Korea (Thread 11)

[maimailove]

hi maimailove, may link ka ng airbnb room ni Tommy?

Here's the link https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/5542296
If ever na magbook kayo, I think it's better to specifically ask him na yung room na binook nyo yung ibigay nya. Other than that okay sya saka helpful, liwanagin nyo din kung mag early check in kayo di daw nya alam na magearly check in ako that time eh sinabihan ko naman sya prior to my check in date.

[esor]

re:Visa

I think hindi naman sila naghigpit Hindi na nga ako nagpasa ng "Affidavit of Support" for my sister kasi hindi ko napa notarized. And yung bank statement na pinasa ko yung nasa online lang.

Got my multiple visa yesterday (3 yrs), applied last Monday(March 16), 3 days process lang.
Past 3pm na ko kahapon nagpunta sa embassy, walang masyadong tao. 

[Eggpudding]

Hi Sis!

Yup ang bilis! Ang tagal ng pag woworry ko no? Lols. Parang 4 whole days kami doon. Sobrang lamiggggg!!! As in! A week before andun friend ko, kaya ko nalamang malamig daw talaga, kaya nag hoard kami dito ng thermals at jackets. Buti nalang talaga. Then nung nag punta kami, mas malamig pa nung time namin. March 11-15 yun. Ang lamig ng 6-14 deg! Lalo na pag humangin pa. Nagka frost bite nga si bf. Ako super nag dry yung lips ko. Nag lagay naman ako ng balm then later on vaseline na talaga. No effect XD

Then kamay at face ang super lamig sskin. Yung sa body, parang 2 layer lang ako plus jacket. Then thermal pants lang plus skirt/slacks/pants keri na sakin.

Yup nag feeling turista din kami. Haha! Dami padin namin di napuntahan. Late kami nagigising ni bf XD nagstart kasi nung dumating kami doon, madaling araw na. Ayun. XD

Magkakalapit yung cheongye stream, king sejong statue at si admiral. Then gwanghamun gate na ata yun.. Or yun din ba yung gyeongbok palace? Nung una pala, mga 2days bago kami naging familiar sa pag subway, etc. Super sakit lang ng paa ko, akyat baba kami at sandamakmak na ligaw XD nagpunta rin kami ng Nami Island, Namdaemun, KBS lols!, hanbok wearing, Gyeongbok, N Seoul Tower (nag lock ng padlock! Buy here na, ang mahal doon!), Hangang Park (naki usyoso sa filming ng something ni Hyun Bin), Myeongdong Shopping Area, etc.

Pero bottom line, gusto ko padin bumalik!! Yung di gano winter. Lols! Blooming daw ako sa weather nilang malamig XD haha! Haba na. Sarap magkwento. Mura nga doon pala ang noodles XD at face pack. Haha! Yung iba namahalan na kami eh. Naculture shock din kami, walang rice sa KFC at McDo?! XD

@Eggpudding Sis, you already went to Korea? Ang bilis ah, parang a few weeks ago, you were worrying about your bf's visa pa lang. How was the weather? And ilang days kayo dun? Did you do some touristy things or you just had your pre-nup? I am currently making our IT kasi. thanks!

[katniss]

For those who have tried going to Jeju from Busan or Seoul, meron ba silang budget airline na nagpropromo din? Lol. Ang naGoogle ko palang ay itong Air Busan.

May sale sa Air Asia till spring of 2016. Nangangati na akong mag-book kaya lang inaantay ko pa go signal ng mga kasama ko. We plan to go to Jeju.

[luvko23]

ang korean embassy follows which schedule ng office hours is it korean holiday or philippine holiday.

[projectgora]

For those who have tried going to Jeju from Busan or Seoul, meron ba silang budget airline na nagpropromo din? Lol. Ang naGoogle ko palang ay itong Air Busan.

May sale sa Air Asia till spring of 2016. Nangangati na akong mag-book kaya lang inaantay ko pa go signal ng mga kasama ko. We plan to go to Jeju.

Try mo Eastar Jet sis. Last year ang nakuha namin RT from Gimpo - Jeju is around 2.9K lang We booked a week before our trip.

[piggybear]

Hi, may nakapagtry ba sainyo magrent ng pocket wifi? Anong ok? Thanks!

[katniss]

^^thanks sis. I will check that airline.

[Eggpudding]

^^Sis Piggybear kami di na kami nag rent. Laging may free wifi naman doon, lols! yung iptime hehe. Then sa guesthouse namin free din ang wifi, mabilis walang palya.. Then ginagawa ko kasi, talagang nireresearch ko muna yung mga iti namin for that day bago kami umalis ng GH kaya handa nadin kahit papano. Ayun. hehe. Yung subway App naman no need na for net connection para gumana.

[katniss]

^Yes. And to add, me nabibili na parang prepaid wifi sa mga convenience store, kung sakaling wala kang masagap na free wifi.

Parang coconnect ka muna sa isang website tapos me iinput ka dun galing sa resibo from the convenience store, tapos kahit san pwede ka na cumonnect.

check this out:
http://first.wifi.olleh.com/en/index_new.html

Just 3 USD for 1 day

Tried this before pero dami rin kasi talagang free wifi! Kaya parang di ko nasulit

[summer888]

ang korean embassy follows which schedule ng office hours is it korean holiday or philippine holiday.

Hi! There observe both Korean and Philippine Holidays.

[gemstonerainbow]

Hi sisses, who went to Everland in their trips? I would like to ask sana where I can buy the tickets. Can I buy it at the gate on the day that we will go there or mas okay that I buy beforehand? But where can I purchase it? Sana meron online kasi I'm planning to go there on our first day kasi weekday and gabi na kami darating the night before so most likely closed na yung office na pwede bilhan dun. TIA

[wanie]

@gemstonerainbow...u can buy sa everland on the day itself mismo...there's a disc for foreigner, u just need to print the coupon  sa website nila and show it sa ticket booth sa everland...

[kookai88]

hi, pwede ka bumili mismo sa everland ng ticket, pagpunta niyo doon. paki dala mo yung passport mo para may 20% discount ka. kasi kapag foreigner may discount silang binibigay.

[kookai88]

For those who have tried going to Jeju from Busan or Seoul, meron ba silang budget airline na nagpropromo din? Lol. Ang naGoogle ko palang ay itong Air Busan.

May sale sa Air Asia till spring of 2016. Nangangati na akong mag-book kaya lang inaantay ko pa go signal ng mga kasama ko. We plan to go to Jeju.

yung nakuha namin dati is tour package na kasama na ang airfare, 3D 2N... seoul to jeju 12k

[longing]

Hi sisses, who went to Everland in their trips? I would like to ask sana where I can buy the tickets. Can I buy it at the gate on the day that we will go there or mas okay that I buy beforehand? But where can I purchase it? Sana meron online kasi I'm planning to go there on our first day kasi weekday and gabi na kami darating the night before so most likely closed na yung office na pwede bilhan dun. TIA

Aside from the 20% discount through the discount coupon sa Everland website, there's a special discount coupon given to locals and if they will bring/endorse friends sa Everland.  Since we stayed in an AirBnB hostel, the host gave me a pdf file ng coupon.  almost 40% ang nakuha naming discount sa Everland.

[gemstonerainbow]

Thanks to all our sisses who replied Pahabol na question pala. Whole day talaga dapat i-allot dito?

^sis, I also booked a place from airbnb, kaya lang wala naman siyang nabanggit about a discount for everland. sana meron din siya. The coupon on the website kasi is only valid until end of March

[piggybear]

Saan kayo nagpapalit ng KRW? Nakapila pa rin kami sa BDO til now, pang #11 pa. In 2 weeks na yung bakasyon namin so di ko sure if aabot pa.

[SOFIEMAE]

^sis san ka ba located? may alam ako sila yung nagpapalit sa mga branches ng czarina dito sa makati area pero medyo mas mahal ang selling nila ng mga KRW,yen,HK$ etc... kaya much better pa rin sa BDO... maganda lang pag conversion into peso... pero if interesado ka i can give his contact number to you...

[summer888]

Saan kayo nagpapalit ng KRW? Nakapila pa rin kami sa BDO til now, pang #11 pa. In 2 weeks na yung bakasyon namin so di ko sure if aabot pa.

Hi Sis! Ako sa Naila's Money Changer sa may Ermita kami nagpapalit. Dito ko lang din sa Girltalk nakuha yan. I google mo lang yun name nila... may website sila. Okay naman sila laging may available at tsaka maganda yung rates compared sa Czarina. If I remember it right parang sa Czarina exchange rate is .047 while sa Naila's it's .042 nung Jan 2015 yan.