Korea (Thread 7)

[chinkyaise]

I'm here in Korea now with my Mama, it's so cold we were not able to explore much pa, enjoy magstay sa myeongdong.

[katniss]

^^800-1500

[MaRiA CLaRa]

sis (P800-1500) not bad for winter boots..

[esor]

^sis lischan, halos sabay nga tayo Nov 22-28 naman kami ng sis ko 

grabe mukang malamig na talaga Korea 
di pa kompleto ang outfit namin, di pa din ako tapos sa Itinerary!

^sis lakwatsa, mag jeju island pa din kayo kahit winter na?
di daw kasi advisable kapag winter, kaya next year na lang ako mag Jeju 

Hayyyy excited na ko ulit bumalik sa SoKor 

[Halee]

Wala bang babalik ng Pinas sa Nov.29? Makikisabay sana. Hehe.

Yup palamig ng palamig na dito ngayon lalo na kapag umulan. Mabilis na dumilim. Compared last year, late lumamig kaya lang mas malamig naman.

[lakwatsa]

thanks sis katniss!

sis esor, naku di ko pa nga alam kung mag jeju pa e. ako pa naman nakatoka na magresearch about dun. bakit daw di advisable pag winter? nabasa ko hindi naman daw nagssnow dun.

[lululemon]

Just got back yesterday from Korea.. Hayy ganda ng place, dami namin pics na background eh iba na colors ng leaves. Umuulan nung Monday kaya last minute shopping nalang ginawa namin sa Myeongdong tapos deretso na kami Incheon airport dun na kami nagpalipas ng gabi kasi maaga check in namin..
May nabilhan kami ng Souvenirs na mura, sa underground shopping area sya hindi ko lang matandaan alin dun basta papunta kami sa Namdaemun Market nun naglakad lang.. Mura souvenirs, maganda klase at super bait ng may ari, ang dami nya binigay na free sounvenirs, bukod pa sa binawasan nya babayaran namin. May mga nakasabay pa kaming Malaysians na sinabing they love Pangako Sayo at Si Marian Rivera daw sa Marimar hehe!
We stayed sa Namsam Guesthouse 3, ok naman service nila nasanay na nga ako sa maanghang na Ramen for breakfast
Mababait Koreans, pag nagtatanong kami ng directions halos samahan pa kami para maituro kung saan kami dapat sumakay sa subway..
Kung mabibigyan ng chance, babalik talaga kami uli.. Love namin weather, keri lang, hindi sobra lamig. 

[wuvshoe]

^Sis, bukas na ba yung money changer sa airport pagka-land nyo ng 5:30am? We need to pay for our airport transfer in KRW agad kasi.
We're leaving na next week! Excited! 

[lian_06]

magkasabay pala tayo at  baka nagkita pa tayo sa kitchen ng namsam 3 =)
kahapon lang din kami umuwi

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[lululemon]

^^ Bago pa kami nag check-in open na uli yung money changer. Pero sa departure area kami sis. Nag close sya ng gabi, tapos nag open ng maaga rin mga 5am..

Sis lian_06, baka nga nagkita [textspeak!].. May nakasabay din kami na pinoy couple.. Baka ikaw yun? 

[wuvshoe]

^thanks, sis! I was just reading accounts na lugi magpapalit sa airport... kaso no choice kami kasi we need to pay for the airport transfer and hindi kami sure if may money changers outside the airport!

[lululemon]

^Sis, naalala ko, arrival namin is 5:30am nung Oct. 15 nagpapalit kami ng Dollar to Won dun na rin sa airport, pero mga past 6am na yun. Kinailangan din namin ng Won para makabili ng T-money at pambayad sa Airport Limousine..

[u8mypinkcookies]

Mababait Koreans, pag nagtatanong kami ng directions halos samahan pa kami para maituro kung saan kami dapat sumakay sa subway..
Kung mabibigyan ng chance, babalik talaga kami uli.. Love namin weather, keri lang, hindi sobra lamig. 

true, (at least) most of them mabait. pag di kayo magkaintindihan sa language barrier, halos samahan ka nila when you ask

Next year pa trip namin pero nagiisip na ko ng gagawin and pupuntahan. Ayoko na mag-palace tour coz nung nagpunta kami this year medyo boring ang palace for me. Okay ba sa Nami Island? Sulit naman and ano ba magagawa dun? How far is it from Seoul and dapat ba 1 day i-allot namin for that?

[foruiz]

^^sis magkano na ang usd to won sa airport?

[lian_06]

@sis lululemon oo kami nga yung couple sa namsan 3. kayo ba yung nagBusan? =)

@ sis foruiz 1usd = 1068 won exchange rate sa airport pero sa labas usually 1090 won.

[esor]

^sis u8mypinkcookies, back to Korea ka ulit 
Medyo malayo ang Nami Island, famous because of Korean Drama "Winter Sonata", ang lamig nung nagpunta kami dun, mukang masarap mag bike dun, kasi malaki talaga yung place, if trip nyo yung ganung activity na mag roam lang sa place, chillax lang 

Here's my draft itinerary

Day 1
Namdaemun - to buy some winter gear stuffs
Lotte World
SUKIRA (for my fangirling)

Day 2
Gyeongbokgung Palace (Rooftop Prince filming location)
Sanggojae (Personal Taste filming location)
Buckchon Hanok Village
Namsan Tower (cable car,love locks, observatory tower,teddy bear museum)
Myeong-dong

Day 3 (Sunday)
Myeong-dong Cathedral (hear Mass) (He's Beautiful filming location)
Incheon Art School (Dream High filming location - Kirin HS)
KTO - for free Hanbok experience
Hongdae (Hello Kitty Cafe, Coffee Prince Shop, Love Rain filming location)
Sauna (if feasible)

Day 4
Full House filming location in Shido Island
SMent Building - Super Junior agency (fangirling)
Kona Beans - (fangirling)
Doota Mall
Kim Hyun Joong chicken restaurant

Day 5
Ihwa Village & Naksan Park (Rooftop Prince filming location)
Y (Why) Style and K Story(for my fangirling)
Banpo Bridge

Day 6
Youngnak church at Myeong-dong (BIG filming location)
COEX Mall
Myeong-dong

..... I'm still revising, sana mapuntahan lahat
excited na talaga ko

[foruiz]

^^thanks sis,ang baba na din pala.mukhang anywhere e di masyado malakas si dollar.yung dating post weeks ago is 1124.

[lululemon]

@lian_06, sis, ikaw nga! Hindi kami natuloy sa Busan eh, pero dumating [textspeak!] friend namin, sa Seoul nalang din kami pinasyal.. Buti nga dumating sya, nakakain kami sa mga resto kasi magaling sya mag Korean, eh kami alanganin pumasok sa mga resto kasi di namin alam oorderin 

[princess lorraine]

Hi sisses! We will be going to seoul next yr pa but as early as now, my best friend and i are already calculating our expenses para mapag ipunan.  here's our tentative calculation in pesos:
Hotel- 18k per head for 5 nights stay at ibis myeongdong or hotel skypark. 3 pala yung hotel skypark, which one is the best kaya? a friend also recommended hotel j hill in myeongdong area also. 

Food- 10k per head for 6 days. Is this enough already?

Admission fees and transportation expenses- 10k per head. The places that we would want to go to include gyeongbokgun palace, n seoul tower with observatory and teddy vear museum, hanok village, nami island and petite france, everland, and lotte world. Is this enough sisses?

Shopping- 20k.  i hope i won't go over budget.

I need your help on the calculation of our expenses sisses. It will be our first time there if ever our visa will be approved. Sana talaga. Thanks so much! 

[u8mypinkcookies]

@esor: yup sana ma-grant visa para go na talaga! Got your pm pala, salamat ha sana chillax lang. plan namin syempre aside from shopping, mag-coex din. ok ba aquarium dun if puntahan pa? isipko if mag-lotte world pa kasi nag-everland kami dati e. share mo final itinerary mo ah, baka magaya ko.. Haha. Dami ko pa di napuntahan nung unang trip ko e.