The day which i look forward the most but also the day that left me with the most unforgettable and upsetting memories of this trip. Will elaborate more at a later part in this post 😕
quick breakfast to kick start our day because saving our tummy for good feast in the noon! Hehe
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Can i say this is the main reason that i so look forward to this trip? It’s my Hanbok day and a visit to the oldies palace in Korea. I love visiting palace because it gives off a nostalgic feeling. Maybe because i’ve watched too much 古装 show and this explains why i love visiting palace to kpo more about their living style and etc 😂
Here’s me in my Hanbok. We rented our hanbok from Seohwa Hanbok which is just directly opposite the well known palace in Korea. Very accessible 👍🏻
Here's the husband. lol
Let's selfie first!
we explored the entire palace such as the hall where the king will held their meeting, their sleeping and laundry area, backyard and their garden! I love the garden the most! All this pictures here are taken by either ourselves or tripod. Got wedding PWS shoot feels hor? hahahaha
We head off to have our early dinner at the ever famous Ginseng Chicken soup which is quite near to the palace, walking distance! :)
eat like Korean style. haha
us with our ginseng meal. blur photo as we were so hungry! lol
whole chicken stuff with rice + the yummy soup base. Shiok!
Janggg. travelled to Hongdae for shopping thereafter. The place where i bought quite a number of items from! hehe
Here comes the moment that gonna shatter my mood for this trip. My Wallet Went Missing 😭😭😭 I was so panic and i quickly done a search through of our bags thoroughly to ensure that my wallet is still around but sadly, nope. We tried to recall and i highly suspected that my wallet might be at the roadside where the paper bag was tore apart. So we quickly ran down to the roadside and check if the wallet is there. It was mad cold and i was in my PJ (short and tee shirt) 😓😥😰
Sigh pie.
Sad to say that my wallet wasn’t there. I felt like crying and i couldn’t stop blaming myself for causing this shyt to happen on me! My NRIC, 2 CC and some cash is in the wallet 😢 Without further delay, i called in to UoB to block my CC and then i tried calling OCBC but however, i was promoted that their overseas number wasn’t updated on Korea directory hence not able to get through. I was so frustrated, pissed off with all kinds of mixed feeling. The husband quickly get one of my colleague who was still awake at 1am to call in OCBC to block my card temporarily. I’m feeling so helpless and hopeless.
Really hope miracles happen. 😭😭😭😭
Day 5 - I emailed Singapore Embassy and was advised to make a police report. & yes, we went to the nearby police station and lodge a report of my missing wallet. The police officer advised me to check through the link constantly to see if anyone has found my wallet: https://www.lost112.go.kr
Apparently in Korea, people here do have the culture of posting their lost and found on the above link and the owner will contact the kind soul to collect their belongings. If the owner happen to be a tourist in Korea, then they will make the arrangement to receive their belonging via courier service. I went to google about it and indeed such thing do exist! There are owners who received their lost item within 2 weeks when they are back to their home country. Im pining a tiny hope that this could happen to me but i think chances are slim because till date i have yet to receive any phone call or neither my wallet has been posted to the lost and found link 😞
I feel so moody since last night and i totally have zero mood to do any shopping despite that a police report has been lodge. Luckily im under insurance coverage and im able to do the claiming. Parents always advise us not to keep all the cash into one wallet when travelling and i strongly agree that we should abide with this mindset when ya at overseas! An expensive lesson for me. On a side note, im flying back to SG tomorrow and i can’t wait for it to settle on the paperwork especially my IC 😪
Basically i don't really enjoy my Seoul trip. Not because of the missing wallet but there's nothing much to shop but maybe because am not really into cosmetic which explain why. lol. But with this, i do save a lot for this trip! haha. Maybe i will not be back or not so soon.
J
