these are the few things to mention about S.korea while my mind is still fresh
1. when you've arrived, this is the only manual immigration crossing you will face....during departure going back, they use autogate(same like japan, thailand)
so there won't be a stamp on your passport saying you've visiting korea except for the little piece of paper they left with you
crossing immigration, the language is based on your passport.....so if you're holding a japanese passport, the guide broadcasted will be in japanese
and that's how u know the nationality of the person crossing

2. clean dry toilet and plenty of toilet papers stock(even free toilet located at underground street)
no automated toilet like japan but at least it's really clean

3. if u go during winter, some toilet do not have hot water...so washing your hand during that period will make your hand super numb
not even the hand blower will help

4. garbage all over the road....if you go to the hardware street outside of gwangjang market, it gets even worse
i found out that koreans are basically like malaysian living in an advanced country
they love to spit and litter everywhere

5. winters are brutal...so if you're going in winter..even late february, be sure to equip yourself very well
make use of the underground street or passage way to avoid the brutal wind
on very wide street, they don't have road crossing/zebra line, they use underground passage way

6. they're definitely not a polite as the japanese but acceptable
but they do sometime scream(not at me but i saw it with my own eyes)

7. want to buy the cheapest souvenir?...cheapest is still lotte mart at seoul station
but you'd have to purposely go there to do your shopping
if u plan to do last minute shopping there, i don't recommend..they do provide boxes but they don't provide string and tapes already
second cheapest is LALA mart at myongdong....i bought most of my souvenir here because of it's price despite it's situated at myeongdong

8. Don't press the button when you're about to cross the traffic light like u do in malaysia
that button does not work like it is in malaysia
it's basically an emergency help button

9. for maps, don't rely on 1 map only
best to have naver map and google maps together
some places don't appear in naver maps but appear in google maps
google maps don't have guide on how to walk there or specific location but u can just follow the direction and reach there

10. some of their malls have refillable water facilities which are fantastic...not available in malaysia

11. they have some really really nice looking car there unlike the dull looking car in japan
they like to drive big cars too, i never saw any A to B segment car there...it's all minimum C segment car and up
if only they bring those cars into malaysian market to compete with toyota and honda

12. Most of their food is a little to quite spicy...so do look properly before order
even their fast food

13. Mom's touch is a must try, the hype is real..it's really that good

14. their ginseng chicken soup, they don't allow sharing..every person has to have a single order
for those who doesn't eat much like me...not recommended..it's too much

15. not all the convenient store(even same brand) has the same stock(even olive young)
so if u see something u like, buy it there...it might not be available at the other branch you're going to go

16. they don't let tourist entering ehwa's women university...at least not the time i was there

17. The BHC chicken at myeongdong always has a queue
do have your BHC chicken at insadong where there are plenty of seats
it won't appear in google but search BHC chicken after u visited geongbokgong or bukchon hanok...search for the nearest ones

18. korean guys are really macho...a contrast of what i saw japanese are
when a girl opens a door, the guys can literally rush in without letting the girl out 1st...at least that's what i saw

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At least give us some to awe at. 😀😁

these are the few things to mention about S.korea while my mind is still fresh
1. when you've arrived, this is the only manual immigration crossing you will face....during departure going back, they use autogate(same like japan, thailand)
so there won't be a stamp on your passport saying you've visiting korea except for the little piece of paper they left with you
crossing immigration, the language is based on your passport.....so if you're holding a japanese passport, the guide broadcasted will be in japanese
and that's how u know the nationality of the person crossing

2. clean dry toilet and plenty of toilet papers stock(even free toilet located at underground street)
no automated toilet like japan but at least it's really clean

3. if u go during winter, some toilet do not have hot water...so washing your hand during that period will make your hand super numb
not even the hand blower will help

4. garbage all over the road....if you go to the hardware street outside of gwangjang market, it gets even worse
i found out that koreans are basically like malaysian living in an advanced country
they love to spit and litter everywhere

5. winters are brutal...so if you're going in winter..even late february, be sure to equip yourself very well
make use of the underground street or passage way to avoid the brutal wind
on very wide street, they don't have road crossing/zebra line, they use underground passage way

6. they're definitely not a polite as the japanese but acceptable
but they do sometime scream(not at me but i saw it with my own eyes)

7. want to buy the cheapest souvenir?...cheapest is still lotte mart at seoul station
but you'd have to purposely go there to do your shopping
if u plan to do last minute shopping there, i don't recommend..they do provide boxes but they don't provide string and tapes already
second cheapest is LALA mart at myongdong....i bought most of my souvenir here because of it's price despite it's situated at myeongdong

8. Don't press the button when you're about to cross the traffic light like u do in malaysia
that button does not work like it is in malaysia
it's basically an emergency help button

9. for maps, don't rely on 1 map only
best to have naver map and google maps together
some places don't appear in naver maps but appear in google maps
google maps don't have guide on how to walk there or specific location but u can just follow the direction and reach there

10. some of their malls have refillable water facilities which are fantastic...not available in malaysia

11. they have some really really nice looking car there unlike the dull looking car in japan
they like to drive big cars too, i never saw any A to B segment car there...it's all minimum C segment car and up
if only they bring those cars into malaysian market to compete with toyota and honda

12. Most of their food is a little to quite spicy...so do look properly before order
even their fast food

13. Mom's touch is a must try, the hype is real..it's really that good

14. their ginseng chicken soup, they don't allow sharing..every person has to have a single order
for those who doesn't eat much like me...not recommended..it's too much

15. not all the convenient store(even same brand) has the same stock(even olive young)
so if u see something u like, buy it there...it might not be available at the other branch you're going to go

16. they don't let tourist entering ehwa's women university...at least not the time i was there

17. The BHC chicken at myeongdong always has a queue
do have your BHC chicken at insadong where there are plenty of seats
it won't appear in google but search BHC chicken after u visited geongbokgong or bukchon hanok...search for the nearest ones

18. korean guys are really macho...a contrast of what i saw japanese are
when a girl opens a door, the guys can literally rush in without letting the girl out 1st...at least that's what i saw

later will do a food list on what to eat in s.korea
but when is still unknown...will try to find time

my kansai trip still is progress yet

5. they do have zebra/pedestrian crossing but do not put your trust in them. korean drivers do not give a damn about pedestrians, they only stop for red lights only.

7. cheapest souvenir is in namdaemun got one small shop the boss give discounts.

18. for a developed nation they have a long way to go on proper manners i guess. also many ppl compare korea to japan only to find out they are culturally different. way way different.

my favorite when i was there kimbap, dakgangjeong, mom's burger, korean bbq.
mom's burger go for their chicken burger the best. shrimp and fish also good. beef so so only.
they use real chicken cuts not the blended frozen burgers.
and god knows how they fried it until so crispy even if you tapao back to hotel still crispy.

5. if do pedestrian crossing, that one is a small road and will have traffic light
else wider road, they will use underground passageway

7. which shop, most shops in namdaemun are really small...so choices are very limited
many are not labelled as well which meant they can say any price they like

18. don't say compare to japan...even compare to malaysian also lose...at least our man have the courtesy to let the girl out 1st(even if it's the man that open the door)
this one girl open door, all the guys rush in

didn't get to eat it all because too many food to eat...eating 3-4 times per day already
the standing BBQ at sinchon is highly recommended

for beef burger, go to cry cheeseburger aka in-and-out burger

5. not really.
this is a 11 lane road near city hall seoul.
i remember crossing this because its one of the widest pedestrian crossing in seoul.



also at myeongdong near Shinsegae, the main road traffic junction, not all the crossings have underground path and that is a 8 lane road.

Again i have to warn when crossing the zebra crossing. get over to the other side before the light turns red. there is a reason why koreans run when crossing zebra crossing.

7. hard to point out which shop bcs google map in namdaemun lorong really non existant.
not labeled price? i cant remember anyone not display their price on their product. its against their law not to display selling price.

i tried almost all mom's burger. 

they used to have spicy crispy chicken burger.
the spicy is an understatement 

i've been to japan
we all have run across the road before it turns red before

i've crossed a few shop where there're no price indicated before..i just walk away(no labels no nothing)

same thing there in japan eh.
in most western countries they actually wait for you to cross the pedestrian crossing even after it turns red.

good thing you walked away because most probably you get sembelih already.

all of mom's burger?
they have like 4-5 rows of burger on their menu

i know the expected price, i'm just lazy to even ask
since got lala mart and lotte mart

but if you're buying ginseng, thn u got no choice....cheaper at namdaemun market

these are the few things to mention about S.korea while my mind is still fresh
1. when you've arrived, this is the only manual immigration crossing you will face....during departure going back, they use autogate(same like japan, thailand)
so there won't be a stamp on your passport saying you've visiting korea except for the little piece of paper they left with you
crossing immigration, the language is based on your passport.....so if you're holding a japanese passport, the guide broadcasted will be in japanese
and that's how u know the nationality of the person crossing

2. clean dry toilet and plenty of toilet papers stock(even free toilet located at underground street)
no automated toilet like japan but at least it's really clean

3. if u go during winter, some toilet do not have hot water...so washing your hand during that period will make your hand super numb
not even the hand blower will help

4. garbage all over the road....if you go to the hardware street outside of gwangjang market, it gets even worse
i found out that koreans are basically like malaysian living in an advanced country
they love to spit and litter everywhere

5. winters are brutal...so if you're going in winter..even late february, be sure to equip yourself very well
make use of the underground street or passage way to avoid the brutal wind
on very wide street, they don't have road crossing/zebra line, they use underground passage way

6. they're definitely not a polite as the japanese but acceptable
but they do sometime scream(not at me but i saw it with my own eyes)

7. want to buy the cheapest souvenir?...cheapest is still lotte mart at seoul station
but you'd have to purposely go there to do your shopping
if u plan to do last minute shopping there, i don't recommend..they do provide boxes but they don't provide string and tapes already
second cheapest is LALA mart at myongdong....i bought most of my souvenir here because of it's price despite it's situated at myeongdong

8. Don't press the button when you're about to cross the traffic light like u do in malaysia
that button does not work like it is in malaysia
it's basically an emergency help button

9. for maps, don't rely on 1 map only
best to have naver map and google maps together
some places don't appear in naver maps but appear in google maps
google maps don't have guide on how to walk there or specific location but u can just follow the direction and reach there

10. some of their malls have refillable water facilities which are fantastic...not available in malaysia

11. they have some really really nice looking car there unlike the dull looking car in japan
they like to drive big cars too, i never saw any A to B segment car there...it's all minimum C segment car and up
if only they bring those cars into malaysian market to compete with toyota and honda

12. Most of their food is a little to quite spicy...so do look properly before order
even their fast food

13. Mom's touch is a must try, the hype is real..it's really that good

14. their ginseng chicken soup, they don't allow sharing..every person has to have a single order
for those who doesn't eat much like me...not recommended..it's too much

15. not all the convenient store(even same brand) has the same stock(even olive young)
so if u see something u like, buy it there...it might not be available at the other branch you're going to go

16. they don't let tourist entering ehwa's women university...at least not the time i was there

17. The BHC chicken at myeongdong always has a queue
do have your BHC chicken at insadong where there are plenty of seats
it won't appear in google but search BHC chicken after u visited geongbokgong or bukchon hanok...search for the nearest ones

18. korean guys are really macho...a contrast of what i saw japanese are
when a girl opens a door, the guys can literally rush in without letting the girl out 1st...at least that's what i saw

wat? not allow to enter ehwa university? i enter before...is it maybe because of corona virus recently?

almost all. 
it was the cheapest eat we could find where we stayed last time - mom's and dosirak.

i tried lotteria burger too but it was not on par with mom's.

did you try the famous Hotteok at Namdaemun?

the vege Hotteok is delicous.

wat? not allow to enter ehwa university? i enter before...is it maybe because of corona virus recently?

can't tahan
there was 1 day
lunch eat cry cheeseburger, dinner eat mom's touch

too many fast food in a day, came back malaysia heaty
didn't feel it in korea because the temperature is freakin cold
yup, gone back twice to try both version...sweet and savory version
there are 2 notice at the gate...not sure which applies
1. tourist aren't allowed to enter(with a camera logo)
2. class is in session(it's saturday though the day we visited)

the 2 notice was there since last time, we went in anyway and nobody stopped us and security guards where no where to be seen.
was there any security guards standing by when you where there?

yes there is, 2 of them
the gate isn't fully opened
they closed like 85% of it and left the middle 15% open