Making Kimchi

Have you heard about Kimchi?
It is traditional Korean food. Actually, it is kind of side dish.:)
Kimchi is fermented cabbage. Some people can't like the smell of Kimchi but if you taste it, you will love it.
When I was in Korea, I was used to make Kimchi.
Making Kimchi starts with arrange resources.
Wash the cabbages and preserve the cabbages with salt for 8 hours. It is for remove water from inside of cabbage.
Then make pepper sauce. Mix ground red pepper with boiled rice starch, minced garlic, minced ginger and salted anchovies or salted shrimps. I prefer to add sliced onion, sliced pear and boiled sweet potato starch. If you want to eat very spicy Kimchi, just add lots of ground red peppers.
Wash the pickled cabbages and put the pepper sauce into the cabbages equally.
Put these cabbages into a case and leave it outside for 2 or 3 days. It is for permentation.
It is all about making Kimchi.
In this weekend, I will make Kimchi. Would you like to try it? :)

I'm a sweet tooth!

Today I had a lunch appointment with my friend who was my classmate in writing class at last semester. I knew her since last August, but it was the first time to have lunch with her. In Korea, if you want to know and keep closer with someone, people usually have a lunch or dinner together. We were so busy each other, actually I don't know why I was busy, so, finally, we had a lunch. Haha. I only knew she loves coffee. When we almost finished our lunch, we started to talk about desert. Oh, my GOD! She loves cheesecake like me! My nickname is cheesecake holic in Korea. Someday we are going to go to cheesecake factory together. kk. These days, I got a homesick again! I really miss the time in Korea. My family, my friends and favorite restaurants! I want to have delicious cheesecake with great wine. OTL

My boy!

This is my boy. His name is Paku. He is six and half years old. How lovely!




Have you heard about Yorkshire Terrier AKA Yorkie? Their ancesters are from England. They were very famous for hunting mice. People call them "Aliving Jewelry".

I have three dogs which species are Yorkshire Terrier. They are family. I mean, real family. Paku is a father of his daughter. In this time, I will only talk about Paku. I still remember when he came to my house. He was a chubby little baby. It might be October 2003. He had a lot of curiousness before he has a daughter, but not now. I think he knew he isn't a baby any more. He loves to play with a ball and something can make sound. He's really good at go & fetch. Or he loves to take a toy from me and chew the toys to maks sounds. My friends told me he could play music, but I think it's just noise. So sometimes I feel tired and want to take a rest, I try to hide his toys. I'm sorry, Paku. :)

My sister took this picture after I came to Austin. He lost weight a lot, because everynight he waited for me in front of the front door. Does he still miss me? I want to he does. Though it past almost 6 month, he gained weight more than before I came to Austin. T-T

Gloomy day

I live in Austin since last August, but I still dislike Austin's weather. I couldn't wear clothes to fit in weather. When I woke up in this morning, outside looked cloudy. I like rainy, but not cloudy. Gray things make me gloomy. I think gloomy day brings bad things. In this morning, my sister called me from South Korea. I sent it January 20, She received it yesterday. She said the parcel that I've sent it was opened and missed contens. Oh, my GOD! Where are the contents? Especially, her birthday present! I'm really sorry to her. I don't know what happened exactly. I just know someone stolen my gift with my best wishes. I sould go to post office tomorrow. What a gloomy day!

Feb 05, 2009

I can't believe I got a car accident yesterday. I was on my way to school. It was around noon. When I had heard siren, I stopped and someone hit my car. I couldn't forget the time. I saw a fire truck through the room mirror, and a car ran to me. I've never thought this kind of accident could happen to me. It was totally injurer's fault, but she's never said "sorry". I'm really upset about it. I want to forget about the accident, but my body tells me I'm shocked. I couldn't realize my body wasn't normal. Thankfully, one of my friend picked me up and brought me to emergency room. I had to wait for meeting Dr. for a while. I cameback to my house, I almost slept 24 hours, but pain is getting worse. I want to know why it happened to me. I just kept the rules...