South Korea`11: Day 1

여러분 안녕하세요(Hello everyone)! It's my second time in Korea.

Last night at 11pm, we took Air Asia X from LCCT to Incheon Airport, South Korea. This was my very first experience flying in a premium class cabin - and woah, flying for long hours has never been THIS comfortable. 

Imagine flying at night, lying down beside the window on a plane, with a pillow and comforter. Directly outside the window there's a half moon and lots of stars, and on the plane - besides the many air stewardesses - there's a super hot Korean air steward; specially serving our area!

Six hours felt like 30 minutes. Literally!

Now I know how this feels like. Splendid!

Arrived at Incheon International Airport at 6.20am Korean Time (an hour ahead of Malaysia) and the weather was a freakin' -10°C. Crazy! Khun was right about the global freezing warming.

Honestly, compared to my visit four years ago, this time upon arrival, I couldn't really feel it's Korea; just like last year I couldn't feel it's Japan when I was in Hokkaido. Probably because I can understand their language now so I don't feel the strangeness? Maybe.

Anyway, this time my main point isn't to visit the places, since I've already been here before. It's more like a re-visit and I mainly want to feel South Korea more now that I have more knowledge about the country.

During lunch today, I was really happy because I saw a Coca-Cola poster of Nichkhun. I wasn't a huge fan of him or of 2PM, though I liked Khun's wise and inspiring words. But today, because of the freezing weather (which for the first time I thought I'd declare winter's no longer my favourite season), it felt so warm to see Khun. 

I truthfully began to respect his courage and determination for staying all alone in Korea as a foreigner(especially one from a tropical country) for so long. It really isn't easy. 

Korean Strawberries are the best of the best!
These were FRESH - and FREE!

We had steamboat for dinner today, at a place I thought I'd been to before. There was a shop beside it, selling all Kpop stuff and young girls and boys were swarming around it like bees, hunting for SNSD, SHINee and all those Kpop bands, you name them.

I first thought I'd just go and have a look, until suddenly the shop owner came to me and showed me to a pile of 2012+2013 calendars two-in-one! Back home I was wondering if I'd get a nice one for the new year after I got the Fahrenheit calendar from my supervisor at H.I.M. 

So, while wanting to practice Korean, I asked the guy if they sold CNBLUE ones. He sprang over and began searching it for me. I originally only asked without expecting they have it (and the main point was only to speak Korean), but since he found it, I bought it.

The miracle/interesting thing is, the calendar gave me warmth! haha. I was freezing so badly I wanted to cry(serious!) a second before, and once I got it, for an instant it seemed like the cold didn't matter any more! :D
 
So did that mean CNBLUE's my sun in the winter? Or was it adrenaline or something generating heat for going out there and conversing in Korean? Aha whatever.

Today we're having a night at the Sorak Sun Valley Resort. It's a very cool and fully furnished + equipped resort, like a perfect apartment one could rent. Its design's completely like Oak Valley Resort's, though, as I remember. But it's perfect nonetheless.

Bedroom, kitchen, and the view from our balcony.

Alright now, gotta get up at 6am tomorrow. I better get to bed soon. Hopefully tomorrow's gonna be warmer.

Good night Korea, good night Khun, 2PM, CNBLUE and all my Korean friends! Ahaha :D


P.S
Teacher's hometown Chuncheon is freezing like crazy. 

No wonder he kept saying it's so cold I might die :\

PM 10:33 GMT+9, 

Sorak Sun Valley Resort.