Geraldine's friend, Dabin, is going into army soon. Unlike Singapore's army, when guys in Korea enter army, they really disappear for two years. Wanting to see more of Dabin before he evaporates, Geraldine made a trip to Jeonju herself. However, luck wasn't with her as Dabin's grandparents were at his house and he also had TOEIC to study for. There was some miscommunication and Geraldine found herself alone in Jeonju.
When Geraldine reached Jeonju, kind Dabin went to fetch her and had dinner with her. Geraldine heard that the bibimbap (비빔밥) in Jeonju is famous and wanted to try some but Dabin didn't know where the famous ones are. Geraldine thinks it's just like her not really knowing where to bring her foreign friends around when they were in Singapore. So Geraldine settled for some sushi thing and omelette rice.
Dabin found a nice little motel for Geraldine and left to catch the last bus. Feeling utterly bored, Geraldine decided to venture out onto the streets. It wasn't that late anyway. And guess what? She saw what she has always wanted to own in a little arcade! Those who watch 우리결혼했어요 the variety show would know. 서인영의 고양이!
Geraldine didn't have small change so she inseted a ten thousand won bill into the machine and was given 66 tries. She caught Cherri (yes, the kitty now has a name) within a few tries and was left with so many tries she didn't know what to do other than continue catching whatever looked possible. In the end, she rescued 4 more from the evil machine.
On the way back to the motel, she saw another arcade. This time with a basketball machine! Ignoring the fact that basketball is played mainly by guys in Korea, she inserted 300won for a game. That's like 3 times cheaper than in Singapore. Somehow, Geraldine was really on form that night. She just kept scoring, and she thinks she unintentionally stroked this guy's ego. Oops.
After going back to the motel with 5 new family members, she had a nice swimming pool-bathtub shower and slept sweetly, in preparation for the next day.
Yes, they tied a HUGE block of eraser to Cherri to make it difficult for Geraldine to rescue her.
The next morning, Geraldine was proud to have woken up without the aid of any alarm and set off to the streets armed with a hand-drawn map (artist: Dabin) and a Korean phrasebook. There were 4 places that she had chosen to visit, but getting to the bustop for the 1st destination was almost impossible. She was going to freak out. Luckily, she asked this deliveryman for directions and being not able to understand him, he gave the poor lost girl a lift to the bustop. At the bustop, Geraldine found the bus that she has to take to her destination. Wanting to check if it was in the correct direction, she asked this lady who was waiting at the bustop for her bus too. To cut the long story short, the lady's daughter is a student of Hanyang University, the school that Geraldine is to study at for the coming semester, so mother and daughter brought Geraldine around Jeonju. Geraldine's new friend is called Subin.
Following Geraldine's itinerary, 1st stop was Jeonju Paper Museum (반아시아 종이 박물관). Geraldine followed the history of paper and even made her own Korean paper (한지)!
Next stop was Jeonju World Cup Stadium (전주월드컵경기장). Not that there was a game there, but Geraldine read about the architecture. It is shaped like a fan. She thinks it's because of Jeonju's logo. There was really nothing much to see there. Not one ever goes there. In the day. At night, there will be food carts and people would be gathering at the large public spaces, Geraldine learnt from her Korean hosts. Sadly, the group weren't able to assess the internal of the stadium. It would definitely have been picture-worthy.
For lunch, Geraldine was treated to a sumptious meal of Jeonju's famous bibimbap. (Finally!) According to her Korean hosts, there are only 4 famous restaurants in Jeonju serving good bibimbap. In her head, Geraldine was thinking that no tourist would ever ever know secrets like this. Many would be fooled by every shop name that says "Jeonju Bibimbap", which are aplenty at the bus terminals, far from where the real deal is. Anyway, the four places are ????????????????????. The one that Geraldine went to, is Subin's mother's great-grandmother's favourite restuarant. How honoured she felt to be in a restaurant with such a long history.
After lunch, Subin brought Geraldine to Jeonju Hanok Village (한옥마을). Hanoks are tradtional Korean houses. If you watched 우결, remember Hwanhee and Hwayobi?
Following her mother's orders, Subin brought Geraldine to a major bookstore to recommend her an architecture book that her mom thinks is good. And then they shopped in the "Myeongdong of Jeonju". Hahaha. Meaning the shopping district in Jeonju.
When evening came, it was time for Geraldine to return to Seoul. She bade farewell to her new friend, but not without promising to meet for a movie when Subin comes to Seoul. See you soon, Subin!
Thanks to Subin and her mom, Geraldine enjoyed her adventure in Jeonju!
When Geraldine reached Jeonju, kind Dabin went to fetch her and had dinner with her. Geraldine heard that the bibimbap (비빔밥) in Jeonju is famous and wanted to try some but Dabin didn't know where the famous ones are. Geraldine thinks it's just like her not really knowing where to bring her foreign friends around when they were in Singapore. So Geraldine settled for some sushi thing and omelette rice.
Dabin found a nice little motel for Geraldine and left to catch the last bus. Feeling utterly bored, Geraldine decided to venture out onto the streets. It wasn't that late anyway. And guess what? She saw what she has always wanted to own in a little arcade! Those who watch 우리결혼했어요 the variety show would know. 서인영의 고양이!
Geraldine didn't have small change so she inseted a ten thousand won bill into the machine and was given 66 tries. She caught Cherri (yes, the kitty now has a name) within a few tries and was left with so many tries she didn't know what to do other than continue catching whatever looked possible. In the end, she rescued 4 more from the evil machine.
On the way back to the motel, she saw another arcade. This time with a basketball machine! Ignoring the fact that basketball is played mainly by guys in Korea, she inserted 300won for a game. That's like 3 times cheaper than in Singapore. Somehow, Geraldine was really on form that night. She just kept scoring, and she thinks she unintentionally stroked this guy's ego. Oops.
After going back to the motel with 5 new family members, she had a nice swimming pool-bathtub shower and slept sweetly, in preparation for the next day.
Yes, they tied a HUGE block of eraser to Cherri to make it difficult for Geraldine to rescue her.
The next morning, Geraldine was proud to have woken up without the aid of any alarm and set off to the streets armed with a hand-drawn map (artist: Dabin) and a Korean phrasebook. There were 4 places that she had chosen to visit, but getting to the bustop for the 1st destination was almost impossible. She was going to freak out. Luckily, she asked this deliveryman for directions and being not able to understand him, he gave the poor lost girl a lift to the bustop. At the bustop, Geraldine found the bus that she has to take to her destination. Wanting to check if it was in the correct direction, she asked this lady who was waiting at the bustop for her bus too. To cut the long story short, the lady's daughter is a student of Hanyang University, the school that Geraldine is to study at for the coming semester, so mother and daughter brought Geraldine around Jeonju. Geraldine's new friend is called Subin.
Following Geraldine's itinerary, 1st stop was Jeonju Paper Museum (반아시아 종이 박물관). Geraldine followed the history of paper and even made her own Korean paper (한지)!
Next stop was Jeonju World Cup Stadium (전주월드컵경기장). Not that there was a game there, but Geraldine read about the architecture. It is shaped like a fan. She thinks it's because of Jeonju's logo. There was really nothing much to see there. Not one ever goes there. In the day. At night, there will be food carts and people would be gathering at the large public spaces, Geraldine learnt from her Korean hosts. Sadly, the group weren't able to assess the internal of the stadium. It would definitely have been picture-worthy.
For lunch, Geraldine was treated to a sumptious meal of Jeonju's famous bibimbap. (Finally!) According to her Korean hosts, there are only 4 famous restaurants in Jeonju serving good bibimbap. In her head, Geraldine was thinking that no tourist would ever ever know secrets like this. Many would be fooled by every shop name that says "Jeonju Bibimbap", which are aplenty at the bus terminals, far from where the real deal is. Anyway, the four places are ????????????????????. The one that Geraldine went to, is Subin's mother's great-grandmother's favourite restuarant. How honoured she felt to be in a restaurant with such a long history.
After lunch, Subin brought Geraldine to Jeonju Hanok Village (한옥마을). Hanoks are tradtional Korean houses. If you watched 우결, remember Hwanhee and Hwayobi?
Following her mother's orders, Subin brought Geraldine to a major bookstore to recommend her an architecture book that her mom thinks is good. And then they shopped in the "Myeongdong of Jeonju". Hahaha. Meaning the shopping district in Jeonju.
When evening came, it was time for Geraldine to return to Seoul. She bade farewell to her new friend, but not without promising to meet for a movie when Subin comes to Seoul. See you soon, Subin!
Thanks to Subin and her mom, Geraldine enjoyed her adventure in Jeonju!
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