Colbie Caillat taught me that love is real
Greenday taught me that government's gonna fail someday.
Bruno Mars taught me to do anything for that one person I love
Eminem taught me that life is hard but you can make it through
Travis taught me to be generous
Taylor Swift taught me not every guy is going to treat me right
30 Seconds to Mars taught me to speak whats on my mind
Michael Jackson taught me to always love the people around me
Music taught me to live
My heart is playing tricks on me
And it’s building bricks on me
I can’t break through
And I can’t face you
My world is turning slowly now
But it’s burning up somehow
I need some time
To know what’s right
‘Cause it’s only in the quiet that I feel some relief
I’m trying hard not to resist the joy
Don’t listen to me I’m being paranoid
I might try hard but it’s too hard to avoid
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
My heart is always first to know
And as the feeling grows
I can’t deny push those thoughts aside
My world is full of loveliness
But I focus on the stress
My heart says “Go” but my brain says “No”
And it’s only in the quiet that I hear myself breathe
I’m trying hard not to resist the joy
Don’t listen to me I’m being paranoid
I might try hard but it’s too hard to avoid
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
Oh I know this time ’cause it’s physical
My blood has stopped and I am breathless as well
But I need a minute to convince myself
‘Cause it’s only in the quiet that I know what to feel
I’m trying hard not to resist the joy
Don’t listen to me I’m being paranoid
I might try hard but it’s too hard to avoid
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
I’m trying hard not to resist the joy
Don’t listen to me I’m being paranoid
I might try hard but it’s too hard to avoid
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
My heart skips a beat
maybe sbb kaki terkejut pas seharian berjalan, kami agak liat nak bangun n bersiap pada hari kedua. kat sini, tp berjaya gak bangun n bersiap smbl bekfas. nway, mknn ruji kami adalah roti dan megi (esp roti yg ditoast dan dispread dgn jam strawberi yg sgt sedap! tetibe rindu plak nak makan.) nak guna periuk rase was2 plak, manelah taukan kalo diorg ade masak/panaskan mknn berunsurkan b**i dlm tuh.
plan harinie adelah hanok village + changing guard ceremony + hi seoul festival. bila naik tren, mcm pelik plak tgk org cam ramai semacam, rupenye haritu public holiday - Children's Day, so subway penuh dgn family yg pegi beriadah. n kebetulan plak celebration children's day was held at the hanok village, sooo sgt meriah (+bising) laa sepanjang kami kat situ. tp tak kisahlaa as long tpt tu tak tutup for tourist like us.
fyi, hanok village nie adelah satu kawasan perkampungan zaman Joseon yg terdiri drpd 5 rumah. so diorg restored umah2 nie so that the generations zaman moden leh tau adat n cara hidup dulu. kat hanok village ade byk aktiviti yg kite boleh buat; belaja upacara minum teh, belaja tulisan hangul, try pakai hanbok (pakaian tradisional korea) and others, tp our main objective is to wear the hanbok pas bayar krw3,000 each kami pun mulala aktiviti pakai hanbok, senang je pakai hanbok nie rupenye. cantik plak tu, hehe, pas dah pakai tu mmg sakan gile laaa kami sume bergamba! bergamba ala2 dlm istana, gamba tepi tingkap laa, gamba mengadap sanggong ala2 mcm dlm Dong Yi & Dae Jang Geum, u name it laa mcm2 posing ada. (note: antara aktiviti paling best n must do in seoul)
memandangkan kitorg dah termiss royal guard changing ceremony semalam, so kami decide nak tgk ptg harini, tp kat palace lain; Deoksugung. timing kitorg just nice. pas beli tiket, jalan kejap dlm kawasan istana, the ceremony pun bermula. ske tgk the procession, colourful n ade traditional music and sumthing differentlaa kan dgn ape yg ade kat negara sendri.
colourful procession of the guards
once the ceremony ended, kami sambung tour istana n then gerak ke Korea Tourism(nearby Gwanghamun Station) utk mencari tpt solat. but from there kitorg kena menapak lagi smp ke hq Korea Tourism. Rase lega dpt jumpe tpt solat yg proper, just leceh skit tang tpt amik wudu' sbb diorg kan tak pakai hos. mase kat sinilaa kitorg belaja sumthing, kalo nak amik wudu' or membuang, better gune disable punye toilet, sbb senang dekat dgn sinki (senang nak refill air dlm botol, sbb toilet kat sana tadek paip air) nway ofis tourism nie cantik gak, siap ade full scale gamba k-star (such as Rain) so sempat gakla bebudak nie berangan amik gamba ngan artis2 korea. hehe
what we saw and did while walking to the korea tourism building
solat dah, recaj pun dah, so marilah ke hi seoul festival kat yeuido. sblm masuk dlm, kami igt nak lalu jalan ade pokok sakura, tp bile ditanya org kat situ, diorg kate dah tadek kot (sbb masa tu dah akhir musim bunga). so kansel plan, tp b4 masuk kami round2 cari kedai ade air panas, sbb nk mkn megi..sesambil tu tgk makanan dijual penjaja, agak terliur tgk spicy rice cake diorg, tp terus ilang selera bile tgk daging b**i yg dijual bersebelahannya. tp yg paling menusuk idung adalah kepompong ulat sutera yg digoreng utk dimakan. maybelaa halal. tp camne diorg boleh makan??
spicy rice cake (above) ulat (bottom)
so, pas makan2 n jalan2 tgk hangang river, kami tgk laa the event. dimulakan dgn show acrobatic berani mati. mmg menggerunkan. tp pas tgk punya tgk, rase bosan plak, dan mule bertanya diri sendri, bilelaa nak abis, nape tadek org lain perform. rupe2nye itu opening ceremony je. so pas persembahan akrobatik tu abis, terus fireworks display yg sgt cantik..yg buatkan kami..wow and wah...
love the pix of 4 of us! fyi, the pix taken by a real photographer
igtkan pastu nak cari periuk di dept store kat situ, so kami pun berjalanlaa menyusuri jalan2 yg stranger disitu. siap lalu tepi MBC (sambil berangan, alangkah bestnye kalo tetibe Eric Mun lalu kat situ), alih2 dah gelap dah kedai tu. so sudah2laa tu berjalan, bawaklaa balik hostel n tido. sbb esok kena bangun awal..sbb nak pegi EVERLAND!! yippee!
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead…
Why do you smile
Like you have told a secret
Now you're telling lies
Cause you're the one to keep it
But no one keeps a secret
No one keeps a secret
Why when we do our darkest deeds
Do we tell?
They burn in our brains
Become a living hell
Cause everyone tells
Everyone tells…
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead…
Look into my eyes
Now you're getting sleepy
Are you hypnotized
By secrets that you're keeping?
I know what you're keeping
I know what you're keeping
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead…
[spoken]
Alison?
Yes, Katherine.
I have something I want to tell you, but
you have to promise to never tell anyone.
I promise
Do you swear on your life?
I swear on my life
[end spoken]
You swore you'd never tell…
You swore you'd never tell…
You swore you'd never tell…
You swore you'd never tell…
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret
If one of the m is dead…
(chorus x 3)
Yes two can keep a secret
If one of us is…. Dead.
ost Pretty Little Liars..currently airing at 8tv 10.30pm every Monday.
dah lame dirancang, tp sbb ongkos tiketnya mahal, kami tangguhkan dulu..smp air asia X announce their new route. so instead of paying almost RM2k for return ticket (naik MAS or Korean Air), we only have to pay RM850 for the return ticket to Air Asia X. So, why Seoul? 1. kami adalah big fan of Kdrama n Kpop 2. seoul is a beautiful city..
sblm cite panjang lebar, WE as mentioned above is consisting of 4 ex utpians, same batch..to be more illustrative..here is pix of each of us:
taken in the seoul city tour bus
Flight took about 6 hrs 30 min (quite a bumpy journey we had) we reached seoul sumwhere at 9++ pm (malaysia baru kul 8++) . that nite, kitorg tido at a hostel nearby the airport. the rate for 1 nite is KRW22,000 (RM66), bahagi 4 org, around RM15++..murah kan? Btw, from the airport, ade org dr hostel tu pick up kami. memule masa dlm airport rase biasa je, once dh kuar - kesejukan! (max temp 18 celcius, min 7 celcius). nielah rupe tpt kami tido mase 1st nite at seoul:
sume nmpk comfy pas kepeningan naik flight
the 2nd day, kami check out. our destination is the pencil guesthouse at hongdae (kami akan berkampung disini).kami naik mrt die incheon airport, dlm 50 minit perjalanan n smp ke stesen hong-ik univ. hostelnye senang je nk cari, tp 1st time, sah2laa kena bersesat2 dahulu. terkuar exit salah, nasib baik ade minah korea nie tolong tunjuk jalan, pencil guesthouse nie around 5-7 minutes je dr stesen.smp je kat sana kami disambut oleh staff disitu, his name is DJ, friendly n agak fluent in english (penting nie, senang nak communicate).
pas bayar remaining duit bilik (KRW 110,000 each) kami check in ke bilik. tak besar mana, tp comfy(comforter) n ade privacy! bilik airnye kena sharing, no problem, as the bathroom is clean, just a matter of queueing la..this our room:
dah check in, dah recharge energy, so kami memulakan pengembaraan di seoul. plan harinie adelah melawat istana Gyeongbokgung, nak tgk royal guard changing ceremony dan naik seoul tower. so for that kitorg decide nak naik seoul city tour bus, KRW10,000 each, bus nie jenis hop on hop off. cover around 20 tourist destination at seoul.
kat seoul, the main mode of transportation is the subway, buses and legs. (we did very extensive walking here). so mmg penting utk dptkan map subway considering ade lebih kurang 9 subway line overlapping each other! minimum fare is 1,000 won, tp kalo gune T Money (ala2 touch n go, can be purchased for 3,000 won(not refundable) at the vending machine) leh jimat 100 won. dr hongdae kami ke stesen gwanghamun, bus stop for the seoul city tour bus. pas byr tiket, kami dpt beberapa keping kupon dan juge map, bus tu gak equip with digital guide in 6 languages.
1st stop is itaewon. sini syurga makanan halal. kedai daging halal, masjid, restoran halal boleh jumpe kat sini. tujuan utama adelah nak solat jamak siap2, tp mmg jenuh gaklaa mendaki bukit ke masjid tu, pas solat kami makan tengahari, iaitu pilaf rice (KRW6,500 each), fyi that was the 1st and last meat dish kitorg makan kat seoul.(sbb mknn ruji diorg adelah nasi dan pork, so faham2 jelaa kesusahan mencari yg halal)
in the bus, war memorial and itaewon
by the time kami abis mkn dh agak petang, so sambung perjalanan ke istana, bajet nak tgk ceremony, tp rupenye jauh gak bas tu pusing2 b4 smp palace. sah2laa kami terlepas show tu, n dpt less than 1 hr before palace tutup. mmg speed gile kitorg pusing palace, smp kena halau dgn guard disitu, sbb dah nak tutup.
wpun x cukup masa, gamba still byk gak
walaupun x puas jalan dlm palace, tp syukur dpt gak jejak kaki kat situ akhirnya. pas guard dah bising2, kami pun gerak laa balik, tp bukan balik ke umah, kami balik ke bus stand, sbb ade satu lagi destinasi; seoul tower atau lebih dikenali sbg namsan tower. timing agak ngam2 je; sempat naik bas n tggu bas tu pusing for the last trip of the day. by the time kami smp di kaki bukit, dah gelap n SEJUK!! pas ilek2 jap kami pun daki laa naik atas, n beratur beli tiket. selain drp tower, ade teddy bear museum gak. tp x perlu kot nak masuk, simpan utk trip ke cheju island nnt. b4 naik kami round2 dulu, amik 20-30 keping gamba dulu baru naik atas. mase tu laa terjumpe pokok mangga nie. bukan mangga yg boleh dimakan, tp mangga utk kunci umah tu..hehe.. kononnye diorg kunci cinta diorg kat situ.hehe..
n last but not least, gamba di namsan tower. mmg cantik view dr sini, korang yg lovey dovey pun leh anta love letter dr sini, cute heh? anta dr peti pos tertinggi dunia.. pas abis pusing2 kami balik naik cable car, tadeklaa best mane pun, baik jalan kaki turun bawah je, sbb masa kami naik penuh, so tak dpt menikmati night view, (yours truly igtkan cable car nie naik skit2, upenye ala2 tram) dr cable car station, kitorg menapak ke nearest subway station, seb baik cuaca nye nyaman je, kalo tghari panas terik, ampunlaaa...tak rela..
balik tu..sume pengsan..haha..kami recaj utk esoknye.so to be continued..
p/s: next entry on hanok village+changing guard ceremony+hi seoul festival
tak sangka lame betul aku amik masa nak siapkan entri pasal perjalanan di seoul(walhal nak cite ikut hari bukan the whole week) so sementara aku siap mengarang hari pertama n kedua di seoul, aku sajikan korang gamba bunga2 cinta di seoul, walaupun kami dtg masa musim bunga dh nak abis, tp still byk lg bunga yg kembang di sekitar seoul, esp tulips! sgt teruja dpt see+touch+smell tulip in real life. syukur.. sbb byk gile gamba bunge yg diambil, so aku compile dlm 2 page gamba. if let say if any of you nak gamba dlm hi resolution, (cewah bajet pro lak) just let me know k.
