KU Orientation Week

Woohoo...
orientation finally started...
and ended...

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OT Day 1 - 23/02/2011 (Wed)

早起
因为约了那个NUSian在学校大门见
所以从宿舍开始步行了近半个小时
我在大门等他等了15分钟
等到十点还不见人影
算了不等了
就自己摸索着去Inchon memorial hall
点了名，进了讲堂
除了一些KUBA (KU Buddy Assistance) 的韩国学生
其余进四五百人都是外国人～
噢～～
这才真正地感觉到
我现在是高丽大学的交换生了！！！

不知道是我sotong还是什么
竟然没有事先申请KUBA
所以
我一开始就没有buddy
T________T

可是
KUBA的同学都好好
我一到、没buddy
组长就给找buddy
是个女生
看上去挺好的:)

顺便一提
组长人也好好
虽然说不上是美男子
而是那种穿很多耳洞、梳“贝克汉姆发型”的酷酷男
但很“平易近人”
呃～
我不知道他那样算不算“skinship”
比如说和对方说话时会抓对方的手臂（对女生如此）
又或是坐着时拍对方的包包（女生常把包包放在大腿上的说）
嗯，这种“平易近人”我在大马/新加坡从没看过

Okay 元归正传
Briefing之后是午餐
午餐之后是讲座、讲座、然后更多的讲座
过后呢
就跟组员走散啦
>.<
sob sob~
只有自己一人打包紫菜饭团回宿舍吃了


OT Day 2 - 24th Feb (Thu)

早起去学校
KUBA 请来了银行的经理、工作人员
来学校给我们办银行户口
超方便的！！
除此之外
就连电话、通讯公司的人也来学校
给我们外国学生办手机
赞！！
NUS 得学着点～

而且
也总算搞定课程表了
希望下星期开始上课后不会出现什么问题
唉……
可以拿的科十分有限
为了拿韩文
只好放弃一个叫 “languages of ancient times” 的科
是读埃及古文字之类的东东
没得拿，我心在滴泪～
(Kexin, thanks so much for the advice, you be happy too k...)

登记完课程表
还以为我的一天又这样结束了
还以为我又得这样回我的窝搞自闭去
可是
哈哈
一回到房间
就有人来按门铃
说是宿舍有orientation/briefing
反正没事做，就去呗～

就在听briefing听到一半
有电话来
是我的韩国buddy来电
问要不要跟其他组员一吃去吃饭
我开始的时候还挺排斥的
因为
韩国学生聚会吃饭
一定会喝酒
我人生地不熟的
其实有点不想参加
可是
buddy 竟然都打给我了
就去呗～

一下到安岩洞
就知道
我来对了～
近乎整条街都是高丽大的学生
而且
大部分的OT组都在安岩洞聚会

酒嘛
就喝呗～
吃炸鸡
喝了半杯啤酒
没什么问题
呵呵
其实打新年起，我就开始慢慢的“练”了
先是Shandy，然后少量红酒
然后一丁丁韩国烧酒
不会喝
但起码接触过那Alcohol的味道
嗯～
不喜欢
哈！

吃、喝了两个小时左右
就散会了
还想说
怎么这么早就散
哈
原来是有second round~~
可他们去pub
Pub 就不只是单纯和啤酒了吧
嗯
就不去了咯～
（下次有机会再说呗）


OT day 3 - 25th Feb (Fri)

It's Seoul One Day City Tour!!!
Hmm...
wait till I arrange the photos
then only update on the trip~
anyway
today I had a different buddy
and he's a HE~
:P

Lonely Day 4

please end these lonely days now~~

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话说昨晚和室友和她的朋友一起去吃晚餐

然后去便利店逛杂货

虽说认识人、有人一起吃饭

但是

人家两人是同学、本来就认识的了

三人行

我就有点格格不入了咯

今天早上

她们俩就结伴出去

唉哟哟

lonely day lonely day...

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隔壁房终于又有人搬进来了

是个ABK

嗯……

前年我去延大的时候说过

我不喜欢ABK

可这位ABK看上去还不错

挺亲切的

可是啊

她才搬进来不久就回家了

下星期才再回来

唉

lonely day lonely day...

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只好上FB找其他不认识的NUS学生

厚着脸皮问明天要不要见面

哎哟

明天会怎样，明天再说咯～

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I really should study my Korean

But Science dean office hadn't replied me

so how do i know if i can map my module back

:'(

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Little update:

终于找到了NUSian
之前只通过FB联系
两个从未见过面的人
就这样约在人生地不熟的安岩地铁站见面
我算是听准时的
东张西望了十多分钟
周围都不像是在等人的人
又过了几分钟
终于有个男的从出口上来
他也是有点迷茫在找人似的
可是一看到我就闪开目光
呃
好像不是他
可是
又等了几分钟
附近人来人往的
就剩我和他两个站在地铁站出口
嗯
他只低头玩iphone
偶尔抬头看到我有避开
嗯
仔细看他
有点“不太像”韩国人
嗯
算了
总不能这样干等
我豁出去上前问：
"Err......are you......from Singapore?"

哈
如果他不是我在等的那个NUSian的话
我就真的糗毙了
phew~

切
一个大男生
就只会在那里干等
我不上前问的话
他要等到什么时候

跟着
就找了家店去吃炸鸡
呃
okay...
气氛有点尴尬
因为就只有我和他
完全不认识的两个人
就拼命找话题聊
话题一停的话
四只眼睛就会等着面前的盘
使着叉子、装斯文地和炸鸡搏斗

尴尬归尴尬
总好过自己一人在房里吃泡面呗

吃完“饭”后
他说送我回宿舍（他不住校内）
虽然说很不好意思
毕竟回我宿舍有段距离
可是
呵呵
有人陪我“爬山”回宿舍
何乐而不为呢 :P

Lonely Day 2 & 3

20th Feb (Sun)
that would mean yesterday actually..
and the day wasn't really that "lonely" so to say
'cause
i met a Korean friend for dinner!!!

yup yup
she the girl who went NUS for exchange last year
went out with her a few time
i was her guide last semester
and haha
it's sort of her turn this sem
hehe
my "only" friend in korea now
so hopefully we can be good friends
and i shall say goodbye to my lonely days~~


21st Feb (Mon)
i had one big luggage
2 smaller but still-heave hand-luggage
plus one laptop bag on my back
haaaa....
so much stuffs
as if i'm migrating instead of just an exchange for 4 months
>.<
oh yes
i regret it
shouldn't bring so much clothes...
should have just come here empty-handed
and shop shop shop :PP

so i took a taxi from my hotel
met a really kind taxi driver
he said he was a Korean teacher
and he actually advised me to speak Korean more
be brave
hmm okay...i'll try then~

well i finally moved into CJ I-House!!!
the first impression i have on CJ:
IT'S NOT A HOSTEL, BUT A HOTEL~~
hehe...
really...no kidding
it has a proper lobby with proper reception table
it has lift to each floor
clean and tidy corridor looks exactly like a hotel corridor
inside the room?
well....
as good as NUS High School Residence
or maybe even better!!!
the room is new, clean, and big
bigger than the double room in NUS High~
but of course, the 4-bedded suite room in NUS High is incomparable
PGP? ...no way~

so i spent the whole afternoon to unpack
then eat
then figure how to get internet
and finally
my roommate arrived!!!!
a chinese girl
looks good
hopefully we will get along well :)

nice double room

lotsss of cupboards... (well...you see my luggages)

roomy (have a glimpse at the toilet, shared by 2 rooms)

after unpacking...my cozy nest for the next 4 months

Snowing at Jeju Island, Korea

14th Feb 2011 (Mon)



济州岛位于韩国半岛的南部
气温应属全国最高
可是今年地球暖化、各地气候反常
不常下雪的济州
在今年的冬天下起了雪
还恰巧给我碰上了！！！
可以说很幸运，让我看到、摸到人生中的第一场雪
也有点不幸，因为零下的气温，加上济州岛多风，我是冷到不行
呵呵
太美的回忆了～～

Lonely Day 1

slept till 11am
went Family Mart (sth like 7-11) buy noodles
settled my lunch in room
online
went out hunting and getting lost
blogging
going sleep (soon)

did i just waste my one day?
hmmm
i should have started my mugging
>.<

anyway
just tidied my luggages a little
and realised that i brought TOOOOO much stuffs
2 bags + laptop bag
each of them are soooooooo heavy
i need to transport them from hotel to sch dorm on monday, alone :(
should i spread out the weight into 3 bags (+ another laptop bag) instead?
advise please~~

SG vs KR (Round 1) - Public bus

Preface

My hotel's located right at the heart of Seoul downtown area

or maybe i should say

it's very near to many big towns

for example the central of all public transportation -- Seoul Station,

the youngsters' heaven -- Sinchon and Yidae,

the fashion and shopping paradise -- Myeongdong,

the cheap but slightly old-fashioned market -- Namdaemun etc etc...

BUT

it's so "central" that there's no subway station nearby

the nearest is Seoul station, which requires a 10~15mins walk

and more importantly, there's no cheap food nearby!!

as i did not wish to feed myself with instant noodle for 2 consecutive meals

and i couldn't afford to walk to Seoul station in this cold weather of 6 d.c.

i'd decided to take a bus to Sinchon downtown

to hunt for my dinner

SG vs KR (Round 1) - Public Bus

One good thing about the public bus in Korea

is that the names of each approaching bus stop are announced

like what we have on the MRT

but the service in korea is even better

they announce the name of the next next bus stop as well

something like:

"The approaching station is Yidae station. Next station is Sinchon station."

i find this very useful

coz you will know what's coming next, and will have more time to prepare to alight...

+++ KR scores +++

(Round 1b)

In Singapore,

if i take, say, bus 143 from Science Park II to Harbour Front Station

i can also take 143 from opposite Harbour Front Station to opposite Science Park II

the to and fro routes are along the same road, just in opposite directions

also, the bus stops for bus 143 are usually opposite each other across the road

almost all bus service in singapore are like this, with some exceptions of course

however in Korea, especially Seoul,

it's sooooo much different

which i think is mainly due to its complicated road and street layouts

i tried to take bus 163 to Sinchon from my hotel

fortunately, i did reach sinchon safely and bought my dinner

but when i wanted to go back hotel

i simply crossed the road and went to the opposite bus stop

but there's no bus 163 there!!!

urgghh...  >.<

wanted to take a little adventure, i decided not to take taxi

but to walk around Sinchon and look for 163

hmm... well...

i didn't manage to find 163...

but i found 7011, which i swear i saw it at the bus stop in front of my hotel just now

so i boarded 7011

and i sat down and listened carefully to the announcement on the bus

and looked out the windows to look for my hotel and nearby landmarks as well

but but but...

i passed Seoul Station

i passed Namdaemun

i reached Myeongdong

and i knew that i missed my hotel

or rather, the return bus route is not stopping opposite my hotel

well well well...

bravo...

i alighted at Myeongdong

and flagged a taxi back at the end

haiz~~

+++ Singapore scores +++

(Round 1b)

You are at the bus stop in front of Vivocity now

and you want to get back to PGP which is near S'pore Science Park II

but you do not know which bus to take

what would you do?

well

simply read the bus route table/diagram pasted at the bus stop right?

in singapore,

the table is very clear

comprises of all the bus stop names and bus fare to each stop

but in korea,

there's no bus fare stated

and not all bus stops are listed on the diagram

they only show the bus stops near some landmarks or subway stations at the area

if this is applied to singapore

you will only see "...Tanglin Sec Sch, Kent Ridge Sec Sch, Haw Par Villa, Harbourfront Stn, ..." for bus 143

imagine you're unfamiliar with the road names and "S'pore Science Park II" is not shown

would you dare to take the bus to get back to PGP?

well well...

i tried my luck just now and boarded 7011

and i ended up in myeongdong

sweat~

+++ Singapore scores +++

Conclusion

For now being

as a newly-arrived and inexperienced foreigner

i think that it's rather dangerous to take bus around the city alone

unless you google everything before-hand

and mind you

you need to google the bus routes for both the to and fro directions

so...

SG vs KR (Round 1)

2 : 1                          

Singapore wins       

Hello from Korea!!!

来韩国已经一个星期了
和家人一起跟团
去了首尔、济州岛、雪岳山
在零下的天气冻了一周
也在南部、最不可能下雪的济州岛
遇上了人生中的第一场雪
有很棒的回忆，也有不好的
但是
这8天6夜的韩国行
赞！！！

* 照片我日后再慢慢放 *


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刚刚才跟爸爸妈妈弟弟说拜拜
看着他们跟着旅行团坐巴士走了
剩下我一人
留在梨大的街上
自己闲逛、找晚餐吃
然后自己搭德士回旅店
现在
自己一人在房间上网
嗯
得等到来临的星期一
才可以搬进高丽大学的宿舍
这个周末只好自己过了

唉

有点小 emo ～

没事做

我就 mug 韩文吧

下星期考 placement test

可我已经一个月没碰韩文了

> . <


p.s. My h/p in korea: (+82) 010 8518 7333

QR Code

Came across this type of code many times, but still don't know what it means...

Only know that it's widely used in Japan and Korea, becoming a "trend"...

Shall find it out when I have more free time tomorrow :P

p.s. the above code actually means something :)
Try decode yourself: http://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx

Rabbit CNY 2011

大家新年快乐

“兔”飞猛进！！！

《廿九 —— 团圆饭》

我家的团圆饭，一定会有烧肉、烧鸭、白斩鸡、猪蹄、冬菇海参、鱼漂鲍鱼、鱼、虾、罗汉斋、汤。今年全家25人到齐，大开两座，第一次在屋外吃团圆饭。

《大年初一》

中午先是回公公家吃斋，然后再去Pekan Nanas给舅公舅婆拜年，顺便看了场RM388的舞狮，新年讨个好兆头。

傍晚我家"Open House"，叔叔姑姑、还有兰姨几家人，聚在一起吃Nasi Beryani Buffet。呵，大年初一外面的餐馆都没开，只有吃印度餐了。

《大年初二》

开年咯！午餐还是在公公家吃。

吃完了去古来给两个叔婆家拜年，接着去Saleng给伯公伯婆拜年。

晚上，去舅母家拜年，还和表哥表弟打了几手麻将，哈～

再接着，和和妈妈娘家的亲戚吃晚餐，亲情浓郁啊……

顺便提一提这狗狗，它超怕烟花爆竹的声音。屋外噼里啪啦地响，它就会贴近你、要人抱，呵……

《大年初三》

终于有机会在家休息休息、喘口气，呵……

傍晚，堂姑堂叔几家人来拜年，然后一起出去吃饭。

想想，我家亲戚还真多，很多都是“远亲”，比如是爸爸的堂/表兄弟。

虽然不是“直属”，但每逢新年一定会见面，一年见一次，感情不散！

《大年初四》

在家上网，又开始发霉了 >.<

唯一有趣的事嘛，就属傍晚弟弟带女朋友回家吃饭了，哈 :P