korea trip!

ok... super late post... i noe so sorrie!

anyway...

on may 14th nite, set off to airport and reached on 15th may at ard 4.45am (spore time) n that's 5.45am (korea time), we reached korea... had breakfast on board...

the thgs i bought there n the airport...

our grp was small... 18ppl, 8 there's one big family... a couple, mother-daughter n aunt as well as mother son n girlfriend... the tour guide, dona met us at the airport. she was nice n friendly... i forgot to take a pic w her!!! haiz... she taught me some thgs esp relationships w parents... muz learn to appreciate them... i will... at least try...

aniway... the first stop was everland! but so many ppl! esp teenagers... cause sch hols n sch brought them tehre a lot in uniforms as well as quite a lot of tourists...

realized i dun like the teens there... they spit on the floor... in uniforms as well? ok... to be fair oni some... n one spit close to me n i got so angry that i glared at that boy... his friend pushed him to go teh outer side when he saw my glare... hello want to do it do it far away frm mi! i was juz sitting there! haiz... but it was fun saw a lot of animals though i wished can see more...

one i got excited abt was the mongeese cause i juz saw it in a fan fic that made momoshiro a mongoose n i hav no idea wad it looks like n saw it in korea lol...

aniway it's like crowds of ppl n i m realli interested in teh danger sign though i hav no idea wad it said :p

then the cleaner in skates? haha not a sight u see in spore...

then we went to the gardens! it was beautiful! we sat on a small train to take us ard it...

n took some pics... trying to zi pai again... :p

flowers w same colour as my scarf... it was cold there...

i like the lake!

n the flowers! the ones below are catcus arranged into shapes nice rite?

then we took a bus n looked at a lot but the white tiger n standing bear left memories!

it was beautiful esp teh buildings... din got time for rides cause too many ppl n too scary :p... i realized they liked pushing ppl n standing real close which i dun like kept pushing mi when we were waiting...
we oni took one skyride... a lot like the one at sentosa... which i had tried w wenya n xiujuan...


the vending machines! my sis wanted a pic of them...

then it was time for dinner! tried the kimchi n too much for mi :p then the hotel...

the wait for hotel room keys...

the view frm the window... it was nice...
this hotel is the first one we stayed at - yongpyong i tink it's ski resort...
opp is a place w winter sonata.. haiz din go... wasted...

the room ...

the long wait for toilet... tried some zi pai...
then breakfast buffet orange jam... fallen in love w it...

the coal museum...


i love this pic.. the light at the end of tunnel?

then ban fan...or i tink called bibimpap? put the rice and mixed everithg together..

long bus ride n it's raiing hard... means doodles on the windows? :p

after that we went to the rail bike ride... but it was raining too heavily... we were all drenched...
n tried to get out luggage to change into clean clothes... at the office... then go to winery to make a personalised wine...

on the bus... bored... out the window n see this interesting pet shop... actually the whole street was full of petshops but this was the most striking...i like the black n pink signboard.... we were at daegu i tink...

the road was crowded...

my fav korean bbq! cook the meat then wrap it and some rice in a leaf n it's heavenly!

the hotel! lots of thgs to do cause my shoes and clothes were wet...
the hotel we were at then was grand daegu... it's nice esp the tv :p





i like the jap drama but got no clue wad show is it...
n other than watching go like the night b4... i found tooniverse... which i was addicited to for the rest of the trip... at that time it was showing detective conan!!! the episode w shinichi's mum n ran's mum! i alr noe who teh murderer is and it's all in korean!


the view outside window...
to mi it was cold but abruptly it's hot? to some others? not my fault that the aircon cannot be changed... aniway i got a weird encounter in this room but din tell ani1... shd b my imagination ba... muz b the cold...

aniway... we waited early n walked ard...b4 breakfast another buffet :) n the scenery was beautiful outside...



a payphone n a bus-stop...

then we went to the temple b4 gg to the airport...




then at the airport to jeju...
i was sitting besides alison... haha she's so cute : )
thoughshe kept touching the seatbelt no matter wad i say...

food we ate at the airport...n i love teh ice-cream... saw it at expo juz the other day...

jeju is a place with warm sulight n cold wind blowing...
we were told by dona that jeju ppl were said to be descendants of mongols and there's 3 more n 3 less...
upon reaching, we went to the mysterious road.. where thgs go upslope? trick of ur eyes..n took pics of the wan pi gu... naughty ghost?



then we went to teddy bear museum! so many bears! n ppl...







then food! noodles n rice...

it was dark when we reached jeju phoenix island resort

teh hotel was the best! it had 2 rooms... one with 2 beds n a toilet... i slept on the futon at the other room n we all noe why... n a living rm n a kitchen n another toilet! yes! 2 toilets!!! teh one in teh room had a tv w the bathtub... though i got a shock when the phone nxt to it started ringing when i was in teh middle of the shower...



got a bit bored so tried to learn zi pai again...

in the morning...i realli love the place...



after a quick breakfast after an incident... that made mi real upset... we went to the beach...
yes! my fav beach... though no one to help mi take pics...





then after that we went to the mountain? seongsan i tink it's the name...din climb up but down instead to look at seafood n then went to buy chocolates! i love the cliff... like wu xia pi rite?


the climb n teh danger sign in korean!

then took a pic in the forest of yellow flowers... n then off to folk village where the auntie or is it called ahjima? was veri funny... mkept pulling the little girl's grandpa ard... n someone told adeline to call that auntie ahma... haha so funny...

then ginseng chicken! n off to look at the dragon stone? n i spent 100 won on the binoculars... :p



then food... beiting n adeline...

after that back to airport then to spa castle where we stayed longer... till nxt afternoon instead of leaving in the morning... however, out of 18, oni 3 aunties went to the spa...
the hotel was nice as well! 2 rooms, a living rm, a toilet n a kitchen? more a dinning area... however, the best thing is that there's 2 tv n separate aircon for each rm! love it! i slept on futon again!







and as we din go to spa... we got the morning free n we stayed in hotel rm w the tv... i had teh living rm tv to myself since the rm i was sleeping in had no tv... n i love teh champ n tooniverse channel n the chinese show channel...
n watched digimon tamers in korean! haha
n i saw a everland adverisment lol the place we visited after reaching ...



the resturant... for breakfast n lunch...

then went to dmz... took some pics w the 2 sisters... since we cant take pics of the scenery...

then off to make strawmat n ricecake! n dinner!

stumbled upon an alleyway that seemed so typical in korean drama...

then we went to dongdamen... yes finally got shopping... but din c anithg cheap or worth buying though i get a pair of shoes n a blouse... there's juz the oni thg i tink it's ok...

then to the hotel- palace hotel-seoul.. it's ok... juz a rm w 2 beds... n a toilet... but i saw detective acamedy q on tv... : )



then breakfast not feeling well due to cramps so oni ate some porridge...then to faceshop, ginseng shop n finally making of kimchi n wearing the traditional clothing... though i tink i look weird in them... adeline n alison were so cute!




then food! this is not bad at all! mushrooms!

the pic that saved us frm getting more lost... at myongdong? dunno how to spell teh place's names...


ricecakes in dinner...

then to lotte world hotel -seoul n then to amuesment park... we oni go indoors cause the outdoors looks scary... but not for the couple, andrew n eunice, they went bungee jumping... all of us watched the parade then got on the sinbad adventure ride oine of teh auntie said it's scary n adeline cried... but alison teh younger one hugged his jiejie n told her it's ok... she's realli sweet
aniway then we separated into small grps... actually the aunties wanted to try pirate ship w us but changed their minds when they saw the ride...
then we saw ppl running n followed tehm to a ride we dunno wad since everithg is in korean we juz went w the flow... n turned out to be a small boat w 3 or 4 ppl n moving on water like a roller coaster... scary... then we decided to try teacups... harmless rite? turned out the teacups not oni spin themseleves but the whole thg will raise up n down... haiz...


view frm window...

mi n photographer amy... n food.... n went back to spore...


got a volka for ah mei at spore airport... dad came n fetched mi...
so nice to be home! after being a maid...ur my nick there was bao mu for the last few days... n for a week...had to do a lot thgs parents did for mi.... so gd to be home... remind mi y i dun stay in the dorms...

also realized there are some thgs i m totally intolerant of n personality can clash ... big time....
haha wenya once said she dun want to live w mi at ani pt of her life haha guess that's true... i m hard to live w... but some ppl i realli cant live w? ok i m juz paraphrasing? dunno wad i mean aniway...

had fun... spent a lot of $ at dunno where...

n i realized overseas calls are x! ok... i din call at all... cause dunno how to...

send 2 or 3 sms then lend her 2 send...

n realized my idd frm $90 dropped to $60... $30 dollars for sms???

it's juz 7 days? how many sms? i dunno but it's scary...

luckily for mi, i got free $30 idd everitime i top up... but dun understand y so x...

things i bought...

a super long post............ but more pics at facebook...

trip

a late post again... :p

decided to post it before i go...

i din take a lot of pics tis time cause our great miss yiwen got her digital cam out that day!

so most of the pics w her n can see them at facebook...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=626753081&ref=profile#/album.php?aid=81487&id=518713033&ref=mf

we met at chinatown to go kbox...

haha 1st time i went w kelly...

n i muz say tis! she had a great voice! haha she can go singing competition le! :p

however, we were shocked at the price...

turned out that one small tibits cost $6 each...

n each of us had to pay over $20 for 2-7pm...

haiz... nxt time i recommend other places.... too x le...

anyway...

after that we went to little india... joanne's recommendation!

n the food is great!!!!

though i dunno how to get there... we juz followed joanne...haha

she's our tour guide...

it's called 7 sensation i tink...

food pic at facebook... i simply love the pizza n teh chocolate cheesecake n the orni orni...

juz a quick note...

for all the missing pieces of food in yiwen's pics... they were all eaten up by joanne.... :p haha

we had a realli great time... after that we walked to bugis... walking past a lot of places... i din even noe they exist... n went to the shopping center besides bugis street i tink...

had fun walking ard...

the pics are the roof or ceiling of the shopping center...

interesting rite... joannne said like hospital haha...

aniway after that we walked to dhoby ghaut mrt n went home...

had a realli great time.. hope we can mit up soon!

the misunderstanding???

went to get the luggage ganma is lending me for the trip @ grandma's hse...
n saw my cousins playing pets soicety...
they got hundreds of friends on facebk lor! how they did it dun ask mi... i oni got 45 friends...
anyway i asked them to play mine for mi...
sorrie i m lazy but i wanted to buy thgs for my pets....

so jiayi was so kind to play for mi... haha my pet even got a level up...

but then when qjr came online n asked if i changed the $

then she forgot she's using my account n typed "who re u?"
then qjr was surprised that i dunno who she is...
n then by the time i came over n looked at the screen, ojy realized that it's my account....

anyway i tried to reply to qjr's reply but they kept wanting mi to change the replies haha... so in the end... i can oni juz send a sms...

so the morale of teh story is not to ask someone to use ur account...
haha...

anyway will be leaving later tonite... n back nxt thur nite...

living...

i dunno why but it seemed so tough to continue living...

aniway... i juz want to say... i m having realli dark thoughts so not posting them here but at livejournal... mayb a mild one here...

i dunno why but it's tough...
sometimes it's so hard that i feel like using physical pain to hide my tears...
y do u tink u noe everithg?
wad u noe it's juz a mask i had...
y did u keep changing ur wrds then claim it's my fault...
y is it that u tink u re always rite?
y is everithg i do wrong n everithg u do is rite?
y is it that i m aways so useless?
y is my tears flowing when u said those words?
y is the pain so hurtful that i have to escape?
y m i such a coward?

it's been a long time since i had such depressing toks...
it's been a long time since i tok abt jumping...
it's been a long time since i tok abt moving out...
it's been a long time since i hide n cry...
it's a long time since i felt this pain......
but it still hurts...

ppl lie... time nvr heals all wounds... in fact time made it worse.......

i will nvr be appreciated

i will nvr be impt...

i will always be invisble...

wearing a mask... taken for granted..........

saiyuki- open up your mind

i m not sure if i put this on my blog b4...
but aniway...

i got addicted to saiyuki n prince of tennis again...
esp saiyuki...

n this song... i tink i put it on this blog long long time ago but anithg...
i found the youtube vid... n even one in chinese?

qjr or qjn says that the version sounds like screaming?
but i like them...haha she says because i watched the anime... realli touching...

aniway...
here's the vid..
in jap...



in chinese...i got no idea where tis is frm... but it's funny though i tink the lyrics are weird...


an even an instrumental one... n this one uses clips frm my fav drama mars!!!lol


n now for the lyrics...

moshimo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai
makesou ni naru toki datte
hitomi wo tojireba kokoro kara
sekai ga miete kuru

In this world when life can be so tough
You must be strong
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear
So open up your mind and close your eyes
Take another look from the other side

kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo
ima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo
aruite ikeru hazu dakara

Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kagayaki ga aru kara
Yes, subete shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side

Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, ikiru tsuyosa ga areba
You can take another look from the other side
ai no subete ni deau made...

kono sekai de ikinuite-iku tame no tsuyosa wo
anata ni negatte-iru kara
kokoro no tobira wo hiraitara
nanika ga miete kuru

Just remember you are not alone
So don't you fear
Even though you're miles away
I'm by your side
So open up your mind and close your eyes
I'll be there for you no matter where you are

hoshi no inochi nara nagai kedo itsu made mo
onaji kono hibi ga kurikaesu wake ja nai
ashita wa dare ni mo mienai

Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side

Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side
ai no subete ni deaeru yo...

Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side

Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side
ai no subete ni deau made...

the eng translation...

Even when it seems that nothing can go right
and you want to just give up,
if you close your eyes,
you can see the world from your heart.

In this world when life can be so tough
You must be strong
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear
So open up your mind and close your eyes
Take another look from the other side

Even on a lonely night, when you wander afraid,
you may be alone now, but
your feet can take you however far you want to go, so

Just hold on tight, because if you close your eyes,
look inside yourself, there's a shining light there.
Yes, I want you to believe in everything.
You can take another look from the other side

Just hold on tight, even if your heart is breaking.
Reach into your soul, even if you can't see tomorrow.
Yes, if you have the strength to live,
You can take another look from the other side,
until you find all that is love...

I wish for you to have the strength
to make it through this world,
so open up your mind,
and you'll be able to see...

Just remember you are not alone
So don't you fear
Even though you're miles away
I'm by your side
So open up your mind and close your eyes
I'll be there for you no matter where you are

The stars may live for a long time, but that doesn't mean
that the same days will repeat over and over forever.
Noone can see into tomorrow.

Just hold on tight, because if you close your eyes,
look inside yourself, you'll feel a heartbeat.
Yes, I want you to believe in the future.
You can take another look from the other side.

Just hold on tight, even if your heart is breaking.
Reach into your soul, even if you can't see tomorrow.
Yes, there's another world out there.
You can take another look from the other side,
and you'll be able to find all that is love...

Just hold on tight, because if you close your eyes,
look inside yourself, you'll feel a heartbeat.
Yes, I want you to believe in the "future."
You can take another look from the other side

Just hold on tight, even if your heart is breaking.
Reach into your soul, even if you can't see tomorrow.
Yes, there's another world out there.
You can take another look from the other side,
until you find all that is love...

both frm http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/gsaiyuki/openupyourmind.txt

my bad translation...

当事与愿违时， 当你想放弃时，
如闭上眼睛，你便可从心中看到这整个世界。

In this world when life can be so tough
You must be strong
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear
So open up your mind and close your eyes
Take another look from the other side

就算在寂静夜晚里，独自徘徊，害怕
现在的你可能孤单，但是
不管有多远，你还是能走到，所以

Just hold on tight, 因为只要你闭上眼睛，
look inside yourself, 里面有一道光，
是的，相信我，
你可以从另一边看这个世界。

Just hold on tight, 就算心碎了，
Reach into your soul， 就算看不到明天，
只要你还是有力气活下去， 你还是可以从另一边看这个世界，
知道你找到幸福为止。

我希望你有力气，熬过这世界，
然后打开心灵，你将看到幸福的降临。

Just remember you are not alone
So don't you fear
Even though you're miles away
I'm by your side
So open up your mind and close your eyes
I'll be there for you no matter where you are

星星虽存在了很久很久，但这并不代表
同样的一天会不停的重复直到永远，
没有人知道未来。

Just hold on tight 因为如你闭上眼睛，
Look inside yourself 你会感觉到心跳
Yes, 我要你相信，未来你是可以从另一边看这个世界。

Just hold on tight, 就算心碎了，
Reach into your soul， 就算看不到明天，
只要你还是有力气活下去， 你还是可以从另一边看这个世界，
知道你找到幸福为止。

susan boyle

i was surfing the i rmbed abt the name susan boyle...
heard the name on radio once...

tink someone's facebk linked to the youtube...
so i clicked... n i was surprised...
she had a realli realli gd voice!!!

here's some vids frm you tube...
n she's realli gd!

a trip out...

went to amk then causeway w xinying on sun...

nid to find a pair of shoes.. which i still havnt buy...

then xinying nid to get mothers' day present @ causeway...

we went to lib... nid to find some notes for my tuition while xinying did some photocopying...

oh... fyi.

when entering nlb now, you have to scan ur either ur ic, ezlink card, lib card to prove ur identity...

so be ready to get ur identifications out for scanning when entering : )

then when we reached there it was noisy n we saw...

apparently, there was a fire alarm n all the doors to the lib were shut...
we went to the 2nd floor n saw ppl still inside the lib studying...
then the firemen came n soon realized it was a false alarm n it opened...
1st time i saw such a scene...

aniway while waiting...
we went to t n s to buy this!!!

ok... i saw it having an offer at $1.95 n i havent eaten it b4...

so we bought it together...

quoting frm xinying...

oops i forgot the actual words...

but she gave a 8 out of 10 while i gave a 7 (yes, qjr i prefer qjn leh... we learnt frm u... :p)

it's something like 香脆(though i think it's a bit difficult to chew.. but i have dental prob...)可口，带出苹果的健康甜美，是个健康食品。sorrie bad memory... cant realli rmb the exact words...:p
aniway we had fun... saw a lot of clothes... formal clothes since xinying gg for internship while i m preparing for work...

hopefully the others will end their exams soon... tink yiwen n kelly ended theirs 2day? lol
havent realli go out once for my n yundan's bday...