Sure, we were in Seoul last year (November 2008), but we’re not done blogging about it yet! During our trip, the Trio reserved a full day for fun at Lotte World to get in touch with our inner child. Gee, I haven’t been to an amusement park in over a decade. The last time the 3 of us went to one together was Pesta Port Dickson back when some of you reading this blog were still crawling around in your diapers and drooling all over the place. If you know Pesta PD way back then, you’d remember what crap it was. Adventure Land in Lotte World. Orchid planning which rides we should go on first. Lotte World is divided into two sections – Adventure Land (an indoor park) and Magic Island (an outdoor park). Start your fun in Adventure Land and make your way to Magic Island then come back to Adventure Land by 9pm to catch the laser light show before leaving Lotte World. Traditional dances and other performances at the open theater in Adventure Land. Liz in Rooster on the carousel.Hmm, looks like we’re the only unaccompanied minors on this ride. ;p One thing I noticed in Seoul

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Merry Christmas everyone! How are you celebrating Christmas this year? Since you’re here at K-popped!, allow me to reminisce about the time the Trio went to the Yoido Full Gospel Church on Nov 9 . It was a lazy Sunday morning when we dragged ourselves out of bed to make our way to Yoido. Apart from visiting Yoido Full Gospel Church, we had other plans such as checking out the 63 Building and later, heading down to the Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market . A friend suggested that we visit one of the many broadcasting stations, such as KBS, SBS and MBC which were all located in the area. But on that day, we decided against waiting in line for a show as the sights and sounds of Yoido beckoned. Get me to the church on time!: OK, OK we were alittle late getting there. We started our journey at Jongnosam(3) -ga, as we were staying at the Doulos Hotel. Happily, we hopped onto a near-empty subway. Sharing the subway car with us were two African men, who were still on the subway when we got off at the Yoinaru station. The K-popped! Trio then walked the rest of the way

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N Seoul Tower – Seoul’s iconic communication tower smacked in the center of the city. It’s surely not the tallest building around these days, but perched atop Namsan, N Seoul Tower boasts a clear 360º view of Seoul. Here’s our little photo story of our day at Namsan Park. N Seoul Tower in the distance.Rooster: Let’s walk there!Orchid strips to her shirt in mid-November while walking toN Seoul Tower on Namsan. It’s a real work out! These Namsan steps hold a special place in thehearts of many MLSS drama fans. Orchid: Pose! Pose like Jin-heon and Samsoon! Please, pleaasee.Rooster: *click*click*click*Liz: Maybe if I keep fiddling with my bag she’ll give up…*Note: For the record, we don’t swing that way. And even if we did, that would be incestuous! Eew! Liz: Are we there yet?Rooster checks the map to see how lost we really are. Rooster & Orchid are lost in Namsan Park! 400m to the cable car station, 1,160m to N Seoul Tower.Rooster: Okay, let’s not walk to N Seoul Tower.Liz & Orchid: YA, good idea. Rooster & Orchid show the way to the Cable Car station Liz and Rooster board the cable car for N Seoul Tower. Beautiful red

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Or is it Pool? *shrug* Well, before Orchid insisted on flipping channels to watch Bi while we were lazing in our hotel room in Seoul, I was watching this: In heated competition. Is this competition for real? The feminist in me tells me I should be offended.Instead, I gawk and take pictures. So… what do the men wear? Update 7:00pm: I just had to do a search. It’s called Racing Models Billiards Championship. Head over to mncast.com if watching sexy ladies play lousy pool is your idea fun. Here’s a clip: Latest version of flash required to view clip. More stories of K-popped! Trio in Seoul: One night in Samcheong-dong Locks of love at N Seoul Tower Noryangjin Fish Market Having a cuppa at the Coffee Prince Cafe K-popped! Trio tries Korean Street Food Watching a movie in Seoul Staying at Doulos Hotel Beautiful Autumn sights in Seoul Nanta cooks up a storm for the K-popped! Trio Watching Rain on TV everynight in Seoul Pepero Day is celebrated on 11.11 Happy Pepero Day!

On our 7th night in Seoul, a friend from my school days (whom I shall call Seoul Sista for this post) took Liz and I to Samcheong-dong. Orchid stayed back at the hotel to pamper her tired feet whilst watching Prince Charming (Hyun Bin) on tv. Boy, did she miss out on some good eating. ;p At 7 o’clock, Liz and I met our Seoul Sista at the Jongno police station by Exit 6 of the Anguk metro stop. We then took a leisurely 15 minute walk to Samcheong-dong. Swing by Samcheong-dong if you’re by Gyeongbokgung Palace. Samcheong-dong is an old neighbourhood in the Jongno-gu district which lies east of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Chic boutiques, charming cafes, swanky restaurants and hip art galleries are nestled among the trees along this hilly street. Couples flock to Samcheong-dong every weekend to spend a romantic day together. Cozy cafes on Samcheong-dong street. Between Insadong and Samcheong-dong, I have to say Samcheong-dong is my favourite. The architecture is inspiring and I loved peeking into its picturesque alleyways. I wish that I had come here during the day so that I could have checked out the Toykino Museum, amongst other things. Architecture for each building lining

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Just how romantic are the Koreans? On the terrace fences surrounding N Seoul Tower on Mount Namsan you’ll find a myriad of locks professing the everlasting love of lovestruck couples. Locks of all kinds professing everlasting love. Couples leave their locks and throw away the key ensuringthat their love will remain forever. *phft*… bwah haha… right. Oh okaaay, I think the locks are sweet too. Orchid studying the locks with her camera. Now that’s pretty creative. I say, where do they get these locks? I can never find the cute ones. For all you playas over there in Seoul, I bet you spend a fortune on locks, huh? More stories of K-popped! Trio in Seoul: Noryangjin Fish Market Having a cuppa at the Coffee Prince Cafe K-popped! Trio tries Korean Street Food Watching a movie in Seoul Staying at Doulos Hotel Beautiful Autumn sights in Seoul Nanta cooks up a storm for the K-popped! Trio Watching Rain on TV everynight in Seoul Pepero Day is celebrated on 11.11 Happy Pepero Day!

Don’t pay KRW20,000 for Sea World at 63 Building in Yoido. Go to the Noryangjin Wholesale Fish Market for the real experience. You’ll see stuff that Sea World doesn’t even have. The Noryangjin Fish Market is Seoul’s main hub for seafood. Restaurant buyers and seafood savvy folk flock here to get the best deals on all sorts of fish everyday. The market is open 24 hours and if you’re really fish crazy, you can come see the best catch of the day get auctioned off daily from 1am – 6am. For a city girl like myself who does most of her grocery shopping at the supermarket, this fish market was a real freak show. I’ll let these pictures do the talking. Enjoy! Something smells fishy. Entering the market. If you’ve been to wet markets in Asia,you’d agree that this fish market is rather clean. Octopus. Fishing for crabs. Hairy looking crabs that make my tongue itch when I look at it. Spindly crabs… my knowledge of crab species is non-existent so,please bear with my erroneous descriptions. What the heck is that? Stingray. Have you ever seen the face of a stingray? Shop keeper tending to her bounty of marine delights.

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