Sunday 31 December 2017

Spring Trip 2017. craziest trip?

8 pages ahead. i warned ya~

The 1st crazy trip ever. Darah muda mungkin, though I’m not that young already. What happened was, it was not even a week after my trip to Krabi was over, I had a very strong urge to meet Honey G. maybe their ‘pop-special’ theme (all 3 of them sang English songs) the week before had huge impact on me. I went to school on Monday, got the news that there’ll be extra day-off the next week. Said to myself “then all left is for Honey G to have schedule this weekend”. I was so nervous while waiting for their weekly vlive that Tuesday, to ask them question. And whaddayaknow, they DO have schedule arranged that weekend. Soon as the vlive ended, I checked for flight tickets and bought it immediately. 

The price? Let say I’ll have to say no to many of my buying-thing-urge later on. The ticket I acquired was not easy to be done, since it was a third-party purchase. On Wednesday, I had the empty feeling the whole day because I haven’t received my booking confirmation eventhough my money had been deducted from my account. I supposed to fly on Friday you know. Not receiving confirmation just 2 days before was nerve-wrecking. I keep calling the company, and failed to get through. Least I could do, I stop worrying during Asar prayer, pray more to Allah, and trust Him more. Just as I finish praying, I got the email confirmation for my flight. That means I can focus on settling my works before I can fly. Accommodation? You’ll know about it soon. I only had Thursday to do everything.

 After work on Friday, I didn’t immediately go to airport. I had to buy stuffs, which waste me more time on road than it supposed to. Departure schedule 5.40pm, 3.00pm I was still at home. It was insane. Around 4pm I think, I boarded the train to KLIA, and finally caught my breath. Alhamdulillah again, Allah helped me through my journey. I read my email in train, and noticed that my flight being delayed, almost 1 hour and half. Which also mean my transit time got shortened (originally it should be 4 hours). I had time to chat with Aya, get pocket wifi, and listened to arirang radio, which I told Sam and Paul I did crazy thing and on my way to Seoul soon. That day was last day Paul as Friday corner’s guest, before he change to Tuesday’s slot. Paul supposed to have an event called Have A Nice Day (HAND) on that Saturday too (to be honest I actually started to get tempted because of Paul, but the ticket to the event was sold out).

After that I walked to the check-in counter, there’s no single person checking-in, which was 1st for me. The whole line was empty. Then I walked slowly to the staff, present my printed document and showed it to him. A handsome-looking staff greeted me so friendly and taking his sweet time checking my info. Asked me few questions like: travelling alone? Studying? (me:no, meeting friends). He was kind of amused seeing the small me alone travelling for a short trip to meet friend, at Seoul. I would be quite amazed too, if it were me. I was quite anxious because it was my 1st time taking the flight (Cathay Pacific+Dragon), unfamiliar and new. 

I double-checked with him if it’s ok that my name lost a –space- in between where it should be. That took another 10minutes for him to check with the upper-level staff. But I think he’s just having fun talking to me lol (he smiled happily all the time) and keep saying don’t worry about the error. He suggest to me to bring inside the bag that I want to check-in, but it was too heavy and burdensome to me, so I insisted on checking in (30kg free luggage ok, should utilized it!). he said ok, he’ll put ‘fragile’ tag on in. Received the boarding pass and instructions, off I went to departure gate.

I think this was the 1st time that I depart from KLIA international gate. Took the shuttle train and while doing so, I still can’t believe I was on my way to Seoul. It felt surreal. I was/am a mad girl. When I reached the other side, I had to go through another luggage-check at the flight-gate. I searched for my sit and few people smiled to me. Nice. I love people smiling at me. While seating, I was scanning the area, see where I can pray since I haven’t yet to perform it. I stand up again and wandering a bit before a staff greeted me if he can help me with anything. “hmm I was wondering if I can pray at the empty area here?” he told me that there’s actually a prayer room upstairs, and he said I should make it quick because the boarding time is near. 

All the staffs there are so friendly, even funnily made mistake about the term they use (de-boarding?) since before, they already scanned me in. so I performed my prayer and funny thing, I just realized at that time, that my bag containing the morning nasi lemak has been scanned so many times LOL I just don’t have time to eat the nasi lemak and just remember to throw it away.

I still can remember vividly my 1st flight to HongKong. Mainly because Cathay Pasific flight is SO COMFORTABLE. The seat is so comfortable, they even give you pillow. But I was too hungry. I only ate biscuits/bread that whole day. I thought my gastric kind of attacked me. But then the flight attendances were busy giving foods to certain people and I could catch that they served the vegetarian/special request 1st. the flight attendance that is in-charge for my row is cute, much like a chinese idol. And the way they speak immediately reminds me of Juztin Lan haha! So when it’s time to serve our food, this conversation happened:

the cute guy ask me: do you want fish or chicken?
Me: is the food halal?
Him: No. (menusuk kalbu sebab direct je dia jawab)
Me: ok then…fish is ok I think. Fish, please.

I totally forgot about food, and honestly don’t even know because I booked with 3rd party and I didn’t even checked my booking info about meal. Since I fear that my gastric would be worst, i ate the food slowly, making sure I didn’t eat any kind of meat. The fish fillet was delicious (but I never know, I was too hungry) the set has salad and ham(I didn’t dare eat any of the salad, and of course ham). But ice cream OMG haagen-dazs ok. I never eat one before, and I was eating it the 1st time in my life, in a PLANE. Haha! Pure happiness.


My flight consist of many school-kids, that i suspect also on trip because of the extended weekend. They looked like that weren't their 1st time. I tried to watch movie on the flight, but no sounds come out. They provided earphones but i can't find the hole to put it. So i examine the kids and finally figured out the hole is on the hand-rest. I thought i can finally enjoy my movie (Fantastic Beast & Where to Find Them), when i heard jazz music instead. I plugin at the hand rest of person besides me! HAHAHA. 

She was an auntie with very short hair but I never talked to her. I watched the movie until the end, managed to sleep a bit (in the middle of watching La La Land) before I woke up again, looking at the window and I cried. It was so beautiful, mesmerizing sight of Hong Kong sea at night. With the lights from many boats, kind of hazy, it reminds me of a scene from anime Spirited Away. My tears automatically came out since it was so beautiful.

Around 11.30pm, I reached Hong Kong Airport. I walked fast because I don’t want to stuck between the school kids. I was a bit worried when I saw the staff checking the temperature of random people (I was a bit feverish) but it was nothing. I walked according to the transit sign, and there’s another immigration check-point. The staff took a water bottle from me, and also did body-check. Wow that’s a strict one. It managed to detect a crumpled baht note in my pants’ pocket. I thought Thailand’s immigration is strict, HK is more strict than that.



HK airport is HUGE! It got more than 500 gates for flight. Mine was at 400 something. 401? I searched beforehand about the prayer room and the prayer room is not far from my gate, 420 I think. It’s actually a prayer room for all religion, but it does have a pipe to perform ablution. When I was about to perform my prayer, a couple from Indonesia I think, enter the room. Also another man, also a muslim to perform his prayer. I left the prayer room with smile, not really in mood to talk. I stayed near my gate and charged my phone at the charging point. They have A LOT of charging area and computer you can use to access internet. Very handy. 



Since my flight was delayed, i stayed at HK airport for only an hour or so. I chat with Aya and also try to search where to stay at night for 2nd night. Guess what? I didn’t book any accomodation for this trip. So I was searching for 24-hours café that I can stay, that is convenient to me. I decided to just write any guest-house address near the café for the travel-card that they will give in flight later. I didn’t manage to search many info since my 1am flight already ready for boarding. I bid goodbye to Aya and board the Cathay Dragon flight. I almost jumped in joy since the flight provided us with pillow and blanket and it was so comfortable I don’t even remember who sat next to me before I slept very tight.

I reached Incheon Airport at 6.15am. there were not many people at immigration. I took my bag and walked out, and charged my phone again. At this time I searched for place to go (I didn’t even have any destination!) I was planning for park, Seoul Grand Park to be exact, but it’s kind of too far from my center of activities. I decided to go to Yeouido Park. And hell it was so cold~ the announcement on plane said it was 4 degree C but I thought it was because it’s morning. But it was REALLY cold, I already wear 3 layers. Honestly, I didn’t prepare for the weather at all. I think I started to move around at 7am and reached Yeouido around 8am. 


I remember crossing the street on Saturday morning to the park, there’s already quite a lot of people walking around. The park is also starting to filled with people because apparently they have Bull-Race Run sorts of. Like a marathon. The dj’s voice has filled the park and people were ready to start the race few minutes after I was there. I didn’t join them and just taking my time strolling around the park and chat with Aya, also tried the periscope that we planned to do when it’s Honey G busking time. 





I only smile at few persons and talk none. There is an ahjussi who smiled back at me, a videographer who looked like a Japanese person to me, few couples that I avoided and a fun hide-and-seek group consists of many girls and ahjumma and few ahjussi. I keep laughing at the trees because the word ‘pokok togel’ keep pooping in my head haha! I didn’t rent the bicycle eventhough I planned it earlier, since the route was closed for the run. I’m still amazed at the fact that the park is in between many concrete buildings and roads. Park in the city, it is.

Around 12pm, I continued to my next destination: Coex Mall. I’ve never been there before, so I can’t imagine what it looks like. The clumsy me had to walk around back and forth to buy mineral water since I need the bottle for wudhu’, when the fact is, there IS a toilet just behind the prayer room *slap forehead*. The COEX Mall is a huge one, and the prayer room is located at the conference wing side of the building. A bit hidden if you aren’t paying attention enough to the area. The prayer room doesn’t has the wudhu’ area and you have to go to toilet for that, but the lowered sink helped a lot, and you won’t spilled many water. (I ended up buying mineral water at the vending machine because I can’t find convenient store lol).





The prayer room doesn’t has telekung when I was there, but it has scarf and Quran. I used all the plug to charge phone, camera and pocket wifi I have. I also used the time to take a nap since I don’t feel quite well. I stayed until about 3pm before moving again to DDP.

It was my 1st time to DDP too. At that time, Seoul Fashion Week was still going on. I saw lots of people dressing up, also many people who tried to get glimpse of artists. I planned to go straight to the park behind it but it was raining. Cold~~~!!! There is a group of artist on the stage outside but I can’t make out who they are. I moved closer but the rain doesn’t allow me to move further than the covered area. That time I witness the crazy fangirls again. It’s been long since I joined any kpop event, it kinda surprised me haha. They tried to take selca with the artist and poor him has to try too, eventhough it looks suffocating and hard, much more in the middle of handling umbrella on one hand.




There’s even a line for free coffee (a LONG line though), so tempted since it was cold and free stuff, but the line was too long, I walked to the other side since the rain has stopped. Saw the rose LED which doesn’t light up during day, and I walked further. THEN I saw JW Marriott Hotel, the hotel where Honey G event supposed to happen. I went there and asked a very professional-looking man if I was at the right place of the event (showed him Honey G insta post) and he said yes. I lined up to buy the ticket (20,000won if I remember right) and keep the tag with me. I took detour to the Cheong Gye Cheon river ,Ogansugyo part since I long to see one since my February trip. I took few photos there and appreciating the clean river before moving to the venue again. (I went to 7E too, to buy banana uyu and cookies. The staff there smile all the time to me, and the girl who bought stuff before me, waited until I’m done before taking the straw she forgot. So polite)


I used the underground tunnel since I tried to search for toilet to wear my skirt, but the funny thing was, I took a long~~~ route to the toilet to find it too small for me to change, end up not changing. Then the tunnel connected to the hotel, so I came out at the hotel lobby. I asked the receptionist guy (there are 2 cute guys lol) about the toilet. The noob me doesn’t even know how to close the door, and I think I might push the helped button for disabled person (sorry!). It was too awkward for me to go in front so I used the middle door of lobby to the venue outside (also used by the hotel chef) to go out (I cut many lines of stall) and immediately scanned the place for a place to sit.

I saw one near the stage and finally can put down all my bags. I adjusted my position, chat with Aya and tried to calm myself down. At my right sides were 2 girls with their glass, at my left side, a guy I didn’t look properly, but he’s a bit far from me. There is a round table in front of me, and no chair. We sat on the rock bench. At that time video call Aya for a bit but the venue was too loud I cut it short. Start on periscope (live broadcast) and I didn’t even realized Honey G was already there before Aya goes crazy commenting on periscope. 



They did soundcheck and sang few lines. After that I waved to them. Giyong was the 1st to notice me and told the members. They all looking at my area. I waved my gift bag to them, and their manager walked to me to take it. Honey G started the busking at exactly 5pm, and it goes for half an hour. Their live were sooooooo good. And the talk in between, was just the same as I watch them on broadcast. Honey G is the same on and off camera.


However, at the middle part, the wind goes strong and I was shaking so much. Luckily my camera doesn’t shake so much and the recording went quite well. After they ended their busking, they went to the side of the stage. Aya and another friend urged me to talk to them. I tried to take selca with Jaehyun in it far back, Jaehyun noticed and called me to come nearer to their side. He asked his manager if that’s ok and manager allowed it. So I went to Honey G. few fans followed me and I gave them the chance to take photo first, while I stand besides manager the whole time, still recording honeyG on my camera. I asked manager about Honey G’s new song but manager is also not sure. I was the last to take picture and manager helped me in doing so.

I talked with honey G for about 5 minutes, with only me as a fan there (Giyong is the one basically doing all the talk, and he’s the one actively asking me questions). Jaehyun was excited but he doesn’t know what to talk, eventhough he stands just besides me. We talked and laughed (even the manager joined the conversation) and honey G ended it with handshake and sudden hug (by Giyong). We bow at each other and I was restraining myself from spazzing of happiness there.

fancams of Honey G:

(Intro+Baboya)

(cover song: Beautiful-Goblin OST)

(Honey G-Don't Wannabe Your Friend)

So I have to get out from the venue 1st, checking if I have everything with me, and packed my bag. I was taken hold though, by someone (event manager?) to check if I have the ticket (maybe she thought I broke-in the venue to meet Honey G) and I lift my arm a bit to show the ticket tag. She was quite startled and asked her people why I wasn’t given a glass. I said “it’s okay, I don’t…drink”. I quickly move passed row of people and out from the venue, straight to the riverside. I calm myself down, made up my mind to head to itaewon to pray and eat. Masa ni dah menggeletar gila sejuk.

At the subway still spazzing with Aya on periscope since it’s only 2 of us. I don’t remember why I dig out my bag at that time, but I did and it was hard to find what I was searching for. After that I took train to itaewon (wrong side of train at 1st, and too packed like sardine. After 4 stations can only get out) Eventhough that’s the only 2nd time I was there, I kind of remember the way to masjid and follow my gut feeling. 

It was a tough climb since I had already walked a lot that day. I grit my teeth through the cold and took wudhu and perform prayer. I was trying to take a nap when a girl (Arabic girl maybe) tap my shoulder and asked me where’s the toilet. I told her the way but not sure if she can find it, since toilet area and wudhu area are quite apart from each other. I charged my phone abit, before going out again. I tried to search for Eid restaurant but it’s already closed at that time. I followed my line of memory again to find Muree, and saw it’s still open. I order the food, trying not to be too tamak since I was very hungry. I tried to eat slowly since I fear I would vomit if I eat too fast with empty stomach. Couple of minutes passed before the staff asked me to pay 1st since he already want to closed the account for the day. I pay and speed up my meal and head out again.

It was very chilly outside. I head to subway again and went to hongik station. I tried to followed the instruction to the café on map but it’s not near as I imagine. I already walked about 10 minutes before I give up and just choose any 24-hours café there. I settled in at Kings Bean Coffee, it was a 2-storey café but I didn’t feel like going up. I choose a table nearest to the door since that’s the 1st table that I spot the plug. It was around 11.30pm at that time. 

I put down all my stuff and went to order. I ordered a cup of lemon tea. The staff there doesn’t really pay attention to me and replied to me in boring tone. Luckily my Korean worked well and able to process what he said at that time. It took a while for me to get my tea eventhough I’m the only 1 ordering but I don’t mind since I got plenty of time to kill.

The lemon tea was so strong I was surprised at 1st. but it doesn’t last me long since I was very tired and sleepy. I reviewed my fancam a bit but that also didn’t wake me up properly. I stand again to take a magazine and flip VERY slowly. I end up sleeping on the magazine. 2nd time I woke up, I realized the staff has changed (to a more handsome one too lol the previous one looked too serious) and the playlist song has become more upbeat. The group of students (4 or 5) in front of me are still up (bunch of boys too), they sometimes go out and never come back for quite some times (almost half an hour) leaving all things behind, including their laptop, on the table. I envy Seoul. If in Malaysia, sure by the time you come back, half of your stuff not there. 

About the café, it’s quite nice, coffee not so expensive (4,000won per cup) since I guess they target the students, and also they have xiumin’s birthday support banner there haha! But the café isn’t warm as I expected it to be. It was so cold! Hence my not-so-good sleep. I was so tempted to ask the staff boy to borrow his sweater since I realized he doesn’t even wear it, showing off his muscle maybe? LOL

At around 4am, I decided to go out since it’s already subuh and I can’t stand sitting down anymore, It was too cold for me not moving. I went out from café, and it was deadly chilly outside, even more that before. I was shaking while almost running. Nothing I do can stop me from shaking violently. At last I zikir a lot and hope it will warm my body somehow, and it DID! I went down to subway to see if I can pray there, but I end up seeing lots of people sleeping on the bench, covered with blankets and newspaper (I didn’t realized at 1st that those were PEOPLE). So I don’t want them to suddenly eye-ing me praying like solat jenazah or something, I decided not to pray there. 

Few thing I realized 1)there’s a lot of people actually sleeping on subway 2)subway isn’t really warm during time like this 3)some foreigners still partying out at this time and wandering in and out of subway 4)weekends, there are many people taking the 1st train, maybe because they didn’t managed to catch the last train, or drink too much. Train starts really early, around 5am?

So I went out from subway and found a place besides the closed Honda store to pray. I laid out my unused towel, didn’t take off my shoes (because too cold) and pray my subuh prayer. After that I went down to take train to Seoul Grand Park. I went to toilet 1st and burrrr it was so cold to even wash my face. I took my time to enjoy the nature and Seoul Grand Park was so calming. 








By 9am I already circle the huge park and took many photos. It was cold, bernafas pun berasap, and I thought I saw 1 degree C while I was at subway station. I saw vending machine and tried the coffee for the 1st time. I FELL IN LOVE WITH VENDING MACHINE’S COFFEE. It was so delicious and warm and cheap. Only 400won.


Then I head to Ehwa Uni since it’s a place I always wanted to go. On my way, I bought a bag of nut-bread, with real nut in it. Delicious! I walked to Ehwa and met a fellow Malaysian there. One of them talked to me while we’re looking at the uni map board. We talked a bit of where we are from (me Selangor etc I don’t remember the detail) she asked me if I’m alone and I said yes. She was shocked and I told her it was actually crazy haha! She went back to her group and told her friends about me being alone and brave etc. I continued walking around and use my skills to take photo by myself. AND it was still very cold.







After Ehwa, I went to Myeongdong to buy a staff kakNina told me to get. I was confused as always. (before that I tried to search for money changer. I found one ahjumma with a small stall not far from myeongdong). I tried to talked using Korean with the red-shirt volunteer but she gave up and use English with me haha! Not really easy to find the store, my legs already hurt. After I found the stuff at level 5 of the store, I head to KTO since it has prayer room in it. The few girl staffs laughed at me when I show ‘3’ to them when she said the prayer room is at level 2. I realized my mistake and rolled my eyes. Girls, I understand you ok, just a bit slow. Not so nice to laugh and not telling the mistake to me. I prayed zohor with Asar and sit with my legs stretch out at the lobby of KTO. I was playing around with the hologram too. I sat there for almost an hour since my legs hurt too much to move.








Then I went out of KTO, I saw many foodtrucks and people gathering around. It’s Deokkabi Night Market (sebakwi?) happening along the cheonggyecheon stream there (jonggak station). They have nice music, games to play and lots of food offered (though none that I was brave to try). I participated in writing message on card and hang it on board. I wrote about Honey G there hehe. I also went to YP Bookstore on my way, since I missed looking around at the stationaries. I bought few stuffs and also having peeked at a group idol doing fansign at the bookstore. I didn’t recognized them (later Aya told me it was  Romeo).




Next I went to Namdaemun to buy face-mask (my target). I went to buy chopstick and spoon 1st. I talked with the ahjussi in Korean. He was so friendly and replied me back with Korean too. I bought one for Aya and for myself. Then I found a store which sell the face mask in bundle. The ahjussi was so persuasive I had to buy from him lol. I bought 80packs of face mask lol and ahjussi gave me extra. He asked me if I want to get anything else (eye-patch? Lol obviously I had panda eyes from lack of sleep). I also end up buying a backpack since the bag I had with me already almost-destroyed (tali putus). I had one for 10,000won and still using it until now. I can’t feel my legs after that. I decided to go straight to airport after that.

By 8.30pm, I was already at airport. My next challenge: I was hungry. But I didn’t have enough energy to search for the halal restaurant, the only thing I had in mind was my maggi. The quest to search for hot water was also funny. I tried to take hot water from food court, but I didn’t know how to handle the machine, and it ended up with cold water. I tried the water fountain but the water was too cold. 3rd time, I tried to ask hot water from the café but she doesn’t allowed me, so I order lemon water instead. I got the hot lemon water, go upstairs and pour it into my maggi cup, and add the curry powder. THAT WAS A VERY SOUR CURRY MAGGI I HAVE EVER HAD. I thought maggi curry won’t be beaten by anything, but apparently not by the lemon water in Seoul. I just pray I didn’t get diarrhea from it. I ate it outside, at the bus station in front of the airport, and I didn’t care if people looking at me, since I was very hungry.

I supposed to pray after that (9pm) but imagining the water will be too cold, I dragged it. I stayed infront of the tv screen while charging and chat with Aya (again people just leave their device unattended). I asked Aya, was airport always been this noisy when it’s already 11pm, then I realized it’s because they played General Soo Shin’s movie on tv (lots of shouting from war) lol. I finally went to toilet for wuduk and pray near a lift at 2nd level. 

After that I search for vacant chairs and lay down. Ahead of me was a skinny girl whom I never see her face, and on my toes an ahjumma who tried to find comfortable position. I set my alarm so I won’t missed subuh, and pray a lot that I can wake up since I was dead tired. I didn’t sleep well, woke up many times, once I found there’s a guy sleeping on chair infront of me (looked like Chinese) but I didn’t bother much and continue trying to sleep. I woke up still feeling dead tired at around 4.30am. I dragged not wanting to get up, but eventually get up before I missed subuh. I went to pray and next I realized, the counter has opened.



I was the 1st to drop my bag and feeling so light. I went in the departure area and had my coffee. Can’t wait for my flight (8am) since I know it will be very comfortable with pillow and all. On my plane to hongkong, there’s a breakfast but I only ate half of it since I think it has ham? After we reached HK, the ahjumma besides me said HK is hot (of course it’s hot compared to Seoul). It took a while before the door opened, I heard few ahjumma whispering if I’m from Indonesia. I suddenly replied to them “I’m from Malaysia” in Korean. They went from whispering to talkative ahjumma. I just smiled at them. Must be ahjumma on trip.



Luckily HK airport didn’t do the temperature check. i went for immigration and got my water bottle snatched again (nooooo it’s a nice bottle) and went inside for my next flight. It was short wait, I spent my ½ an hour in toilet vomiting though (nothing came out since I didn’t eat). My next flight was also a comfortable one. Next to me was a chinese Malaysian who was a vegetarian. She asked me if it was hard for me to eat at Seoul (since she know about having to eat halal food even though I never told her). I said not as hard as few years ago. She was nice to talk to, but not really a talkative person. So I watched a Japanese movie on the flight (My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday). The movie was SO brilliant, though it had me weeping at the end.


I continued with another movie next (don’t remember what movie) and ended up sleeping through it. I reached KLIA around 5.30pm, took train to putrajaya and drove myself back. End of crazy Spring trip. In this trip I learn a lot to depend to Allah and confident in Him to take care of me. 


Saturday 4 November 2017

Fall back to reality..please? (part 3)

Part 3

In between bulan 8 dengan bulan 10 haritu ada la mesej Giyong beberapa kali, paling unintentional TERmesej Giyong sebab stress tarikh pegi Seoul, Mamamoo ada event, clash dengan concert nak pegi. Giyong memang tau aku minat Mamamoo sebab masa makan kat restoran sebelum ni,ter-spazz depan Giyong. Giyong gelakkan je, Giyong (dan Taehyun jugak) pun suka Mamamoo, Giyong suka Mamamoo sebab personality diorang (wahhh sama sama!! Sila bayangkan macam spazzing dengan kawan). 
Giyong cakap takpe, nanti ada la tu peluang jumpa Mamamoo. Ok kembali ke perjumpaan ketiga, Giyong beberapa kali ingatkan nak datang Seoul nanti prepare elok2, cuaca tengah sejuk. 

Masa pegi SKP haritu lambat gila, tinggal setengah jam je nak habis. Pegi dengan kawan Korean (yang boleh speaking English), dia minat Sam. Masa kitorang masuk tu, HoneyG dan Sam tengah on-air. Kwan muka terkejut dia mumble: 와..잘생겼다.. Masa tu aku tau dia tengah tengok Giyong. Giggle je sebab tu bukan 1st time aku tengok reaksi macam tu kat Giyong (masa busking dulu pun ramai bagi reaksi macam tu kat Giyong). 

Greet manager, manager senyum je (manager pun macam kawan) Lepas diorang habis recording, greet HoneyG, paling excited Jaehyun (dia yang excited bukan aku lol), sebab yang Ogos lepas tak jumpa Jaehyun. HoneyG macam rushing cakap terima kasih semua, ingatkan nak terus berlalu pegi. Aku kena cakap dengan Sam dulu sebab kawan ada pesan hadiah. 

Bila keluar dari section recording nak gi lounge, rupanya HoneyG beratur semua duduk kat kerusi, manager pun sekali, tunggu aku. Masa tu amek gamba group photo, diorang nak aku kat tengah, Jaehyun cepat2 bukak ruang tepi dia (maknae ni memang excited, kalau banding dengan Giyong yang pemalu). Amek selca dengan maknae, sebab masa 1st jumpa HoneyG, Jaehyun mintak selca tapi masa tu phone pun tak jumpa. 





Lepas habis, masuk lif ramai2 lagi, Sam, Honey G, aku dan kawan. Sam berlalu dengan cepatnya, tinggal aku dengan kawan, sekali dengan HoneyG. Kawan nak pegi konsert Paul Kim jadi dia kena pegi dulu. 

Giyong tanya kali ni duduk mana, aku cakap Hapjeong, area hongdae. Giyong suggest kat members yang lain, kita grab coffee je la, ok tak. Semua setuju, jadi kitorang jalan kaki cari coffee shop. Giyong bagitau, rupanya kereta company diorang ada problem, semua kena balik sendiri2 LOL 

Jaehyun bawak scooter dia, seronok dia naik scooter dia depan kitorang. Lagi sekali jalan sebelah Giyong, sentiasa memastikan aku jalan belah dalam. Masa nak masuk satu coffee shop ni, dia tampal kat pintu, tutup. Cari lagi satu coffee shop.

Masa aku depan pintu, terfikir (wow keciknya). Terfikir sebab kecik:duduk rapat. Hgggg. Aku nak amek sit tepi dinding, sekali Taehyun dah amek seat tu. Giyong tanya nak duduk dalam ke? Aku angguk je. Dia bagi aku duduk dalam, dia duduk sebelah aku (dalam hati..ala..tak dapat la menatap muka Giyong macam sebelum ni..demand~) 

Masa nak order masing2 taktau nak order ape, last2 Giyong dan Jaehyun bangun tengok menu (Giyong tanya coffee ok kan? Aku cakap ok je), Jaehyun pegi balik kat meja tanya aku nak sandwich tak? Aku: 예! Apebenda tah jawab macam tu. Giyong pulak patah balik: no bacon and ham right? Ya Allah aku boleh pulak lupa pasal ham dan bacon tu, Giyong yang ingatkan. Thank you Giyong ㅠㅠ 

Masa tunggu coffee dan sandwich, sesi sembang lagi lah. Sembang pasal concert aku nak pegi esoknya. Paul Kim. Giyong dah tau lama pasal concert ni, dan Jaehyun pun minat lagu penyanyi ni. Taehyun siap search venue kat phone dia. Sembang pasal venue concert pulak. (Kawan aku cakap, kita biasa tak berani cakap pasal artis lain depan artis tu, tapi HoneyG yang tanya kat aku macam2. Jadi dah sembang macam kawan lah, bukan sembang dengan artis). 

Aku siap bagitau kat Giyong jumpa Yu Seungwoo masa pegi concert company-mate diorang Ogos lepas. (Seungwoo pun sama SuperstarK4 dengan HoneyG, rapat dengan Jaehyun). Call kawan Malaysia yang minat HoneyG, bias dia Jaehyun. Whatsapp call je, pastu pas phone dekat Jaehyun. Lepas tu bagitau, aku kawan dengan fan diorang, Korean sorang ni. Aku konfem diorang kenal korean ni sebab kat vlive dia sangat aktif. Aku cakap jom kita buat video message. 


Jaehyun yang pegang phone aku rekod mesej. Masa tengah rekod aku teringat fan ni bias Giyong, suruh Giyong dekat sikit dengan aku sebab tak masuk frame, tapi Giyong sengetkan kepala je nak masuk frame haha (lain Giyong dengan Taehyun. Taehyun masa duduk kat sebelah aku dulu, peeking aku tengah tengok apa kat phone, tak la aku berani nak pusing kepala, kalau tak bertemu dah muka sebab rapatnya dia. Giyong is pemalu).

Masa sembang2 aku perasan aku tongkat dagu belah kiri, belah Giyong, Giyong pun tongkat dagu belah kanan, arah aku. Dah penat gelak sembang dengan HoneyG, nak balik, diorang bangun bayar (yang sebelum ni Giyong bayar, kali ni tak pasti Giyong ke Jaehyun). Taehyun cakap dia nak jumpa kawan Incheon dia, dia tumpang scooter Jaehyun. Taehyun mintak hi5, Jaehyun pun nak jugak. Giyong? Naik subway balik. 

Masa tu aku baru sedar, maksudnya jalan pegi subway berdua dengan Giyong la ni? Okay~~~~~ 

Penah jumpa bias kan? Fansign ke, airport ke.. rasa 2 minit interaction dengan bias lama gila kan? Tu la perjalanan pegi subway station paling lama dalam hidup aku. Kalau rekod dalam mapnya, 2km arirang tower dengan subway station. Jauh tu la aku jalan dengan Giyong berdua.

Giyong tanya la how's teaching semua. Aku cerita macam biasa. (Kat skp minggu sebelum tu, Sam tanya if you're not a singer, what would you do? Giyong cakap kalau dia bukan penyanyi, dia mungkin akan terlibat sebagai..atlit. or a teacher. Aku tak penah dengar dia jawab teacher sebelum ni. Where did that come from)

Giyong ada bagitau sebelum tu, plan dia lepas ni nak pegi noraebang nak praktis nyanyi untuk wedding cousin dia esoknya. Masa Giyong sibuk explain route subway untuk aku, aku bukan dengar sangat, sebab dalam otak, nak ikut dia. 

Tiba-tiba masa jalan tu keluar dari mulut aku "how about i accompany you at noraebang?" Giyong macam flustered. "But i am actually shy.." aku"just pretend i'm not there". G "it'll be far though, near my house. It's ok, i promise you next time you can come". Aku: ok... (taktau kenapa boleh jujur gila dengan Giyong. aku tak penah macam ni dengan orang lain T.T)

Kitorang masih lagi sembang2 lepas tu (fuh mujur tak awkward). Cerita pasal pet, etc. Masa dah sampai kat subway, aku takleh nak pikir aku kena pegi mana sebenarnya. Dah blur la banyak sangat moment dengan bias. Giyong cakap aku kena amek belah sana, train kita tak sama. Aku pun angguk je la. Tiba Giyong kata: takpelah kita tunggu your train. Giyong join aku pegi belah train aku, sama2 turun tangga. Masa tu train dah ada, aku buat muka sedih kat Giyong, Giyong gosok baju lengan aku, jangan sedih. Dah sampai depan train, aku hampir masuk, Giyong cakap: tak payah masuk la, tunggu train lepas ni. 

(Sebab train tu sardin sangat, penuh gila). Dalam hati seronok bahahaha. Giyong pun sambung cerita dia, sedih pasal contract dah nak habis. (Kenapa tah Giyong suka cerita part sedih dia). Giyong cakap dia promise bila HoneyG buat concert atau fanmeeting before contract habis, dia bagi tiket free kat aku. Aku: front seat. G: sure! Aku: or vip, or backstage. G: whichever you like ;) aku cakap la aku rindu nak dengar diorang nyanyi live. 

Bila train dah sampai, lagi sekali muka sedih kat Giyong. Giyong reply dengan muka sedih gak, gosok lengan lagi, muka jangan sedih sangat. (Aku bersyukur, sebab sebelum ni dua kali dah dia peluk..haih rasa berdosa la, takkan kali ketiga nak bagi peluk gak. Doa2 tak perlu cakap kat dia taknak peluk tu. Mujur kali ni dia tak peluk). Masuk train yang sebenarnya sardin gak. End of meeting Giyong.

Lepas2 tu send video message kat kawan korean yang fan HoneyG tu, cerita pasal Giyong, dia label Giyong: ideal husband haha. Jumpa kawan yang pegi SKP sama tu lepas concert hari Sabtu, spazz dengan dia pasal Giyong. Dia terkejut Giyong handsome macam tu, siap rasa macam idol. Cerita pasal jalan dengan Giyong, kawan cakap: ohhh like a date. Aku: *malu* yeah like a date maybe.. Dia terkejut macam mana aku boleh rapat dengan HoneyG, HoneyG boleh tau aku nak datang. Aku cakap aku sembang dengan Giyong kat fb. Kawan suruh aku bagitau Giyong, Giyong handsome LOL masa tu baru sedar standard Korean, Giyong tu handsome.

End of dream. Giyong is far from reality, though he does seems like a close friend.


Gamba ni Giyong bagi, dari phone dia. Jaehyun yang snap sebab jenisnya memang suka main camera.

Friday 3 November 2017

Falling harder? (part 2)



Tunggu SKP habis. Sebenarnya nak cakap dengan Giyong tu, sebab nak mintak dia tolong translate mesej Korean Jaehyun. Dah guna translator, takut salah paham. Pastu tunjuk phone kat Giyong, dia baca.. Giyong: eh this is really Jaehyun? Dia terkejut aku sembang dengan Jaehyun kat sns. 

Bagitau Giyong sebulan sebelum tu ada menang album HoneyG tapi tak dapat sebab masalah pos kot (musim raya). Giyong tanya manager ada lebih tak album tu. Manager cakap ada dalam kereta. Jadi Giyong suruh tunggu dia rakam video messages untuk pemenang jap, nanti dia bagi album. Lepas sembang dengan Sam, pegi kat Giyong nak amek selca, ajak Sam join selca (jadi selca bertiga). *Sam macam tau aku minat Giyong sebab setiap Jumaat konfem ada mesej untuk Giyong* 



Masa kat hallway, Giyong cakap dia tunggu orang. Ingatkan manager, rupanya tunggu Taehyun keluar toilet. Taehyun datang jugak SKP walaupun dia takde schedule. Masuk lif sekali ramai2; Sam, Giyong, Taehyun, Pd, writer, aku sekali lah. Dalam lif, Sam tanya: so Liyana, what's your plan after this. Jawapan aku direct gila: Hmm i've free my schedule tonight...to follow Giyong. Sam: do ittttt. *Sam mungkin shipper yang pertama lol* Aku dah pusing muka mengadap pintu lif sebab segan APA YANG AKU CAKAP TADIII~ Masa tu Giyong macam tersedak. Taehyun je kot dalam lif tak paham, sebab dia sorang je tak guna English. 

Sam ada meeting lepas tu, dia excuse diri dia. Tinggal la kitorang tiga. Manager pegi amek kereta. Giyong tanya aku duduk mana masa dalam studio lagi, aku cakap kat area Jongno. Giyong tanya gak nak makan apa. Aku blur apa yang jadi, aku jawab je la soalan yang ditanya. Aku cakap kena makan halal, Giyong terangkan halal tu apa kat Taehyun. Giyong cakap dia tau satu restoran halal kat Gangnam, jadi aim pegi Gangnam lah. Aku cakap kalau tak jumpa yang halal, seafood pun boleh. 

Kereta dah sampai, Giyong cepat-cepat pegang pintu seat depan, jadi Taehyun masuk kat belakang. Masa ni aku macam takleh brain lagi "naik kereta Honey G ke? Bukan nak amek album je kat kereta?". Sampailah Taehyun cakap "naik la", baru aku naik kereta HoneyG. Ala-ala kena kidnap separuh sedar. 

Manager terus tanya "ok jadi nak ke mana?" Giyong cakap "Gangnam. Ok?" Kitorang semua pun setuju, drive lah manager bawak kitorang pegi Gangnam. Dalam kereta macam2 la sembang dengan Giyong Taehyun. Giyong cakap style lembut je. Aku tau Giyong ada nephew kecik, tunjuk kat dia gambar nephew sendiri. Bila sembang dengan Taehyun, stuck teruk nak translate pasal hadiah birthday dia, panggil "Giyong~~~tolong translate kat Taehyun". 

Smpai kat Gangnam, keluar kereta, manager cakap bila dah selesai, call dia. Tinggal kitorang tiga jalan2 Gangnam cari restoran. Giyong memang jalan sebelah aku, dan dia pastikan aku kat sebelah dalam, bukan belah jalan raya. Sembang2 sambil jalan dengan Giyong, Taehyun kadang2 je masuk, bila kitorang sembang pasal artis sama company dengan HoneyG. 

Jumpa restoran seafood, duduk hujung, Giyong duduk depan aku, Taehyun duduk sebelah kiri. Giyong baca menu, pastikan set takde daging, tanya apa yang aku boleh dan takleh makan. Maka sembang sambil makan la kami. Tak lama lepas tu, kawan diorang join, contestant SuperStarK4 jugak, sama season dengan HoneyG (juga Roy Kim, JungJoonyoung etc). Tinggi lampai pergh. Kawan diorang ni lawak gak. Sebab kawan diorang ni sorang je dah kawen, isu rumahtangga pun keluar la, macam2. Tiba-tiba Giyong pandang aku dia tanya: are you seeing someone? Aku:-cepat je jawab- NO~ Giyong: will you seeing someone? 

Aku masa tu pandang direct Giyong, dalam hati terlintas: kalau orang tu Giyong..boleh tak? Aku end up tak jawab soalan Giyong, Taehyun tanya soalan apa Giyong tanya aku. Giyong translate, pastu dia cakap, mesti la aku akan seeing someone kan? Giyong cerita kat aku, dia yang perkenalkan isteri kawan diorang tu. Aku macam..really? Wahh.. nak mintak Giyong carikkan la sorang tuk diri ni, tapi tak keluar dari mulut.

Macam2 la Giyong tanya, aku jawab. Adik-beradik, umur, kerja, pegi balik pukul berapa, suka workout tak, plan aku esoknya etc. One time, Giyong tiba2 tanya aku, ada facebook tak? Aku cakap ada lah. Dia mintak phone aku, dia search id dia, pastu add diri sendiri guna phone aku. Phone aku tu end up pusing2 kat meja tu; search pasal tempat aku pegi esoknya, facebook thing, search pasal Yuna, search pasal subway route. 

Masa jalan balik, Giyong cerita pasal diri dia pulak, kakak dia, kenapa dia tak travel oversea walaupun dia nak, etc. Giyong tanya: bila lagi nak datang? Dalam otak aku aim Oktober, tapi tak sebut kat Giyong, aku jawab: bila HoneyG ada schedule? Giyong jalan sebelah aku, sampai ada masa kitorang tertinggal kat belakang agak jauh dari Taehyun dan kawan diorang, syok sembang.



Sampai kat subway, Taehyun n kawan berenti kat exit depan subway, aku pun stop la. Giyong terus turun tangga nak pegi subway. Pastu pandang belakang tanya kenapa kitorang tak turun (nak hantar aku sampai bawah rupanya..sweet sangat T.T)

Masa kat bawah Taehyun & kawan sibuk godek phone aku search kan subway route paling senang. Aku dengan Giyong kat belakang tunggu je. Giyong gelak bila aku bagi reaksi over happy dapat angin sejuk, bila dia tarik lengan aku ke tempat bawah aircond (sebelum ni mana penah perasan ada aircond siling kat subway hallway tu), almaklumla sibuk kipas muka sendiri sebab panas *summer oh summer*

Bila nak balik, Giyong peluk lagi (lama la pulak sebab aku sempat pikir nak bagi reaksi ape nih). Taehyun pun peluk gak tapi sebab dia over tinggi, macam pat kepala je. *Giyong tak tinggi sangat lol* Lambai diorang sampai la hilang dari pandangan. 

Dan bila dah sampai guest house, send gamba kat facebook Giyong, dan mesej reply beberapa kali dengannya. Sampai sekarang pun masih lagi reply mesej dengan Giyong kat fb. Mula2 risau la jugak kalau ganggu dia, tapi dia reply macam kawan. Giyong sendiri cakap: lets keep in touch. Memang mesej semua dia reply walaupun tak cepat sangat.

Dan pegi jumpa HoneyG baru2 ni, bagitau kat Giyong kat fb je. Kali ke 3 ni.. lagi lama masa berdua 

---sambung part 3---