i think nothing to be scared abt
there are more people dead in the past 24 hours in korat compared to the number of being "infected" by the corona virus in the past month in thailand

and you're worried abt the virus rather than other stuff

plus once the virus is created, it won't disappear...u can't run/hide from it, u can only be immune to it
SARS, H1N1, TB still exist until today..only difference is our view to it

that part is added on my our local news by syok sendiri
if u search the same news but published by international news, that part doesn't exist

i'm going in 3 days
the temperature seem to backfire, it's now snowing
hopefully u have luck on better temperature when u go

as for whether u wanna go, this is from a taiwanese yesterday night

the week before is super cold, most of the days are in negative temperature
last week consider warm...day time temp is 10-16c
now back to single digit temp again
so inconsistent

Reached here...pilot say 3°c
It's so cold
It's cold enough at evening, it gets even more cold at night
Tomorrow will be wearing with heat tech...see if it makes any difference

And who say nobody dares to travel, the whole plane is almost full

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Feb 20 2020, 10:09 AM

Tour to all the 4 places in nami island today
The bus itself is 3/4 full
Filled with different nationality

Can say alot less tour...can be seen by the number of buses
But still quite crowded

Yes...nami island definitely needs more time
I only got 3 hours there which have to include meal time which is left not a lot left

No I didn't slide down...wanted to but it's closed with 2 people guarding above

Garden of morning calm is crazy cold...I was shivering the whole way...hands are numb despite having gloves on

Yes..it's accurate
Have to bear the rain to get home

Already visited namdaemun market the first day but at the wrong time
I visited them at 7pm which is near their closing time so cannot comment
Today will go again at morning

Go yourself and enjoy yourself

Where did you get your fake news from
Right here right now
Hongdae past 2 days has been incredibly crowded....even on the morning/noon

U say less crowd is because no PRC tourist here...way less tourist bus in nami island
But that's only PRC
There's tons of indon, Taiwan, Japanese travelers around
Especially Japanese, when going through immigration...there're tons of japsnese

A picture that is taken at the correct timing again
I was just there this morning.11am
Super crowded

Thn proceed to myeongdong until like 4pm
Super crowded as well

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Feb 24 2020, 06:36 PM

back yesterday
crowded actually, it's not like that picture that is taken at the right place at the right time at all

no PRC tourist but tons of indon, taiwanese and definitely alot of japanese
when passing immigration, theres a lot of japanese
on the streets also can see a lot of people speaking japanese

how to know that person is japanese when passing immigration?
the language of "guide" being broadcasted by the machine to look at the camera and place finger on the scanner is based on your passport
when it's my turn, the language is "malay"
in front of me, a lot are broadcasted in japanese language....i at 1st thought it's by default...after pass immigration only know it's language by passport
that's when i know theres a lot of japanese entering

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Feb 26 2020, 08:42 AM

if u ask me would i go again...my answer is yes
but i'm more interested in japan more...which is sold out

klook deal, should have gotten it during 11.11/12.12

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

additional 2 things i thought of and found out

19. many shops don't open on sunday, including the homeplus in jamsil station

20. i can't seem to find pepero in seoul nor i've seen it before...it's made by lotte but not sold in s.korea?

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Mar 1 2020, 10:55 AM

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. 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

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)

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