韓國之行 感受異域風(fēng)情

?智能總結(jié)長江商學(xué)院MBA代表團(tuán)圓滿結(jié)束了韓國之行,留下了美好的回憶。 這里所輯錄的就是長江07MBA盧嘉為(Gary)的行程中的片段記錄。 April27,2008 YesrdaywefinishedtheM...
長江商學(xué)院MBA代表團(tuán)圓滿結(jié)束了韓國之行,留下了美好的回憶。
這里所輯錄的就是長江07MBA盧嘉為(Gary)的行程中的片段記錄。
April27,2008
YesrdaywefinishedtheMacroeconomicsfinalexamwhichembarkedafullstoptothemodule3andthismorningweboardedonaplaneofKoreanAirtoSeoul.Iwokeupquiearlyat6:00butkeptstayinginbedtill6:20andwhenIgotallpreparationdowntheclockarmspoindto7:10.IdecidedtostartoffearlysothatIcouldhelpcarryingtheluggageboxeswhichcontainedsomemarialsforourinfosessioninSeoultotheshuttlebus.SinceitisSunday,thetraffictothePudongairportisOKandthoughwesetoffafewminusbehindtheschedule,westillarrivedrightbeforethe9:30appointment.
Koreanclassmasentusaletryesrdayafrhearrivedhometoalertusaboutthetightsecuritycheckattheairportbutmaybebecauseweareclearingasatouristgroupallprocedureswerefairlysmoothandwegatheredattheboardinggaquiefficiently.ItwasaBoeing777planeandthefood(agoodmixofseafoodandvegetables)andservicequalitywerequisatisfactory.Theiruniformlooksmorenderandstylishthanthatofdomesticairlinersdo.Igotalittlebitsurprisedthattheyhavemiddleagedmaleatndeeaswell.
MoneyexchangeforKoreawonisconvenienitherattheairportorinthelocalbanks.YoumayalsorentaCDMAmobilephoneattheairport.
Koreanclassmametusattheairportandbroughttwoothervolunerswhomightbehiscolleagueorfriendsasourguide.Heisareallyawesomeguy!WedrovealonghighwayfromtheIncheon(仁川)airporttoourholRexindowntownneartheSeoulrailwaystation.
Thougha4-starhol,thelobbyisnotasspaciousasthatofdomesticonesandtheroomisjustcleanandfarfromluxury.Theplug-inwastwoholeandconcavethereforedidn’tfitmycompurpower.Iaskedforaswitcherbuttheywererunningoutofthemandtheonlyinrnetconnectionavailablewasatthelobbywithjustonedesktopcompur.Afrasimplecheck-in,William’sfriendtookusawayfromourclassmasandwestardourKoreasightseeingfromthesubwayline4Hoehyeon(會賢)stationtosomelocalshoppingstreets(NamdaemunmarketandInsadongalley)andwepassedbythearea(Cheonggyecheon青溪川)wherethecurrentpresident,whowasthenthemayorofSeoul,torndownaviaductandrestoreditintoastream-featuredwalkingroad.ItledtoamajorcommercialareaandwassurroundedbymanyheadquarrsofbigKoreancompanies.Xizongintroducedusapopularlocalsnack:Niangao,whichdidnottasbetrbutappearedmuchmoreinvitingincolorandshape.Theyalsomadeasinveryspecialflavorswhichweremorelikeseasonalbeveragemadeoutoffruitandgrainthanthetraditionalainourconcept.
ThemostimpressivepartwastowitnessthebacklashoftheOlympicTorchRelay,whichwassuchacoincidencethatthrilledallofus.Thoughwedidn’tseethetorchactuallypassingby,wesawahuge“redsea”composedofournationalflagsalongtherelayrou.Alotofyoungpeople,mostofthemoverseasChinesestudents,wereorganizedindifferent-sizedgroups,stampingaflagmarkonthecheek,wearingthelogoTshirtofthe2008OlympicGames,coveringaflagontheirshouldersandbackandholdingandwavingabigsizeflagin1or2.TheytalkedwithChineseinvariousprovincialaccentandthisalmostturnedthedowntownareaintoaChineseoccasion.AlotofKoreapolicemenwereguardedalongtheroadstomaintainorderandmakesurethetrafficwasflowing.Itwasindeedingoodorderwhileenthusiasticandmadeusproud.
Whenfinallygotthroughthecrowdfollowingtheslowpaceoftheflow,exhausd,wetookthesubwaybacktotheholandXizongdroveustoatraditionalKorearestaurantwhichwasfamousforitspalacestandardfood.Wesatonelevadfloorwithourlegscrossed.ThisisatraditionalposturewhileconmporaryKoreansonlyeatlikethisduringgrandevents.Thefoodwasreallygood,well-assord,lightanddelicious!WethenwentonaboattripontheHangangcruiseatnight.Whenwebacktothehol,Leoandthegrouphadn’tcomebackyetandIaskedthefrontdesktoopenthedoorformeandhadashower.
Idon’tknowwhetheritismycameraproblemorthefakenessofthebatry.I’vechanged4piecesofbatrythissingleafrnoonwhileIknewwellthatthisisjustthebeginning!
May3,2008
GeneralImpression:
Koreawordstake-away:hello(a-nio-ha-sell),thankyou(ham-sum-hamida),泡菜/pickles(kim-chi),Hurry,hurry!(Bali-bali)
Naturalblessing:scarceinnaturalresources—almostnonaturalresourcesexceptwar,lessthanaquarr(20.5%)ofthelandisusable
Nationalcharacr:TaikongdouvsTaiji,straightforwardandquickinaction;Koreastudentsandemployeesarehard-working,whicharethefoundationoftheprosperityofthenation;privaeducationisthelargestindustryinKorea,almost20~30%ofhouseholdincomegoestoeducation;borderwithNorthKoreais50kmfromSeoul;exampleofpatriotism:nationwidegolddonationbynormalcitizensduringthe1997AsiaFinancialCrisistotrytohelprevivetheeconomy—governmentpaidlittletogetthegold;domesticbrandsdominamostofconsumergoodsmarket,suchasfastfood,beverage,dailycareetc.–brandlifecycleishalfofthatinKorea.Koreancompaniesusespeed(fasttoswitch)tobeatMNCs;“Didyoutry?”spirixemplifiedbythefounderofHyundaiGroup—startfromimpossible
Goodmanners:carsontheroadwithnohushbeeping(Koreastreetswerenarrowandthegeometrictypewashilleouswithalotofupsanddowns.Ourshuttlebuswasclumsyontheroadespeciallyduringaturn-aroundandothercarswerejustpatientandalwayspedestrianfirst)
Environmentalgovernance:Seoulwasnotaself-importancecitywhichwasevidencedbyitsavoidanceoftoomanysky-risersaswellasbythe23humblebridgesbuiltacrosstheHangang.Budgetwasimplemendonadistrictbasisandthereforeinthewealthierdistrictsthestandardswouldbehigher.Noise-proofwallsweretwicetheheightofthoseinShanghai,someofthemcoveredwithivyanditwerebuiltnotonlyalongthehighwaybutalsoalongsomehigh-endresidentialareas.Fasttrackbuslaneinthemiddleoftheroad,notmanygarbagebinsontheroad
Familyharmony:parentswithchildren,cradlechildrenwerebroughtouttosomepublicoccasionstofeeltheatmosphere.Itwasnotademonstrationbutanormallifethattheyareenjoyingeveryday.
Weather:cooleranddryerthanthatinShanghai
Beauties:eye-feasting,goodatmaintainingtheirappearance,girlsandwomenareaccustomedtoplaywithclothesandcosmetics,slimfigureandshanks(reasoningbehind:climbmountainseverydayanddigestivediet)
Koreafood:healthy(morebalanced:vegetable-dominantandusuallymeatiseanwithvegetableleafs,farlesscookingoil,emphasizingmoreonvarietyandslimsized,sidedishestomakethecourselookmoreinvitinganddiversified—sometimesmorecolorful,digestivesoup—DaJiangTangorsidedishes—KimChiorvinegarpreservedluobo),majorflavor(cold—mostofthedishesarecoldwithafewexceptionsonrice,soupandmaincoursessuchasbeefandpork,sour(firstsoup),spicy(couldbesidedishesorsomemaincoursesincold;anexplanationforslimfigure—burningupthecalories),sweet(alwaysfruitaorsecondsoupwhichcouldbeverysweet,whichcouldalsobeplain—justtogetridofthestrongflavorsofthedishesandhelptopacifythestomachwithsomethingnotsoradical,andthemaincourse—myfavorione:slicedbeefandswedmushroompot),implication:ittakesalongtimetopreparethedishes,especiallyforthosehotones,suchasnoodle,tocooldown;thelayoutonthetableismagnificent,heldinmanysmallbowls),invitingappearance(shapeandcolor)andcleanforsnacksaswell
KevinisalltoogreatinleadingusthroughthewayinKorea:hedealtwiththebusrentalcompanytoobtainagoodpricewithaguaraneddrivingservice;heuseshispowertoearnusafreenightatW-hol(theonly6-starholinKoreaandtheonlyW-holchaininAsia)withallriver-viewroomsreservedfortheSKcorporation;heinvidhisfamily,mainlyhiswifetoprepareusonedinnerandonebreakfast;hewasalwaysthelasttodineandthefirsttoserve.Henotonlyaccompaniedusalltheway,briefingusaboutlocalknowledgeandhelpingustofindoutwhatwewantbutalsoarrangedallthelunchesanddinnerstosaveourtime,moneyandenergy.Withhishelpwegotouragendamoresmooth,squeezedmorefreetimetolookaroundandenhancedsignificantlyourimpressiononKoreaandKoreanpeopleandhewasverypolitosaythatwithinfiveyearsourcountrywouldbeabletoperformaswellastheydid.Rigidtaskitis!Heshowedusbyhisowndeedsaboutwhatistrueleadership,brotherhoodandresponsibility.Hehasahappyfamily:beautifulwifeandtwolovelydaughrs.
(本文轉(zhuǎn)載自 ,如有侵權(quán)請電話聯(lián)系13810995524)
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