Got Squeezed @ Myeongdong on purpose...

When was the last time I went to Myeongdong--a place dubbed as the haven or Mecca for fashion district (and now..cosmetic district) in Korea? Can't remember it myself. Being a not-really-into-those kinds of stuffs myself, I barely remember (if anything) me going there. But...I don't know it myself...as to why...at times...I was kind of compelled to drag myself to this pedestrian alleys. Anyway...this was one of the Myeongdong alleys on July 29 when I went there. 

Faceshop, TonyMoly,...and endless brands your eyes can feast upon....were all there. 

People kept on coming back+forth to this magnetic field full of worldly glamour. 

No one despises it, of course...

well, I don't. ^^ So...let's see what I encountered the other day... 

oh...sugarcane juice.... 사탕수수쥬스 (satangsusu juse). I should've asked where they got the sugar cane. Of course I had it back home and had one of these drinks occasionally. Not my liking, though. 

The fact that even the tropical 'sugarcane' even made a debut in Myeongdong only showed me one thing: Myeongdong IS the "IT " place to be..for a 'unique' and 'unfamiliar' drink in Korea. 

Uniqlo.....mannequins. 

no comment on this one.:)

Scratches of thought

It's been ten days since the start of Ramadan. Wow..10 days of fasting.
In the midst of summer.
lots of things happened.
for sure, a mixed kind of triumphant feeling and at-times-hope-I-can-do-this kind of feeling.
*
In the course of the week, lots of things captured my attention.
Cory Monteith, my part time job, time scheduling of daily activities, the seemingly never-ceasing rain, house chores, restraining myself from peeping into last semester's grade, home-made ice cream, hunting for watermelon, KBS itineraries, SBS Drama, 너의 목소리가 들려, I Can Hear Your Voice, Uniqlo, Pacific Rim, my obsession with body weight, diet, sahur, iftar, prayers, tutoring, PPT for micro teaching, youtube-ing, CNN, blogging, CCS, tempat-tempat seru, ........................

Strolling Along the Youido Park in the Blistering Heat of Summer

Yes..that's crazy. Just got back from IFC after a quick-browsing for souvenirs (again). Got some. And..I was thinking of taking a bus to KBS. But then I changed my mind. Instead, I decided to take a walk through the park. 

It's around 12 and I am sure that people were having their lunch by that time. That's why it's kind of deserted. Wait for another 45 minutes and these paths would be jammed packed with white/blue collars who felt the need to 'burn' down the energy (read: carbohydrate and fat) they just consumed.^^ (by walking, of course).

What a great day it was. OK, it was hot. It indeed was. But, the canopy ..I mean..the shades of the trees kind of spared me from being directly exposed to the prickling heat and humidity of the summer. 

Found a bag of Uniqlo deserted on one of the bench.

No one's around, but me...taking a pic out of it.

Well, of course..it's mine(d).

*Up to 50% Sale was a hard-to-resist offer.

Friday's Happy-O'lic

First thing first...It's Friday. The first Friday in the series of the coming Summer vacation. 

Took the kids to school. Then..off I went to campus to return a bunch of books I borrowed this semester. Then...off I went to the computer room....only to find that the room was being renovated:( sigh*** then..off I went to the barber (wait it's not barber)...it's a miyongsil or salon....where I usually have my hair trimmed (hair??)..like I have any. ..anyway..only to find that it's still closed. I came too early. 

Couldn't wait coz I got lunch appointment with my office colleagues at Youido's Seven Spring buffet restaurant (my fave).

Still got 30 minutes or so before lunch time...so off I went to IFC Mall to find some morning eye-shopping @ Uniqlo only to find the striped shirt I was falling in love with. 

Then...got one-hour buffet lunch to fill up my senses and appetite of everything a vegetarian like me ever wanted.

the only pic I took of the so many arrays of food I chomped into my tummy.^^

Got a great lunch, though. Thank you for ms. Kim Mino who treated us for the lovely lunch.

** Then...Friday Prayer ** at 13.00 until 14.00 at Itaewon Masjid. (nothing special...apart from the fact that it was crowded as usual...plus the blistering heat of the summer. I couldn't get into the inner circle coz I came late ...

anyhow..I did my Friday prayer hassle-free.

---

Then..off I went to Jurassic Park.

Yes...It's a last minute decision to transport myself back to 65 million years ago...

where Dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Jurrasic Park on IMAX 3D.

"indeed..it was a new and refreshing way of looking back into the 1993's mind-blowing movie: it's the intricate details and suspense that kept me glued and admire the 90's legacy of movie magic".

and..now..it's 7.45 pm...at home..jotting down this entry.

What a Friday...alhamdulillah.