February 28th - June 7th, 2011
3months+ in Busan
>>> PEOPLE I MET <<<
Was started with totally no understanding about Korea
really thanks to the malaysian seniors we met throughout the training
Shirly, Yap, Whye Kit, Tim from DSU
then DSU graduates, Dom Dom, YY
people from PKNU (there's a lot)
bryan, sarah, megan + others juniors from PKNU
non-malaysian we who we hang out together
Gamy & Nana from China & Sharen from Hong Kong
(i hope i didn't miss out anybody from the list)
our professor, professor Kang
learned a lot of culture from him
sami, PJ and other labmates before we moved our lab
it's kinda sad that we didn't spend a lot of time in that lab
then Youngsil, BeumSu, DongWoo & Fahim for Jeju and after sessions
it's been really great to meet NackHyun & CG later
then everybody from UCDC (most of them are younger than me LOL)
so sorry that i can't remember the names yet
that's too many people...
it's really sad that i've been really busy around the end
and didn't go to training
although their english is not really good
but they've been trying hard to communicate with me
drinking sessions with them was really fun
and i've learned a lot of drinking games from them
i know there's lots more to learn
+ Max (the brazilian) considered met in UCDC too
everybody from the korean class
teachers : Ms. Chong Jin Yong & Ms.
ladies : Suzanna, Pola, Gaby, Haruka, Yoko, Sornia & YuanChang
gentlemen : only Bruce (just realized that)
really had lot of fun study with u guys
+ the great korean teacher we had
and the rest
(the way we met was kinda interesting)
Rim and ms 도 (coursemates of suzanna)
then Seulbee, GunTae & TaeYun (Japanese Major)
it will be more fun if we met each other earlier
although we met in the last week
it was really fun
last but not least
it's really nice be with you guys
roommate ZhengJing, Labmate CongJie
and the rest : Yvonne, SohYee, Ken, YungFu & Xiang
from Gwangju : Vinny & Murphy
precious memories we had
(OMG... it's so freaking long... more than a speech for Nobel Prize)
>>> PLACES I WENT <<<
compare to Seoul
there's not a lot of place to visit in Busan
Busan Tower & Nampo Street
since in Busan
of course Busan Tower is a must
Subway line 1 to Nampo
along the street in Nampo
it's a street for shopping
if you can find some yellow, red, blue landmark (gate like thingy) almost at the end of the road
go in and there's a lot of cheap items (and full of people)
+ souvenirs to buy inside (if you can find them)
almost everything in this street is bargain-able
spend some time visiting the Jalgachi Fish Market
you can find a lot of weird seafoods that we can't get in Msia
Haeundae Beach
was told that this is the best beach in Busan
you can visit this beach no matter which season it is
it is said that this beach is full of bikini girls in the summer
Haeundae is more than a beach
(can visit the information center at the beach there for more information)
along the beach there's more attractive places to visit
such as the Nurimaru APEC house, temple at the cliff, and many more
at night, the town is full of clubs
Seomyeon
shopping street like myeongdong
full of foods
here is the place for girls i am sure
because of shopping
and of course nightlife
Gwangali Beach & Gwangan Bridge
should go at the evening
and go for coffee till the night
cuz at night you can see the gwangan bridge in LED lights
there's nothing much here i guess
oh... the theme park near there
the bouncing ride is a must as
malaysia don't have this kind of ride
very fun (Seoul one is more excited)
Out of Busan
Gyeongju
it's kinda near to Busan
and can reach there by Express Bus
JUST DON'T VISIT Seogoram Grotto
just visit everywhere in the downtown
WITH BICYCLE will spend you a day
Jeju
a must visit place in korea
2.5 days are not even enough for us to finish
it is suggested to drive there
as the most of the tourist area are far from each other
>>> CULTURES I LEARNED <<<
compare to Malaysia
of course everybody think that Korea is better
not because of the food, but the people
(btw, Busan people don't spit everywhere like Seoul)
people
man can just grab another man's hand like girls
and walk you around
a lot of people do that and it's normal in korea
then they do feed people
just eat like that (with their chopstick or hand) when they wanna feed you
seniority
their seniority is really scary for me
because we don't practice this in malaysia
you have to greet your seniors or elder formally when you meet them
such as bow
if you didn't do that
most probably the senior will scold you right there
for me, i just follow what others do
since i'm not sure what's going on
while eating
only use one hand to eat
and that's right hand
just switch between chopstick and spoon
don't hold your bowl while eating
they believe that only lower standard people do that
as they wanna be fast and get back to work
while drinking (alcohol)
korean are really good at drinking
almost everybody can drink (even ladies)
why? it's because it's so cheap
1st glass -> one shot
if elder/senior treat you drink
you must drink
it's the manner
so when you are drinking
you have to move your head to the side
(cannot face the elder)
when other pour for you
lift your glass
and you cannot pour for your own
ask other to pour for you
>>> FOOD I ATE <<<
In Busan, there's a lot of tasty foods that can only be find here
(hopefully i typed them correctly)
국밥 (rice in soup)
밀면 (some kind of noodle)
C1 소주 (C1 Soju)
there's more but i don't remember...
>>> THINGS I BOUGHT <<<
Gmarket...
Total spent of 301,340won (~RM900) + 50,000won voucher
90% on cloths and long sleeves
since it's so cheap and accumulated to this amount
i felt guilty with this spending
but it'll either be guilty or regret only...
MLB NY cap >.<
you can find all around Korea
Hanbok, korea cultural costume
i think costume collecting will become my hobby soon
a bit of souvenirs ...
it's really hard to buy as every souvenirs are the same in Korea
i guess there's nothing else except some groceries for daily
for groceries in HomePlus
some of the discount items are only for member
so beware or check while scanning
>>> EXTRAS <<<
there's no need to bring a lot of cloths to Korea for long stay
as you can get a lot of cheap cloths in Gmarket
+ 2-3 days of delivery only
and even daily uses like shampoo are around the same price as Msia
only food is expensive
so you can consider bring food over
today is already 11th of July
it's almost 1 months+ i left Busan
i hope i didn't miss out anything important
i really appreciate everything in Busan
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