KU Week 13 (23rd - 29th May) - ft Jjimjilbang Spa/Sauna + Baseball

23rd - 26th May (Mon-Thu)
Nothing exciting
except that on 23rd May...

F.T. ISLAND COMEBACK TO KOREA!!!!
3rd Mini Album [Return]
<MV> Hello Hello:



and well... I've fallen in love into Kuk'ak
the instruments as well as the people there
Got treated with great dinner, again ^^

Each of us had one serving of marinated pork;
but our two presidents (會長 and 樂長) had had more than 3 servings each >.<

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27th May (Fri)
Finally accumulated enough courage to go to Jjimjilbang 찜질방
it's Korean Spa+Sauna
similar to Japanese one
which means
you can't wear anything while going to the spa
>.<

Went there with 2 Koreans and 1 Japanese
knew them in KUBA but not close at all
and just because I'm not that close with them, I joined them for Jjimjilbang
less embarrassment, i think (and my theory was proven correct)

We went to the famous Dragon Hill Spa at Yongsan [disclaimer: i do not own this photo]

Waist-band, for entrance, food, drinks and all other services inside the 5-storeyed  building.
Entrance fee is KRW10,000 by the way.

Then, we were given sauna clothes and towels
went to our "assigned" locker
and changed cloth

Hmm....2nd floor is ladies' floor...
as soon as we stepped out of the elevator
the culture shock began
>.<
yes...
before reaching our lockers
we need to walk through the "lounge" and a long corridor
there
we see ladies of all ages
cloth-less~
(or naked or nuke or whatever vocab, but i prefer to say "cloth-less")


*ahem...no photo description, yes, no photos*


So after changing into the given clothes
we first went to the cafeteria there for dinner
had Jjajangmyeon (black sauced noodles)
then
to the main hall

You can watch TV there, eat, drink, and even sleep. Yes, you can sleep overnight there...
Budget "accommodation" for backpackers actually...

Time to try out some sauna~~~ they have 30+deg, 80+deg and even near-100deg which we failed to even step in.
Note the towel-hat... ya, it's typically Korean.
Btw that's where we had some girls' HTHT hahahah...

There're arcade, karaoke rooms and other entertainment facilities as well
Also, massage service and fitness centre on other floors...

And playground

And outdoor swimming pool
(pardon me for not taking picture directly towards the pool, not polite you know, ha)

After sweating aaaaaaalot in sauna
it's time to bath
yes
cloth-less-ly
the hardest part of this was that...
you got to take off your clothes and kept them in your locker
then with only a small towel
you need to walk through the long corridor
to the lounge
then walk down the stairs
to the spa area
you can't jump into the spa pool straightaway
but wash your feet and hands and face first (strictly speaking, one should take a shower first)
and then only can emerge yourself into the pool
and peace~~~~

...hehe...
...again...no photos...

After all those culture shock
I realised, or rather learnt, something:
"humans are simply too obsessed with clothings"
When everyone around you are cloth-less
you don't really "need" to feel embarrassed at all
there's really nothing to be shy of or ashamed of
it's simply "back to nature"
it's "freedom"
hahahahah~~~

After coming out of water,
we had shower
and walked back to lockers area, still cloth-lessly
but this time
everything seemed so nature and carefree
i've gotten used to the Jjimjilbang culture too fast!!!!!
:PPP


** Friends, if you have chance to go Korea (or Japan)
you must at least try to go Jjimjilbang (Spa and sauna) once
the experience is priceless



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28th May (Sat)
Besides Jjimjilbamg,
another thing one must not miss out in Korea
is their baseball game
like what i said in my previous post for ipsilenti:
"KOREANS ARE CRAZY!"

I can't understand the rules of the baseball games at all
and i don't know how to appreciate the games
but yeah
it's still fascinating to watch the live game in a stadium

Jamsil Baseball Stadium; entrance fee was KRW8,000, free seating/standing (i.e you're not guaranteed a seat)

They're not super-famous teams, but it's full house, and we ended up standing throughout the games.

White vs Orange

P.S.

Went to the baseball games with roomie and her classmates (Koreans)

one conclusion i had drawn from the trip was:

"DO NO PLAY WITH YOUR PHONE OR MP3 WHILE GOING WITH FRIENDS"

In the subway, they just kept staring at their phones,

texting some one else, listening to music etc etc

and i ended up staring at them and being amused by the situation

yes

friends,

do not play with your phone or any kind of "toy" when you're with your friends or family

pay respect to those you're going out with

treasure the time when you're together

if you want to play with your phone or "toy" so much

go stay at home and play by yourself

thank you