It's been hot the last few days… with the monsoon clouds absent, the air gets hot and steamy, like the East Coast of the US in summer. Last night, walking home from work, the humidity was so high it congealed into fog hanging between the highrises and hovering over the boulevards.
Some people have asked what I eat, here.
Let's see… in the spirit of the rather reduced calorie intake I've been practicing the last year or so in Minnesota, I still try to eat less than I crave. It's difficult, but important to keeping my weight under control. For breakfast I have fruit – an apple or orange or peach, and maybe some bread or crackers, and one of those cold canned coffees so popular here. Right before leaving for work I have a quick meal of ramyeon (instant ramen noodles) with boricha (barley tea – an odd-tasting tea concoction served cold, kind of grows on you). I like some of the flavors of ramyeon available, including kimchi and a barley/seaweed thing I found. I always add even more hot pepper sauce than is already in the mix. My main meal is at work, as there is always lots of food around that can be eaten during break (around 5.30-6pm). Generally bibimbap (rice with bits of meat, fried egg, various veggies), or kimbap (rice wrapped in seaweed, japanese-roll style but with fragments of cucumber, spam, fruit, etc., inside). Lately, something called sundubu has grown on me quickly – a seafood and tofu soup, very spicy and lighter. One day, Diane brought some home-made american-style spaghetti that was quite tasty. Lastly, when I get home I have some fruit juice, maybe a diet coke or cold coffee, and some yogurt. Is this interesting? Not sure… but when more than one person asks, via email, I figure it's time to put into this blog thingy.
My wireless internet (wifi) that I've freeloading at my apartment has proved less reliable the last few days… perhaps they're catching on? I definitely downloaded a big chunk of updateware over the weekend with my flurry of OS reinstallations. Anyway, I'm at the school plugged into a wired internet connection with my laptop. I may have to look into buying a wifi router and setting it up at the school so I can roam here with my laptop. That would be convenient, probably worth the investment.