Korea Korea Korea

I’m going to KOREA!!!

KOREA!!!

KOREA!!!

Now, the hard part begins, time to angle for unrecorded leave. As Kok Heng puts it,

Kok Heng: We don’t have to angle for it; we deserve it. SAF better give it to us because we are representing our *beloved* nation.

Well, he’s the expert, and if he got us unrecorded leave last year (to Taipei), he can do it again.

Really too happy for words, which explains the disjointedness of this post, but I’m too euphoric to care. A free vacation, two weeks of kimchi and a chance to make new overseas friends!

Lessons I learnt from last year’s Taiwan trip:

1) Don’t get involved in any summer flings! They are not worth it!
2) Being able to speak to the locals in their language is very important.
3) Bring along namecards.
4) Set a spending bar (tendency to go crazy when shopping).
5) Pack more clothes, but be sure to ensure excess luggage space.

Checklist of things to do before the trip:

1) Bug Kok Heng to teach me Learn Korean.
2) Shop for clothes. (ok, this is just an excuse, but whatever…)
3) Print namecards.
4) Finish the first draft of my university applications. (Early Decision)