First and foremost, here at webarkasone we denounce systematic racism and violence against the black community. We will continue to work towards a future marked by empathy and inclusion and stand with our black friends & families. Let us pray that the day will come when the fashion police will stop judging me for wearing my plain black t shirt + shorts + slipper combo at Orchard road.
#blackshirtslivesmatter
#blackshirtslivesmatter
It was time to say goodbye to our cosy little apartment in Myeongdong but the lovely memories of our un-lockable toilet and leaked chao sng kimchi smell in the fridge will stay with us forever.
It was quite a hectic morning, scurrying between convenience stores in a bid to grab some breakfast before our journey to the east.
When divine intervention prevents your face from appearing in the photo... The funny part is that Jh's face never appears again in any of the remaining photos for this post so god denied his one chance here.
Taking in our last sight of civilisation because who knows how ulu Pyeongchang will be. So eager for our adventure into the mountains that we could hardly sit still on the bus.
Ok i lied everyone knocked out almost instantly for the next 2 hours till we reached our destination.
Say hello to Pyeongchang, a mountainous region some 180km east of Seoul which gained popularity amongst skiers after holding the 2018 winter olympics. Not to be confused with Pyongyang where the only sport would be lobbing grenades at suspected defectors.
For this leg of the trip, we stayed at The White Hotel which didn't look the fanciest, but the facilities were sparkling new having only opened for business in 2018.
Spacious, modern, nice big tv with cable access (but no channel 99). No need ski lah just stay in hotel nua for the rest of our holiday also happy. Our only qualm was the glass partition and flimsy curtains separating Reagan & Jl's bedroom from ours...
Holding that thought for now since we required nourishment, we returned to the tiny ski town via our hotel's free shuttle bus in search of lunch.
The food options in this ulu little town were quite limited but i managed to dig out a chinese restaurant serving jjajangmyeon. 怎么说我也是 food blogger 嘛 siao siao.
This rendition was so much better than the one we had in Seoul. Perfect qq noodles generously coated with thick black bean sauce which makes it so slurpilicious. And that unexplainable funk from the onions that hits your nose the right way. So good.
Someone else ordered champong but i can't recall if it was good. Based on the generous amount of seafood i will rate it a 7/10.
Our mains were accompanied by a side of deep fried crispy mandus. Our first meal here couldn't have went smoother.
Until i went into their toilet and my fulfilment turned into despair. The fucking onions were placed in a bathtub directly opposite the public toilet bowl, half covered by a blanket that looks filthier than my chou chou of 25 years. They can't even be half arsed in their pathetic attempt to hide it from public view. Jibai somemore they spam alot of onions into my jjajangmyeon. No wonder i thought their onion extra 呛 extra 有味道原来 is because got ferment with the smell of sewage.
Somehow managing to fight my gag reflex and keep down my meal, we then proceeded to the ski park to recce our battleground for the next couple of days.
First observation. The snow was HARD af. Like me seeing 2 sphere shaped objects after not masturbating for a month type of hard. Calling this an ice park would have been more appropriate.
Nonetheless, we were still psyched up to perform all sorts of ski stunts after our 2 hour beginner lesson tomorrow. For now, we continued exploring what little this town had to offer and enjoying small pleasures in life like having a snow cone in winter.
KPOP SONG OF THE DAY:
9 years on and IU's 高潮 in this song still never fails to amaze me.
I'm in my DREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM
This area is also home to a water park which operates during the warmer seasons and several other entertainment offerings as well.
A surprisingly well equipped arcade that helped us to kill some time.
The true display of a man's wrist power, dexterity and speed can be found at the basketball machines. The adoring females watching on were shaking in awe at our impressive final scores.
We also participated in some bowling action to warm up our hand-leg coordination for skiing the following day.
The one chance for Jh's face to appear on day 7 and it's blocked by a combination of Yc's magnificent triceps and poor lighting. There wasn't much else to do for the rest of the day so we took a long stroll back to our hotel, playing with the accumulated snow banks on the way.
Of course there was no chance that we would skip what could potentially be our last dinner. We decided to go out with a bang by having a pizza party. Potato on pizza is really a thing in Korea and it works!
Fascinated by the variety of delivery options in such a desolated area, we turned to the concierge again to order some fried chicken on our behalf. It's no bhc but all things considered not too bad for being stuck in the middle of the mountains.
Ending this post with everybody's face + Jh's backview as we prepare to devour these chicks. This was a nice relaxing day, a much needed break from walking 15000 steps a day for the past week and to prep ourselves for 2 consecutive days of skiing. Refueled, recharged and ready to learn skiing properly this time. Will we thrive or will we break every bone in our body? Find out in the next post, coming whenever i feel like it.
- End of Day 7 -
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