What To Do When Korean Speaks Korean To You

Being in Korea for exchange program make me to have the opportunity to talk to Korean and sometimes even they know you do not really understand their Korean but they still speak in anyway without their realise. Kinda same theory for someone (minority?) to speak foul language when they are under extreme stress. (Not me!)

I have been feeling guilty for not updating my blog for awhile during my exam and travel period so I am thinking that I should at least draw it on paper instead of using my beloved wacom. :)

 Full view:

1. Laugh/ Smile

2. 네 (Has many different meanings depends on the context)

3. Run Away

My Korean level is still at a very blur stage. Not really skillful but still manage to guess the meaning if I use my mental power (in 100%) to listen what a Korean said. Sometimes, my mind will wander to another place if I listen to too long Korean sentences. I am talented in tuning out Korean when I am alone or I am not require to. Heh.

Going back to Malaysia soon. I want to write a post about the cafes I went during my stay in Korea. Stay tuned!

[Korea] Damyang Trip

Damyang County (Damyang-gun) is an county in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Bamboo goods and strawberries are well-known local products of this highly touristic area.

Hee. Wikipedia stuff.

Damyang is a place of bamboo and it is near to Gwangju so I decided to go there. End of story. XD 

Direction: 

=> Seoul (Central Terminal) → Gwangju (U-Square), bus every 5 to 10 minutes, (3.5 hour duration) Gwangju (U-Square) → Damyang Passenger Bus Terminal, jikhaeng (direct) bus or buses 311/322 every 10 to 20 minutes (40 minute duration) 

If you are looking for some place to go and you are near Jeollanamdo, you can go to Damyang.  The time I went there, there was a festival going on. It is called the Bamboo Festival. HA. Straight forward thingy. 

Finally I drank the Makgeolli. Taste a little bit like  Heneiken beer. Looked like white cloudy liquid. I were accepting well but my friends kinda dislike it. So, all the Makgeolli went into my golden bowl. 

The sun was burning hot so I bought the Choco ice-cream and I regretted it the second I had to suck out the chocolate by bitting the hard thick plastic. I gave up and wait for the sun melting power to melt the choco ice so I could suck it. 

See the green thing? It is a water shooting gun. My friend bought it and we were blur on how to use it at first. The little kid was more expert than us and he taught us. *facepalm*

See the moustache guy? He dragged us into the dancing parade to dance with them. We thought it was fun but after 10 minutes we wanted to leave the dancing pool, he stopped us! It was funny to me but my friends thought this was a little creepy for them. XD

Little fur-ball soldiers. (Lame naming)

Juk-No-Won 

means Green Bamboo Forest

Cute guy(?) back view?

Got a small whistle as a prize.

This made me remembered one of Stephen Chow movies. 

巴黎鐵塔翻轉再翻轉。XD

2,000 won (RM6) for a handkerchief. O.O

This lady was serving a tea session with two foreigners and I think these 2 foreigners did not understand what she had said at all. My friend helped her to translate some words to the foreigner but too bad the ahjumma used too many complicated word and my friend was tongue-tied. XD Wished to help but not sure how to translate it.

Fan making

Lee Seunggi 's was participated in this variety program before and they went here last time. Most of the hosts had been replaced. T-T

But this place still look nice for couples.

In fact, I think destination is not the main focus of their trip. Heh. Saw many couples around and they all extremely in huggy-huggy mode. 

Thought if wanna introduce this place beside Seoul and you might interested to come here if you have the chance. ^^

Korea Diary 12th-16th March

**All the photos in this post belonged to me. Please do not re-upload and take it as yours. Thank you.**

12th March 2013

Getting used to the student life here in Korea. All the students here ARE FASHIONABLE.  All the girls legs are slim and long. No joking. Their legs are LONG. Everyday play as a peeking tom to hamsup  

Because I cannot changed my short legs (pathethic, sigh I know... ><) so I went to play badminton in our university. 2,000 won for 1 hour play. Sweating out is good for body and eating after exercise is good for body too. (who say?) XD 

We strolled around the school after badminton play and talked Cantonese + mandarin + Malays (when we suspect the person in front of us was Chinese. Heh.) Suddenly a guy came out of no where showed up and asked us if we were from China. We said no and said we were from Malaysia. 

He said: " Good!  Tell me more about Malaysia! I want to know more about it! Come and sit on the bench near the pond!".

**Seriously I don't know whats he was up to and he had the suspiciously looking files hidden under his coat. And there were a lot of couples dating around the pond and what for I sat with a ahjussi (uncle) at the pond?!!!

He talked for a long time and asked a bunch of questions and the mysterious files still had not showed up so my friend and I simply told him we need to get going to meet friends to escape. I still wondered what was his intention? Weird.

13th March 2013

The weather in March was still freezing cold and the strong wind blowed never failed to make your teeth chattering. Getting used to the FREE food (Yay!) food in dormitory food. Well, it was the dorm food and sometimes the food sucked and we ended up fried chicken delivery to cure our sad stomach. XD

If you wondered where I gained my fats from. Here is it.

The books here are expensive. TT-TT 

Money gone money $$$

15th March 2013

Today my korean buddy took me to have a campus tour. We walked around the university and she explained to me some history. I don't remember them all actually. Wore skirts today since.... 2 years ago? Too used of wearing jeans and seemed to be awkward to wear skirts again. Maybe born to be manly? pffft...

Some guys and girls were playing near our school fountain and they all kinda dare each other to walk into the fountain to celebrate the spring arrival although it still freaking cold to me at that time.  

Halgeum is Korean traditional instrument and my Korean housemate showed me her halgeum skill!

It looked kinda like China Er Hu but they have some places differences. She played a few songs to us and we were impressed! Really amazed by those who have musical brain cells. I think mine.... didn't even exist before. LOL

16th March 2013

We went to Gwangju Folk Museum and Art Museum since some friends recommended us to go. Never thought I actually GOING to MUSEUM. Turned out it was an enjoyable small getaway. We saw a small forest of small maehwa and it was indeed pretty! I only see fake maehwa during CNY and nothing could beat the real one! We ventured a lot time at the Maehwa forest. Heh...

When we walked to the museum, two of my friends started to sing some chinese songs. Felt like I were on a school trip again. ^^

The entrance fee of Art museum and Folk museum were around 2,000won. 

A kind old man kindly be our tour guide of Folk Museum and he had explained a lot of the stories to us. He seems to be in his seventies and he were learning English to communicate with foreigner. *salute* 

One of the most memorable artifacts in the museum was Dutch's wife. It is a pillow that guys would use during Summer and they were willing to hug it rather than their wife because the weather was hot. Funny but I will kick my hubby if this was the case. +v+

P.s. Will upload more soon after I back from Busan. Cheers.