Korean??

Melancong adalah pengalaman yang menarik bagi setiap orang. Bagaimana pula jika korg melancong ke Korea tanpa sorang pun yg dikenali di sana?

What would you do? It's kinda a 'gamble thing' to do.. And hell yeah, I did..

Jika korg yakin boleh melancong secara 'gamble', its a fun thing to do. If you don't have any confidence, I strongly suggest you NOT to do it.. Sebarang kemungkinan boleh berlaku di negara orang jika anda tidak bersedia sepenuhnya secara mentally.

Korea adalah negara yang unik. Yang paling best Pompuan, SHOPPING!! Yes, banyak handbag replica dijual di Korea, especially di Seoul. Pendek kata, mcm kat Pasar Besar Siti Khatijah di Kota Bharu, Kelantan... Tapi size pasar nya adalah dalam 3-4 kali ganda lebih besar.. Bukan ada satu bangunan saja, tapi beberapa building.
Let say ada 5-6 building besarnya mcm Sogo, tapi ade setingkat dua saja, bkn bertingkat2.. eheheh.. It's a heaven to shop replica/imitation handbags? Extremely huge selection. Hmm banyak sgt handbags sampai anda tak tau nak buat pilihan. Trust me on this.. ;)

Untuk Lelaki, Korean Girls!! Yeahhhh!!! and bg aku its the Bungee Jumping in Youldong Park!

korg boleh tawar menawar dengan peniaga di sana very smoothly. Mereka boleh berkomunikasi dgn English. So, absolutely tiada masalah langsung sebenarnya.

Here is the tip. Jika mereka tanya korg dari mana, jawablah korg dari Malaysia atau dari negara Asia Tenggara. Don't say you are come from USA or Japan or UK. Elakkan berbahasa Jepun dgn mereka walaupun korg tahu berbahasa Jepun.

Reason? Sebabnya jika korga start communicate in Japanese, mereka mempunyai impression that you are bringing Yen Japan which is the currency is higher than Won Korea. In other words, they see you as a tourist who has a 'lot of money'.

Di satu pasar in Seoul(lupa pasar mana), I tried bargain an item.. When I asked the seller, he said the price was 1300 won. Then a Japanese came to the shop and asked the price of same item. The seller said the price was 1500 won.. That's a great example from my experience.

Di sana, makcik jual brooch kat tepi jalan pon boleh tahu cakap English.. ehehe.. Well, of course they use broken English but as long as you can communicate with them without any misunderstanding, its very cool..

Untuk penginapan, korg boleh memilih hotel mengikut kemampuan korg.. Hotel 3 bintang pun sudah ok sebenarnya because anda bukannya mahu menghabiskan masa di hotel. Semestinya akorg keluar dan menghabiskan masa sehari suntuk di luar.

Public transport di sana boleh dikatakan 'reliable and punctual'. Jika anda ke Seoul dan Busan, menggunakan Subway or LRT adalah paling ideal.

Tak tau camna nak beli tiket? Well, it happened to me. ahaha.. tekan punya tekan tak kuar2 gak.. Pastu ade sorang old man ni helped me to buy a ticket from the machine. Korean people are very friendly and helpful. They love tourists..

Tips yg paling penting ialah pastikan korg membuat preparation secukupnya. Bawa contact number embassy Malaysia di Korea sekiranya berlaku sebarang emergency. Barang berharga hendaklah dibawa bersama-sama ketika keluar berjalan, bukannya tinggal di hotel. Pakai pakaian yg sesuai lebih-lebih lagi jika anda melancong during winter.

Lastly, have fun!! ;)