.Monday, October 22, 2007 ' 5:26 AM
.Friday, October 19, 2007 ' 8:21 AM
.Monday, October 15, 2007 ' 12:04 AM
.Wednesday, October 10, 2007 ' 6:24 AM
Part 2 of the Busan trip continues from wher i left off previously.
First day at Busan , or the 4th day of our trip overall.
We are really fortunate to have aimei's cute buddy introduce us to the seafood pot here in Busan. It was great for me, as i simply adore steaming hot soup. The plus point must be the fresh seafood inside.
Skipped down to the beach straight after lunch. Busan, as i mentioned is a seaside town. So coming to the beach here is a def must. Anyway there's quite a no of really nice beaches here, but due to convenience, we went to the 1 nearest to the seafood restaurant.
Lots of sun, plenty of ppl = nice day out
View was spectacular from one side of the beach. There's this part of an island thats jus jutting out into the sea. If u squint ur eyes enough, u'll realise tat its closely populated with buildings and architecture.
Went to the nearby convention centre where the 2005 Apec meeting took place.
Magnificent view of the Busan skyline.. Notice the bridge behind me in the far distance.. I absolutely love the view from this coastal line.
This place sorta reminds me of our own Marina Bay.
.Saturday, October 06, 2007 ' 8:44 PM
Been stone ages since I last updated anythin of real interest. So many things happened while I was missing. Hope that everything is settled and dusted down. Anyway 2 weeks ago, we celebrated the Korean Thanksgiving, Chuseok. (had almost the whole week off) Basically on Chuseok, Koreans will take this opportunity to travel to their hometowns and pay their respect to their ancestors. Me? i took this wonderful chance to tag along to other states outside Seoul (Gyeongju and Busan).
In order to attract more readership, I will like to share my experiences in the Gyeongju + Busan trip, KUBA field trip, Ko-Yon games in a mini-series format! (actually i'm jus too lazy to do it in 1 shot but wth, its really troublesome uploading so many pictures and thinking of creative words to go along with :P)
The pictures are in a rather jumbled-up order (its jus another blatant demonstration of my laziness)
This series starts from the last day of our trip at Busan. (no special reason other than i alr loaded these pictures up)
Saw this picture from the consolidated pictures file.
Somethin jus doesnt seem right with this picture...:P
THis is US at the harbour of Busan. Busan, being a seaside town is renowned for its famous fish market. This harbour is used for fishing trawlers that comes in with the daily fresh supply of fish to the market.
More pictures at the fish market... Because we were there on Chuseok itself, the crowd wasnt tat impressive. BUt nonetheless, the size and variety in the market is frightening.
Random pic 1
Mid-day: We stopped by for our much appreciated Donut pit-stop at Krispy Kreme.
Random pic 2: The buildings here are really packed real close and tightly.
On the subway!!
This is at the foot of some hill on which we can actually see (almost) the whole of Busan.
Random pic 3: Back at the fish market :>
At the top of the hill that i mentioned earlier. I forgot the name alr. ps. HAHAhahah
On some random street downhill. Its somewhat like the Myeong-Dong of Seoul, which is somewhat like the Orchard Road of Sg.
Random pic 4: Back on the hill. There's a viewing tower that's not too diff from the N Seoul tower in Seoul. From there, I supp one can witness the magnificent sights of Busan.
Random Pic 5: Saw this poster on a stall in the fish market. This is supp to portray a list of animals that this stall sells as food. There's some bugs and stuff etc at the other end of the poster that i didnt manage to shoot. Believe me, its gross.
On the street thats like the Myeong-Dong of Seoul which is like the Orchard road of Sg. I can get really sick of this...:>
Sunset on the street which is like ... u know wat .
Back at the fish-market
We saw some really gross decapitation of live fish at the fish market. There were more skinning of eels and killing of fish that jus turns the stomach away from any seafood for that day.
End.
If this entry seems rushed and haphazard, its because its really rushed and haphazardly done in between my studying breaks. Wat!?!? Study!?!?! Yes i do study here for the information of those misguided ones.:> My mid-term is approaching and there's a lot of mugging to do. However I do believe it is peanuts compared to my good pals back in BS who are fighting a war over there. Kudos to them, and gd luck!
.Monday, September 17, 2007 ' 6:38 AM
2 weeks past, school for me is pretty much stabilized now. Had the 1st meaningful plant breeding class today. apparently genetics can be manoeuvred in many ways to facilitate farming. We jus need to think like a farmer. Fun. No sarcasm intended.
Anyway most of the lecture rooms here are nothin to boast about. Quite a variety of rooms though depending on the modules. Since the format here is different from that in Bs, we actually have to travel around quite alot in campus to reach different locations for our classes.
A brief intro on the geography here; Bascially Korea University is pretty much a rather spaced out campus. In fact it can actually be divided into the Seochang Campus and the Anam campus. Seochang campus is smaller and used mainly for humanities sub. Never been there myself.
Most students like me are at Anam campus, which can further be divided into the Science Campus and the Main Campus. Think North Spine and South Spine in NTU but on a much bigger scale. ie if i walk from the main campus to the science campus, it'll require ard 15-20 minutes admist a couple of streets / traffic junctions and rows and rows of shops and eateries etc . (more pictures soon i hope)
My plant breeding classroom
Break-time
As u can see, being farmers for an hour can be really exhausting... :P
Had a quiet weekend in Korea for a change. Anyway it was raining almost non-stop here in Seoul for the past weekend. Spolit the mood to go anywhere.. Skipped down to est's 5-star dorm to study at the lounge.
The lounge here is superb. Cable TV with soft comfy sofas, then nice clean desks + chairs for self studying. Vending machines nearby. More conference rooms round the corner.
5 stars out of 5!
It was still raining when we went out for dinner. Saw this nice road-side stall that I'm rather keen to try. So the auntie will actually fry some Korean snacks in a hot spicy sauce with lots of delicious rice cakes in it. Coupled with the cold weather now, it's def gonna be heavenly.
Anyway i didnt try it la.. haha (then still describe so vividly lolz)
Because we saw this. Instant street burgers shop tat serves free flow of soft drinks. WOoHOo!
Lots of youths jus cramping in a small shop space with denched rain-coats and folded umbrellas having their fav korean street burgers. Filled with onions, lotsa cabbage and minced beef, the burger is nothin to shout abt. But the environment is real cool. haha. And its cheap too! 1000W onli!
Anyway the weather is really getting cold nowadays. Will nid to start packing myself with more clothes at night. At least i'll recovered from my night coughing le, or else will be even worse.
More to come...
.Friday, September 14, 2007 ' 8:29 PM
Went to the Hangang River last Friday. According to 100Sights in Seoul, it's a must-go for any 1st-timers in Korean. Before tat though, we stopped by at Eweha (Women) Uni Streets for more shopping for the gals.
A busy Eweha (Women) Uni Streets in mid-day..
Shopped til the sun sets..
We had dinner in our 1st ever Chinese restaurant in Korea..
Over-priced and not as nice as in Sg, at least the deco is stylish..
At the Han River..
The night sights are really hard to take in with my camera, so i guess most of them look either too dark or too fuzzy. But wth, its a wonderful experience. The cold winds, the night lights etc etc.. I've yet to visit Hk, but so far for me at least i do think the night lights in Seoul is particularly impressive.. the whole bridge across the river is lined up with bright colourful nights.. and when we passed by like 2-3 different bridges like tat u begin to see how beautiful Seoul is at night/. And i'm alr understating it. So its a def must-see!
Sch has started..wat a bitch, but at least the 1st 2 weeks are rather slack..
And my $$$ is being used up at an astounding rate..
Will try to update more pics on my campus when i get back to sch the following week ba..
cheers
