I opened my door and found all these lying around..

Thought this blog might need some new pics. So I just 'blindly' took some.. LOL!






I can't tell you how much of PHYSICAL PAIN I'm in right now. haha =) Don't worry, I din get into an accident or anything. Its just that these past week, I've been walking up and down at almost every possible location that I'm in. For example, I'll start off with the nearest place. My dorm.

Its on the fourth floor of all places, 8 flights of stairs, 8 steps per flight. CRAZY! I'm going up and down, 4 times a day..everyday of the week. That's not all people, to walk to school.. I gotta walk down the steep slope (which isn't that bad..) and up another steep one to get to school. And when I eventually REACH school, I have to walk * breathes 5 floors up to class. JESUS CHRIST.

Still not done.. haha =) If I happen to go out to the main district to get some stuff like food and all that, gotta walk down and back up again, a HUGE slope. The main gate out of the school from where I live is like a freakin 10 minute walk on a hill. Major damage to my legs man.. I can actually feel the numbness in my legs now. Owwww..!

Other than that painful experience i'm having, everything else is good. I'm getting along pretty well with my classmates, being my usual self and all that. haha =) Ran some errands after school. Opened my own bank account here, in this country. Very quick process I might add, not like Singapore. Came back home, did the laundry which was like LOTS of it. All collected during the week. Haha =) Did I have to tell you that?

Gonna do some last minute homework before I forget! haha
More updates soon!

P.S.. Just WHEN is this room mate ever gonna come in? Do I really get to have this entire room to myself? Cause I can sure use the space man.. haha!

안녕!

Just returned home from dinner with Ji Yeon and my new friend, Oel.
Yeap.. that's her name, 'Oel'. I guess its more pronounced as "ALL". haha =) That's how I heard it so ya. Lol!

Met Ji Yeon first, outside the campus school gate. As usual lah, I can't describe to you how cold it is. By the looks of it, I think its safe enough to wear my trench-coat since almost everyone I see is wearing one. This evening, I just wore a freakin cardigan (of course ,with my other clothes on..) instead of something more warmer, and walked out. WRONG move man.. freezing my ass out there.

Had something to eat at those vending stalls? The usual 순대 ,김밥 ,떡보키.. etc.
Walked to the subway station, met Ji Yeon's friend.. 'OEL'.
Did all that introductory thing before making our way to do a little shopping. haha =)
The things there are sooooo for people like Mariah, Gwen, Van and Drea too! Feminine fashion as well as those punk, street style fashion. haha =) Affordable too!

Din really buy anything, but did set my eyes on some things while walking around. So probably I'll head there again sometime next week. Since it was getting too cold outside, we decided to have coffee and doughnuts at KRISPY KREME cafe. *Yes Mariah and Van, they have that here!
Haha.. Got to know more about Oel, she's studying German and will soon be heading to New Zealand to learn English. Ambitious young lady.. haha =)

Finally bought that internet cable so i'll probably try connecting it to my laptop later.
More walking after that..got my eyes set on MORE things. God, the money I saved so hard will be spent like water once I start buying things.. haha =)

Decided to head home cause I was seriously turning blue on my lips and my hands almost frozen. Plus the girls had to work tomorrow ( on Sunday?). So yeah, walked all the way back to I HOUSE in the dark, creepy lane. Now my legs feel wobbly.. * sigh!
Definitely gonna stay in tomorrow.. DAY OF REST.

Gotta get off now. Its getting late. More tomorrow!
Goodnight ya'll..

What's uuuuuuuuup?

Quickly wanna get this done cause I'm about to head out to meet 지연 and company. Won't exactly know when I'll be coming back and awake enough to update a post. So ya..

So got up pretty late today. Say around 12pm? Hahaha.. Ya okay, you'd consider that as DAMN late but wadeva. haha
Bummed infront of the telly while having my favourite cup noodles. Oh by the way, Jac told me last night that too much cup noodles can cause 'hair loss'?
Well guess wad? I think it started.. haha =) But I just can't seem to not eat cheap stuff. I'm trying to save money here..

Got my mail package delivered from mother last night. Sent me some stuff that I don't think i'll be able to find in Korea.Thank god she sent me my laptop adapter, I can now use my laptop in my room. HOWEVER, still not sure why I can't access into the internet. The 'ajusshi' told me I had to go outside and buy myself the internet cable. MAFAN -_-

Okay.. i just realised that its my 3rd cup of coffee that I'm drinking now. Not good. haha =)
Nothing more to say cause I've done nothing much.
Gonna head out now. If I can, I'll update again tonight!

게세요!

Totally forgot to update yesterday.. probably because I was soooo bloody tired and that TOTM has arrived. Earlier than usual actually, which is weird? Oh well.

So school started yesterday. Mom called me at 8am ( 7am -SING TIME ) just to wake me up for fear I will oversleep on my first day. Spend 10 mins talking to her, she wished me luck and then walked to school.
Seriously man.. weather is getting colder by the minute.. Todays was WORSE!
Nevermind if my body was cold, I had my jacket on. But my freakin HANDS and EARS were shaking uncontrollably.. and I couldn't possibly put on gloves and ear muffs at this time of the year and walk straight into school? People would think I'm crazy.. haha =) I'm actually laughing out loud now.

Din really talked to my new classmates.. I bet they were thinking the same thing. haha.
But today was so much better.. there was actally a SMILE on my face.
Class consists of 13 people( including me). 5 of which are guys and 8 are girls,

3- Americans ( 2 half-Koreans)
1- Filipino
3- Japanese (2 half-Koreans)
1- Chinese
1- Mongolian
2- French
1- Canadian
1- Singaporean ( 1 half-Korean)

Lessons here are SO much more fun than back in Singapore.. Its easier to understand and all that. haha
강 선생님( Ms Kang) can crack up so many jokes along the way, which is what I need lah. I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud.

Came straight 'home' after school. Was just feeling so tired and all, I was having terrible cramps too! Suffered on cup noodles and bentos for lunch, these past two days. Told myself to wait till Saturday to enjoy good food.. GAWWD!

Right.. Since weekends are sorta here, I've got a few things planned up before I go nuts just by cooping myself up in my room like what I did today. 4 straight hours of it!
GOTTA GO OUT! Explore.. that's part of the reason why I'm here man. Geezuz..

I'm gonna head for dinner now. You'll never guess what I'll be eating..
*HINT.. it comes in a form of a cup. HAHA =)

More tomorrow peeps!
Missing everyone back home!

안녕히게세요!

What's up people??

Just had dinner at the school's cafeteria. Kinda made me wonder why the hell I went there to eat cause its bloody expensive? Trying to scrimp and save in any way I can.
That's it, I'm sticking to Cup noodles till Saturday comes. Haha=)

So I woke up later than usual. Been reading "Breaking Dawn" till 2 in the morning. Crazy right?
It's a page turner man.. I can't do nothing about it. -__-
Took a quick shower then made my way to school. Packed like crazy! People walking here and there, making so much unnecessary noise. Head pain sia..

Went through Orientation for the next 2 hours. Got familiarised witht the rules and regulations.
One of them hit me straight in the head, " KOREAN LANGUAGE is only allowed in this campus.." !@#$%^&
This is sooo gonna be "easy" *sigh..

I wouldn't say FRIENDS, but I did talk to some peeps there? While we were lining up to purchase our textbooks. Did I mention that 3 books alone are so mother fuckin heavy?
But I shall not complain.. haha =) So I got a few numbers down, which made me think.. I might actually need a cellphone. Probably gonna ask Ji-Yeon on getting me one. haha =)

Walked home after that. Decided to have dinner first before heading back to my room.
Wasted, seriously should have eaten Cup noodles. Oh well! Lesson learnt.

Gonna head out to the provision shop to get some stuff..more tomorrow!

I'm home sick!

Yeap.. I'm currently feeling it in my body and it ain't a good feeling ya'll.
To top that off, my precious legs are aching like crap. Thanks to all the walking up and down, 4 stories almost 4 times a day. Insane.. I'm starting to wonder why must I be living on the fourth floor.. * Sigh.



The feeling gets worse ( specially today..) when I'm not back in Singapore cause its my BEST FRIEND'S Birthday!





I wish all the best.. WELCOME TO THE 19s club! Study hard, stay healthy and live life to the fullest.. you hear?! Haha..



Cooped myself up in my room the whole day. It was driving me nuts! Just din feel like doing anything at all. Eating was difficult cause I had no appetite? Oh my god.. so this is what it feels like to be away from home! Spent the entire day reading books if not, bumnming around.
**Sorry to disappoint you ANDREA, I'm almost done with BREAKING DAWN. haha!

I just hope tomorrow will be a better day cause I'll be headin to school for orientation.
Fingers crossed that all goes well! haha =)

Gotta go now, expecting one of my mother's usual calls. Anytime now. LOL
Goodnight ya'll!

Temporary ALARM CLOCK.. Rings at exactly 8am!

Another one..

Today's Lunch!

2100 WON.. about 3 SGD??

Dinner at "Stew House"

Check it out.. !

To die for people.. 2 person, 6000 WON = almost 10 SGD

YAY!

Hello!

Just came back from dinner outside the main district. And my goodness, dinner was good! Thanks to Ji-Yeon's reccomendation! Anyway, I'll go according to my day..

Morning, got up at 8am cause construction was already going on outside. Can't say anything to stop them cause its their job right? haha =)
Anyway, got dressed then headed out to school. Its a walking distance so I manage my time quite well, * thank you very much..
Came out of the dorm and it was FREEZING like hell.. and its not even winter -__- I kept telling myself that I'll die once winter arrives. Pray for me people..

Got to school, and was so shocked to see so many people who will be attending this course come Thursday. Many of which are either Caucasians, Chinese and Japanese. Sat for the placement test which I personally think I screwed it. Lol!
But the formal interview with the teacher was quite alright..Thank god! Did I mention that there are just too many cute guys in this school? Its driving me nuts! Talked to a few when we were walking back to I-HOUSE .. found out later that one of them is half American-korean!
HAha.. Wow!

Had lunch.. then bummed around. Studied abit even though I have no idea what I'm studying for at the moment. lol
Got so sleepy, decided to take a nap. Woke up at 5pm, took my shower and waited by the phone for Ji-Yeon's call. Met her downstairs at the lobby, walked all the way to main district.
Had a fantastic dinner at some local restaurant. *Sorry mom.. but the Stew here is way nicer than yours.. LOL!

Walked around the place then it started to rain like hell! To top that off, it cold even colder!
So even if we had our umbrellas, we decided to take shelter at some Cafe. Had coffee while talking non-stop. It was good.. I like it like that. She had school the next day and it was almost 10pm, told her that we better leave since its late.

Send her off to the bus stop near the school's main gate then walked in on my own. Did I mention that it was a long walk back to the dorm? Sickening.. plus it still rained like crap.
Got "home" , changed then came down here to update. Lol..

My day is done. Tired now.. more updates tomorrow!
Ja nae!

And just next to the I-House is the school!

Look at the crowd?!

Beautiful Church.. I went in said a prayer, then came out. haha =)

The "enchanting" walk way.. back to I-HOUSE

So its Day 2 of my stay in Korea. I surprisingly slept well last night but woke up a little heavy headed. Forgot that I was now living here and not in Singapore. Haha =) Plus the noise outside my window! Did I mention that there is construction going on outside? But it doesn't quite bother me.

I hesistated as to whether I should head out to the streets of Sinchon on my own. Scared maybe i'll get lost or sth? And I din have a map or a cell phone. But what the hell, I'm also not the kinds who would coop myself up in one place for the whole day. So i got dressed and headed out. Got myself familiared with the campus and which were the exits. Quite easy actually? I have to say that the road down to the main street from school is steep! So steep and uneven that I sprained my ankle on my way out. -__- Perfect.

Walked straight out.. Din know where exactly I was heading to. Then something made me turn left at a junction and led me to a really crowded place. Guess that was where the action all happens. Restaurants, Cinemas, malls..etc Lovely sight i tell you.
Bought a couple of things while walking.. then my tummy got noisy so I went to grab a burger from KFC. I left the dorm at 12pm and it 4 when I walked back. Tired sia?! haha..

Just as I sat down to take a breather, my dearest mother called me. Haha =)
I'm missing the family already. But hearing their voices makes me want to tell them more about this place.

Its almost 630pm here. I think I'm gonna head back to my room, get changed and head out again for dinner. ALONE. =(
Jackiee told me dad's cooking 'sayur lemak'. I wanna eat that?! Haven't had that in ages. *sigh
SACRIFICE.

Done now.. definitely a busy day tomorrow. Gonna head down to school for admin stuff.
Till then. GOODBYE!

Sinchon City..

Fantastic lunch at VIPS..

Incase your wondering who Ji-Yeon Unni is, this is her!

This is one of the many streets..

The walkway to my dorm room..

Room 429..

The HUGE window I was talking about..

Place of Zen..

The bed is quite comfy actually?

안녕하세요!

Yes.. I've finally arrived the 'Land of the Morning Calm'. The country is extremely beautiful with its gorgeous scenery and what not but there's still alot more to look forward to. Took some snap shots while on the bus with Ji-Yeon Unni but won't be uploaded till a few days when I get my hands on that adapter, if I ever find one.

So did I mention that my plane trip to Korea was a terrible one? haha =)
It sure was man.. Should have just listened to Dad and taken the 'aisle' seat instead of the window. My legs were practically cramped up, with no way to move it. Imagine staying in that position for 6 hours man? Oklah.. the only time I got to stretch it was when I needed to go to the loo.

Touch down at Incheon International Airport. However, Ji-Yeon Unni wasn't there yet to pick me up yet so I waited 30mins for her. Took the bus to Sinchon..that place is like heaven for youngsters man..so modern! Took a cab to the Campus, finally found the I-HOUSE like after 30mins of searching for it? Its located so deep inside?
Anyway, checked into the dorm..realised that I have one huge room with two beds to myself since my room mate hasn't arrived yet.

Walked out of campus, we decided to have an early lunch since we were both starving. Went to Starbucks first for a nice cup of fresh brewed coffee. Then made our way to VIPS restaurant.. food there is excellent! Pictures to prove it..
Came out with a satisfied stomach. Walked around the streets, see so many interesting places.Bought some necessities from some mini mart. Cabbed back to the campus.. and basically tried to "blend" in with the new place.

A long day tomorrow.. see what I can do around here. Maybe go out on my own since Unni is working tomorrow. Oh well.. gotta be independent!

Gonna hit the sack now.. definitely will be updating again tomorrow.
NIGHT ALL! I miss my home already..
Mom! Dad!

I've got only a couple of hours left before I make my way to the airport. I'm currently feeling 'all sorts' if you know wad I mean.. haha =) This morning when i woke up, I received so many calls from family and friends who sent me their well wishes. *THANKS GUYS..

Went out for lunch with the family. Mom took the day off from work, dad took half day and Jackiee, well let's just say she wasn't "feeling" too good so she skipped school. haha =)
We dined at BILLY BOMBERS.. food there was great! Then handed dad his present.. I think he deserves so much more than that. Mom gave me her final words of advice.. got a little emotional there but I kept it in.

Walked around, bought some last minute things from Watsons before taking a cab back home.
And here I am! Managed to finish packing.. I'm all Zipped up and ready to take off!
Seriously when I get to the airport, that's when I turn back and would wanna go home.. haha =)
Yea right..

This will definitely be my last post. I won't know when I'll get back online.. probably a week or so? Wadeva it is, I'm gonna miss all my love ones here.. both family and friends. GONNA MISS SINGAPORE too! haha =) I had to say that..
So this is it then..

*Arnold's voice.. I'LL BE BACK!

I think this would be my last post I'm updating in Singapore. As I think of what to write about my last day in Singapore.. My sister lies next to me, full of emotions and definitely loads of tears. I can't express how 'heavy' my heart is now, leaving the people i love so much..both family and friends. But then again, I knew that this was for a good cause. FOR MY FUTURE, so I'm gonna leave it as that.. *I'm obviously gonna come back peeps!




So today someone turns 19! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GWEN!!
Got up exceptionally early this morning to bake the birthday cake.
A while later, both Van and Mariah came over to my place to decorate it. Was gonna get ready to leave for Gwen's place when mama and papa called to say that they were just outside my condo and that they wanna visit me. So me being a loving grand-niece, picked them up from the gate and brought them home. They stayed for a while and gave me well wishes incase they couldn't make it tomorrow night.

Left home in a rush that I forgot to bring my money out -___- . Cabbed out to Hougang, "surprised" Gwen when we picked her up. Bought the birthday girl a Japanese Lunch as well as a gift.. Seriously, HOW LUCKY IS SHE? Haha =) Celebrated, ate, drank, laughed.. I wonder when I'll be able to do all these again. *sigh
Decided to accompany Mariah and Gwen to MDIS.. which was a wasted trip. haha But then we made our way to Plaza Singapura where Mariah got me that pair of shoes I soo wanted for a long time. THANK YOU!

Hung out with them till it was time to head back. I think Mariah finally 'felt the pinch' that i was gonna leave tomorrow. But who can blame her? I'm feeling it too! Haha =) Had my LAST home cooked dinner when I got back.. Atmosphere seems a little tense, especially Jackiee. Spent the remaining evening fixing up this blog of mine..

So wad do ya think? NICE??! haha..
I'm gonna turn in now..NIGHT!

hello hello..
Finally, a day of rest! Been going almost everyday during this whole two weeks.. some time for myself. Well.. not exactly. I woke up pretty early this morning. For no particular reason actually? Bummed around.. Did more packing and yes, still alot more. haha =) Spent the remaining afternoon, doing housework. FOR THE LAST TIME. Then Jackiee and her friends came over to chill. Oh! And then an unexpected visit from Uncle Jude.. so sweet of him to come over despite the rush timing. Its like he came.. and then left after 30 mins to the airport again. haha =) Parents came home.. had dinner then took a 'wasted' walk to Eastpoint with Jackiee. Came home again with bubble tea.
Alright, enough talk..Enjoy the PICTURES!