wide-eyed girl from Manila in Korea

Hair color guide.

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:04:47 +0900

Hair color guide.

This song describes how a Hongdae club feels like! Partying just...

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:02:32 +0900

This song describes how a Hongdae club feels like! Partying just might be more fun in Korea.

I actually can think of 3 things that make clubs in Hongdae different from the ones in Manila.

1) Korean boys don’t just bob their head when they dance. They neeeed space. Shuffling and all other dance moves are not just ideas in Korea. People actually do it and they do it in synchrony.

2) Korean girls wear rubber shoes to the club. I once saw Sarah Meier in Jaipur with Nikes on haha but hello, she’s Sarah Meier. I do believe that almost all Koreans are fashionable but why they pair rubber shoes with a dress is something I will never understand.

3) The thing I like most about partying in Korea is people are generally friendlier here. I feel like, in Manila, one of the reasons why you go to a club or a bar is to be seen. In Korea, though, it’s really just to party and maybe meet some cool people. Last week, when we went to Hongdae we met this really funny French girl who told a guy who was asking for her number that his chest was bigger than hers and that she didn’t like it. This starts her conversation with my friends and after which a few minutes of talking to her, she falls of the bench. Good times.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:14 +0900

Photos from my last school festival in Kureaaaah. I will miss...

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:05:00 +0900

Photos from my last school festival in Kureaaaah. I will miss these guys. Please be informed that no soju bottles were actually thrown. Credit to Kerwin for the photos.

Strangers

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:10:54 +0900

I said it before and I still feel the same way. Goodbyes are the worst.

olivialuna:

It’s like they were never even friends. That’s the thing she always hated when a relationship ends. The person who once knew all her secrets, her first audience in the daily events of her life, and the only one who knew her inside and out, is now just a stranger. No difference from the guy who sits beside her in church or any stranger she comes across in the street.

Wednesday was the start of our school festival aka school fair...

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:17:23 +0900

Wednesday was the start of our school festival aka school fair in the Philippines. In Korea, it’s not just a fair, it’s a festival #bongga haha anyway, every year, the international students are invited to participate in the international food festival. Last year, the Filipino students sold barbecue and it was a pretty big hit. This year, I guess we were too busy to join.

Here is my Japanese friend, Kanaeh, in her pretty kimono :)

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Fri, 18 May 2012 21:57:39 +0900

Hi unni! How are you? I was just curious on how you managed to get a chance to study your masters in Korea? Is it hard? Cause I am aspiring of taking my masters degree on abroad as well. :D

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:08:57 +0900

Hello! :) In my case, I learned about this scholarship through my Aunt who was a visiting Professor for a year or so in Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. She was the one who encouraged me to apply in the graduate program of the Catholic University of Korea - that’s my school :P

My university actually offers scholarships every semester but I ~~think~~ know that there are better programs out there :) So my advice is search online and subscribe to newsletters of those scholarship sites. Some of my friends I think found out about this scholarship through this popular blog of a Filipina living in Korea. You can also check out this Facebook page. Sometimes they post info regarding scholarships there.

I will also try to post more stuff here since I’ve noticed it’s a question I get asked most often (after vacation itineraries).

Studying abroad is both fun and challenging. My mom sometimes jokes that I’m just on vacation here, and yes sometimes I agree :D but no, it’s not all travelling and playing. It might be hard for you if you didn’t have friends of the same nationality in your school, and not to mention, there are culture differences and oh yes, there is discrimination, too.

But despite all these haha it’s a unique and eye-opening adventure! I hope you find a scholarship soon! 화이팅!

So I got an e-mail from this website for expats in Korea about a...

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:13:00 +0900

So I got an e-mail from this website for expats in Korea about a scholarship in Sejong University. Good timing cause someone just asked me on Tumblr about how I got mine. Click on the photo or check out the details below :)

Admission Website : http://www.sejong.ac.kr/eng/
Asian Studies Program: http://asiap.godohosting.com/xe/
Contact : Office of Asian Studies Program
Phone : 02-3408-3107, Fax: 02-3408-3991
E-mail : asian@sejong.ac.kr
Address : 98 Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Sejong University Seoul.Korea

No regrets, just love.

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:31:36 +0900

No regrets, just love.

Home looks and feels like this, warm, fuzzy, and happy.

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:58:28 +0900

Home looks and feels like this, warm, fuzzy, and happy.

Midsem

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:21:00 +0900

Currently at the library laboring over my thesis. What can I say? I can’t wait for this to end. I just want to go back to the past sems when I just went out on dates, laid on the grass, played frisbee or just basked in the sun. I feel like my thesis has sucked the fun out of my life and I think because of it I’m grumpier these days.

Oh life and oh self, do not worry, the coming week will be better :)

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:47:55 +0900

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:48:12 +0900

Navy blue tights on this windy spring day :)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:38:00 +0900

Navy blue tights on this windy spring day :)

aplacetolovedogs: Best Way To Wake Up Ever - Video

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:18:01 +0900

aplacetolovedogs:

Best Way To Wake Up Ever - Video

It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need...

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:54:00 +0900

It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now

Today I had eel for lunch! Yum yum yuuum :)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:09:10 +0900

Today I had eel for lunch! Yum yum yuuum :)

5 Songs For A Man I Used To Know

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:55:39 +0900

5 Songs For A Man I Used To Know:

“But, no, you didn’t break my heart. You broke, like, my toe. When people’s hearts break, or bust open or whatever, they die. I just limped around for a while, and I healed eventually. It’s a funny thing about toes, though. Even after they heal, they’re never quite the same as they were before.”

Last night’s outfit :) Excuse the oversized grandma cardi,...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:36:00 +0900

Last night’s outfit :) Excuse the oversized grandma cardi, it stayed hidden inside the locker most of the night.

Friday was spent in Hongdae with the coolest girls ever :) Stayed up all night and came home at 6am but it was a breather we were really looking forward to.

One week and 3 days until the submission of the first draft. Thesis, I am yours again.