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domenica 13 luglio 2014

서울의 굉장 하루 ^^ Aesome Day in Seoul^^







안녕!! Hi Everyone((^=^))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In Seoul, I met wonderful friends that as time goes by become closer and
 
closer. Most of people think that bcos of "different mentality and culture" can be
 
hard establish lasting relationships with foreigners. Well..in my case it's wrong!
 
Actually, in my case, I realised that Koreans aren't so different from us. Some
 
are shy, others are so lively and talkative kkk even more than me kkkk
 
So I was surprised but also happy!
 
I spent an amazing day with my friend that I call 언니 ^^ (in Korean it means
 
older sister, since she's elder than me :P) and she calls me 동생 (younger sis)
 
 
I really can't wait to meet her **
 
 
 
 
SELCA TOGETHER
 
 
 
 
 
 
When we meet, there was one of her friend that was also kind, so firstly we
 
went to Starbucks  (스타 벅스)  awww I love this place^^)) we chat chat chat a
 
lot, after 2 years without meeting we had so many things to tell each other^^
 
After that we went to visit the biggest and crowdest market ever, it's called
 
DDM (동대문시장 - Dongdaemun Market)
 
 
 
 
 
*But..I will talk about DDM another time ...*
 
 
 
 
 
Then, since we were hungry,  we deceided to eat supper at "ASHLEY
 
AMERICAN RESTAURANT" which is a well-known family restaurant in where u
 
can eat both Korean cusine and American cusine.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After dinner I was soooo full, that I could explode kkkkk
 
 
*너무 많이 먹었다*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We returned went to cafe and then...since we didn't know what to do after...it
 
was almost 10pm...we decided to play PocketPoll - kind or billiard. I never
 
played to billiard kkkk it was so fun Yayyy
 
but this wasn't the only time I played pocket pool. ^^
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aww spent such great night!
 
 
감사!((^^))
 
 
 
 
 
Byeeee Haru**
 
 
 
 


mercoledì 9 luglio 2014

카페 애완 - Cat cafe



In Seoul there isn't just the normal and common cafes, but even Cats and Dogs cafes^^)) I

love animal so much, especially dogs >3<
 




Since in Korea apartments are too small for "hosting" pets, not everyone can have them,

these cafes are the best solutions. In there people study, chat, or play laptops while

cuddling their fave pet^^ Isn't it cool?


Walking through Seoul's streets u can see lots of these cafes, in different areas,

and not only with cats, but also with fishes, etx..
 
 
I went to both dogs & cats cafes, with friends, in Gangnam Station. I was
 
worried that dogs could  barking or be too much lively  ><  but! It's was so good, and cute
 
puppies were so cuddling @.@



Let's begin explaining about the cat cafe " ATTIC CAFE", I went there with my 언니
 
( Korean friend)  ^=^))
 
since she also was curious about that cafe, so we decided to go there for playing with cats 
 
(even though a cat scratched me TT TT)
 
 

 
Before going inside the cafe you'll need to take off your shoes, and wear a pair of slippers...this kind
 
 
 
 
Next step is order drinks
 
 
Then..you can cuddle ur puppies ^=^
 
 
TT TT This cat bitten me XS
Here is the DO and DON'Ts of the cafe
 
 
Haru **



martedì 8 gennaio 2013

6th August, meeting Korean friends!


On August 6th my friends (Fix and Miyu) and I met a Korean friend in Milan.
Before that date, Fix and I had spoken with her on a social network; she had told us that she would go to Milan on August 6th to spend there a whole afternoon (her trip was organized by an agency) so we took the opportunity to meet her :)
The day had come and my friends and I went to the Central station in order to pick her. She immediately recognized us and with a big smile on her face, she came to greet us. Then YounJeong, this is her name, left her luggage at the station “luggage left” place and introduced us to an other girl of her group, Suyeon, met during the trip. So our guided tour through the beautiful (?) Milan could start.
As we sprung from the underground exit, the one in the square right in front of the Duomo (the Cathedral), our friends were astonished and together exclaimed “jeongmal yeppeoyo” (“it's so beautiful” I hope it's correct XD). They were really impressed by the beauty of the cathedral!
The second stop was a short trip in the Rinascente shop and in the Galleria, then we wended to the Museo del Novecento. A really curious thing for me was the fact our Korean friends' appreciation for Fontana's works, which, personally, I don't like (but I'm not the only one XD).
They were incredulous at the vision of “Artist's shit” by Manzoni and they took so many pictures at the last floor where the window faces directly the Cathedral and its square.
Finished our tour we enjoyed a delicious gelato (ice-cream) and while chatting, we took some photos with the polaroid I long for so many months! YounJeong said that her polaroid had cost more or less 10 euros and the tape had had the same price. 
[Note : buying one of these cameras as I reach Korea ]
Talking about the age, I discovered that Suyeon is one year older than me so I started calling her “Eonni” ( well, saying the truth, the first thing that came out of my mouth was “Noona”, mian haeyo Eonni <3)
After this short break we went to the Brera Art Accademy because Eonni would visit it, she is thinking of moving to Italy and study art!
Unfortunately our time finished at the end of the Accademy tour, it was a different afternoon, funny and interesting at the same time ~

Here some of the topics of our speeches:
  • They were stonished because Milan doesn't have skyscrapes, it's completely different from Seoul.

  • Miyu asked them if bullying is common in high schools. She had watched a drama in which a boy was victim of bullying because the plate with his name wasn't in the right place, so she had this terrible (? XD) doubt. YounJeong asked that in schools there are strict rules and sometimes there are also episodes of bullying.

  • I asked information about the military service and both said that for them is kind of sad seeing people they know leaving for about 2 years. Boys leave their activities and/or studies and, as they come home, they resume them from where they have left them.

  • They talked about plastic surgery which is really common in Seoul. In fact, it was created a web-site only about it in order to share photos and information about people's surgery experience.


  • An other theme was the thinnes. Eonni is little and very thin where as YounJeong is pretty tall but thin too for the Korean standards. Do you know CL of 2NE1? Well, YounJeong is as thin as her, she's not the usual skin and bones girl, indeed, she looks so good as she is. Instead, she told us that in Korea she is considered a “fat” person. My friends and I were speechless, she's so thin!!She said also that many celebrities have liposuction done to remove excess fat and she held SNSD up as an example (You don't say?XD)


  • I asked them what was that ice-cream looking thing that I had seen many times before in dramas, the one that the waiters mix with some different flavours and they replied that it was bingsu ~ finally I know its name!















Ah, I've almost forgot to write that we gave YounJeong a bag full of traditional Italian sweets as a present where as she gave me and Fix two little mirrors. Mine represents the “Hyang Won Jung” , the pavilion of the Gyengbok Palace and Fix's one has a kayagum (Korean traditional instrument) player on it ~ thanks dear for the present!









Verso la metà di luglio, tramite un social network, io e un'altra mia amica, Fix, facemmo la conoscenza di YounJeong, una ragazza coreana molto gentile e carina. Ci disse che il 6 agosto sarebbe arrivata a Milano per trascorrervi un pomeriggio (il suo era un viaggio organizzato con un'agenzia) e così cogliemmo l'occasione per conoscerla di persona. Ci organizzammo anche con un'altra amica, Miyu, e tutte e tre andammo a prenderla in stazione centrale verso le due di pomeriggio (dopo aver mangiato un ottimo pasto al nostro ristorante coreano preferito, il Gaya XD).
YounJeong ci riconobbe subito e, con un gran sorriso, venne a salutarci. Lasciò le valige nel deposito bagagli della stazione e ci presentò una ragazza del suo gruppo, conosciuta durante il viaggio, Suyeon.
Iniziò così il nostro tour guidato per la splendida (? XD) Milano... non appena sbucammo fuori dalla metro in piazza duomo, l'uscita proprio di fronte al duomo, le espressioni delle due ragazze furono di meraviglia ed insieme esclamarono “jeongmal yeppeoyo” (“Che bello!” una delle poche parole che, aihmè, riuscì a comprendere >3<). Furono proprio colpite dalla bellezza del duomo e non le posso biasimare ~ La seconda tappa fu un breve giro alla Rinascente ed in Galleria, per poi dirigerci verso il Museo del Novecento. Una cosa che trovai curiosa fu il loro apprezzamento per le opere di Fontana, che a me (ma non sono l'unica) non piacciono affatto però si scandalizzarono, per così dire, alla vista di “Merda d'artista” di Manzoni e fecero mille foto al penultimo piano, dove la vetrata si affaccia direttamente sul duomo e la piazza. 
Finito il giro ci gustammo un bel gelato e, tra una chiaccherata e l'altra, ci scattammo delle foto con la polaroid che bramo da sedicenti mesi; YounJeong mi disse che la sua costò all' incirca 10 euro e che pure il rullino aveva lo stesso prezzo [ Appunto: comprarsi una di queste polaroid appena metto piede in Corea ] . Parlando dell'età scoprì che Suyeon è più grande di me di un anno così la chiamai “Eonni” ( a dir la verità la prima cosa che mi uscì dalla bocca fu “Noona”, mian haeyo Eonni <3) ~
E dopo questa breve pausa ci recammo all'Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera poiché Eonni desiderava visitarla, lei studia arte e quindi vorrebbe venire in Italia a continuare i suoi studi *-*
Purtroppo però il tempo a nostra disposizione terminò appena dopo la visita all'accademia, fu un pomeriggio diverso dai soliti ed interessante al tempo stesso. 

Ecco qui alcune delle cose di cui parlammo:

  • Rimasero stupite nel constatare che Milano è priva di grattacieli. Ricordo ancora le loro facce, completamente diversa da Seoul!

  • Miyu le chiese se a scuola è frequente il bullismo, questo dubbio le venne dopo aver visto un drama in cui un ragazzo era vittima appunto di bullismo solo perché la targhetta recante il suo nome era mal messa. YounJeong ci rispose che nelle scuole ci sono regole molto severe e che, a volte, si assiste a questi avvenimenti.

  • Io le chiesi alcune informazioni riguardante l'obbligo militare ed entrambe mi risposero che per loro è una cosa un po' brutta vedere magari, amici o parenti che se ne vanno per quasi due anni. I ragazzi però lasciano le loro attività e/o studi per poi riprenderle una volta tornati.

  • Ci parlarono di chirurgia plastica, che a Seoul è molto frequente, e scoprimmo che esiste un sito-web in cui persone che hanno subito interventi chirurgici possono postare le loro foto e condividere le loro esperienze oppure dove le persone possono ottenere informazioni utili riguardo i vari interventi.

  • Un altro argomento fu la magrezza. Eonni è piccolina e magra mentre YounJeong è abbastanza alta e di corporatura “normale” per gli standard coreani. Avete presente CL delle 2NE1? La mia amica me la ricorda, sono magre allo stesso modo, non è il solito stecchino pelle e ossa, anzi sta proprio bene così! Invece lei ci raccontò che in Corea lei è considerata una persona “grassa”. Vi giuro, rimanemmo a bocca aperta! Lei è così magra!Ci disse anche che molte celebrità ricorrono alla liposuzione per eliminare il grasso in eccesso e ci fece l'esempio delle SNSD (non mi dire XD

  • Gli chiesi che cosa fosse mai quel dolce simile al gelato che avevo sempre visto nei drama, quello che i camerieri mixano con differenti gusti e mi dissero che si trattava di bingsu ~ finalmente so il suo nome!


~ Ah, stavo per dimenticare che regalammo a YounJeong un sacchetto pieno di dolci tipici italiani mentre lei ci portò uno specchietto:
il mio raffigura il padiglione “Hyang Won Jung” del palazzo Gyengbok mentre quello di Fix una suonatrice di kayagum, uno strumento musicale tipico della tradizione coreana ~