Soulful Seoul

I'm back from yet another trip.
It was rejuvenating and I probably haven't felt like a child in a long time..
My greatest memory remains to be the moment snow fell from the dark skies..
A sense of child like excitement, happiness and literally, felt like I was dreaming..
and then the next thing was to rush back to tell my other playmate about it.
Standing outside novotel, I had no cares in the world,
it was afterall my very 1st experience in almost 30 years..
I remember smiling with joy, looking skyward, thanking God for everything I wished for.. =)
and im glad we experienced that moment together. =)

snowflakes on e Christmas tre

Being in a city like Seoul was unique, even through the hustle and bustle I felt no tinge of stress or hurried pace like how it was in other asian cities like HK, Tokyo or Shanghai. Perhaps we were in zzz land when people were rushing to work and in the happy shopping grounds of Myeong Dong while the workaholics were making their way home. Even as were tucked in the corner of Cafe Bene by the busy main road , I was filled with a calming peace, enjoying the 1-3 degrees temperature, listening to the jazzy chrismas carols sipping latte, munching on a cookie/cake,  releasing vapour and chatting with my sista.. what joy..

caffe bene

The S Koreans left a rather pleasant impression on me, friendly and always willing to help, an old man who was commuting on the train bothered explaining to us mutlitple times how to get to our destination. Many on the street had no clue how to speak much English apart from yes and no and directing with their fingers in korean but they were kind. ...

I remember asking "do u speak english?" to a couple of em at the ski resort to find out if e gondola tix would bring me on a return trip, the guy replied " a little bit"

next thing I knew I was putting my sign language at work - gestures like im lousy at skiing, can i sit down on the gondola down the slope etc.. coz apart from his "a little bit" , we were both speaking in 2 languages either of us cld ever understand. and of course I couldnt help but end with one my well practiced "kahmsa hamneeda"

Funny moments like that made the trip memorable, the coldness, the food, the coffee sessions and above all its always the company that enhances the joy factor in any trip.

Missing seoul already..