Uhambo lwase-Korea: Ngemva kokuphuma, ukufudumala kuka-Son Heung-min kusemgwaqweni

Okwangenza ngema ngempela ohambweni lwase-Korea, kwakungebona ubunikazi base-Myeongdong, noma ukusebenza kahle okucishe kuphelele kwesitimela sasesikhumulweni sezindiza, kodwa ibhola lepulasitiki emgudwini wase-Hongdae. Iqembu lase-Korea lase likhishiwe, uhlelo lwemidlalo ezindabeni zefoni lungasadingi ukusikrola phansi, kodwa ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ebusuku e-Hongdae kusenabantu abagqoke amajezi abomvu eqembu lesizwe. Abafundi ababili basesikhungweni semfundo ephakeme babeka izikhwama zabo zaba yigoli, bedlala abathathu kuthathu ngaphambi kwesitolo esiseduze. Ibhola laginqika lidlule isondo lomthengisi wokudla, lacishe langena esitolo senyama eyosiwe, umuntu owayeseceleni akazange athethise, wavele wahleka wamemeza "Sonny!" Lelo gama lalinjengokushisa okungakapholi, linamathele ngaphansi kwelambu lomgwaqo.

Ibhola lomgwaqo lase-Hongdae nemibukiso yomdanso yasemgwaqeni kwakuhlukene ngamamitha angaphansi kwamashumi amabili. Ngakwesokunxele kwakukhona izipikha, ihlombe, namafoni aphakanyisiwe amantombazane, ngakwesokudla umsindo wezicathulo ezihlikihlwa kukasamente. Umfana ogqoke ijezi elidala le-Tottenham wamisa ibhola kude kakhulu, wahlekwa abangane bakhe ngesi-Korea, wehlisa ikhanda wahleka, wasebenzisa isithende ukulibuyisa ibhola. Umzwelo webhola lase-Korea awukhipheli ngaphandle njengaseNingizimu Melika, futhi awugoqiwe kahle njengase-Japan. Ufana kakhulu nesoso ye-tteokbokki ebabayo ebusuku e-Hongdae, ubumnandi buqala, ububende bulandela, uma usucabanga ukuthi sekuphelile, umphimbo usahlezi ushisa isikhashana.

Ngosuku olulandelayo ngaya e-Gyeongbokgung. Izitolo zokuqasha i-hanbok ngaphandle kwe-Gwanghwamun zazivula kusenesikhathi, izigqoko ezipinki, eziluhlaza, ezimhlophe zinyakaziswa umoya. Ukungena esigodlweni ugqoke i-hanbok kuyakhulula emalini yokungena, lo mthetho cishe wonke umhlahlandlela uyawubhala, kodwa ukuma eduze kodonga lwesigodlo lapho wazi khona ukuthi kumangalisa kangakanani: izivakashi ezigqoke amateku ziphakamisa izigqoko ngokucophelela zinqamula izitebhisi, umsindo wezigubhu zokushintsha kwabalindi uphuma emasangweni, kude ngaphambi kwesithombe seNkosi u-Sejong kukhona izingane ezijaha ibhola elingabonakali. Isiko lapha alikho engilazini, lizongena ngezinduku zokuzithatha, amakhadi esitimela, ikhofi elibandayo namajezi esithombeni esisodwa.

Ngahlangana nomdlali owayesedlela eduze kwe-Gyeongbokgung. Wayengesona isihlabani, wathi nje wake wadlala i-K League esezingeni lesibili, waze walimala edolweni wabe esefundisa abasha endaweni. Okumangazayo ukuthi wayegqoke ijezi elidala le-FC Seoul, ema eceleni komgwaqo esebenzisa ibhodlela lamanzi njengebhodi lokufundisa amaqhinga, echazela abafana abathathu abaseneminyaka eyishumi ukuthi umdlali wasemuva kufanele acindezele nini. Umunwe wakhe udwebe umugqa ocijile emhlabathini, izingane ziqhoshama zibuka, izivakashi ezidlula zicabanga ukuthi kuwumbukiso wasemgwaqweni. Lokho kwakuwumininingwane we-Korea owaziwayo kuphela uma usuke waya khona: ibhola alihlali emnyango wesikhungo sezemidlalo, ngezinye izikhathi lingaphansi kwesihlahla eseceleni kodonga lwesigodlo, liqhubeka lixoxwa ngumuntu ongasadlali.

Ebusuku ngabuyela e-Euljiro, ngabeka inyama eyosiwe yokuqala endaweni encane engenayo imenyu yesiNgisi. Umama walapho wayisika ingulube ibe yizicucu ezilingana nomlomo owodwa, ugaliki uwela emafutheni aseceleni kwepani, i-kimchi yoswa yaze yasha onqenqemeni. Omalume abaseduze bengibona ngiphuza amanzi kuphela, banginika ingilazi ye-soju, bathi ukubuka ibhola kuphuzwa kanjalo, noma umdlalo wawungasenalo iqembu lase-Korea. Amakhalekhukhwini abo ayesaphinda izithombe zika-Son Heung-min, abanye bebubula, abanye bethi usesenzile ngokwanele. I-soju ihlanzekile emlonyeni, kodwa inamandla ahamba kancane, njengomuzwa lale Ndebe Yomhlaba owashiya e-Korea: ehluliwe, kodwa akakapholi ngokuphelele.

Imakethe yase-Jagalchi e-Busan yashintsha lokho kushisa kube yiphunga. Ngehora lesithathu ntambama, amanzi olwandle, iphunga lezinhlanzi, iqhwa, iphunga likadizili nomusi wesobho elibabayo lasendlini yokudlela yesibili kwakuxubene, kufana nodonga oluhambayo. Izingwane emanzini zazincike engilazini, umama wazishaya ngesikhonkwane sensimbi, inhlanzi yavele yanyakaza, amanzi athela esicathulweni sami. I-Busan ayimuhle, ikhipha umuntu usebenzisa iphunga lezilwane zasolwandle ekukhafeni nasezigodlweni zase-Seoul. Ngaphandle kwemakethe kukhona izingane ezikhahlela ibhola esikhumulweni semikhumbi, ibhola lagingqika laya ezinyaweni zikamama othengisa izinhlanzi, walikhahlela nge-slipa yakhe, walibuyisela ngokunembile. Lokho kukhahlela kwakufana ne-Busan ukwedlula noma iyiphi ividiyo yokukhangisa ngezokuvakasha.

Kusukela e-Busan ngibuyela e-Seoul, ngahamba nge-ITX ngiya e-Chuncheon. Umfula i-Han ngaphandle kwewindi wancipha kancane, idolobha laba yizintaba eziphansi, amadamu neziteshi ezithule. Izwe lokuzalwa lika-Son Heung-min alizange lisebenzise iziqubulo ezinkulu ukuzimisa njengendawo engcwele, okungenani ngesikhathi ngisehla kwakungekho lokho kujabula okuthengiswa ngokweqile. I-Chuncheon ifana nendawo eyaziyo ukuthi inesiqhenya kodwa engagijimi ukuyosimemeza. Emgwaqweni we-dakgalbi izinsimbi ziyashoshoza, iklabishi lidliwe umbala wesoso, umabonakude endlini ubonisa izindaba zezemidlalo. Umnikazi wathi ezwa ngithi "Son Heung-min," wamoyizela, wakhomba isithombe esayiniwe esisodongeni, wathi abantu abaningi manje beza e-Chuncheon, akusikho ngenxa ye-Nami Island, kodwa ukuzobona ukuthi waqala kuphi.

Ekushoneni kwelanga ngaya emfuleni, abafundi abambalwa basesikoleni esiphakathi babezilolongela ukushaya amagoli endaweni engenalutho, igoli kuyizikhwama ezimbili. Umfana owashaya ibhola ephuthelwe akazange adane, esikhundleni salokho walingisa umgubho wesiginesha ka-Son Heung-min, wenza iminwe yakhe ibe yikhamera, "wathatha isithombe" sabangane bakhe. Wonke umuntu wahleka kakhulu, emva kokuhleka baphinde bagijima. Ukuthi i-Korea isikhishiwe, e-Chuncheon akusabanga kusinda. Imidlalo yeqembu lesizwe izophela, abadlali bazoguga, izikhangiso zizoshintsha abantu, kodwa uma ingane ilingisa umnyakazo wesithixo sayo, ukushisa osele kubuyela futhi.

Ngaphambi kokushiya i-Korea, ngaphinde ngaya e-Hongdae. Lowo mgudu wawusanomsindo, intuthu yenyama eyosiwe ikhishwa ngamapayipi omoya, amabhodlela e-soju ashayana etafuleni ngomsindo ohlanzekile. Ibhola lomgwaqo lase lishintshe abadlali, ibhola kwakuseyilo lelobhola lepulasitiki eligugile. Insizwa egqoke okubomvu kwe-Korea yamisa ibhola ngaphansi kwesicathulo, yaphakamisa ikhanda yabuka iziphawulo ezingemuva komdlalo esibukweni esiseduze, yabe isithi: "Okulandelayo." Yasho ngomoya ophansi, hhayi ngokuthi iduduza omunye, kodwa izondlela yona ngokwayo.

Lokhu yikhona engikukhumbulayo ngohambo lwase-Korea: akukhona ukuthatha izithombe e-Gyeongbokgung, e-Hongdae, emakethe yase-Jagalchi nase-Chuncheon ngokulandelana, kodwa ngemva kokuphuma, ngisabona izwe lisagcina uthando kanjani. Kufihlwe engilazini ye-soju ehanjiswe masinyane endaweni yenyama eyosiwe, emgqeni ocijile odwetshwe ngumdlali osedlele phansi, ekukhahleleni okubuyiselwe nge-slipa yomthengisi wasolwandle, nasesikhathini leso emva kokushiya kuka-Son Heung-min iNdebe Yomhlaba, emgwaqweni kusenabantu abamemezayo igama lakhe. Ukushisa kwebhola lase-Korea akumanga esibukweni esikhulu, kusemgwaqweni, kusethipini lezicathulo, nakubona bonke abantu abasha abathi "okulandelayo."