Category: Going Places

My travelogue.

1 Year in Adelaide

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It’s a year! Officially one year staying in Adelade. Maybe need to deduct 3 weeks from it because I went to Korea for cultural exchange *LOL*

Anyway, last year today, I arrived Adelaide hoping for a whole new start. In this one year, I enjoyed it a lot! I wish I don’t have to go back soon but in less than a year, I’ll be home for good. Maybe. Time flies, it’s almost April, the day to go home is getting near. I’m not ready to go home yet sigh…

Life is treating me well here, even with the shits, it’s still good, I embrace it, enjoy it. Every single moment here is precious. Just what I don’t like is the exchange rate. Oh well…

April is going to be a depressing month, many friends are leaving, the computer pool will be soooo unhappening. If only what happened last week didn’t happen last week, at least I won’t feel so bad.

Last year, I thought I’ll have a special someone to celebrate my final 20’s birthday with me but there wasn’t, things just went ugly just before that. This time, I thought there’ll be another special someone to celebrate this one year anniversay with me but again… same thing, things just didn’t go well before it. Luckily, I still have my friends, we had a great time at dinner at least.

Even though I’ve been here for 1 year already but I haven’t get to really venture around Adelaide or even other parts of Australia. Only managed to go to places nearby such as the museum to see some beads artworks from the aboriginals, history, and so on of Adelaide; botanical garden to enjoy the vibrant colour of nature; the river to watch the world goes by; and so on and so forth.

Anyway, let’s just hope things will get better. Happy 1st anniversary to myself.

Finding Myself - Adelaide

PKNU Cultural Exchange – 14.1.2012 (Part 1)

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Homestay Day was on the Saturday of the second week of the programme. At 10am, we met our host. I’m so glad I had a partner going with me, else it would be really awkward ;p


Our host’s dad came to pick us up. The view from the bridge.


Awesome!


Usually we’re just looking at the bridge, now we’re on it.


We headed to the temple that I went previously, Hae Dong Yong Gung Temple. These are some of the properties near the temple.


Even though I had been there before, it’s great to be able to go again. Managed to venture to the area which I missed out when I was there.


We had quite an early lunch at the restaurant just before the entrance of the temple.


Dumpling and Jajangmyeon (alternately spelled jjajangmyeon; 자장면; 짜장면).


If not mistaken this is a type of seafood noodle dish called jjambbong (짬뽕). This is spicy but still not that bad and it was great especially during winter. All the food was great!

After that we drove around the coastal area, to be continued…

Getting Cultured - Busan, Going Places

Marcellina Pizza Bar & Restaurant

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Been having pizzas from Marcellina Pizza Bar & Restaurant for awhile, all courtesy from the university.

Last week, we decided to go to the shop behind the university at 273, Hindley Street for dinner because as student we get special price for the pizza. This place was established in Adelaide in 1967

We ordered Marcellina Special. It has tomato, cheese, ham, capsicum, mushroom, kalamata olives, and anchovies on it. The anchovies was extremely salty! Overall, it was all right.

The 15-inch pizza costs $27.50, but student price is $20. Not a bad deal at all!

Went there again just now for dinner ;p

Finding Myself - Adelaide, Food Porn

PKNU Cultural Exchange – 13.1.2012 (Part 4)

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After a long day trip, we had our dinner in the uni, too tired to go out for dinner but at the end still went out for drinking. I didn’t drink though. I just went there to join my friends.


So much food to go with the beer and soju.


If I’m not mistaken, unlimited refill!


Beer with dry ice, steamboat, and more snacks.

After that, we thought of going to karaoke but most didn’t want to, they wanted to go to another place to drink, so I left with those who wanted sing karaoke but decided to go back to uni. Who knows when on the way back, saw the other group, we ended up in a karaoke opposite the uni.

Only KRW1000 per person but the place was not a good one.

Anyway, got back at almost 1am, sang till forgot time ;p That’s the end of day 13th.

Getting Cultured - Busan, Going Places