Day 03 - Busan's warmth

I woke up in the sudden. My clock showed 8.15. We were supposed to gather at Bio Tech lobby by 8.30. I thought we were late, with a shock, i jumped out of bed and woke Cathy up. She was surprised to see why i was in a hurry; it was actually just 7.15. And then i remembered I readjusted my phone again by mistake, so it became 1 hour ahead of Korean time and 2 hours ahead of Malaysian time. Anyway, since I was fully awake that time, I went to the washroom, washed up and got down to 10th floor to fill up my bottle, and prepared for our next outing. At 8.30am, we waited for the of our friends downstairs. Around 8.45am, Sanghyun, Shin and Hansu came, still wearing the same shirt.. haha

We walked down the street and crossed to the opposite site to wait for 128-1 bus in front of the shop we had our dinner last night. I was trying to write down the name of the food that we ate, and the bus arrived. Quickly, i threw my pen and notebook into my bag and got up the bus. It costed 1100 won. The seats in the bus were very limited. All single seats except the last row. It was quite a long journey to reach Gupo station, but it doesnt matter. I had the chance for sight seeing. Finally we reached Gupo station, the place was wide and huge, unlike our usual LRt station back home. It looked clean and modern. Sang Hyun was going back to his home, so he couldn't join us. We bought ticket to Jagalchi Fish market, but it was not a direct trip. We needed to switch at 2 stations called Dokcheon and seomyeon, we got off at nampodong however.

Once we stepped out of the station, we were welcomed by the smell of fish. Along the way to have our breakfast, we saw many shops selling clothes at cheap price. Even the pants sold in Korea Giordano were cheaper than in Malaysia. I also saw The Skin Food, which i returned there later. I had Bibimbap for breakfast. It felt strange to have rice at early in the morning, but i was terribly hungry, so i did not care much. When we were eating, Haeyoung came and joined us. Korean food were served with many side dishes, and we can demand for more without extra charges. Even water was served free.

After the meal, we went to Skin Food. I wanted to buy a foundation which was a mixture of moisturizer and base. Unfortunately, the shop attendant could not understand me. Thankfully, Haeyoung was there to help me translate. Cosmetic sold in Korea were alot cheaper than in Malaysia too. I bought a base cream and a blusher for 12,600 won. And we were given free gifts too. ^^

Our next destination was Nampodong street. It was a street that sold all kinds of pirated goods and stuff at lower price. Girls who crazy for Korean fashion should come here where they can get the most updated fashion in Korea itself at lower price. Few minutes later, more friends joined us - Hye Rim, Ms Inje and bf. She suggested we go to Busan tower. It was at a park nearby. We went up an elevator and there it was, the Yongdusan Park. Jimmy was mistaken as communist
kong sang dang :P since having the look of chinese face. Haha poor thing. We took some pictures
there and also went to an art gallery. Some of them were thirsty so we went into a convenient
store to buy some drinks. Ms Inje treated us a juice called mi nyeon, a kind of drink for pretty lady. She said it's good for estrogent hormone. We also visited some souvenir shops up there.
We saw a man crafting pictures of a pair of couple on the wood. They looked realistic! It's simply
amazing. I stood there for quite some time, impressed by his masterpiece.

Around 12 something, we left for modern history museum. Along the way as we walked on the
street, we saw an old lady by the road side selling a kind of cookie. She was sitting on a small
stool with some pans next to her. The pancake looks like 鸡蛋卷。I was curious, so i stopped
to have a look. Hyun young realized i was interested in the pancake and told me to try it. The pancake is round and contains a motive in the center. We have to use a needle to craft it out from the cake. It was tough, as the pancake was crispy and it cracked when we did so. Anyway, I tried the pancake. It was too sweet. They call it jjokja or talgona.



After the museum visit, we went for Hangbok hunting. Keke, they brought us to a street which
sell various traditional stuff. It was an old street but with a lot of feeling. I saw an apron with very cute design and was very tempted to buy one, Jimmy said it looked like Sangmi's dress... and so we didnt buy it. :P Finally, we reached the hangbok shops. There were many colorful hangbok on the wall all exquisitely designed. I had never seem such delicate hangbok in a close
view. Again, it was very tempting to me too, yet i managed to regain my rationale, as it was too expensive. Even a pair of shoe cost about 20,-30,000 won. It was the shoe that i was attracted to. We all left there empty handed. But to me, it was one of the attractions in Korea.

Our next destination was Jagalchi Fish market. Before heading to Jagalchi, we visited a shop which sold all items at 1,000 won. I managed to buy some pair of chopsticks as souvenirs for friends and family. Then, we crossed an underground pass to the opposite street. On the way to Jagalchi, we walked through a busy street selling alot of food!! Wow.. it was really like a food fair. I was taking video of the surrounding and suddenly Eun Sang stopped me and asked me to try a food, it was something like a dough, which tasted really good. Anyway, i forgot to ask the name of the food. When we came to the end of the street, we crossed another junction and there it was, Jagalchi signboard ahead of us. The scent of the fish was unbearable yet heart warming, as it was something we could hardly experience in the busy city of KL. I was stunned to see big octopus and huge giant fishes along the street. It all looked disgusting but very fresh to us. There was an area particularly for the koreans to eat them raw. We just walked pass and took some shots. It was really an unforgettable scene.



Soon, it was lunch time. We went back to Nampodong and had topokgi. It was Hye Rim's favourite place. Before coming to Korea, we had tried Topokgi by Sangmi. It was marvellous. The topokgi that we took here was good too, but it was too spicy, we ate in a mess :p

After lunch, we catched a bus nearby Jagalchi market. It took us to Taejongdae Park. It was quite a distant from Busan city to Taejongdae. Along the way, we saw the Marine University. It was built on an island, and the whole island belonged to the University. Unbelievable! Finally, we reach Taejongdae Park. We bought ticket and waited to be taken to the cliff with rugged rocks about 150m above the sea. This is something we could hardly see back home. We were actually there to enjoy the sunset. However, it was cloudy that day, we went home disappointed.
When we return to busan city, it was night time. We waited for Ga yong for dinner. I was attacked by the throbbing headache again. And i felt extremely cold. When Ga yong came, she
let me wear her jacket, but it was quite small for me. Anyway, it was really nice of her. We all went back to Nampodong market again and settled at a cozy restaurant for shabu shabu. I heard it is Japanese? Hm.. no idea, but to me it is steamboat :P


Return back to Gimhae after the dinner. We stopped at Gupo station to change a bus. Hyun young showed us a secret scene behind the station. It led to a sea! We could see a bridge at the distance litted with wonderful lights. When we were outside of our country, small things could mean a lot to us. I wonder why.

That night, i went to bed early, no chatting no soju. I needed to get rid of my headache first. And so, i went straight to bed after the shower. Exhausted.