Korean Food Appetite

Cathianne's Journal:

25 Feb. 2011

Getting Back My Appetite for Korean Food

I felt a lot better today compared to my condition yesterday. At least I seemed to have my appetite back. I ate half of the tuna roll for breakfast that my aunt sent me, spent some time on the computer, and prepared to go to the lab.

At the lab, I finished my course registration. So for my first semester, I'll be taking up 3 courses: Water Resources Systems Engineering during Tuesdays, Urban Hydrology and Chemical Reaction Engineering during Saturdays, and as a freshman, it's been a requirement to sit in the seminar for thesis/dissertation during Fridays. So that means that I'll be in Seoul at least three times in a week!

Seeing the course description, I informed MJ oppa that I have already registered all three. He told me to call our advisor. After I did, I was advised then to take a look at the syllabus of each course. Seeing Chemical Reaction Engineering's syllabus, I'm getting cold feet upon seeing more Chemistry in it, haha! I can do this! I don't have to remind myself that I'm not a big fan of Chemistry. I will do great in all three subjects no matter what, each day is a new adventure! Aja! *wink*

It was almost lunchtime then, my lab-mates and I went to lunch at another cafeteria (just above the cafeteria where I first had my lunch on my first day here). There, I really saw my appetite coming! I thought I really wouldn't be able to eat well. For KRW4,500, I had kimchi and sweetened radish for sidings, squid calamares, tangerine (or kiat-kiat in the Philippines), kimbap (which is almost similar to maki except it was being eaten as it is without the wasabi and soy sauce), and what MJ oppa called the "PARTY NOODLES". Party? Haha! They gave huge servings for the noodles! I can't even finish half! The diameter of the bowl was probably about 10 inches or even a bit bigger, and the depth was about 4 inches! Talk about PARTY noodles...=))

Since I haven't had a campus tour yet, I asked MJ oppa if he can accompany me and give me a more detailed tour around the campus. And we did tour! I got to see more of the library, the "English" building or the one that contained the English Cafe and the English Clinic (funny as how they emphasized English in it), the newest building with what they described as having a "European" style of architecture, the buildings with more glass facade (this being a trend according to oppa, and I believe this is the practice of green building or green infrastructure already), the "playground" or the football field and other outdoor sports area, and more... After the tour, oppa bought us some drinks at another store somewhere (I forgot what building that was) where they also sold school supplies. Because of this tour, I've known that oppa took Environmental Engineering in his undergraduate studies and now is majoring Water Resources.

Back at the lab, I've decided to make more friends. I talked with Uijeon oppa, from the ground water laboratory, and I've found out that he's already been to the Philippines. Also along the way, I was again introduced to "Chinese man", and I finally got his real name. I was a bit shocked when he said MABUHAY but he was too shy to speak to me in English, haha!

Still, the language is a barrier. But hey, I'm starting to remember and learn more from MJ oppa. Like the word "Professor", they call it "gyu-su (nim)"; nim is to address an older person or elderly. And I have to keep in mind the word THANK YOU being "kamsahapmida" or "komhapsupmida". More words and phrases to learn! I do hope my one or two future roommate(s) will also be kind and nice to me and would be glad to teach me Korean. c",)