Running man Episode 151! Daebak! The episode is like no other; it is witty and it enraptures me so much, I was so touched at the end I cried. Although Running Man members are impeccably skilled and equipped with the spirit and energy to participate in the race that empower them, giving them a competitive edge over the guests, I still feel that they should always try their best in their race and not let the guests win on purpose, especially when they know that the audience would be always rooting for them. It would be too prominent if they attempt to lose deliberately, as the audience know where their strengths lie and that they shouldn't be defeated that easily.
Happy birthday Daniel, Mr. Eye Candy and CS! :D
Made friends with the girl who works in the same lab as Mr. Eye Candy, and she told me that Mr. Eye Candy asked her if she talks bad about him as we always 偷笑 whenever we see him. My lab people, we need to be more discreet please!
3 months post braces. The less obvious pointy teeth went in a little! (I'm also trying out the Dolly Wink eyebrow mascara for the 1st time and my eyebrow turns brown!)
If you have forgotten how my teeth used to look like, here's me in year 2007 and 2008 with fangs (the 2 bigger pics) sticking out of my lips.
I have friends coming up to say that I look better with braces just few days after the installation. Lol. I think braces made my fangs less obvious to the eye!
My unwavering love for Korea continues...
The 2nd day in Korea was extremely enthralling since we indulged in great food and went to a few sightseeing hotspots, as we as tourists were more than willing to explore the tourist trap.
In this trip to Korea, I uncovered a few very unique features of Koreans/Korea and they are:
- Koreans are extreme Singaporeans.
They are fast-paced. They rushed into trains before letting people alight first. They rush everywhere, pull you by pulling your backpack and putting you a step away because you get into their way and glower at you if you stand in their way in walking down the escalators. They hurry to every location, and would tear you apart if you don't hurry too!
- Koreans look the same.
Typically, the girls with copper hair and a bob hairstyle (thicker base though) and with the Korean makeup (BB cream, black eyeliner, and tousled, bushy, and straight eyebrows) and the guys with permed gold hair.
- Not a single trash can in Korea.
Don't be surprised if you see cups of coffee lying on the sidewalk or on top of the postbox. I heard some Koreans did pack trash in their bags and bring them home to throw into their home's waste bin.
- Their iced coffee is bitter. My bro, like me, added sugar syrup to every coffee profusely. My Korean friend said Singaporean coffee (I mean coffee made by Singaporeans) is just too sweeeeeetttt; she always has to ask for less sugar. Lol. Separated by 7 hours of flight and that makes us really distinguishable from them.
- There are drunk Koreans everywhere at night, even on weeknights. The Korean friend told me that they drink 9 times a week, once on every weeknight and twice a day for weekends. Utterly amazed with the many drunken people roaming around like the undead on Myeongdong and Hongdae streets, and saw a Merlion (a lady who threw up her whole day's worth of meal) at Seoul Station that reeked of alcohol! I didn't anticipate the sudden surge of the vomity feeling when I vividly witnessed that horrid sight. Unlike in Singapore where the drunkards are habitually outside of night clubs and accompanied by friends, Korean drunkards are everywhere - in the subway trains, subway stations, restaurants, on the crowded streets, and some are all by themselves even though they couldn't stand straight without holding onto something. Daebak!
- Koreans don't know how to go to tourist attractions; they have never been there. If you ask them for directions, the kind souls react the same way, they would take their phones out of their pockets, open the map app and create a friendly match with their friends on who's the fastest to locate the destination you wanna head to.
Breakfast at a Korean restaurant of Seoul Station. Bro, who has never been sloppy on giving critics on the food he ate, tried Bibimbap and needed abit of getting used to. He said he thought it would be comparable to those served in Singapore, Bibimbap on a hotplate. Lol!
Bro mixing the ingredients in the bowl dutifully before eating them.
I ate spicy ramen I think. Lol. No creativity for me when it comes to my choice of food.
In between meals, Bro either frequented toilets or complained of hunger so in order to make him feel embarrassed, I would banter with him, "What?! U hungry again!??!" and Bro did get quite flustered whenever I tease him! Lol. Old habits die hard. I shouldn't be teasing people all year round.
After some intense walking, we reached the place where we have to take this elevator up to where we can ride in the cable car.
Me with the gently sloping elevator.
Cable car ticks for S$8 per person. The cable car wasn't what we expect it to be; it was old and poorly maintained, with dozens packed like sardines and you can hardly breathe when you are on it.
It was a long arduous journey to Seoul Tower as walking up the killer stairs was burdensome; not only do I need a conscious and tedious mental effort in pushing myself up step by step, it was also physically demanding for me to keep up with the person in front since the person behind would be "tailgating" me. Hence we stopped by a cafe that sells twist potato to relieve me from such stress, and my bro was very sure that his stomach protested again.
The twist potato was really good - soft and simply luscious! My bro compared this with the one he tasted in Singapore and said this was so much better since the "Singaporean Twist Potato" has a thicker crust and is harder to chew, but afterwards he changed his mind and said each has its own merits. I dunno man, let me tell you again after I have tried the Singaporean Potato ok?
Bro the glutton! :D
Some cave we came across on our way to Seoul Tower.
We bought a package that includes visits to both Teddy Bear Museum and the Observatory. The 2 life-sized bears serving their duty as an usher to guide tourists like us into the museum.
Many bears-on-a-platform waiting to be taken photographs of with fans of theirs.
Entrance.
Labourers in the olden days.
Using bears as a platform to tell of the history of Seoul.
Bears with such hats and robes reminded me of the ever popular drama "Dae Jang Geum".
Bears doing hard labour.
Two very kind-hearted tourists took quite a few pictures of us, until the right settings are chosen to make us and the background look brighter since the museum was simply too dark.
King and Queen bears watching a game of jockey. I took this picture up close to show you the hilarious look on the horse's face!
Blown up photo of the horse. Was it also expressing mockery behind that grimace? Lol!
Meetings of the officials held in conference rooms
Another thing that got us laughing was the sight of this bear crawling out of the cathedral! We marvelled at this "spectacular" sight. Why on earth would it do that?
Cute bear in cute clothes praying, and confessing to a statue of Mary.
General leading his troop of cavalrymen (oh I mean cavalrybears) to battle! :D
Maidens in the palace diligently preparing dishes for the king in those times where men make houses, women make homes.
This was one of the bears in action; it was chopping up meat away!
The traditional market.
Artist bear in the streets of Insadong. It was this small gallery that shows the traditional streets of Insadong and drew my bro's attention, he wanna head to this place the following day!
Gangnam Style! I was already in complete utter shock to see several advertisements of PSY ever since I landed in Korea and then I saw a teddy bear made in his shadow in the Seoul's exclusive Teddy Bear Museum. He's everywhere! Ok ok, I shall stop being disdainful alright?
Korean wedding ceremony!
Spotted some similarity to a typical Singaporean wedding - Flower bears in front of the couple, and bridesmaid behind to hold the train of the gown.
Bear on a chariot. So cute!
Bears rejoicing on the balcony at the joyous occasion.
One of the bears on display.
Mr Bean's Teddy Bear! It took me sometime to resist the urge to break the display glass and steal it! Lol!
And afterwards, we went up to the observatory to get a bird's eye view of Seoul, but were disappointed as the view was not as breathtaking as it seems, perhaps due to the hazy atmosphere that very day.
Me and the hazy Seoul.
Love padlocks at Seoul Tower to symbolize the everlasting love of sweethearts.
N Seoul Tower.
After empowering ourselves with caffeine (I was totes weary from the lack of sleep and the continuous walking), we embraced ourselves for some more sightseeing. We walked to the streets of Myeongdong and found the Myeongdong Cathedral after much difficulty. We lost our way again and again!
The cathedral which kept its traditional architectural design for years. An epic photo whereby the tourist who got here before us posed with his arms high up in the air.
Toured around the circumference of the cathedral and found the confession room, a room for sinners to confess their sins to God!
The nave of the cathedral. We weren't aware that there was a service going on inside since tourists were all over the boundary of the cathedral busily taking pictures; we had to calm ourselves down the moment we entered to take photos of the Christians listening attentively to the pastor who was delivering a sermon. Bro said the pastor totally wasn't disturbed by the tourists going in and out of the church, it must be that he had already gotten used to such attention the cathedral has brought.
I always think the steeple of the cathedral symbolizes the uniqueness of every cathedral.
The real-life statue of Mary.
We witnessed believers lighting a candle and putting it into a glass cabinet, and we out of curiosity followed suit. As much as we wanted to ask a believer on their reason of doing this, we did not after considering the communication barrier between us and the Koreans.
Didn't know Bro was taking a pic of me.
The glass cabinet filled with faith and hope. :D
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