Seoul Day 30- Just hyehwa day and Guide to EMS

Guide to EMS:

EMS is like speed post with insurance. We used this service quite a few times in Korea and its available in SKKU too! We saw it in Seoul station Lotte Mart as well, but the rates are different!

In Seoul, there are EMS and another international shipping thats slower and no insurance but cheaper!

EMS Service from Korea to Singapore takes about 2-3days! Very efficient and fast! Within the 1 month in Seoul, Ive shipped back 3 boxes with a total weight of nearly 25kg!

Rates: http://www.koreapost.go.kr/eng/sub/subpage.jsp?contId=e1020300

I believe the people tending the counter do know how to speak English (simple ones) so no fret.

The slightly bulk size guy in SKKU EMS seriously suffering from PMS... he is just weird... he is super temperamental! eg;

I: 영어를 할 수 있습니까?

him: Do I look like I cant speak English? (In a not too fluent manner)

I: oh! haha thats great!

I: so (insert my question which Ive already forgotten what I asked)

Him: (inserts his answer in a helpful way)

Look here, Im not saying he cant speak english... Cos of the many teenagers whom I approach, other than those in SKKU, only a few can speak English!

If you are strong enough, or have friends to help, you can lug your items in plastic bags up the hill to the 600th annivesary hall EMS Office.

1) Get to the counter for EMS Service, tell the person that you wanna send things home via EMS. he/she will give you a piece of EMS paper. Fill it in.

Details needed:

-Korea address (Dont have to be in Hangul)

-Korea phone number

-Home address

-Home phone number/mobile number (Contact person back at home)

-items that you are sending e.g. Books, Clothes, Bags, Cosmetics

-the weight of the items e.g. Books about 5kg, Clothes about 5kg

-Price of the items e.g. Books about 40,000won, cosmetics about 100,000won (Im not too sure why this is needed though... some says its for tax surcharge, some says its for insurance in case the box gets lost or undelivered)

-your signature

2) Buy an EMS box (Below is the rates, size and numbering of the boxes)

e.g. Number 1 box - 400won about 0.40cents - 22.0 cm to 19.0 cm to 9.0 cm

I think, other boxes can do as well! Like those free boxes in Lotte Mart!

3) Box given will not be folded... that means, you have to fold the box yourself! But the folding lines are provided!

HOW TO FOLD/TAPE?

- Fold into a cuboid

- close the bottom cover/flaps

- use the scotch-tape provided and tape it securely as it serves as the base for your bulky items... you dont want it to be too loose nor slipshod work to see your items dropping out of the box

- place your item inside the box

- squeeze it/place items strategically

- cover the top flap and scotch-tape it

- scotch tape around the box

END PRODUCT!

4) Pass your box and paper to the counter.

They will help you weigh the box, and you should see the weight of your box and the price you have to pay for both the weight and the box itself.

You should get a receipt and a copy of the EMS paper.

5) Say An Nyeong to your box!
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We went to my lovely chicken turn turn shop for lunch! We indulge in Chimaek! Chicken and soju! hehehheheh soju is pretty bitter! only manage to drink 2 shots... I think we bought the soju at 3000won... but it costs 1000won plus at convenience mart only!

Then... wenjing and I went to have their MELONA Icecream! looks like Singapore version of potong icecream BUT this is so soft!!! Its available in Singapore! Find it in Fairprice 6.15sgd for 8sticks! and it costs 1 stick for 1dollar in Ssikkek!

Walao phone wrong focus la dey =.= anyway, we sat inside the convenience shop to eat!

For night time dessert, we had this! In Paris Croissant!

And below is the shop near Hyehwa exit 4! beside New Balance shop along the main road! A pretty nice patbingsoo shop! the ice is really like a snow...