Met up with the manager of baduk tv today and we talk a lot regarding how to spread baduk tv to the rest of the world, the future of this game internationally and many other baduk related stuff. I was surprise to know that he was the creator of the game batoo, a game which was similar to go but there are many surprise elements if you play at certain spot and the biggest highlight of this game is that the image and how the player compete is similar to professional starcraft league. But due to several reasons, this game was terminated somehow.

Went myeongdong and I have never felt so happy when I saw the ost of this 2 drama

The second drama (ghost) is the best korean drama I have ever seen. I was so crazy that I waited every wed and thursday night for the raw version (without sub). And today is wednesday!!!!!! YAHOO!! The first drama was intro to me by not one, not two but almost all korean friends. When I went online to search for its info I was like wth... the actor and actress are all like aunty uncle kind, how on earth will it be nice. So out of curiosity I watch the first episode and yes... it is really nice, the humor in the show is really one of a kind. Come to think of it my korean life make out of lots of drama and ost.

My new GO set arrive!!!!! Is so good to see many creative and really nice go set being produce. I think for the GO community to improve overall and to attract more people in, creativity and constant upgrading is needed.

 Yup! I am still alive! Summer this year is much better because there isnt much rain compare to last year. It was like flooding everywhere in my area last year and is impossible to wear shoe if you wanna go out. Hope it doesnt start raining tmr.

I finally receive my package from korea baduk association! 4 months of hardwork (solving problems) get me this piece of paper which worth 400,000won. Thanks to the monthly magazine I manage to get it at a great discount price of 80,000won.

A korean style folder where they put the cert in. SWA should really improve and upgrade their cert, I am not saying is not nice but it looks a bit cheapskate for such an expensive piece of paper.

The content of the cert is quite similar to swa cert but they have signature of 3 pros and the president of kba. Maybe swa can get like lee chang ho, gu li and cho u, the top pro rep from korea china and japan hahaha. It will be cool right? 

They also issue a credit card size dan cert. I always hope that swa can have this too. Is something that dan player should be proud of and they can carry it with them in their wallet. We can also make this as a membership card as well.

The back of the card. I have to say this is one of the best souvenir I have gotten so far in Korea haha.

These days people have been asking me if I am going back sg after I graduate. I really don't know. Deep inside I really hope to stay 1 more year to learn GO and Korea (or either one) but everytime when I call back home my mum will keep saying that they are old already, dying soon so i should go back and start to earn money and give them, haha. And I know that if I go back I will have to focus on swa stuff which I know is going to drain a lot of my time and it defeats the purpose of learning GO for 1 more year in Korea. Lastly I really really miss sg food. 

A really hard decision.....

When I was in Singapore I realized that my mum listen to 933 every night because my sis is on night shift these days. I have been wanting to listen to her but somehow the player on 933 official website doesnt work in overseas. Yesterday I finally found a way to listen and I suddenly realize that I am really fortunate to be able to listen to a member of my family on radio everyday while in overseas. Sis, if you are reading this FIGHTING!! I know is not easy but you have done really well so far. Jia you!! (n try to promote weiqi on air too muhahahahaha)

Trip to Vietnam was not really an enjoyable one firstly because the seats in that particular plane to vietnam was a torture, I have never sat on such uncomfortable seats before. I only slept for for 3hours the day before and I was planning to sleep on the plane but the seats somehow manage to keep me awake for 5 straight hours. And there was no in-flight entertainment!!! Secondly was the country itself. Maybe I am too spoiled by the Singapore and Korea environment, I find it too dirty and messy there. I dont think I will go back there anytime soon.

Visited vietnam go club and again it makes me realize that swa is really fortunate. Even though we have everything a go club needs I cant help to feel that something is just missing. Maybe we need a push towards a new direction.

Our accommodation in vietnam was........ big but too empty and lots of insect friends around. I cant imagine how the girls manage to sleep there for 3 nights.

Was back in Singapore for 5 days but I didnt get the "wah, i am finally back" feeling when I came back in Jan. Maybe because for the first 3 days I was really busy settling the koreans down and somehow my original plan was changed again and again so it was quite crazy. The friendship match on tue night was a disappointment because it was so different from the friendship match in vietnam, there were no drinks or refreshments and no one know who was the organizer for this from singapore side. We even have to find players to play on tue itself cause we dont have enough players. I would be lying if I say I am not piss on tue when I saw the name list of people coming to play. I mean obviously there are just too little people, shouldn't they take the initiative to look for more players or at least inform me earlier so that we can think of something else. Ok, i shall just take it as everyone is busy for msf.


Went to airport and send most of the koreans back on wed night and I somehow left my backpack there and when I went back for it, it was already surrounded by policemen hahaha. Yes, someone reported my bag as suspicious article so I have to write a short report and they have to scan my bag for bomb, quite an interesting experience.

Thursday was finally a day to myself where I went to my granny place for lunch. When I ask my grandma if my grandpa's memory was getting any better she replied he is the same and sometimes he tend to talk nonsense. I find it really amusing when she told me in such a calm mood, haha. Went to harry potter exhibition with my sis and I think the merchandise shop is the main highlight. I wanted to buy so many stuff but is just too bloody expensive. I met my long lost taekwondo friend working part time there and he even explain the different wands to me and told me the crazy experience he faced working there.

Prof nam has been telling me to take up master degree after I graduate end of this year. As much as I love to stay in Korea, I am not young anymore. Is really a tough decision

OMG, i forget to eat old chang kee curry puff before coming back...NO!!!!!