2008 NIIED Scholar Fellows Year-end Party, Seoul (Day 1)

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Now with Year-end Party edition. Yeah, I went to Seoul with other KGSS from KNU on Thursday (18) until Saturday (20). The original schedule was on 22 until 24, but a week before the day, NIIED told us that the program would be held on 18 until 20. That's why some of our friends who decided not to go because of the first schedule and after the changing of the schedule they said that they wanna go but it's too late because the office of international affairs had already booked for the hotel and everything. So They really couldn't go with us to Seoul. Poor Erica and Eranga.... 

We were asked to gather in front of the main building of our campus at 8.30 am. So I went out from our house with Joana at around 7.45 because at 8.00 we, the 2007 batch, planned to take picture together in front of main building.

On the way going to main building, we met Arthone near his dormitory. He went first to the main building because I and Joana would withdraw our money first in the ATM near dormitory. When we almost near to the main building, we saw no one's there. what?! It's almost 8.15 but only us came there. tsk tsk.. so finally, they all arrived in front of main building. We were all in a hurry because it's already 8.30. We took the picture as fast as we could. Randy prepared his Canon 40D and I helped him to set the tripod and the 'model'. :D This is one of the result...

Finally, we departed from our campus to Seoul. iyey!! trip again to Seoul and it's all FREE! In the bus, there were some activities happened. talking, listening to the mp3 player, taking pictures and videos, eating the snacks, and others. Ah ya, we got present also from our advisor, Mr. Kim Byunghae (we call him ALOHA). We got a pair of glove and a winter cap. 

We arrived at Seoul around 12.30 pm then we went to a restaurant in Itaewon. Actually it's the restaurant where we had lunch also last year in the same event. The lunch menu was pibimbab (비빔밥 = korean mixed rice and vegetables). It was so delicious because it's one of my favourite Korean food. We also met the tour guide in this restaurant. She would be our tour guide during our trip in Seoul. She is Korean who fluent in some languages; English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian.

  

After lunch, we went to Seoul Tower. Again.. Seoul Tower. (It's my third time) Hmm, I was not really interested in going there again, but since it's free it's OK. :P I thought I will only take some pictures there. There was a big red-white teddy bear christmas tree in front of the ticket booth. KAWAII NE!! I took many pictures there, you can see in my facebook. :)

  

teddy bear xmas tree

After Seoul Tower.. Cheonggyecheon stream.

I've been there also. hmm.. It's better going there in spring or summer. so cold in winter... however, it's really beautiful to see cheonggyecheon in night because there was a laser attraction and snowflakes shaped decoration light. 

After Cheonggyecheon stream.. Namdaemun market.

again namdaemun market.. huff. why didnt they bring us to other place huh? We didn't have much money so we decided to go to odeng seller and bought some odeng there. haha. went to Seoul only for eating odeng. :D

Finally.. dinner time! we were so hungry, haha. near namdaemun market, there is a samgyetang restaurant. I think it's not really delicious. I couldn't finish all because of its taste. ~.~

What a day... fun but tired. :D After that, the bus brought us to the hotel (7 pm). I thought they would provide us with the 4* hotel like last year. But nooo.. They only provided us with just small hotel in dongdaemun district. hmm, we understand sir. Now we are 30, so it will be very expensive if we stay in the 4* hotel. moreover, we would stay there for 2 nights. The hotel is not really bad anyway. 1 double bed and 1 single bed. cable TV and computer. clean bathroom. 

I slept with muugii and joana in one room. hmm, that night I planned to get my new guitar, which I bought through mas Beni, in mas Beni's dormitory in KIST. (I asked mas Beni to find a good quality guitar) So, after I washed my face and prayed and blablabla, I went out again with Randy, Farra, and Zahra. also enjoying Seoul night in one time. hehe :D We went there by taxi and prefered to take subway from there to the hotel. 

I was so happy.. haha finally I got new guitar. iyey!! thanks mas Beni! 

Ok, after some chit chat with mas Beni, we went back to the hotel by subway. Actually we don't know exactly where is the hotel but just trying to go to the nearest subway station to dongdaegu market. When we arrived there, haha, we didnt know how to go back to the hotel. Then, we called the receptionist asking how to get there. I was really tired.. arriving in my room, i turned on the computer, checked my village in travian, and signed in YM to see if he's online or not. 

Sleep time...