WEEK 14: First snow, First farewell, First concert

Three topics to blog about this week.

First Snow - 28-11-2010
It was SNOWING! I could not believe my eyes witnessing tiny snowflakes filling the atmosphere. I, immediately, ran outside to feel the snow. Snow is, actually, quite similar, in a few ways, to tropical rain. It's just that snow is solid in nature and thus, can accumulate into piles whereas rain accumulates into puddles. Well, me and a few Singaporeans (who are first-timers as well) went out to have a feel of snow. We played snow-fight too! It was so exciting and cold out there. I was on my shorts and I went outside. As the result, I could no longer feel my feet (and later, hand, because I was holding the snow continuously).

That was amazing. My first snow experience was at South Korea. I would never forget this.
First Farewell - 03-12-2010
The first farewell that I bid to everybody was on that day. It was the Farewell Party organized by the awesome SNU Buddy, a club in SNU dedicated to voluntarily serve as the medium in integrating the exchange students to the local Korean community. The party was as usual involve beers and sausages. Very typical, indeed. But, what I enjoyed the most in this party was the company. Once again, I tried to break the comfort-zone barrier and joined the other group of people attending the party and thus, I found myself making new friends and connecting with even more people. At that moment, I was so thankful to my 1-hour-ago-self who was making decision to go there alone or to go there with different group of people. HAHA!

I chatted and introduced myself with many people. Exchanging words, culture and interests. It was so awesome that I would like to meet them again in the future. Well, there was a very special occasion at this party, though. I was chosen to be the Best International Buddy for attending (almost) all SNU Buddy events, uploading the event pictures to the Facebook (almost) immediately and showing enthusiasm in supporting SNU Buddy as a whole. I was very surprised about this because all I did was trying to make the best out of my exchange trip by maximizing the interaction between me and locals. HAHA! Well, I was an orientation organizer, so I knew exactly how it feels to be appreciated and supported, it felt like... success.

First concert - 04-12-2010
OK. The Asian Song Festival that I attended was not counted as the real concert as it was free of charge. Now, for the real deal, I went to YG Family Concert with a ticket fee of 77000 KRW (around 77 USD). Well, some said cheap, some said ridiculous, some was jealous, some was excited. There were different kind of responses. HAHA!

The sole reason that I attended this concert was to see my favorite artists namely, BIG BANG and 2NE1. Recently, before the concert, 2NE1 just released an album named "To Anyone" and it was a MAJOR hit! The music that they presented was just what I liked. As for BIG BANG, I loved them since I was introduced to Kpop by one of my friends.

The concert itself was awesome. Big Bang with its flashy, catchy, full-of-charisma performances. 2NE1 with its energetic performance. Gummy with her strong, transcending vocals. Se7en with his dancing skills. (Last, but not least) Psy with his AWESOME stage presence. Nobody could resist standing up and dance together while he sang. XD Please call me via MSN or Facebook if you wanted me to describe the whole thing to you. It was indeed the most memorable moments in my life. HAHA! YG FAMILY, I LOVE YOU!

peace
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