Shop til Drop in Myeong-dong

Trip to Seoul

Day 1 : To Incheon We Go

Day 2 : Wandering Around in Gwanghwamun

Day 3 : Amused by Technology and Fashion

Day 4 : Fun Day in Lotte World
Day 6 : Going Home (?)

My fifth day in Seoul. Our first pit-stop was Seoul Animation Centre. There was nothing much there but I was amused by the animation developed by them. I just knew that Pororo was designed by the Korean. Whoaaa... Here's some of the photo taken in Seoul Animation Centre. The entrance fee was free but I think we need to pay some money to go and watch the movie there. Besides, there was also a stop motion studio there. 

Even the toilet looks nice. The photos below taken in the toilet. I was trying hard to hide the toilet bowl. All the art behind there was a drawing. Cool right?

The children toilet

Then, we walked to the nearest subway to Myeong-dong. While walking to the subway, there was this medical centre with a nice tiles in front of it. See photo below. I just couldn't help it so I took a picture with the tiles.

Love

Upon arriving Myeong-dong, I blinked my eyes and in awe to see the environment. Well, I was exaggerating a lil bit. It was a heaven for all the women out there. We were so lucky because we went to Korea during summer sales. Damn we're in luck. The prices were cheaper than in Malaysia. There's no tax too. :)

All the cosmetics thing-y were in half prices. We went into almost all the cosmetic stores there and they gave us free gifts. Who doesn't like free gifts, right? Even though it was just a face mask, I was delightful to get it for free. If you wanted to buy it, it cost KRW 1000 or more per pack. I bought face mask for Jun as she already gave me some money to buy it and Laneige face powder for Adek (she ordered it too).

The best part was, stood there were H&M, Forever 21, SPAO, Roxy, two Uniqlos and more. All of the stores there were huge. Goshhh..  Heaven on Earth for me. Ngeee... :D
Luckily I brought along some MYR in my purse. I exchange it at Wooribank and the rate was almost the same in here back home. I just bought a pair of boot at H&M with the original price was KRW 89000 and I only got it for KRW 19000. I was so damn happy. Now, that's what I called retail therapy that I wanted since my sixth semester started. Of course I bought some cosmetic stuffs for myself too. If only I knew that Myeong-dong was a shopping heaven for me earlier, I woulda save more money on clothes.
Urghh....

H&M

This coffee shop looks like a stage.

I put all my cosmetics inside the square bag. 

After 3 hours in Myeong-dong, we went to Namdaemun. Namdaemun is the best place to buy some souvenirs. My money was drained out at my shopping spree. So, I just bought a few souvenirs for my peeps back home. Sorry if you guys didn't get any. I just love to shop. 

(Satu sem taw kawal nafsu shopping ni semata nak bershopping kat Korea.)

One of the gate in Korea. Forgot the name but it was situated in
Damdaemun.

Z : To all shopaholics out there, tolong la pergi time Summer. Anyway, my original plan was to buy Korea handmade shoe. Too bad it was lined with pig skin. 

It's Showtime!

Last week had been a very hectic week for me. For a student who were doing her last minute job in compiling her thesis was on her edge. To be exact, I was THAT girl. For 3 weeks starting from the end of April, I'd been immortalized myself for my Final Year Project (FYP) thesis. 

For my department, which is GMM, we knew about the submission and presentation date later than the other department. We were supposed to do our report progression a long time ago but we decided to do it last minute. 

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On 14th, En Jumail, our coordinator, just posted in the e-learning that we need to submit our thesis on the next day, which was on the 15th May before 5:45 PM. All of the SCVians went berserk. 
We all knew that our project haven't done yet. 

And I skipped my DV class that evening just to finish my report. I didn't sleep at night. I drank too much redbull just to stay awake. And on the 15th, I didn't manage to finish my report. Actually, I finished my Chapter 5 at 5:45PM. It was too late. I was stressed and decided to submit my thesis on the next day. Then, I remembered that I had a show that night. So, I rest my case and went to do some sound checked. 

It was Career Carnival BBQ Night. Inseneur was invited to perform during the show. Rawi, Aten and I were the vocalists and each one of us sang a song. Rawi sang My Heart will Go On, Aten with her Can't Take My Eyes  and I sang Sway. Goshh. It was really hard for me to sang that song because I really can't hit the high note. Anyway, it's all end well. :D

L-R : Al, Syah, Fakh, Baz, Zal, Rawi, Aten and I

After the show, I continued my thesis. Did a few touch up here and there. Then, the most annoying parts were references and paging. It took me 3 hours to finish the paging. At 2.59 AM, I compiled everything. Pheww... That moment, I knew that I can sleep in peace.

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On Friday, I did nothing. I had so many school works to be done but I was not in the mood.  I followed Rawi to do her sound checked at DSI. SaturdayNSunday was performing that night though. I was there giving my support. It was Tun Dr Ismail Residential College Annual Dinner and known as MERAK. At first, I didn't want to go there. But, one of the fellow invited me and I got to eat free food. WHO doesn't like free food, right? 

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On the very next day, I became an emcee with my BFF, Sukri. We had plan that at least once before we graduate, we became partner in emcee. And we did. It was for MATR and it was awesome. Suk with his experiences in emcee. I learnt alot from him.

We took the formal part of the event. After we done with our part, Suk went home and I stayed. I did the closing performance with SaturdayNSunday for the first time. :D




Z : A stressful week yet, it was awesome!

Dear Tummy,

Dear Tummy,

I don't know why you are craving for sweet and expensive foods at the end of the semester. You wanted to eat at Chili's, Secret Recipe, Monsta Cafe, Starbucks, Subway, Nando's and so much more. Why don't you eat, for example, plain rice plus chicken soup which is much cheaper than all of the above? Mrs Purse is getting thinner day by day and I'm worried sick about her. I know that Mr Brain is having a stress about presentations and projects and need to chase all the deadlines, but you ought to know that you still need to synchronize yourself with Mrs Purse, not Mr Brain. Gosh. Just be patient for a week because foods from home is coming here, dear. Then, you can eat til drop because mama is cooking our favourite dishes. 
Keep calm dear Tummy.

Yours truly,
Z

WhatIWant : An Island Getaway

What I really want right now is to take out my Baby Phat sunnies, wear a straw hat and feels the breeze in my hair, walk barefoot with white sands tickling between my feet and my red DSLR dangling around my neck.

Sitting at the bar while drinking ABC. Mingling with some strangers or read a book. But if that bores me, I'll go and captures the panorama and scenery. Island hopping and watching sunset would be nice too. Then, set off to the hotel and getting ready for a seafood dinner. And laze through the night.

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Ouh yeah. I wanna travel alone without the interfere of works, academics and love matters. Let them find me after I had time for myself. Let them wonders whether I'm OK or not, am I in the best condition, am I safe, do I have money, can I survive there alone?

And I need some money and luck (especially for the hotel not in the full-house mode) to make all of these happens. 

I really need a vacation. 

An island getaway.