STARBUCKS COFFEE (스타벅스 커피) in Wolgok

I am lucky enough to live nearby a place that has so many coffee shops around with their own themes ranging from rustic to modern, simple to fancy one. Considering that I am a coffee addict and love to haunt the coffee shops around me to try out all menus they have (especially Americano and Soy latte). 

Anyway, I have shared some of my favorite coffee shops that I visit the most. And for today's post I wanna introduce Starbucks coffee shop nearby Wolgok station. I know that it's toooooo late for me to do so because there are some bloggers who have posted the same thing in their own blog or other social media platforms. Though I don't care. Who knows mine can help others out too. Am I right??? 

So, this shop is located near the Wolgok Station, just right next to Home Plus building. From the station exit no. 1, turn right there you will see the shop which shares the same building with BBQ Chicken Cafe. It was opened in 2013. I can say that the place is always full by students every day. They always play Jazz song (as Starbucks has their own tunes types). Also, what I like about Starbucks is the taste of the Coffee and those tumbler and mugs they have.  

The back door to rest room

My 25th Birthday

Let me start this post by saying a massive thanks from the bottom of my heart to all of you that wished me many happy returns.

I am officially a quarter of a century old (original age) now, but 26 yo based on my Baptism certificate as well as in Korean age. 

I feel like I am the luckiest girl in the world. Today, December 2^nd, which was such a busy day of the week for me. I had a long presentation in one of my class works today. I had to read 3 papers and find some related article to the topic that I was presented about. Not to mention but it was about 3 Special Solutions for 3D Display. I honestly had no plan at all to celebrate what it is called birthday. Don’t judge me. I am a person who doesn't like to celebrate the birthday like anybody else. I don’t even like cake but I don’t hate it either. There is one thing I want on my birthday, which is to be remembered by the people I loved. 

By the way, let me back to the story-line. After finishing my long presentation in my class, around 5:00pm, with a very happy and relieved feeling I went back to my lab. I knew that my lab mates would probably bought me a cake but still I was wondering what flavor of cake they would get. How did I know? Well, it is a tradition in our center. We usually celebrate one’s birthday by getting a cake and eat it together. This is the only thing I knew it’s gonna happen today. Nothing else. 

And, I was totally wrong. I was completely blown away by all the “Happy Birthday” Greetings + “Birthday Presents” as I didn't expect. If somebody asks me was I surprised? YES. I really was. Not only surprised I got. Because I feel unfair if I only say SURPRISE by not putting the word “BIG” in front of it.

My friends buy me dinner, brought me to play bowling which I didn't experience before, and one more thing, they got me a STARBUCKS gift card. OMG!!! I was speechless seeing it, especially they wrote the birthday wishes message in my language. 

I don’t know how I describe this feeling. All I could say is that I've had the best birthday ever. I am tremendously blessed to have those awesome and warmhearted people around me. I am tremendously blessed to have awesome individuals in my lab. 

Even though I didn't get any messages or calling from my family (minus my big sister and my cousin) on my birthday, I know that I am always in their prayers. Though, I am still happy and blessed that I am not alone. Another than that, I would like to express, though, is heartfelt to God for an amazing life and another year for me. Happy Birthday to me!

Photo credit: 윤식 

Photo credit: 상옥

Photo credit: 상옥

Photo credit: 상옥

Photo credit: 지현

Photo credit: 상옥

The restaurant we had dinner at

This is probably the best birthday present I got so far ^^
I'm so touched by how they tried hard to write the message in Tetum 
(Timor-Leste mother tongue). Speechless...