some kind of amazing

The museum is only a walking distance away from Samgakji Station. This station is also only 4 stops away from Myeongdong.

Cold breeze, clear skies!

Walking to the entrance of the museum, oh how I love spring!

The War Memorial Museum of Korea showcases materials and educational information on the Korean War. It's a huge museum with multiple floors. From how the war emerged, to the nations that helped South Korea during the war, to how the war "ended", to the current relationship of North Korea and South Korea -- you'll learn all about it here! Sadly, we were only able to visit one floor (not even the whole floor) given the limited time. We arrived in the museum at around 11:30AM and we needed to leave for the airport by 3PM. We would have wanted to explore the whole place. I'm thinking the next time we go here, we should allot AT LEAST half a day just for this war museum. And yes, we are planning to go back here again!

Cute kids going on a trip to the museum~ There were lots of tour groups when we were there, btw!

A few photos I took while touring the museum. I wasn't able to take a lot because I was seriously taking into heart all the information I was reading. It was that interesting for me!

I am always fascinated by foreign vending machines

And this was what I got from that vending machine!

It was probably around 1:30PM when we headed back to Myeongdong to eat late lunch and to prepare for our ride to the airport.

Last snippets of Myeongdong Station, our "home station" for the past 7 days

Goodbye for now, Myeongdong! See you again real soon!

On our way back to the guesthouse, I decided to get a convenience store meal for my lunch. I just wanted to try it before leaving. The meal was honestly cheap, tasty, and filling!

Amazed by this caramel macchiato in a tetra pack kind of packaging! After buying that tetra pack, they will give you a plastic cup and straw which you can fill with ice. From there, you will transfer the drink from the pack to the cup. COOL! (Ok, I'm pretty shallow lol)

I think this meal was around 6000 won only?! I'm not so sure but I know it was pretty affordable!

At 3PM, we went to the bus station. The staff of Namsan Guest House were so kind and accommodating. They helped us bring our luggage to the stop!! :) We rode the airport bus and the trip was an hour long.

Here's the magazine in the bus. Annyeong handsome Park Bogum!

In Incheon Airport, about to check-in

I've always been a fan of setting goals for myself. It's a way for me to evaluate my progress, see what I need to work on, and keep my life on track. To live aimlessly is a sad way to live, don't you think?

As someone who has been making new year's resolutions since... ever, I can say my goals right now are definitely better than the last set of goals I've made. Throughout the years, I figured out that one of the reasons why I cannot achieve some of my goals was because some of these were not concrete enough. Partner my non-concrete goals with my lazy, stubborn self then you've got a recipe for disaster -- a Zero Goal Progress Monster (I hope I am kidding but I am not lol)! 

In my 2017 goal-setting session, I did several steps before AND after I have chosen my goals. Below are the steps I took and I hope these can help you with your 2017 goal-setting as well!

1.) Mind mapping

(just a sample I made, not my actual goals)

Before choosing my 2017 goals, I first created a mind map that illustrated the aspects of my life that I would like to focus on for the year. From my example above, I first wrote down the aspect (e.g. business, financial, skills) then under that were related ideas that I could base my goal on. Mind mapping also helped dissect all these ideas in my head and made sure that I wouldn't miss out on anything.

2.) List down specific and measurable goals

From the ideas I got from my mind map, I then proceeded to writing down specific and measurable goals. Still dividing it per aspect, I put a deadline and quantifiable measures (if applicable) for the actual goals. Doing this will help me check my progress and will motivate me to work on my goals as often as possible.  

3.) Create systems for your goals

4.) Find an overall theme

To further concretize my goals, I updated my vision board. It's really inspiring to look at it every day and to literally see what it will look like when I achieve all these aspirations. 

6.) Write a vivid vision

For me, a vision board is not enough. I also wrote down a vivid vision which describes (as accurately as possible) what my dream life is like. My vivid vision went beyond my 2017 goals because it talked about my actual dream life.

7.) COMMIT

The last step is to commit myself to my goals. All the previous steps are nothing if I cannot motivate myself to actually do something lol. Thankfully, I feel more positive and determined now! The new year is really making me oh so inspired :) Probably because it has a 7 on it and 7 is my favorite number lolol. I know there will be days where in being lazy is such an easy thing to do but isn't it comforting how we have the power to not let this demotivation control us? We can choose to be productive anytime~ Also, honestly, I'm feeling positive about this new year and this is the perfect feeling to create progress with my goals! Let's keep this attitude up!