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Wednesday, December 28, 2005
well if u read the news lately you would have realised that south korea and japan are currently in a season of snowstorms and really bad weather.
and to be stuck in the midst of it all was really a queer experience.
it was day III of my trip and i was on the southernmost city of South Korea - Jeju Island. Well as the name suggests, it is an island on its own and waters surround every inch of it.
Jeju to Seoul takes about 50 minutes, and in Seoul there are two airports - Incheon which is an international one and Gimpo which is for domestic purposes.
The day before it was already a snowstorm in jeju. The winds were howling and the snow was raining into your face. And golly it was cold. Freezing would be a better word.
You know when the inside of the bus is warmer than the external temperature outside of it, then the inside windows will have water vapour well on the windows. But then it was so cold until all the water vapour froze and the windows were covered with a layer of ice. impressive eh?
So our flight was scheduled to depart 0720 bound for Gimpo. Morning call was fixed at 0500. So we duly woke up at gathered at the lobby at 0600. Then we were told to wait. wait and wait. So sulken faced everyone was due to an obvious lack of sleep, and we practically stoned there.
Then it turned to many trips to and fro from lobby to room back to lobby to room... and it was finally 1230 when we left the hotel. Confirmed flight at 1635 for Incheon and it turned out to be quite a view at the airport.
It was crowded beyond well what you could call crowded. okay maybe that's an exaggeration. but still it was really crowded and u could see on the departure board that many flights had the word "cancelled" beside it. and many else were "processing" - very few had "boarding".
well it was really messy. no places to sit and no trolleys for you to put yer luggage on. it was worse after having checked everything in and when entering the gates. pple were running around and airport staff were rushing the late ones onto planes. Again there were no seats. So we had to contend with the floor.
So more pple rushed by and onto planes and the messiness of the situation was quite intriguing. Many many many announcements were made and then i remembered some groups of lyk 100 children coming in and sitting on one big empty space (Thus it was no longer empty) and everything became more squeezy and stuff.
Luckily i managed to find a seat and had music and a nice little book for company.
It was near four when there was an announcement for my flight. The gate was changed and obviously sum pple din hear it coz it was noisy and possibly in korean (well i din hear it myself, only told of it).
So the scent of the aircraft finally put an end to the 9 hours of misery and i slept throughout the ride.
And that was one little experience at the airport. One that you don't usually get to view at peaceful (uneventful) Changi and one that you possibly only see on the Amazing Race. One that I'll remember for some time to come.
Oh yeah. If you plan on visiting korea, visit jeju. It's beautiful.
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12/28/2005 12:49:00 AM
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Monday, December 26, 2005
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Friday, December 23, 2005
The weather's been below freezing point.
and its been snowing everyday.
and its not exactly those snow u see in movies where u just stand there and the snow nicely falls onto you. it's those where you stand there and the snow blows right into your face coz its more like a snowstorm.
having lots of moisturizer on yer face doesn't help either.
and ytd a flight scheduled for 7.30am took off at 4.30pm. 9 hours delay. more about this next time...
BUT
it's been really really beautiful. the snow being everywhere makes everything so pure and white and really makes the trip worth. and to top it off - snowball fights! ahaha
okay MERRY CHRISTMAS pple! have a nice winter! =D
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Thursday, December 22, 2005
Levi's 501.
sometimes u wish for something and you get more than you wish for.
it's been snowing here. too much it seems.
now our flight's being delayed. damn... i guess it will be at least six hours?
OH someone plz kill the weather.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
wooo 500th post!!!
special too - bloggin from korea!!!
wooo. okay its pretty boring here. at least so far it has been... plane departed around 1030 last night... and had a two hour queue at the immigration counter just now from 5 - 7am. damn lousy korean immigration staff.
zzz now waiting for domestic flight. argghhh! it only departs at 1140. grrr luckily the airport provides free (and faster than changi airport) internet usage or else i might as well go jump onto the runway into the path of an oncoming aeroplane and kill myself.
zzzzz 8 more days. okay merry christmas pple!
P.S. It's snowing here! wooo hopefully i'll have a white christmas! =D
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Monday, December 19, 2005
bloggin at changi airport! hah the internet speed here is like a snail man. buay tahan...
okay leaving for korea for about 8 days... will be back on 26th.
hopefully i won't freeze to death there. been looking at the weather forecasts these past few days and the highest temperature is like -5? and the lowest can hit -13... wah seh bamboos can't relli survive the cold u know.
hmmm been thinking a lot and hopefully this trip will help straighten up many of those thoughts.
okay in the meantime - MERRY CHRISTMAS pple!
remember to put your socks on the window. u never know what you might find in it the next morning! =D
okay its time for kimchi land! bye guys!
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Milo International Junior All Stars 2005!!!
SJI + SAJC. Complete success!
three cheers! wooo!
okay im damn high now. coz it was such a good trip! so much stuff to buy! so much food to eat! damn i wanna go back.
okay okay. bowling sucked. big time. ain't gonna blog more bout this coz it only serves to turn an enjoyable trip lousy.
oh yar congrats lionel n joel for qualifying for masters!
aniwae.
shopping! genting! eating! playing!
wah dat summarises the trip.
oh yar one more.
talking!
aiyo got training tomolo. -.-.-.-.-.-
okay gtg sleep. nite pple!
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Wednesday, December 07, 2005
malaysia. 8 - 15th december. lol hopefully one of my 2 planned MQs will give me a 900 series.
today was rather tiring. went kbox wif renny rach sonny den went town after that. hell lot of walking but looking back it din look like much walking. just lots of standing up. lol not much of a difference.
okay hopefully i've got everything in my bag. bye guys! hope i'll be able to blog in malaysia!
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005
another day at work. whoa sian. all that stupid admin stuff. and to think i don't get paid a single penny. aiyo oh well... i'm goin KL soon.
hai just wish i cld have a laptop to bring there with wireless internet connection. can't bear leaving the com for 8 full days. lol there'll be internet cafes right?
finished order of phoenix. wah finally. looks like gonna hafta bring half blood wif me to KL. okay my holidays in singapore are numbered. looking to spend it well!!
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Monday, December 05, 2005
at work. real bored. ain't got much to do left and its only 2pm!!!
haha why am i online? and blogging summore...
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Friday, December 02, 2005
the wind's howling. the rain can't stop falling. and there's nuthing no one can do about it.
the weather's pretty bad recently huh? sudden rains which go away after just a few drops of water and which come back again soon when we think that it is all over.
the wind is horrigible. been slamming all the doors and windows in my house shut. seriously. i think some tree must have fallen down sumwhere.
alright last training for two weeks i believe? all thanks to milo. and this thursday it is. came pretty early coz ain't having loads of holidays in between, but hey - it should be fun right? dreaming of winning that RM90 000. ha if only.
haven't gotten my hands on the new s.h.e album yet. really been disloyal. bad. but i've been spending too much money recently for any comfort in my wallet. burning holes. unnecessary taxi rides and stuff. looks like i hafta wait for my milo allowance. lol can't wait!
still stuck on harry and his pots. making late nights thanks to it. can't really help though. real hookish book. can't help but get hooked ya.
just found out an interesting fact. when writing a letter, most of us would add some last liner at the bottom after signing out name by putting P.S. then whatever.
ever wonder what it stands for? well supposedly it stands for postscripts. Occurring after the closing formulae and salutation, they form a last addition to the contents of the letter.
cool eh.
the conversion of spinner to hook is getting a lil frustrating. can't seem to get the rev that you picture so dearly in the back of your mind and everyone's staring at you like some kinda newbie to bowling. OKAY! patience yewliang. aniwae was contemplating between spinner and hook at milo. and obviously i have settled on my old and faithful spin. hopefully still have it going after a bit of a break. RM90 000.
P.S. the rain is back. how i wish it were snow.
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
can't bother blogging. boring days.
aniwae my nights have been spent reading about the boy who lived. yup the one who defeated You-Know-Who - harry potter. obviously harry potter fans are now going: "WHAT! were you only born yesterday???"
okay fine i haven't read any of the books before. im feeling guilty enuff. nvm i shall redeem myself by finishing goblet of fire by sunday! that makes it four books in one week. brilliant.
aniwae found out albus dumbledore enjoys tenpin bowling.
WOW. haha how cool is dat. the greatest wizard in the world likes tenpin bowling. imagine:
sorry obviously my photo editing skills are below zero.
hah tenpin bowling is the greatest game in the world!
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