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It's Halloween! I've celebrated on Saturday night it was awesome! 재미있어!
I know this is rather late but anyway I finally had some time to post about Halloween, the Kpop way! Better late than never, 맞죠 (maj-jyo | right)?
How was your Halloween and what were your costumes? If you are having Halloween party tonight and you have no idea in mind yet, this super last minute post might help you out!
MC Mong - Red Indian
Orange Caramel - Fairy Tale Characters!
So Nyeo Shi Dae - Bond Girls
Boys Over Flowers & Play Full Kiss - School Kids!
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Animal Costumes (From 'Balloons' MV)
Wonder Girls - Pucca
T-ARA: Cats
B2ST - Policeman
These are a few I thought of! :) I personally like B2ST, they look so smart in it! By the way, Halloween in Korea is very happening as well especially in Itaewon, the place famous for foreigners. Was reading Chris' blog and he posted a picture of what happened in the subway.
OK this is a very very super outdated review. Well, it happened before I started this blog. 미안해 (mi-an-hae | sorry). 용서해줘 yong-seo-hae-jwo (yong-seo | forgive; hae-jwo | please). 용서 (yong-seo) comes from the Chinese word 原恕
Thanks to Jasmine, I got a free reserved seat (very good view, thanks onni!) at the Astro Kpop Hitz Talent Show (Final round) recording at Wisma Bentley Music, Mutiara Damansara. Was aired on Channel 705. 고마워요 언니(ko-ma-wo-yo | thank you ; on-ni | sister)!!
Being a K-pop lover, I was all ready to enjoy what the Kpop Cover Dance Groups in Malaysia have to offer! With Hallyu now on the rise (and still rising), Kpop Cover Dance Groups also get the limelight I must say. They even have their own fan base! In year 2006 I covered Super Junior's "U" (dancing Han Kyung's part) with other awesome girls, and we launched Malaysia Super Junior fan club with that dance, quite a nice memory back then :)
Super Junior's "U"
Anyway, another motive of going there was to support my dear friend Wilson. We used to perform Dong Bang Shin Ki's "O" together.
Dong Bang Shin Ki - O Jung Ban Hap
Wilson's team name is called "JAYSON". A combination of his name and his fellow dance mate, Jayden who's good in popping. I must say their moves are pretty slick and neat. The judges also commented that their techniques are something to be proud of. Go JAYSON! It's a little pity that they could have work better out fit, but I'm sure they will push on and achieve more successful moments in the future! They were the 2nd runner up! If only they have more people in the team, the dance could be choreographed better, 2 persons are some times quite limiting :)
LOOKING GREAT: Me and JAYSON with their winning trophy.
Watch JAYSON's winning dance:
Nevertheless, I was also there to support my another friend who's dance group is unassumingly famous in Malaysia as well - Dawn's Arch ;) The leader of Dawn's Arch was the first person who taught me how to dance in my entire life! I'm glad that her passion for dancing is still burning. They did not win, but they did put on a great dance!
Watch Dawn's Arch's act:
One of the dance team always reminds me of Google. Yeah, it's none other than Chrome L! Hats off to their creativity and originality of some of the moves, love it! I love the story within the dance, it's a pitty they weren't the winner. But as long as they are continuing to dance, continuing pursuing what they love, it doesn't matter ;) Dance for life!
Watch Chrome L's performance:
Alas, who's the CHAMPION?
It's no other than the one and only Ruffneckz! I like their remix, would be great if I could have their version. :P 좋지? (cho-ji : good right?)
Watch Ruffneckz winning act
Ruffneckz went on an all-paid trip to Korea! How great is that :) Continue to make Malaysia proud!
I really like the MC for the show - Jehan Miskin! He really jazzed up the show and it was even a lot more funny when his tongue twisted and we have to record again. :) Oh Jehan,don't worry, you did awesome!
Ok 친구들 (chin-gu-deul | friends), I admit this is one of the worst review you ever read, I forgot what happened except for these few dances only since it has been months. Event and concert reviews will be better soon!
Guest what 2PM's Nichkhun is thinking? My bet would be his moments with Victoria from "We Got Married" reality TV show! Seriously, I love Khuntoria Couple's series, they're the best couple with the best emotions!
생각해 (Saeng-gak-hae) is used widely.
When to use it?
If you would like to ask someone to "Try to think!", you can use "생각해봐 saeng-gak-hae-bwa!"
봐 bwa = gives the meaning of "try"
So, what do you think is Nichkhun actually thinking? 생각해봐 (saeng-gak-hae-bwa), 빨리 (bbal-li)!
Welcome to my first post of TSTMT! *phew~* What a long name, I like, 좋아 choa!
I've been listening U Kiss' "Some Day" and I really feel that it's a great song with great meaning behind. Every U Kiss fans would agree with me that U Kiss is working really, really hard to achieve great success in their career, yes? No?
cho-geum him-deu-reo-do un-neun nar-i wa
결국 웃는 날이 올꺼야
kyeol-guk un-neun nar-i ol-kko-ya
There're some words we can use from this lyric!
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN:
1. 조금 Cho-geum : A bit
2. 힘들어 Him-deu-reo: Tiring/difficult
3. 도 Do : Although
4. 웃는 날 Unneun nal : A day to smile for (Ut: Smile | Nal: Day)
5.올꺼야 Ol-ko-ya : Will come (o: Come | ko-ya: will)
6. 와 Wa : Come (It actually comes from the Korean root word "o da")
7. 결국 Kyeol-guk : Eventually
SO HOW DOES IT FORM THIS BEAUTIFUL PHRASE?
조금 힘들어도 웃는날이 와
cho-geum him-deu-reo-do un-neun-nar-i wa "Although a bit tiring, a day to smile comes"
결국 웃는날이 오꺼야
kyeol-guk un-neun nar-i ol-kko-ya "Eventually a day to smile will come!"
WHAT WORDS CAN WE USE IN DAILY LIFE? 1. 조금 cho-geum A bit (Quantity)
- If you want to tell someone you just want a little --> cho-geum
Expressing your feelings
- A bit tired --> cho-geum pi-gon-hae 조금 피곤해
- A bit sad --> cho-geum seul-po-yo 조금 슬퍼요
- A bit busy --> cho-geum pa-ppa-yo 조금 바빠요
- A bit hungry --> cho-geum pae-go-pa-yo 조금 배고파요
2. 힘들어 him-deu-reo
We can use this whenever we feel tired, whenever life circumstances are tough, whenever your workload is killing you, or you feel like expressing how tough it is to carry 50kg of papers 2 floors up --> HIM-DEU-REO!!!
If you want to emphasize on it you can add 죽겠어 (ju-gess-eo) behind: 힘들어 죽겠어 (him-deu-reo ju-gess-eo)! It means "I'M SO TIRED!"
Just for your information, 죽겠어 comes from the word we are very familiar with --> 죽어 (ju-geo) --> DIE. If you know mandarin, it would be like "累死了！"
3. 와 wa
I believe everyone knows this! Come! We can use this anytime when we want to ask someone to come over.
To be more polite, use "와요 wa-yo".
Some variation we can play around with:
- 안와 an-wa? Aren't you coming? - 빨리 와 bba-li wa! Come faster!
Well I think that's for today! Hope you enjoyed my first TSTMT with U KISS!
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During my first day at Busan, the day passed quite fast as we reached around 4pm. Obviously, travelling the town on foot now isn't convenient as it takes nearly a 25 minutes taxi ride from Haeundae beach to town.
I read up that Busan's night view is a must see! Best way is to take the Busan Night City Bus Tour if you would like to kill of the hassle of walking around from one stop to one stop. Trust me, it's not easy to do that at night where our time is limited.
Our Guesthouse's staff was kind enough to help us book the Busan Night City Bus. It's 10,000 Won (USD 10) per person. We then head off to Busan Station, as the departure point is near Arirang Hotel, which is just right beside Busan Station!
Busan Station is magnificent during the night! No wonder some dramas actually shoot some scenes there, Poseidon is what of them if I'm not mistaken!
As usual Koreans are as punctual as Japanese, the bus took off on time! You will think buses in Korea are just so cool and comfy! That's just for the tour buses. City buses are as normal as any buses, wait til I post about my bus ride at Jeju Island!
The bus that we sat! Dynamic Busan!
They even have a virtual tour for you to see which stop we are heading to
Our route has 5 stops and we got off at Gwangalli Beach & Geumry Eonsan.
Gwanggali Beach is just beside of the city as well! The picture below is the row of shops which are like just 100m away from the beach!
Please bear with my poor camera settings for night shots. The view was actually really beautiful but I can't capture it!! It's best for you to just sit there and marvel at the lights, listen to the waves, and feel the sand below your feet :)
This is how it looks in day time! Look at the stretch of the Gwanggali beach and the clear sea! Now you know why I love Busan, right?
Credits: Tourism Busan
Just realised I do not have a picture of the majestic 광안대교 Gwangan Daegyo (Dae-gyo: Bridge/大桥)! This is how it looks like when you are at Gwanggali beach, the bridge is just right in front of you!
Credits: Estee@Nexruby
Closer view
Credits: Tourism Busan
Our last stop was at one of the highest spot at Busan and this was what came to our eyes, so breath taking!
The wind was quite chilly up there but we still insisted on taking a few pictures! The normal Asian behaviour, huh? Sadly to say the good quality ones are with my cousins. Will share again once I got it from them!
So if you are looking for a comfortable ride to hot spots in Busan and you have not much time, shoot down the idea of being independent to find the hot spots yourself on foot; and save your time by taking this Night City Bus Tour :)
Anyong! Handphone chains are love!
I found them at Myeong Dong and totally love them, so I handpicked a few lovely ones back for our Malaysian Kpop fans!
To place an order, fill in this order form and you'll receive
an email from Han Corner within the next 48 hours!
For further enquiries drop an email at hancorner101@gmail.com
Everyone loves Seoul, Soul of Asia. When I say, "Nope, I prefer Busan"; I got bombarded with all sorts of questions. Erm, what's wrong with Busan? :)
I love Seoul, but Busan more, freaking more! My Busan journey started when we hopped on to the free bus provided by the Korea Government, it's one of my best bus moments ever! Well, I rarely sit buses back at Malaysia (do you sit lots of buses?). Anyway if you are travelling from Seoul to Busan, you better do remember to book this luxurious free bus early!
The fact that I love Busan so much is because of:
Haeundae Beach
In my country we don't really have many great beaches around us. The cities are always so faraway from the beach! You don't get to experience K-drama scenes where a couple broke up near a shopping mall and next *poof!*, they're beside the sea pouring their hearts out! Busan is so different, it's the 2nd largest city, with this beautiful Haeundae beach within reach, you typically get the best of both worlds!
After checking in to Hello GuestHouse, my cousins and I took a 3 minutes walk to the long awaited Haeundae beach! Contrary to some beaches where the sands were rough, Haeundae beach during the noon was soft, warm and so smooth! Best part of it was hot dudes + sexy chicks. Worst part of it was ... I can't run with a bikini on.
Anyway, back to Haeundae:
Chevy sponsored orange umbrellas
They say the best time to go to the beach is during Summer. That's right if you love being squeezed with thousands of people on the beach, even in the sea. How are you going to swim? If you are someone who would love to take cool jump shots with an awesome beach and sea background, accompanied with 1/3 of the city-scape; I recommend you to go during end of August - mid September. That's when the summer break is over, the weather is still warm and you'll have most of the beach to yourself! Like me!
No bikini T.T
I love taking jump shots. And no, I did not slap my cousin.
September is also a good time for beach because the sea isn't that cold yet. Somehow I felt Haeundae resembles Bondi beach from Sydney a lot in terms of the landscape :) For those who love to swim, the sea is ALL YOURS if you go after Korea's summer break! You can rent yellow tubes at a rate of 5000 won (USD 5) per tube and use it as long as you would want to.
Be careful if you plan to sit on the tube at the shore...You'll most likely being flipped over by the waves if they're strong enough :) Well, at least I was, a few times.
White sand + blue sea + 5000 won yellow tube each + 2 pretty girls = Perfect Picture
For just an extra 5000 won (USD 5), we rented an umbrella with a mat which was wide enough for 2 persons to lie on for a good rest by the sea! Thanks to my poor memory, I do not remember how much was it to rent the benches, but I do remember it's definitely much more expensive!
Chilling out after a good dip in the sea
We love the beach so much thata during our last day before we left for Jejudo, we went and rented a mat again just to sleep by the sea. Such a peaceful feeling! I miss it so much!
My view
My cousin brother took another short rest beside the sea before we really really left reluctantly
Beach aside, Busan has awesome night view, will make other posts on other stuffs in Busan! :)
Credits to Google Images
Spendings:
Yellow tube per person - 5000 won
Mat & Umbrella - 5000 won
By the way, after visiting Haeundae, you should really re-watch (or watch if you have yet to!) the movie again:
A good night's sleep after a worn out day is very important to me! I backpack around Korea, but I do not choose to go way too budget as well. When it comes to a night's sleep, I'm more than willing to pay extra for a cleaner, quieter, safer & more comfortable place.
Busan, being one of the top tourist spot, has loads of guest houses around. If you are looking for something affordable, convenient and youthful, Hello Guesthouse would be the best pick for you.
I really like how the Korea government invested great effort into their Visit Korea Year. A bus or a train from Seoul to Busan is not very cheap at all. When I was planning my route, I found out that they actually provide free bus ride from Seoul to Busan, vice versa. I was jumping on my bed when I read this great site around 4am!
This bus is not just any ordinary bus, it's more like a 3-seater-coach!
Comfy and spacious
Valid from 2010 to 2012 only
Cousin bro looked like he enjoyed the seat
Bus driver was very punctual and set off at 8am sharp! The ride took us around 4 hours and we had a peaceful sleep, probably the seat was just too comfortable. Bus made 3 stops for us to go to the loo as well as to grab something to eat. Pretty awesome ride I must say!
Note: You have to reserve online early. 10 days before your departure date you will receive a confirmation email. If you would like to try your luck to visit on the day itself, you can but you will have to wait till all the reserved passengers have their seats first. Some times the website might show that it's fully booked. But do note that this is free, so you will get a few visitors not showing up at the last minute and if you are lucky enough, you'll be able to get a seat right on that day even without reserving! I would still recommend to reserve! ;)
