Orientation starts at 1030am. So we walked a tremendous amount of road to reach Inchon Memorial Hall. Oh. Forgot to add that it was drizzling and we were not quite familiar with the road yet! Ok after about 15-20mins, we reached the place. The first part of the orientation covers things like scholarships, student id card, add/drop courses. It's quite boring but it's important. The booklet has most of the information though. But luckily, it ended pretty soon and we have like 2.5h for lunch.
We wandered off to somewhere near Anam station, but the other part of it which we did not explore. And being super indecisive, we do not know what to eat till we stood outside a eating place and Jun told us that they sell stews. On looking the menu, I was quite shocked, cos it's not cheap, and if we were to continue eating at this rate, we will go bankrupt in no time! Ok, so we decided on the seafood stew for our lunch.
Seafood stew (Crabs, prawns, vegs, octopus, mushrooms...)
Then for the remaining 1.5h after we finished our lunch, we walked around Korea University Campus on our own. The campus is mega huge! I think it's 1.5times NUS or bigger! And there's a lot of green spaces there!
Below are just some photos of the campus!
Main gate of KU.
Main Hall.
Main hall also.
Group photo (its super windy!)
If I remember correctly, this should be LG-Posco building.
Korea University Main Library (Central Library)
Law College building
Woodang Hall (where lessons are held)
Woodang Hall ( This would be the place most frequent by us)
Part 2 of the orientation was cheer leading by KU. We have to like all stand up and participate with them, but for me I don't know how to read the korean characters so I don't know how to sing the songs they taught. Plus the moves that they teach, hmm.. if everyone does it, I don't mind. HAHA. But overall they are super active!! And it was great.
Ok so after the orientation campus tour, there is this after party which I didn't attend cos we agreed to meet at Woodang after the Campus Tour. Oh. I met a new friend Paul, an American Korean too. But he's a bit quiet and I'm not those very sociable kind of person. And there are a few hong kong citizens in my campus tour group. Besides these, KU has almost everything, there's mobile phone shop, Popeyes, Cafes etc. And there's these 2 buildings sponsored by LG and Samsung respectively, and they look posh. The reading rooms, some of them, require you to book I think?
Yea, so after the end of the tour, we wanted to settle some of the stuffs like get the textbooks and materials but the textbooks were not ready I think and we have to photocopy it when it's ready. But we purchased the Social Psych course materials. Wanted to get a copycard, but we shall see how it goes.
Then we went to the school's canteen and I ordered ramen with spicy rice cakes! YUMMY!
rabokki (I think that's how it's spelt)
Back at C-J International House, there's orientation for it as well. But I think only a few gathered there. Then we saw Kenny, a NUS Life Science major as well, and we begin talking and got to know a few other foreigners from ShenZhen, Brunei, Japan, Hong Kong. And that's the end of the day. I think it's very heartwarming to meet fellow Singaporeans cos it makes it feel like I'm not exactly very foreign in Korea.
Oh. Placement test for Korean Language is tomorrow.
Hmm. A bad news. My grandpa passed away on 25 June, and I only knew about it today cos there's no wifi for me to check my what's app. Sigh. Ah ye, rest in peace.
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