Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 7

April 29th 2017

ahh~ seulpeuda! this is my last day of my precious Seoul trip. My heart won't let me go back to Malaysia. I really want to stay for a few weeks more. Feel like wanna stay back in the guesthouse and buy another flight ticket to Malaysia but I'm sure my dad gonna yelled me thru phone. So far I didn't threw my tantrum at Seoul. I still in the normal state eventho sad to leave this beautiful country. After check out from the guesthouse, we went to Mango Six cafe at Sinsa. To go here, just go to Sinsa station and take the exit where you want to go to Bighit Ent. (read my previous post) then walked straight. The Mango Six cafe will be at your right side. I can said that I gonna screamed and I almost cried coz I really love to stay here. I don't said that I want to stay here forever and forgot my root, I just feel that the environment of this country is suitable for me and I easily can adapt with it. Usually, I will take some time to adapt with new environment but yeah being here makes me so happy and I hope I can further my study to one of their university. But to study here, need a tons of money and I'm not from rich fam so I need to forgot this kind of dream. After having some beverages in Mango Six cafe we when to airport early coz I'm scared if anything happen there. So it's better to reach there early right? I kinda miss korean ahjumma and ahjusshi coz they always compliment my korean language. Such a good memories that I've created with them. I'm so happy coz I got to communicate with them by using their own language. 

What I have got from my precious trip is they always take care their manner everywhere you go. Manner is an important thing in here. They really respect all people around them included tourist. As example, if you already received your food from the waitress, then you need to said "I will eat well" and "you have work hard" to the workers (please said it in korean coz ahjumma can't understand well the english language). I dunno why but I'm so touched with their manner (aww~). Second, just look at their clean environment makes me ashamed with my poor attitude. In Seoul, they really take care their environment and you really need to throw your rubbish in the dustbin or you gonna have trouble with the citizen if they saw you throw the rubbish on the ground. If you go to Cheonggyecheon stream, you won't see any rubbish on the ground coz they really take this matter seriously. This manner makes me become more aware and built new attitude in myself which is cleanliness. Hey, I don'y say that I'm a dirty person but I want to be like korean people who had good manner when it's come to rubbish thingy. Travel here makes me aware with their interesting  rules and some new technologies that they use in here. Tbh, my country is way far to be in the same level with South Korea coz they already got alot of things that are high-tech and their first class mentality of citizen. They also got cons such as they can't stand to gossipping people who are ugly and wear such an ugly clothes than them. I dunno why but I thing this kind of thing had been mindset in each korean people and that's why most of them get plastic surgery whereas they already pretty or handsome as they are.Hey, nobody perfect in the world right? So I just take whatever that can make myself change to a better person and I just leave all bad things that I seen and got in Seoul.

So here, this is the final chapter of my 2017 Seoul trip. Hope you enjoy reading all posts bout my trip and sorry for my poor writng coz I'm not fluently in english since this is my second language. But gonna improve it day by day. Thank you for reading the entire 7 days of my trip. Ah yeah hopefully I can be there for my second trip for the next 5 or 4 years after I'm finishing my bachelor's degree.

annyeonghi gaseyo!

Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 6

Hi, hello, annyeong! first of all, sorry for the late post coz I'm too busy lately. I got no free time to update my blog and usually I'll update it at 1am before I'm going to sleep. So here, my journey for the second last day before I'm going back to Malaysia (uhuuu).

April 28th 2017 (Friday)

-Haneul Park

-Coex Artium

Have you heard bout Haneul Park? For me, this is my first time hear it and it such a bless I know bout this place. How I know this place? Okey lemme tell you the story. While searching best places in Seoul for my precious trip. I just wondering does Seoul got any beautiful park that I can visit? I remember there was a beautiful park where Running Man ever shooting their scene I dunno which episode but what I'm remember in that episode the guest were Hong Jonghyun, Nam Joohyuk and any other handsome rookie actor. They shoot at this beautiful playground but when I searched the place it's so far than Seoul. So I can't make it there. Then I saw some gardens that located near Seoul. One of them are Haneul Park. There are alot of park beside Haneul Park which are Pyeonghwa park, Noeul Park, Nanjicheon Park and Nanji Hangang Park. All of these gardens located at World Cup Stadium area. Since I went to Haneul Park, then I gonna explain all bout Haneul Park. Haneul means sky. You need to climb the stairs to reach Haneul Park. So no wonder the name is Haneul Park right? It's the higher park. Haneul Park consists of vast grassland located at the highest elevation of the 5 parks. The park's pasture is covered with eulalias and wild flowers in their most natural state. Five wind-powered generators provide power to the park and the park's maintenance office. Once a mountain of garbage, it is now a green hill with 22 lookout points offering breathtaking views of Seoul, including the N Seoul Tower, Bukhansan Mountain, and Hangang River. Tall tress are line the parks to provide shades and serve as resting spots for visitors. As a popular spot to enjoy the sight of eulalias, the park usually remains open until late in the evening during the Eulalia Festival period. 

I went during spring season so the eulalias were not grew up at that time. It's just started to growth because the spring season gonna come to the end soon. Such a bad time I choose to visit here. It's okay then, the park still beautiful with all beautiful spots for my memorable photos.

How to go here?

You need to walk off at World Cup Stadium (line 6) and take exit 1. From exit 1, turn right and go around the stadium. Follow the big road and turn left to cross the street at the 4-way intersection. You'll see the Haneul Park signage at the parking lot. In parking lot area,there is a shuttle bus station that you can use to the top. Alternatively,you can take the zig-zag stairway, which precisely 291 stairs to finally arrive at Haneul Park. For me anf my friend, we just climbed the stairs. It's good for your health tho.

You gonna be shock coz there are not too many foreigners know bout these parks and most of the visitors are korean people. Make sure to be here before 12pm coz it's gonna be hot since the sun already appear on your head (Is it right?)

Address: 487-48 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

 서울특별시,마포구,상암동 487-48 

yeah I'm feeling like in k-drama here. Feel like Lee Jongsuk coming and take me away. (oh god that imagination)

Move to the next destination which is SMTown Coex Artium. My friend's favourite spot. I admit I love to go here to but to many high school girls here. What I can say for this place is, it is the museum for SMTown artists. You can see their trophies which they had won in previous comebacks in all music broadcast, music awards and etc. You also can take photos with all SM Town artists faces as your background. Feels excited right?! (gonna feel excited if you an SMTown-family). They got cafe in here which known as The SUM cafe. You can see a lot of greetings and autograph from all SM artists on the table and chair (it's not vandalism thingy. It's just a design, okey? hahahah). They also got a theater which is 3D theater. Feel like you meet them face to face. Coz it's 3D and everything look real in there. Oh! it's free of charge and you just need your money when you wanna eat at The Sum cafe and theater ticket.

How to go here?

You need to go to Samseong station (line 2) and take exit 6. Nahh you will see the fab building with damn good design. So fucking easy right? hahahaha I might not go here for my another trip coz I'm not into SM family so much. But this place is good. YG need do like this also so I will sleep in there for a day only (I admit the security guard gonna pull me out from the building). Btw it's such an interesting place for k-poppers. SERIOUSLY!

Address:513 Yeongdong-daero,Samseong 2-dong,Gangnam-gu,Seoul,South Korea.

서울특별시,강남구,삼성 2-동,513 영동대로 

Do you see Chanyeol there? yeah I'm talking to chanyeol at that time (someone call doctor and take this crazy girl to the hosp)

So these are the places that I went during my second last day. After we went to Coex artium, we went to Ewha shopping street again to treat ourselves with some korean foods before we fly to Malaysia tomorrow. We went back to guesthouse early than usually coz we need to packing all things and sleep early. 

again, sorry for late post!

Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 5

April 27th 2017 (Thursday)

-Namsan Tower
-Bukchon Hanok village
-Namdaemun
-Myeongdong
-Cat Cafe

Got another 1 day before we went back to Malaysia. uuu~ so sad. I really want to stay here for a long time and explore all things in here. Maybe next time. Pray for me, guys! I want to be here again. We departed from guesthouse at 9am to Namsan Tower. To go here, we stopped at Myeongdong station line 4 and took Exit 3  to Namsan Tower Cable Car. 

While walking here, there was a girl who worked at the cosmetic shop known as The Saem. She gave us free masks then we won't take it since yeah you know if you take it, then you need to walked inside their shop. So we really want to go Namsan tower ASAP coz we got another places to visit. She forced us to walked inside. We can't do anything and just wandering around the shop. That shop is not that large so she followed us and explained some skin care products then she forced us to buy the cosmetic set. Which cost for 50,000won. Ergh! that's too expensive and we need to buy souvenier for our family yet she told us to buy this cosmetic set. I said "we really don't have money right now and we need to go to Namsan tower". But she still forced us like hell then she offered us, if we bought this skin care set, then she will give a lot of The Saem's sample. We be like... why we need these samples coz both of us already used another skin care product. I used face shop product whereas my friend used the skin care that specially for sensitive skin.We want to walked out from here, but at the same time, we felt sympathy. So, as final result and I'm too tired too debated with that girl, so yeah we paid for the skin care set. Such a waste! From that day, I got that fobia when saw any The Saem's shop or product. (hahahah too dangerous for me).

Okey, continue to Namsan Tower story. We went there by walking. So again, please wear comfortable shoes if you want to go here by walking coz you need to walk on the hilly road. After walked out from Exit 3, make sure you meet seven eleven convenient store infront you. If you already found it then walk ahead till arrive at Pacific Hotel. Choose the right side alley and continue walking. You will see the second seven eleven convenient store at the right side alley that I wrote just now. Continue walking straight until find a small junction where you need to turn right briefly. After that, turn left before continue going straight. The next part will be more tiring coz the road getting more uphill. Just keep walking until reach to Namsan Cable Car Station. Okey guys, you already arrived to Namsa Cable Car Station. Not the Namsan Tower.(heheheh gotcha!). To reach Namsan Tower you need to but ticket to ride the cable car. It's better to buy for round trip which cost  6,300won. After that, wait for the cable car to come. The worker will assist you while you ride the cable car. So don't worry, you won't fall from the cable car. It takes 10 mins to arrived to Namsan Tower. As you already know, there are lot of padlock that have been locked by some tourist while there visiting Namsan tower. I got no intention to make one coz yeah I kinda lazy for this thingy. We went into the Namsan Tower. Since we already bought the ticket thru online so we just brought the ticket then showed to the worker. We need to ride an elevator. Before that, they will asked us to make some pose coz they want to take our photo. After ride the elevator, they will showed us the photo that they already took just now.(Kinda fast right?). But we won't buy it cuz we really need to save our money at that time. Tbh, there was nothing in the Namsan Tower. All its has only binoculars to look for beautiful view of Seoul from highest floor of Namsan tower. I thought it's free since we already paid for the ticket. Hell no. You need to put 500won if you want to used that binocular. We didn't used it coz yeah I'm not to excited or really want to see the view thru binocular. Then they also sell some souvenier up there. Kinda expensive but if you want to buy it, just buy. Okey? We stay there bout 20 mins then we went to the elevator and ride it to go to the first floor which is the lobby of Namsan Tower. In my opinion, I won't encourage y'all to enter this tower coz there's nothing in here. It's not too interesting as I expected. Tbh, places outside the tower are more interesting and got beautiful view.

Address: 105 Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan 2-ga dong,Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시,용산구,용산 2가-동,남산공원길 105

This is one of my photo at Namsan Tower. Look at those padlocks. So beautiful.

Finish for Namsan Tower. We went to Bukchon Hanok village. It's a traditional korean place and you can see a lot of tourist and citizens wearing hanbok instead of Gyeongbokgung area. There are a lot of favourite spot for us to take photos but unfortunately I can't find one. I dunno why maybe my eyes a little bit tired at time. (muahaha just joking). However, it's still a resident area. So you need to keep quiet and don't make any noise that can disturb the resident. Oh! don't ever dare to enter the house. Please take care your manner while visit here. Korean people are so sensitive with manner. I really love with the way they built the house. It's so vintage and I hope to own one of these houses. (So that mean's I need to married with korean guy?) . We had a churos while walking here. It's been a long time I'm not eat churros. Last time, I eat this thing during my internship days. Then I didn't bought it till the day I eat it again in Seoul.There are two ways to reach here:
1) Go to Anguk station line 3 and take Exit 2 then walk straight. 
2) Go to Gyeongbokgung Palace station line 3 and take Exit 5. Walk for 10-15 mins along the stone wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace to the starting point of Samcheongdong walkway.

Address: Gyedong gil 37, Gahoeng, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시,종노구,가회동,계동길37

Next destination is Namdaemun again! yeah we went to Namdaemun to bought some souveniers for our friends and fam. Then we headed to Myeongdong. Namdaemun to Myeongdong is not so far. We went there and had our late lunch at Busan Jib restaurant. It's a halal restaurant. There are many Malaysian eat in here. No wonder they love eat here. The kimchi is sooooo delicious! Seriously, it's the most delicious kimchi that I ever had in Seoul. Ahjumma jjang! Eat there make me feels like eating homemade meal. I recommended this restaurant to all of you. After that, we went to Cat cafe since my friend really want to go there. Know what, all cats there were so fat and cute! But we can't touched them so sudden coz they can get shock then attack you. So becareful while playing with cats. There are some cats that wear chain with different colour. Some color means these cats can't be disturbed. Let it alone and don't follow them or you will be attack by their sharp claws. The tickets to enter here is not that expensive I think. It's 8 000won per person including beverages. As usual, I choose orange juice! Before you play with them, the worker on duty will explain the rules and regulation in the cafe. Don't worry, they good in english language. We spend like an hour,then we went to Myeongdong street to find some street food. For me, of course, hotteok and gyeran ppang! Then we headed back to guesthouse. It's early than other days. We're so tired and sleep early. Tbh, everyday we sleep early and sometimes we forgot to bathing (hey hey hey! I take bathing but after I woke up from sleep. Like ermm 2am or 3am. Thanks to water heater or I'll be ice cube) To go to Myeongdong, it's the same pathway how you go to Namsan Tower. But the Exit gonna be different. Take exit 6 or 8. For k-poppers, if you want to feel like a heaven for a while, do visit Myeongdong shopping spot undergroung coz there are too many k-pop thingy there. You gonna be crazy while visit there. So control yourself (heheheh). Honestly, to go to Cat Cafe is a little bit confusing since there are lot of shops and streets. But don't worry, you will meet the Cat mascot and he/she will show you the way. To go there, take Exit 6 of Myeongdong station then immediately take the road at your left. Keep walking till you find BSX. Then, turn to the right and you will see the Banila co. outlet located there. keep walking and tadaaa! you have arrive to your destination. While for Busan Jib restaurant's direction, from Exit 6 or 8 you need to find Uniqlo at your right side which is opposite the Nature Republic. Just walk straight till you find Apple Frisbee on your right. This restaurant is located with the same street with Apple Frisbee.

Myeongdong evening from my phone's view.
Address: Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시,중구,명동

p/s: that thing in the box is not a towel. It's a cat! so fluffy.
Address: 66-4 Chungmuro 2-ga, Chungmuro 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시,중구,충무로 2-가,66-4 충무로 2-가

Look delicous right? I think I'm ordered Miso soup(?) at that time. 
Opening hours: 10am to 10pm daily
Address: 11-4 Myeongdong 8-gil, Myeongdong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul South Korea
서울특별시,중구,명동 2가,11-4명동 8-길

Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 4

April 26th 2017 (Wednesday)

-Itaewon

-Namdaemun

-Dongdaemun

-Cheonggyecheon

We woke up from our sweet dream at 8am and have a breakfast with other Malaysia backpackers together. Accidentally, have a breakfast together. They're 5 friends and travel as a group whereas me and my friend, just us.I hope I can travel to Seoul again with my besties. Hopefully! Okey we wrapped up our breakfast at 9am (tto! watched korean variety show. I dunno why but I feel excited watching korean shows in their country. Is it weird? hahahah). Okey guys, Let's get it.

Tbh, Itaewon is so far because I almost slept in the train.It can be an hour or maybe 45 minutes til you arrived Itaewon from Apgujeong station.Itaewon is an area where all rich people such as foreign people (mostly) hangout there coz most of the things they sell are quite expensive. So, if you see any souvenier at the street, please bear your lust coz you can buy it at Namdaemun and Insadong. Namdaemun got a lot of souvenier and also delicious street food (my hotteok and gyeran ppang!) To go here, you need to take Itaewon station at line 6. Then take exit 3. There are a lot of restaurant and bar in here. Our aim in Itaewon was to go to Itaewon mosque and also halal restaurant. It is a must to visit Itaewon mosque (especially Muslim tourist) and perform our prayer there. This chance won't easily come. Forgot to tell you that, Itaewon roads are mostly hilly road. Danng! wear a comfortable shoes okay? Plus, the mosque located on the hilly road. yeah we just bear it since we really want to go there. Oops! before went there, we grab our lunch first. We went to Makan Halal Restaurant which located near the mosque. yeah again, I forgot what i had ordered while eating there. I think... its bibimbap set.

I'm a little be surprised coz I didn't took any photo at here. Maybe coz I'm to hungry then I can't think anything else except food. (This photo is from Google). They can speak a little bit english. So, don't worry how to ordering food coz they can understand english very well plus the service is nice. I hope to visit this restaurant again here. The side dishes were so delicious. It kinda different than other korean restaurants that exist in my country except if the owner of the restaurant is korean. I never go to any korean restaurant that owned my pure korean coz its kinda hard to find one here. I heard there is one which known as Sweetree. You can just google the restaurant for further information. The meal set that I ate here is 10 000won below. Kinda cheap right? Hey! don't exchange the price while traveling coz you will feel burden. Plus, the meal set's portion kinda large and can eat for 2 people actually. Just add the rice if you want to share with friends.
Here the address of Makan Halal restaurant:
52 Usadon-ro 10-gil, Hannam-dong,Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시,영산구,한남동,52 우사단로 10길

After walked out from Exit 3, just follow the instruction as you want to go to Itaewon mosque because the direction is same.(Read the direction for Itaewon mosque below). Turn right when you reach the entrance of the mosque and walked further along the lane facing the entrance mosque and you will find it on your right.(Don't enter the entrance of the mosque. Just turn right if you have reach there).

After eat the delicious meal here, we went to the mosque. Performed prayer and take some time to rest before moved to the next destination which is Namdaemun. The mosque is so big. For non-muslim, for your information, we need to take 'wudhu' ' before perform our prayer. At that time, the temperature was 15 degree celcius or plus minus 15 degree celcius. So the water was so cold. It can make your hand frozen. Serious talk, the water's temperature was no joke at that time. By hooked by crooked, we need to bear with that coolness. For women, our prayer's place at the second floor. So we need to climbed the stairs till the second floor. The view from second floor was so beautiful. You can see the decoration of the mosque. Sorry guys, I can't take photos in there coz they won't allowed us to do that. I just took photo infront the Itaewon mosque. 

To go here, we walked straight from Exit 3 til reached the end of the block.(Till you meet the lane to the right). Then, from the lane, we turned right and walk up straight  till met the road that split become two junctions. We took the left junction and walked till find the halal butcher on the left side. From here, turn left and tadaa! we already reached in front the mosque entrance.
Address: 732-21 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu,Seoul,South Korea
서울특별시,용산구,한남동,72-21

Enough for Itaewon mosque. We went to Namdaemun. which is the biggest market and they sell a lot of clothes, foods and also souvenier for us to bring back to our country. I don't have long explaination for Namdaemun. You can get a good quality of clothes here. I ever bought Supreme sweater which is the original one. I asked the ahjumma for the price in korean language. Since they can't understand well english. Originally, she gave me 20,000won but then coz I'm really good in korean language so she gave me discount and the price become 17,000won. I'm a little bit impressed when that ahjumma said my korean language is good. Tbh, I just learn some basic korean language only and yeah I have learnt this language since 2013. So I can said like 65% fluently? So moral of the story, we need to learn their language coz you will get a lot of benefits while travel here. I also bought a traditional korean cake. It's made of honey, flour and they put almonds and nuts. It's delicious and chewy.Oh! the sellers around here are good with Malay language. Double surprised from me. Someone ever talked to us in Malaysia language such as "apa khabar?", "cari apa?" and etc. I thought my ears got some problem or I miss my country already but yeah its real tho. They spoke Malay language at that time. We just laughed and compliment their effort to approach us in our language.
Address:21, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil,Jung-gu,Seoul
 서울특별시 중구 남대문시장4길 21 (남창동)
To go here, we stopped at Hoehyeon station which is line 4 and yeah you can see the signboard to go to Namdaemun market.

 

source: google.
Sorry again guys, I got no photo for Namdaemun.

Next, we went to Dongdaemun. Dongdaemun also got market which is mostly they sell clothes. The time operation for this night market is 24 hours. So yeah you can shopping till you faint here. It's affordable and avoid buy the souvenier here coz you can get the most cheapest price at Namdaemun in Insadong. We got no time to go to Insadong. So maybe next time? They also sell a lot of accessories. So yeah girls? what are you waiting for? bring you boyfriend there! There is a place that is so famous which is Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). This place is so near with the subway station. There are two ways to go to Dongdaemun :
1)  Near Exit #14, Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, Subway Line 2, 4, & 5
2) Near Exit #8 or #9, Dongdaemun Station, Subway Line 1, & 4.

Read the signboard first if you wanna go to DDP before walked to night market. Okey?

Omg, forgot to tell you the most famous stream in Dongdaemun. It's Cheonggyecheon stream. There are a lot of people will hangout there or dating along the Cheonggyecheon stream. Yeah, whose don't have boyfriend, don't feel too lonely or jealous coz you can go with your friends. (hey! me also got no namja chingu! so yeah, we're in the same boat). You can go to Cheonggyecheon by walk from DDP or also from mall known as APM. Its kinda near with APM. At DDP, they provide a map and you can search where to go to Cheonggyecheon. If you want to go to Cheonggyecheon separate from the day you went to Dongdaemun, then you can go to City Hall station (subway line 1,2) and take Exit 4. Then walk to the north to Cheonggye Plaza. The stream located under the bridge. So, you will find the stairs to go down to Cheonggyecheon. For me and my friend, we went to Cheonggyecheon in the same day with Dongdaemun coz we got a lot of places to go for another 2 days excluded the day we went back to Malaysia. I just followed the direction that they gave on the map that shown at DDP.

feeling like a model for a while. (hahahah). Actually, I'm shivering at this time coz it's so windy and the temperature tryna killing me. Hey, there was a groom and a bride make a photoshoot for their wedding. Omg, the bride just wore that wedding dress which is not to much layer. I feel sympathy for her coz she need to bear with the windy night.on that time. Hopefully, the photos come out well and beautiful. 

This is Cheonggyecheon at night. I dunno why maybe we need to go here on day time. If you go at night you go nothing to see plus they didn't show the fountain! ergh! I'm a little bit.disappointed at this time.

Dongdaemun address: Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

서울특별시,중그,을지로 6-가

So that's all for my day 4. Kinda the most tiring day for us. Please wait for my others entries and soon I'm gonna write my review for any k-drama that I already watched. Sorry for the late post coz my new semester just started plus I'm gonna conduct a tutor class for korean language.

Thank you and good night!

Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 3

April 24th 2017 (Tuesday)

-Agency tour

-Ewha university shopping street.

It's day 3 guys! Another 4 days more. So bear with me for another upcoming 4 entries. For this day, we planned to go to agencies that we really want to go. Make sure to research which agencies that you wanna visit because there are so many agencies here because there are too many k-idols that you really want to accidentally meet right? yeah guys, I have an interesting story. Later, I will tell you okay? We departed from guesthouse a little bit late since the feel of exhaustion from Everland still there. I even can't stand carefully because I'm so tired. So we departed at 10am after watching some variety shows from tv. The wheather was so nice at that time. I really love that day. Feel like wanna stay here for a long time (seriously guysss). So first agency that we went was BigHit Entertainment. Since BigHit Entertainment located at Sinsa. It means both station are in the same line(Line 3). So don't transfer to any station okey! Its take not more than 15 mins to arrived there since Sinsa is one stopped after Apgujeong. We took Exit 1 and walked out from there. 

There, at Sinsa, I don't know maybe only me that felt there were to many people who wearing mask that look like traineers. Seriously guys, their style so into k-idols.Yeah, we just ignore them since I don't know them well. Actually we got lost when searching the building. I didn't found any blog that shows direction to BigHit. So I need to discovered on my own. I just use google map and count how many junctions that I must passed or entered. Its so fucking hard tho.Following what I have written on my travel book (yeah, you need this guys if you're backpacker. So you will remember your itinerary) After walked from Exit 1, We need to continue walked about 8 mins till we passed the 5th junction then turn right from there. After that we need to turn left from the second junction(you will find the second junction after you turn right. I counted the junction that I've passed by).But still, we can't find where the exact BigHit building. We just wandering around the neighbourhood.There are a lot of agencies there such as NH Media, TOP Media and also CJ&M Ent. Suddenly I felt so excited but after that felt stress because I can't found where is the precious building of BigHit.Oh! I forgot to tell you. while searching BigHit, make sure you wear comfort shoes because you gonna walk on hilly road. Yeah, BigHit Entertainment located on the hilly road. Kinda hurt my legs.But don't worry guys, I found the agency because I met to many tourist walked opposite us. I mean we wanna walked down from the hilly road. But then, I found other tourists walked up through hilly road. So it must be they got the same purpose with me right. So I just followed them then based on the BigHit address, nah! I found it! Actually they also don't know where the exact location of BigHit Entertainment. Muahahaha! give a big applause to me! (joke man!)

I'm a little bit shocked when saw the signboard. Its full with cheers and greetings from BTS's fans and the important part is the writing is in Malaysian language. Omo, BTS got a lot of Malaysian fans, I guess (including me and my friend). I wanna give you the exact direction to go here, but as you already know (if you an ARMY or multifandom or even care about BTS) they already moved into new building. So why I need to give you their old address right since they don't go here anymore. After took some photos infront here, we walked back to Sinsa station for another agencies. While walking, I saw two BigHit staff up there. Drinking coffee. They saw me then one of the staff said "annyeonghi gaseyo"(goodbye). Omo! I'm so excited. hahaha. Can you imagine if BTS said that? i just look at them and smiled. After that walked away with my friend. Incase you wanna know the old address, here I give you :

13-20,16-gil,Dosan-daero,Nonhyeon 1-dong,Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
서울 특별시,강남구,논현 1동,도산대로,16-길,13-20

So move to another company. Its Starship Entertainment. I really like Monsta X because they're so swag and talented. I can't tell you who is my bias because all of them are bias wrecker.Later I will write about Monsta X bio.Their choreography never makes me feel unsatisfied. The choreography is suitable with the songs, You need to check all Monsta X songs. Other than Monsta X, I love Sistar too. Yeah, as you guys already know Sistar already disbanded. Feel sad because they give such a great summer vibes. Hope other idols can follow Sistar steps after this. Hopefully! I also in love with Yoo Seungwoo's sweet voice. You also need to check his songs too. Its great for lullaby or for relieve stress. Okey, enough with k-idols promotion. Starship is kinda near with Sinsa station. Plus, its easy to find it. You can go to Starship Entertainment websites if you want know the direction of the building. From Sinsa we went to Eonju station line 9 and walked to Exit 1 or 8. Then, walked straight till you find the building that has 'Starship' label. You also can stop at Sinnonhyeok station at the same line with Eonju and take Exit 4. But the agency gonna be at your opposite. So its easy to take Eonju station and choose either Exit 1 or 8. There are alot of company in that building. Not only Starship, there are Cre.Ker Ent. , Plan A Ent, KingKong Ent. and etc. I bet you wondering who idols under these agencies right? Lemme tell you. Are you familiar with Joo Hakyeon? yeah that Produce 101 traineer. He's under Cre.Ker Entertainment. This agency is belong to LOEN entertainment. Soon, Joo Hakyeon goona debut with new boy group called as The Boyz. So yeah, lucky me to visit this before they debut.Is it lucky? cuz I didn't spotted anyone there.Only a beautiful girl with long legs and wore mask. I hope she's one of Sistar's members. From the figure, it looks like Dasom.Just a figure ok. Not confirm it. Lol) Plan A Entertainment got Apink! yeah Apink. In 2015, this agency was under Cube Entertainment. But then, LOEN entertainment take this agency to be the independent subsidiary. So yeah, it's under LOEN also(LOEN Ent. so fucking rich!). Not only Apink, they got Huh Gak and Victon. KingKong Entertainment is company that produce actor/actress. I bet if I tell you who gonna be in KingKong Ent, you must scream right?(Is it over to scream coz of this? hahaah) For this agency they got LEE KWANG SOO! It's the giraffe y'all. Not only our giraffe, they got Kim Bum, LEE DONG WOOK!, and also PARK MIN WOO (Ohh god! handsome guys in there!). Actually, there are a lot and I just know these handsome guys. KingKong Entertainment is under Starship.
Address: 4F,151,Starhill Building,Bogeunsa-ro,Gangnam-gu,Seoul,South Korea
서울특별시, 강남구 봉은사 151 스타힐빌딩 4층

Dangg! me infront Starship building. I thought Monsta X gonna be infront the building (Can I be a lucky fan for once? I thought I already be once.Oh wait, I think I already a lucky fan? Later I'll explain)

Move to the next destination. kyaa~ If I told you the next agency, you gonna explode!(Is it too over? hahaah). We when to YG Entertainment. Since I'm YG Stan, so I really excited and can't wait to go there. Deep in my heart, I hope I can met any YG artists but yeah, its just my dream because my luck not that strong on that day.I just got to see Winner's poster in GS25 mart infront YG building.Tbh, this is the farther than other agencies. YG's website also haven't put the location of their building just like Starship Entertainment. So I need to discovered on my own.To go here, we went to Hapjeong station line 6 and took Exit 8.Okey this gonna be difficult to digest because we need to look around for the landmark or we gonna lost in the middle of Hapjeong. 

• First, we need to passed by Hotel Circle and SK Gas station. Yeah you gonna see the SK gas station on your right side.But I can't find the Hotel Circle. Nevermind. as long as you discovered SK gas so move to next steps.
• We kept walking until reach Lee Mart which is just across the Proud Apartment.That means, the Lee Mart gonna be opposite of Proud Apartment.We need to go to Lee Mart.
• Next, from Lee Mart,turn right then cross the street towards Proud Apartment which is on the left side.(make sure to find the Proud Apartment entrance.Don't walk in just stay infront the entrance. Okay?)
• From Proud Apartment you will see a street sign 'Huiujeong-ro 1-gil' If you found that sign that means you are near with YG building.
• YG Entertainment is on the same side as Proud Apartment. If you YG stan then you know how the shape of YG building, right? So keep searching. If you can't find the building, find the GS25 mart and Kimchi Museum which is the yellow color building. Both these places are opposite YG building. yeah! you already arrived at YG Entertainment (YG stan mood activated!)

Oh god! I really happy to arrived there. Like wanna walking straight into YG building and make my own YG mini tour. But yeah, they got security guard tho plus there are two girls waiting their oppa also (I guess). When I took this photo they looked at me like they wanna eat me.So after bought banana milk from that precious GS25 mart, we when to the next destination. Tbh, I went to YG building on the next day because on this day (April 24th),we already wasted our time to find Fantagio Entertainment at Yeoksam. Woah, its kinda difficult to find the building. For who didn't know about Fantagio Entertainment, they produced artist such as ASTRO, WEKIMEKI and Hello Venus(previously they from Pledis) and also Seo Kang Joon is under Fantagio also.My friend really want to go there so we try to find the building but dunno where the hell its located. The address said it located at Yeoksam area but then some ASTRO fans said it located at Hakdeong. Seriously I dunno where the hell they hide the building. Plus, Fantagio staff won't let people to take photo or wait their idols infront the building. Tbh, we took like 3 hours to find Fantagio building. But hey it such a great experience because you can take a long walk at Yeoksam area. If anyone know where Fantagio Entertainment located, kindly comment below because I need to bring my friend again to Fantagio!
Here YG Entertainment address:
Address: 397-5 Hapjeong-dong,Mapo-gu,Seoul,South Korea
서울트별시,마포구,합정동 397-5

So skipped my tour to YGE and focus to my story about Fantagio. We need to gave up since its already late plus we need to go to JYPE and FNCE. The best part is, both these agencies are so close plus SME also located near these building. I didn't go there coz I'm no that hardcore fan of SM Town fam. We just skipped going there plus we will go to Coex Artium which act like SM family museum.From Yeoksam, we went to Apgujeong Rodeo station which is line 2 and take Exit 2. Before reached at Apgujeong Rodeo station you need to make a transfer at Bundang Line (arasseo?). I love this station because they promote Got7! I got photos with Got7 stand(hahahahah).After walked from Exit 2, you will arrive at Galleria Department (at the East).You need to look for all the landmark that I have stated here then you can arrive there.It's kinda difficult to find the landmark coz there are alot of buildings. Oh! know what, the buildings there are so BEAUTIFUL. I really like the design. It looks like vintage theme. Along the road, you can find a statue(I dunno how to explain this. kinda teddy bear statue?) with each different color and each statue represent different group.No wonder k-poppers will go crazy when go there.The main road next to us are Apgujeong-ro.We took a stroll for about 20 mins till saw the Citibank at the cross junction of next big road which known as Dosan daero. That Dosan daero signboard gonna be at you side so don't look at your opposite side. We turn left and walk along Dosan daero and found Korea Post Office. We turn left into the small street named Dosan daero 85-gil which is the small street between Korea Post Office and grey metallic building. While you walk you gonna see the JYPE,SME, and FNCE signboard. So we went to JYPE first because I can't wait to go there! We just walked through the street where the signboard shown the direction. Just walk straight and TADAA! JYPE! Infront JYPE, there is Dunkin Donut and full of JYP stans. So I'm not that brave to go inside there so we just stand outside there. We wait for a while coz we felt a little bit tired. After that, we need to move to FNCE, while wallked infront JYPE, hehhh! I saw someone in sleeveless shirt with cap infront the car under JYP building. I felt menboong for a while then I just smiled. That muscle body really look like Jackson! Seriously I don't make a story. It's fact!I see that guy.OMG! what a lucky day.(hahahaah wuhuu!)Once again, SERIOUSLY HE LOOK LIKES JACKSON. OH GOD, LET IT BE JACKSON!

Lets move to FNCE! to go there we walked back at the starting point where the signboard of these 3 big companies is located. To go there we need to walked straight. After like 10 mins, we arrived infront FNCE. Guess what, there are lot of fans waiting their fav idols infront the gate. We kinda shy plus scared if they scolded us coz yeah you know some K-fans didn't like foreigner at all but most of them are okey with it. I can't spotted anyone there only fans with their handmade banner.FNCE is one of my childhood memories. Korean idols who bring me into k-pop world is FT Island. They are so great with good performance and good music. My bias in FT Island keep changing I dunno who gonna be my bias wrecker. But now, I hope they gonna shine like other passed years when they got recognized well with good music. I don't say that current FT Island song not as good as before, but I prefer good songs such as Hello Hello, Severely,Love Sick and etc. You need to check it out mann!

Ah! I forgot to tell you. While searching these companies, we found Highlight's company. I know most of you know about Highlight right? It's their new name after they decided to leave CubeEnt. The company's name known as Around Us. Actually, I didn't know about their company. Thanks to my friend cuz she told me about this. I got the photo but yeah you know my phone's prob right?(kindly refer to my previous entry. I already wrote bout my black history of my phone).

So yeah, the Highlight's company. Ahh~ suddenly miss to walk here.

Move to the next destination, we went to Ewha shopping street. To go here, we went to Ewha station line 2 and took Exit 2. Ewha is just like Hongdae. They sold alot of affordable clothes since students mostly go there since Ewha Uni is located there. Plus, there are lot of cafe and restaurant also. When we arrived there, its already night so we just planning to eat some street food which can be eat by us(Halal food).I love hotteok so much! and also 'gyeran ppang' (its egg bread). Ahh! suddenly craving for these food. This is my recommended street food. Anywhere around Seoul, you need to eat these street food at least once or maybe twice or maybe can be many times.

It's large than I expected and the price.... ergh ha! 1000won. Or maybe 3000won. Mianhae! I forgot bout this already. I ever go to one of korean restaurant in here but we when there the day where I visit YGE. That restaurant known as Nipong Naepong. Since I really craving for jjampong for a long time so we went here. Its normal if you see a lot of korean people eat there because its South Korea tho. Don't scared just wait infront the door and the staff will assist you to your seat. I ordered jjampong with Level 1 spiciness. I'm not that brave to go for level 3 eventho I really like to eat spicy foods.

Tadaa! this is my precious jjampong! the delicious scale from me ermm I will give 10/10! Seriously, its delicious as hell. Since I can't eat meat in here so jjampong is the safest food coz it contain mostly seafood. Seriously recommended! Nipong Naepong. They got another type of jjampong also and my friend ordered another type of jjampong (yeah I forgot the name already) Its delicous too. Kinda like spagetti carbonara. 

Okey! I think this is my story for day 3. Kindly wait for another story and sorry for the late post coz I kinda busy since my next semester gonna start next week. So I feel like to hibernate my self before I starting my student uni's life.

Happy reading and thank you!

Korea Travelog 2k17: Day 2

April 24th 2017 (Monday)

-Everland
-Yang Good Halal BBQ restaurant

Everland address: 199 Everland-ro,Pogog-eup,Cheoin-gu,Yongin-si,Gyeonggi-do,South Korea
경기도 용인시 처인구 포곡읍 에버랜드로 199 (포곡읍)

We already planned to exempted a day just for Everland since there are too many things that we need to do in Everland. Everland is the largest outdoor theme park in South Korea. You can't finishing all games in the Everland for half day actually. You need the whole day to complete the Everland tour. Actually I had that Everland's map but i dunno where it go. I dunno where I put it after shown it to my dad. Maybe I've thrown them into the bin already? OMG! Hopefully not. For transportation, I planned to go with bus since I had researched all the impossible transportation to go there. But I didn't know that they got subway station to go there. So we just proceed with subway. If I'm not mistaken,you need to transfer to Yongin Ever Line from Bundang line (need to transfer at Giheung station and I'm forget which color it is) and Jeondae Everland station is the last station for Yongin Ever line station. You can check the station by using the app that I already told in previous entry. We woke up at 7am since we need to departed early. The estimation time that I got from that app I used, its said 1 hour and 30 mins for Apgujeong station to Jeongdae Everland station. So we already wasting our time in the subway already. Its better to departed early. Make sure your t-money got enough money in it. We grab a kimbab while waiting the train.

After an hour 30 mins passed, we arrived at Jeondae Everland station. No need to worry how to go to Everland after arrived there because they got shuttle bus to go to Everland. IT'S FREE GUYS. So just ride it okay. You also can use English language to the worker who worked at Everland because their English is not bad tho (trust me, I've tried this! hhahahaha) I didn't know many people went to Everland in week days such as Monday. Its Monday tho. The first day of the week,so people gonna busy to catching train to go to their workplace or schools. Eventho its monday, there are so many people there. I dunno either its public holiday or not in here. There are so many people who queue to enter the theme park. Thanks to their systematic system, they got a lot of counter so no need to wait for a long time. We already purchase the ticket through online. It way more cheap than you buy at Everland coz they got discount too! But there are some places that we can't enter such as Caribbean bay. Mostly we got play all of the games but not for Caribbean Bay. Its okay then, we also didn't planned to get our clothes wet on that day.

So the entrance really look like this. (I will use google photos based on what I've seen there ONLY)
Okay guys, I already searched for that Everland map that I had before this. I dunno where it go. Maybe I've thrown it into bin already (I'm so sorry!!) 

The map similarly like this one. But they don't have that label thingy instead they listed the games around Everland for visitors at the back of the map. They labelled the place by using numbers as example for number 1 the games is roller coaster. So by using the map you need to find where the exact place of roller coaster. Don't worry you won't misguided because there're too many visitors till night. Make sure you already grab your breakfast and have another food for your lunch because its difficult to find a complete meal in here. They mostly sell street food (?) thingy. You will starving for the whole day if you won't have your breakfast.

Since there are too many visitors so we need to queue for a long time (we ever queue for an hour, guys! goshh my legs). As a result, we only get to play some games because we need to go back to Seoul. Its already 4pm or 5pm at that time. So its better to moves right now since we didn't know this place exactly. Next time, I'll make sure to go here till night. (hehehh).

I need to wait for an hour and 40 mins to ride this. Ah! btw, that oppa who take care for this game is soooo handsome (annyeong oppppa).

This is the fucking scariest games that I ever ride. I swear I won't ride this kind of games anymore. Seriously! its so scary. I rather enter ghost house than play this game (ergh!). At that time, I sat beside a korean guy ( he got girlfriend already okay). When that thing rolling like hell, that guy screams like he gonna lost his voice on that day. I pray his voice got no problem after ride this game. Ouhh he look like he gonna cried. (hahahahahah)

This one not bad. I love this cuz its make my stomach ticklish (hahahahah)

This games is not that scary than that roller coaster wood thingy ( I suddenly forgot the name). There is a korean guy that ride this roller coaster with us. After the roller coaster stopped, he can't walk straightly. I fucking laughing hardly to him. seriously, he is so funny. aigooo

wahhh this games is sooo crazy. Its not that scary but during this thing swinging I can't stop laughing because its make me ticklish. Seriously! try to search 'Wanna One Jaehwan ride viking'. His reaction almost similarly with me. Its such a waste I didn't recorded my reaction. If I have the video, I will make differences with Jaehwan's reaction. (I bet no differences cuz I scream so fucking loud).

We also went to zootopia. I never went to zoo in my own country tho (Oh yeah! I have one. Its Zoo Melaka when I'm14 year old maybe).

This is one of photo that I've while I'm in Zootopia. (Bless my instagram cuz I got uploaded some of my Seoul's memorable moments)

Awww the view is so beautiful at this time. I'm falling in love with cherry blossom in here. It makes me walked into secret garden. (not that k-drama secret garden, okay)

I'm surrounding with flowers. Double beautiful! I mean the flowers. Its beautiful. My pleasure if you wanna said I'm beautiful also (AHAHAHAHAH OMG!EXCUSE MY CONFIDENT)

We moving to Jeondae Everland station to go to our next destination. It's Yang Good Korean BBQ restaurant. Its located in Yeoksan area and serving halal foods to all muslim eventho they serve alcohol too but don't worry, they know we're muslim. To reach here, we need to go to Yeoksam station line 2 (EXIT 6). Then you need to walk for a while since the restaurant is located at the small junction. Yeah, Korea got a lot of small junction. After walked out from Exit 6, we continue walked straight till the end of the building blocks. There was a KFC located at your left side. So make sure you find the KFC at your left side, okey.(remember! Its left side!). After reached at the junction, we turn to left and continue to walked. Walk straight till you find the first junction that can make you make a turn at the right side. So, take this junction and walk till you find an alley at your left side. You will see a small signboard (blue in color) which written as Nonhyeon-ro 95-gil.(If you can't find it, try searching it. Look above you since the signboard located much taller than you). Then, follow the signboard and walk through this alley. After a while, you can see that restaurant signboard.

Tadaa! this is the signboard. Make sure you find this cute sheep, uukeyy!
For Muslim, like me and my friend, Its kinda feel shy for the first time you entered there because there are too many korean at that time since its dinner time. Its a normal scene if you find them drink soju. Its okay, they won't disturb you. After we arrived at this restaurant and take our seat, there are some Malaysian and foreigner also eat beside us. So, I felt relieved for a while. (hahah at least we're not alone here).
So here, the menu!

Tbh, I forgot already what we ordered (mianhae guys, I'm such a forgetful person. Its okay, I trying to remember what I've eat there).

We ordered:

1) The marinated lamb - 18000 won/per serving

2) 2 bowls of rice-  1000/each

3) Kimchi jigae-5000won

Ouch, the marinated lamb is so delicious guys! seriously its the best food that I ever tried in Seoul (this is my second day. Me talked like I have living for 50 years in Seoul)

They also got side dish (banchan). I forgot what drinks we ordered, but they also served sky juice for us. Its FOC. So don't waste your money to buy any drinks incase you really wanna try it. I think I ordered orange juice coz I didn't knew they served sky juice for free. (I told you, its my second day). In Malaysia, you need to ask for sky juice and they charge for it (ermm I want live in Seoul so bad. hahahaah).

So, this is me with my hungry face. Oh yeah, I remembered what beverages I ordered. Its orange juice. (I'm in love with my precious orange juice).

A precious message from me to all my muslim friends: Avoid use the glass since they use it to drink alcohol eventho it have been washed cleanly. Use the metal glass that they give you. If they don't give you the metal glass, you can ask for it to the waiter/waitress. Press the 'help' button on your desk.

Yang Good Korea BBQ lamb restaurant address:

15 Nonhyeon-ro 95-gil, Yeoksam 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

서울 특별시,강남-구,역삼 1-동,15 넌현-로 95-길

So basically we went to two places only for day 2. Wait for my another entry with best places that I have visit. Sorry for long entry. mianhae chingudeul!

Thank you and happy reading. Visit my others previous entry too.