys came back from Japan on Tuesday
2. Basketball Girl Competition
3. Sangsu; a.k.a Tattoo parlour
   
4. Nowon on Thursday + Saturday Night

That was all... so I shall elaborate on those points :P

1) The guys went to Japan two weeks ago, and just came back on Tuesday night. It was alrite for me that they were gone, but there were times when I wish they were around. To hang out with, the chill with, to have them in class with.. But I was happy they were back! && I got a souvenir from Japan too! -from Olof.. at least someone remembers me.. haha!

2) We exchange girls had made a group of 5 girls to have basketball matches against 2 Korean girls team. Winner gets 200,000Won, no idea whether its true or not. If its true, that is good, cuz then I have some extra cash that I can eat, or SHOP with! hehe.. We had 2 games already, on Wednesday + Friday, and we won both of them!!! First game: 25:2 (2 points per hoop) Second game: 23:3 (1 point per hoop). Tomorrow (Sunday), will be the finals of the Girls' Basketball, and we are playing the same team again,. Lets hope we do as good as Friday, or even BETTER!!

3) Friday afternoon, me and Isabelle went to the tattoo parlour in Sangsu, where Isabelle wanna get her tattoo done. Took an hour to get to the place, since its on the west of Seoul. Once we got there, the place was nice, the people were nice, it wasn't as scary as I imagined it, like on Miami Ink. But this was until the man incharged took us into a room, to look for a better tattoo picture for Isabelle, but there was a man inside getting his tattoo done!! The sound of the needles, just not so nice to endure through. eeek! The man and Isabelle discussed, that her Cherry Blossom tattoo will cost 600,000Won(!) and it will take about 8 hours to finish. So I will have to come back with her again, and watch it being done on her. I'll probably be the one that faints first. The guy said I could get a small one free of charge!! Woot! Shud I get one?? hehehe... I have no idea whether that is a joke or not.. We'll see..

4) Nowon, a new district in Seoul that I have lately explored, and slowly liking it there. A place that Olof said I must go, and took me to on Thursday. We met up with Min to have dinner, and walked around the place as well.. We also met up with the others to have some drink. The main thing I like bout Nowon, is the "15,000Won shop" ( if that is what it's called).. It mainly sells jeans for only 18,000Won!!! HOw Cheap is that!? So i bought a pair of jeans and have a month time to change it if it doesn't fit.. Saturday night, I had nothing to do, so me and Dorothy decided to go back to the shop and check it out again; for me, I was going to change the jeans, and I did! So today, I got a new pair of jeans and skirt! muahaha,, Happy! :D We bought some jewelries and miraculously met up with the 3 guys who just finished watching movie, Olof, Martin and Min. We ate Yoghurt ice cream together, Yummy!! It was already 11pm at that time.. But thats' about how my Saturday night ended.. sweet.. how the swedish says it .. "Stek!" ..lol..

Below are pics that I took from Friday night out, and Nowon. enjoy!!











That's all the pics!! <3 ..hehe ..

Half-Day DMZ Tour

Muahahaha~ Going to the border between the North and South :P
Actually before I start writing about my trip, I have something to say, this DMZ trip wasn't what I had in mind, because me and the others thought that everything would be included. What I meant, was the going to the "House" (Panmunjeom) would be on the trip as well, because that is what I thought, the most important part of the trip would be!! To see the North Korean side, getting to be really close to the border line, and to see the place where the armistice was signed.. So in the end, it was only half of the DMZ, excluding the Punmunjeom JSA tour.. sigh.. But anways, here goes...

7am: On the bus, with maybe 34 other people going towards the DMZ.. .
9:30am: We arrived at Imjingak Park (it was built to console the homesick refugees who left N.korea during the korean war)
10am: Crossing the military check point, going into the DMZ.. reached the 3rd tunnel!!

3rd tunnel: "Dug in 1978 by North Korea to infiltrate South Korean territory, this tunnel is 1,635 long, 2m wide and 2m tall. It was built to allow the passage of 10,000 armed soldiers." I have to say, this was the most interesting part of the tour for me, we got to go all the way to see the tunnel, and got to walk through the tunnel until 107m from the North Korean border lines. It was creepy to walk through the tunnel, since it seemed like a haunted tunnel to me. It was a long way down, and a long way up..

11am: Went to the Dora Observatory.. Where pictures can be taken to try and see North Korea, only before the yellow line. There were telephoto lenses (?) where we can see North Korea. I would not miss this chance so I put in 500Won to look at North Korea. I saw the South Korean GP (Guard post; with specially trained, fully armed soldiers), The Punmunjeom area T.T, the Norht Korean border line, the industrial complex in North Korea, and the whole stretch of the border line & DMZ.

11:30am: Arrived at Dorasan Station,. Where a train departs to NOrth Korea everyday (One time per day). Got a stamp to proove that I was there,.

12pm: Left the DMZ :((

Basically that was it!! So short.. so little.. so not enough.. Therefore, Im planning to return to the DMZ to go to Panmunjeom!! I want to see the things that I missed.. So Dmz, this is not the last you will see of me, I'll be back!! hehehe..


For pictures, go to my facebook, there are explanations there.. Im too lazy to explain everything at all the different places :P http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=117688&id=501421549&l=1a8ca9f4fd

End of mid-term

Mid-term has finally come to an end.. 4 days of exams are finally over!!
To celebrate this, we girls had a ladies night out on Thursday!

We started the night with first drinking in a bar in Hong-dae, so we chose to drink in "Ho-Bar".. Pretty big place, with plenty of seats free, because it was Thursday, and not many people were out.
When we arrived at Q-vo (my fav. club) later, we just realised that the ladies night free entrance was before 12am!! WTF!! my exact reaction.. so we paid 10,000Won to get in, and we stayed there for the night, instead of moving to the different clubs.. So next time, I will go to all the clubs before 12am, and get all the stamps on my hand :P haha..

Overall, from what I can remember, the night was really fun! Lots and lots of dancing,.. I think Dancing will be me doing gym from now on.. its more productive.. I will actually do it, rather than jogging.. hehehe.. I had a really great time with the ladies! We should do this more often! ..

Get out of here! ...

"Hello Hello, Get out of here! Get out of our country, you're not welcome here! Go back to Itaewon!" - This was what a korean person said to us (Me, Mariana, Isabella, and Isabelle..) when we were in the subway, on the way back home.. He wasn't drunk or anything.. just maybe something wrong up there?? I think he was shouting to the other three, and not actually me. But still, ... hmmm... quite rude.. I'm learning and seeing more and more of the Korean not liking foreigners side. Especially in the older generations,. or people hating the American Soldiers here.. What is a country without a bit of racism?? It exists everywhere...

Anyway, I should studying at this moment, and now be writing blogs.. I guess the reader are lucky, since I am writing somemore up here,.. 4 exams to go, all which I dont know what to expect of. First exams of those courses in Korea! Dunno what the questions will be like.. HOw much I wish I can do well.. Fingers cross.. touch wood..

Nothing much happen this weekend, except Friday, partying.. Saturday, dinner in Sinchon with Isabelle's friend, Seung-Min. Sunday stay home all day, trying to study, which was not too productive.. Alrite, boring weekend... over...

Going back to studying!! the pressure is on this week!! ...

Takin a break from studying..

Decided to write some stuff while taking a break,, Im going to be productive.
After reading Isabelle's blog, it made me realized, my time in Seoul is slowly running out.. I DONT WANNA GO HOME!! Seoul has started to sink in, and Im so gonna miss this place!! Facebook tells me I still have 75 days left in Seoul.. omg.. 75 days can pass very fast!! Im gonna miss the friends that I met here, incl. the food, the city, the school, the clubs.. and many more! ..
Ok change topics,.. I cant go on about this..

Next week, it will be mid-term exams for me,. with 4 exams to take! Whether you believe it or not, I already started studying! I normally dont start studying until like 2 days before. However, nothing seems to sink in!! stressful... I even went to the library last night, at 11:30pm.. I stayed there until 2am.. Reading my investment text book, and highlighting the important blahs..
The unbelievable thing was, Korean ppl doesn't seem to sleep.. people were still going in and out of the study room at like 1am, even at 2am.. its unbelievable..

I hope all goes well next week, whether or not my score are flying colours, it still needs to pass no matter what! , apart from that, i dont really mind much.. hehe.. I shud be more strict on myself..

After the mid-terms, I have already been planning..
Thursday: I will party with the girls.. Ladies night (since the guys are in Japan)
Friday: I will party with more people since its Club Day!
Sunday: I either go to Seoul world, or DMZ.. I still need to pick one.. stress..
Next weekend: I heard there will be MT with the IFCC, so Im waiting for that! I wanna see how a Korean MT is like..

I really need to find more time to get out of Seoul! I need to see more of the country..

OK, break over! back to studying for another hour.. going out clubbing tonite again :P a little gift for myself.. to get over the stress..

What did I do this weekend?

OK, I'll make this brief, because it could go on forever! --

ON friday: Me, the Swedish and Kyrgyzstan girls went to Yeouido Park in Seoul for the Spring flower festival.. We went to the Yeouido Park, thinking that the festival was there, therefore, the park was quite "different" than we expected.. Later we found out that the Spring Flower festival was in a different place and not in the Yeouido Park. Basically.. it was a Walking day! loads and loads of walking...

Saturday: Me, my room mate and the Swedish girls went for a picnic on-campus.. Outside of the Library.. in the hot sun, burning ourselves and having strawberries.. Hmm.. wat a sight! Later that night, we went to Itaewon for dinner.. Santorini Greek Restaurant.. Great food but damn expensive.. will not be going there too often.. After Itaewon, we went to Hongdae (the party area), tried the Ice-bar that Stefan couldn't shut up about, it was his idea to go there.. It was freezing COld!! -10celsius?! and us not wearing a lot.. IT was like Summer and Winter in 1 day.. from 25celsius Hot sun.. to -10celsius Ice room! Later that night, I went clubbing with 3 new people I met and some of the guys.. It was so much fun!! I love Q-vo!! will be going back there for more! ... hehe...

Sunday: Woke up late and went to Bosan to meet Weon Jun.. a friend of mine from the ISSE.. and he is currently in KATUSA,, and American Military Base.. He's there for his military service. I was suppose to get to see the American base, but because Malaysia is still like a threat to the Americans, I cant get in with my stupid Malaysian passport!!! Even with a Dutch resident card I still cant get in!! Even with an American VISA! Screwed my day for me.. But eventhough that happended, I still managed to enjoy myself! Weon Jun and I had coffee and donuts, talked about the past, and how we were for the past 4 years.. I took Weon Jun to Hoegi, showed him my campus, took him to dinner.. and we went to Noraebang for an hour, before he had to go home.

Photos from Friday and Saturday will be on MSN Space/Facebook..
Below are pictures from Sunday..






Videos of us singing.. enjoy :P Espcially Weon Jun's solo..






The two videos below are the best of the best!~ Weon Jun can sing really well! and HIGH!