Ukuhambela iKorea: Ngemva Kokuphuma, Ukushisa Okusele Kuka-Son Heung-min Kusemgwaqweni

Ukuhambela iKorea okwangimisa ngempela, akuzona izimpawu ze-Myeongdong, futhi akukona ukusebenza okuphelele lapho i-train yesikhumulo sezindiza ingena edolobheni, kodwa kwakuyibholo lepulasitiki emzileni omncane wase-Hongdae. Iqembu leKorea lalisele liphumile, ithebula lemidlalo ezindabeni zefoni lalingasadingeki ukuliskrola phansi, kodwa ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ebusuku e-Hongdae kwakusenabantu abagqoke amajezi abomvu eqembu lesizwe. Abafundi ababili baseyunivesithi babeka izikhwama njengamapali, badlala ama-3v3 ngaphambi kwesitolo esilula. Ibholo lahudula isondo lomgibeli we-delivery, lacishe langena esitolo senyama eyosiwe, abantu abaseduze abazange bathethise, bamane bahleka bamemeza "Sonny!" Lelo gama lalinjengomoya oshisayo ongakapholi kahle, linamathele ngaphansi kwezibani zomgwaqo.

Ibholo lomgwaqo lase-Hongdae kanye nemibukiso yokudansa yomgwaqo yayihlukaniswe ngamamitha angamashumi amabili. Ngakwesokunxele kwakunomsindo, izandla, namantombazane aphakamisa amafoni abo, ngakwesokudla kwakunomsindo wezicathulo ezihudula usemende. Umfana ogqoke ijezi elidala le-Tottenham Hotspur wamisa ibholo kude kakhulu, wabhuqwa ngumngani wakhe ngesi-Korea, wehlisa ikhanda wahleka, wasesebenzisa isithende ukuyibuyisela ibholo. Imizwa yebholo laseKorea ayiqhubeki ngaphandle njengaseNingizimu Melika, futhi ayigoqwa kahle njengaseJaphani. Ifana kakhulu nesobho le-tteokbokki ebusuku e-Hongdae: ukunambitheka okumnandi kufika kuqala, okubabayo kufika kamuva, futhi uma ucabanga ukuthi sekuphelile, umphimbo usalokhu ushisa isikhashana.

Ngosuku olulandelayo ngaya e-Gyeongbokgung. Izitolo zokuqasha i-hanbok ngaphandle kwe-Gwanghwamun zavula msinyana, imigqa yezingubo ezipinki, eziluhlaza, nezimhlophe zinyakaziswa ngumoya. Ukugqoka i-hanbok lapho ungena esigodlweni kukuvumela ukuthi ungakhokhi imali yokungena, lo mthetho uhlala ubhalwa kuyo yonke imihlahlandlela yokuhamba, kodwa ukuma eduze kodonga lwesigodlo kuphela lapho wazi khona ukuthi kuyamangalisa kangakanani: izivakashi ezigqoke amateki ziphakamisa izingubo ngokucophelela lapho zikhuphuka izitebhisi, umsindo wesigubhu sokushintsha kwabalindi uvela emnyango wesigodlo, kude eduze komfanekiso we-King Sejong kukhona ingane ejaha ibholo elingabonakali. Isiko lapha akuyona into esengilazini yeglasi, ithwalwa yisithombe se-selfie, ikhadi le-subway, i-americano ebandayo namajezi ndawonye.

Eduze kwe-Gyeongbokgung ngahlangana nomdlali owayesethathe umhlalaphansi. Wayengeyena umdlali odumile, wathi nje uke wadlala ku-K League 2, wathi ngemva kokulimala edolweni waqeqesha intsha endaweni. Okumangazayo ukuthi wayegqoke ijezi elidala le-FC Seoul, emi eceleni komgwaqo esebenzisa ibhodlela lamanzi njengebhodi yamaqhinga, efundisa abafana abathathu abasakhula ukuthi umdlali waseceleni kufanele acindezele nini. Umunwe wakhe wadweba umugqa otshekileyo phansi, abafana bahlala phansi babuka, izivakashi zadlula, zacabanga ukuthi lokhu kungumdlalo othile wasemgwaqweni. Leyo yimininingwane yaseKorea oyaziyo kuphela uma uvakashele: ibholo alihlali emnyango wamathikithi enkundla, kwesinye isikhathi lingaphansi kwesihlahla ngaphandle kodonga lwesigodlo, liqhubeka lixoxwa ngumuntu ongasayidlali.

Ebusuku ngabuyela e-Euljiro, ngabeka inyama eyosiwe yokuqala esitolo esincane esingenazo izinketho zesiNgisi. Umnikazi wesifazane wasika inyama yesikhumba esiwugqinsi ibe yizicucu ezilingana ncamashi nomlomo, izingcezu zegalikhi zawela emafutheni asemaphethelweni kwepani lokosa, i-kimchi yoswa yaze yasha emaphethelweni. Indoda endala etafuleni eliseduze yabona ngiphuza amanzi kuphela, yangisela i-shot ye-soju yaseKorea, yathi uma ubuka ibholo kufanele uphuze kanje, ngisho noma umdlalo ungasenayo iKorea. Emafonini abo babesadlala izithombe zika-Son Heung-min, omunye waphefumulela phezulu, omunye wathi usewenze okwanele. I-soju yahlanzeka lapho ingena, kodwa amandla ayo afika kancane, kufana nomuzwa iNdebe Yomhlaba ewushiye eKorea: bahluliwe, kodwa akukapholi ngokuphelele.

I-Busan's Jagalchi Market yaguqula lokhu kushisa okusele kwaba yiphunga. Ngehora lesithathu ntambama, amanzi olwandle, inhlanzi, iqhwa, idizili, kanye nomusi wesobho elibabayo elisuka ekamelweni lokudlela eliphezulu kwakuhlangene, kufana nodonga olunyakazayo. Ingwane emanzini yanamathela engilazini, umama wasebenzisa i-clip yensimbi ukuyishaya, i-sea bream yaphenduka ngokuzumayo, amanzi afafaza esicathulweni sami. I-Busan ayinamusa, ikudonsa ekhefini lase-Seoul nasezigodlweni ngephunga lasolwandle. Ngaphandle kwemakethe kwakunengane ekhahlela ibholo esikhumulweni semikhumbi, ibholo laginqika ngaphansi kwezinyawo zomthengisi wezinhlanzi, umthengisi walikhahlela ngesicathulo serabha, walibuyisela ngokunembile. Lokho kwakufana kakhulu ne-Busan kunanoma iyiphi incwadi yokuhamba yezokuvakasha.

Kusukela e-Busan ngabuyela e-Seoul, ngahamba nge-ITX ngaya e-Chuncheon. Umfula i-Han ngaphandle kwefasitela wancipha kancane, idolobho lahlehla laba yizintaba eziphansi, amadamu neziteshi ezithuleyo. Indawo yokuzalwa ka-Son Heung-min ayizange ithengise ngokwayo ngeziqubulo ezinkulu njengendawo engcwele, okungenani lapho ngehla khona kwakungekho ukuvuyela okukhulu. I-Chuncheon ifana nendawo ekwaziyo ukuthi inesiqhenqo, kodwa engasheshi ukusimemezela. Emgwaqweni we-dakgalbi, ama-iron plate ayehaya, iklabishi lalingeniswe usoso obomvu, umabonakude esitolo wawusakaza izindaba zezemidlalo. Umnikazi wezwa ngithi "Son Heung-min," wahleka, wakhomba iphosta elisayiniwe elisodongeni, wathi abantu abaningi manje beza e-Chuncheon, hhayi nge-Nami Island, kodwa ukubona ukuthi uvelaphi.

Ngokuhlwa ngaya emfuleni, abafundi abambalwa besikolo esiphakathi babezilolongela ukudubula endaweni evulekile, amapali ayizikhwama ezimbili. Umfana owadubula ephuthelene akazange azisole, esikhundleni salokho walingisa ukugubha okwuphawu luka-Son Heung-min, wenza iminwe yakhe ikhamera, wathatha 'isithombe' sabangani bakhe. Wonke umuntu wahleka kakhulu, ngemva kokuhleka baqhubeka nokugijima. Iqiniso lokuthi iKorea yayisele iphumile, e-Chuncheon kungazelelwe kwaba lula. Imidlalo yeqembu lesizwe izophela, abadlali bazoguga, izikhangisi zizoshintsha abantu, kodwa lapho umntwana elingisa isenzo somuntu amthandayo, ukushisa okusele kuvutha futhi.

Ngaphambi kokushiya iKorea, ngabuyela e-Hongdae. Lowo mzila wawusamatasatasa, intuthu yenkukhu eyosiwe iphuma emapayipini okukhipha, amabhodlela e-soju eshaya etafuleni ngomsindo ohlanzekile. Ibhola lomgwaqo lalishintshe abantu, ibhola kwakuseyilo lelo lepulasitiki eligugile. Umfana ogqoke ijezi elibomvu leKorea wamisa ibhola ngesicathulo, waphakamisa ikhanda wabuka ukuphawula kwangemva komdlalo esikrinini, wathi: "Ngesinye isikhathi." Wakusho kamnandi, kungathi akazange aduduze omunye umuntu, kodwa wayeziphefumulela.

Lokhu yi-Korea engiyikhumbulayo ngohambo lwami: akukhona ukuhlaba uphawu nge-Gyeongbokgung, i-Hongdae, i-Jagalchi Market ne-Chuncheon ngokulandelana, kodwa ngemva kokuphuma, ukubona ukuthi izwe lisakugcina kanjani uthando. Lufihliwe kuleyo nkomishi ye-soju enginikwe yona ngokuzumayo esitolo senyama eyosiwe, lufihliwe emgqeni otshekileyo odwetshwe ngumdlali owayesethathe umhlathalaphansi phansi, lufihliwe ebholeni elikhahlelwe ngumthengisi wezimakethe wezinhlanzi ngesicathulo serabha, futhi lufihliwe kuleyo sekhondi lapho u-Son Heung-min esehambile eNdebeni Yomhlaba, abantu basawamemeza igama lakhe emgwaqweni. Ukushisa okusele kwebholo laseKorea akukami esikrinini esikhulu, kusesemgwaqweni, kusethiphu yesicathulo, kusemntwaneni ngamunye othi "ngesinye isikhathi."