Back from my charging station - Seoul

Thoughts at 1:30am about being almost 30.

I just got back from Korea and I feel that whenever I'm there, I'm not touring, experiencing the attractions, sightseeing. I'm mainly there to regain some balance within myself by spending a good amount of time being alone and at the same time spending time with dear friends that have been a part in defining the Camille that I am today. 

Its been almost 13 years that I have known these people. This trip to Korea made me reminisce and feel sentimental about how we used to be and how we are now. 

Our spending habits are different now compared to when I first started coming to Korea some winters ago. Back then, our budget for food would only be 3000-5000won tops and that would probably consist of cheese ramyeon, ddukbokki or bibimbap. Nowadays, our priorities are different. We now think about which has the most amount of veggies, or which is the most beneficial for our health and of course since Uri is pregnant, which will best suit her taste and the baby. 

I was never the type who had goals set on what I should have accomplished when I'm 30 back when I was younger. Now I just feel.. Oh so this is how late 20s feels like. It's pretty okay. I feel okay. Life is good. 

I'm just going to try to sit back and enjoy the ride. Life and God has so much in store for me. I have learned the past few weeks as its a consistent message thats been recurring that I need not worry. I need not be anxious. To stay faithful to God's plan for my life is what I need to do. How I will achieve it is by keeping my promises to my mission in life and continuously pray to God to lead me and my actions. 

This is the end of my Easter thoughts. Now, I must rest. Tomorrow, we hustle.

the answer is yes..

angie has just come back from kota kinabalu...

oh malaysia, when can i go back to you? well, who am i to say? i've only been to a small part of malaysia in johor bahru when i was in college just coz it was just a train away from singapore...

anyway, we've been telling each other for a long time that we wanna travel together.  initially it was korea, then it was thailand... but the current flavor of the month is: HONGKONG!

i was like... there's nothing to do in hongkong... the inns are incredible shoebox-sized (well, the ones i can afford) and not much to see...

but when i thought about it... the food over there is pretty good! so that got me excited >,<;

one thing she was saying we should do is go to disneyland.. just to have nice pictures for our albums. haha! at first i was like, no! but then after awhile i realized it could be fun.

she's in charge of looking for tickets.  we're hoping to go around october or november.  yay!

towards you

I'm wondering when my next flight out will be.... and where to? 

picture from pinterest.com

what?

Do I really have to go to Malaysia just to get a visa to Kazakhstan??

I hope not.... This is depressing...

southeast to east asia in 2 weeks

Bangkok 

coffee street peddler... this woman got skills

 Best seafood restaurant i've been to.... Somboon!

random fruits... i've bever seen before

 Wat Pho...

Seoul

Kyeongbok Palace perspective

 aerial view of myeong dong at night from a cafe...

 animal rights demonstration...kinda awkward

 ewha women's uni... lovely mix of modern and traditional.. would love to study here.

 free hugs army dude... didn't hug him though... me no hug strangers

such a privilege to travel... i feel lucky to have the oppotunity...

day tripper

So Reby and i went to Subic today just to say that we went somewhere over the weekend..

we were working hard during lunch time with our artwork..

after lunch we played a bit by the beach..

This is the real reason why I wanted to go... feel sand under my feet and smell salt water in the air...

layover ra-ra-ramblings

These stuff I actually jotted down in my notepad so don't mind the time differences.




February 10, technically 11 in my local destination time. Instead of sleeping all throughout the 11.5 hours from Los Angeles to Narita, I watched Like Crazy. A movie recommended before but haven't really gotten the chance to watch so I was pleasantly surprised I found it in the selection.

I was crying and dozing off towards the end of the movie so I had to rewind it.


This California trip has been a revelation. It showed me a lot of things including how well I can be taken cared of. It was such a different experience for me having someone taking care of me. Didn't matter that it was just a platonic friend.. It just showed be how nice it could be.

Someone driving you everywhere, excited to take you around, pat your back when your too drunk and throwing up, clean up the mess with you at the crack of dawn, get my dress exchanged at forever21 boz of a missing button and getting asked by the sales person if the dress fit him or not, help me check in and carry my luggage and actually try to negotiate with the woman at the counter if I can have a different flight, etc.

Thanks, Matt. I really appreciate it.


So yeah.. movie is finished, attempted to watch the Three Musketeers but ended up falling asleep..So I'm sitting here..Seat 33A crying my heart out just thinking about Mikel and Lily in Buena Park. I could really live somewhere else right now. Am I crying because I'm towards the end of my period or this is genuine emotion?

5:05 hours to NRT

Wishing I could blog. I missed the snacks here at the plane coz I was asleep. So Theo & Philo chocolate saved me from hunger.

5:00 hours to NRT

Random tears again for Buena Park kids.. Korean lady beside me must think I'm crazy..

4:57 hours to NRT

I don't think I'll still be able to sleep. We'll see...

In Narita airport.

Fought the urge to buy more Vivi's, CanCam's and S Cawaii's.. My carry on is heavy enough as it is because booking with Delta only entitles me to one check in! Felt like a damsel in distress twice because I couldn't put my luggage at the overhead compartment, 2 helpful dudes lent me a hand. Thank you! Kindness still exists!

On the other hand.. Japan's so full of vending machines.. but I can't buy a single drink.

I went to the store to get a drink coz they're selling em for a dollar... But they don't accept quarters. So I just ended up thirsty not wanting to break my bills..

Sitting waiting for boarding.. Had to lift my feet up coz they're friggin bloated..

That's the only thing I hate about traveling.

On the plane from NRT to ICN...

0:36 minutes to ICN

Listening to Michael Buble's All of Me...
Toss up between Azure Ray's album vs Michael Buble's.. Messy emo feelings vs positive prince charming music... Let me be idealistic tonight.

I think I beat all the scores in the Solitaire thingy...

0:29 minutes to ICN

All We Ever Say is Goodbye - John Mayer

"I can't keep running after yesterday.."


0:22 minutes to ICN

Perfectly Lonely - John Mayer

0:17 minutes to ICN

Friends, Lovers or Nothing - John Mayer

"there can only be one
We'll never be in between so give it up"

Lovely clouds!

This is where I am right now... emptiness..

So I'm passing time with 치건오빠...

I slept a bit...

So now I'm hungry...

And skyping with Ate Wow and Mic... That's it for now...

i packing hate you

I can't believe I have to bring the same luggage I brought when I stayed in the States for half a year.

weird screen cap.. because.. i ejected my SD card already.. and i'm that lazy.. it's just beside me.

face palm.