Touch Korea with 2PM and MISS A

"put ur hands up, put ur hands up, put,put,put,put, put"

"You touched my heart, baby~touch touch"

Yeah, you got that right, I wanna put my hands up together with 2PM and Touch Korea with the talented MISS A!

Well, who doesn't know 2PM and MISS A? Both of them are from the same entertainment agency JYP Entertainment. Not to mention, the rising K-POP Stars!

2PM is known as BEASTLY IDOL. WELL, because of their chocolate abs! Also, their acrobatic choreography. 

Cr: from kavenyou.com

 MISS A..the rising K-POP Idol Star. Recently, they were known as "Actress Idol" due to the members who have marked their debut in acting. Also, they received numbers of Awards sine they marked their debut on 2010

Cr: from ohkpop.com

So, when Korea Plaza KL announced that there will be a contest on Touch Korea Tour Blog contest, I knew that I should join this GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY!

 Discovering Korea with TOP IDOL K-POP Stars is a DREAM-ALMOST-COME-TRUE..
It's like a step away from getting closer with them.

Korea is also famous for its natural scenes besides the fact that they are the country of origin of the Hallyu Wave, therefore discovering the nature world would be very meaningful and would never be erased from my memory box. Not to mention, it will also help me to understand Korea a little deeper than before. This is because, Korea has so many secrets lie in them. You name it, from beauty secret to its History. 

 When it was my first visit in Seoul, I didn't get the chance to discover the nature because it was extremely cold and the weather didn't allow us to do such things.

Not only that, the Korean food have always tempted me. Every time I watch Korean Dramas or variety shows, my tummy would say "I need to be fill with food" when I just ate. So far, I've tried bibimbap, tteobokki, kimchi pancake and kimbap. Guess what?? They are all indeed delicious. Not only they are appetizing to look at, but they are also great in taste!

Imagine eating Korean cuisine with 2PM and MISS A! kkyaa~~!! I rather not shut my eye to rest because I don't want it to lose (hahaha)

Reason why I should be chosen as the winner is because 2PM and MISS A are both famous for their friendliness towards their fan.

 Recently, MISS A gained praises from netizens for eating meal with their SAY-A's and that  made me me feel "I want to know how it actually feel to be able to eat with the same table with them"

2PM, they actually made me want to meet them eye-to-eye because they are friendly. The fact that they treat their fans well made me want to join  this contest.

I want to make my second visit to Korea meaningful than the first one (hopefully...let's just pray ^^)

Until here. I will continue blog again later (when I have free time) until we meet again on my other posts..bye~ have a good day everyone!

Annyeonghaseyo Seoul [Part 2]

Hi everyone~I'M Back~ So, last time I posted about my Seoul trip and stopped at "Day 3". Today, I'm gonna continue with Part 2. Like I promised before :)
 Starting now~~ ^^

DAY 4
We planned to go to Nami Island which situated in Gangwon-do. The journey took approximately 2 hours from Seoul. My dad's friend played KARA's song during the journey and we (my sis and I) were singing to it..(haha, fangirling is what we do the best!). She also played some of "ooh la la session" songs (sorry, could not remember the title >< but the songs were damn good!). While listening to the songs, my dad's friend, Auntie Carol explained to us how North and South Korea were separated. She said that lines were drawn on the map, just like that.  Finally~~ we arrived! We purchased ticket, and wait in a line to get into the ferry to reach Nami Island. Most of the visitors of Nami Island that I saw were from Japan.  It took about 10 minutes or so. The first thing that I do when we got off from the ferry...
*click click* 

Maknae,Mom and Dad ^^

I saw this...AMAZING~~~!!

water fountain ^^

walking, walking and more walking~~!

these POPULAR "first kiss" snowmen

Maknae~!! 

Look at these piles of old book!

We had souvenirs shopping...^^ stopped by for a moment~~wee~~!!

in front of the souvenir shop ^^

Also, we have to feed our hungry tummy~ hot chocolate + pies ^^ 

the view in front of the cafe.

Walked around found this museum about Nami Island's history, unfortunately it wasn't open when we came... [perhaps, next time ^^]
So, we walked around a bit and took lots of pictures :)
I'm gonna share some pics that we took there~~

mom and dad

"Winter Sonata" feel : ON

My sis and I

I must say that Nami Island is the Island full of Arts! I love Arts~so, yeah this is one of my fav. Island ^^

those wooden men is CUTE~!

And we did souvenir shopping~AGAIN, haha

the souvenir shop

What we bought here: Nami Island photobook, fridge magnets (lots of them, for family )the rest..couldn't remember because we bought lots ^^
 Did I mention that the shop owner is kind? Yes she is! She's friendly and gave 2 postcards to us for FREE~! 

 After the souvenir shopping, we had to leave Nami Island...

How I felt leaving Nami Island :'(

Goodbye~Nami Island

The, we head to "Animation Museum" not too far from Nami Island, though ^^

Welcome to Animation Museum~

This is one INTERESTING Museum I've ever been in my WHOLE life! It's all about animation..from the history, everything! I'm back being a child..haha..It's a great place to bring kids here~! 

One day, I'm gonna bring my whole family to Korea and my lil cousins gonna love this place~! haha

Astro Boy welcomes u~

Time to learn History~animation way..History is no BORING subject  ;)

We learnt lots of types of animation, one of them:

I'm familiar to this animation, Cloud Bread..this one aired on KBS World !

Chuncheon's animation

Kids gonna love this place, seriously! They get to meet their fav. cartoon characters like this one ^^

Hello~BUGS BUNNY!

See? My lil bro is excited! 

SMURF!

Japanese animation~

I can see Kitaro over there~ ^^

This is where we learn how they produce sounds for animations..cool eh? ^^

this will excite ur KIDS~

After 1-2 hrs spent in Animation Museum, it's time for souvenir shooping inside the museum..

SHOPPING MODE: ON 

What we bought there : " Toys, neck pillow, cloud bread merchandises and gifts for Auntie Carol's son "

Bye~Bye Animation Museum

the view outside Animation Museum

Then this Korean uncle approached to me asking where I was from (speaking in Korean). Luckily, I could understand him and said that I was from Malaysia. Then, he said this "Oh~Malaysia, Welcome to Korea! "
Koreans are so friendly, that's why I don't feel awkward in Seoul because of their hospitality~ ^^

We head back to our hotel and stopped by near mart to buy food for our dinner. Guess what?! The shop owner gave tangerines for free! It's not 1 or 2! It's the whole packet!~ thank you so much ahjusshi~ ^^

I took some pics of Seoul's night view 

beautiful night view

Sorry, about this image quality..I got excited so the camera is a bit shaky..

can u see Namsan Tower?

me and maknae ^0^

LOOK! Snow~~

DAY 5

 Woke up super early at 6.00 a.m, because Dad called saying snow is falling, but I don't have the energy to get off from the comfy bed so I just told my bro and asked him to take pictures, replacing me (hahaha) 

Seoul, 6.oo am

When the clock showed 8.00 am that's when I get ready to bath and breakfast, dressin' up for Seoul's adventure (hahaa)

I took the chance to go to the roof top garden because snow was falling non-stop that day..^^

can u see the snow is falling? ^^

Seoul's misty morning

We went to this place (I forgot the name of the place) we went to sled. Guess what? The place that we went to play sled is where MBLAQ shoot the first episode of "Hello Baby" ! 

Had so much fun playing sled. Maknae, especially loved it! He had numbers of rounds, haha

I made snowball!

wee~~so fun!

we want more round! haha

After the fun sledding rounds, we head to Namdaemun market

 Namdaemun market is a paradise for shopaholics! They sell lots of accessories. You name it, hair accessories, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc.! My eyes were running wild..they just could not stay still because lots of accessories were selling around..kyaa~~!!

Also, this could not be left out~ K-POP goodies...Namdaemun is a PARADISE ( for shopaholics )~~!! ^3^

Then, we went to a workshop because my dad's business purpose. 

PETRONAS logo! ^^

Oh! did I mention that two of my bros went to have a haircut from Celebrity's stylist ^^

he's loving it!

Haircut session~

After~

a STAR already..haha

off to DINNER~! I'm starving already ^^

E-an,Tony and Ilyas ^^

We had our dinner at this restaurant called "Todamgol" around Seoul. We had traditional Korean dishes. Two thumbs up! Because it tastes great. The dishes that we had were all Vegetarian.

one of the food that we had

So, little did we know, the place that were having dinner is where I met BEAST's HYUNSEUNG!

Conversations that my sis and I had when she saw Hyunseung oppa
" Her: That guy not too far from us looked like BEAST's Hyunseung

   Me: OMG! Serious? U're not kidding me, right?

   Her: Yes! Over there..have a look
   Me: *looking around* *His eyes and my eyes met* It's him!
   Her: What should we do?
   Me: I don't know..let's take a pic of him..secretly "

Unfortunately, the pic that we took was low quality, we had to delete it :(
 So, we had to eat our dinner quietly. Not long after that, Tony, (Auntie Carol's son) said "That guy looked like BEAST's member" in Korean, I translate it roughly. Then, he told his father. His father asked me " Do you like BEAST?" without thinking, I said " YES!"
Then, he went straight to Hyunseung to confirm he really is a BEAST member. He came back, then he said "It's him!"
GOD! MY fangirling mode : ON, if I can , I want to SCREAM OUT LOUD..haha.. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T take PICTURES with him signatures ONLY... I felt kind of sad, but I respect his privacy.

 

a SIGNATURE from Hyunseung!

I must say, that Hyunseung oppa is HANDSOME in real life. He has long legs, and even though he wasn't putting on make-up, he still is :)

After the Exciting dinner, we head to Namsan Tower

 

Namsan Tower at night ^^

We rode cable car and climbed so many stairs..GREAT! Exercise time :)

and~successfully arrived! chukahae!~

Seoul from Namsan Tower view 

and Shopping TIME~!

I met Jang Keun Seok! haha

We had supper and off to the hotel..rest time after exciting day in Seoul 

DAY 6

This time, went to Korean House about 10-15 minutes of driving from our hotel, very near ,right? Unfortunately, we couldn't discover Korean House well because it was cold. It was -10 and windy. We could not bear standing too long :(

But, we managed to take pics and learn some Korean's tradition 

Then, we went to a mall called "Techno Mart"
I thought this place is full of gadgets and stuff like that. Turns out, it's just like any ordinary malls, haha ( silly me, for thinking like that )
It has everything: gadgets, clothes , hanbok, shoes, food etc

all at reasonable price 

Next destination was Itaewon. This place has lots of HALAL food. We went to Itaewon for lunch. We had Turkish Kebab which tastes GREAT! Never had Kebab in Malaysia as good as that! ^0^

After we had lunch, we head back to hotel to pack our stuff get ready to airport..

 * spare time *

watching TV .AFTER SCHOOL

watching APINK's performance

It's time for us to go to the airport..~~ that feeling, I still remember~ sad

 At the airport, My sis and I bought some K-pop albums ^^

 Kpop albums...makes me feel better, hahaha

* while waiting for our flight *

That's how we spent our days in Seoul. If I have the chance, I would go again, again, again, and again. Korea is definitely a beautiful country .

I want to discover Korea more.
There are places that I have not yet visit like Insadong. I also wanted to try to ride subways, haha..If I have the second chance to go~ ^^

Until then, bye bye~ ^^

stuff we bought ^^