Life is....

Have you ever felt that your life is not that interesting? Or your past is not as colourful as others? And this particularly happens when you hear stories from your friends on their past experiences, journey and adventures. It's depressing actually. Or at least for me. It makes me feel as if I've missed out on a lot of things. And I certainly can't go back in time to experience them. I do have my share of interesting stuff in the past but they seem so dull as compared to some. I can't be going through a mid-life crisis. I'm too young for that. But still, why does the grass always seem to look greener on the other side?

This is one of the most common question asked: If you could turn back time, would you have done it any different?

Till then....have a lovely day.

Happy Birthday Papa!

15 January... :) Its Papa's birthday!!! Although he will not see what i post here, but I would write anyway.... He’s one of the most important man in my life. He has certainly been a good Father for me – spoiling me at times (okey, maybe all the time)… Always putting me first and on top of everything else when I was young… I am so thankful that I have such a wonderful and loving Dad!! Love you Papa!!

So, happy happy birthday Papa, wish you again all the best, good health, more more more patience please….and most important is more happiness.

Ohhhh!! Thanks to Abang Wan and K.Hus for the cake!! It was so nice and sedap and cuuuukuuuup rasa!! Birthday boy likes it so much!! Sebab kek tak hitam..heh..heh…heh.

Last but not least, insyaAllah Syiera akan tunaikan permintaan Papa which is, he want to see me get married. - What else can I say to him, I'm speechless..:( :(

Makan angin @ Korea - Part I

Salam semua. Most of my friends and family members tak sabar nak tengok gambar dan nak tahu cerita ceriti Korea. Ada 3 entry, dari Part I - Part III. Tak payahla saya mengomel panjang. Jom kita tengok gambar sambil bercerita. Oppsss...sebelum tu kan, saya tak boleh nak letak kesemua gambar2 sebabnya TERlalu banyak hingga tak TERmampu saya nak pegi cuci..:P :P So, biarlah saya paste yg mana saya rasa saya nampak diri saya ni cantik kt gambar tersebut...boley? Please make sure, baca kesemua cerita yang saya tulis dibawah gambar-gambar tu. Jangan skip langsung, baru kita tau the whole story Korea journey. Selamat membaca semua..:)

My 4.30am in flight bfast. Tengah sedap2 tido lampu cabin pasang..adeiihh..tu tandanya ada meal nak sampaila tu..:( Sebelum tu depa served sandwich.

This is Cheongwadae (Blue House) is the executive office and official residence of the President of the Republic of Korea, located in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The main office building includes Presidential Office, audience room, conference room, and official Presidential residence.

This is Gyeongbokgung Palace Known as the Northern Palace because of its almost northern location, the Gyeongbokgung Palace. Tourist attraction kat sini..macam-macam bangsa ada.

Salah seorang guard yang menjaga pintu masuk Gyeongbokgung Palace ni. Muka dia ni serius giler...dalam banyak2 guard kat situ, dia nila yang paling handsome compare to others. Berebut orang nak bergambar dengan dia..heh..heh...heh.

Saya dengan cousin saya K.Mama kat depan Gyeongbokgung Palace ni. Berat kan bagpack saya tu. Memang berat giler, mcm2 letak dlm tu, botol air, telekung, Seoul map, diary, biskut, coklat, paspot, buku cerita, mekap kit, pmpnla katakan...bag mekap tu TETAP kena ada, camera 2 set, kena ada backup...manala tau bateri habis ke, tiba2 camera tak tahan sejuk ke..terjam plak tiba-tiba camera tu..heh..heh...heh..

Salah satu costume yg dipamer dalam cermin kt Gyeongbokgung Palace. Tak taula plak nama apa..terlupa nak tengok sebab tak tahan sejuk sebenarnya berdiri, berlegar2 kat luar ni. Masa ni rasanya 4 degrees kot.

Ni plak salah satu tempat kat sana, dimana jika ada pementasan opera ke, teater ke, apa ke..kat stage ni la take part. Bawah stage tu is a lake yang slowly bertukar menjadi ais. Lama2 nanti boleh main ice skating kat situ. Tapi tak ada plak yang berani main kat situ, sbb tak fully keras lagi lake tu. Sape berani cubala..:P

Mari kita melawat museum plak. Ni National Folk Museum located inside Gyeongbok Palace. Inside the museum are examples of the different periods of Korean history, from pre-history through the Japanese occupation. In addition to actual relics, replicas and paintings show various aspects of traditional life, including many ceremonies and festivals. Seronok duduk dlm museum ni sebab ada heater sedap aje..heh..heh...heh..

Banyak gambar saya snap kat sini, sebab baju Hanbok ni cantik-cantik sangat!! Kalau nak bergambar kat sini "No flash please" K.Mama kata, knp kalau ada flash? Rosak ke baju tu, or baju tu hidup ke...hah..hah...hah..:P

Ni plak permandangan dari luar Folk museum. Berangin2 masa ni, ada snow sikit tengah turun..very mild mild snow:) Malam tu..heemm..bukan mild lagi dah..dah jadi ribut snow.

Ni kat Seoul city. Alamak wrong flag daaa... ada ke bendera negara Jepun plak...salah negara ni. Actually, along this road ada flag dari other countries as well. Snap mana sempatla..too cold menggigil giler masa ni..:(

Kedai souvenir kat sini BEST!! Boleh bargain, macam2 ada kat sini..and good quality. Nampak kan nama kedai tu..nampak..nampak? Ok, sini kt Itaewon. Ingat tu..next time kalau nak beli sourvenir...pegi sini..recomended sangat2..:)

Masa ni snow tengah turun kt Itaewon. Sejuk dia jangan cakapla..dah -2, -3 kot masa ni. Kalau tak salah masa ni pukul 6.30pm. Kat sana siang kejap aje, malam yg lama. 5.30 tu dah macam waktu maghrib kat sini.

Next morning we proceed to filming site of MBC Studio Theme Park of famous Korean drama "Dae Jang Geum". Here you will you can get an inside look at the sets or be immersed in the reproduced drama scenes. Explore the drama props, royal dishes and try costumes created for the scenes. Ni tapak tangan para actor & actress. Tapak tangan actress tu muat2 tapak tangan saya..:)

Ni para hero & heroin citer Dae Jang Geum

Tourist tengah berebut-rebut tukar baju pakai Hanbok. Saya tak lalu la...eeeuuuwww..busuk!! Bekas bangsa2 depa pakai bersilih ganti baju tu...tak sanggup.

Rumah kecil kt MBC studio.

Sekitar MBC studio.

This is our lunch. Everything is vegetables. The whole trip kat sana kami makan hanya sayur-sayuran..dah jadi vegetarian plak. Nak makan daging @ ayam was-was plak. So for the safe side...makan vegetables..:(

Ni plak kt Nami Island. Famous place for Winter Sonata scene. Saya tak ikut sangat cerita tu, tapi ramai yang kata cerita ni best..heemm..tak taula plak. Best la kot. Ramai orang pegi sana...majority Korean.

Tempat ni dikatakan pelakon tu selalu berjumpa...kiranya the first place they met. Iyerlah tu kot...saya pun tak tengok citer Winter Sonata..dengar orang bercerita aje. Macam2 ragam orang posing kt pokok2 ranting tinggi nih. Memang kat sini cantik sangat!! Kalau time spring lagi cantik full of flowers!!

Basikal pink ni saya sewa for 1/2 jam. Cost 3k won (1/2 hour) x RM3 = RM9.00. Basikal cantik..lake pun cantik...orangnya pun cantik..area situ tersangatla cantiknya.

Sempat bergambar kat tepi lake cantik ni. Masa ni less than 10 minutes dah nak kena return balik basikal tu. Kami dah jauuh melencong ntah kemana. Nak cari jalan balik sana lagi, ntah mana2 ntah kami pusing masa tu. Agak besar jugak Nami Island ni. Lambat sampai nasib tak kena denda..:P


Jangan tak tahu u all....saya terjatuh kat sini tauu..Haaa...siap boleh gelak, sambil senyum lagi ..nak bergambar kat snow punya pasal...jatuh pun tak pe. Malluuu tauu..:( Nasib gambar turn out cantik.

This is the Myeongdong street in Chuncheon. But it was famous for being the filming sight of "Winter Sonata". As I did not watch the Korean drama, I was told by my friend that Chuncheon Myeongdong was the place where the lead actor and actress were supposed to meet. Unfortunately, the actor met with an accident on the way and was not able to turn out for the appointment. I guess that was the point when the sad story started.

Strawberry kat sana teramatla besarnya dan sedap dan cuuukup rasa..hehehe. This is 8k Won = RM24.00. Oohh..tak lupa juga, nampak tak hidung saya teramatla merahnya dah rupa mcm clown kan. Kalau tgk dari dekat, kiri kanan pipi merah menyaler tak payah pakai blusher dah..ni semua sejuk punya pasal.

Masa ni pukul 6.00pm..tengah tunggu bas nak p makan.

Nila makan malam kami sambil di perhati oleh Syazwan. Apa lagi kalau bukan sayur-sayuran berserta mihun.

Bersambung Part II

Makan angin @ Korea - Part II

Meh kita sambung lagi cerita trip ni k.

Ni kat Everland. Pukul 8.00am. Many people said the Everland can be compared with Disneyland, but actually it is patterned more like Disneyworld than Disneyland. This is the larger of the 2 main theme parks in South Korea (the other is Lotte World). Everland is a Huge Amusement Complex. It composed of 3 huge theme park areas, the Disney Like Festival World (with 5 sub-areas), the Carribbean Bay, a large water-themed park and Speedway, the race themed area.

Ni la heater. Masing2 berkerumun kt bawah heater nak bagi panas badan. Suhu masa ni is 1 deg..ggrr..ggrr.. Baju saya dah 4 5 lapis..seluar pun macam tu jugak..dah tebal tu, tapi tak lut jugakk..'sigh'

Inila penjual tiket and our entertainer kat Everland. Comelkan? Depa semua kat sana so pretty, so tall, so nice...happy aje depa ni semua.

Mula-mula masuk dlm Everland, kami dibawa ke Safari Park. Nak kesana kena naik Gondola ni. The journey took us almost 10 minutes to reached there. Tahap kesejukan dan kebekuan saya kt atas gondola ni jangan cakapla iyer...tak terkata sejuknya!!! Tak suka betull..:( Tp, BEST tau naik gondola ni...terhoyong hayang sambil menikmati permandangan sekitar Everland. U should try it.

Dalam kawasan safari tu, kita boleh tengok wild life animal. Lion, Bears, White Tiger and Liger (merged Tiger and Lion). Kami tengok dari dlm transparent bus. Sorry guys..gambar bas tu tak ada plak..:(

Cukupla tu kan gambar2 kat Everland. Banyak lagi gambar2 kat sini, nnt boring plak kan. Well, to those yang plan nak pegi bercuti ke Korea, jangan lupa singgah kat Everland. Its a MUST. U must stay here at least 1 day. InsyaAllah..ada rezeki saya akan datang sini lagi. Aminn..

Next we proceed to Mt Sorak. Mount Sorak is situated on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula in the Taebaek Mountain range, which is composed of dissected granite and gneiss, with rocky hills and ridges. Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. Kena naik cable untuk ke kaki gunung Mt Sorak ni. Cable car tu boleh tampung seramai 30 orang.

Stop kejap sebelum sampai on top of the mount. Penat...termengah2 memanjat. Tinggi dan curam gunung nih.

Di atas puncak Mt Sorak. Dia punya sejuk..huhuhu..tersangatla sejuknya!!

Di tebing Mt Sorak, masa ni snow tengah turun..nampak kan dot dot putih tu..that's snow.

Tengah sejuk gedik nih!! Mafla pun dah selubung kt kepala dah tu. Ni depan pintu masuk ke National Park to Mt Sorak. Masa ni pukul 6 lebih kot..dah nak balik hotel. Sebelum tu...kita makan dulu..

Dinner kali ni macam biasa full of vegetables. Kimchi tu tetap..makanan tradisi kat sana. This night ada seafood..ada sotong, ada siput apa kenamenyer ntah..besar2 dan gemuk2. Saya setakat lala and kepah tu bolehla telan. Hari tu siput tu sebesar sibut babi di letak dlm kuali panas tu haa..adeiihhh...tak tertelan tekak ni. Tengokla muka masing2..mcm nak tak nak aje telan kan..kan.. Balik hotel makan maggie..heh..heh...heh..

The most awaited event is at Phoenix Park Ski Resort. The mountain peak recreational complex of Phoenix Park provides a hotel, condos, ski slopes, golf course, leisure facilities, and other state-of-the-art facilities.

Kasut ski yg paling berat!! Tak terlarat nak membawanya..adeiihh..:( Rasa macam berjalan atas bulan pulak.

Both of us dah ready!! Joomm...ski!!

Posing-posing dulu...lepak2 dulu...sambil menikmati keindahan Phoenix Park.

Tadaaa!! Saya TAK jatuh tauu... It was really FUN!!!

More actions..:)

Lepak2 dulu...minum2 dulu....sambil cuci2 mata :P

Cutekan both of them? This is Amira and Alis. Kecik2 lagi dah pandai main ski. Lagi terror dari Aunty Shira tau...:( Every year parents depa pegi overseas for a holiday main ski. So, tak ada masalahla...pejam mata aje main ski..huhuhuhu

Kami dah keletihan...time to go back and makan2

Berat sungguhla mender alah ni... Nak kena usung ke bas, then dgn kasut ski yg berat giler tu lagi...addeeiihh..tak larat. Naik bas aje dah termengah2 penat.

Ni plak, mamat yang mengajar kami cara-cara yg betul bermain ski. Dari mula kami sampai kat kedai dia tu, dari mencari baju yg sesuai, mencari kasut yg sesuai, mencari ski yg sesuai, mengajar how to start, to turn left/right, and to stop. Bestla dia ni..very helpful.

Kedai ni kami sewa all the ski equipment. Tak taula plak nama kedai tu..tapi dekatla dengan Phoenix Park Ski Resort ni.

Sambung Part III