South Korea, May 2013; Part 1

Back in 2010, I told my friend we should save up and go to south Korea 2 years after our graduation (2012).   Though a year over due, we finally went to Korea (:

I have to admit, our trip wasn't really well planned, we had a few arguments on where to go and how to go to places and it didn't help that the 3 of us were pms-ing at during the travel. wahaha. but all in all i am glad we went on this trip together. 

The initial plan was to go to Korea in April (early spring), but due to some unforeseen circumstances  we decided to go in may (end of spring). 

my mom and brother somehow managed to brainwash me into buying backpacks -_-" they're even more expensive than the luggage that i had intended to buy (bajet macam pergi backpacking selalu kan)

We arrived at incheon at 0820. After getting our bags, we decided to look for a prayer room. After almost an hour of trying to search for the prayer room, it turns out that the multi-religion prayer room is actually located at the departure hall T.T

Near the entrance of AREX, i saw a sign board that says 'prayer room'. when we went in area, there were two rooms in it. 1 for Christians to pray and the other were meant for Buddhist. Since there weren't many people that pass through that area, we decided to pray there. 

From incheon, we took arex to gimpo airport as we were going to jeju via air busan (air busan doesnt fly from incheon to jeju). as we had a few hours to kill, we had left our bags in the locker @ gimpo station and decided to go to hongdae.

 CAn't find your way? don't worry, most places in seoul will have this tourist information counter(?)

 hongdae = honggik + daehakgyo (university)

main bantai masuk. there were having a festival of some sort. students buka stalls jual barang, people playing games etc. i must say, hongdae students are very nicely dressed.

at first we wanted to visit ewha too, but since we had gotten lost a couple of times, we had to forgo ewha.

From gimpo to jeju

Here in Malaysia, you have to check in at least an hour before and the last boarding time is half an hour before the flight takes of. Welll in korea, the boarding time is 15 minutes before the plane takes of and the last boarding is 5 minutes before take off. the amazing thing, everything was on schedule @.@ amazing.

Budget breakdown; Day 1

LCCT-Incheon (air asia): RM1000.00

T-money: ₩2500

Incheon-Gimpo (arex): ₩3550

Gimpo-Honggik: ₩1150

Yeti Indian restaurant: ₩34000 (meal set for 3 people)

Locker: ₩3000

Taxi airport-yeha: ₩3600

Yeha guest house terminal, dorm for 4: ₩88000 for 4 nights

Banana milk: ₩1200

+misc

note: it has been ages since i had last written an essay or article. I've realised that my writing skills is now equivalent to an elementary school child. heck, even my 8-year old nephew constructs better sentences than i do. T.T ah, must practice more.

agak-agak

adoyai. reminds me of my mom, bila ajar masak 'mak ni nak letak berapa banyak?' 'agak-agak je ler' heuheuheuheuheu.

youtuber

finally, it has been awhile ^^,

kenanga wholesale city

semalam pergi kwc dengan harapan mencari baju-baju. i keep wearing the same clothes untuk pergi kerja & keluar jalan-jalan (i had gained a lot of weight, so i can no longer wear most of the things in my closet).

memang banyak baju kat situ, but most of the baju-baju tu free size. free size ni sebenarnya meant for people dalam range xs-m sahaja. ada lah jugak nampak not-so kecik baju, tapi some shops dia ada rule kena beli barang >3 baru boleh.

lucky things there were other things there besides clothes. kalau tak macam trip sia-sia je. uhuhu. brooches banyak yang kat kwc & sangat murah. accesories phones pun banyak. 

note: sekarang dah kena bayar parking. dah habis dah period free parking tu

perangai budak gemuk

so here's how the story goes, about a month or so ago, i decided to weigh my self. 

sudah almost 6 months ++++ tak timbang berat

before naik scale i honestly thought berat dah kurang sikit

i thought, it can't be that bad. Rasa seluat a tad bit longgar compared to last month

memang idok lah

oh boy, gugur jantung tengok number displayed on the weighing scale

ladies and gents, I am now overweight. OVER frigging WEIGHT. 

I only have myself to blame, mana tak nya. sedentary lifestyle.

Jogging sekali setiap 4 bulan.

nasi makan pagi petang siang malam -_-"

seriously weyh, tinggal kat Malaysia, macam mana orang boleh diet also i cannot faham

everything so yummeyh. omnomnom. fooood~

anyhoo, back to fatty fat fei mau topic, i know lah i'm fat, but never thought I'm overly fat.

aigoo.

Mother and her frankness

my mom has been dropping not so subtle hints about my sudden fat spurt.

incident 1:

while buying kain ela untuk buat baju kurung

me: *mencari kain dengan semamngat*

mother: from now on i think you can only buy dark colours. it suits you better

me: why, because I'm fat now?

mother: yurp

me: -___________________________-''

incident 2

dulu kalau tak makan banyak mesti kena tanya kenapa tak makan, makan ler. tak yah diet diet

nowadays, "diet ke? ok" "you can't eat to much of this. makin gemuk lagi kang" T.T

ok mother, okkkkk

incident 3

mother will usually jahitkan baju kurung bigger dari baju contoh. according to her, kalau gemuk pun boleh pakai lagi

today, she had sewn baju kurung smaller dari baju contoh

ahaha. probably ini dalam kepala mommy dearest "jahit besar, makin besar anak aku.

jahit kecik bagi hint sikit suruh kurus"

on a different but related topic

kat office masa kerja dah habis and almost time to go home *dialogue may not be accurate. cant really remember. faktor usia*

me: apa ini

colleague a: oh, tea. good kalau nak detox. especially good kalau suka makan benda berminyak

me: ohhh. sekotak ni berapa

colleague a: berapa ek?

colleague b: rm29 kot. erma you try lah. bagus bagus

me: err, sedap ke?

colleague a: hmm, tak ada lah sedap. tapi kalau biasa minum chinese tea, boleh lah nak telan. nah ambil lah satu

me: tak apa tak apa

colleague b: erma you ambil lah try

me: tak apa

colleague: cubaaaa

me: ok ok

*back to my cubicle. baca description tea ni*

cetttt. subtle guys....subtle...

temporary relief common cold (and cough)

Disclaimer: This is only for temporary relief. If you want a cure, it is better to take medicine or see a doctor.

1 large lemon
1 1/2 teaspoon manuka honey (you can use a different kind of honey too)
1/4-1/2 cup hot water

Mix everything together and drink it in go. My mom said it is easier to squeeze a lemon when you cut off both ends. true indeed.

note: the sales person at the honey store told me to use plastic spoon instead of metal spoon. err... can't remember why though :/

24

Alhamdulilah. though nothing eventful happened today. i am thankful towards those that had wished me happy birthday. eheheh, i know most of them but reminded by facebook, but still... it wasn't compulsory a thing. thank you family and friends (:

bukit lalang / broga hill

last Saturday, my friends and I went to Broga Hill in Semenyih. Out of the blue, bestie whatsapped 'jom gi broga'. Since people around me keeps saying things like 'ooh, it is not that high' 'easiest hill i had ever climbed' 'sumpah senang', I really thought it was an easy climb and said 'ok, lets go there the day after tomorrow'. Besides, i had seen photos of this place and saw pictures of small children at this place. in my mind, i had imagined the climb to be super easy, proper pathways and that sort of stuff. -___________-"

at first we wanted to go there at 300am, but we overslept and went at 400am instead. lucky thing we didn't get lost. it took around an hour to get to this place from subang jaya.

honestly speaking, going up was exhausting and bit scary but it wasn't bad. we took 2 breaks and took us 45 minutes to reach the first peak. so if for a fit person, i think it'll take around 15 minutes.

going down was scary as the path is slippery ANDDD i've always been scared of climbing downhill ㅠ.ㅜlogically the journey downhill should be faster than going uphill, but it took almost an hour. grrrr you stupid fear.

anyhoo, if you happen to live around broga but have never went up this hill, you should. the view is nice and i think compared to other places, the climb isn't extremely hard to do ^^, (i'm not physically fit, i rarely exercise and a scared y cat, so please ignore the above rambling)

aduh, sakit perutku

I am not sure if it is the worst movie death scene EVER, but it the worst I've seen by far.

bawaku terbang tinggi

  

i want to pack up my bags and travel to a foreign country for at least two weeks. hopefully i can save enough  money and one of my friends is willing to go on this trip with me. 

must save enough money so that i can travel next year!

pictures taken from: 1 2 & 3

you know,i don't only listen to kpop dance songs.

There are many lovers who are in love 

There are many unknown friends

There are many scattered cherry blossom petals 

I like it

down under, autumn 2012

*wipes dust*

*coughs*

i had been meaning to write this blog post since last month, but my laziness triumphed effortlessly against my will to update this blog.

ok, so... aiyo. should've done this last month. now i am reminiscing the fun times i had in sydney last month. ok, so anyhoo, last month i went on a short trip to sydney. yay. we were lucky enough to get a cheap return ticket to sydney & free accommodation too. double yay.

sydney is a pretty and vibrant city, but things are expensive there. imagine, a coupke fro america told me that they think sydney is expensive. imagine that, their currency is almost the same, and the think sydney is expensive. aigoo.

i enjoyed my stay there. it was fun. easy to get around. my parents even let me wander of alone as they know i won't have problems finding my way back to the hotel. word of advice to those that are planning to go to sydney in the near future. if you're planning to stay there for more than 3 days, do purchase the weekly pass. you'll enjoy unlimited rides on public buses, trains and ferries. it is well worth it, i think it's around aud43. you can also buy the daily pass for aud21.

it's pretty easy to find halal food around the cbd. some nandos restaurants are halal. you can find out through their website. when buying food, never ever convert aud to rm. you'll definitely rather starve then buy food.

alhamdulilah, third trip in 6 months. thank you air asia >.<

queen victoria building. can you belive that this is a mall? so pretty

mccafe. indonesia, singapore & australia. aish. y u no come to malaysia?

quaint leura

if you happen to visit blue mountain, you must ride on the scenic railway. they claimed that this is the steepest incline railway in the world. not sure if that is true, but it is pretty steep. 

blue mountains is roughly about 2 hours from the city. you can drive here or take the public transport. i took a day tour. if you're pressed for time, a day tour is something that you might want to consider

featherdale wildlife park. T.T i iz sad. the kangaroo didn't want to take pictures with me. why kangaroo why?

lovely sunset @ kissing point. yes, kissing point. it is the name of the jetty. i kid you not

 the rock

^^, sydney harbour 

the opera house 

probably the most expensive hot chocolate i had ever consumed. guylian dark hot chocolate at guylian cafe near sydney opera house 

super friendly couple ed and vera. >.< so cute, going on a month long trip together.  

only eat at malaysian restaurants if you have lots of spare change 

kpop store in the middle of chinatown 

the famous beach where people are allowed to not wear any clothes. haha, but i didn't see anyone in their birthday suit. must have went to the wrong side ;) 

i LOVE this zoo 

for some reason, milk taste better there. maybe because it is fresher than the ones in malaysia 

shopping haul

proses menambahkan lemak

Bebelan seorang pembayar cukai

To all students out there,

tolonglah nikmati/hargai zaman student anda ini. kerja best sebab dapat pegang duit sendiri bagai. Tapi penat pun penat. Sebab masa tak flexible macam masa belajar. Keluar pergi kerja awal pagi. Sampai rumah lewat malam. Dapat gaji, perkara utama; bayar hutang. Ptptn, insurance etc.

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in a nutshell

Lompat si katak lompat

mak tried to play cut the rope.

Me: mak, you don't simply cut the rope. Candy kena kasi katak tu
Mak: ha yelah candy tu dah terbang dekat dengan katak tu
Me: -_- feed the katak. Candy kena masuk mulut dia


I think my mom ingat katak tu akan melompat tangkap gula tu kot. Adoyai

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macam mana nak bayar pinjaman ptptn melalui E-FES?

the easiest way to pay your ptptn loan is through their E-Fes website.

step 1: turn off the pop up blocker. how to turn off your pop up blocker? Untuk google chrome:

On the top right corner, you’ll see this spanar symbol. Click on it. Then select option > under the hood > privacy > content settings > pop-ups > allow all sites to show pop up

step 2: go to http://epay.ptptn.gov.my/loan/ptptnlogin.html

enter your nric and your nombor pinjaman. mana nak dapat nombor pinjaman? nombor pinjaman tu it's actually nombor pin yang ada kat first letter pt hantar suruh bayar balik hutang tu.

but if you had lost the letter, then-

PTPTN NOPIN<SPACE>NRIC and text to 33199

step 3: click kat kotak pinjaman 11 lepas tu masukkan jumlah yang nak bayar. Dah masuk? Ok, pastu tekan button bayar tu

Step 4: lepas tekan bayar, nanti akan masuk page ni. Click teruskan

Step 5: choose your preferred internet banking site

Step 6: akan keluar pop up screen untuk internet banking. Macam biasa, kena pilih nak kena bayar dari account mana blablabla

After semua sudah selesai, akan keluar button print. After dah settle semua tu, check balik sama ada dia update ke tak system. Itu saja. Easy peasy. 

ps: i didn't tukar dari 3% to 1% sebab tanya opinion kakak yang kerja ptptn kat kl sentral tu. dia cakap kalau ada plan nak settlekan loan awal, tak payah tukar. kalau malas nak fikir, bulan-bulan tolak gaji je, then tukar 1%. 

hmm, nak explain pun tak reti. if you want to know more, baca dari SINI

perumpaan dia, 3% tu macam housing loan. it's a per annum reducing sum loan. the more you pay, lagi sikit lah kos pentadbiran.

as for 1% tu, dia macam car loan. it's fixed. settle awal pun jumlah kena bayar sama je

pps: i was bored and kawan minta tolong ajar macam mana nak bayar pt online