Graduation Trip No.2 Part 1 - In Seoul

I need a getaway...

An escapism..

Anywhere.

And here it comes, together with that grad trip people to Korea. I love this group of people. They really bring out the "free and easy" in the free and easy trip. Poker and drinks at night, and unable to wake up some days of the trip.

and we're leavin', never looking back again~~~

SQ planes departed from Singapore at 1st August. 1st time being on SQ airplane, experienced real bad turbulence. Vomited. What a way to begin a trip. Well lucky that was already the worst part of the trip. (What could get worse, right?)

The first step into Korea in the airport, we got our transport tickets, Korean Ez-link Card from the 7-11. It definitely feels strange being in a place where, neither English and Chinese is the main form of communication. We had our first hand experience in using the transport card to reach our place of accommodation - Banana Backpacker!

The room itself is a bit crowded for 4 guys, but well, 4 guys can make a messy bunch.

Looking through Xueshuang's album, I realised we did more food shots more than anything else -_-, a wrong choice to look at the album on a hungry night in the middle of the night where your fats from your trip have not been shredded of yet. (T.T)

Like most Asian cuisine, most food are spicy. That means most of my meal, I will be bloated... with water used to drown down the spiciness.

Food pics!

I believe this is called Soju. To me, it taste like a better Vodka 

Some very spicy soup with seafood. The Sotong is damn fat, unlike Singapore's kind

Monkfish with spice(again) and lotsa beansprout

Bibimbap

Korean "kueh" that we didn't enjoy very much

Ever heard of Paris Baguette? Their Cream Puff are so nice albeit sinful

This is their equivalent for macs, Lotteria

It was crazy we had Baskin Robbins every night 'cos it was cheap

A very nice restaurant we ate at the bus terminal

How could we forgot, spicy nian gao

korean BBQ. To prevent the smell to stick on clothes, there was this smoke sucking thing.

Ginseng Chicken. It was boiled for so long that the bone turned soft

ultra large pizza at Pizza Haven near our hostel. About the only place with no spicy food! Hahaha

 To me Seoul is a lot of shopping. The clothes are kinda trendy, in my opinion. The facial products there are cheap. Otherwise, the prices are more or less the same as Hong Kong. Places we went for shopping included, Myeongdong(felt like orchard road), Hongdae(supposed to have pretty uni ladies there, but we went during Korean school holidays :/), DongDaeMum(The shopping never sleeps), Express Ferry Terminal(the things were cheap, but the shopping place is kinda hard to find)

This was taken at Express Bus Terminal. 

My fav mall  in the night market Dongdaemun

Shall update about the trip to Jeju, when I feel like it.

Let Her Go

Somehow, this song kinda matches me. Some people don't know what's been lost till they are gone and were unable to appreciate the things around till they feel the absence.  

Well you only need the light when it's burning low 

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow 

Only know you love her when you let her go 

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low 

Only hate the road when you're missing home 

Only know you love her when you let her go 

And you let her go 

Insinyur 2013

From a freshie, to a GL, to PnP, to VP, to fake freshie, to awkward senior walking around.

Work Rantings

I am going to be frank. I feel so demoralised.

I mean, my boss really  make me feel like every shift, is a bloody flop, and I have done nothing.

I mean, I respect him, because it really take skills to do that too.

Before he went home, he told me that 2 particular cranes need to push as high as possible because the next shift has nothing to score.

Then because of my other cranes coming in at a time where resources are scarce, resulting in the vessel doing badly. And he said I should have cut the resources from that 2 particular cranes?

I am at a loss. I should have just give equal resources to all cranes during CSB period.

Singapore's Weather

Super unique climates and environment in Singapore.

Supermoon

Haze

Hurricane-like Winds

Hail?

Not your everyday weather I guess.

Did I mentioned my workplace stopped work in the history of Singaopore on last Friday because of the haze?
Small happiness for lazy people:)

Janice's and Terence's Birthdays

In all the hectic schedule everyone had, since they started working, and with my shift-based work. It's kinda hard for everyone to get together. It was kinda of coincidental that I was able to attend to two of my closest clique's birthday dinner. I do hope I get out more often though, it's not like I am any two of the guys from the comic strip below.

Right guys? Right?

I cannot remember how hard I have laughed since I started working.

Sometimes, I believe, there need to be a 50/50 split between happiness and melancholy. Though my life isn't really that well-balanced,(I did say about a 70/30 sadness happiness ratio), but I appreciate these people for making up the 30% happiness. 

Janice's Birthday

Held at Junction 8, instead of the usual Junction 10 (no, there is really a Junction 10). The Ding Tai Feng's xiao long bao's is good as usual. Though the noodles are kinda disappointing. Then it was at Switch by Timbre. The couple introduced me to a new game, Fun Run for iPhone. Go download, it's kinda fun, like a mixture of Mario Kart and Super Mario.

A photo of everyone

The cake was creative, a normal chocolate cake + Kinder Brueno and overflowing with M&Ms

after party at switch

Filling the stomach with Janice's fav duck pizza

Terence's Birthday

Terence's Birthday was at 21st of June, where we ate Crystal Jade at Holland Village. More xlb!!!! A bit disappointed that there was no beer after that, but.. well this is the clique that doesn't drink much.

Oh, it is the first time I had macaroons. Though I am a big fan of sweet stuff, this is kinda too sweet -_- and have to be taken nibble by nibble.

Dad's Birthday

Of cos, there is also my Dad's birthday. 

Hahaha. June was kinda fun with these people. Thanks.