Jeju. A place that I never planned to visit for my honeymoon. It was always Bali, but we change the destination since we went for honeymoon in between the receptions. Plus, I don't like sunny places, simply because I came from a hot and steamy Semporna Sabah. Another strong reason, was because of the recent natural disaster in Indonesia, so  it was one fine night, a week before our wedding ceremony. We had a thorough discussion on our honeymoon place. Japan or Australia? since these two are among my favorite countries to travel. We knew that Seoul is also a very famous honeymoon destination for Malaysian, or at least among my circle. I've been to Seoul in 2015, and I did not fancy that. So, it's a BIG NO. .. but.. out of sudden, I remembered about a small paradise of Korea! An Island, with a cold and a windy weather! it's Jeju. We booked the flight and the hotel after two days discussion. To Jeju we are!.




Basically, we did not have any itinerary, we just googled everything the night before the day! Because we planned to travel free and easy, no schedule, no time restriction. Special thanks for my friend, Pika and her husband. They went to Jeju at this period for their second honeymoon. We both landed at the Jeju Airport on the same day, and they went home earlier by one day from us. Anyway, she took this photo for us . Our first photo at Jeju.



Since we rented a car in Jeju, it was a little awkward for Aily to drive the second we got the car. What do you expect from a man who drives on the right side and in a minute, holding a steering on the left side of the lane?. It was only a 50km/h drive he drove during the first day.



Ah ya! We also rented a pocket wifi for 3,300 won per day. But, on our first day, something happened with the wifi, that it did not get connected with our devices, we went to the hotel reception to ask for his help, but come on stupid Masfara, how can he knows about pocket wifi trouble shooting?. We were positive on that night, probably the wifi could not get connected due to the connection coverage! We stayed nearby the beach anyway. To kill the night time, we strolled around our hotel, looking for snacks to munch at the room and we found a bakery shop, its Paris de Baguette.

We bought some breads and pastries, and just before we paid, we, again asked for the nice young girl cashier to troubleshoot our pocket wifi! Magic things happened, her device managed to get connected and that's when we found out the wifi has problem.

Guess what? We drove back to the airport and long story short - the kiosk was closed. It was 8pm, and the operation hours ended at 7pm.

The next day we went to the airport again - and the aunty reset the device to factory mode! Due to that, we get a discount one day from the total fee 😉. It was worth it!

Good thing, Aily managed to excel the Korean's style of driving, with cameras and speedtrack  everywhere!


How much is the price for the car rental and pocket wifi in Jeju?

For the rented car -
the original price was 559 000 won, approximately RM2, 039. But, I registered for the membership, so, we get 71% discount 😅. You can sign up for free HERE and get yourself a crazy discounted price for your rented car.

For the wifi modem - it was 8,800 won, but they have some discount, so we just rented it for 3,300 won per day!




We started the day at 10am and drive to Seongsan District. Here is the funny story. We just wanted to have a meal at Uribong Sikdang, which is the muslim friendly restaurant, little did we know, the top attraction place was just there! I did read that this restaurant is just nearby to the tourist spot, but never I imagined, it was this close! Accessible in less than 3 mins walk only!

It is  Seongsan Illchubang which also knowns as their "Sunrise Peak". Entrance Fees was 2000 per pax.


In order to go to the peak, you have to climb, 1 hour climb and going down.  Some people mentioned from the blogpost, it's totally worth it. The view was quite breathtaking, and you can see the crater from the peak. but Aily and I decided just to enjoy around as both of us did not like climbing - not a hiker.









Talking about Uribong Sikdang, the restaurant is actually opposite to Innisfree, and there were few parking spots available, so no need to worry on the parking spots! Uribong Sikdang. Although this place looks like in a village area, but, I still like the atmosphere. It's not crowded.




Aily loves the Salted anchovies, and he refilled it twice. To him, the yumminess of the restaurant, is depends on the side dishes served, if they have anchovies, then it's yummy . LOL



This museum is displaying more than 100 structures and artifacts of the Jeju during the Old Days.  According to them, there were few performances will be played during the visiting time, however, we did not manage to watch any.

For your information, if you have watched the historical drama of "Jewel In the Palace" , few of the scenes were filmed here. It was my first korean drama that I watched and still ranked the first among my top fav.

Admission fees: 11,000 won per pax.





Basically for the Jeju Folk Village, every houses is almost look alike, except that they named it, and for the noble people, their houses will be guarded with poles or stones walls.  and you can take a glimpse of how Koreans living in the past .
                                                           
                                                              One of the noble houses.


Although this place is quite historical, but in my liking, it was quite boring. But, it's good that we managed to see the historical place with our own eyes.



This place is exactly like a scene in the drama. With the short stone walls, where your neighbours can see your activity,

It's been a long time since I left this place. Life has been pretty hectic, and I shall say, it was hectic for good. For this blogpost, I am not going to talk about diet and nutrition, but a post of a personal story.

For the past 3 months, I was enjoying my job as a dietitian in which I really helps people to lose weight, and thru my new job (it's no longer new) I managed to meet a group of awesome people. Mingle with them, travelling abroad (work purposes), of dinner and good times shared, of laughters and unquestionably chemistry we had, we managed to build a team which I love to call a family of HealthifyMe. All the healthy and passionate people are gathered and sharing one GOAL.

2 months ago, I went to China with my family. Unfortunate thing happened that I lost my 2 month old phone on the plane. It was night time when I landed, and I was all alone, no family (as they arrived 2 days earlier than me). Good thing, I did not panicked. I went to the immigration and asked them to do a translation of my hotel name to a chinese writing. They did.  Long story short, I took a cab, and it was a 1 hour ride from the Baiyun Airport to the hotel. All alone in a foreign country - they did not speak my language, it was 1 o'clock in the morning. The only word I asked the driver, how many KMs to go. When I started conversing in Mandarin (I only know basic conversation), the driver then 'welcoming' me to his country. We talked about Malaysia, travelling journey and I shall say, he was a good driver. It was proven since he sent me in a good shape to the hotel. ( It was 2 a.m) and before we bid goodbye, I told him..

I clearly, have no problem seeing a quack dietitian as of now, but I faced this kind of problem. I met people through linkedIn and..

Every foods has its own stories. Have their own roles and functions and we all know that. So, whatever foods we eat, have a strong implications to our health - if you eat unhealthy foods, you will be facing the consequences. As a dietitian, I prefer to use moderation method and for you to be comfortable with the food you eat, instead of pointing this food is bad and that food is good, which defeat the term of nutrition itself. Excessive intake of certain foods might lead you to many problems. Hence, diseases will be knocking to your door. If not now, it might be in the future.