phew.. i'm back... what a trip! many memorable things and events to share.. but a little too tired and bummed that i have to work tommorow and get back to reality.. which is that there's stocktaking tommorow and I have to get my fitness back on some track cos the trip completely derailed whatever fitness plans. pooh.
just a few thoughts before i sleep...
1. korea sucks as a shopping place. seriously if i were a korean, i would try to immigrate as fast as possible. that or learn how to buy stuff online... why? the stuff they have there are shockingly overpriced, like more than 150% the price of the stuff in singapore.. a simple comparison? a simple adidas shirt there cost like 34000won.. which is like 60 fricking singapore dollars..
honestly with such encouraging prices it's no small wonder why i ended up with nothing bought.
2. korea really does not like foreigners... there are so few signs around the place that are even remotely recognisable... everything there is the mish-mash of circles lines and dashes... it's like some morse code gone haywire or something... and then when u try to shop and look around, you are completely befuddled by the language barrier and well... you just give up. i tried browsing for a nice le coq sportif jacket which cost a whopping 128000won (of course i wasn't gonna buy it.. just gonna try and see whether it looked good).. this is the scenario...
salesperson: klk#$k3(*>?
me: err.. politely bows and jabbers at the jacket, whilst saying "oromaeo", meaning how much is it (thanks to my tour guide)
salesperson: gestures "128000won" (my eyes nearly drop out)
me: can i try it? try?
salesperson: *#8(2&nhjuhu4?
me: huh? err.. attempts to take the jacket to try it
salesperson: yanks the jacket from me and asks, M? M?
me: YES.. M.. can i try?
salesperson: 98iubBJN*B*? then goes to the store to search for an M...
this is where i have a bad feeling that he somehow assumes i actually want to buy one... so i straight away rush up and frantically wave my hand and say no.. no.. it's ok...
then dash out of sight.
phew... so much for customer service.
oh well.. tired liao.. blog again another time
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