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South Korea Day 4

Annyeong haseyo!

Sad to say that this is our last day in Korea, so sad :( I don't want to leave yet :(

Anyways, what can I do, time flies so fast. I will just be enjoying our last day! Aja Aja AJA!!! ^^

We start to packed our things before we sleep last night, so after breakfast we also check out and leave our luggage at the basement. The receptionist of Namsan Guesthouse 3 was so kind to even help us took our luggage inside the room.

I saw "SHINEE" poster on the board of the basement area that if you want that poster just ask the receptionist (and I did ^^), he handed me 2 SHINEE poster! I'm not a big fan of SHINEE but it's free, better grab it ~kekekeke~ MinHo is cute anyways ^^ and it's SHINEE ^^

SHINEE posters

Busy day again, we need to manage our time so that we wouldn't miss our flight ^^

We start our day on buying some pasalubongs and a bit of shopping at Myeong-dong and Namdaemun. Very convenient to us because these places were so near in our place.

NAMDAEMUN MARKET

We went here already on our first day, this place is like "Quiapo" for me, they sell bags, luggage, clothes, accessories, shoes (boots), food, etc. For the ladies, there are lots of accessories here, and it's really cheap. Clothes are more on winter thing, yeah because it is winter ^^ Trench coat here is around 10,000won - up. 





I bought a souvenir t-shirt here. The T-shit cost: three(3) pieces for 10,000won for grey or white t-shirt, two(2) pieces for black t-shirt for 10,000won. 



MYEONG-DONG

I LOVE Myeong-dong! There are lots of shops here!!! Time for shopping ^^

morning in Myeong-dong

Jang Geun Suk on Nature Republic ^^

Lee Seung Gi on Saem^^

for Kpop Lovers ^^

While roaming around I saw this # Coffee and saw the pictures of JoKwon and Gain couple of MBC We Got Married.

Adam couple^^
More shops...

Sandara of 2ne1 and MinHo of Shinee at Etude House






SPAO (EverySing)

Warning: This is another fan girling ^^ ~kekeke~

SPAO clothing was endorsed by SMent artist SUPER JUNIOR and SNSD (Girls Generation). A must visit for ELFs and SONEs ^^ This is LOVE for us ^^ 




HAE so handsome ^^


sexy hyukkie ^^

teukkie


gorgeous HAE ^^

Kyu & Hyuk

Yay~ I spam so much photos ^^

ELFs and SONEs do visit the 4th floor - EverySing, where you can buy SMent products ^^


SJ chocololates


this is HEAVEN ^_^


I love SPAO! ^^ I enjoyed touring the whole place ^^ happiness overload ^^ Oh I bought a jacket *cute*



Now back to reality, I almost forgot that we are here to shop some ^^ Hoard your cosmetics needs here at Myeong-dong , so cheap and there are lots of freebies.



We took our lunch here at McDonald's and then we go back to the guesthouse to leave some of our things, and go to our next destination. 

It is already past 2pm, where are we going?? Our flight is 9:30pm, we need to be at the airport at least 2 or 3 hours before our flight, but what are we doing, still touring?? Yeah right! ^^

KEYEAST ENTERTAINMENT

My travel buddy "Janet" really likes Kim Hyun Joong, she told me to put his agency in our itinerary. We were suppose to go here in the morning but we change plan and switch the schedule ^^ I only have the complete address of KeyEast that I found in the internet, so what I did was asked the receptionist of Namsan 3 (he's cute though ^^) on the directions. 

Directions: From Myeong-dong Station to Samseong Station
6F American Standard Bldg 110-1
Samseong-dong, Gangnam-go, Seoul 135-090



Popular actor Bae Yong Jun (Winter Sonata) and Kim Soo Hyun (Dream High 1 & The Moon That Embraces the Sun) is also under KeyEast Entertainment and Lee Na Young (Wild Romance)



KHJ



At around 3:30pm we were done touring KeyEast.When we were about to leave the building we met a Japanese fan of Kim Hyun Joong, she took this picture. ^^


We still have a little time, I really want to go at KONA BEANS, actually we were supposed to go at Lee MinHo's agency, but my love for SuJu is much stronger ^^ So I decided to go at KONA BEANS! ^^

KONA BEANS

So excited to see the place and I'm also nervous of the time, it runs so fast, can somebody stop it for a while? please ^^ 

Thanks again to my fellow ELFs who posted directions to KONA BEANS, it was such a big big BIG help ^^

Directions: From Samseong Station we get off at Seoul Nat'l Univ of Educ Station then transfer to line 3 (orange line) and get off to Apgujeong Station and exit #2 ^^ 



Now we walk along the main road, and as per direction we must see Hana Bank & Papa John's, and walk again up to cross junction, the we cross the road and walk past S-Oil Gas Station, then walk until we see Shinhan Bank, then turn right at the small junction and we see this billboard below at this small junction. Did you guys get it? ^^

billboard near Kona Beans

KONA BEANS is a coffee shop owned by the mothers of Super Junior "Leeteuk, Sungmin & Kyuhyun". We don't have much time so we only took some pictures and leave ^^ Another reason for me to go back to Korea, to dine here at Kona Beans, and maybe on my next visit I would be seeing my 3 dorky boys here ~kekekeke~ SMent building is also located here at Apgujeong, but we don't have time to go there, too bad, anyways I'll see you again Land of the Morning Calm ^^


Teuk, Minnie & Kyu

yipee I saw Sungmin Omma ^^


Best vacation ever!!! I'm so happy that I've been here, so much of fan girling, so happy!!! ^^ Even for a short moment that I've spent here at Kona Beans, I'm really so so so happy! seriously happy ^^

And so we were rushing back to the Guesthouse, and we think were going to be late on our flight^^

We arrived back to the guesthouse around 6pm, re-arranging/packing again our things, weighing it and my luggage is .80kgs overweight ^^

Now this is the ultimate challenge, our luggage going down the subway, it was so heavy and there is no escalor nor elevator. If you have a lot of time, better take the airport bus if you have a heavy luggage (like our luggage because it was winter).

From Myeong-dong Station we got to Seoul Station and transfer to AREX to go to Incheon Airport. We arrived around 8pm, do the check in, buy some foods, do the immigration and yes we made it just in time, after some minutes we were ready to board the plane.We were already sitting at the back, we came very late I guess ^^

What a day!!! It was a stressful yet an amazing day for me! I super love Korea! I wanna go back soon ^^

Now back to Manila at around 12am, another stressful day for us we went straight to the office, our shift is around 3am. I'm saving my vacation leave ^^ So many places to go ^^

WRAP UP

To wrap things up, SOUTH KOREA is my favorite country so far ^^ I love everything here! The people were so nice, I adore them for their kindness ^^ I want to live here ~kekekekeke~ seriously ^^

The weather is tolerable, if you're going to visit Korea during winter, be ready for some warming stuffs. Though it was so cold, I still enjoyed the weather, you wouldn't experience that kind of weather here in the Philippines, will never experience that winter fashion thingy ^^

About the food, that we did not explore much, another reason to go back in Korea, to experience their food. ^^ I'm kinda picky on foods, but will surely try next time I visit.

For me their subway is much more complicated, but you'll get use to it, always look at the signage. How I wish Philippines would have that kind of subway someday (that is impossible, tsk). And you can eat inside the subway, so different from Singapore huh ^^ and there is a roaming vendor inside too, it was something new for me.

Do they have "no horn blowing policy" too? Which is nice, I never heard any horn from vehicles in Korea, such a peaceful and quite place, love it ^^

Overall I really LOVE LOVE LOVE this country, of course the fan girling would be the number ONE reason ^^ I LOVE KOREA ^^ Hwaiting ^^

18 comments:

  1. hows the prices? same lang o mas mura jan?

    nosebleed ako sa entries mo, halos kabisado mo ang korea. and i still dont have the slightest idea where i wanted to go. hehe galing mo! =)

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  2. super mura ng cosmetics nila ^^ nakakatuwa talaga

    super basa lang din talaga ko ng forums sa pex & FN, tas mga blogs din ^^

    when travel mo sa Korea?

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  3. ayos, maghhoard ako ng etude at kpop items. bebenta ko sa friends ko. haha

    sa october pa ko, autumn. di keri ng buto ko ang lamig ng winter. (old age lang) ^_^

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  4. ayos yan, mura din mga kpop items dun, ang dami dami, nakakalula sa dami ^^
    mga cosmetics shop, kahit san ka tumingin meron ^^

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  5. hi, thanks for sharing your experiences. love it! mas na excite ako sa trip namin this end of march. d nman strict sa keyeast? nag iwan kau ng gift?

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  6. wala namang guard sa KeyEast, kaya lang dun lang kami sa lobby nila, di nag-iwan ng gift yung friend ko ^^ (di nya naisip yun ^^)

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  7. hmm... bias ko din si hyun joong eh.. pano ko kaya isisingit yan sa ITI namin. ang hirap, kung pwede lang dun na tau mag stay =)how much and price range ng items sa spao?

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  8. ay naku kung pwede nga lang dun na tumira ^^

    re:SPAO prices
    yung mga jeans nila nasa 1k+ up (php)
    jackets 700+ up (php)
    snickers 500+ (php)
    t-shirt 500+ up (php)
    bags 30,000won up

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  9. we will stay at namsan guesthouse 2. malapit na ba un sa namdaemun and myeongdong?

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  10. magkatabi lang Namsan 3 & 2 ^^
    yes walking distance lang, mas malapit talaga yung Myeong-dong, then konting lakad pa Namdaemun na ^^

    enjoy SK ^^

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  11. ano ba travel dates nyo sa korea kasi parang wala ako masyado nakita snow sa pics nyo except sa ground?gusto ko kasi maka experience ng snow talaga.when i went to beijing last year sinadya ko na spring pumunta kasi di ko alam that time kung kaya ko ang winter pero mukhang kaya naman pala, kasi nag zero degrees sa umaga kahit spring na.ano kaya best time to go to korea na may snow talaga.

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  12. hi Melvin, Feb 12-15 yan ^^
    bihira nga daw kasi nag SNOW nung winter sa Korea, yung friend ko na nagpunta nung January, once lang daw nag snow and saglit lang. Siguro if gusto mo ma experience yung snow, punta ka ng December or January ^^

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  13. Hi po!Mye here.. Autumn na ba s Korea s September?

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    1. yes Autumn na ang September, kaya lang medyo nalalate kasi yung pagchachange ng weather dun, like this year late na yung Spring or medyo humaba yung winter, kasi March ang lamig pa din daw.

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  14. hi anong mas marerecommend mo? should i buy my winter clothes here or should i buy there? going to South Korea on the 30th!! so excited :)

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    1. For me, buy here na lang, para di na hassle, sayang kasi yung time kung dun ka pa bibili, or kung gusto mo naman you can buy yung iba dito, then buy ka ng iba dun. Malapit na din pala alis mo :) Excited na din ako sa balik Korea trip ko :)

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  15. Hello! Grabe it took me forever to find your blog again! Actually, nabasa ko na blog mo 4 months ako.. Kaso that time medyo hindi pa ako sure kung kakayanin ba ng budget ko na makapunta sa Korea.. Pero ngayon pipilitin ko na.. Kaya nag-Google ako the whole day just to find your blog. ang dami kasing information. and pwede ding kopyahin ko nalang yung itinerary mo para madali..
    pero may question ako, Ive never been out of the country kasi, ever. so Pag nag apply ba ako ng visa, kailangan malaki ang laman ng bank account ko para ma-approve? Totoo bang dapat halos 100,000 Pesos ang laman ng bank account ko para ma-aaprove? Hope to hear from you! :)
    Hinahanap ko email ad mo kasi wala. so sana makasagot ka dito!
    -Kristine from http://www.realasianbeauty.com/

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    1. Hi sis, hindi naman need na ganun kalaki yung money mo sa bank, ang importante talaga ITR & COE. Kahit nga siguro 20k yung money mo sa bank, basta may ITR & COE ka, for sure approve visa yun. :)

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