Korea (Thread 10)

[fornarina]

^thanks sis halee, dito rin lately super init and super hindi na makahinga sa init....hindi naman ako super sensitive sa hot weather pero grabe ngyn like yesterday 5mins lang ako naglakad outside ng 1pm feeling ko mahihimatay ako

Ayaw ko rin magcab na had bad experiences with orange taxis last time nakikipag
Contract ng 20,000 won from myeongdong to changdokgung area lang exag e 11 plng nun....maski fri night sis 12am nagcclose subway right? So last train out yung 12am tama ba? If ever kasi uuwi ako ng jongno area.

[anjcam]

nasubukan na din naming magpagsarhan ng subway. we were in Dongdaemun and living in jongno. and we were so tired to walk. siguro mga 30minutes walk din yun going home. nakikipag agawan na kami sa taxi and namimili pa yung taxi. we were waiting for a taxi na isakay kami for 30minutes (1am na nun) then naisip nalang namin na lakarin yung street going to jongno, then waited for a taxi there. around 10mins walk from Dongdaemun. unang taxi, pumayag na agad, since derecho lang din siya sa street na bababaan namin.

so i suggest, layo kayo sa madaming naghihintay ng taxi, kasi feeling namin yun yung tendency ng taxi driver na mamili and tumanggi. Also, parang they dont like na umikot. kasi yung unang pinaghintayan namin parang bawal left turn and malayo pag iikot sila. so yun yung feeling namin kaya ayaw nila magpasakay, gusto ata nila easiest way hehe!

[pretty_B]

sis fornarina, grabe mas mainit pa pala kesa dito sa Pilipinas sabi ni sis Halee. nalungkot naman ako. biglaan kasi ang business trip namin doon dapat -ber months pa eh. tsk. kelan ka pala andun?

BTW, any suggestions ng pwedeng puntahan after office hours. since business trip lang ang punta namin doon, malamang every after business hours lang ang libot namin + yung last day namin doon. Tentative hotel namin is Yoido Hotel sa Seoul.

Any suggestions ng pwedeng mapuntahan and gawin para ma-maximize naman stay ko dun. I only have 1 day for the tour and yung every after office hours. 5 days lang ako dun. Thanks sa mga sasagot.

[fornarina]

^^sis anjcam thanks will keep that in mind

Sis @pretty_B madami naman like underground shopping pwede mo puntahan after office hours pati myeongdong, dongdaemun (night shopping) usually naman til 10pm yung stores e like pati sa insadong......except nalang yung mga palace baka yung changdeokgung by june meron pang moonlight tours check mo sis sa interpark website. Gangnam din pwede puntahan at night as well as hongdae saka at least nagcocool down naman at night alam ko e baka 20's naman pag gabi na at least indoors ka habang mainit sa tanghali

[pretty_B]

^nice. thanks sis. research muna ako sa mga sinabi mo. first time ko sa korea eh. and yes, buti sa tanghali nasa office ako. hihi.

[travelling_daisy]

Hello sisses!

For those who have been to these two places, may I ask a few questions?

1. Jade Garden
There's a free shuttle at Gulbongsan station for this. However, if di ka makaabot sa shuttle, may masasakyan ba like bus or taxi? Di ba mahirap maghanap ng taxi pabalik sa station from Jade Garden?

2. Gangchon Rail Bike
Pwede ba ito for kids (7 and 9 years old na mga bata)? Any tips/directions on how to get there (There are 3 ways, I think, but which is the most convenient?)

We're hoping to visit these places in December (winter).

Thanks!

[adzy]

Hello guys! Im still here in Korea. We're staying at Apple Backpackers in Jongno Sam Ga. Nakakapagod ang subway lalo na paakyat. Tama mainit na dito pag araw pero pag gabi malamig ng konti. Lalo na pag mahangin. Ubos na pera ko kakashopping hehe

[fornarina]

^sis lapit lang jan yung masarap na murang resto hehe.....as in yung resto sa harap ng banana backpackers....ang bait pa ni ahjumeoni doon nakakalibre ako ng extra egg hehe.... Nagpapalit kayo sa insadong? Kamustaa ng exchange rate sis?

[adzy]

^^ sige puntahan ko yan sis @fornarina. Pabago pabago ang exchange rate. Mas okay magpapalit sa myeongdong kasi mababa sa insadong. 1 dollar is = to 1005 sa insadong tas sa myeongdong 1015. Nagtry ako mag withdraw ng 200k won tas mga 9k nabawas sa account ko.

[kachich]

may suki ako sa myeongdong, exchange rate nya is 1020 (actually nakihaggle ako hehe pero pwede pala exit 6, turn left, pag dating sa nature something left ulit, then sa tapat siya ng nagbebenta ng eyewear

[fornarina]

^^ sis san ka nagwithdraw? Yes sis nasa ₩5,000 lang dun bibimbap saka sarap ng side dishes nya and meron kami super kinaaddictan na cheese ramyun nasa bungad lang ng entrance exit #3 ng anguk nasa ₩3,000 lang hehe

[esor]

^sis fornarina hindi spicy yang cheese ramyun ?

[fornarina]

Share ko lang pala last time while waiting for the 4:20am airport bus sa may changdeok stop (medyo 20-25minutes late si bus driver)....may pumara sa tapat namin na orange taxi at inofferan kami ng ₩30,000 going to airport..... tempted na kami to grab yung taxi (kung hindi lang kami down to our last won na kasya lang pang bus and bfast) kukunin na namin pero buti nlang dumating na yung bus.....nagulat lang ako kasi diba taxi fares costs around ₩80-90k pag airport

[esor]

^ma try nga yang cheese ramyun and kimbap nila
super excited pa din ako pumunta ng Seoul kahit pang 4th ko na

[fornarina]

^wow sis ang saya 4th mo na! yup try mo sis, super like namin sa jongno area kasi daming local restos na mura lang, yung kinakainan for lunch ng mga local office workers hehe sinusundan lang namin

[adzy]

Sis fornarina sa Wooribank ako nagwithdraw. Ang init sa Korea summer na talaga.

[esor]

^sige sis fornarina, isasama ko na sa iti namin yan

^sis ketchup22, ako kasi support ko yung sister ko
eto yung mga pinasa ko:
Application Form (w/ photo)
Passport
COE
ITR
Bank Certificate
Passport
Photocopy of VISA (kasama yung korean visa)
Birth Certificate
Affidavit of Support

For my sister kasi student sya
School Certificate
Student ID
Birth Certificate
Application Form
Passport

[ketchup22]

Sis esor, thanks for the reply. Where can i get affidavit of support? Ano kayang lalgay ko na rason doon? Sariling sulat lang ba ang affidavit or support? Or sa notary ko kailangang iprocess? Thanks!

[esor]

^yes sis dapat notarized affidavit of support, naghanap lang ako ng format then pina notarized ko

[pretty_B]

Hi sisses, any reviews about The Pan Pacific Hotel? nakabook na kasi kami. ano ano malapit na galaan dun? THANKS!