The Handburger (313@Somerset)

I've always wanted to check this place out and there was an offer on Groupon ($15 for a $30 voucher) so I immediately bought it.

Really, I should have bought the $60 voucher, considering the prices here. $30 was barely enough for 2, let alone 3 people! Each burger cost like $15, not including drinks. Of course, there was a lunch offer for $10.80 (burger + side + drink) but they didn't allow people to use the voucher for it *headdesk*.

mfw

Since I had already bought the voucher and didn't want it to go to waste, I decided to try the burgers that were not on the set lunch menu.

The Works ($17.80). 150g of prime beef with battered onion rings, bacon, sunny side up egg, cheddar cheese with sweet onion jam and handmade barbeque and aioli sauce.

Although I still feel this seems like a lot to pay for a burger, this one was actually really good and I would definitely order it again some time. It was even better than I expected. The sauce was frigging delicious and I enjoyed the onion rings. Everything just went so well together.

Happy Lamburger ($17.80). Lamb patty spiced with cumin, feta cheese, sunny side up egg, mint mayo.

Wasn't too happy (haha geddit?!) after trying this one. Idk, maybe it was cause I had tried The Works beforehand, but this one seemed kinda meh in comparison, it wasn't as flavorful. Not too different from the one from EWF imo. Although I did like the mint mayo sauce. The lamb patty also had a very strong... um lamb taste, you know the one. If you don't like that taste, this burger is not for you.

Day 8 - Yongpyong Resort

We had initially planned to go to Muju Resort cos it looked prettier in pictures. But calling the ski bus company to book a seat on the bus proved to be a bitch and a half. I got hung up on the moment I said "Good morning. Sorry, do you speak English?" Like just a long pause, and then nothing. And this happened not once but thrice!!! What a waste of my international calling card! So I resigned to asking the front desk at the hotel for help when I arrived in Seoul.

BUT then I was told that there was no such bus to get to Muju Resort! WUT. It clearly states that there is one on their website? w/e I was just done at that point, so the front desk staff suggested that I book one of the tours to Yongpyong Ski Resort. I was kinda leery, were they just saying there was no such ski bus just so I would book the tour with them so they could get some commission or something? But *sigh* what could I do, I can speak/read zero Korean and had no one else to help me. Had to bite the bullet...

The day of the ski trip, the tour guide met us at the lobby at 8 am, picked up a few other people from other hotels in the area and then we were off on a 3 hour ride to Yongpyong Resort!

First glimpse of snow!

It was not a very cold day, in fact after skiing for a while I felt so warm that I abandoned my ski jacket. Also I tried to ski without gloves but that turned out to be a very bad idea indeed.

The goggles which the guide insisted that everyone rented (he made it seem like we would all get snow blindness if we didn't get them), turned out to be super unnecessary and more of a hindrance than anything.

It was a hot day tbh.

Ski lifts which I didn't get a chance to take, we were only on the beginner slopes.

Team Singapore! Lulz.

Skiing was... not as fun as I thought it would be. The times when I was actually skiing down the slope was fun but it was also short. But it was a lot of work to climb up the slope with the skis on before you could actually ski down. And if you fell and had to take off the skis, it was really hard to attach the skis back on! And the guide disappeared after a while and I had to put the damn things on myself which took way too much effort. Oh well, at least now I can say I've tried skiing.

Also, this is the first time I've been to a ski resort, I've always imagined that they would be waaaaay bigger.

The way back to Seoul, the views were stunning.

Back in Seoul at around 7pm and had Two Two Chicken and a drink from Smoothie King for dinner.

Half original and half with pepper sauce, I really love Korean fried chicken.

For supper we had waffles from the Lotteria downstairs since it was opened for 24 hours, so convenient!

O My Dog @ Great World City

Bought a Groupon for the new place O My Dog at Great World City and decided to go try it out today!

 

3 steps for ordering:

Menu

Closer look.

No seats but there a counter for you to eat at.

Ang Mo Classic

Truffle fries, I just love the smell of truffle.

Owned by the same group that brought us Skinny Pizza, O My Dog's buns are baked fresh daily and sauces are made from scratch. The sausage is made from gourmet grain fed meat rather than processed meat so it is a healthier alternative than your typical fast food.

I really liked the Ang Mo Classic, really very old school with the BBQ sauce and cheddar, reminded me of nachos. Magic Mushroom was great with the beef sausage but could have used more cheese! You can't never have too much cheese. Ever.

I think the price is quite okay considering that even the sauce is made from scratch. It was also great that the food was made to order however, it did make the waiting time extra long! Hotdogs for the customers sitting in Skinny Pizza were also served out of the little van so that added to the waiting time. But most people seemed to know about the wait time cause most of them wandered off to the shops after ordering rather than standing around with the n00bs.

Would definitely return to try out Ace For Apple, apple sauce and brie... sounds like a winning combination to me!