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2023 trip to Busan, Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Seoul

(in T1's footsteps)

Busan

πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Busan β†’ Da Lat β†’ Ho Chi Minh City β†’ Singapore β†’ Seoul

Image courtesy of Goodoldays Hotel


β‡’ Gallery. Note the focus on physical objects, as a differentiator from other hotels (keep a diary during your stay, send postcards to your loved ones when you check out)




Went to watch my first live LoL match






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Realised only hours before the match that one of the teams had set up a pop-up store in a nearby mall



Ran there and bought a few things to bring to the match. Back then I knew next to nothing about T1. Fatefully, the jersey I picked at random was a Gumayusi one




Arrived in time at the stadium (capacity: 14k seats)

T1 was Korea's last standing team. Three Chinese teams (Bilibili Gaming, Weibo Gaming and JD Gaming) had secured the other 3 quarterfinals spots


Video from the youtube channel @singmasta

Da Lat

Busan β†’ πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ Da Lat β†’ Ho Chi Minh City β†’ Singapore β†’ Seoul

Image courtesy of The Note Da Lat


β‡’ Gallery






Ho Chi Minh City

Busan β†’ Da Lat β†’ πŸ‡»πŸ‡³ Ho Chi Minh City β†’ Singapore β†’ Seoul

Image courtesy of The Myst Dong Khoi


β‡’ Gallery





Singapore

Busan β†’ Da Lat β†’ Ho Chi Minh City β†’ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ Singapore β†’ Seoul

Image courtesy of Hotel Mono


β‡’ Gallery




My stay in Singapore was short, but I did briefly check out the renovated shopping mall GR.iD (and got to watch the JDG vs T1 match at a friend's place)



Seoul

Busan β†’ Da Lat β†’ Ho Chi Minh City β†’ Singapore β†’ πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Seoul

Images courtesy of Mangrove Dongdaemun (left) and The Chae Dalro (right)


β‡’ Mangrove Dongdaemun gallery

β‡’ The Chae Dalro gallery






Spent a week checking out interesting retail spaces


For the Worlds 2023 finals, I met up with other League fans to watch the game together at this outdoor viewing party organised by Riot and the city of Seoul:



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[🚧 Work-in-progress] .patterns in experiential retail://
.shops and the 15-minute city (motorbikes edition)//
.every shop's a third space//
.perfume as the new vertical//