Tuesday, December 23, 2014

给全陪小戴的一封信

小戴吖, 

在机场你给我的第一印象是, 穿着呢大衣的你好年轻, 挺帅气的. 心想八天对着一个好看的人蛮不错的. 可是小戴吖, 在接下来的相处时间里, 你可否察觉, 团友对你梢有不满呢? 

不满的情况如下: 

黄山 
大家都想看日出.你一盆冷水倒下来,说下雨天,准看不见,还不如多睡点,休息下.7点半吃早餐后就到临近景点逛逛后下山.光明顶,始信峰,你说徒步少说3, 4小, 10多公里,天气预报大雾小雨,不去了.当你转声离去,我们怨声四起.我们一致决定早上的日出我们自个儿去,7点半回来集合.光明顶,始信峰也要去.即使啥也没看见,走过了我们也就心甘情愿.当然,你最后还是领着我们上了狮子峰去看日出.结果也如你所说的, 日出瞧不见. 可是我们看见了云海呢! 那景色犹如人间仙镜,美的让人窒息. 
我明白对一个工作者, 在一个来了无数次的地方, 又在冷的哆嗦, 冒着小雨, 白茫茫大雾的天气下登山, 当然希望能免则免. 可对一个旅者来说, 我们在乎的是那个过程. 即使最终无能如愿观赏到所有景色, 但却能欣赏到沿途的风景, 呼吸到新鲜的空气, 体验到他国的不一样之出. 

千岛湖的黄山尖. 
地陪说爬上山顶用步行的话得花30分钟. 也可自费乘搭缆车. 在多数人说走路上山后, 地陪就领着大伙迈步而上了. 我以为朋友和她母亲乘坐缆车, 也就没敢怠慢, 紧紧跟随大伙徒步登顶. 怎知朋友与她妈妈千辛万苦, 气吁吁的爬了上来. 他们怪罪于你不够体贴, 没在提醒他们乘坐缆车的选择. 坦白说, 我并不认为这是你的错. 地陪事先已表明, 自主权在於她们自己身上. 你并没义务去决定她的需求啊. 
对不起小戴. 我没在这件事上为你辩护.

其二:

虽说每个地方都有地陪, 而地陪的工作是介绍当地的一切. 但大多时候, 我们只被告知集合的时间, 你们就不见了踪影. 反观其它团队的导游都边走边讲解, 让团友们更了解当地的文化. 无可奈何的, 这个罪名套在你的头上了. 
其实, 大家最不满意的是景点观光30分钟, 而购物站却逗留2小时. 心中虽然明白是公司的安排, 但, 不满的情绪总是发在看见的人身上. 

小戴吖, 我明白良好的气氛需要互动的. 每当你叙叙畅谈时, 前两排的人不是睡觉, 就是默不出声. 而坐得较远的我, 也总不能每次喊话回应你. 让你对牛弹琴似的, 很是无趣吧! 

小戴吖, 我对你是真的心存感激的. 每每当我求知欲特旺盛的时候, 你都一一替我解答. 记得一次在玉石购物站里, 我听了10来分钟的推销, 实在睏得厉害. 在借词上厕所之后, 我没回厢房去. 对店里头另一角落陈列的文房四宝稍有兴趣的我, 慢慢的观赏着每件作品. 不知何时你就站在我的身边, 还对我解释如何挑选一个好的砚台. 从它的纹理, 手工, 金星, 出处, 平滑等等. 还告诉我中国四大砚台: 端砚, 歙砚. 之后那两个我也给忘了. 或许下一分钟, 我全都忘记. 但在那一刻, 我确实上了宝贵的一课, 长了知识. 

小戴吖. 容我在这里对你说声谢谢. 中国那么大, 茫茫人海中, 我们或许不会再相遇了. 但我衷心感谢你在我的人生旅程中出现过, 丰富了我的阅历. 

谢谢你, 小戴.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

9 Days 7 Nights Jeju - Seoul, Korea Itinerary

DAY 1    KUALA LUMPUR Q SEOUL
09 APR   Assemble at airport

DAY 2    ARRIVE SEOUL Q JEJU ISLAND       
10 APR    Check-in to hotel
               Yongyeon Pond
Visit Dragon Head Rock 龍頭巖  용두암 FREE 





DAY 3  JEJU ISLAND                                   
11 APR   Sangamburi Crater山君不離  산굼부리 
Seongsan Ilchulbong Sunrise Peak城山日出峰 성산일출봉   Adult 2,000 won
Watch Jeju female divers performance 海女 해녀 @ 1.30pm
Seoungeup Folk Village城邑民俗村  성읍민속마을
Trick EyeMuseum  3D术馆  트릭아트뮤지엄
Seopjikoji Hill涉地可支 섭지코지  올인하우스 ALL IN HOUSE
The Haevichi Lighthouse (IRIS) 해비치호텔 앞 등대








DAY 4  JEJU ISLAND
12 APR  The Mysterious Ghost Road 神秘之路 신비도로
Love Land 性主题公园  섹스 테마 파크  Adult 7,000 won
Teddy Bear Safari (Teseum) 泰迪熊博物  테지움     Adult 7,000 won
Ossuloc Green Tea Garden
Yongmeori Coast  龙头海岸 용머리해안
Hallim Park 한림공원 Adult : 9,000 won


                              









DAY 5  JEJU Q SEOUL                                                                                                           
13 APR  Namsan Hanok Village南山谷韓屋村남산골 한옥마을 (Closed Every Tuesday) FREE
        Dongdaemun 大門市場  남대문시장
        Cheonggyecheon清溪川청계천





DAY 6  SEOUL                                                                                                                             
14 APR  Mt. Sorak 雪嶽山國立公園 설악산국립공원, 
           Daepo Port
           Sokcho coffee house
           Gapyeong Station
           N Seoul Tower by cable car  N首尔塔    N 서울 타워        Adult 9,000 won





                                   
DAY 7  SEOUL            
15 APR   Nami Island 南怡  남이섬종합휴양지  Adult: 10,000 won
              Jade Garden
              Petit France
Myeongdong 明洞 명동





DAY 8  SEOUL
16 APR  Gyeungbokgung景福  경복궁              Adult 3,000 won
              Gwanghwamun光化门- 广场中央的李舜臣将军铜像
              Insadong   仁寺洞 인사동
              Myeongdong 明洞 명동



                                                                       
DAY 9  SEOUL Q KUALA LUMPUR                                                                                                        
17 APR Depart home   







Saturday, April 26, 2014

Wonderful nights at Namsan GuestHouse

This is my 2nd time set foot at Seoul. The different is very much vary from 14 years ago. Despite those places that I've visited, I would like to express my feeling of this trip on the guesthouse that I've stayed.

Namsan GuestHouse is highly recommended for those going for a free & easy tour. It perfectly located at Myeongdong where easily access to the subway and the fascinating Myeongdong shopping paradise. It is close to N Seoul Tower too. You should not worried about as there are so much nice restaurants too: two two fried chicken, jokbal, bbq, cafe and convenient store all around the corner. I'm feeling happy chosen here not just about the location of this guesthouse but the friendly staff here. If you are staying there longer, it definitely will feel that this is not a guesthouse but a home.
Namsan provided breakfast. You can have your coffee, toast or ramen whatever time you feel hungry. Instead, you may heat up your own food with microwave. Wifi access even in your room. I'm staying at Namsan3.

1st night. We went to Namsan2 (just next block) looking for our tour guide, Paul which we booked for a day trip to Nami Island. (Paul is freelancer tour guide and a night shift staff at Namsan2). Unfortunately he is not working on Sunday night. A staff there helping us to check on the day tour provided by Namsan and as well as calling Paul for us. This guy giving us impression not only becoz of this handsome look but the little funny part here. I saw a scale and I standing on it to weight myself. Follow by my sis and he peep on it. He said:"Ohh! Heavy. Korean gal not more 45kg." This make us embarrassed and we burst out laugh. We end up contacted Paul and we booked another day trip with him to Mt.Sorak.

2nd night. Paul invited us to Namsan2 at nite after our day trip. We had coffee and dried meat that we brought from Malaysia. His French friend came later and sat next table of us with a cool handsome look. There is no interaction between us. 

3rd night was fantastic. The French guy, Pierre sit with us. Paul another friend from Japan together with us too. We shared stories. We had Makgulri, we had soju, we had beer and Paul ordered 2 different type of fried chickens. Not to missed is the Korean guy that we met 1st night. We had our own gathering here. Even Namsan's boss came by saying that there is party over at Namsan4 and asked us all go over to join and Paul doesn't mention it to us at all. We seems to have more fun over here. We enjoyed ourselves with Paul, his French and Japanese friends and Thai/Korean staff here. It's a amazing night. Weather is cold, body is heat by the alcohol but heart is warm by the people around here. 




4th night. The last night we stayed. We are going to say goodbye to Paul. He asked us to stayed inside the house. Pierre, the French was there too. We sat on the small table and we had our ramen. There, Paul said he had ordered pork. We feel sorry that Paul ordered food again for us. When the food delivered and when opened up the cover, I don't feel it will be delicious. This because I don't like pork much and the look doesn't look yummy though. More over the fat laying on the pork meat. They said this dish called jokbal, pig's feet. I tried 1 slice wrapped with lettuce with some source. To my surprise, it's yummy ! I then tried another 1 with wrapped but dipped with source, it's taste super good. You can't feel the fat at all, it's melting inside your mouth. I never taste pork that good before. Jea Young-sii (the korean staff 1 night we met, so sorry that I knew your name that late) said this very good to skin because of its collagen. I said to him:"No wonder your skin so good." He laughed and answered me that he ate that very often.



I believe we can become more closer if we staying there more longer. We can have our supper, our beer together, chit-chatting or just sitting there to shared the atmosphere. It's a very good memories about this place, about the people here. I wish to be back there 1 more time. To meet these lovely people 1 more time. Miss there. Miss you, Paul (a very nice guy far from here).