HoteL RaY and ITS Vicinities

Ship-shaped hotel that stood among the others, especially with its unmistakable rendition of what a ship would like like when it's aglow.

The eateries were just around the corner, even the mart which opens 24 hours (supposedly).

Then..of course, the beach was just 3-minute walk from the hotel.

and..not to mention the cafe and other restaurants that dotted the neighborhood.

Yup, this was what we saw as we approached the front facade of the hotel.

It sure did look like a ship..stranded on the ground.

simply because it resembled my name....we ended up staying at this hotel...

and...got a huge discount..ㅋㅋㅋ

Card Game at Home

It's a holiday...4-day holiday, actually. We just had our holiday one day earlier....so we practically just stayed at home....on the last day of holidays. One of the things we did was...card game...

It's a box of cards with pictures of cats and other eerily looking portraits of cats...

We did have so much fun at home...playing cards....

the best thing of what we did was that...we simply made an hour of our holiday..full of laughters and joy. Yup....we learned that..Freya was sooooooooooooo.................well, it's a good thing to learn other's characteristics through a simple thing like 'card game'

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Tteokkuk in Seollal

The kids insisted that we ate tteokkuk or rice-cake-soup during Seollal since they wanted to make sure that their age is added one year more...^^ as a proof of their growing up.^^

So, their Mom finally made the tteokkuk at home. We're lucky to have the tteok as a gift..and the mandu (dumplings) from our friend as well...as a present, too.^^

Yup, we're celebrating Seollal completely since we officially ate the rice-cake-soup, too.

Freya said" yes, I'm now...9 years old"

IMLEK...새해복 많이 받으세요.

An Empty Seoul Station @ Night

I was going home from Ansan by subway..and later on found out that the train I was on....stopped at Sadang station which was still far away from home. So, got out of the subway station..trying to find the bus..only to find the only one bus no.502 heading towards Seoul Station transfer center. Okay..got it. Then...after about 20 minutes or so, I arrived at Seoul station...and luckily it was still opened..at about 01.20...I still had time to go inside and use the restroom^^..and boy..its' the first time ever that Seoul station was in its state of 'void' from people....^^

Yup...it's almost 01.30 am where the passengers gone..and no trains coming in or out of the station. It's a new feeling of being inside the busiest station in Seoul....with not many souls visible.

So..I took the chance to look around and take some snaps of it...while I could.^^

The people I saw were mostly the security in charge of keeping the station safe and sound.

Not a minute too soon...at about 01.30...there's an over-voice heard....asking us to exit from the station since it's going to be closed.

Yup, that's a new experience of being inside Seoul station...on Saturday, Feb.07,2016..when not many people were around.

To think that it's Seollal's holiday..!!

Home-made Brownies

What's the best day to start the first Sunday of Seollal long holidays? No..not yet the ricecakes...

But..it just so happened that the ingredients were there...that zapped! brownies....done.

All. home-made. ..on Seollal Day.

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Lotte World's Front Facade at Night

There you go. Seollal 2015.

All about Those Cheese + home-made dish

Second day of Lunar New Year holiday....hmmm let's order something to celebrate it. No ttekokkuk...just yet. But....instead we had some pizza.

The new pizza was in for tasting. All that cheese! Ok....we gave it a try!

*** worth the price....for something new.

As a matter of fact, we had nasi gurih for our breakfast...plus tofu and tempe.

Plus....this "kim kremes" as we call it.

Tttt...that's it.

The Kids Slept Over and....

...that made me home alone. yup..Lunar new year holidays does not always mean that I should take the kids out. Instead. ..they just arranged their own term of having a holiday. They are sleeping over at their friends' house.

Spending time together. And...the only way I could get in touch with them is via kakaotalk and the pics I got from them.

they seem to be having a lot of fun.

yes...me...home alone.

Chinese Song Competition @ Amplaz

Was walking around and having a window shopping at Amplaz Mall when I encountered the Chinese Song Competition at the atrium. Well, since it was Imlek (Seollal), I could see why this festival was being held. 

The red lanterns that adorned the ceiling of the atrium seemed to greet everyone's attention (and heart) during the festivities. I just felt that I got to capture the moment so as to make it memorable.