#159 Farewell...

...at Professor Won's house...
but whose farewell was it?

#158 Colours and Sounds from another Culture

Just outside Yongsan Station...

#157 Simply Amazing: Seoul City

Let the pictures speak for themselves...

#156 Busan @ 300 kmph... KTX

Hi everyone... this may be my last posting from Korea, but I am not sure...

This Sunday I travelled down south to city of Busan (Pusan). Busan is the second largest city of South Korea, it also hosted the Asian Games in 2002. Busan is a city with many hills around. Roads are up and down and smaller than Seoul and Incheon roads. Overall, I think Incheon is a modern city with much better planning.

It is said that night life is best in Busan, but I neither had the time nor the luck. I also felt that Seoul / Incheon girls are much much prettier than Busan girls :) hahah :)

The key point of the trip was travel by KTX. It is the High Speed Railway connecting Seoul to Busan and the technology is French (TGV). The top speed was 303 kmph and the average speed was 140 kmph. It was just awesome to whizzzzzzzzzzzzz past the beautiful Korean country side. Also the return journey was splendid.

The bus ride, that cost me just 40 % of the KTX fare, took just 4 hr 45 minutes for the 430 km!!!! Isn't that awesome? And on top of that, I got down from the bus right near the university.

KTX route from Seoul to Busan

Just outside Seoul Station

At the entrance of Seoul Station...

Cool architecture at Seoul Station...

Once inside... Ticket Counters

Waiting lounge and cafeterias...

Go up the stairs to board the KTX...

Entrance to the tracks... you cant just reach the platform, without a proper ticket!


The tracks... come come my KTX...

Voila!!!! C'est tres bien!!

Ohh!! Let us accelerate, oh my KTX... read 260.9 km/h

Wowie... Top Speed: 303.6 km/h

Korean country side whizzing past...

Inside the cabin...

zzzzzzzzz Sleepy heads...

11.50 am: Busan Station

Architecture Magnificent! Simply Awesome structure @ Busan Station
Front view: Busan Station

A part of Busan City :)
Station Square...

Pretty picture... Candid!

Look at the double decker bus... I wish I was in it!

Haeundae Beach... Most famous in Korea

And more...

Choding Power :P

And more...

And more... aham aham

Goding power...

Ooooohhh!

Aah... this was somewhere between Seoul and Busan, on my way back to Seoul. It is a river, with embankments constructed to convert it into a picnic spot. The Koreans love to sit by the river and fish!



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All in all a good trip, and great journey!

Note: Well, there are more pics, but I dont think they are suitable for public display ㅋㅋ (kh kh). Contact me personally if you wanna take a look :P

#155 Sorry Pyeong Chang

Pyeong Chang lost out to Sochi.
Nevermind, it wont lose its beauty with this result :)

#154 Correction: Pyeong Chang 2014

Correction:
In post # 152, there is a bit of correction. The pics that show the banner for Pyeong Chang 2014, and other pics in the same post, are actually taken in Pyeong Chang.


At that moment I thought it to be just a banner placed in the country side, but that place is actually Pyeong Chang county itself! And I wondered what the construction work all around was about!

Gangneung and Pyeong Chang will be hosting the Winter Olympics 2014, if they are selected tomorrow. Lovely place and it deserves to host the games...

Here are the pics once again :) These are the slopes that are fully covered with snow during winter. This place receives the highest snowfall in entire South Korea, and is a natural ski resort.

#153 And now to the west coast...

Ganghwa Island, Incheon Airport, Wolmido and Incheon Metropolitan City.

The west coast of Korea , is along the Yellow Sea. The continental shelf is wide and most of the water near the shore is dirty brown. This area is known for its muddy flat lands along the shore.

Ganghwa island is known as a combat zone and has many old fortresses to protect the country from foreign attacks a few centuries ago.




This is Korea's Lucky Bird
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The following pictures are from a Buddhist Temple in Ganghwa.
This is really how traditional Korea is...







We must put coins in this big bowl of water. If it hits the center, then our wish will be fulfilled. My coin landed many centimeters away from the center [:(]

But this was perhaps the sweetest water I have tasted so far in Korea... very pure and natural.

CHODING POWER

GODING POWER (goding: middle school students)

Construction underway: Incheon Airport - Incheon City Sea Link.
Once constructed, it will be around 12 kilometer long and will be amongst the three longest of its kind in the world.

And then we took this ferry to Wolmido... Yes our car went right inside :)

Korean cars, ready for export...

And in Incheon City: These are residential apartments.

Back to square one...

#152 Can something be better?

I am too tired to write an introduction, haven't slept since two days. But so far, this has been my most memorable experience in Korea :)

I took a trip to the North Eastern Coast of South Korea, to a small beach town Jeondongjin, and was lead to a marvelous city Gangneung by some really wonderful people, that I happened to meet by chance!
---This is Cheongnyangni Station of Seoul City. It caters to trains linking Seoul to the Eastern part of Korea.

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And my train, listed on the chart as train number 1661. A normal express, not superfast :)

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And the Sunrise Express: This train is run at a specific time, such that it reaches Jeongdongjin (my destination) before the sunrise.

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Pretty people in pretty clothes :)

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I reached the destination well on time, 4.05 am. And this is what I saw. This is the horizon... all you can see is the horizon... thats the Face Of God :)

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Waiting anxiously for the sun to rise and show me its brimming face...

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Aah.... here it is... almost there!

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Hello, hello, where are you?

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Ooops, something that I feared, the cloudy monsoon sky, hid the sunrise :(, and the sun could only be seen a few degress higher, a few minutes later :(

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Oh, btw, here is the beautiful Pacific Ocean, my first view of crystal blue waters :)

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I am a hero, aren't I? PHBBT

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Clear waters and clear sand...

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This is the whole beach and the Jeongdongjin railway station. This station has an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the railway station closest to a beach. Well, its almost on the beach! The stairs from the platform, end up on the beach. This was a lovely sight from a high hill near the beach.

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This, is a resort, at one end of the beach. Its a hotel made in the form of a huggggggggggggge Ship.

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This is a pretty famous icon in Korea, and this led to the beach becoming a national attraction. This is a sand hour glass, but its time period is not one hour, its ONE YEAR. On every New Year's Day, this hour glass or YEAR GLASS is rolled about and restarted. It was installed and is maintained by Samsung.

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Jeongdongjin Beach Town - Pretty structures all around.

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Aahhh... let me come to the point... A Choding (term's meaning explained in earlier post) introduced me to Jeong Hwa in the bus from Jeongdongjin to Gangneung Terminus. And we ended up being good friends. She offered to show me around a truly wonderful hill station city Gangneung.

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And this is Gangneung...

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These are: Na Hyae, Me, Jeong Hwa and Hyeon Yeong... had a cool time with them around :)

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Spotted some Wind Turbines :) !!!!!!!!!! Really happy to see them in action since my internship research is on the same :)

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This is a typical Korean train: KORAIL

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On the way back to Incheon...

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Through the tunnels, cutting the mountains...

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Through the clouds, cutting the air...

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And some more...

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Wonderful pine trees all around...

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Korean country-side... Gangwon Province

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Pyeong Chang is a city on the north eastern coast of South Korea, and is competing to host the 2014 Winter Olympics :) Incheon has already won the bid to host the Asian Games in 2014...

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Awesome... Simply...

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At the end of the day, I would like to preserve my two tickets from this special trip!!

And, will you believe me people, if I add that the whole green cover that you just saw turns red and yellow in Autumn, completely! And white in winter, completely covered by snow! This province of South Korea receives the maximum snowfall and becomes a natural skiing resort!

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Sorry folks... there are too many nice pics to post... but most of them are private ;)

# 151 Wolmido... nice Quay

Hmmmm So this weekend I went to Wolmido and China Town...

China town in Incheon is the only Chinatown in entire South Korea... Not too big, just a small road and a park on the top of the hill. The park has a free for all gym instruments and its a favorite spot for old people :)

Next Stop Wolmido:
Beautiful place along the Yellow Sea. Nice Quay~ Lots of young people come for a walk, and especially just to eat sea food. This place is famous for its sea food like Oysters, shrimps, cuttlefish, lobsters and did I mention shells? Also from Womido wharf you can get ferry to Incheon airport which is just across the creek. You can get your car ferried across too... even buses are ferried in those huge ferries! Nice place to catch some sunset, some young people, cool breeze, colourful water fountains and skirts!


This is the center of Chinatown and the building with the glass windows is a famous as the first place in Korea to prepare the Jajangmyeon: Noodles with black Chinese Soya bean sauce. (very famous Korean Chinese dish)

These fluffy Tigers were sold for real cheap... I only wish I dint have a baggage limitation !

This is Abhi, from IITK, doing his internship at KICT.

This is Incheon Port. A pretty colourful sight!
Behind the port, you see the Incheon Sea Link that would connect the mainland with the Incheon Airport island by 2009. It would be amongst the longest in the world.

Yours Truly


Old people love this place because of the free-for-all gym!


Welcome to Wolmido: This particular mean machine just throws the girls around! Pretty picture for on-lookers and I wonder if its embarrassing for the girls!

This was one hell of a ride! Its gone almost 90 degree and high in the air, rotating too!

This is the same Incheon Sea Link seen form Wolmido

Wolmido Quay

"Paint my face"

Look at this ferry: It ferries not just people, but cars and even buses full of people!

Cute Korean kids "Choding" (choding: elementary school kids) in water!

Sunset by the Yellow Sea! (Incheon Airport Island in the far backdrop)

And I twisted by ankle once again :(

This horse cart was funny, cause the main power came from a diesel engine kept in the read of the cart, even the horses neighs came from a loud speaker and not from the horse itself!

Cute Korean middle school kids "Goding"

# *** Sweeter Than Honey

Today is no special day for me. Its just another day when I would like to thank "God" for everything I do and for everything I am.

A JOURNEY CUT SHORT
The boy wanted to be a pilot when he grew up. But he died young at the age of 5 years after a short struggle with a lethal form of blood cancer. Five-year-old Subhash, the only son of a Chennai couple who was suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, died in Singapore on Thursday.


News like these are not really rare in a place like India... but this is just unfortunate...

Think of his father and mother who gave him birth and who raised him all these years, constantly with the worry and hope that one day their child would be able to run and play with everyone. Think of his parents who sold away everything they had to invest in their child's treatment. Think of his relatives who knew him. Think of his friends, who might have been few but special. Perhaps god liked him more than others, so god took him away for himself.

But why did I have to include this in my blog?

When this news was featured on CNNIBN website, a lot of people posted their comments. Most of them were "May God bless his soul". I just glanced at them, but one of the comments held my sight. Something that suddenly brought a gulp down my throat. I cant explain the feeling, but it touched me all the way. Even as I am copy pasting those exact words, it brings a tear to my eye. Maybe I am too sensitive, or maybe there is a lot of "Love" in this world "to live for, and worth dying for!"

will miss u loads................
n all the spiderman talks wid u.
Posted by: ":)"

May God bless your soul!
And give strength to your parents...

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#150 ㅋㅋㅋ (k k k)

#149 Inha... Celebrations of.... (I really dint get that)

Hi,
Two blogs in a day... whoa!!!!
Time to watch some celebrations...

If you dont seem to be getting enough of it... then:

#148 Seoul National University

Yesterday was the most hectic day here in Korea for me.... Started from Incheon at 8am and came back at 1am in the night. Lol.... Seminar, then conference, then long stretches of walking, the long sessions of soju and pork and again another long session of beer.... whoa... long day!

But it was great fun to meet and interact with so many people... It is said that if you give and take soju with anyone, he instantly becomes your very good friend! That's what I did and enjoyed! SNU Campus is HUGE! Not just huge, but the Best in Korea and I am sure one of the best anywhere! It is situated on a hill range in the southern part of Seoul City.

Seoul is surrounded by small mountains on three sides, and the Han River on the western side. It comes about as a natural fort. Coming back to SNU, its home to almost 30,000 students out of which 20,000 are undergraduate students. It is the best university in Korea and I guess it can be better than most other anywhere in the world! Once again I wished I was perched on top of a hillock to get the bird's eye view of the campus, but never mind... Its a 4 hour trek to the top of the hills... maybe soon!

Well, this is Pork... We must roast it or grill it over the fire. It has barbeque sauce on it, but it may not be there. Then you dip it in soya sauce, wrap it up in a lettuce leaf and into your mouth! Its the most delicious thing I have had here in Korea... and I would give it A+ :)

Do I need to say what this thing is? Its 20% alcohol, in other words, its "Soju" !!!!

They are not "choding". I will tell you more about Chodings later...

This is the SNU + Inha Power Systems Lab people... including Professor Won...
Why did the girls hide their faces once again???? I always wanted to see the face of the girl from SNU PSL who's photograph on the SNU website is a little weird, you only see the pony tail and not the face... like an enigma!

Well well well well... this is one of the top things that has amazed me about South Korea... This isnt a shopping mall or advertisement corner, its a Subway Station!!!! The trains stop and the doors open up with the train's doors! Awesome piece of safety and looks so good!

No words at all... except... "Korea's favourite colour is PINK, this is not a girl's scooter, very much a guy's!!"

SNU campus, surrounded by these lovely hills...

Mathematics building...

The summit, with the Korean Flag fluttering high...

#147 Hedge Hog!!!!!!!!

Yunseong adopted this little mammal a few days back... its really damn cute... cost 150,000 Won, around $150.

#146 Happy Birthday To You

I know its pretty late... but Yunseong celebrated his birthday on 26th... The cake was awesome! Paris Baguette Rocks!!!!

#145 Junction Velocity

This was just an unsuccessful attempt to capture a really big road junction in the night, with traffic moving at full speed... I only wish I was perched atop a tall tree!

#144 You Eat Broccoli !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#143 Yunseong Hyong

Hmmmmmm today...
I made breakfast for Kim Yunseong and Kim Yunseong made breakfast for me. And apparently both of us liked the breakfast made by each other :)

After a lot of deliberations, we decided to go to Seoul. Seoul City is around 40 km from Incheon and takes about 40 minutes by subway. The distance isn't a factor in Korea. You can go from any place to any place in 3 hours! Compare to India... 3 days! Hahahahaha (This is the time of travel by railways of course).

In the previous post below, Ive put pics of the small trip on a Rainy Day. Really this day spoilt our visit to Namsan Tower. N Seoul Tower or Namsan Tower is the highest point in Seoul, and you can get a very nice glimpse of the whole city. But it was raining and I could hardly see anything except the rain. But the place looked good, nice cafeterias around, and finally spotted a chunk of western people here.

Yunseong, comes around as a really nice guy!! Like all Koreans that I have come across, he is a simple, not-much-attitude, kind and really helpful person, and funny of course! I don't really think he knew the way to reach Namsan by bus, but together we found our way to the bus stop. Language has never been a problem for me in Korea, if you are willing to make some effort, its easy to understand each other. And then they always have their mobile phones with pre-loaded translators which are really very helpful.
Coming back to Yunseong... He has asked me to call him Hyong, which means elder brother in Korean. Learning about Korean culture and teaching a little about Indian culture is a great experience. And shouldn't I mention that he taught me to "Read and Write" Korean script?? I can read and write anything in Korean script, but I still don't understand the meaning of the words... Picking up phrases for daily use is easy, and the rest will come soon! I don't really have much to write about him right now, but surely by the time I go back home, there will be a lot to tell... Today again he left me alone at Juan station and went out with his cute girl friend :) Happy Couple!

Have a nice time...

#142 Seoul Trip Two: Rainy Day

Hanjin Group building... The Hanjin group is the same conglomerate (chaebol) that owns Korean Air and Inha University.

This is a Korea Fort gate in teh center of Seoul. The fort walls have disappeared but the gate stands...

A Wider look at Taller buildings...

This is Ginseng... famous Korean Health drink... Korean Ginseng is the best, but beware of side effects...

Traditional Korean market... things like clothes and food are really cheap here. When I say cheap, I mean cheaper than the rest of Seoul, but still way costlier than India...

These are parking lot guards...

... Korean "V" style...

... Korean "V" style...

Busy crossing... the man on the automated wheel chair is actually a beggar, singing song and waiting for coins...

Inside the N Seoul Tower... very beautiful from outside, inside and the outside as seen from inside...

... same place...

but unfortunately it rained...

Korean vegetable preparations... very delicious...

Koreans love French bakery and pasteries... most enjoyable stuff...

#141 Beautiful Korea...

I guess it has been a long time since I actually wrote something...

This place is awesome! Its so much evident from the photographs.

South Korea 대한민국 (Dae han min guk) is a very small nation, about half the size of Gujarat, and slightly bigger than Sri Lanka, in North Eastern Asia. In spite of having faced invasions from Japan, China and Russia, and many problems that any nation faces, this small nation emerged as a true leader. Despite a severe setback caused by the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, the country was able to re-emerge as a major economic power. In 2004, South Korea joined the "trillion dollar club" of world economies. The policies and decisions of the government from 1970-2000 saw South Korea transform from a troubled state facing problems like India is today, to a developed nation. The quality of life and level of happiness in its people is awesome. Technology is the center of attraction here apart from the vibrant colours and fashion. This place aims to become the hub of North East Asia, and I see all hints at it trying to achieve it hard!

Korea is one crazy nation, is the only country in the world probably, where you would find children, girls, guys, and even elder people wearing bright pink clothes! And it looks so good on them!! Major expenditure of Korean Youth is on Cosmetics!!!! If you are in Korea, you will realise it in no time. 20 percent of young girls have undergone cosmetic surgery to look more beautiful, but I bet they look better anyway! The average person looks much younger than what he or she may be... a very young looking modern girl may actually be mom of one or two kids! (You may see my post "Inha at Night" for an example.) The literacy is 98% and average life expectancy is 77 years~

It has amongst the highest number of medals in Asian games and Olympics, (one question that all Koreans tend to ask me is why India never gets good results in any sport inspite of having such a huge population).
It beat India almost twice in recent times, one... during the election for the UN General Secretary and then next during the voting for the city to host Asian Games in 2014.

Also, Seoul is the most expensive city to live in the world, after Moscow!

Things I would recommend:
Try to speak some Korean, the locals will mix up better with you if you do so...
Make good friends, they will really make sure you have a good time...
Try to enjoy the food here, you wont get something like this back home...
Go for a walk rather than a drive, it will rejuvenate your body mind and soul...
Wear pink, it will perhaps look good on you here...
Drink with locals but don't get drunk, else you will vomit...
Watch Korean movies, they are awesome...
Ogle at Korean girls, they are pretty and cute and most fashionable...
Do lots of shopping...

He he.... And have a nice time... :)

#140 Sports at INHA

Football game amongst students of Dept of Electrical Engineering.
Professor played too!!

This is him...

Yunseong... Running for life...

"V for Victory" is the most common pose Koreans give while being photographed!

The orange team won... The blue team lost badly :(

This is girls playing a game like Baseball, but using their feet to kick a football sized ball!

A closer look...

Some Indians, Bangladeshis and Nepalis (I guess so...) playing cricket in one corner of the playing ground...

Girls and guys... skipping the rope...

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#139 Inha by night...

Reads "Inha University" when translated in English. This neon sign glows along the height of the Hi Tech Center.


This girl (lady) is a mother of a cute little girl! Everyone here looks so young...:)

#138 Welcome to Korea

This is my professor at INHA University. Professor Dong Jun Won

Welcoming me to Korea: Three Cheers!

Three Cheers: Take One

Three Cheers: Take Two

Three Cheers: Take Three

Professor with an undergraduate student... the only girl in her class.. pretty famous hence... Jo Ara

#137 Hi Seoul

There are these boards, and the doors always land between them!
At some places, there are glass walls with doors on the platform, that prevent anyone from getting down on the tracks! Something to learn!!

Bupyeong Station...
This line goes to Seoul.
Click Click!
It has an underground station as well for the Incheon subway line.
My Sassy Girl was shot there!

15 degree bend...

Seoul Plaza Hotel.

Me: The King!

Palace Architecture.

This is a Korean lucky bird for those who see it.

Inside the Seoul City Center Palace.

Happy Couple!

#136 Hi Seoul !!!!

Inside the Palace (it was a very small palace)

Cute Koreans at the Palace

In front of Seoul City Hall.

Cute Korean Kids
In winter this place is an ice-skating rink.

This is the Seoul City Hall.

This is the main building in the Seoul City Hall Palace

Korean Actors find a lot of place on electronic displays on high rise buildings. Though I have not yet found Jun Ji Hyun :(

This place was once a high way, then the mayor of Seoul, did a major reconstruction by removing the highway and beautifying this place, which was originally a stream in the 19th century. And in the foreground are the two...

Another Cute Korean youngster

Traditional Korean Music Players

This piece has real embedded flowers and leaves.

Korean Masks... hehe

No-Comments

Typically Korean Gift Items

Cute Koreans :)

Insa-dong, doesn't it look like a street in New Delhi or Mumbai?

#135 Inha - WOW

Korean Air B727-200, This aircraft is kept inside the campus, yes INSIDE the campus. Its not a pic of the airport!

Cockpit of the B727-200

Inside the B727-200, with its care taker!

This is the huge Dormitory

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The ____ and the ____

A very 'love'ly place in the heart of the campus

#134 The Three Musketeers

#133 Street Behind INHA

This is a city bus. There are blue and yellow buses too. They mean different types and fares.

On any given street, all the signals go green and red at the same time. Not like India where it is asynchronous. At the right side of the street, a little far away, the tall building is High Tech Center.

#132 Power Systems Lab

Yours Sincerely.

He is Deasoung. The only Masters student in the lab. All others are UG students. Have you seen UG students getting a lab with computers of their own in India? Not in IIT at least, not in my department at least!

This is my friend Yunseong. Very strong and good person. He ultra-mini laptop-like gadget is a Korean-English-Korean translator that is so helpful here.
Oh, and the two monitors, are of the same computer. Its called multi desktop. The mouse goes from one screen onto the other!

This is my desk with the computer (1.5 GB RAM, the minimum in the lab).

This is Jejuin. The third man. I dont seem the get the spelling of his name right.

This is the Power Systems Lab at High Tech Center.
There is a bed to sleep for those who work night out, basin to get fresh (not seen), room humidifier (green), projector, blackboard connected to printer (not seen), that prints whatever is on the board!, conference table, and computers for everyone with ultra ultra high speed internet. Yes 89 Mbps internet connection in a 100 Mbps LAN connection.

#131 Korean Air Power Turbine

Inha University belongs to Hanjin Group, the chaebol or conglomerate that also owns Korean Air. This is kept in the High-Tech Center. There is also a real Boeing 737-200 kept for display in the campus.

#130 Nam-Gu

Street behind Inha university.

This is a small inlet street in Namgu, as seen from Hihg Tech center. Doesn't it look like Karol Bagh?

#129 Welcome to INHA

The INHA Univeristy's High-Tech Center.

My lab is on the 3rd floor.

This is the lake near Back Gate. To the left is student cafeteria.


This is the back gate of INHA university.

Please click on the pics to see larger image.

#128 Incheon: My Little Room

The house where I stay.

My room as seen from the door of the room.

As seen from inside my room, looking out of it :)

#127 Incheon Pics: Temperature Regulator

#126 Hi Korea...

This happens to be my first ever trip beyond the shores of India. And what a pleasure it is...

May 5th, 2007, 3:30 am
KE-656 BOM-ICN Korean Air Flight.
I am fortunate that there exists a direct flight from Bombay to Incheon. 6.5 hrs non-stop, over the Himalayas, over the Great Wall of China, over Shanghai and the Yellow Sea, into Korea.

May 5th, 2007, 2:20 pm Korean Time
Incheon Airport.
Rated World's best airport for 2007. And indeed it has to be. I walked out of the airport merely 10 minutes after the aircraft landed on the runway. Awesome construction. From up there it looked like a music player.



What is Incheon??
Huh, Incheon is a west-coast city in South Korea, barely 50 km from downtown Seoul. Was a part of Seoul, but later made into an autonomous metropolitan city. The new international airport that serves Korea, is situated on an island in the Yellow Sea west of Incheon. This has become the favoured stop enroute to the US for many Asians, instead of the traditional routes via London or Frankfurt. It is also a port, which serves as the most important international port, connecting to China and other countries.

Yunseong and his girlfriend came to receive me at the airport and wasnt difficult to spot them! From there it was a short ride on the airport limousine to Incheon city, and then a taxi ride to Yunseong's home. They dint lemme pay a penny.

Yunseong's House:
A very typical "student one room" flat. With a folding bed, a storage cupboard, ultrafast internet connection, desk, shelves, chair, washing room and electric stove to cook food. Very compact and cosy for a student. Aaaaa this is Korea... forgot to add. There was this little regulator, like we have a fan regulator, that regulates the room temperature and water temperature in the taps as per our needs. Check the pics in my next post. Ive reached posting limit for this post.


Had dinner with Yunseong and his girl friend. Went to a small traditional Korean restaurant. The walls did not have a paint or wallpaper. But wallpapers. Small memo notes were stuck on the walls and it covered all the walls, tables and chairs of the restaurant. Every visitor could write his message for anyone in particular or everyone in general and stick it. Stationary was kept available in plenty! We made our note and bang on the center of the wall!

Next day, went room searching and found a Korean house that rented me a tiny, very cozy room. Met Professor Won who gave me this opportunity to visit this wonderful place and hopefully have a great learning and visiting experience.

Korean Girls are damn pretty, very fair and very fashionable. The Koreans are very fashionable and want to adopt western culture. In this cold weather at 16 degree centigrade, Korean girls hang out in very modern clothes. Amongst Korean girls... as Yunseong would help me put it his way... 1. His girl friend, 2. Jyun Ji Hyun, 3. Son Ye Jin [:P], but I would say, 1. My girl friend, 2. His girl friend, 3. Jyun Ji Hyun + Son Ye Jin!

Anyway... I dont have much time to blog, as I am here to study... but will keep you updated.