This is going to be more than 2 parts post, so many more to go…
We went to Hands Coffee at Gwangalli Beach for coffee… Very cosy place, things are more expensive here since it’s located at the prime tourist spot.
Some of the drinks my friends ordered. Not forgetting a group photo there. Let’s see… Malaysian, Spaniard, Australian, English, Irelander and American. The world is one.
Left: With very fun and active girl. Also a very good singer from Barcelona.
Rigth: Met another group at the beach but only took photo with one ;p I think he’s the only one who has the same age as me in the program hahaha…
Tada! Another group photo at the beach before leaving.
Took the bus again, we headed to Haeundae.
See the high rise buildings? Those are not office buildings but very luxurious apartments, only if you are super duper rich then you can afford it. It can be seen from my dormitory’s window. One of the buildings belong to Trump, Trump World! It’s hidden from the view, was surprised when we saw it.
Busan Aquarium is located at Haeundae too but we didn’t go in. Our main aim here is to get lunch and later catch the bus to a temple.
Amazuing views! It will be PACKED here during the summer.
This area can be hit by tsunami, there’s escape routes but I wonder… Will there even be enough time to escape to higher ground? Walked around the area and there seemed to be no higher ground nearby. It did send shivers down my spine.
We were contemplating whether to buy the food here or find a proper eating place.
On the 7th day, which was a Saturday, we decided to go for Busan City Tour. We had to take the bus outside Busan Train Station.
We got on the bus by paying KRW10,000/adult. It’s a hop-on-hop-off type of bus. Quite worth it I guess as it will cost you more on normal bus or subway to have an overview of Busan city but too bad I didn’t fully utilized it as we change course half way to go somehwere else. Do bear in mind that the ticket only valid during the day time, you have to buy another ticket for the night tour.
Off we went… Without any of our Korean buddies with us. We’re on our own exploring the city. Sat on top of the bus, soooo cold~
But worth it. Great view. Just couldn’t believe it that we actually gone back to our university area ;p The building on the right, that’s our dormitory.
Left: Megamart is the place we always go, very huge. It’s everywhere in Busan. It’s a hypermarket and everything was sold in bulk or big-sized.
Right: The view of the buildings at Gwangalli Beach.
Last day of January 2012! Gone is the first month of 2012! WOW! Last week today, I just got back from my Korea trip and it was 2nd day of CNY.
Anyway, back to the topic ;p Took a video during the start, here you go…
I’ll just let the photos do all the talking.
After the ending of the parade, everyone shifted to the Torrens River for the concert.
So many people! I didn’t stay, I just had a stroll there and went back to my apartment. At night, there’s fireworks and it gave me the CNY mood hahaha… It was a long and grand one. At first I heard the fireworks from my apartment and was lazy to go up to the common area to have a look because I thought it won’t be long and it might end when I’m up there but it went on for so long that at the end I went up and caught the last few minutes only, should have gone up earlier.
So many things need to do, still have so many days of my Korea trip to post. Now have to rush two assignments even though due date is 2 weeks away because welcome week and orientation week is coming and I’m going to be involved in many of the activities and will be busy so must get the assignment out of the way.
Hope you guys had enjoyed the first month of 2012 and CNY is going to end soon.
Left: Sharing about the life of a foreigner in Korea. I don’t remember his name hahaha… I threw my course book away because I need to make space for my luggage. He’s a lecturer in Pukyong National University. If you have a PhD, you are “Ph.inisheD”! He’s “Ph.inisheD”! *LOL*
Right: After the special lecture, we had a briefing on salmonori as we would be having a salmonori session after lunch.
Amazing performance. I’m trying to upload the video but have been experiencing problem uploading. Will try again and share with you when it’s up.
I got my hand on it too. It was fun. We took turn and while waiting, I took some photos with my new friends.
That night after dinner, we went for karaoke. First karaoke session in Korea.
It’s so different from karaoke in Malaysia or Australia.
So grand. Most importantly, it’s cheap! Can range between KRW1000 to KRW5000 (about AUD1 to AUD5) per hour. No drink, no food provided but it’s fine. This room we’re using has 3 screens all over the room. So fun!
After karaoke, we went for drinking.
It’s common for them to drink and eat at the same time. There’s definitely food when drinking. I tried some worm dish, really not my type of food, tasted weird but at least I tried. Can you spot it? If not mistaken, it’s silkworm larvae.
US! Malaysians, Koreans, Norweigian, Chinese, and the Americans. We are one, helping each other, accepting each other differences just like how rmcn credit services helped the people in their community. Our Korean buddies helped us so much and we really owed them so much! Without them, we’ll be really lost here.
