This place...

A new morning, a new cup of green tea latte and a new week! 

(okay, that was three days ago... anyways:) Although having had a mere 4 hour sleep I woke up comparably fast and easy, it rained cats and dogs from above (rain season is just about to end soon I thought) but I can't be bothered, not even by the fact I have no shoes to withstand the rain for too long because I finally found out (after four days of worried and having to pay for a cap twice) that there's a bus running to the university of my language course which I take since last week. The course itself would be another chapter but basically the real challenge is not really class but actually making it there on time... 

My discovery saves me about 20 minutes and a 10 minute walk which resulted in me being able to actually get a breakfast set today, this time even existing of a nice cup of hot green tea latte (since it's raining it is cold, I even wear long jeans!!) and the university's little shop's kimbap. Oh did I mention: till now I always been able to even sit down in the bus!!! My good mood may also come from the fact my sister is coming over this week. I can't wait to get to see Seoul from a complete outsiders view again because I (with time of course) lost some of these culture shock moments. But actually I want to share some moments and pictures with you again!

Due to the language course I was in quite a bad mood sometimes. I am right in between two levels so courses are not 100% fitting and one of our teachers is pulling of a drama each time, I'm so not into such stuff!! Also having to get up early again is just a plain pain in the a**...

Feeling fed up I spontaneously went on a 2 hour subway ride after class to flee seoul.

In my luggage: my dear friend wilbur.

So as we strolled through the park and the seaside of this gorgeous place he captured some impressions.

I have to say I love this place! Since it's not finished by now and is still in the building process there are not many people that live there by now so I did not have to put up with the crowd. As well the architecture was just stunning!! If I were to live in Korea ever, by now I would have to say it would have to be that area that I'd want to live in!!

If you eat your bagel, you'll have nothing in your pocket but the hole... So just take the hot girl

As I said before when I started this blog I will let you know all sorts of things I come across with here...

So this is going to be one of those random posts...

This matter already appeared a few days ago, but I kind of forgot to write about it until I came across it in other terms. In the very common one: It's about bagels...

Today I had a crazy day, having overslept already on the very first day of my course and experiencing the funniest things there too early in the morning, I felt like having some good old bread-like food...

So after my hopes for a baguette have been crushed by the empty shelve I changed my plans and ended up on dunkin' donuts with a hot bagel instead. And this was the very moment when I remembered what I wanted to share with you: The bagel girls... Not those cute little girls over the counter which tried to tell me I should finally register online to finally be able to actually benefit from not having lost this piece of plastic (In fact as I am as clumsy I got a second points card and now have one in both purses). The term I am referring to is a (as it appears) common term in korea. When I was watching TV- oh yeah, I finally got one, but actually I don't end up on the screen too often- there was a comedy series or something similar and there was one guy pointing on a picture of a girl (which is probably famous) and then screamed "bagel!!!". Well, I'm sorry but I guess you got a bit mixed up was my first thought. Then later I came across with this term again in a magazine. On this months issue of ELLE (how posh does that sound?!) there was a insert covering the yearly summer topic of shaping up... This not only included a chapter named "surgery bible" but also the Chapter "Now hot! Bagel girl". So what was it with that again? Basically this term describes a girl with a baby face and in contrast to this a really hot body with enough curves on all 'the right places'. Although koreans seem crazy about to keep or gain the S-line Bodies and V-line faces the Bagel Type girl is now the big trend...

As I now was chowing down my cream cheese bagel to make sure I keep my curves I thought I should now longer hold back with this wisdom and enrich your lives with this new term... although I personally am still waiting for the donut girl body style to be trend, what about that, world??

Oh by the way: another one I just learned today is "Avatar couple" which means a couple of which the girl is a lot taller than the guy... just heard the explanation today and was the first time I came across with, so no guarantee about that, so far I did not see any comedian pointing at some couple screaming Avatar!!!

Having already spoken about the beauty feature in the summer issue I just realized once again how funny and entertaining those shaking the world decicions were you could also spot in the insert...
Please! who could ever answer the long lasting question "needle or knive"?? I guess that means the world!!
Korea has its fame for being a specialist for plastic surgery so just google that term and you'll find enough articles on that... for me I'd just like to share some minor impressions from that insert and the fact that I guess it was in Busan, There was a 24h surgery place with such an elegant name as 24h remodelling design studio or so... well, looking at what is being done here the other statement is so fitting...
"Surgery, you name it!"
But to keep it fair and square: Not every girl or man was under the knive here, although compared to western or at least german standards this topic is a lot more discussed in the public and men are also well using the doctors skills for them getting "shaped up"...

Yeouido

This pictures episode is of the area of Yeouido. 

Yeouido is basically an island in seoul, which hosts some of the most important economical and political spots koreas but even though if I got it right, the name means something like "you can have it" or "it's useless". Looking at the fact, that the national assembly is located here I guess the significance of this area changed though the name did not. In early Joseon time (which should very roughly be around 1400 till 1900, don't sue me for any incorrectnesses....) sheep and goats were grazing at this area.

These days its the penguins of politics and economics populating this spot...

But except for companies as LG and Co. also the most important Broadcasters are located here as MBC or KBS, some other source of korean export power with its pop-cultural wave having hit pan-asia starting in the 1990s...

Also the place is now a crowded busy place theres a park located there and not to forget theres access to Han river, which makes it - at least for me- an definitely useful place as Han river is one of the nicest spots to step back from the sizzling, hectic days in the city center...

So summing it up, this region definitely got the wrong name looking at its current goats living or at least grazing their work there or taking a break from it ...

Sorry, in fact you don't really see much of the real area there, but I like the geometrical pictures I took here, so bear with it (or come here and view the area by yourself!).

To finally finish the chapter of thailand off (I've now returned to korea already a week ago!) here are the last few impressions in photos. I'm leaving with many great impressions some gained kilos from the many fruit shakes and the wish to see more of the country next time!