Travelogue Korea 6D5N (RM2.5K): Part 4, Myeongdong, Namdaemun, Insadong, BoA, Namsan Tower

Took me another month to write this entry..
sense of urgency has kicked in..
I need to at least finish all the entry within this year..
its been too long already.. haih...
dhiya and her procrastination tho...

Below are the link to the previous entry i've made for this travelogue..
feel free to check it out..
Part 1: Travelogue Korea 6D5N (RM2.5K): Part 1, Readiness
Part 2: Travelogue Korea 6D5N (RM2.5K): Part 2, Airport to Gyeongju
Part 3: Travelogue Korea 6D5N (RM2.5K): Part 3, Gyeongju, Nami Island

The next day we were already in seoul.
travelling from busan to gyeongju to seoul have been quite an awesome experience...

Since we are staying in itaewon, we need to plan carefully where we wanna go and how to get
there..
Luckily.. we have naily..
aq and fiq mmg xleh nak diharap bab2 jalan ni..
aq ok lagi rasanye.. fiq?.. hmmm...
Naily dah siap2 install satu apps ni Subway-King utk tau route train kat korea..
And kitorg pon dah google siap2 cemana nak tukar line train, nak exit kat mana, and exit no berapa..
seriously, it can get confusing.. (you can check it here: google drive link: Misi Mencari Rain)
tapi disebabkan kitorg ada naily.. kitorg x pernah pulak sesat sepanjang kat sana.. confuse sikit tu perkara biasa... negara org kan..

First day kat seoul,
kitorg plan nak gi korean entertainment agency pagi tu..
tpi aq malas and sume org pon lambat bgn... x jadi nak gi..
i guess i'm not really a die hard fan of kpop.. huhu.. or i'm just really tired..
so, pagi tu kitorg siap2 and breakfast nasi, telur goreng, kimchi mcm dinner semalam..
perut harus diisi sebaik2nye sbb jauh perjalanan harini..

first destination is myeongdong..

kat sini adalah syurga cosmetic product..
lotion, face mask, eyeliner, foundation, pencuci muka.. semua ada..
dan semua murah2..
kitorg gi myeongdong sebenarnya nak gi seoul global culture centre sebab nak experience pakai hanbok free..
ada je few choices utk experience pakai hanbok ni.. tpi kat sini is one of the free-charged experience..
lagipon dekat dgn myeongdong, so ada masa lebih nak shopping kat myeongdong...

need to put this picture first since it will become the cover of my facebook post

Kitorg sampai myeongdong mcm awal gak..
seoul global culture center ni x bukak lagi...
and ada few shops je kat myeongdong tu yang dah beroperasi...
sementara menunggu tu kitorg cuci2 mata jap..
tgh2 cuci tu aq plak terbeli facial mask kat the face shop..
60 sheets (various choice from blueberry to rice and cucumber) baru dalam 30kwon..
kalo convert duit mesia, satu face mask tu dalam 2 ringgit lebih je.. so murah la kan..

and sementara menunggu tu gak.. kitorg usha2 convenience store utk cari banana uyu..

pagi2 jalan lengang xde org

Berjalan jauh untuk cri banana uyu

Dalam  pukul 9.30 Seoul Global Culture Centre tu dah open for service.
Masa kitorg smpai tu, ada few tourist before us yang tgh try hanbok,
So, kitorg next in line.
Berikut adalah few pictures taken.

Before

After

Pose gedik, kerana gedik dan perempuan berpisah tiada.

 Oh ye. Masa pergi ni tgh hot cerita descendant of the sun. Ala, yang song joong ki and song hye kyo tu. So diorg ada offer utk baju seragam askar time tu. Tpi, aq xdelah minat sgt nak pakai baju askar, lgipon kene bayar. huhu.

Tapi masa kat train station ada gak la jumpa oppa2 yang tgh pakai baju askar jalan2 kat sana. Aq rasa maybe time rehat dorg kot.
Setiap kali nampak dorg lalu je aq akan nyanyi "Evertimeee I Seee you..." (OST Descendant of the Sun)
Aq ada gak la acah2 nak bukak tali kasut, kot2 jadi scene cam kat bawah ni ke. Tapi cubaan itu sentiasa dihalang oleh naily and fiq.

Gigih gak aq google GIF ni

Kitorg diberi masa around 20 minutes je nak bergambar. Lepas siap, kitorg pon bergerak utk shopping kat myeongdong. As i've mentioned previously, myeongdong ni syurga kosmetik produk.
aq borong facial mask, lotion, hand sanitizer, compact powder and few other things jugak la. brp total habis? ntahleh.. x ingat. tpi aq ingat aq ada withdraw lagi duit kat atm sana. hahaha..

Oh ye.. masa ni aq x shopping apa2 lagi... kitorg just tgk2 and survey2 je..
Sbb dah tgh hari, kitorg bergerak ke Hongdae untuk lunch...
Kat sini ada satu travel house yang sediakan makanan korea yg halal...
ramai jugak org malaysia makan kat sini..
tapi sebelom smpai kene order dulu.. Naily dah siap2 PM die kat facebook pagi tu..
BoA travel house ni akan  sediakan pelbagai jenis Doshirak yang kite boleh pilih from their menu..
Harga dalam 7000 to 8000 won.. ok la.. berbaloi..

Topokki and tuna kimpab

Jajangmyun!!!!

Bulgogi Doshirak

Kimchi Fried Rice and topokki

Seorg dhiya nak tido selepas kekenyangan

pastu kitorg jenjalan kat hongdae sekejap, tpi just jalan2 je sbb xde apa sangat... org ckp night live kat hongdae yang up sikit.. tapi disebabkan kitorg gi siang...xde apa sangat...

Then, kitorg bergerak pergi Insadong.. Insadong ni tempat shopping gak.. kat sini aq, naily and fiq terserempak dengan satu kedai yang jual beg murah giler!!!! semua bag die jual dalam harga 10kwon je. and semua lawa2. 10kwon tu kalo convert malaysia dalam 40 ringgit. So, plan asal xde nak beli bag pon, tetibe terbeli. dan aq terbeli dua beg. herheher. Bag die cantik2 plus tahan lama. Bag yang aq beli tu aq and adik aq pakai sampai sekarang tahan. dah setahun lebih.

Insadong ni mcm up sikit. barang2 souvenir cam keychain ke fridge ke mahal sikit dari nandameun market. Nandameun tu sebelah myeongdong je. tapi ok la, kalo x pergi insadong, xdela jumpa beg murah.

Insadong

kat exit Insadong 

Lepas gi insadong, kitorg patah balik myeongdong. Masa ni baru start shopping.
masa ni gak berlaku kisah menarik dimana kitorg berjumpa dgn "fighting Unnie" yang selamatkan kitorg dari scammer.

Kisahnye begini,
3 girls with scarves surely will attract attention from people of foreign country which Islam is not the main religion.
So, we will be vulnerable to people yang try untuk amek kesempatan..
Alkisahnya, masa tgh sibuk2 shopping kat myeongdong, ada sorg uncle and sorg akak ni approach kitorg..
Msa tu kitorg ada kat depan satu kedai ni tgh usha2 barang..
mula2 pakcik tu tanya dari mana .. ckp kitorg cantik apa semua..
kitorg layankan je la.. biasalah xkan nak menyombong plak kan..
pastu tetibe die keluarkan phone and google translate untuk minta donation dalam bahasa melayu...
lelz.
naily masa tu dah lari masuk dalam kedai sbb die dah nampak pakcik tu google apa dlm phone die..
aq ngan fiq mula2 layan je.. tetibe bile aq baca phone die nak minta donation.. aq cam..
dehek pakcik ni...
aq pon ckp... "don ni oppseo"...maksdnye, "xde duit"..
mmg masa tu xde duit pun... dah habis buat shopping...
tapi pakcik tu cam paksa2 gak... die ckp seringgit pun xpe..
dalam hati aq cam ckp "nak aq bagi ko duit singgit malaysia ke?"
aq and fiq mcm nak lari dari situasi tu sebab x selesa.. tpi pakcik tu cam halang..
and masa tu lah muncul our savior yg kitorg panggil "fighting unnie" walopon x sure sebenarnye die lagi tua dari kitorg or tak...

fighting unnie ni nampak aq n fiq x selesa.. and die tanya naily kenapa. (naily masa tu dah lari masuk dalam kedai die)..
lepas naily explain.. die tarik aq n fiq masuk dalam kedai..
pastu die marah pakcik tu.. die ckp korea.. tpi aq n naily dpt tangkap sikit2 gak apa die ckp..
die marah and tanya kenapa pakcik tu kacau customer die (padahal kitorg cuma berdiri je kat depan kedai die)...
lepastu die terus call police... pakcik tu bla.. and die suruh kitorg tggu je dalam kedai sampai polis dtg..
masa tgh tggu tu aq sempat gak terbeli satu BB cushion limited edition yg harga dalam 24kwon..  hahaha..
lepas polis dtg, kitorg just bgtau je apa jadi in broken Korean... and fighting unnie yg explain kejadian tu..
pastu kitorg pon nak bla dari kedai tu... sebelom bla tu fighting unnie tu siap pegang tangan naily and nasihat suruh baik2 jalan and jaga diri... *jap aq nak lap air mata

Setiap kali aq, Naily and fiq membincangkan kisah ni mesti rasa cam hebat gila fighting unnie ni..
sebab pada kitorg, kalo bende tu berlaku kat org lain.. especially foreigner... and kalo aq kat tempat fighting unnie tu.. will i ever do the same as what she did?
I think now the answer is yes.. huhu.. so hopefully if that situation ever happen to anyone else.. i will try my best to protect them.. eceh...

Oh ye.. masa kat myeongdong tu kitorg ada jugak pegi nandameun market sebelah die... walking distance je...
kat nandameun market ni boleh beli souvenir utk bawak balik... harga die berpatutan and boleh tawar-menawar lagi...
kat sini gak kitorg jumpa sorg auntie yang jual satu kuih ni yang dibuat dari madu and kekacang...
ape yg awesome tentang auntie ni is sebab die boleh ckp melayu...
die tunjuk cemana cara die buat kuih tu sambil borak2 ngan kitorg... campur melayu,korea,english..
kalo ada perkataan2 baru melayu yg die nak tau.. die tanya kitorg and tulis dalam buku...
bagus kan? sentiasa ada semangat nak belajar.
marketing strategy die berkesan gak sebab aq fiq and naily borong byk gak kuih die.. haha...
tpi kuih die pon sedap.. so berbaloi je...

at Nandameun Market yg sangat busy

bergambar dengan auntie kuih yg pandai ckp melayu

makan egg bread kat myeongdong sebelum bergerak ke namsan tower

Lepas penat shopping kitorg nak bergerak ke namsan tower pula.
Namsan ni depan myeongdong, so kitorg jalan kaki je pergi sana.
kitorg decide untuk naik cable car masa naik, and jalan kaki masa turun untuk jimat kos.

masa naik tu tgh ala2 sunset, so mmg cantik view die.
Kitorg kene naik oreumi elevator (mcm escalator+lift) untuk pergi area cable car tu.. it was interesting..
lepas beli tiket cable car kene tggu giliran untuk naik cable car pula..

cable car tu akan berhenti kat satu area yg penuh ngan padlock kat situ pastu kene naik tangga smpai area namsan tower...

Jalan nak gi naik oreumi elevator

Ruang menunggu

Die ala2 cam fraser hill punya lift kat penang tu

arrived at the cable car area

beratur nak beli tiket

otw up

view from above inside cable car

stop area

pose gedik 2: kerana gedik itu perkara biasa

kene naik tangga few steps baru sampai kat area ni 

where old and new co-exist in one picture

Fiq adalah pioneer utk Signal  by Twice's Choreography

Sama kan macam gambar fiq yang kat atas tu. boleh kene saman JYP ni plagiarized fiq punya trademark

Naily kurus

View from above. Kuala Lumpur is 4 thousands km away from where we are standing.

Namsan Tower was the last destination for that day. It was super tiring sbb seoul sangat sibuk and ramai orang. Besides, we were shopping and travelling from one to many places that day.
Betullah org ckp, nak travel, travel masa muda. banyak tenaga. huhu.

Kitorg balik malam tu naik shuttle bas dari namsan tower, pergi the nearest train station and bergerak balik ke itaewon inn.
I dont really remember what we had for dinner that day, did we have dinner? not sure~
And sekali lagi, kitorg tido macam org pengsan malam tu. huhu.

So, that's it for today's entry. Next entry will be quite interesting. hihi.
Sebab esoknye aq and naily bergaduh. hahaha. details will be explained in the next entry.
Again, if you want to check our itinerary in details, boleh click sini: google drive link: Misi Mencari Rain

Hopefully, it wont take long for my next entry. huhu.

because Park Hae Jin Oppa asked for my hand. hiksss. Tapi xleh sentuh, oppa, you need to see my father first.