From Wednesday June 27, 2012
Pohang, outside of POSTECH, is scary. Saw three instances of extreme cursing / yelling just today - my first time going outside of POSTECH. Seems like this may also be exacerbated due to the harsh accent many people have here? Or maybe I was just extremely unlucky to witness these all in one day, back to back.
Went to the Immigration Office in Pohang today... for pretty much nothing...And it was exhausting finding that place also since we got off on the wrong bus stop. Had to walk for 15 mins or maybe more, asking strangers for directions, until the map that we got from Estella became of some use. For some reason, the bus didn't have any of the bus stops said out loud or in any foreign language (usually they say it in English and Chinese or Japanese). This may have been because the bus driver was in a hella crappy mood. He even stopped the bus in the middle of the road to fight - that almost turned physical- with another driver. Never have I seen this before. By the time we got there, the Immigration Office was closed, because it seems like a universal lunch time in Korea is from 12-1pm. So went to a nearby 7-11 to chill instead.
Also, at the Immigration Office in Pohang, one of the workers there was all out yelling at another worker in another room. It was really scary actually...Like why do you have to yell in that manner when visitors are right outside? Or even yell in the first place? Are there not other ways to discipline?
Anyway, then went to the main SK service store in Pohang to get a SIM card for Ling's phone, but her phone doesn't work with SK for some reason (perhaps it runs on a different frequency? but the SK lady couldn't even look up the phone on search engines bc of the mysterious brand lol). It would work on Ling's iPhone if she could get it unlocked. Here again, an elderly customer got really angry for some reason that was out of the SK lady's control, and the elderly lady started blasting the SK lady with awfully loud curses. Jeez.
KT is better and cheaper though. I paid 5500won for my SIM card from KT back in Seoul, whereas Ling paid 10000won application fee and another 8000won for her SIM card (a SIM card that currently has no use). So, because of all these complications, we didn't get back to POSTECH until 5 ish? So Buddy said I should rest and just come to lab tomorrow. What a super nice buddy. ^^ Then @7 went to meeting as usual.
bus driver and this fool stopping in the middle of the road to yell at each other -.-
라면 [ramyun] selection @ 7-11
Ling's on left; mine on right. both were 1000won each I think
We also got 돼지바 [Pig Bar] @7-11; 3 for 1800 won.
stopped by GS supermarket on our way back
mmm chips / snack aisle
haha what a design for a chip bag
shampoo = same as in US? almost
so expensive. watermelon for 16800won. wtf..
6 apples for 9800 won?!
2 apricots for 5980; one bundle of good grapes for 11980won. fruits are expensive.
bus route for bus 105
driving in Korea... looks like he's going to drive into the bus
then went to group meeting @ 7pm - library. had drinks. mine is the short coconut one. they were all 500won each I think from the vending machine on the 6th floor of the library. we discussed some more on topics for their essays i.e. plan b.
outside deck on 6th floor of library
Ghana chocolate from vending machine on 1st floor of RC. there's some of these SAME chocos for different prices bc the vending machine is going crazy. . i.e. 600won or 500won or maybe even 700won.
my goodies I got from GS market
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