matta fair…

… was packed like sardines! first time i’ve seen the bus station parking garage so full~ discovered a tunnel from the lower levels to PWTC, whose use should probably be limited to daytime only. dodgy~ we arrived at 11, me having twisted and turned in my bed longer than i should, and the lines at the ticketing counters already had an angle to them. t’was rm3 per person, and u get this blue eco-friendly bag to put all your flyers in.

the place was divided into 3 halls. since we were coming from the pwtc side, we started at hall 3, where all the small domestic operators were. sad to say, we spent a bit too much time there, leaving little for halls 1 and 2 where the international tour operators and airlines were situated.

hall 2 was plenty interesting, especially the korean booth, where they had scheduled events throughout the day. there were er.. scissor-twirling performer hairstylists representing the fashion center of Daegu, photograph sessions with fair korean ladies in their traditional dress (too bad i didn’t have a camera, i could swear one of them came straight out of a dorama), and free ski/snowboarding lessons. my mom absolutely insisted i take the skiing lesson, which i did. my conclusion: skiing is easy, and therefore for the old fogies. 😛

matta fair ski lesson 1

later we moved on quickly to hall 1 where they had a stage for some cultural performances. we managed to catch a japanese taiko troupe, but it’s nothing compared to Fish’s video of an all-female drumstick twirling/throwing in Tokyo. >_< after that we bolted, realising that it was already 7+ and i was running late for dinner. didn't really pick up anything. cheapest tour of korea was 2.6k for 6d4n, with only one day of snow. there was also skiing in beijing/shanghai tours, for abt 2.2k, but only for half a day. sydney was out of the question; it was peak season and there was nothing cheap for the Dec period. did find a full korean skiing tour, but it was 3.6k, with 3 days of skiing with the first 2 being lessons. boo~ talked to the tour boss from korea and he said to call the resort for custom tours. following up to that, i started looking for fares to korea during their low season starting early Feb. typical airfare would be 2k, coupled with a 5d4n ski package at about 800. that leaves quite a bit for food and other things. one place i'm eyeing is Yong Pyong, supposedly the largest ski resort there. i can almost taste the powder...

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