Korea (Thread 11)

[Eggpudding]

Ako sis sa BPI Forex nila, sa may makati yun, yung corner, katapat ng Enterprise bldg. Call muna sa Bpi Forex, then ask mo kung meron sila KRW na need mo. Then kung meron (di ko lang alam till what time yun, ask mo nalang) mag dedeposit ka doon sa Bpi Forex bank account nila. any bpi naman yun, then tsaka ka punta sa bpi forex dun sa makati (along ayala ave yun) need mo ipakita yung dep slip, then ID lang... Sa bdo kasi madaming ekek pa.. need 3 days before atleast ata... then need pa passport etc. Okay din naman ang rates sa bpi forex. Okay din kung doon kana mag withdraw sa south korea, ipa activate mo lang yung bpi atm mo (or kung may bdo ka na pwede pang international) within 24 hrs naman yun maactivate na. punta ka lang any bpi branch. Then doon sa SK, sa wooribank ako nag wiwithdraw =D

[Koji_Kabuto]

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

I think I have some discount coupons to everland valid until May. If I remember right 32,000won na lang siya.

[kookai88]

Sa Incheon Airport may palitan naman dun ng US dollar to KRW pero mababa ang palit dun. Sa seoul may mga money changer din, mas okey magpapalit dun.

[wanie]

@eggpudding sis sa incheon airport ba meron atm machine na pede mag withdraw? Plan ko kase mag withdraw nalang 😊 thanks in advance😊

[sophistique]

Do you know someone who's still able to acquire a visa even if incorrect yung TIN sa Form 2316?  Hindi naman sya purely incorrect, bale kinulang sya ng tatlong digits and naging six yung "0." Instead of 123 456 789 000, naging 123 456 000 000 yung nasa form.

My former employer can't seem to do anything about it naman. Hindi ko alam kung pwede ba na kukuha ako ng affidavit tapos iattach sa documents or hayaan na lang.

[Eggpudding]

@Sis wanie yun ang di ko sure. Pero feeling ko naman meron e. May bank ako nakita doon, Shinhan bank ata un? or money changer ata.. Pero feeling ko meron namang atm doon sa airport =D

@sis sophistique yung sakin naman instead na tatlong zero sa dulo, naging apat yung sakin. Okay naman, nakakuha naman ako. hehe. Mas particular sila non sa pag verify sa hr nyo.. yun yung naging prob ni bf nung kumuha sya. dahil dun naka ilang balik kami.

[gemstonerainbow]

sis Anjcam I need your help. Pumunta ka sa Jinhae last year diba? Now I'm considering going there on our trip pero my question is, kaya ba namin magikot dun in just 1 day or dapat at least 1 1/2 days? Baka kasi super bitin. Aabutan pa kasi namin yung tailend of the festival. TIA

[sophistique]

Sis Eggpudding, thank you! Kasi unsure ako kung magaattach pa ba ako ng letter or affidavit stating my correct TIN. Kaso baka sabihin naman ang defensive. Haha.

[piggybear]

Thanks sa replies! Sabi ng Dad ko mag withdraw na lang kami sa ATMs dun sa airport. Sana meron. Hehe

[piggybear]

Hello, baka pwede po pacomment nung itinerary namin.

Day 1 Apr 8
Arrival - Seoul 8pm

Day 2 Apr 9
Lotte World
Lotte Department Store

Day 3 Apr 10
Garden of Morning Calm
Nami Island
Petite France
**We rented a van for this, and makakabalik na kami ng city proper around 7pm.. Any suggestions where we could go after?

Day 4 Apr 11
Gyeongbokgung
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Day 5 Apr 12
Myeongdong Cathedral (mass)
Myeongdong
N Seoul Tower

Day 6 Apr 13
Trick Eye Museum
Hongik Univ Area and Hongdae
Flight to Manila - 9pm

I am thinking if pwede pa maisingit yung Yeouido Park or Hangang Park? Or may iba pa kayo massuggest? Thanks in advance!

[fornarina]

Hi sa incheon may atm but can't remember yung surcharge nasa P150-180 yata and max per withdrawal i think is 400k krw

For money changers we were able to exchange sa insadong, the one beside italy coffee, inside the pharmacy...also saw good rates in myeongdong


Sis piggybear,
Baka pwede nyo isingit yung yeouido park on apr 12 after the myeongdong mass, tapos saka kayo bumalik ng myeongdong and Nseoul since magkalapit lang sila

Anyway just got back and the weather is getting warmer na, when we left the cherry blossoms were just starting especially in the bukchon areaa nd gangnam area....didn't have time to check their progress in the yeouido area, but most likely they will get prettier in the next 2 weeks

Yung sa wifi egg hassle lang kasi malowbatt... laging maraming wifi around so i just got olleh from 711 and other convenience stores 9,900krw for 4 days mas sulit and malakas signal sa subway^^

[fornarina]

Just want to share lang super swerte namin ng friend ko, we got into incheon mar26 noon and for some reason we hung out pa sa airport til mga 2pm, and we were sa dulo pa when i was in the toilet my friend was approached by airport people asking her that there's a free concert and if she has time...my friend replied "oh we just and arrived and we're tired"...then the girl showed her a pic of kim soo hyun (one of the hottest endorser/actor in korea now) napabrigthen up daw ang mood ng friend ko and asked, "is he comin'? Let's wait for my friend"...as i got back kaya pala she was beaming and then the girl showed me his pic and so we lost sleep just to wait for him haha...he was appointed pala as honorary ambassador of incheon since 10th consecutive best airport na sila...and we were given priority, front seats and vip treatment super yung experience and worth it yung pagod haha and they even gave us free snacks and all... Tapos puro pictures and cameras haha ang fun lang ☺️

[katniss]

Hello, baka pwede po pacomment nung itinerary namin.

Day 1 Apr 8
Arrival - Seoul 8pm

Day 2 Apr 9
Lotte World
Lotte Department Store

Day 3 Apr 10
Garden of Morning Calm
Nami Island
Petite France
**We rented a van for this, and makakabalik na kami ng city proper around 7pm.. Any suggestions where we could go after?

Day 4 Apr 11
Gyeongbokgung
Bukchon Hanok Village
Insadong
Cheonggyecheon Stream

Day 5 Apr 12
Myeongdong Cathedral (mass)
Myeongdong
N Seoul Tower

Day 6 Apr 13
Trick Eye Museum
Hongik Univ Area and Hongdae
Flight to Manila - 9pm

I am thinking if pwede pa maisingit yung Yeouido Park or Hangang Park? Or may iba pa kayo massuggest? Thanks in advance!

Day 3 - you could go to Banpo Rainbow Bridge if may energy pa kayo. Just make sure to check the schedule of the show and directions on going there dahil medyo malayo to sa subway station. Or pwede dun na kayo pa-drop off sa van na nirent ninyo. Haven't been there myself, just saw blogs and posts about finding this bridge.

Cherry Blossoms Festival malamang so it's a must to go to Han River/Yeouido Park! You can go there on your Day 5 since ito yung nakikita kong maluwag.

But you can also do this on Day 6 since malapit sa Hongdae area tong Yeouido, you can do this in the AM of Day 6 dahil sobrang dami ng tao pag hapon, mas marami pa sa cherry blossom trees! Lol. Hongdae is fun every Saturdays and Sundays (since there's the flea and hope markets at the playground), from hapon till night time But this is the day of your flight so consider switching this to other day on your iti too.

You could prolly lipat your Day 4 to Day 2
Day 2 to Day 6
and Day 6 to Day 4.

But it's up to you and your companions kasi baka may iba rin kayong cinoconsider kung bakit ganyan magkakasunod ang iti nyo

[wanie]

@fornarina sis maabutan pa kaya namin ang cherry blosssoms sa april 20-24 Ang punta namin 😊

[fornarina]

^sis hopefully maabutan mo pa let's cross our fingers hehe....i think depends kung umiinit ang weather saka daw sa rain sana wag mag above 20's so maglast ang cherry b's sa jinhae daw kasi peaking na yung blossoms i heard

[wanie]

Oo nga 😀 sana thank u sis @fornarina baka sa nami island meron pa hihi ☺️

[manlavs]

hi mga sis going back to korea last week of sept. nagtry ako magbook sa airbnb . ask ko lang po kung meron na ba nakabook dito? first time ko magstay sa apartment kasi 2 elders ang kasama ko at pag nag hostel e feel ko mahhrapan sila.. thanks po sa mga magrereply tsaka mag ask nadn po ako ano difference ng bus 6001 tsaka bus 6015 papunta myeongdong? magkaiba kasi sila ng presyo. thanks

[manlavs]

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.

hi sis longing! ask ko lang un sa airbnb truelala ba sila? hahaha sorry first time ko po kasi and hndi dn po ganu nagrereply un nabooked ko na apartment. pero sa mga reviews nya ok naman..

[eischied_21]

Hi sisses, haven't finished backreading pero tanong ko lang kun worth it ba pumunta sa Jeju? TIA

[fornarina]

hi mga sis going back to korea last week of sept. nagtry ako magbook sa airbnb . ask ko lang po kung meron na ba nakabook dito? first time ko magstay sa apartment kasi 2 elders ang kasama ko at pag nag hostel e feel ko mahhrapan sila.. thanks po sa mga magrereply tsaka mag ask nadn po ako ano difference ng bus 6001 tsaka bus 6015 papunta myeongdong? magkaiba kasi sila ng presyo. thanks

Hi sis, i've tried airbnb na before ok naman maayos yung nakausap namin pero jamsil area yun e... Was able to take airport bus 6001 wala naman difference for me kaysa sa regular 10k won na bus