Back in Busan 2012! Part 1

After I finished my exchange programme at Solbridge, me & the kakis traveled to BUSAN, the second large city in South Korea after Seoul. In the recent Airasia promo, I bet some of my friends did purchased the +- rm600 for round trip flight. I want to go again! But budget constraint, so I can only refresh my memory here. Heeee so at Busan we did visit some places and am gonna talk (rather than talk, i would say 'pic') about this lovely place.

Main Places I personally like about BUSAN are
1. Gamcheongdong Culture Village
2. Taejongdae
3. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple 
4. Gwanggali Beach & Gwangan Bridge

I apologize for not being able to show each location through the map of Busan. I will show you some pictures place by place. :)))

#1. Indoor Musical Water Fountain @ Lotte Department Store

A good break when you are tiring of walking. This is located at the base of the Lotte Department Store and there is a regular showing time everyday. 

#2. Love Lock @Lotte Department Store

Located at the rooftop, the top level of the building. South Korea is popular with the love lock,Other than N Soul tower, Isadong , you can also found it here.

#3. Lock the love with your loves! & throw away the key :D

#4. Night view of Busan @Lotte Department Store

At Busan you can always find places easily to see the stunning night view.

#5. Port @Jagalchi Market

Jagalchi market is famous for seafood because it is near to the port. There is a lot of restaurant at the wet market, and you can easily get some to try on their seafood.

There is one buffet seafood restaurant but we didnt have the chance to go for it.

It was cloudy when our 1st day there.

#6 Explore the culture! @Gamcheondong Culture Village

This is suitable for people who likes to walk and slowly explore new culture. 

#7 @Gamcheondong Culture Village 

There is good guide of the arrow of fishes to show you which way to go.

My legs. :P

#8 @Gamcheondong Culture Village. 

The best traveled kakis. <3

#9 @Gamcheondong Culture Village

The view at the top of the flats.

#10 Opss Duckie the wolf are waiting!! @Gamcheondong Culture Village

If you likes the Penang mural paints, you can pay your visit here too!

#11. Erm Human Birds? @Gamcheondong Culture Village

#12 @Gamcheondong Culture Village

#13 Indoor exhibition at one stop. @Gamcheondong Culture Village

#14 The super cute guide for you! @Gamcheondong Culture Village

#15 Jimjilbang @Vesta Sauna

Please google yourself what is Jimjilbang & the structure. :P Please try jimjilbang if you go S.Korea because we will never have it in Malaysia.

You just need to pay for 9000 won (rm27) per night for a rest.

Beside the registration is the locker for you to put your shoes.

#16 @Vesta Sauna with sleeping clothes provided after sauna.

me, after bath & sauna, massaging my foots with lolipop in mouth. 

Tired of walking. :D

#17 3 of us! @Vesta Sauna

I like this jimjilbang because you can see the night view of Busan throughout the window!

As you can see that is our sleeping place, using public pillow and mat and just sleep till the next morning.

If you want to max the usage of the jimjilbang you can go and have sauna again before check out. 

#18 The night view @Vesta Sauna

It is just worth all the 9000won right! Thanks to Miao who visited there before and recommend us.

#19 Another shoot.

Can see the Gwangan Bridge & Haeundae Beach. Super in love! <3

Even you sleep publicly you will still sleep well isn't it. 

For me lah at least with this good night view. HAHA

That's for part 1. Gonna sleep! Buhbye!

<3

Sawadee Hatyai Part 1

We spent one night at Hatyai. Erm okay me failed blogger again because I want to recommend you a good hotel but I couldn't remember the name and none of the hotel photos was taken T.T We checked in into the new renovate hotel without booking/reservation, it was about rm50 for a SPACIOUS double bed room. I only can remember how to go haha it is walking distance nearby the 7 eleven & the Lee Garden. Please forgive me T.T

So we rent a tuk tuk to go to the must-visit-places such as Hatyai Municipal Park, floating market and night market. The tuk tuk always offer a higher price to take the visitors, but still they are kind enough to negotiate for the price that you think is reasonable. So please do bargain! Not to say exploit their kindness, but just don't pay above the reasonable price. 

#1 US in the tuk tuk =D

#2 The way they refill their petrol! Quite similar to Bali huh.

#3 

#4 The municipal park - Standing Buddha Statue.

#5 

 #6 Municipal park- under the Standing Budhha statue - The wax of  respected Buddhist Monk. 

#7 Municipal park- Four face Buddha (Sorry I was taking pic with the elephants & din manage to capture full scenery >< )

#8 Municipal park - Happy Buddha

#9 Municipal Park - 3 Headed Elephant 

#10 Ally & Mr Bf with the dragons <3

# 11 Municipal park - Kuan Yin Statue

There is one famous cable car service at municipal park too. But we didn't take it.

So that's about visiting Buddha temple & statue, next we headed to floating market! 

#12 Our tuk tuk was parking in the temple nearby the floating market.

#13 Me & Mr B on the bridge to floating market.

#14 Different types of foods were selling.

#15 Me! was waiting for my Somtam.

#16 Coconut drinks was served in super cute errr container?cup?jar? HAHAH Anyway it was selling together with the drink!

#17 Me with my doraemon! 

Either you buy the drink for the cup or buy the cup for the drink, it doesn't matter. 

#18 Colourful desserts  

#19 so we got our foods!  

#20 And us!

#21 Not only floating market were selling the food but also the area around it. The favourite Mango Sticky Rice.

#22 The ice cream. Spot the durian flavor?  

#23 The cashew nut 

#24 And the well-known fried insects. Gulpppppp

#25 The panorama at late evening. Despite the Hatyai floating market was much more smaller than Bangkok's, I still favoring this one. =D

#26 My all time favourite moment! :P The night market with lot of super cheap stuff.

#27 Super tiring boyfriend when it reached shopping time (my shopping time) ;P 

#28 But when he found food, Yeah energetic to walk again! 

 #29 Especially this shop make me went almost crazy.

#30 SOOO HAPPY! 

#31 Only rm10 per pair. What say you?? Will definitely visit this place again :P

Lastly we got back to our hotel and visit the market nearby. Mr B was busying looking for food , I was busying looking for girl things. So no photo was taken. :P Kaybye continue my last day at Thailand in next post! :3

Way to Hatyai !

So continue with my previous posts about Bangkok, we went to Hatyai by train after Bangkok! It took around 18 hours spent on the train to reach Hatyai, and RM55 for upper bed without aircond. ( October 2012) It's advisable to take flight if you would ask me again. Nevertheless its an experience for us. At least we have six of us. HAHA

#1 My poor sickening baby boy. Got fever all the way :( .

Just to show the seat. There was a man who was preparing our "bed" for us at late evening. So for lower bed customer (fares was expensive than upper bed, if you ever took ktm in Malaysia for sure you will know this.) the bed was the seats when he flatten the seats you can see on the picture below. Can imagine that? HAHA

#2 Our upper bed was prepared when he pull down the "bed" on the LHS of below pic. So you can see the staircase for us. He then came to keep it back at the morning and returned the bed to seat.

#3 The toilet area, Mr Bf was taking photo when I was brushing my teeth. You may not want to take train after you have seen the toilet. HAHA

#4 The train would stop by some stations and allow the hawker to sell some foods on the train. Bought my breakfast at the morning.

#5 We ! 

#6 Were playing games to overcome our boredness. :P 

#7 And reached finally! Do not take tuk tuk car to reach the city because it is very near! In walking distance to reach the well known Lee Garden Plaza.

Okay I am going to continue my trip in next post to avoid overload pictures in one post. Kay bye! :3

Baby Monkey

Mr Bf get me a new toy from Taiwan which I thought it was a hand pad for mouse. Can you guess what is this little monkey about?

#1 The very useful toy for me <3

 #2 Yippie this is the magic hot/cold pack to keep me warm during menstruation period whereby my abdomen & lap may not feeling well.

So how it works? Spot a piece of metal in the fluid? You only have to crack/bend the piece to another side, the magic will work! The fluid will react due to whatever chemical reason.

#3 The fluid slowly turn into snowly-like and release heat in it. The pack will turn warm and to half-solid piece. No longer spot the wording and the metal piece right? Amazing innovation. =D

You will have to keep pressing on the new form solid piece to keep it warm for longer time. Normally it works at least one hour for me (am not sure the max time because when I was putting this toy, it is so comfortable and reduced my pain, then I fell asleep)

#4 So when am awake the little monkey turn into this! Super solid and can knock on people's head.

#5 To turn it into original, you only need to wrap it with a towel and boil it. Yes, BOIL it. LOL

#6 Like this. At least for 20 minutes until there is no single snow flakes piece inside. Or else the whole thing will react to each other again without you pressing on the metal piece. 

This new toy is very useful as it is very small but can keep you warm enough. Truly a good gift for a girl. : )) Thank you baby. <3