Damyang (담양) - 22/12/09 ~ 23/12/09

ok. i know tt this is waaaaay overdue, but i'll just try to update so that i don't forget.. the scariest part is forgetting. don't u think so?
that's y blogs are useful in that aspect. they help u remember the best parts of your life.

so here goes.... Day 1 ~ 2 in Damyang...

stayed @ this pension called Myungawon in Damyang. found it off naver.. place was clean & the owner was v nice! they had a v cute dog as well. :) i THINK its name was sweet potato..but i can't really remember... haha.


tourist map of damyang



the exterior of 명아원


view from the place.


entrance to our room



the room!

it was pretty cool cause the owner told me that the bedding n all was stuffed with natural fibres such as pine to give us a more restful sleep!


dog in question 고구마? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

went out to tour the place before it got dark!!! met this nice taxi driver who offered to bring us around for abt 50,000원 for the day. if i recall correctly..

on our way to the Metasequoia Road (메타세쿼이아 길), we passed by the dam.. n the scene was so picturesque that we just had to stop to take pictures!


look at the sky!!!!


i like the clouds!


check out the dam!

i'm really amazed at the tranquillity of the place. i guess its cause i'm used to the hustle & bustle of cities. such scenes seem too perfect to be real.


메타세퀴어아 길

for those who are interested, this was one of the filming sites for My Fair Lady (아가씨를 부탁해). ^^

next, we went to the Slow City in Damyang. we wanted to get down to walk around, but as it was getting dark soon, we decided to drive through instead.






the beautiful sunset...

next stop was 소쇄원










jieting trying to act scary..

the temperature drops by approx 8 deg when u're in the bamboo forest! so its cool during summer BUT freezing during winter! i think it'ld be cool to come during summer. esp since korea's summer's really hot!! we were feeling pretty cold then. haha. look at us all bundled up!



wanted to go to the bamboo forest, but sadly, there wasn't enough time as it got dark!!! >_< nvm, i'll save that for my next trip! ;)


we went to this really traditional place for dinner & everything was served out in bamboo plates!



반찬


떡갈비


계란 찜

damyang's famous for its bamboo rice & tteokgalbi. i forgot to take pictures of the bamboo rice though.. >_< it was really fragrant! ^^

it's a really nice place to visit.. n hopefully i'll get to go there in summer soon! ;)

more updates up soon!!! i hope! ;)

the wheels are set in motion....

now all we can do is wait.

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2AM 조권, "가인과 사귈 땐 남몰래"


[티브이데일리=최준용 기자] 2AM 멤버 조권이 가상커플 ‘브라운아이드걸스’ 멤버 가인에 대해 언급했다.

조권은 오늘 방송된 SBS TV '좋은아침'에서 ‘가상 커플에 대한 주변의 관심이 부담스럽지 않냐’는 질문에 “큰 관심이라고 생각하기 때문에 좋게 생각한다”고 밝혔다.

이어 “정말 가인과 사귀라는 분들이 많지만 우리가 사귄다고 해도 공개하겠습니까? 만약 그렇게 된다면 몰래 사귀겠습니다”라고 밝혔다.

또 “사귀고 안사귀고의 문제는 우리 둘만의 문제이기에 많은 분들이 사귀라고 해주시는 것은 그만큼 큰 관심을 받고 있다고 생각하기에 정말 좋습니다”라고 덧붙였다.

한편 2AM 멤버들은 오늘 방송에서 “데뷔할 때도 그렇고 지금도 god를 롤 모델로 삼고 있다”며 “아직은 멀었고 더 열심히 노력하겠다”고 말했다.


"2AM Jo Kwon says that he'll keep it a secret if he were to date Ga-In"

2AM's member, Jo Kwon mentioned his fake wife, Brown Eyed Girls' Ga-In during an interview with SBS's Good Morning on the 9th of Feb 2010. 'Despite receiving a lot of attention from people around us, I don't feel burdened at all. Its good that we're receiving so much attention.', said Jo Kwon during the the interview.

In response to the question if he would date Ga-In if the chance arose, Jo Kwon said, 'Even if i did, I would keep it a secret. The decision to date is between the two of us. But i'm happy that so many people are concerned about our relationship.'

Meanwhile, the members of 2AM expressed that they'll continue to work harder despite having attained success.



personally, i think that both of them are dating.. judging from their behaviour n actions.. hahah. but we wouldn't know, would we? Jo Kwon's one secretive guy indeed....

가끔식... 넘 그리워

바쁜 시간에는 여유를 그리워... 이렇게 바쁜지 않으면 맘에 원하는 것 더 할 수 있도록 후희없이 살 수 있겠다. 우리 꿈을 많이 꾸지만 얼마나 진짜 이뤘어? 운도 필요하고 노력도 필요하고 언제든지 얻은 것 잘 모르겠다.

아는 친구들 거의 다 여행하는 것 좋아한다. 좀 이상하지만 사람을 끼리끼리 모아서 항상 같은 취미가 있다. 영어로 말하면 'birds of a feather flock together'.

넘 불만해서 그런가? 다른 대에 가서도 더 좋은가? 언재까지 사람이 만족할 건데? 아니.. 영원히 할 수 없다. 아마도? 우리 살은 세계에서 경쟁력이 넘 심하고 가끔식 호흡이 어려워..

역시 학생의 생활이 더 좋더라...