They were supposed to arrive at 7:30am but actually they arrived after 8am. Most of clients who arrive at this time normally couldn't afford to have time for breakfast before take a flight. So did they.
So, I took them to the breakfast place whose name is 'Hangover soup restaurant'. In the restaurant they were giggling seeing a menu. "Look at this! It says a name of food is 'Hangover soup'. What a name of food is it?" It's really funny name. However, after meals came out they immediately emptied the bowl even though they didn't have alcohol at all last night.
"Do Korean people really drink a lot?" they asked me curiously with emptying a bowl. I just smiled. Muslims from Malaysia and having a hangover soup? It sounds quite funny.
But they haven't had any alcohol.
* Hangover soup is a beef soup normally Koreans have for breakfast that doesn't contain any alcohol.
I like cascading of Jeongbang waterfall which is so fresh. It is a waterfall cascading directly into the ocean and the water falling down is not from a mountain. Actually it is a spring water. So, you can imagine how fresh it is. I love facing such cool water on my face especially in the morning. and there are wonderful smells of plants emanating on the path we were through.
Out of sudden, a bunch of school girls were busting into the waterfall. It must be a school filed trip. Suddenly It had become chaos like crowded market. Well, What a touristic spot it is! Even though I detest being disturbed reveling peaceful atmosphere by school girls, I still like their energetic youth.
I even more like little Jeonbang waterfall. There are two waterfalls next each other. One is Jeongbang waterfall which is famous for tourists and the other one is little Jeongbang waterfall. As you see the name 'Little' it is a small waterfall. This little one is not much known, so it's always peaceful. luckily there is no one but us. They seemed to prefer this waterfall to the other one.
Travelers are always looking for new places. New places are always mysterious. Jeju island is unknown place for them. So they become suspicious of strangers. As they are strangers to us and we are strangers to them as well. So trust is essential to each other. First one hour after meeting clients is critical because I have to give them my trust in short time. And first impression is important too. There are so many things irritating them such as the language they don't understand, only few people who speak English, clamoring with frown faces everywhere in the airport early morning. Well, my clients must be tired through long journey. I tried to give them impression of reliability. It's so hard but I must do it.
"Hey Mr.Dee, do you know shiney?" "Do you know Block B?" Umm...Shiney? Block B? I never heard of them. The popularity of K-pop and Korean soap drama in South Asia seems so big to go beyond my imagination. They always ask me about K-pop and drama which I don't know at all due to not much watching watch TV. Today I realize that watching TV is another necessary work to being tour guide.
I am told that lots of people feel comfortable at home when having a tour in a folk village. Well, I don't think a village in Indonesia looks like here either, but I think atmosphere is quite similar. May be it's because relaxing local people or peaceful atmosphere. Anyway there are some common things we can share in country side. I might feel same when I travel on country side in Indonesia as well.
