I left my apartment at 10.15 and arrived in Jongno 3 ga at 10.45 (where I was going to meet Tan at 11am). After 15 minutes of walking back and forth from line 3’s platform I finally saw Tan. We went for another 30 minutes before we reached out destination Jeongbalsan. It took us about 10 minutes to walk to Mi Sarang. We both was very hungry and excited to try their food (actually Tan have been there a few time already but it doesn’t hurt to go there again). We walked up to the second floor where the restaurant where. As I walked up the stairs I noticed that the walls was scribbled with “I love XXX“, “XXX loves me” and so on (honesty the scribbled made the environment so ugly). As we walked in to Mi Sarang a waitress greeted us and show us to our seats. We actually got to sit next to “Xiah Junsu”. The places was full of Japanese people.
I ordered a Carbonara Spaghetti , Tan ordered Cream Seafood and we shared a sweet potato pizza (regular size). Five minute after we ordered our food a familiar face walked in from the main entrée. That man looked exactly like an older version of Xiah Junsu (that must be his father, I thought). He walked around started to greet and ask for all the foreigners name in Japanese and English and then he reached our table. He shook Tan and my hands and talked to us like he already knew us. He asked us if we went to DBSK concert. We told him that we didn’t because we couldn’t get any tickets and he understood by saying that they where hard to get.
As everyone says, Mr Kim is friendly (especially to foreigners) and very down to earth too. It’s all written on his face how proud he is of his son (his face glows every time someone mention Junsu’s name). I wished he stayed by our table a bit longer but I guess I look too Korean for him so I didn’t get too much attention (next time I’ll act like I didn’t understand him, maybe then he would treat me/us as he treats all the other non Korean fans).
Back to the food “yummy”. I did actually expect a bit more from the pizza, but the pasta was creamy enough to be the best pasta I have every eaten…
Picture time...
(MiSarang, the entrance)
(Carbonara Spaghetti, Sweet Potato Pizza & my Orange Juice)
(So full...)
(Xiah Junsu's collection)
(The both "Xiah Junsu" who stood behind me)
("Junsu" outside of MiSarang)
That was all for now...
Until the Next Step,
QueenSee
I did promise you some pictures right?
Here we go...
*~*The Reason for going to Olympic Park*~*
(So many people...)
(The 1.5h waiting for...)
*~*The Goods*~*
(DBSK stamp set)
(DBSK mobile strap)
And then we got hungry...
*~*China Factory*~*
(Dimsum, tea and soup)
(The main courses: chicken & shrimps)
(Dessert: fruit, ice cream & Coffee)
Time passed by and I left hope around 9.45am (after taking a shower, drying my hair, getting my clothes and my new face on). It takes me 3 minutes to walk to the subway from my home, but as usual the subway doesn’t come too often. 10 minutes of waiting… I got really stressed up because I was going to meet a new friend at Dongdaemun Stadium at 10.30. It takes around 20-25 minutes to Dongdaemun and I have to change to line 4 before I reach Dongdaemun Stadium. With all the walking from one line to the other I’ll sure be late, I thought.
The subway came at last, around 9.55 and as usual I didn’t get a place to sit, well at least it wasn’t crowded.
I reached for my ipod down my jacket-pocket to set the much on play, that will be entertaining enough. After 20 minutes I finally reached Dongdaemun station… I walked from line 1 to line 4 for the first time. It sure was a long way to go, but with my walking speed it didn’t take more then 5-10 minutes. Lucky the subway was online a station from mine when I reached the platform. I got on the subway and of the subway 2 minutes later (yeah, that’s how close Dongdaemun and Dongdaemun Stadium are). So after getting of the subway I was actually going to transfer to another line where I’ll meet my friend. Honesty I had no idea how she looks like, all I know was that she was wearing a black jacket, had brown highlight middle length long hair and she was a Chinese (that’s about it). So when I reached line 5 I was looking for this description that I got, how do you think it went?
I went to the middle of the platform at line 5 and I looked around to see if I could see a person standing on the platform all alone. I found a girl looking at her watch. She was wearing a black jacket, having brown highlight and middle length hair. Is it her, I thought…and I continue to observe her actions for 1 more minute before I walked to her and asked “excuse me, are you Kaylee” she looked at me and smiled. I found her right away, how good can I be? ^^
Our goal was actually Olympic Park so we where going another 30 minutes more before we reached over destination. Well it took us more then 30 minutes because we end up at the wrong train for the other direction (this is just my luck). Luckily we got off on time to change to the right direction (without going back).
We reached Olympic Park around 11.45 and I’m not kidding. The park was filled with people. High School girls. Having signs with DBSK name and face. People was selling light sticks everywhere but our goal is to get the goods, so we had our eyes on the goods department. Hell yeah, the queue was longer then expected (I thought we were early, I was so wrong). Anyway we stood on the loong loooong line (believe me if I came all by myself, I would never had set my foot on that line). However I did just because I had Tan accompanying me (yeah for getting to know her). We both are so alike, straight forward, love to talk about shit, loving kpop and DBSK and the best of all, we both speaks Cantonese. I felt at home right away.
The waiting took around 1-2 hour before it was our turn but It didn’t feel like it because we were busy talking about everything between heaven and earth. Through the waiting fan was walking to us giving us their visiting card for different DBSK fan clubs. Most of the cards was so cute and so well made, we both was so impressed. Cassiopeia is famous for being the most crazy fan clubs around the Korean entertainment, but they are also the most organized and loyal fan club that exist out there.
Anyway after getting our goods (I got a stamp-set with stamps designed by the boys and a mirotic mobile strap). Tan got a booklet with pictures the stamp-set and the mobile strap. The t-shirt was ugly as shit but the sweater the staff was wearing was hell of hot (the glittery one the boys had was really nice too), we couldn’t they sell those instead of the cheap ugly one?
After getting the goods, we went to the ticket box to see if we might have a chance to get the tickets. Sadly I couldn’t even see the ending of the queue so we both gave up the thought of even trying to stand in the queue (I’m sorry but not even DBSK is worth it). Instead we went to get something to eat. Their wasn’t much of a choice so we went to a Chinese restaurant.
The restaurant was actually pretty luxury. We have to at least order 3 dishes each, dimsum and dessert was included. It was kind of like a buffet, you could actually take how much dimsum and dessert as you like. Surprisingly some of the dishes was actually really good. I was so pleased (can be because I was hungry too) but I enjoyed eating there.
I actually enjoyed the whole Olympic Park. It was a nice atmosphere, and the apartment looked new. If I someday decide to move to Korea for work, Olympic Park will probably be my first choice of place to live in. It might be a bit far from the city but the environment makes up for everything. Simple beautiful, Tan, we have to go there again when spring/summer comes.
After dinner we actually walked around the whole park (it sure was big), after that we went to the parking lot to look for Micky’s car. Yeah, we were fangirling again but this time we weren’t optimistic. We knew that they wouldn’t drive their own car. However we did find their company car that they probably used. The security made it more often when Tan tried to take a photo of the car “Hey you there, no pictures he screamed at Korean”. Yeah, sure that will stop us from taking a picture of it?
Twice, we got to hear DBSK practice twice, but the beat was to load so we couldn’t hear who the singing voice belonged to and what song it was. Around 3-4pm, we got tired of being around so many people. More and more fans came to the stadium and we didn’t want to become depressive so we left the Park. None of us wanted to go home so we decided to go to Myeongdong to have some coffee and talk some more. When we where about to transfer to line 4, a person stopped us. We looked at her and she asked “DBSK fans?” I guess she saw our bags with the Mirotic sign on. Yeah we said and she was like “Seonmul ieyo” We looked at the little plastic bag she had in her hand, took it and thanked her. It was some stickers, candies and a photo of Micky. We divided everything (Tan got everything with Junsu, Yunho and Changmin and I kept everything with Micky and Jaejoong, I also got the candies).
That was our Olympic Park experience but we had a nice time in Myeongdong too. Even though I’ve only got to know her for 1 day we still talked like we had new each other for quite a time. I had a great time. Our next goal is Pizza at Junsu’s fathers place (next week) and of course SM building some other time.
Stay around if you want to know more about my trip here in K-land
Picture is coming
Until the Next Step
QueenSee
- Mood:
happy
If talking about the week I just had. I must say some friends have been really busy. Therefore I haven’t been able to hang with anybody. HJ unni haven’t even been able to reply to any of my emails *busy busy period* I’ve returned my phone to the rental shop, so now Internet will probably be the only way to contact me.
Looking at the light side I’ve made some new friends with some girls from my parallel class (yeah that’s is another way to go, if you don’t like your own class).
Notice that it is a special day today? HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY everyone! Hopefully girl will dare to buy/make some chocolate to give to their love ones. Many of you in Sweden will perhaps be out on a date (have fun).
I’m not that lucky to find a guy in this short time I’ve been here but luckily I find someone who is pleasant to my eyes. My roommate got one really cute brother *whispering*. Unfortunately he doesn’t know any English (I think) so I’m doing a “look at him in secret” thing.
Anyway, this will be all from me for now. I’ll update more if anything interesting happens. Don’t forget to update me on the life in Sweden.
Until the Next Step,
QueenSee
Wow time flies by so fast, It’s almost a week since I came to Korea and honesty I haven’t been doing much here. It’s kind of not to fun doing activities all alone, I mean how fun can it be walking down the streets all alone when you see everyone else having accompany or how fun can it be eating alone when all the people have at least one more person on their tables.
It’s frustrated sometimes I really wonder if I did the right decision to come here all alone. Thinking about it, I miss home(I really miss having people I know around me).
A lot of people have been asking about pictures. Well I’m not really a camwhore and I don’t like taking pictures alone. Have some patient please, I haven’t really settle down here yet.
Until the Next Step,
QueenSee
It took me around 3 hours to get to Paris and 13 hours to get to Incheong airport. Another hour to reach Cheongnyangni Station and about 5 more minutes with taxi to get to my final goal Wolgye. I got out of my home in Sweden at around 4.30AM (Friday morning, Swedish time) and I got to Wolgye somewhere around 10-11AM (Saturday morning, Korean time), do your own counting.
Luckily my new housemate met me in Cheongnyangni Station and showed me around in Korea, I have her to thank for helping me out so much. I also will take this time to thank HJ unni for being so nice (C, thank you for introducing her to me). She have been helping me a lot with everything I need and she is also a great company to hang with. Thank you girls (even though you will never read my blog).
Honesty, my life here isn't really fun to right about (yet). I just wanted to update something so that my friends (hint, yeah you), won‘t be too worry. Yeah I’m still alive so there is no need to call the cops.
Until the Next Step,
QueenSee
Well, Cassiopeia really gave me an unbeatable match this morning. I failed, I totally failed. Never did I expect it to be this hard. How can it be so hard to get one concert ticket. Haha, or why not say that I have never been in such a case where all the tickets got outsold within 1 second (that’s exactly how it was). I updated the ticket auction page at 12.00 and the charts with the seats was (I’m not kidding) empty. Cassiopeia, you really amaze me (no kidding), but please, will you leave me one ticket (only one), on the next fight? You have had them for 5 long years now even though Bigeast stole them for a couple of year. However I’m not partly with them either so don’t blame it on me.
Anyway I just need to see them perform live this one time. Give me this opportunity and I promise I won’t begin to stalk them (leaving you one person less to fight with on the streets, airport, etc). I also promise not to look for their "right number", so it won’t be me holding onto their phone lines. In return you better give me a good seat.
Until the Next Step,
QueenSee
- Mood:
sad
The sky is getting darker, the wind is blowing strong.
A cold winter day and I’m sitting here alone.
Silence, it's really silent here, but my thoughts are getting louder and hurtful words are getting clear.
I know what have been spoken, I’ve listen outside the box.
Each and every word is a pain I can’t deal. And it’s getting deeper leaving a scar that won’t heal.
Why don’t you just say it out loud, bare me from the silence, from creating something untrue.
dirty