MY COLLECTIBLES - KEY CHAINS [PART ONE]

MCO PERIOD ACTIVITY: CATALOGING MY KEY CHAINS COLLECTION

I have a lot of key chains in my collection. They were mostly given by friends, colleagues and students, as souvenirs, presents or door gifts. Have you ever wondered what would happen to all the key chains you have given away to people? As for me, I have more key chains than keys so I am keeping them in boxes. That should be the best way to treasure all the kind thoughts and of course I could not remember who gave which one and when did I receive them.

Anyway, the one key chain on top is significant as it was given by pen-pal from Seoul, South Korea in the 80's. Too bad I could not even remember her name, or else I could try and search for her on Facebook. It means I have been keeping that particular key-chain for more than 30 years now, before the Olympics was held in Seoul in 1988. 

The key chains I have came from all parts of the world, in variety of shapes and sizes. Key chains are popular items as they are considered cheap but do remember that it is always the thought that counts.

I have a few more boxes of key chains actually in my keeping. If the MCO period is extended, then I will have more time to do dig more things out from my treasure trove.

More key chains in PART TWO.

MY BUSAN GASTRONOMIC ADVENTURE - SHRIMP BURGER AT LOTTERIA

25th MARCH 2019 ~ My one and only gastronomic adventure in Busan happened on the last day at the airport before flying back home. The only place where I could get halal food was Lotteria which served shrimp burger and this should be my second time eating there. The first one when I was in Jeju Island back in 2015.

I wonder when Lotteria is coming to Malaysia? I am quite sure people will not miss a chance to go Korean. Well, it happens all the time here.

OF A TRAM RIDE, A TOWER AND A MUSEUM

24th MARCH 2019 ~ After all the sakura observing sessions, I tried to find my way to the museum in the city when I saw a signboard showing there is one located nearby. However, I found another attraction which was the Jinhae Tower on top of a hill in the city centre, and in order to get to the top of the hill, one would have to either take the tram or climb up. I opted for the first choice.

The queue was long and I was sure I was the only Malaysian in the line waiting to get into the tram.

Then I saw the majestic tower erected on top of the hill, and the museum was actually located in the tower building.

There were observation decks on a few levels of the tower. I climbed up all the stairs to get to all levels and I did hope I would get thinner when I returned home.

One could simply enjoy the spectacular view of the city from here.

Jinhae Museum of Changwon City was a small one and most of the exhibits had Korean labels attached to them so there was not much I could do except looking attentively at all the displays.

There was actually no initial plan of coming to this place and this was the result of going without much planning done beforehand. However, I would find more interesting places that sometimes were not highlighted in any travel blogs. I would suggest visitors to get here too when you are in Jinhae.

a video of the panoramic Jinhae city from the tower

JINHAE'S CITY SQUARE FOUND

24TH MARCH 2019 ~ Since my mission to see sakura at Yeojwacheon Stream and Gyeonghwa Train Station had been accomplished, I decided to explore Jinhae town more. And I found this one place which was densely covered with sakura buds but was not listed in any of the travel blogs that I had read. I do not really know the exact name of this place so let's just call it the Jinhae City Square as it looked like one.

There were also a few naval themed sculptures at the square as there is a big navy base in Jinhae. People would get to see some kind of procession or parade by the navy during the sakura festival.

a Jinhae's cat spotted

This river must be connected to
Yeojwacheon Stream

As you can see from the photos, the place was almost empty. Where had all the people gone to, I wonder.

I was actually trying to find Jinhae's Museum. I was trying to find the building based on the road signs when I stumbled upon this place. I would not give up and continued with my search for the museum right after.

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