Silla Holic is the name for this year's university festival. its a three day event with different themes each day, thus different performers and events on each day too. this is why i like S.Korea, you know. they have uni festivals where they serve alcohol and have competitions on who can smoke the fastest and of course, have celebrities over to perform and all this for free!

this festival was my first and last time experiencing one, so i took it upon myself to thoroughly enjoy it sort of. haha. the idea of the festival was that each department has their own stalls where they sell a variety of food and a steady supply of alcohol. the food are mostly meat, ramyun and other street stall food. the alcohol were mostly soju or beer or a combination. there were also stalls selling jewelry and like the picture below, artists offering their services for a donation of 100won and above. i looked prettier that day compared to the caricature sketch! hrrmphhh~

the festival was held on the field and the blue tents are stalls. other than the performances by celebrities, they had things going on like dance, band, orchestra performances and Voice of Silla and lucky draws.



and now! the celebrities! Leessang was a crowd favorite but i only got to see them from afar.


Baekchigi was not as well known but there were fans around. 10cm was another popular one and of course, Ailee. she was super adorable! and all around me, the guys were going, "she's so cute!". ㅋㅋ she started off with Beyonce's Crazy In Love, sang her two title songs and some OST song. hearing her sing live was mind-blowing. i got goosebumps!



 the only setback was the short time all the performances were. i think the longest performance was 10cm. most of them last only half an hour or so. D: still, can't complain now, can i?

some friends I was hanging with during the festival.



omo! my face so red! *><*

haha. i gotta say i will miss these kind of festivals they always seem to have. oh, i envy them so.

봄이 왔네요~

i can't not blog about spring. it was short and sweet and everything beautiful. this is one of the reasons i love a country with four seasons; the change of temperature, the change of colors and with this change, signifying a new time to start afresh. not to mention, it was my first time seeing cherry blossoms. who would have thought that the tall skinny trees along the roads in uni were actually cherry blossom trees? they sure didn't look like it. oops. :D

and when they bloomed, what a wonderful surprise! all pink and soft and fluffy and you can't help but feel like love is in the air~ /yes, too much Korean dramas.

the university had a cherry blossom festival but it wasn't as hyped up as Silla Holic. this one was just stalls at side of the road and people selling trinkets and simple games and food, oh, you do not leave out the food and booze out of any festival.

here are some other shots of cherry blossoms.



and here is one of me. ^^


spring was even more significant for me because it truly signified a new beginning. there were bittersweet moments while looking at the cherry blossoms but the soft delicate flowers just can't help but make me smile and realize that this beauty must be appreciated regardless of what circumstance i was in. and with this thought, i think i began to heal. (:

 unfortunately, the cherry blossoms are short-lived beings. they only bloom for about a week/two weeks or so and fall away. fresh green leaves take their place and spring is finally on its way.

going to leave with another lovely picture of the cherry blossoms. take care!