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periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

I'm off Korean food these days. Some days I'm just not interested. Absolutely nothing on the menu looks good. I'm really, really sick of rice. Most of the time I eat it anyway, just 'cuz the Korean choices are healthier than the western choices. For example, the western choice at work today was "hamburg steak" (like meatloaf). It wasn't bad. However, the side dishes were rice, pasta, bread, kimchi, and some instant, green-colored, milk-based soup. Looks like the menu planner needs a lesson in nutrition. Oh, well. At least it's free! I think I'll have fruit for dinner to balance my diet... Maybe I'll pick-up a watermelon on my way home. I'll only buy it if it's come down by 8000 won. On Sat. it was 12,000 won. My chances of that watermelon being 4000 won are about as high as my chances were of getting a good grade in my economics course.

In my (Korean) heaven, I would eat Pizza Hut pizza every day. Unfortunately, it costs as much as my right arm, and I'm not willing to sacrifice my right arm. I make pizza at home whenever a blue moon comes around.

Oh, and Tuesdays suck. I hate Tuesdays. I have no energy. I should be working, but i can't be arsed. I'd rather play fvck around on Dave's.

Next~

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

I hear you about the Korean food thing. As much as I love it can't eat it everyday.

My whine is:

Would the drunken people please not hang around outside my apartment talking very loudly and fighting with their friends and spouses when I am trying to sleep.

Thank you

Ilovebdt

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

"So, I walked into the post office today cuz I wanted to mail some things home and I didn't want to spend much so I was going to use land mail instead of air mail. I must have told the woman about 5 times "land mail. land mail?' and she just kept nodding and smiliing. Then, she told me the price, and I was like "*beep*! why is land mail so epxensive' I then realized that she had sent it by air mail! I couldn't believe it! Why didn't she understand me! Sometimes this country really bugs me"

Moronic visit to the post office as told to me by an ex-coworker!

Stupid expats. If you're not gonna speak their languauge, then don't expect to be understood.

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

I would never attempt to conduct any sort of business here in English. If someone doesn't understand my Korean, I call a Korean friend and have them explain it. I assume no one speaks English. If they prove me otherwise, good on them.. If not, well, that's what I expected. Heh, Newbie~ your friend sounds like my friend. LOL

I lovebdt, I heard cold showers sober people up real quick. You could throw some icy cold water out your window and see if it really works. ^~

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

europe2seoul · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Today I had about the blandest tasting kimbob and greasiest kimchi pancake I've ever had, but the fact that my students made it themselves made it a lot more edible.

europe2seoul · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Location: Seoul, Korea

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

TOGirl · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

I really need my turn at this today.

I would really like the guy who lives down the hall from me to stop smoking outside my bathroom window (which opens up into the hallway). And I would really like to explain to him that smoking is not helping his cough, which sounds like he's going to cough up a lung and die outside my door at 4am. Waking up to coughing dying korean man is not nice.

And why don't the teachers at my school understand that i just can't eat that much rice everyday, its not that I don't like rice its that I'm tired of eating the same thing everyday. I

f my Korean teachers are reading this, I do like rice its just that somedays I would prefer something else, but since nothing else is available I may eat slightly less on those days.

Thanks...I needed that. And its so nice to see that I'm not the only one who can't consume large amounts of rice every single day.

numazawa · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: The Concrete Barnyard

vdowd · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Iksan

How to keep sandwiches from being soggy. I usually butter the bread (add cheese if wanted) and put it into a ziplock bag. Then I put my filler (tomatoes, lettuce, cukes or egg salad or chicken with mayo and mustard, etc.) into another ziplock bag or plastic container.

Take a fork or spoon with you to work. Put the filler on the bread just before eating - no more soggy bread and only takes about 5 seconds prep.

Works great for camping/hiking, too. I hate soggy bread!

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

vdowd · Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Iksan

Let hem snicker - I say, "bite me". I'll eat what I want for lunch - I am not
to be dictated to by the hordes.

Also tell me why the same sandwich is more in peril (dangerous) if separated than if not on the bread at the beginning of the day. You have to decide what you consider safe if unrefridgerated for several hours and go with it.

Usually I have been able to find 5 seconds to be alone to accomplish my sandwich making goals (hate to freak others out). However, my main problem has been the rampant begging that surround such activity. Kids and other teachers want to eat my lunch - sandwiches are a prime and jealousy-inducing lunch in Korea.

Go away - make you own sandwich!