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CASA MIA
1) Basic Info
- Location: Cheonho-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, Korea
The East edge of Seoul. It belongs to Cheonho-dong but it is way closer to the Amsa subway station. You can visit by the pink line, line 8, which most people in Seoul barely use. It’s the end of line 8.
- Population: 2 (brother and sister)
- Size: about 49 square meters
- Language: Korean (English is partially spoken)
- History: 2017, when the brother and sister was urgently looking for a place, with help from a very persistent real estate man, they found this two-bedroom apartment at the half-commercial and half-residential building. This is how the history started here. The sister is usually not home most weekends and is out of town during winter. The brother always comes home late because of his job and working-out at the gym. This way, they barely spend time together at home so the peace between them is kept well. The sister is an artist/filmmaker and the brother is a web designer/web cartoon storywriter. The merger between the two poor artists based on the need for saving rent continues successfully like this.
- Important memorial days: the birthdays of the brother and sister (August 23rd, February 6th). They have tradition of cooking seaweed soup for each other’s birthday.
- Additional Information: The landlord is an old couple, living on the top floor of the building. However, the husband hasn’t been seen for long time, so it is assumed that he died. The landlady always admires how good looking the brother is. Her son also lives upstairs with his wife and baby. He is always seen smoking near the entrance of the building. Every morning, you can hear the vivid sound of vibrating phone from upstairs, which must be the alarm and it wakes you up, not them.
2) Map with Travel Points
3) Main Attractions
- The Shoe Tower
The legendary tower created by the brother and sister. The first place that visitors will see in the house and make them exclaim with admiration for its size. Mainly built by the brother’s shoe collection. It’s said that if you make a wish after successfully placing your shoes on the top of the tower, your wish will come true.
- The Mystery Boilers
There are two boilers in the house at the spots that are usually not supposed to be the place for boilers. The story is that neither is for this apartment and the actual boiler for this home is at undisclosed location upstairs; this mystery frightens visitors as well as the brother and sister.
- The Human Nest
The combination of a body pillow and a super-soft blanket provides you with the ultimate irresistible comfort. This magic is amplified by the TV placed in front of it. It’s also possible to make your own shape of the nest.
- The Legendary Love Chair
This chair, the brother and sister found at the second-hand shop, happened to have the name of the brother’s girlfriend on it. As this strong love connection shows, there is a legend of that anyone who sits on the chair will find love.
4) Additional Things to See
- Contemporary art
Two installation pieces that represent modern life, <The Coke Tower> and <The Shelf’s Display>
- iClebo, the robot
While you are traveling here, you don’t have to worry about cleaning. You will encounter this robot around you, which is so devoted to cleaning. It is very focused so it will not respond to you even though you want to interact with it. Also, it can get in your way sometimes.
5) Activities
- Lucha Libre
Lucha libre masks can be borrowed at no cost. If you are a wrestling fan, pick your mask and enjoy Mexican wrestling! The Human Nest will be the good place for it. To make it more Mexican, a sombrero and Mexican traditional dress are also available. Corona beer is optional.
- Black Magic
These skulls can help you seek revenge on someone tormenting you. Put a curse with the Día de Muertos skull and write the name of the person you want to put the curse on with one of the Night before Christmas skull pens. Remember, if you put a curse on someone, you should be ready for the consequences.
6) Food
- Worm Powder
The ultimate protein supplement for your stamina. Fresh and reliable, directly from the farm of the brother and sister’s parents.
- Chef’s Special
Home-cooked Korean meal according to the ingredients in the fridge, or what the chef(the sister) wants to eat. Trust the chef’s choice and cooking skill. You will be surprised as it will be more than you expected.
- Chicken Breast à la carte
When the chef’s special is not available, as the chef is busy or not in the mood for cooking, let’s keep in shape with the various chicken breast dishes. They are always available in the fridge because the brother is a fitness freak and fills up the fridge with chicken breasts.
- The Vitamin Heaven
If you took enough protein from worm powder and chicken breasts, now it’s time to take vitamins. Find what your body needs from the wide selection of the nutritional supplements in the house.
7) Shopping
- Flea Market
You can look around diverse items such as the craftworks from Egypt, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and America as well as the collection of clothing selected by the brother and sister with their good fashion sense. Availability for purchase and prices depends on the brother and sister’s mood, so testing your luck will be another way to have fun.
- Film Festival Souvenirs
Are there any film festivals either you didn’t want to go or couldn’t go? Don’t worry. There are various film festival souvenirs for you to feel the festivals and have the “Cinephile” image.
