After studying Korean for 2 hours with Banannas, we got some lunch.
Was very tasty.
11 years ago
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Last Night
Pizza: 6,000 won ($6)
Cheese Spaghetti: 4,000 won ($4)
Pizza place's name: priceless
(Yeah, I know it doesn't say "gut" in Korean, but still made me laugh.
Cheese Spaghetti: 4,000 won ($4)
Pizza place's name: priceless
(Yeah, I know it doesn't say "gut" in Korean, but still made me laugh.
Back to work today, which wasn't too bad. Holidays were getting a bit boring. Set the alarm for 6:20am, but was a bit early, and hit snooze a few times. Got up, had breakfast, checked facebook and a few other sites, had a shower, and got ready to ride to work. Only took 25 minutes - which isn't too bad.
Work was okay. I've got 3 classes on Monday - a prep class and two grade 1/2 classes. Most of them were still in Holiday mode, so were a bit restless and easily distracted. Probably still hyper on all the chocolate they ate during easter. Unit meeting dragged on a bit, but to be expected since it's the first one back.
The ride home was more difficult than the ride to work. 35 minutes. Highlight of the day was using the Boseong Green Tea powder (보성 녹차 가루) I bought when i was in Melbourne, and sprinkled and mixed it in with some Peter's Ice Cream. 맛있어!
Plan is to ride my bike to work tomorrow as well. Wanna do it for the whole week to see how it goes. Also got a plan to hit the gym 2 times a week, but with a fair bit of stuff on this week (both work and personal life), might only get there once.
Work was okay. I've got 3 classes on Monday - a prep class and two grade 1/2 classes. Most of them were still in Holiday mode, so were a bit restless and easily distracted. Probably still hyper on all the chocolate they ate during easter. Unit meeting dragged on a bit, but to be expected since it's the first one back.
The ride home was more difficult than the ride to work. 35 minutes. Highlight of the day was using the Boseong Green Tea powder (보성 녹차 가루) I bought when i was in Melbourne, and sprinkled and mixed it in with some Peter's Ice Cream. 맛있어!
Plan is to ride my bike to work tomorrow as well. Wanna do it for the whole week to see how it goes. Also got a plan to hit the gym 2 times a week, but with a fair bit of stuff on this week (both work and personal life), might only get there once.
bike, choc and paper
I've been a bit lazy since I've been home. When I was in Korea, I tried to do some hiking almost every day, but since the part of Australia where I live is pretty much flat, I dusted off my old bike, and have been riding that almost every day. Today, not yet... it's a rainy day today.
Anyway, I made a bit of a graphic to show the distance I ride.
The blue line is just what I was doing the first few rides, to get used to sitting on a bike seat again. Took about 20-30 mins (depending on head winds).
The green line is what I've been doing for about a week and a bit, and it's not too bad, takes me 30-40 mins.
The orange line is what I'm thinking of starting next week, since the green line is getting a kinda easy. My guess is 40-50 mins.
The red line is after the orange, for more distance. There are a few other variations I could take, but just wanted to put one up for comparison ^^
The good thing about being outside of town, is less traffic, so don't have to worry too much about being run over. Also, I try to ride in the morning. My alarm is set for 6am, so that i can ride before all the work/school traffic. If I leave the alarm off, I'll go for a ride at between 9:30 and 10:30am.
When I was going to the gym in Korea, I'd mix up the cardio work - use the stepper, the bike and the treadmill, and it felt great after a leg workout. The gym I went to in Korea was pretty small, but wasn't too bad.
This the leg workout I used to do (before I stopped going to the gym and did hiking almost every day):
Leg Extension: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 70kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 100kg (machine max)
Leg Curl: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 20kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 30kg (this one was difficult, but felt good afterwards)
Hip Extension: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 60kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 80kg (machine max)
Then, if i had time, i did a lot of cardio.
I lost about 25kg in my 3 years in Korea, and most of it was all from lifestyle changes - eating different (mostly healthy) food, not having a car, so having to walk everywhere. Doing the martial arts class after work for 2 years, and going to the gym and hiking. I've put on a few kgs since I've been home (with Korea having terrible snacks and chocolate, and then coming home and going to Target, Kmart, Coles and Safeway, and them all having Cadbury 250g blocks of chocolate on special doesn't help), and when I get working again, I'm gonna check out the gyms in my town, and see what's on offer.
When I was in Korea, i used to work out before I went to work, and that really helped with the shitty mood (as in getting rid of it) before I got to work. It really helped me deal with shit a lot easier. If I can work out for 2 hours at the gym, have a shower, and go directly to work (do not pass go, do not collect $200), I'd be happy.
Speaking of chocolate just before, I organised a parcel to send to a group of friends in South Korea (Who I affectionately call the Scooby Gang - me included... there's 4 of us, 2 guys, 2 girls, but that's as detailed as I've gone into it) which ended up being 5.7kg (12.5 pounds) of chocolate and lollies. A couple of days after I left Korea, it was G's birthday, so I sent him 3 blocks of Cadbury Chocolate, and he loved the Rocky Road stuff, and with M missing some things from Canada (Crunchie bars!), I gathered up some of those, and a few others, and then some lollies. Luckily, different supermarkets had things on special this week. Anyway, here's what it looked like, pre-sending:
I pixelated some things, so that there's some surprises when they get the box next week.
Well, I'm still waiting on my police check from Korea. I called the courier service AGAIN, and they're looking into it. I checked in on the new a few mins ago, and it says it's going to be delivered today: "Onboard with courier driver" is it's official status. This document is holding up my whole application, so it would be great if I can just sort all of this shit out today.
Anyway, I made a bit of a graphic to show the distance I ride.
The blue line is just what I was doing the first few rides, to get used to sitting on a bike seat again. Took about 20-30 mins (depending on head winds).
The green line is what I've been doing for about a week and a bit, and it's not too bad, takes me 30-40 mins.
The orange line is what I'm thinking of starting next week, since the green line is getting a kinda easy. My guess is 40-50 mins.
The red line is after the orange, for more distance. There are a few other variations I could take, but just wanted to put one up for comparison ^^
The good thing about being outside of town, is less traffic, so don't have to worry too much about being run over. Also, I try to ride in the morning. My alarm is set for 6am, so that i can ride before all the work/school traffic. If I leave the alarm off, I'll go for a ride at between 9:30 and 10:30am.
When I was going to the gym in Korea, I'd mix up the cardio work - use the stepper, the bike and the treadmill, and it felt great after a leg workout. The gym I went to in Korea was pretty small, but wasn't too bad.
This the leg workout I used to do (before I stopped going to the gym and did hiking almost every day):
Leg Extension: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 70kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 100kg (machine max)
Leg Curl: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 20kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 30kg (this one was difficult, but felt good afterwards)
Hip Extension: Warm up set: 15 reps @ 60kg, then 4 sets (15 reps) at 80kg (machine max)
Then, if i had time, i did a lot of cardio.
I lost about 25kg in my 3 years in Korea, and most of it was all from lifestyle changes - eating different (mostly healthy) food, not having a car, so having to walk everywhere. Doing the martial arts class after work for 2 years, and going to the gym and hiking. I've put on a few kgs since I've been home (with Korea having terrible snacks and chocolate, and then coming home and going to Target, Kmart, Coles and Safeway, and them all having Cadbury 250g blocks of chocolate on special doesn't help), and when I get working again, I'm gonna check out the gyms in my town, and see what's on offer.
When I was in Korea, i used to work out before I went to work, and that really helped with the shitty mood (as in getting rid of it) before I got to work. It really helped me deal with shit a lot easier. If I can work out for 2 hours at the gym, have a shower, and go directly to work (do not pass go, do not collect $200), I'd be happy.
Speaking of chocolate just before, I organised a parcel to send to a group of friends in South Korea (Who I affectionately call the Scooby Gang - me included... there's 4 of us, 2 guys, 2 girls, but that's as detailed as I've gone into it) which ended up being 5.7kg (12.5 pounds) of chocolate and lollies. A couple of days after I left Korea, it was G's birthday, so I sent him 3 blocks of Cadbury Chocolate, and he loved the Rocky Road stuff, and with M missing some things from Canada (Crunchie bars!), I gathered up some of those, and a few others, and then some lollies. Luckily, different supermarkets had things on special this week. Anyway, here's what it looked like, pre-sending:
I pixelated some things, so that there's some surprises when they get the box next week.
Well, I'm still waiting on my police check from Korea. I called the courier service AGAIN, and they're looking into it. I checked in on the new a few mins ago, and it says it's going to be delivered today: "Onboard with courier driver" is it's official status. This document is holding up my whole application, so it would be great if I can just sort all of this shit out today.
Not Fappy!
(Fappy - based on words like "fungry - fucking hungry" and "fugly - fucking ugly").
I'm not fappy :p My police check that was meant to get delivered yesterday, didn't. I'm gonna have to call DHL people, and use my angry teacher voice.
Went to Subway for lunch, and had a vegie pattie sub. It was fuge! (fucking huge ^^)
Also, went for a bike ride last night. Didn't do much exercise in the past two days, so just gotte keep motivated - it's fard (fucking hard) at times.
I'm not fappy :p My police check that was meant to get delivered yesterday, didn't. I'm gonna have to call DHL people, and use my angry teacher voice.
Went to Subway for lunch, and had a vegie pattie sub. It was fuge! (fucking huge ^^)
Also, went for a bike ride last night. Didn't do much exercise in the past two days, so just gotte keep motivated - it's fard (fucking hard) at times.
Great Day for a Picnic
I met up with 성국's housemates, and we went for a picnic in town. They were all good people, and were surprised that I could speak Korean well enough. But, since I haven't really used Korean in 4 weeks, i can tell that it's not as good as it used to be. we had lunch (i prepared some stuff), and then played some 고스톱. I had a great time. It's a little sad that two of them are moving out of the area. Here are some pics.
Almost a month...
It's been almost a month since I've been home, and the feeling has finally sunk in. Hit me yesterday, as I started taking new medicine for my heart (which was one reason why I was getting tests done earlier this week). Met up with some friends on Wednesday night, and then with another friend on Thursday night. Both meals were good, but the company of familiar friends is even better ^^
Something that I used to eat now and then when I was young. It's called a "Monkey Face" ^^
Something that I used to eat now and then when I was young. It's called a "Monkey Face" ^^
BBQ
Every now and then, I'll cook at home, to give mum a break. Tonight, was something simple.
I went to a party last night, to meet up with some old friends from DJing days, and i took some meat and a salad with me, but the meat was already organised, so my friends insisted that I take it home, so I decided to cook it tonight.
There was also some salad left over from lunch yesterday, so I made some more salad, similar to what was left over, so that there was enough for everyone, and set up the table outside, since it was a nice day *^^*
Going for a series of tests tomorrow, so I can't eat/drink anything, except water, from 10:30pm tonight.
I went to a party last night, to meet up with some old friends from DJing days, and i took some meat and a salad with me, but the meat was already organised, so my friends insisted that I take it home, so I decided to cook it tonight.
There was also some salad left over from lunch yesterday, so I made some more salad, similar to what was left over, so that there was enough for everyone, and set up the table outside, since it was a nice day *^^*Going for a series of tests tomorrow, so I can't eat/drink anything, except water, from 10:30pm tonight.
Andy는 타짜 아니거든! *^^*
On Friday, i met up with the Korean guy that I met the week before. We got some snacks from Kmart, and then went to a park on the river for a chat, and played some 맞고. He came up with the following idea: First to 100 points is the winner, loser has to buy dinner. Anyway, I got to 100 points first, and by the time we finished playing 맞고, it was almost dinner time, and since we were close to Apex Park, he was interested in seeing a beach on a river, so I took him there.
성국 decided that thai food would be nice, so we went to the new thai restaurant in town, called Thai-riffic.
A little pricy, but it tasted pretty good.
성국 decided that thai food would be nice, so we went to the new thai restaurant in town, called Thai-riffic.
A little pricy, but it tasted pretty good.
Day 1
As of today, I'm credit card debt free... until I run out of cash, hehe. So, i'm trying to budget my cash. I bought some new clothes today, but I gotta take them back to get a size smaller, but not sure how "small" I will stay, since I'm not eating Korean food, and will drive now and then (which reminds me, might check out the bus timetable - it's a good 20 min walk to the bus stop form my house).
When I went though a check-out after getting some clothes, I went though my wallet, and realised just how much change I had in it - plus all the different shapes, sizes and the 2 colors (gold-ish and silver-ish). So, as I was trying to make the right cash to pay for the clothes, I made the comment "Just give me a second, I'm still getting used to Australian money". The middle-aged women behind the counter then said to me "Where are you from?", and I replied "I was living in South Korea for 3 years, and got back yesterday", and we had a small conversation about that. But as I walked out of the store, i realised what she asked me, and it made me laugh.
Met up with my sister after work, and we did some shopping together. She wanted some new headphones, so we looked around for that, and I wanted to check out new mobile phones. There are way too many Samsung and LG phones here, and after my experiences in Korea with Korean phones, I wanna try something else - Nokia or Sony. Will buy one tomorrow.
One thing I missed from Korea was real chocolate, and when I saw 250 gram blocks on Cadbury's chocolate on sale for $3 (regular price is $4.48), i bought 5 blocks! Dairy Milk, Rocky Road, Snack (8 different flavoured fillings), Fruit and Nut and Top Deck (milk chocolate base with white chocolate on top). 맞있지? This was in K-mart, by the way. I haven't eaten too much of it yet, either. it's 1.25kg of chocolate! I had a few pieces of Top Deck after dinner, and that was about it. I've lost about 25kg, and I'm not in a hurry to put that back on.
Then, went to Safeway, and found the "asian foods" section in one of the aisles. I laughed when I saw this:
Then, had dinner at home. Mum cooked the chicken schnitzels, my sister put some chips in the oven, and I prepared two salads. It was delicious.
When I went though a check-out after getting some clothes, I went though my wallet, and realised just how much change I had in it - plus all the different shapes, sizes and the 2 colors (gold-ish and silver-ish). So, as I was trying to make the right cash to pay for the clothes, I made the comment "Just give me a second, I'm still getting used to Australian money". The middle-aged women behind the counter then said to me "Where are you from?", and I replied "I was living in South Korea for 3 years, and got back yesterday", and we had a small conversation about that. But as I walked out of the store, i realised what she asked me, and it made me laugh.
Met up with my sister after work, and we did some shopping together. She wanted some new headphones, so we looked around for that, and I wanted to check out new mobile phones. There are way too many Samsung and LG phones here, and after my experiences in Korea with Korean phones, I wanna try something else - Nokia or Sony. Will buy one tomorrow.
One thing I missed from Korea was real chocolate, and when I saw 250 gram blocks on Cadbury's chocolate on sale for $3 (regular price is $4.48), i bought 5 blocks! Dairy Milk, Rocky Road, Snack (8 different flavoured fillings), Fruit and Nut and Top Deck (milk chocolate base with white chocolate on top). 맞있지? This was in K-mart, by the way. I haven't eaten too much of it yet, either. it's 1.25kg of chocolate! I had a few pieces of Top Deck after dinner, and that was about it. I've lost about 25kg, and I'm not in a hurry to put that back on.Then, went to Safeway, and found the "asian foods" section in one of the aisles. I laughed when I saw this:
Then, had dinner at home. Mum cooked the chicken schnitzels, my sister put some chips in the oven, and I prepared two salads. It was delicious.
Cheap Cake
Every now and then, I'll get some Keroro Cake (케로로 빵). It doesn't taste the best...
... but it's not too bad for a treat. And it's only 600 won (about 62c Australian, with the current exchange rate).
But, I rarely buy it for cake. The random Keroro character sticker is pretty cool.
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