Korean Street Food

Once a co- worker asked about Korean street food and I'm really hungry for some Korean street food. Hence, I wanted to blog about Korean street food.

Korean street food is quite widely available. A lot of people enjoy eating Korean street food. The most well known Korean street food is called 포장마차 pojang macha I can't really directly translate it, but its something like a restaurant on wheels.However, the food stall doesn't really have wheels, well most of them but some do. The reason is that they can travel to different places to look for people. So instead of people looking for the food stall, they go to the people.

They serve various type of Korean dishes that are relatively cheap. We have odeng, which are Japanese oden. I guess the colonization did influence more than we thing. These are really cheap. Only 500 won, which is 50 cents in the USD. The soup for the odeng is served in a cup and is free. Then there is spicy ricecakes! One portion of the spicy rice cake costs 2000won which is around 2 USD. Yes, its dirt cheap. It is spicy and sweet. So if your a spicy food lover, its definitely recommended. One of my favorite is called soon dae. Its pig intestines, liver and lungs. Well, a lot of people think its disgusting, but they are pretty good! Its only 2.5USD. They also have kim bab. Most foreigners know them as Korean sushi, but unlike sushi it has more vegetable/pork/beef. I am not sure about the price but probably 1~2 dollars. Lastly, there is chicken on a stick! Yes they put chicken pieces on a stick and cook it! Tastes wonderful. Some places have different flavors. They have the extremely spicy one that killed my tongue few years back...

Yes, compared to the U.S. its really cheap. Sometimes I wonder if American poor people go to Korea, they can afford their food at least.

But, I don't really go to pojang macha for the food, but the feeling you get when you eat a warm food in a somewhat cozy pojangmacha, to keep youself warm. Also, its a great place to get a snack!



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North Korea & South Korea conflicts

Its thanks giving, and nobody is in my physics lecture ... I guess every one has a place to be that is more important than physics! Anyways, I wanted to write about the conflict South and North had couple of days ago. Couple of days ago I was studying and playing starcraft..  I thought everything was ok.. Then just yesterday, I saw my friends facebook post. It said "North Korea Attacks South"...? "WHAT????"

I saw the youtube video and found out that North Korea bombarded a South Korean island....I could not believe what I saw. North Korea directly attacked South Korea. WTF WTF WTF. I really do not understand North Korea's way in politics. I do not get what they are gaining from killing innocent civilians...I mean if they want to kill somebody, they could kill someone who is more involve with the matter. (Not that killing is good).

South Korea's ship was attacked few months ago. They killed around 47 marine soldiers. Now, they freaking bombarded an ISLAND. They kill around 3 people and a lot of people are injured. When the South Korean ship sank, we just had international criticism. But, I do not believe, international criticism is enoughㅡㅡ. I do not think they understand and care about international relationship. I wish the president comes up with a harsher punishment for North Korea. I mean we were spending tons of money for the military for years and years, and yet we don't really use it. I'm not saying we should have war, but do something about this matter!!!

North Korea and South Korea are the same Koreans. I don't hate them, I want them to join the South. Well, since at least from my point of view its doing better, and I think we might be able to sustain North Koreans as well. Its just freaking Kim Jung Il. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM. I think he watched the movie Igor. I bet he wanted to create a country that would rule others with terror and they would give tributes to North Korea. 


Someday a North Korean hunchback would prove terror is wrong, if the movie is right!


Anyways I would like to say I'm sorry for those who were in the island and hope they can re build their lives. .. 


For those people who died. 고인의 명복을 빕니다.

Cyber Friends

This might sound weird to you but, I do have a quite of bunch of cyber friends, meaning that I have friends who I have never met before. I only met them indirectly through the internet and online games. Yes, I am pretty weird, but this is something that is quite common in Korea. A lot of people would have cyber friends.

How do you obtain a cyber friend?
For me, I am a quite hardcore gamer. So, in online games, I join clans and guilds. These people are the people who you would rely in the game for help or to exchange items. Hence, you get really close to them. Another way is to write blogs. Blogs are a more healthy way to find cyber friends but less interaction than online games

So, what do you do with a cyber friend?
Well, most of the time, I exchange ideas and thoughts about practically anything.

What are the advantages?
You definitely get the know more of their inside than outside, cause most of the time you never physically see who they are. Hence, its more about personalities that define whether he or she is a friend or not.


What are the disadvantages?
You really don't know who they are actually. They might be pretending to be a 13 year old boy or girl when they are 50. (there's nothing wrong with being 50, just pretending to be 13 is just... weirder.. than having cyber friends).  He or "she" might be a rapist!

So, its important to find good cyber friends. I have few... that I have stayed contact with over a year. Well, the thing is we decide to play the same game after we finish one.

Psh, I know what you guys are thinking. ' this guy must have no friends in real life!'


Well.... I do! hahhahahahha

A short post before going back to my hw... since i haven't posted in ages!