Well, the weekend was great. Up until Sunday night... I went shopping for my mom's birthday present and started feeling sick. When I came back home, B and I went for dinner. I ate chinese noodles. And let's just say I will never be eating those again. I was up all night with throbbing stomach pains and barfed my brains out for awhile. So today is Monday, and after 9 months, I'm using my first sick day. Yeah, not feeling so hot.
However, even when I'm feeling sick, I have a hard time being unproductive. So, thought this would be a good time to do some bloggin'.
Saturday morning, B and I headed out to meet a group of strangers for a Korean cooking class. Waking up at 8:30am on a Saturday isn't exactly ideal, but it was well worth it. The tour started with a visit to an indoor market. Korean markets are great. The food is fresh and made right in front of you. I bought a big block of handmade tofu. So good :) I learned a lot and it was probably the best part of the day.
Then we split into cabs and headed to the kitchen. I have never been a genius in the kitchen. Back home I would just stock up in frozen meals from Trader Joes (miss it) but in Korea, having no oven or microwave, we're forced to actually cook. So I guess it's high time I learned.
The menu consisted of: spinach salad, cooked bean sprout salad, kimchi salad, and a spicy braised chicken stew. I haven't the slightest how to type the Korean. The kimchi salad was probably my favorite and the chicken was really good, too. Yay, learning.
Next we headed to Insadong to hunt for antiques. It's a really cultural part of Seoul and my favorite neighborhood by far. It's littered with souvenier shops and all that, but the side streets are where the magic happens. Picked up a really great print from an old man who I believe was drunk (It was 3pm). I love it and it only cost me a couple bucks. I have been collecting so much art work over the past year or so..I don't think I'm going to have anymore room.
We hit up the Tea Cafe...love this place. It's beautiful inside and the menu is endless. All sorts of teas to remedy and to just make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. I went for the citron tea (super super sweet but good) and B had something that was just a cup of flowers with hot water. Soooooo good. Can't wait to go back.
Sunday morning I woke up early to get to Myeongdong, a heaven for shopping, a hell for your checkbook. However I didn't do much damage, just got some gifts. My sickness didn't start calling until later that night. So today, I'm just watching reruns of America's Funniest Videos and drifting in and out of sleep. I did manage to knock over my bottle of Chanel perfume, and it broke all over the floor. I was/am so mad. It was a gift, cost too much, and it supposed to make me smell wonderful, not my apartment floor.
Hoping this flu bug goes away soon. I can't afford anymore mishaps. Until next time~
C
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