Came Day-5 of our trip. I remembered that day was not as eventful as other days because we spent half of the day to go to Sillim i.e. Hyekyung's house. Before we set off to spend 3 days in Sillim, we decided to cook something to thank our hosts, Azza, Azma and Anna for their hospitality. We woke up earlier than usual to go to the nearest shijang (market). All of them were surprised when we told them where we were going to shop for groceries. We were so used to walking non-stop for the last 4 days that a few miles to the market didn't matter. Anna gave me directions the night before and I was confident that we'd get there without any detours. It's no surprise we got lost at 9 in the morning, wandering aimlessly in Gocheok-2-dong. haha! Thanks to 1 ahjussi and another ahjumma who didn't ignore me when I asked for directions we finally found the market. :) It was kinda like our small adventure for the day because we were relatively new there. Me and Nuur just accepted the challenge of walking to the market by ourselves, buying veggies and squids head-on. We survived! ^^
My dish, kailan ikan masin. Had to make shift since there was no ikan tenggiri masin. ketuk pintu neighbor (other Malaysian students) and mintak ikan kering sikit. Fry it, blend to powder and tada!
After all that cooking, we had our lunch and went to Sillim.. by bus! Scary to go to a new place by ourselves. Thank God, we arrived safely to the arms of Hyekyung who was searching for us when we accidently got off the bus at one stop earlier than the one we're supposed to.
This is our first time to go to a REAL Korean home and I ADORE it! It was so compact and everything is so different from Malaysian home. Hyekyung was so kind to cook us a good 'ol Korean meal.
Hyekyung's super cute nephew, Minjae. He liked us because we kept praising his drawings. He reminds me of 2PM's Wooyoung.
After stuffing ourselves silly at dinner, Hyekyung wanted to bring us to a cheap coffee shop near Seoul National University. It's usual to have cheap shops around universities since students are broke. haha!
Hyekyung's home is literally on top of a freaking high hill. I kid-you-not, the incline is really steep, chincha musowo! Hyekyung said that the shops are near. I stopped believing her after 30mins of hiking. hehe. However, the journey was definitely worth it! I love this place. Cake + coffee = 5000won (Nuur, betol ke? I can't remember) which is approx rm15. In Hongdae, a cup of espresso is 5000won.
Hyekyung, her sister and Minjae. We had a pretty serious conversation over our dessert. We talked about the suicide of Korea's previous president, Roh Moo Hyun.. the current president, Lee Myung Bak, and other things about Seoul. Very enlightning. Finally, honest opinions of the country's political state from Seoulites.
My favorite cafe in Seoul because it's the cheapest! ^^
When we were about to leave, my steps were heavier, thinking that we had to walk back home. Luckily (?) Minjae was tired and sleepy so we took the taxi home.
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