Korea (Thread 8)

[princess lorraine]

^hi sis! May venetian blinds naman yung sa wall ng bathroom  sis so ok lang. 

[Newlife]

 hi sis,

is it true daw na mahal ang mga things dun? t-shirt pa lang daw nasa 1k na, can you recommend some places to shop, thanks !

[katniss]

^sis anong klaseng shirt ba? yung may I <3 Korea? sa pagkakaalala ko mura ko lang nabili yun, PhP 200-300 ata sa Insadong. pero kung fashionable shirts naman marami sa Ewha. merong mga stores dun na 5000 won lang lahat ng shirts (~PhP 200). parang mga F21 yung dating.

[Newlife]

^sis anong klaseng shirt ba? yung may I <3 Korea? sa pagkakaalala ko mura ko lang nabili yun, PhP 200-300 ata sa Insadong. pero kung fashionable shirts naman marami sa Ewha. merong mga stores dun na 5000 won lang lahat ng shirts (~PhP 200). parang mga F21 yung dating.

thanks, simpleng t shirt lang daw, nagulat nga ako eh, kasi di pa siya branded sa price ng PHP1k

[pinky_twinkee]

^sis baka sa airport binili yung tshirt?

[Newlife]

^sis baka sa airport binili yung tshirt?

No, sa seoul daw

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ baka 1k in won? Lol. I don't think nasa php1k shirts dun, unless branded.. dami ngang mura sa mga tiangge e. If sa Japan, posible yang php1k na souvenir shirts. But in Korea, I don't think so.

[Newlife]

^ baka 1k in won? Lol. I don't think nasa php1k shirts dun, unless branded.. dami ngang mura sa mga tiangge e. If sa Japan, totoo yang php1k na souvenir shirts. But in Korea, I don't think so.

1k php daw yun regalo sa akin, hehe, btw, sis can u suggest nice place to shopping, tia!

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ myeondong, ewha shopping street

[huit]

^Yup. Generally speaking, ears are needed to be shown in visa photos. Without elaborating much on this, it's part of security. Neutral expression. 3.5cm x 4.5cm photo size so tulad lang nung passport size photo natin nung dati na requirement pa ng DFA magdala..now kasi not needed na. If you have your photo taken at the photo stores, just specify for Korean visa. Alam na nila yun requirements for it. Yun nga lang since you only need 1pc, marami talaga left over pictures sa photo packages.

Visa application form, photocopies of passport and OECD visas from other countries then supporting documents ang arrangement ng papers.

REMINDER: For those holding e-passports, DO NOT follow the reminder of the Korean Embassy (on its powerpoint presentation found on the website) to staple the old and new passports together. Our e-passport contains a microchip inside the cover so hindi dapat ma-bend, perforate or mabasa.

they stapled my old passport in my new electronic passport. =/ Sabi rin ng friend ko na nag korea dati inistaple din ng guard so nagulat sya, pero she thinks na baka alam na ng mga taga embassy saan yung microchip so they know where to staple the old and to the new passport. weird lang dahil inistaple nila old passport ko kahit singapore lang naman naka tatak dun and not OECD country.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ yung sa amin, attached by rubber band lang, yung Korean girl sa window 3 ang naglagay.. though I believe the microchip e nasa may middle-lower part ng front cover, so di naman tatamaan kahit I-staple.

[Newlife]

hi sis,

please help, how to go to nami island? if mag shuttle, how can you reserve seat in advance, thanks !

[theflygirl]

@huit-oh? If it were me, I won't allow them to. Even when I got my Chinese visa a couple of months ago, they just placed a rubber band to put together my old and new passports. I have a valid US and Canada visa in my old one so I really present those also. Given my background, I have visa officer friends so if they insist on stapling, I can prevent them from doing so. You can never tell if they make a mistake, even if they are embassy people, worse if it's only the guard. I wouldn't gamble them doing it to my docs that might cause me some problem in future travels elsewhere. =)

Anyway, good luck in your application!

[u8mypinkcookies]

^^ nag-train lang kami. Medyo mahaba travel kasi lipat-lipat pero ok lang kasi di naman super tagal.

[bigdadis_girl]

hi sis,

please help, how to go to nami island? if mag shuttle, how can you reserve seat in advance, thanks !

sis eto official website ng nami http://www.namisum.com/ search mo na lang how to go there.  pero nung kame nag subway lang hanggang makarating sa gapyeong station.  very easy lang though malayong byahe nga lang.  mas nadalian pa ako mag commute dito kesa nung papunta kame ng seoul from incheon airport hahaha

[Newlife]

sis eto official website ng nami http://www.namisum.com/ search mo na lang how to go there.  pero nung kame nag subway lang hanggang makarating sa gapyeong station.  very easy lang though malayong byahe nga lang.  mas nadalian pa ako mag commute dito kesa nung papunta kame ng seoul from incheon airport hahaha

thanks, sabi daw nila walang masyadong maikot daw dun and you will wait up to 4pm for the bus

[bigdadis_girl]

actually masarap mag relax dun lalo kapag spring time (madaming flowers) & autumn (ang ganda kasi ng foliage) yung tree lane magandang magpicture basta make sure be there ng umaga kaya best way is to take subway unlike bus may schedule pa.

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ true. Sarap tumambay!

^^ it's like a big park. Daming spots for photos. One of the best na napuntahan namin last May. Sulit yung layo ng travel

[cartman]

question need ba talaga dalin pa yun old passport kahit wala naman travel or tatak yun old passport ko
2012 ako nag renew. dadalin ko pa din po ba pag nag apply na visa?thanks

[neneng_bee]

Cartman, kung may history ka ng travel abroad you have to bring your old passport. Doon kasi sila magbabase na nakapagtravel kana abroad. Kung wala naman siguro hindi mo na kailangan dalhin pa.