Probably the Best Noraebang in Seoul

Korea has 3 local mega supermarkets- Homeplus, Lotte Mart and E-mart. Jen, Tessie and i went to Homeplus last week. It is humongous, complete with a foodcourt, nail parlour and a floor selling electronic goods. Supermarket sprees are really tiring without mums and grandmas. We spent almost 3 hours trying out free samples cooked by nice ahjummas, looking for the best 1-for-1 deals, and feeling emo ’cause the grapes and mangoes are too expensive to buy here.

Homeplus, located 5 subway stations from CJ

I spent about 40,000 won (S$50) on groceries there, so this week i had 4 home-cooked meals! Jen is such an able chef, haha. She has the skill of learning by watching (her mum/maid) and doing. So far, i’ve learnt how to fry gyozas!

Crispy gyozas!

Caesar Salad with fried ham bits

 We also went to the Seoul World Cup Stadium last Sunday to watch a soccer match between FC Seoul and Jeonbok Motors. It was a pretty interesting experience watching the Koreans go ‘aigoooo’ , ‘baili baili’ and do cheers. Unfortunately, FC Seoul lost the game by a single goal.

Seoul World Cup Stadium

KU SMUers

FC Seoul players in their red jerseys

Super enthusiastic FC Seoul fans

 Today, we went to the Luxury Noraebang again! The service staff there are awesome- cute guys who remember you and say funny things like ‘whoaaaa ice-creammm’ and ‘wo ai ni’. And the best part, they serve free ice-cream! Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. The dynamic duo, Li and Lynn, were totally rocking it out with those Korean songs and moves. 2 hours for only SS6! K-box in Singapore is way too expensive, ain’t it.

Happy smiles after all that noraebang goodness

 Plans for tomorrow: Cook lunch. Go to church at Ichon for 4pm service. Eat dinner outside. Do readings.

And oh i almost forgot! I went for a manicure, whoohoo. S$18 for funky green nails with white polka-dots. Hahaha. Just in case you guys think my life in Korea is all fun, it isn’t! School here isn’t slack. It’s somewhat similar to SMU (projects, mid/final-term exams, essays, class participation) and i’m taking 5 modules this sem, including Beginners’ Korean.  To pass, i still have to study quite a bit i think. Oh well, can’t wait for next weekend! Have a great Sunday. (: