Monday, January 26, 2026

2025 recap - Quick Read

February - Jakarta with cousins 


May - JB with cousins
 

June - USS 

June - Hiking 


July - Melaka


July - JB with siblings


August - Sailing at MBC



August - JB with aunties


October - Taufik Batisah One Last Dance Concert 

November - JB with sisters

November and December - Jeju and Korea

 



 

Through the years - Quick Read

 

2016

2019


2022


2023

2024

2025


















Club Med Bali - Quick Read

The year - 2013. My first ever company trip and it was to Club Med Bali. A different experience being at the all inclusive resort for that 4/5 days. 



The long walk to our room with the luscious green surrounding


Sand - Sun - Sea
All Day Long

 

It was really holiday holiday lazing around, drinking juices all day long. 

My only regret - I didn't join much of the water activities. 


Wanted to walk at the beach but the lurkers as per photos above ruined the mood.






Spend most of the time within the Club. Went to explore on 2nd last day for a quick one.




Would want to revisit Bali again, this time DIY and to other parts of the island. 


Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Year end trip 2025 part 2 - Seoul (Long Read)

Continuation...

We took domestic flight from Jeju to Seoul which we alighted at Gimpo Airport.   

                

Saw this bridge while on the train heading to Seoul and it reminded me of the kdrama My Liberation Notes.                             
                                  

From Gimpo, we took the AREX train to Seoul. Hotel we stayed in was Hotel PJ Myeongdong which we found out later the locals called the hotel by a different name.           



The hotel which I think is a little outdated as compared to the one we stayed in Jeju. 

 

Day and Night view from our hotel room where we can see the Namsan Tower.

Places We Went To:
Myendong - A must go to for shopping of facial products, masks and cosmetics. 






 


 

 

 
Blessed to witness the first snow fall. First snow experience in my life and it felt so magical.  


The snow fell for about 1 hour after which it stopped. Saw the news and it was an unexpected heavy snow fall.

 

Gyeongbokgung Palace + Bukchon Hanok Village where we rented hanbok
It was 20 mins walk to and fro...

 

  
Skipped taking photos within the palace as it was closed by the time we rented our hanbok and went straight to Bukchon Hanok Village.

 
This felt like that last scene where Wang So promised to search for Hae Soo

  


The pretty Bukchon Hanok Village where people still live. There's posters around reminding tourists and visitors to keep volume down and not to disturb the residents. 


 




 

Namdaemun Market - Not much shopping as it's mostly winter wear. 

   


Itaewon - Muslim street

 


Starfield Library located inside COEX Mall @ Gangnam district


Wanted to see the aesthetic library without the decorations but oh wells


  


Hongdae - Didn't explore much at the shopping areas.

        

 

Did our custommade Nike t-shirt

 

Han River - where we got lost as no one seems to know where we want to go. 
Later on we learnt the location should be Han River Yeouido.

  


 
Having ramen almost at midnight in the freezing cold outdoor. We were not the only ones there.
There was a group of girls recording their dance. A boy reading by the river. 

All The Food We HAD!

Kampungku @ Myendong

 
Eid Halal Korean Food @ Itaewon

  

 
Busanjib KBBQ @ Myendong

 

 

Lepak Laa Restaurant @ Myendong


Babylon - The Iraqi House @ Samcheong-dong


Busan Jib @ Myendong


Busan Jib @ Hongdae

Street Food @ Myendong. Think we tried almost all food that we wanted.

                                Fruits Tanghulu                                                         Beef Skewer

                        Egg toast, melted cheese                                                Hotteok

    Eomuk (Fishcake) - I prefer the non-spicy one                       Bunggeopang - chocolate filling 

 
Mochi

 
Torch flamed marshmallow

                                                                                Manjoo - corn shaped pastry with sweet custard filling

All The Drinks

 




Been wanting to go here ever since I found out it was co-owned by So Ji Sub though it ended in 2013.
   
Wanted to try the famous strawberry cake but it was 1 whole cake so we skipped.

                
Ramen by Han River

         



 


 


Till we meet again Seoul~