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February 25, 2015

How to navigate Seoul subway system using Jihachul app

Sebenarnye aku kebosanan yg amat ni.. jadiknye utk memberi sedikit keceriaan di dalam hati, meh la aku buat entry pasal Seoul subway app ... aku rase dah berlambak2 entry pasal app ni kat luar sane ... but this is my version and aku akan cube bagi sedikit tips cemane nak elakkan dari kene menapak yg over mase tukar2 train

Okeh, name app ni is Jihachul ... boleh carik dalam Playstore ( for Android ) ... sorry for iOS aku kurang pasti





Bile dah jumpe app ni, sila la install ... once dah install, nanti akan kluar shortcut utk this app





Cara2 nak gune app ni senang jer ... memula kene setting dulu korang nak guna utk navigate subway system kat bandar mane ... aku bagi contoh utk Seoul subway la ehh





Bile dah siap setting, first screen akan nampak line2 yg berselirat nih ... sila jangan panik... nampak je berselirat tapi sebenarnye tidak la complicated mane ... awal2 tu maybe ade pening2 lalat sket tapi bila dah turun naik train 2-3 kali, i'm sure korang rase ok jer nanti





Take note all transfer stations are marked with two arrows pointing away from each other ... ape itu transfer stations? Transfer stations adelah station dimane 2 or more subway lines stop at these stations ... mcm gambar kat atas tu, Dongjak, Isu, Sadang, Gangnam tu semua transfer stations ... station yg takde arrows tu adelah station yg hanye satu line saje berenti kat situ

Jom kite test the app ... katelah aku nak naik train dari Myeongdong station ke Gangnam station sebab nak naik  bas pi Everland ... hala tuju aku adelah Gangnam station exit 10 ... Myeongdong station adelah dekat Line 4 and Gangnam station kat Line 2


Memula select Myeongdong station ... then select 'Depart from'





Pastu select pulak Gangnam station .. then select 'Arrive At'





Then tadaaaa...kluar la indicator route yg korang kene amik ...  notice the fare, time taken and number of stations displayed for this route ... 
take note ade dua option kat bawah tu ... 'Fastest' and 'Fewest'




Fastest = faster travel time but might need to make few train transfers

Fewest = lesser train transfer but could take up a bit more time

App ni akan defaultkan kat 'Fastest' ... select 'Transfer Info' untuk tengok what is the fastest route




Kat sini kite boleh tengok routenye adelah Myeondong --> Chungmuro -->Seoul National University of Education --> Gangnam

Kalau ikut route ni, kite kene tukar train 2 kali with 36 minutes of travel time

Okeh tekan back ( arrow atas belah kiri) untuk go back to the previous screen, then select 'Fewest' plak ... the route change with lesser number of transfer station




Select 'Transfer Info' utk tengok what is the route with lesser transfer station



Route utk 'Fewest' ni pulak is Myeongdong --> Sadang --> Gangnam
Route ni kite hanye perlu tukar train sekali saje kat Sadang station and the time travel is more or less the same as the previous route

Haa kat sini korang ade choice whether nak amik the fastest route but with 2 transfer train, or the longer journey but with only one transfer train ... utk menyelamatkan kaki korang dari terseksa, aku suggest take the one with the fewest transfer ... even if it will take longer time tu reach your destination ... sebabnye nak transfer train between lines tu adelah agak jauh ... ini kerana subway station diorang sangat jauh ke dalam underground sane and biasenye each line akan berada on a different level ... so try imagine line A kat level 2, line B kat level 5 ... tak ke masak nak turun naik tangga tu ... jadiknye try to avoid taking route with many transfers


Sebagai contoh, aku amik layout Gangnam station ni (click on the image to enlarge)




Kat Gangnam station ni ade dua line yg akan berenti kat sini, Line 2 ( kaler hijau) and Shinbundang line (kaler pink) ... notice that Line 2 is two level up from Shinbundang Line ... so kalau kene transfer between these two lines, mmg jenuh nak menapak ... walaupun ade escalator, tapi kite still kene menapak yg agak jauh jugak ... sekali dua kene transfer takpe lagik... tapi kalau setiap hari korang buat 4-5 subway trips, mmg masak la tapak kaki


Lagik satu tips yg boleh mempercepatkan transfer between lines is to follow the tranfer guide 


Ape itu transfer guide? Nampak tak utk fewest route ni, ade tulis '1st Car 1st Door' mase nak transfer line kat Sadang station tu ?





Ni bermakna utk kurangkan berjalan and cepat sampai ke Line 2 kat Sadang station , dari Myeongdong station tu sila la naik subway kat gerabak  no 1 (diorang panggil Car) ikut pintu no 1 ... ni kerana bile dah sampai kat Sadang station tu, korang tak perlu la menapak banyak sangat utk pegi ke Line 2 ... harus diingatkan subway train diorang biasenye 8 or 10 cars long, each  car has 4 doors ... jadiknye kalau dalam kes ni korang dok kat gerabak no 8, mmg masak la korang nak menapak utk pegi Line 2


Cemane nak carik no gerabak and no pintu train tu? haaaa... caranye adelah sila tengok kat platform subway station tu ... ade nombor2 die ... contoh dlm gambar kat bawah nih , ade marker '4-2' kat depan pintu nak masuk subway car ... ni maknenye 4th Car 2nd Door ... kalau utk 1st Car 1st  Door marker dia adalah '1-1'


Pic credit to : http://farsicknessblog.com/seoul-subway-guide/

Agak confuse dengan explanation aku nih? Okeh jom kite tengok gambagajah plak ... lagi senang nak paham kot kalo tengok gambar (click to enlarge)




Gambar kat atas tu adelah layout Sadang station ... kat sini aku dah label yg mane 1st car 1st door .. arrow hijau yg aku buat tu adelah route yg kite kene amik utk transfer train ke Line 2 ...nampak tak disitu korang hanye kene menapak sikit saje utk pegi ke escalator naik 2 level up utk ke Line 2 ... cube kalau korang dok kat gerabak nun dihujung2 sane, mmg mengah jugak nak menapak tu ... so inilah tujuan transfer guide tadik ... honestly aku jarang nak follow guide nih .. so mmg banyak kali jugak la kene berjalan yg agak jauh utk transfer line



Satu lagi kalau korang perasan dlm both routes ade tulis something like 'Ogeumbound', 'Danggogaebound', etc etc... ni sebenarnye direction subway train tu ... contohnye untuk Line 4, directionnye is either ke Danggogae ataupun ke Oido ... ni kirenye last stations at both end laa.. so kalau route tu tulis Danggogaebound, sila la amik train menghala ke Danggogae.. jgn amik yg menghala ke Oido plak.. tu namenye korang dah silap arah ... biasenye kat tiang2 kat platform subway station tu ade line map ... dekat2 tepi tangga ... so sila la carik utk confirmkan hala tuju anda 

Ok now dah tau cemane nak gune app ni kan... takde la susah mane nak navigate subway system kat Seoul ni ... nak2 pulak Jihachul app ni tak perlukan data .. so no internet connection needed ... aku biasenye akan plan my route siap2 before travel ke sane ... senang so that takde la menggagau sangat mencarik route time nak berjalan kat sane nanti ... kalau korang rase malu2 kucing nak godek2 app ni kat dlm henpon mase kat sane nanti, don't be ... sebabnye rakyat diorang pun dok tilik app ni jugak ... kalau dah sampai berbelas2 line, idok la diorang hafal each and every route kan ...

Cume satu je la reminder utk semua... please make sure your exit number ... sebabnye subway stations diorang sangat besar and some ade berbelas2 exit ... exit pulak on different blocks lagik... so kalau silap kluar exit, chances utk sesat adelah sangat tinggi ... contohnye Gangnam station kat bawah nih ... utk amik bas pi Everland kene kluar kat exit 10 .. tapi kalau korang masih pakai info lame (exit 6), alamatnye sampai ke sudah la korang takkan jumpe bus stop ke Everland tu



Before I end this entry, meh kite dengar music yg diorang pasang dalam subway kat Seoul tu


Utk sape2 yg first timer ke Seoul tu, enjoy your trip !

February 24, 2015

Ang pow


Boss sudah masuk office harinih ... seperti tahun2 lepas, boss kitorang tak kedekut utk hulur2 sekeping dua note merah kat staff2 die ... mekasih daun keladi boss ... kalau ade lebey boleh la bagi lagik tahun depan yer :)

February 23, 2015

AirAsia Asean Pass




Harini bukak2 email ternampak promo Asean Pass by AirAsia... ni mcm prepaid pass yg membolehkan kite redeem flights utk certain routes with certain number of credits .. contohnye mcm kat bawah ni:


Since pass ni boleh diguna pakai within 30 days after purchase, aku rase sesuai kot utk sape2 yg nak buat immediate travel and time tu tiket mmg dah mahal .. sebabnye credits for each route tu masih same regardless of ticket price .. so dah mmg jimat disitu kan

More info can be found here

February 16, 2015

Trip bakal kene burn



Ni lah padahnye membeli tiket without checking the work schedule first.. bahana tiket murah ... asal murah je beli .. last2 kene burn ... sesungguhnye aku lupe yg 1st April adelah first day for GST to go-live ... and since aku handle satu accounting software, so cemane sekalipun i have to be there in the office just in case something goes wrong with the system ... nak pass over the job to some other people pun tak sampai hati sebab diorang pun kene handle GST implementation for ERP system ... so last2 aku terpaksa sacrifice my flight ticket ... seb baik la trip ke seberang laut china selatan jer.. so idok la terase terkilan sangat kalau burn pun

February 13, 2015

Europe anyone?



Aku ni boleh kate hari2 bukak website airlines utk survey2 tiket... harini bukak2 Emirates tetiba je nampak harga promo ke Europe yg boleh kate murah laa ( at least for the 2 destinations i'm heading )
Agak mencabar keimanan jugak la tengok harga ni ... rase mcm semua tempat nak terjah

So ade sape2 ke europe this coming summer? :)

February 12, 2015

Jeonju Free Shuttle Bus

Info sharing untuk sape2 heading to South Korea soon .. kot2 la korang nak terjah Jeonju from Seoul, boleh la cube book this free shuttle bus



Booking can be done here

Fyi, Jeonju ni glemer dengan Jeonju Hanok Village ... aku sendiri lom penah sampai sini


February 10, 2015

AirAsiaX to Sapporo


Mesti ade kengkawan yg dah penah dengar ura2 AirAsiaX akan fly ke Sapporo kan ... aku kompom ramai yg happy with this future route  ... aku siap plan if AAX jadik bukak this route, mmg aku akan book tiket terus , takde nak pk2 lagik dahh...

Sekali, tunggu punye tunggu, tetiba terbace kat forum yang  Thai AAX yg bukak route ni rupenye... huwaaaaaa melepas la aku nak terbang ke Sapporo direct dari sini

Aku terus masuk website AA to check the schedule ... mmg dah ade dah route ni dlm schedule.. tapi flight from Bangkok yer kengkawan ... agaak kecewa disitu ... akan tetapi utk sape2 yg tak kisah transit dulu barang sejam dua kat DMK, boleh la mencube route baru ni ... ikutkan schedule tu, the route will commence on the 1st May ... hikhik.. time tu long weekend kan kengkawan ^_^



Here's the cheapest option




*berharap sangat akan ade the same route from KUL in the future ... aku nak sangat jejak kaki kat Hokkaido

Scam ke nih?

Okeh kengkawan ... incase sape2 yg ade penah kene mcm aku ni, do leave a comment ok

Kisahnye jap tadik kul 11:30am ade org so-called bank officer dari Bank Islam call aku cakap ade org charge credit card bank islam atas name aku kat Poh Kong Pavilion worth RM13k ... so die tanye betul ke aku yg buat transaction tu ... of course aku cakap bukan la sebabnye in the first place, aku takde credit card bank islam... aku cakap tu bukan credit card aku, ade org pakai credit card atas name aku, bla bla bla ...

then the officer ni terus bagi no Bank Negara for verification ... okeh tetiba aku rase mcm penah terbace pasal fraud nih ... tapi aku layankan aje laa die punye helah tu ... die siap bagi nombor card yg fraud tu, bile card tu apply, bile approve, apply kat mane ... aku cakap aku nak buat police report je.. die kate call dulu no Bank Negara yg die bagi tu, then baru boleh tahu kene buat polis report ke tidak ... haaa boleh gitu .. pastu aku tanye lepas buat polis report, cemane nak pass the report ke bank? die kate takpe nanti org kat Bank Negara tu akan forwardkan the case ke bank islam .. at the same time die akan block terus credit card yg konon2 dah kene fraud tu ...

ok laa aku pun gigih jugak menyalin segala info yg die bagi .. die siap kasik name die , aku siap mintak his employee ID segala konon2 as a proof laa ... tapi thank god die takde mintak ape2 specific detail dari aku

so aku in doubt jugak la pasal ni ... kang tak pasal2 plak mmg betul ade org pakai name aku utk apply credit card, tak ke haru ... RM13k tu beb ... ape kejadahnye aku nak spend RM13k on jewelleries ... dari beli emas intan berlian, ade la baiknye aku pi tour europe sebulan .. lagik puas hati

Btw number yg appear kat henpon aku mmg legit nombor tepon bank islam ... yg nombor bank negara tu sat lagik aku kompom balik ngan akak aku .. thank god both my sis and my bro are in banking industries and their nature of work mmg kene deal dengan bank negara sokmo

Aku ni sedikit cuak lepas credit card aku kene fraud tahun lepas ... serius rase tak secure gile pakai credit card skang nih








February 05, 2015

Korea Plaza Travel Seminar - Cherry Blossom Romance in Korea



Saje nak share info dengan kengkawan yg nak terjah korea time spring nanti


Recommended sangat pegi event cam gini sebab boleh gather info, dapat freebies and dapat makan2 korean food .. so ape lagik kengkawan, cepat2 register

Full details about this event can be found here:
http://www.visitkorea.com.my/special/events/1032/gogossing-korea-travel-seminar-14-february-2015-cherry-blossom-romance-in-korea.html