3-(7) the Stairs in the Micimpact building

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 

http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5

(in case you want to see places with a map)

Like I said, I really love Micimpact :P

You will agree if you check my previous posts :) 

I'd recommend reading my post called "Magnificent view on the rooftop of Micimpact" to understand my feeling.        :-p
(http://yeaheyep.blogspot.kr/2014/12/3-4-magnificent-view-on-rooftop-of.html)

You can indulge yourself into beautiful view! hopefully ;-)

By the way!....The weather is getting cold in Seoul! 
(Hmm well.... maybe warmer than Nordic Europe of course...haha :P)

What if it's rainy? Yep, it would be definitely hard to go up to the rooftop.

However ;-)
Rain or shine, no matter what, there's something you can enjoy! 
haha that is because of....Tada! STAIRS!
hah? what? Stairs?!? why not take the elevator,huh?
Okay let me show ya! 

While walking the stairs, you would feel like you were in a museum or art exhibition! :-)

Again it has a sign!

This time : 재미있고 의미있는 일을 하면 기적이-따라온다

It means: If you do something fun and meaningful, miracle will follow you.

Basically, it means do something you really want or what you have passion for!

YOLO!!!

You only live once!

It definitely matches what Micimpact always says!

Okay...u would ask....what's that special about these stairs?

Each step is meaningful with good quotes or sayings!!

aww////zzz i don't know how to turn the photo

 counterclockwise here on the blog..sorry about it :'(

 Those stairs lead you up to the rooftop! :-)

 So...step by step!

(haha step by step~~♬ oh~ babe~ that just reminded me of a song :p)

If you walk up the stairs, you can read good quotes or sayings like this:

*Don't ask what the life is. Define it by yourself.

*If you feel like that, just do it.

*It's fun, because it's impossible and nobody does it.

*Work as if you were playing.

*Let's make the miracle happen.

*Let's make a story to change the world.

*Let's make positive impacts.

*Put your family and health before work.

Those are some of the sayings written on the stairs. :-)

So...step by step, reading those is interesting! :-)

Thanks for reading my post! ;-)

3-(6) We are fu**ing young! (the sign on the rooftop of Micimpact building)

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here:  

http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5
(in case you want to see places with a map)

Haha Did you notice that I wrote several posts about Micimpact? 

Like I said, it's kind of a cafe if you just drop by for some drink and you can read a book or do your private things with your laptop. Also, it offers study rooms and they hold many conferences and offer regular classes too.

I just love the concept of this company and philosophy of the CEO. He's surely inspiring!

He really motivates people, encourages people and tries new things! 

I want to talk about something that would help you get a glimpse into the CEO's or company's character.

Okay..So...The Micimapct building is a 13 story building,

and it consists of different companies including Micimpact.

Micimpact is located in the 11th,12th,13th floor and it owns a rooftop too!
On the first floor there's a sign like this which was installed by Micimpact.

On the rooftop, there's another sign like this: 
(which is totally same but with different color and a little bit different typography)

우린 졸라 젊다

It simply means: We are fu**ing young!

Yep there's a bad word, but i think it's kinda encouraging, and it helps you keep young.

Seems like it says:

No matter how old you are, enjoy your life, as life is short!

Do what you want! 
You only live once!!!

When there's an event, on the rooftop it looks like this:

You can see many buildings and signs like this:

                                   

Bye~!!! I'm going to bed soon! Night night!

Well....next post will be about stairs...! what?! staris?! 
Well in this building, even the stairs are quite uniqueeee!! :D :P

3-(5) Night view on the rooftop of Micimpact

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 

http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5
(in case you want to see places with a map)

So...on the previous post, I uploaded the photos of the view on the rooftop. 

I really liked the photos with sunset sky!

This time, I would love to share the dark night view on the rooftop.

Hope you like it! XD

At night it's attractive in its own way! :D

3-(4) Magnificent view on the rooftop of Micimpact

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 
http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5
(in case you want to see places with a map)

So as I said on the previous post, I'd love to share these photos from the rooftop! I have lived in Seoul for my whole life, more than 20 years, but I wasn't aware that the view on the rooftop was that attractive! 

When I saw it at the first time, I felt like it was kinda a scene from American movie. Somehow, it kind of reminded me of a scene in New York,
though I have never been there :P I don't know why!?!
It's just my own feeling! haha :P

Before sharing the view on the rooftop, first of all on the rooftop, there was a concert!

I liked this concert a lot!

Before arriving the rooftop, I wasn't that excited, as I didn't know what was happening,

but just after I entered the door and when I saw this, I just loved it.

I like street busking musicians. Actually it(the picture above) was a concert, not a busking.

But it reminded me of street busking, cuz 

on the rooftop you hear the sound of cars, buses, people, as much as on the street! :)

Well....maybe not...It's on the 13th floor or 14th so it's kinda exaggeration, to be honest :P

Anyways it's not an indoor concert!

Outdoor concert is what I like!

It's more lively and vibrant!

Actually I didn't care much about the rooftop view,

but when I was in Tallinn,Estonia, I happened to go to some rooftop cafes,

and the view there was great!!! :D

Okay!

 Let me show the view of Seoul on the rooftop, which reminded me of New York!

It's one of my favorite :)

 It reminded me of NY somehow, but if you don't agree, 
just ignore what I said, as I haven't been there. XD

This is Jongro Tower :D 

I think the view here is quite awesome!

Thanks for coming to my blog!

XD

See you soon!

3-(3) Micimpact School (a cafe for lecture/conference lovers!)

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 
http://wishbeen.com/plandetail#!/plans/862d1a88a83868a6
(in case you want to see places with a map)

I love to learn something new and attend lectures outside of my university!
I really like watching inspiring videos like TED or some science documentary videos!
There are many great videos on youtube, and thanks to internet, it's available to take courses of prestigious university for free at www.coursera.org
Internet is such a great thing!
Life is full of nice things to learn!

However, it's cool to go to a conference or attending a lecture offline, if you're not busy!
I really appreciate that I can learn tons of things thanks to internet. Internet is one of the indispensable things, but learning offline shouldn't be overlooked.

Micimpact near Jonggak is the great place for offline lecture lovers!
See if you're interested: http://micimpactschool.com
It's not a real school, but it's a lecture meeting and conference agency.
It's based in Korea and it aims to hold a big conference like TED.(www.ted.com)
Actually, sometimes it held big conferences where famous people such as Malcolm Gladwell came to give a lecture. 
Next year, Alain de Botton will visit Korea to give us inspiring lecture here!
It's really surprising that this company achieves their goal, even if it's not that famous.
Well, in Korea, among young university students and people who love learning, it is getting famous. But, I was very surprised to hear Malcolm Gladwell came to Korea, and he gave a lecture at the conference event Micimpact organized!
The CEO is such a passionate man!

Even if you can't take a lecture, it's totally okay!
There are a cafe to drink some and study rooms!
You need to make a reservation to use a study room. Oh and you need to order one drink.
It's 1500 won (about 1.35 dollar) but for students 1000 won, so it's reasonable!
The cafe is cozy! 
It would be nice to study there!

It's more than just a place to study in.
They hold a lot of interesting events too!
They seem to make the most of their space in the building.
On the rooftop, they sometimes throw a special party or they hold rooftop concert events/ rooftop cinema events. In the study-cafe, sometimes there's an interesting flea market!
I joined some of those, and I really enjoyed there.
The thing you shouldn't miss is the view of Seoul on the rooftop, whose photos I'll upload!
Hooray! the view there is sooo awesome!

Anyways, on this post, let me show you pictures of classroom/study room/cafe!

I went to take a lecture where the CEO of micimpact talked about success/growth!

It was surely inspiring and encouraging!

Of course there are many good videos about success/growth,

but the perk of attending offline lecture is

you can be deeply encouraged by the lecturer and other students around you!

This is where you can order drinks like coffee/ice tea/hot chocolate and some desserts.

 So..one floor above the cafe, there's a cozy place.

I don't know if you can see the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,

but those are the name of the study rooms.

It would be cool to study/discuss with friends together separately like that!

Group-study is nice! cuz you can encourage each other :)

The atmosphere is peaceful and cozy!

Let me continue talking about this good place on the following post!

See you there! XD

3-(2) Jonggak - Pascucci Café

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 
http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5
(in case you want to see places with a map)

I went to a cafe called "Pascucci", well known Italian coffeehouse chain, which I don't need to explain about. There my friend was reading a book. 
I guess Seoul is full of cafes... 
There are so many cafes that you might think people are addicted to coffee.
Well....maybe it's true, as we are addicted to so many things.
We're workaholics, study-holics, coffee holics and so on! :P

Pascucci's drinks are expensive, so I rarely go there, and I don't know much about it. However the interior was quite nice there!
I think it's because as there are many university students or young people studying English or studying for big exams, the interior is a bit different.

It's student-friendly :D

There are separate spaces :-)

You would focus on studying there!

Or...Some people join a study group together! :)

The interior is cool! :)

Don't you agree?

Bye!

See you soon with a new post! ^^

3-(1) Jonggak - 'Gyerim' popular restaurant HIDDEN from tourists

This post is based on the itinerary I wrote here : 
http://wishbeen.com/travelplans#!/plans/72edc6982f78d8d5
(in case you want to see places with a map)

I was volunteering at an event near City Hall, and after finishing it, we(volunteers) were so hungry. We decided to go to restaurant together and we had no idea where to go. After some time, someone just recommended to go to a restaurant called "Gyerim"(계림). We hadn't been there, but we were hungry, so we just followed her, as she seemed to know a lot of good restaurants. And it turned out it was true! :D
Actually we didn't care much, as we were too hungry though....but it was a really good idea to follow her!! :-) Hooray!! :)

Haha....I didn't forget to take pictures of course! As usual :)
Well...my french professor used to say "comme d'habitude" (meaning 'as usual') when we didn't try to speak french and kept silence as we were shy to speak french(okay madame, Asian students are shy... ) :P

Anyways! Let me show you some pictures!

So...as you can notice, the area around this restaurant seems quite old...
You can say it seems typical Korean street, but well... you can't be too sure.
Yes, it truly doesn't seem like streets in Europe/ Northern America/ Latin America/Africa,
and as there are Korean signs, I see this seems like Korean street.
However, most of the places I go to are quite different. Sorry to say, they seem cleaner and more vibrant. Did I tell you? I'm a university student, so those places' atmosphere/ ambiance must be different. There must be more young people, and around this restaurant I guess there are many old people. Therefore, it was interesting to visit the area like this. It reminded me of my childhood, when I used to go to areas like this! ;-) At that time, I wasn't that interested in exploring my city...so it makes sense? :)
Anyways, as you can see, it's not that crowded, and it's not that well known to tourists.
It's kinda hidden! Even not so many people who live in Seoul know about this area.
HOWEVER! the restaurant is really popular in spite of its location, which means the restaurant's food is guaranteed!
There are a lot of people who've never heard of this restaurant, BUT! Nobody has been there once(with a little bit of an exaggeration). It means people who have been there do not stop going there! You never go there once!

Okay! enough enough! Let's move on to the inside and food!

Yeah, the description above was quite long, I agree, and the more important thing is of course the food here! (I didn't forget to write about it of course :p maybe? :P)

So! Their recommended menu is Chicken Stew.
Basically they offer two kinds of Chicken Stew: 
1) Samgyetang 삼계탕
-Chicken stew with ginseng, jujubes, chestnuts and rice    
-It's white, yummy and it's not spicy! I really love it!
2) Dak-bokkeum-tang 닭볶음탕
-Braised spicy chicken stew    
-It could be a little bit spicy, depending on how much chili powder you put,

anyways! it's yummy!

If you hate spicy food, I'm sorry but we ordered braised spicy chicken.

Awww it makes my mouth water!

As most of Koreans, I love chicken no matter what! Fried chicken, spicy fried chicken, braised chicken or chicken stew! We just love chicken so much.
I'm Korean so I definitely have eaten braised spicy chicken stew...but the menu is quite interesting here. What makes this restaurant special is that they put a lot of crunched garlic into chicken stew!
Okay okay,,, I'm Korean and I like spicy food, but isn't it too much?
I don't eat garlic that much! However it wasn't necessary to worry about it!
To my surprise, unexpectedly, it was soooO good!
Yummy!!!
I haven't tried garlic that much like that day :)
It was too cold that day so we wanted something warm and healthy, and it was a perfect idea to order this, as garlic has health benefits and it was so delicious!

 Whoop! Whoop! 

Right now at 3 a.m., I'm writing on my blog, but while looking at this picture,

it makes me hungry!!!

I put it on my plate. 

It's sweet and tasty!

Hmm I don't know how to fully explain it, but it was really delicious!

If you don't hate spicy food, come and enjoy it!!!

There are also private rooms for people who prefer it.

Below I added some pictures of the area around here!

Oh I love dumplings! :)

See? Around here there are interesting stores which you wouldn't go frequently.

 My favorite season is autumn! Blue sky with red leaves and yellow leaves!

 harmony of green and red!

I simply took this picture, cuz I like the sky view.

Have a good weekend!

Take care!