#25 a saturday in dOngdaemun

doota shopping mall!

shoooeeeeesssss
womens clothes

bags everywhere!!

and more baggsss

men's wear

very spicy rabeoki

today i was meant to meet up with thuy for this tour that she booked however i waited for ages there and no one showed up... i might've waited on the wrong platform i don't know so i just left after an hour or so and went shopping on my own..

i got the train and headed to dongdaemun... today was a really crappy day cos the weather was raining and gloomy and it was just a day that i didnt wanna go out and just wanted to stay at home and rest.. but since i was out already i thought i'd make the most of it..

my first impression of dongdaemun was .. why is there fabric everywhere? thats all i could see... just floors after floors of fabric.. i didnt really like it cos i went there to shop for clothes, shoes and bags.. after walking around and observing everything i ended up in a market... the market had heaps of belts and hats.. it was nothing interesting until i found pauls cap! my friend paul wanted this hat for so long and i couldnt find it anywhere in sydney but eventually came across it in korea! i was very proud of that purchase =)

after that i headed to all the other markets.. i was about to give up and go home when i saw this department store.. it looked expensive but i thought i'd give it a try anyways... the mall was called doota and it was so awesome!! they had really really nice clothes bags and shoes in there.. all reasonably priced.. not as cheap as markets but much cheaper than australia... i had a look around then headed upstairs for lunch.. i ate rabeoki - its like ramen (dry) with deokbeoki (spicy rice cakes) in it.. i've always wanted to try it when i was in australia but they dont sell it.. it was good but very very spicy!

after doota i headed to migliore and hello apM.. these were also fashion malls but the clothes here were much cheaper than at doota .. i managed to buy a lot of tops for work because i didnt bring many with me... i bought quite alot and spent less than $120!!

after 4 hours of shopping i decided it was time to head home.. i went home and then headed out again to e-mart and gsmart... everytime i go in there i seem to buy a whole house full of things.. i've spent so much money on household stuff like mats, cleaning products, mops, dish racks, laundry basket... hopefully this is it and i won't have to buy more!

2moro is sunday and my plan is to head to uijeongbu to take a look around... last time i was there i saw there were many good shops however didnt have much time to buy anything cos i was with eunice.. i hope the weather clears up and it doesnt rain!

another note... i'll start teaching from next week!! aaaarrrrghhhhhhhhh

안녕~

xo m