Trip to Korea sponsored by LG. Day 1 (Arrival, Familiarisation)

8 CommentsWednesday • February 3, 2010 • by Shawn Lee // Posted in: Blog // Tags: korea, lg, travel

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I still remember myself saying:

“I’m going to Korea tomorrow! No, actually, in a few hours. Yesh!”

Which is also a quote from Dawn Yang.

 

But hey! It’s already a week after the trip! And here’s me blogging!

Travel mates include Andy, Beatrice and Wayne from LG!

 

Touched down in Korea! Stepping on Korea grounds! The home of Girl’s Generation and boybands such as Super Junior and DBSK! I can hear you scream, fangirls!

 

 

Our guide who painstakingly waited for us in the airport for hours! We arrived in the early morning 5AM, FYI! The plane flight was really tiring and we sat economy class. No space to sleep properly!

 

Reached the hotel, checked in, got my name tag.

 

Once we settled down, we didn’t waste anytime, didn’t even sleep a wink, and rushed out to meet at the lobby.

 

Guess where we went? SHOPPING!

 

More of familiarization shopping, have to do research first ma!

 

Returned to the hotel and captured this beautifully over-exposed shot with Beatrice in it! If only the damn pillar wasn’t there!

 

 

Winter wear!

 

 

Don’t I look like a rice dumpling in this photo?

Went to try Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup. Not too bad!

 

First meal. The meat was very soft! Almost like Jelly. But there was too much bones inside? The porridge was great too.

 

Back on the bus and we were still excited about what we were wearing, especially me. I had 4 layers on, you can see 3 here, and one more innerwear! Try wearing these in Singapore, you will die of a heatstroke.

 

Went back to the hotel and into the conference room. We didn’t sleep a wink and we still had to play this ‘Amazing Race’ kinda thing to know more about Korea! Pretty well organised trip I would say.

 

We were divided into 4 groups, (each Singaporean in one). Then each team leader get to choose one roll, in which contains clues to which places we had to go. We had to go to the place, snap a photo with the LG GW620, and submit to them via email on the LG GW620.

My team, I look like a shortie!

 

Team cheer!

 

Walking the streets of Seoul to find places as instructed.

 

 

At the subway. Korean subway were real messy, we weren’t familiar, so we spent sometime searching for the correct line to take. There were 9 lines if I’m not wrong!

 

Using the LG GW620 to find the places! We used Google Maps! I don’t know if we cheated or not.

 

Chilling out at Starbucks, with the LG GW620!

Approached and took a photo with a Korean couple! Sweet and loving aye!

 

 

Not long after, we received the best mission ever, which was to have fun at Karaoke!

 

I sang something too, I forgot what

 

The room was luxurious, totally different from the K-Box you get in Singapore!

 

 

With my team, doing the Korean trademark pose!

 

Posey posey!

 

At the Welcome dinner in the evening we received our prizes, our team WON! In the box was a traditional Korean Fan. Cool.

 

 

8-Course meal! They were real kind to replace anything containing prawn or shrimp for me, since I am allergic to them. Phew.

 

 

The exterior of the restaurant!

Group photo outside the restaurant! It’s some special restaurant but I can’t remember the details!

 

After that we went to a nightclub! Real experience! Sadly it was a Friday, I don’t know where the Korean clubbers were, the whole place was deserted, while the music was blasting like mad crazy! We were escorted to a VIP room, real classy!

All you can drink Hoegaarden! Why isn’t there fruit juices?

 

This is how empty the dance floor was. No Korean hotties!

 

 

But I took a photo with 1 Korean! Don’t be fooled by her demure face, she’s actually working in some Vodka company, high office ranking if I’m not wrong!

 

After which we went back early by cab, and then went to a Donut store with Andy and Arnold.

 

Check out Day 2 SOON!

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