K-Winter Trip 09: Day 5 & 6: Shopping.. R & R

These two days was mainly rest & relax.. I woke up pretty late than usual.. And just shop around Insadong, my favourite place. And visit a few other places like Coex Mall, Lotte World, Myeongdong again..

One thing I like about Seoul, is the people are very cultured. They bowed and said "Hello", once you entered their shop or restaurants. And their city is extremely clean!

I remember walking down from Insadong to Jongno-Sam ga, finding my Kyobo Bookstore... And I bought a cup of hot choc for like 1,000won ($1.20).. walking down, nearly got lost as I was not good in recognizing building at night.. I finished my drink, I was desperately looking for a trash bin.. But there was none! I walked and walked till I finally found my destination.. Ahh.. Finally a trash can! Can you imagine Singapore without trash bin??? There will be trash everywhere... Well, they are trash seen in Seoul, like when I walked back home around 10pm.. They were like soju bottles all over the place.. Plastic bags.. And sometimes you can see vomits.. ( so be careful where you walk..) But by morning, the place has already been cleared up.. :)

Another think I like is the subway. It super clean. And they have these rack compartments on top where you can put your stuff. Seats near the exit door are only for elderly, pregnant women and children. If you sit there unknowingly, you might just hear a blast of words in Korean from old ahjussi and ahjummas.. :x

But of course, there's also kiasu-ism in them. As normal during peak hours... PLEASE avoid taking the subway or buses. I took subway during the peak hours and I was like a yo yo.. I was to get down at one of the stations , as I was about to head out.. I saw alot of people at the opposite door.. They are queuing in two rows..But once the doors opened, they rushed in... I was stuck in between the platform! One lady did tried to pull me out from there.. But I was pushed in again.. And no choice I had to push my way out.. And finally I managed! Phew!