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post Jul 14 2016, 07:11 PM

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Look who came to Sinchon today
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post Jul 15 2016, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(yvonnesoo @ Jul 15 2016, 11:02 AM)
wub.gif  송중기~~~ so crowded n you manage to capture huh? zoom from far away? cause your pics is quite blur  tongue.gif
1 night at busan definitely not enough  whistling.gif
lari mana you. no update from you and now you going back soon  laugh.gif
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I was quite close but camera not good.
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post Jul 15 2016, 03:57 PM

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QUOTE(LivingLife @ Jul 15 2016, 02:24 PM)
I have edited some of my itinerary, does this looks better?

Day 1
Myeongdong
Namsan Park
N Seoul Tower
Gwangjang Market

This one you need to timing correctly. After dinner at Myeongdong then go N Seoul Tower to see night view.
Namsan Park is almost = N Seoul Tower since N Seoul Tower is actually called Namsam Tower sometimes

Day 2
Hongdae + Trick Eye Museum
Sinchon
Ewha
COEX Mall + Aquarium
Gangnam

Skip the Trick Eye Museum, it's a tourist trap.
Can skip COEX Mall unless you wanna do shopping. However, if want shopping, Gangnam and Shinsa-dong 신사 are better places IMO.
It depends on your "style" also. Abercrombie and Fitch has a shop at Shinsa and other foreign brands also at Shinsa area.
Here you also might want to reconsider the timings. Morning at Gangnam area, then Evening/Night at Sinchon, Ewha  then Hongdae.


Day 3
Gyeongbokgung
Gwanghwamun
Cheongwadae
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong

This is definitely too packed. Unless you plan 1 hour on each places.

Day 4
Lotte Mart
Namdaemun
Itaewon
Noryangjin Fish Market

Better merge Namdaemun with Myeongdong since both are quite close and go to the Cheonggyecheon stream/river too.
Itaewon better for at night.
Noryangjin better during Winter ( not sure when you are coming though )

Day 5
Namisan Island
Petite France
Dongdaemun
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Dongdaemun, Namdaemun, Cheonggyecheon, Myeongdong are same area.
While namisan, Petite france is outside of Seoul.
Better whole day for Nami Islan and Petite France, then if you still have time at that day, then only go some other places.


Day 6
Back to KL
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Day 1
Myeongdong
Namsan Park
N Seoul Tower
Gwangjang Market

This one you need to timing correctly. After dinner at Myeongdong then go N Seoul Tower to see night view.
Namsan Park is almost = N Seoul Tower since N Seoul Tower is actually called Namsam Tower sometimes

Day 2
Hongdae + Trick Eye Museum
Sinchon
Ewha
COEX Mall + Aquarium
Gangnam

Skip the Trick Eye Museum, it's a tourist trap.
Can skip COEX Mall unless you wanna do shopping. However, if want shopping, Gangnam and Shinsa-dong 신사 are better places IMO.
It depends on your "style" also. Abercrombie and Fitch has a shop at Shinsa and other foreign brands also at Shinsa area.
Here you also might want to reconsider the timings. Morning at Gangnam area, then Evening/Night at Sinchon, Ewha then Hongdae.


Day 3
Gyeongbokgung
Gwanghwamun
Cheongwadae
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong

This is definitely too packed. Unless you plan 1 hour on each places.

Day 4
Lotte Mart
Namdaemun
Itaewon
Noryangjin Fish Market

Better merge Namdaemun with Myeongdong since both are quite close and go to the Cheonggyecheon stream/river too.
Itaewon better for at night.
Noryangjin better during Winter ( not sure when you are coming though )

Day 5
Namisan Island
Petite France
Dongdaemun
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Dongdaemun, Namdaemun, Cheonggyecheon, Myeongdong are same area.
While namisan, Petite france is outside of Seoul.
Better whole day for Nami Islan and Petite France, then if you still have time at that day, then only go some other places.


Day 6
Back to KL



For shopping,
3 main types of brands:
Not very cheap, sometimes cheap but Korea/Taobao clothes: Dongdaemun / Hongdae
Cheap branded ( Zara, H&M, Who A U, Uniqlo, etc) - Myeongdong, Hongdae
Higher-end brands - Gangnam / Hyundai Department Store / Coex mall

Hongdae is mix of everything. So, I would suggest spending more time at Hongdae.
They have cheap Korean local/taobao clothes, to branded like Bershka, Zara, etc, and also a MCM store in Hongdae
Many restaurants there too.

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post Jul 18 2016, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(saw2001 @ Jul 17 2016, 10:04 PM)
Its just me and my mom. Besides that, i think i'll be heading to jeonju instead of Jeju. Have you been to Jeonju?
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Jeonju and Jeju are very very different places haha
Most people would've not been to Jeonju. Heck, even I never been there xD
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post Jul 20 2016, 11:52 PM

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QUOTE(saw2001 @ Jul 19 2016, 09:48 PM)
Any recommendation for car rental services in seoul?
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SOCAR is most popular.
You will need an international driving license that is more than 6 months old.
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post Jul 20 2016, 11:54 PM

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QUOTE(monev88 @ Jul 19 2016, 04:10 PM)
Anyone walked/hiked along the Seoul City Wall? I understand there are a couple of sections and around 6 walls enclosing Seoul.

Which section of the trail do you guys recommend? Preferably one with good views of the city and an interesting route.
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Seoul City Wall.. almost never heard of it.
But I think you are referencing the ones near daehakno 대학로 ?
Went there once, decent, but might not be worth it if you have a tight schedule.
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post Jul 22 2016, 12:30 PM

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Line at Shake Shack Gangnam 1 hour before opening.

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post Jul 23 2016, 10:48 AM

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Some pictures I took yesterday of clubs.

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Club Aura (New club beside Cocoon)

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Club Cocoon

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Hongdae Rooftop ( Good if you're a traveller since there's a lot of foreigners )

Mike's Cabin ( Club ) and Thursday Party ( Bar ) are both foreigners' hotspot

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And Hongdae Playground itself..
There's people busking here.. Just sitting here chillax, or just plain drunk.

Might go Gangnam club next time..

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post Jul 26 2016, 10:01 PM

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QUOTE(Amatiel @ Jul 26 2016, 10:29 AM)
My understanding for SK mifi rental.... can someone confirm these?

unlimited data
can be connected for more than 3 devices (we are a group of 4)
nationwide coverage (jeju too right?)
they accept credit card for deposit (don't want to be bringing 200k back to msia lol)

Is the return progress fast and swift? We will arrive at incheon at 7am via AREX, flight is at 9.35

https://www.skroaming.com/modem/modem_rental.asp#wrap
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QUOTE(yvonnesoo @ Jul 26 2016, 11:11 AM)

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Now all new Mifi units have LTE + 4G hybrid, so it works every where.
Can consider olleh.
https://roaming.kt.com/rental/eng/product/wibro.asp
Online reservation then you get free device rental.

Time is okay, as long as you take the first train of the day. Queue won't take more than 20 minutes normally.

I ran to the gate with the staff before rolleyes.gif , 2 hours is enough time
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post Jul 26 2016, 10:04 PM

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QUOTE(hye @ Jul 25 2016, 08:37 PM)
Hi ... FYI Korean names are gender specific and they have a meaning attached to it.
Some names are unisex.

You can easily google for the common names that Koreans name their child. You probably have some idea on what you want to name your baby so it's best to start there.
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I've met Korean with names that doesn't have meaning because their parents don't know any Chinese characters.

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post Jul 27 2016, 12:51 PM

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QUOTE(yvonnesoo @ Jul 27 2016, 11:21 AM)
you are studying there won't be taking lotsa stuffs ma.. travelers usually bought lotsa stuffs and some like to buy airports duty free stuffs   laugh.gif 

so good. always my queue is long. i once reach airport around 4 hours earlier. queue for drop luggage and ticketing. then queue at the immigration.. so long especially if in front of me many koreans. they check very long as some done plastic surgery very extreme so on the screen shown lots of images  laugh.gif end up reach waiting area and straight queue for boarding already. 
kt olleh can use credit card as deposit too.
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Huh, I take a lot of stuffs every time I go back, since I usually only go back once a year..
Even brought a 27inch monitor back in my luggage lol

Airport duty free is normally not as cheap as those that are sold in the city anyway, though there's the online duty free website that you order and pick up at the airport but those are mostly used for buying branded bags.

I always use AirAsia morning flight and the queue won't be so long since it's early in the morning but have to wake up early lo biggrin.gif

Never knew about the cosmetics surgery and pictures though haha thumbsup.gif

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post Jul 27 2016, 02:16 PM

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QUOTE(yvonnesoo @ Jul 27 2016, 01:49 PM)
whoa..  you bought so much not afraid being tax once reach Msia  tongue.gif 

yea i seldom buy from airport duty free but i saw lotsa tourists buy especially PRC cause they have more discounts  laugh.gif

i get to know because previously my friends and i queue behind few koreans (different lane) and it took so long for them to check compare non citizen. so my friends and i wonder what the officer check. then we saw on the screen got those images. from before surgery to the latest image. if one done many surgeries, hence it will show up more image.. i saw before some got 2 pages  shocking.gif  so i guess this checking only applies to koreans. also i wonder how is the person going to return back to the home country if he/she go to korea for cosmetic surgery? 2 different faces in the passport  hmm.gif  laugh.gif
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Never got taxed before.. I put inside luggage along with clothes, and not like it's expensive enough to be taxed anyway~
The PRC are doing round trips every day.
Some of them their job is to board a flight to Korea carry the things then go back on the next flight.
On China airlines, their cabin luggage is unlimited as long as you can carry them
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post Jul 27 2016, 07:56 PM

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Today is 중복. Ate 탕 for dinner. Dog meat.

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post Aug 6 2016, 09:43 PM

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Today
Sun.E 산이 from Unpretty Rap Star
Came to Electrodash
I was volunteering there so, sunbian haha
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post Aug 15 2016, 09:51 PM

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Today is Korea's "independance day".. Some shops are closed
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post Sep 5 2016, 10:37 AM

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QUOTE(daudKilat @ Aug 30 2016, 03:57 PM)
Hi all,

Would like to ask for some favor here. I'm going to Korea end of September and need to exchange to KRW. Is anyone here still have KRW so that I can buy from you guys. Huhu...Thanks...smile.gif
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I can sell if want
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post Sep 5 2016, 03:59 PM

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QUOTE(daudKilat @ Sep 5 2016, 03:56 PM)
How much do you have? smile.gif
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Unlimited?
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post Sep 5 2016, 04:28 PM

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QUOTE(daudKilat @ Sep 5 2016, 04:13 PM)
Unlimited? shocking.gif
Why only now?hahaha...Already bought last week.. cry.gif
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Because baru found lubang a few months ago.
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post Sep 6 2016, 12:52 AM

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QUOTE(Khrlzmn @ Sep 5 2016, 10:25 PM)
Pm price u sell
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QUOTE(joytest @ Sep 5 2016, 11:37 PM)
PM please
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Before I PM, what price do you guys expect, so that I know how much.
And how should I give the cash to you? Meet at Hongdae train station?
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post Sep 7 2016, 10:34 PM

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QUOTE(joytest @ Sep 7 2016, 05:56 PM)
Can share the jalan jalan makan makan places?

I'm planning to do the same.
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As long as you belanja makan, I can bring u jalan haha rclxm9.gif
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