lol throw at yr colleague? wah if me i sure damn piss off.

ooh...if cant speak chinese so how la?hehehe...but after all the reading in this forum..got lots of confident to travel backpacking in korea.

Here is a tip when you want to ask for direction in Seoul.

Preferably, choose a working class young male to ask for direction.  Why ? Because the possibility of communication in English is better, they are more friendly towards foreigners and 9 out of 10 will flash out their GPS enabled cellphone to assist you.

ok after reading this itaewon is inside my list already with cheonggyecheon stream.
which  train station shud i stop at and line what with which exit to get to itaewon,wanna check out the bar and pubs there,experience the night and youth life there 

I wonder how much Forever 21 would costs there in Seoul since the founders are South Korean themselves. I guess Namdaemun sounds like a place for stingy-tourist girl like me. LOL!

Noted that. I wonder how cold will it be like in Seoul area. I don't think I have the time to cover places outside Seoul, other than the ski resort.

Here is my basic 4 days itinerary. Pls comment 
19 reach seoul at 9.15pm, stroll, sleep
20 stroll seoul, winter gear, stroll, outdoor ice skating
21 full day skiing, sleighing
22 stroll, shopping
23 last minute shopping before 11pm flight
24 reach malaysia at 5.05 am, prepare to go to work

Will my two yrs Nokia N82 be useful during the cold winter? I might need to use my Garmin for it. If not, I guess I've to get maps then.

If ur afraid of missing the last train...get to the AREX train immediately after u've retrieved ur baggage, better bring some food before ur flight so u can take it as "alas perut" before reaching Seoul. AREX is located at the building directly opposite of the airport so u need to either cross the road or follow the AREX sign n get there using the connecting bridge...I managed to reach my destination in Seoul at 11.30pm via AREX and subway, 3 transfers in total. But better don't take the ultra big luggage with rollers cos it will be tough carrying it up the long staircases in the subway stations.

U can find food at the convenience stores after u reach Seoul.

wow.. i bought AA air ticket at RM1020.... you guys so lucky able to MMMMMM the fare at RM300+....

How long's your stay?

Currency rate aside, is Dangdaemun an expensive place to shop compared to others like Namdaemun and Myeondong?

There are many shopping malls at dongdaemun...Doota being the most high class and most of the items have price tags, around Doota are malls like Migiliore and Hello aPM...these malls looks like the pics from zstan, usually the items don't have price tags so u need to ask and bargain abit...the people selling women's clothes are fine but those selling men's clothes are scary as they will pull your hand and keep asking what are you looking for and where are u from.

There is another shopping mall called Cerestar behind Doota...it's a departmental stall so most of the items have price tags, the stuff there are cheaper too, but most of the stuff over there are not so trendy compared to the other malls.

How about MUST BUY ITEM in Korea ??

Nowadays a lot of accessories vendor in Malaysia are turning to Korean items. They're selling it for RM4 for earrings, hair accessories, etc, which you can find it at KL Sentral station. Here, based from this pic they're selling it for 1000 won (RM2.70). A little worth it, it's up to the buyer...

I'd rather buy the stuff you can hardly get in Malaysia, that's my rule of thumb of buying when you go travel. Slight price difference, don't care that much All these shopping topics, must ask girls one. Any ladies in this forum arr???

Haha..suprisingly I saw a guy buying mostly ladies acc geh...  zstan for your gal-gal hor?

ztan, i recognised that shop at once! I was stucked there for quite a long time buying accessories because they were so cheap!
Only 1000 won per item, you will never get it here at this price!
Also, they have pretty phone covers.
I bought alot of Cantata coffee because of Lee Min Ho. :0) Haha.