This is my first time to buy, cooked and eat fish in my almost two years stay here in Korea. There are times I think it is very ironic because way back in my old town, I always eat fish  as we are surrounded by water (our province) and I always had a complaint “fish again” as fish is more cheaper than meat.  I think way back then I already cooked different menu for fish so it is not tiring to eat like fried, adobo, paksiw, pinangat, ginata, sinabawan, escabeche and etc., sardines is already included in the term fish huh?

When I went here in Korea I expected I am going to eat more sea foods because it is my favorite, shrimps, clams, squid and more but I am damn wrong, in my first year all I ate is instant food, noodles, instant burger patties, ottogi soup and other food that is unknown to me. Before I spend one year I am so glad that I was able to tasted fresh meat and cooked fresh food, because my previous months was really depressing maybe that’s the reason why I loss weight that time because I just ate noodles plus our rice is also instant, microwave oven was very helpful that time. My husband is even pissed off of me complaining “I have nothing to eat”.

By the way I bought this fish without permission yesterday, I just told him I am going to by beef for my source of iron but since it is kind of expensive I had these fishes which same price of it (lol). When I reached home I cooked it and he was annoyed because he said I told him I am not going to cook it but I am cooking it. He thought I am going to eat the fishes raw with vinegar, we didn’t understand each other when I told him I am going to cook it in vinegar. So he said if the apartment and his clothes stinks I am going to pay, gladly it didn’t not because I turn on the cooking fan and close the bathroom door and open the window as the fan tube or whatever term is passing through our bathroom.

My ingredients:

Fish, onion, garlic, vinegar, salt, water

Procedure:

• Wash and clean the fish, remove the intestines and gills
• Put it inside the pot, add vinegar, water and chopped onions and garlic
• Cooked it and add salt to taste
• Let it boil until it is cooked and done

In our town they called this recipe as “Pinangat” or “Pangat” which is kind of surprising to me because just add it with ginger we called this “Paksiw” in Tarlac. I think this is far different from the Pinangat of Bicol which is a nice blend of taro leaves, chili, meat and coconut milk wrapped in gabi leaves and tied securely with coconut leaf, commonly called “Laing”  in Manila.

This is my meal the other night, Kimchi Fried Rice. It’s been a while since I ate this fried rice so I decided to make one for me after preparing Pookie bear’s meal. Well I also cooked sauteed squash in soy sauce yesterday, there’s a bit left hopefully I can finished it before it get spoiled.

My ingredients:

Rice, kimchi, garlic, onion, salt, oil and eggs

• Saute the garlic and onion
• Put the kimchi, mixed it with the onions and garlic and cooked for few minutes
• Add the rice (steamed) and mix it all together
• Then add eggs continue mixing it like frying a normal fried rice
•  Seasoned it with salt to taste
• Serve hot.

Have  a blessed Good Friday everyone, had nothing to do tonight my internet is kind of slow I don’t if it is the result of raining here in the morning or any other factors with our internet provider. Well as usual when I weigh myself instead of losing weight I am gaining weight, I am trying to change my diet but sometimes I really can’t do it, I skip meal or forgot to eat one meal and when I eat it is food for two or might be three.

Been doing fine lately with my cold hands and feet since I took iron supplement, I also feel energized going to the gym, well there’s only few people in the gym tonight probably because it is Friday and everyone is having their rest or we are just too early for are work-out.  I seldom update this blog here, there are times I want to join meme and I am already looking for a photo to share but I just don’t feel like posting it or I don’t know, I had a TV show marathon these past few days while blog hopping or clicking my click sites.

Writing articles is quite slow lately, no opportunities to grab so I can write. Help anyone, can you suggest a good paying paid to write sites?

Just enjoying my time alone being busy lately, busy sleeping and cooking (lol). You know, just taking my time resting from those tiring days, our hiking was moved again in May 17. Hopefully this hiking will materialize that day because if not, no more hopes that we are going to hike.  My bear is also sleepy and he can’t wait anymore for bedtime, he collapsed on top of the bed.

Guess what, my WP blog receives a lot of spam comments, I wonder how those people stumble to my blog. Well of course I don’t approve them because it is all about promoting products and links.

Living here in Korea just feels like stressful to kids,  after school they’re going to  Hagwon to learn music, Mathematics, English, Taekwondo, Arts and etc., so it is normal to see kids and high school student in the evening. I even see high school students as late as nine o’ clock they are still in the street, walking home or inside the school bus. When I am still a student nine o’clock is already bed time for me, I wonder if they still sleep because they have to wake up early in the morning to be ready to school except if there is an afternoon class here.

If you’re wondering what is Hagwon it is a private school or as Wikipedia defined it Hagwon (Korean: 학원) (also hagweon or hakwon) is the Korean-language word for a for-profit private institute, academy or cram-school prevalent in South Korea.

Well maybe that’s why Korea is progressive than Philippines because they study well and give importance to education, as far as I remember when I am in grade school I never open my notebooks to read what is written in each pages, I would rather read a comics than my notes.  Just thanks God I am constantly in star class, sometimes I wonder if I know the word study during those times maybe I will be in honor roll, but anyway forget about that because I can’t celebrate birthday at school to treat my teachers and classmates, blow-out in short and too far to be teacher’s pet. Well we can’t deny the fact that during those times it is a plus points, I just don’t know now a days.

Anyway back to Hagwon, English Hagwon is the most popular here where a lot of native speakers worked as a teacher.  So if you are graduate of four year course and a native speaker, looking for experience and want to travel you know where to go.

This is what I have cooked today, Filipino style beef pork steak (bistek), as I have only pork in the fridge. It tasted good and it did not last until tomorrow (lol), I have eaten it all in one meal.

My Ingredients
Pork,  kalamansi (lemon),  soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, onions, cooking oil

Procedure

• Mixed kalamansi or lemon juice and soy sauce then add pork (beef), garlic and ground pepper. Soak if for few minutes.
• Light fry the onion rings
• The fried the pork(beef) until brown and set it aside
• Then  cook/boil the marinade for 1 minute
• Arrange beef (pork) slices on a plate. Place the onion rings on top. Pour the sauce over the onions and beef.
• Served hot

This is my favorite soup, I mean viand “nilagang baboy”, I cooked it last weekend and I just finished it today as I am the only one who’s eating meat. Pookie bear told me that it looks like I put too much water,  I did it intentionally so I can drink a lot of soup which I believed healthy and will give me energy to start my day online.

Nilagang baboy or pork nilaga is easy to cook, all you need to do is boiled the pork and the vegetables together, you don’t need special seasoning, salt and a bit of mono-sodium will do.

I got a bad headache last night that I need to sleep early than usual, I was not able to finish my blog hop or do my blog hopping, when I wake in the morning my head is still aching so I return to bed and wake up in the after few hours, my head still feels heavy but it does not ache anymore.

The photo below was taken the other day when we are going to the gym, I have asked Pookie bear to change our route so I can take photo of the sakura tree nearby this office building, my shot is not that great because I am walking when I did this, feel shameful if someone saw me taking photo of a flower. As it is spring here, you can find lot of flowering sakura trees, mostly are white.

As I have blogged yesterday I went out to buy iron supplements for me, before buying it I’ve seen a newly open store where there’s a lot of Korean girl’s in chaos. So after I went to the pharmacy I went inside the store, oh well the store looks  like Redeye where the primary products are earrings, hair accessories, key chains and other small accessories. I took a little  basket and I also look around like others, its kind of busy and there’s really a lot of girls, grown up and even primary students busy on choosing key chains maybe for their bags. I don’t think they already appreciate bangle earrings eh, so they are on key chain stands which are made in different shapes, animals and cartoons.

A feeling of luxury and the pursuit of cuteness accessories – Naughty Cat

The store has no counter yet, the guy was just standing in a tall chair with a head microphone and speaking something on their language, and usual I am into earrings even though I can’t used them as we don’t always go out, aside from taking sight seeing plus it is also very unfashionable to wear long earrings and you are wearing pants, t-shirt and rubber shoes. Hehe, So I just bought them to keep or somehow for my sister or else it can be a good business for my mother to sell few Korean accessories, and I am going to save for that. Hehe

We sleep at 5:30 in the morning today doing nothing, I am just watching TV shows online as I feel very stressed out. At three o’clock in the morning I went to GS25, the street is so empty  even the sales clerk in the store is almost sleeping on his desk.

I went to GS25 because I am sort of hungry I just bread for dinner, so the result is to run for instant meal and a bowl of rameon for Pookie bear.