~* mY rEmiNiScEncES *~

Celebrate birthday in my dream land - and yes my dream came true!
Thanks Seonyoung for the cake.
It was from the Paris Baguette, a famous bakery in South Korea that you can spot it everywhere!
(the raved Tour Les Jours in Malaysia was not that commonly seen over there though)

everyone was so tired after one whole day of activities

 Thanks for the celebration and arrangement guys ;)

 selfie at the traditional guesthouse (hanok 한옥) that we stayed. hehe

Gyeongbokgung 경복궁

heart melts when you see these heavenly scenes are right in front of you!

busy adjusting the angle of group photo

smile :)

oppss... cant fit all the heads

such a beautiful street view ❤

way back to guesthouse

looks pro wey

yipee.. photo with the amiable landlady, Seonyoung :)

the thinker

best spot for photography xD

we're leaving soon!

there we off to Busan!

yup, KTX it is!

octopus feast - a very spicy meal!!!

3D Rider (something similar to Genting's Motion Master)

Busan's most famous beach: Haeundae Beach 해운대해수욕장

 Busan Aquarium 부산아쿠아리움 was just located by the beach.

looks familiar eh?

the Goldfish Ang

Patrick?!!

let's jelly-fishing without Spongebob!

underwater music staves

what's that beside me D:

makes me thought of Sandy

photo with the shark!

hey, Nigel's clan xD

"Dai Lo Yau" at the first sight. Cantonese, if you know what I meant xD

I don't really fond of ice-cream...

..but I can't help getting one! it's a double-sided fruit ice-cream

Last but not least.. what else that you can do at night when outside was freezing?

super NUT mask to pamper ourselves

:D

what I did on my birthday in 2013:
- spent my time at oversea, to be specific: my dream land (oh my, I love the cake!)
- first try on soju (felt dizzy but I was still sober-minded)
- oh yes, celebrated in the Korean traditional house 한옥
- experienced one of the coldest night ever: downpour + gale! felt like below 0 degree celcius
- tasted spiciest meal of my life (yeah you can imagine how do I look like when my tears and mucous are all coming out)
- got myself an ice-cream (am not a big fan of it but froyo!); tempted by its flavour and special look lol

such a bliss to spend my big day at this wonderful place with wonderful people... seriously, I'm one of the blessed people in the world. Ailee, Karen, Nigel & William thank you so much :)

November is ought to be awesome possum!
It has always been one of my dream lands, so I've decided to go for a vacation at Korea during my one week of Deepavali break.
Also, as a reward for myself during such stressful period dealing with academic stuff, and right after the concerts too.

Busan, first stop upon touching down the land of the morning calm.



That exciting moment when I saw the fall foliage upon getting out of the airport with the cold breeze blowing.

this was how the photo came about

autumn ♡

SS as if there were no other people around

way back to the airport

After the short visit, Jeju Island here we come..!


I have been refraining myself from instant noodles for years until that day... :S

wonder how was it taste like?

We departed even before the dawn - for the highest mountain in South Korea!




Don't be fooled by these photos.
Only a menial pathway was built with some staircase or short-distant wooden bridge.
And that was when I was able to stand still and take photo!
However, the colour of the leaves were so vivid that they brought joy to my heart!




No photos were taken along the way as I have to concentrate on every footstep to avoid any chance of topple on the steep rocky path

After about 8km of hiking...
You feel like uttering "no thanks" to another few hundred metres to reach the observatory site





















 Can't take my eyes off of the picturesque fall foliage... ❤❤❤




They have a real good facilities: supergiant polycarbonate gun to remove the sands and dirts on your shoes & track bottoms!

Of all the toilsome hiking with lots of perserverence, stamina (on legs) and great teamwork,  we were feeling accomplished when we witness the etching of our name on the medal, LIVE in front of our eyes!

I still remember Ailee's expression when she expressed her willingness & Nigel's reluctance (at first when he was half-awake) to go for mountain hiking but eventually followed us for the expedition.

hmmmm... Ever wondered the missing of Karen & William from the previous photos?
They went to some other UNESCO heritage sites instead.

Alright, feast to reward ourselves after the grueling hike & exploration!
How can one doesn't have fresh seafood at Jeju?



First time in my life watching those live abalones in the boiling soup!
What a big contrast of dead & live abalones on the table, in front of us.