I learnt two cheap guys recently:
1. A master classmate
- an ex-colleague
- he joined our group project once and then sticked to us forever
- relied on others to get marks
- no contribution in group assignment
- pretended to be knowledgeable
- disturbed others during lectures
- could not follow lecturer's progress and asked about fundamental things while lecturer was teaching new stuff
- very thick skin
- even asked me to help look at his own assignment (and I found that he has not given a thought to the assignment at all)
2. A new colleague
- thought I was the secretary / admin staff when he came for interviews
- pretended to be gentlemen, but actually was a salty-pig hand
- always touched on females' shoulders unnecessarily
- not capable in doing his work and asked irrelevant people how to do his work
I don't know why there are so many cheap people these days! Let me learn how to deal with them. If I succeed, I think my people skills will improve much!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
明洞餃子 Myeongdong Gyoja
The Seoul office is just next to the Millenium Seoul Hilton hotel. So, we usually stay in this hotel. Given that Seoul Hilton is so close to Myeongdong 明洞, I visited Myeongdong every time. It is an exciting place for ladies, as you can quickly know the Seoul fashion trend by looking at the shops and the people. Also, they have some hawkers selling cheaper stuff e.g. accessories.
You can easily find the following stuff: necklace, hair clips, watches, belts, bags, shoes, sunglasses, socks, pantyhose, etc. In the Migliore department store, you can get all kinds of business shirts, skirts and coats. They like to wear dark blue, beige and white clothes a lot. Knitted wear is so common for summer time.
Other than Migliore, people can get variety of goods from 明洞衣類. Also, the Amore Star shop is where you can buy Laneige cosmetic products. The underground shopping mall in the Myeongdong station also sells cheaper stuff. I highly recommend a stall selling corn-taste small buns.
For food, there are not many choices. I heard that 明洞餃子 is very famous. I think it is true, as there are long queues for all the 3 shops inside Myeongdong. Since I was on my own, I could get a table easily. In my first visit, I thought dumpling (mandu) should be the most famous food so I ordered that. However, it was not that good. After some observation, I found that most people were eating noodle instead of dumpling. So, in my second visit, I ordered the noodle that was shown on wall. However, again, my decision was wrong. The one I ordered was cold noodle while others were enjoying the hot dumpling soup noodle (kalguksu). Too bad! I must go there again to try the hot noodle!
People can just order one noodle but can ask for unlimited kimchi and rice! People first ate the noodle and kimchi. After they finished the noodle, they just added the rice into the soup and mix them. Wow, they are not wasting anything.
This shop has one very good design. As I need to share a table with a stranger, they have installed a partition between me and the other customer. So, I can get privacy but at the same time can see other customers in the restaurant.
You can easily find the following stuff: necklace, hair clips, watches, belts, bags, shoes, sunglasses, socks, pantyhose, etc. In the Migliore department store, you can get all kinds of business shirts, skirts and coats. They like to wear dark blue, beige and white clothes a lot. Knitted wear is so common for summer time.
Other than Migliore, people can get variety of goods from 明洞衣類. Also, the Amore Star shop is where you can buy Laneige cosmetic products. The underground shopping mall in the Myeongdong station also sells cheaper stuff. I highly recommend a stall selling corn-taste small buns.
For food, there are not many choices. I heard that 明洞餃子 is very famous. I think it is true, as there are long queues for all the 3 shops inside Myeongdong. Since I was on my own, I could get a table easily. In my first visit, I thought dumpling (mandu) should be the most famous food so I ordered that. However, it was not that good. After some observation, I found that most people were eating noodle instead of dumpling. So, in my second visit, I ordered the noodle that was shown on wall. However, again, my decision was wrong. The one I ordered was cold noodle while others were enjoying the hot dumpling soup noodle (kalguksu). Too bad! I must go there again to try the hot noodle!
People can just order one noodle but can ask for unlimited kimchi and rice! People first ate the noodle and kimchi. After they finished the noodle, they just added the rice into the soup and mix them. Wow, they are not wasting anything.
This shop has one very good design. As I need to share a table with a stranger, they have installed a partition between me and the other customer. So, I can get privacy but at the same time can see other customers in the restaurant.
My Tokyo trip (2)
About shopping
Years back, I spent quite some money to buy Hello Kitty stuff in Japan. I also liked to visit Ueno 上野 to buy some market / household stuff. Before I set off for Tokyo, my husband had warned me not to spend money on useless stuff. I bare this in mind.
This time, I tried to look for reasonably-priced good-quality stuff. I bought the followings:
1. Burberry towels and handkerchief (can also be used as a small cotton scarf)
2. Ultra-light umbrellas
3. Porter bag for my husband (ace-company.net/~coolcat)
4. Samantha Vega bag for myself (www.samantha.co.jp)
5. Majolica Majorca cosmetics (www.shiseido.co.jp/mj/index.htm)
6. Anna Sui bracelet (+ phone strap as a gift)
7. Some clothes from Suzuya Japan
8. Hello Kitty x Anna Sui towel + Charmmy Kitty stickers
Originally, I planned to buy Burberry Blue Label bag / Agnis B bag. However, the prices were not as cheap as what people told me. Also, for Uniqlo clothes, there were only a few good choices but they were not cheap. I used to think that Japan department stores have summer sale from July to August. However, when I was in Tokyo near end of August, not many shops were offering discounts. The Sanrio shop at Ikebukuro used to have very lovely Hello Kitty stuff. But this time, the goods were just so-so. In the past, I mainly took JR Yamanote line 山手線. This time, as my hotel is close to Metro station, so I tried hard to take Metro as much as possible. This is really new experience for me.
Years back, I spent quite some money to buy Hello Kitty stuff in Japan. I also liked to visit Ueno 上野 to buy some market / household stuff. Before I set off for Tokyo, my husband had warned me not to spend money on useless stuff. I bare this in mind.
This time, I tried to look for reasonably-priced good-quality stuff. I bought the followings:
1. Burberry towels and handkerchief (can also be used as a small cotton scarf)
2. Ultra-light umbrellas
3. Porter bag for my husband (ace-company.net/~coolcat)
4. Samantha Vega bag for myself (www.samantha.co.jp)
5. Majolica Majorca cosmetics (www.shiseido.co.jp/mj/index.htm)
6. Anna Sui bracelet (+ phone strap as a gift)
7. Some clothes from Suzuya Japan
8. Hello Kitty x Anna Sui towel + Charmmy Kitty stickers
Originally, I planned to buy Burberry Blue Label bag / Agnis B bag. However, the prices were not as cheap as what people told me. Also, for Uniqlo clothes, there were only a few good choices but they were not cheap. I used to think that Japan department stores have summer sale from July to August. However, when I was in Tokyo near end of August, not many shops were offering discounts. The Sanrio shop at Ikebukuro used to have very lovely Hello Kitty stuff. But this time, the goods were just so-so. In the past, I mainly took JR Yamanote line 山手線. This time, as my hotel is close to Metro station, so I tried hard to take Metro as much as possible. This is really new experience for me.
My Tokyo trip (1)
I have not visited Japan for 4 years. This time, I spent 1.5 extra days to walk around Tokyo. I got to places like Korakuen 後樂園, Ikebukuro 池袋, Omotesando 表參道, Harajuku 原宿, Shibuya 涉谷 and Shinjuku 新宿. The hotel and my company's office are located at Roppongi 六本木. I also visited the future BCP site at Ariake 有明, which is close to Odaiba 台場.
It's my first time going to Omotesando Hills 表參道山 and Roppongi Hills 六本木山. These are pretty new shopping malls. I also tried a 居酒屋 at Roppongi which has a Western-style setting. I am so happy to see the Tokyo Disneyland on my way to Narita Airport.
The Japanese data centre is quite different from the Hong Kong ones. Their raised floor and rack doors are designed differently. Also, seems that FM200 is not a commonly-used fire control system in Japan.
It's my first time going to Omotesando Hills 表參道山 and Roppongi Hills 六本木山. These are pretty new shopping malls. I also tried a 居酒屋 at Roppongi which has a Western-style setting. I am so happy to see the Tokyo Disneyland on my way to Narita Airport.
The Japanese data centre is quite different from the Hong Kong ones. Their raised floor and rack doors are designed differently. Also, seems that FM200 is not a commonly-used fire control system in Japan.
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