Outside the station though were independent stores that were very cute and they were stacked upon each other like little Lego blocks.
We stopped by this uber cute clothing store and I bought my very first piece of clothing in Korea. It's a "Paris is for Lovers" rhinestone studded t-shirt and it was only 5000won which is quite reasonable considering that the material feel is so soft. Anyways, I tried the potato on a stick thing and it tasted like a really good crispy french fry. At 1000 won, I would've bought more but we were on the move.
And one more thing about Seohyun, I bought my first Kpop Magazine at Kyobo bookstore and it came with 2PM/SNSD and SHinee/SUJU posters! And, Younha was there and I got a picture (even though you weren't allowed to take them from outside for some unknown reason...)
After taking another bus, we stopped in front of "The Parkway" which was this giant apartment complex center. The first 3 buildings (formed a warped "C" shape) was home to a lot of stars apparently and it's where the actress Lee Eun-Joo from Phoenix (the first Korean drama I've ever watched) lived and committed suicide.
Then, we got to 609 and it was quite nice. The complex itself was very clean and modern and had beautiful gardens in random central areas. When we got on the elevator, Yoon pushed the button for the top floor (over 30 stories up) and we bumped into a man who started chatting to Yoon. After he got off, I asked her who he was and apparently he was her father's driver. Then we got to her floor and I found out that the entire floor was her house.
She lived in a penthouse that was richly decorated with a romatic/Victorian feel. I was just stunned, her family was very well off and I had no idea of it because she acts so humbly and doesn't flaunt her money like some people I know back at home. Anyways, they have a Chinese maid and once they told her that I could speak Chinese, she started speaking in Chinese to me every time we talked, elated by the fact someone else shared her mother tongue. I slept in the guest room and the view is spectacular, especially at night time.
We had shabu shabu (it was the best shabu shabu I've had here) and tons and tons of fruit. Also, I met Deng-yi and Kevin, Yoon's kawaii doggies and Kevin slept with me on the ondul (heated floor bed like thing). He has got to be the cutest Yorkshire terrier I've ever seen ^^
Anyways, after watching some variety shows, I passed out in a food coma and woke up bright and early the next morning. Everyone in that house is an early to bed, early to rise kind of person so we went out to eat for breakfast. We went to a breakfast place called Butterfinger's Pancakes.
It was REALLY good and it was the first time I'd had an all American breakfast ever since I've been here (bacon, waffles, french toast, pancakes, sausage, potatoes, eggs...yum). What I loved was how they had real honey to top your pancakes/waffles/toast and the amount of food was astronomical. They also had this drink called "Milky Vanilla" and I LOVED it. After breakfast, we took a short stroll around the area and then when Yoon and I got back to her penthouse, we passed out in a food coma again. Lunch was bulgogi and soondubu jjigae and Yoon's mom made it herself. Yoon says that it's rare to see her mom cook anything and since I was a special guest, she decided to do some housework that day. The maid is off on Sundays and they go out to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner on Sundays normally haha. So yeah, after a delicious monstrosity of a lunch, we headed back and now I should go and do my laundry. WWL!
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