Summer 2011 in Korea

The best thing which happened…was .. that I got a new apartment !!!! Well I shared it with my cousin, but however I was so happy :)

One of the best views to the Han River~~ *.*

This is how the view of the Han River in Seoul looks like without all the moody clouds !~

Fangirling stuff

Let’s stalk some Korean idols….

I know I’m too old for this kind of stuff hahha, but it was actually fun lol

Mission 1: JYP Entertainment located in Abgujeong, Kangnam –> Mission failed. We couldn’t observe any eye candy, only trainees :(  No, 2pm ㅜㅜ

Though we saw some idol kids getting out of a van while walking near Rodeo. About 5 young, tall, skinny, good-looking boys. hahahha, but we didn’t knew them  :D

Mission 2: YG Entertainment located in Hapjeong –> Mission partly accomplished haha.

We saw Psy and some other singers of YG. But no Big Bang or 2ne1 (they were in Japan) ㅜㅜ xD

Me at an Art Museum in Kangnam. I’m standing in front of the work of artist Mari Kim. She also designed 2NE1’s “Hate You” ;)

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Su Noraebang located in Hongdae. One of the best :)

I think an hour costs about 10.000-20.000Won depending on daytime/night. Especially during daytime you get a lot of bonus ;)

Popcorn and Ice Cream is for free like in mostly all Noraebang’s ^_^

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I went a whole month to the Hacker’s Academy to get me prepared for the TOEFL test. Well, it wasn’t a delight due to insomnia.

Every day I had a lot of things to do, meet family, meet friends, go shopping, go singing. Just like holidays have to be ! But because I’m an elite student (pohahaha joking) I cannot adversely affect my education. My Hacker’s schedule was really tight 6am to 10am. After I gone to bed mostly at 1am to 2am I had to wake up everyday at 5am !. because the academy wasn’t in my area it took some time to get there. Just 4hours of sleep. It was torturing! hahaha

You wanna know what my Toefl result is? Well, I didn’t take the test yet. Being a high school senior keeps me busy. (Abitur und sou.)

Due to the heavy rain in Korea the office quarter of Kangnam was drowning for 2-3hours. It was pretty epic and shocking at the same time. :S I couldn’t believe my eyes and felt like I was in a catastrophic movie. ok, lets not exaggerate xD

    

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All in all summer in Korea ended dramatically sad.

In the last night of my stay in Seoul, I met a person at Hongdae, I would refer to the term “soul mate”. I never felt so desperately in love with a stranger before. It was the first time in years my heart was filled with so much happiness…again.

While walking to the underground station he asked me out for dinner. “Let’s have a nice dinner next week. Do you like Italian Cuisine?” My response was a forced smile and a slight nod. I couldn’t persuade myself to tell him that I was leaving the very next day.

After driving the subway which parted us rapidly in separate ways I cried like a fool.

I cried for a stranger.

I cried for a man I knew for 8hours.

As I arrived to my home he texted: “We should’ve eaten something together before we went home. I’m starving.”

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I went straight to bed. Being all dazzled and confused of my absurd feelings I hadn’t an easy sleep.

I texted him the fact that I was leaving the country.

“When do you come back?”

“Next year”

“...Please don’t go..”

“...”

Well, maybe I will see him next year or maybe not.

Seoul you are filled with happy and sad memories.

So, girls ! Soulmates are REAL :)

A short review of Korea 2010

 Right now I’m having this deep nostalgia of Korea. I miss my big family, the taste of awesome food, the wicked shopping, adventurous nightlife, just the whole lifestyle and my awesome secondary residence. I looked at all these photos I made last year and thought that I could do a short review on my blog J

Let’s begin! This was my summer 2010 (June-August)~!

There are three words how I can describe my stay: weird, kinda regretful and dizzy.

Yess, I kinda regret how I socialized.. (don’t take it in a wrong way, haha), BUT all in all it was amazing as always!

Isn’t this a standard photo every passionate photographer takes while flying? Hahaha

                                                                             Being over the clouds so many times made me to a Morning Calm Member of Korean Air and finally I have access to the morning calm lounge and I can benefit some of their awesome service ! You can eat, drink, relax and take a shower, too. Hehe. It looks like this:

                            

 Living in a big city like SEOUL makes you dynamic and all loosen up ..that’s what I love and want! Especially having dates or meet up with friends is so much more fun!

There are so much public transportations and a lot of stores have open till midnight or 24h. I love night shopping, all these coffee shops, multi cafes, cosmetic stores, karaoke bars, etc. …btw Multi-Cafes are awesome!!!!

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Review: Multi Café TANIA (do likey)

These cafes are just like normal cafes, but instead of sitting on chairs you have your own room! It’s decorated really cute and clean. It’s stuffed with cushions, there’s a TV with a Nintendo Wii and outside is a buffet (drinks, cookies, ice cream etc.) For a couple it costs 14000Won = 9 Euro (The price is various depending on daytime, nighttime, people, extra services etc.) . This is a perfect location to go as a couples or just with girlfriends.  Isn’t it awesome to have had a boyfriend who took you to all these pretty places? ^^

The room

http://cafetania.com

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At my aunts home we ordered some food!~ I miss 자장면 (jajangmyun)!

 

My little cousin is so dorky and cute!~ I know we will be best friends forever kkk. Some months ago he came to visit us in Germany and he’s only 10years old and flew all the way alone!~~

<-- I forced myself to play Blue Marble with him hahah.. however I lost…..

This is the “chesa” of my great grandmother, it’s like a memorial day of a deceased family member which is of course every year. I like how the family comes together and prepare the food. The ceremony begins at noon and right after we eat all together ~

  Shopping at “HomePlus” mart and do I need to mention that it was 2 o’clock in the morning? :D I guess we are nocturnal..hahha. I was surprised how many people were there…

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Review: VIPS Steak & Salad Restaurant
My aunt invited us for lunch at VIPS ! And I just can say this restaurant is totally awesome!!! It’s my second time there and it definitely won’t be the last time. 

When you order the “salad bar” (it’s a buffet..so it rules “All you can eat”) you can eat like EVERYTHING, the variety and the freshness of food is amazing!!! From pizza to cake to Korean noodles, spaghetti, chicken, sea food, ice cream, fruits, bread,soup, all sorts of salads, burritos etc. And everything tastes AMAZING. Furthermore the kind service and the quality of food makes it unbelievable. Basically you can order steak and/or the salad bar. Just writing about this makes me so hungry.. ㅜㅜ omg, I miss it so much. And the best part…the lunch salad bar costs only ~18.000Won = ~12€ !!!

http://www.ivips.co.kr/

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My “little” brother and I at “Gwanghwamun” it’s in the center of Seoul~

Having lunch at the canteen in Lotte Hotel. I ordered Japanese food I think it’s called takoyaki with rice and stuff..haha

                    

Shortly after.. we went to Myeongdong (shopping district) and I got myself something to drink from Dunkin Donats.

While being in Korea I used this phone. Though it’s not a smartphone it’s the cutest mobile phone I ever used ..and the brand name is "Ever" :D

 

 Anywhere I went songs like “I need a girl” and “bad girl, good girl” were played in public. Whenever I listen to these songs it reminds me of summer 2010 ^^ .

Taeyang’s “I need a girl”

Miss A’s “Bad girl, good girl”

Sadly I was so busy that I didn’t take much photos, but there’s always a next time ^^ Peace guys!~