As with my last trip to Seoul, I made a video! Heh. Only difference is, this time, I was too lazy to bother with putting more effort into creating a nicer video. And I had too little footage anyway. But here it is, a very small peek into our 2012 Seoul Winter experience.

Just got back from Seoul early this morning and the trip was beyond amazing, albeit winter is probably not my favorite season.

It's all set and I am excited! Aia and I are heading to Hong Kong tomorrow evening and it's gonna be so much fun. Hopefully I have enough money for shopping. But without a doubt, I'm looking forward to Disneyland the most. And maybe also the food.

Cat has also promised to meet us at Langham place on Sunday for lunch. She said, and I will hold her to it, that she's treating us to some dimsum. I can't wait. I freaking love dimsum.

Oh! Also, due to Cebu Pacific's piso-fares, my family was able to book flights to Seoul for the end of the year. I know we have like 10 more months to go, but I am beyond thrilled over this. Except, it's gonna be winter. And I don't think I was made for frigidly cold weather.

And lastly, by the end of the month, we can finally move into our new house. It's just about done and I can't wait to start buying stuff for my room. The entire house is pretty much compact and functional, but it's still pretty. Can't wait!

Because I have an overwhelming amount of video footage from our Seoul trip in my phone (that and the sheer reluctance to let go of the experience), I made this amateur video montage thingamajiggy. Using Super Junior and SNSD's S.E.O.U.L. Song as its backdrop, this is merely a glimpse into our Seoul experience.

Also, given that I have absolutely no video editing skills to speak of, this was made using Windows Movie Maker. Hahaha. Cheers!

So... Seoul was gorgeous. The weather was perfect. The food was delicious. The shops were plentiful. The transportation system was extremely efficient. The neon lights were superfluous.

“Hwajangsili eodieyo?”

I think I’m all set for this trip. That’s really all I have to know. HAHAHAHA. Just kidding, but yeah... I've got my Korean money, I've got a Korean Phrases App installed on my phone... All that's left for me to do is to print out our flight itinerary, our 4-day schedule, the address of Sunshine Guesthouse, and that's pretty much it.

Tomorrow, I should check up on the weather forecast for the last time so I know what to pack. I'll probably over-pack, as is always the case whenever I travel. Do I sound excited? Because I am. I really am. I actually dreamt of Korea last night. Ugh.

I should focus on work.

After days of trying to get all the requirements together, and then finally lining up at the Korean Embassy in McKinley Hill, I finally have it in my very hands.



Last week, Katia and I visited the Korean Embassy to apply for a tourist visa and were told that after just 5 working days we could pick up our passports. So earlier this afternoon, I headed to the embassy to receive our visas. Was I nervous of being denied despite reports from other friends that getting a Korean Visa was easy? Of course. You never know. I could've been the first casualty.

But alas! We're approved to travel to South Korea. :)



If my excitement for this trip in the past couple of weeks was intense, actually having our visas in our hands has just pushed my excitement off the charts. This is insanity. I can't wait to start packing for this trip. Sadly, I still have 4 weeks to go before then.

We're trying to squeeze as much of Seoul as we can into our 4-day schedule. It'll be hard to commit to the itinerary but it's worth a try. This should be much better than just going with the flow and wasting time while we're there.

Are we too OC? Yes? Oh, well.

Anyway, I told Katia that on each day, if we get everything done early, we can return to places we've already been to should we want to re-visit. This should really not be a rigid schedule. And as much as I could, I made sure that places we need to visit on a per day basis are adjacent to each other to avoid wasting time in trains and buses.
This is probably the best itinerary I can come up with at the moment. Although I'm quite certain that this is pretty much subject to change.