Day 12: 10 July 2009 Friday

I finally went to new places today :)

At 3.30pm, Alpha and I met Indra (who came from Daejeon's KAIST program) and Zheng Tian (studying Korean 4 at SNU) at Sinchon 신촌전철역. We went to Hongdae 홍대's Coffee Prince Cafe which was rather difficult to find and we had to keep asking for directions along the way. Zheng Tian did most of the work since he's so good in Korean now!

I love the ambience at the cafe but the f&b there is rather pricey. Each person must order something so we ordered 2 drinks and 2 cakes to share. Alpha and I  shared a ice raspberry latte which cost 7,000원. I didn't bring my dslr out so the photos I took are on my blackberry which I can only upload when I'm back in Singapore.

We met Jeannie at 6.30pm in Myeongdong 명동 where we had a drink at Starbucks and shopped around before meeting the rest of the girls in my immersion program near Hotel Prince. We went to Namsan Tower 남산 타워 which was quite pretty but unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera so here are the photos taken with Jeannie's and Minqi's cameras.

Our cable car ticket to Namsan Tower 남산 타워 for 7,000원.

Waiting to take the elevator up the tower which we each paid 7,000원 for.

We miss home!

The famed vending machine.

The rest went back to the dormitory while Jeannie and I went to Hongdae 홍대's Noise Basement Club (NB Club) to meet the other Singaporeans taking the International Summer School at Korea University. We couldn't find the club and kept asking for directions -_-  We paid 15,000원 for the entrance fee and a drink. Well, here in Korea, smokers are allowed in the club and on the dance floor so if you do club here, please be careful and make sure you don't stand too close to a smoker or you might just get burnt.  As it was a Friday night, the place was really crowded, as though we were in a jam-packed subway train during peak hour. It was my 1st time at a club and it was an interesting experience but it'll definitely not be something I'll do again when I'm back in Singapore because it's just not me to club. I'd rather chill out at a jazz lounge.

We left the club at around 4am+ and went to Korea University's CJ International House in 2 cabs since there were 9 of us. It was too early for me to return to Yonsei since the dormitory's locked till 5.30am so I stayed in Jeannie's room for 3/4 hours.  CJ International House is really like a hotel, as Jeannie said. But somehow, I've gotten used to life at Yonsei and I quite like my room even though it's small.  I think, I might just come to Yonsei for exchange next year.