Alone but not Lonely.

Chris went to military training camp early this morning, and he wont be back till Sunday. I'd normally hate to be alone at home for a couple of days, but this is a rare exception where I'm actually enjoying it. We're always together that I sometimes feel suffocated! We badly need some time apart and this might just be the perfect chance to have some peace and quiet. Don't get me wrong, Chris is a nice guy. But at times, he could be a little 'strict' and treats me like a child. I grew up to be very independent and free-spirited. I don't like to meddle with other people's business the way I don't want them to meddle with mine, and Chris just so happens to think my business is also his. Ok, this post isn't about ranting and venting, so enough of those.

I get excited thinking I'm gonna have the house all to myself for two days! This means I don't have to cook korean food, I don't have to wake up early, I could stay up all night watching movies and playing "Need for Speed" for as long as I want to.

Since today's sunny, no sign of rain or anything, I went out and took pictures. I'm in a really good mood today, so I wanna give you guys a tour in our area. We live in Suwon, it's 45-minutes away from Seoul by bus. Compared to Seoul, I don't see much of a difference when it comes to amenities and facilities. Whatever Seoul has, it's also here.




With almost every apartment complex, there is a park like this where children could play. There are swings and a giant seesaw that could entertain kids for hours.





There's also a place where the adults can work out for free. These machines (and a few others which I wasn't able to include in the photo) were recently installed. Had I known earlier, I wouldn't have enrolled in a gym.





This is the university where I studied before. The university is really big (like most universities in Korea), and it also has it's own hospital. It's gonna take hours to explore it.





This is where the university students play soccer and baseball. It's also the place where concerts are held. I attended two different concerts here before. First was SG Wanna Be, and the other was Super Junior.





This is a picture I took while crossing a random bridge. Cute isn't?





Some random road I pass by every single day. I'm so familiar with this road that I could literally cross the streets blindfolded!





At the other side of the bridge, there's the Youth Cultural Center. It's a place where people could play just about any sport imaginable (swimming, basketball, badminton, volleyball, tennis, even kendo, squash, and Korean sumo wrestling). The best thing about it, it's for free. You only have to pay for the locker.





Among dozens of parks scattered all over Suwon, this is our favorite place to visit. You'll see why..









Right in the middle of numerous coffeeshops, restaurants, bars, and shops, there's this cute little fountain where children could play. In the Philippines, we usually don't let kids get wet playing in the fountain, but it's different here.





Suwon may not be as happening as Hongdae, Myeongdong, or Apkujeong in Seoul. But we have a lot of these quirky little shops that are hard to find in the metro.





80% of Koreans live in apartment, so whichever direction you're facing, you could always see endless rows of apartments like this..





And the small percentage of Koreans live in houses like this.





I was tired, not to mention burnt from walking in this very hot weather. I badly needed something cold to drink, so I went to my favorite coffee shop to relax a bit.




I hope you guys enjoyed the tour!