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Winter in Korea: Eventful Day Three

November 28, 2010 I had too much fun this morning. We got home at around 6:30AM at least that is what they told me. And by the time I got to my hotel room, I just went to sleep, boots, jacket and all. I couldn't muster the energy to wake up and remove them since I was quite woozy and not thinking straight. The next thing I know, I woke up with a start, glanced to my right for the time and saw that it was already 9AM. OMG. I'm so late. I was tempted to wear the clothes from the night before but it smelled of smoke and beer so I called my friend first. She woke up a few minutes before I did and was able to change into fresh clothes but sans bath and all. I told her to leave me behind and I will just follow wherever they will go. But the cheapskate in me refused to give up so I quickly changed the outfit from the night before into fresh clothes and went down. Sadly, the bus had left already ten minutes earlier. I panicked for a few seconds but managed to calm myself and have break...

Autumn in Korea: Lovely Nami

November 26, 2010 I was quite nervous when we got to the airport. I still had my spots and I was afraid I might get a fever when we pass by the body warmth checker or whatever it is called. But praise the Lord I did pass it with a breeze. We waited for around 3 hours before we were boarded. We played Category games just to amuse ourselves. Here we are goofing around, pretending we were on our way to Australia. Oh did I mention that we stopped by KFC for dinner and I almost cried in disappointment when I realized that I couldn't eat chicken. Sigh, I had to go to a nearby restaurant and eat bland Roasted Pork. Not to mention the boisterous drunk table behind me while I waited by my lonesome self for my food because the others could eat in KFC. After three and a half hours on air, I couldn't wait to leave the airplane. After using Cebu Pacific in almost all my travel, I couldn't help but compare their service. First and most important to me is the staff. The staff from Cebu Pa...

Korea Itinerary

We had our Korea Briefing today, a couple of days before we leave. The weather in Seoul is getting colder everyday. Right now it's about 2 degrees. We are estimating about 5 to -5 degrees. Brrr.. I wish I knew what to wear! Anyway, basically they just discussed our itinerary. Hotels: Riviera Hotel and Ramada Hotel Korea Itinerary: Day 1 Nov 25 10pm check-in at the airport Day 2 Nov 26 Kyungbok Palace Cheonggyecheon Stream National Folk Museum Blue House War Memorial Shopping at Dongdaemun Day 3 Nov 27 DMZ Nami island (Winter Sonata) Kimchi making Wear a Hanbok Day 4 Nov 28 Everland N Seoul Tower Teddy Bear Museum shopping at Myungdong Day 5 Nov 29 Duty Free Shop Cosmetic Factory Ginseng Center Amethyst Factory Grocery Shopping