Last night, I got together with thirteen other girls for a “Sex and the City” party in Suwon.  I traveled with Kristy to Jenay’s apartment and we had appetizers and drinks before dinner.  I brought a shrimp ceviche that Ras made, while Kristy made hummus.  Mojitos and cosmopolitans were our drinks of choice.

After drinks, we walked across the street to have an dinner at the same Italian restaurant I went to for Christmas.

When dinner was done, we all headed up to the 6th floor CGV to watch “Sex and the City” together.  I tried to stay clear of reviews for the movie so I wouldn’t go into the theater with preconceptions.  To tell you the truth, the movie was surprisingly good.  Sure, it had a lot of brand name dropping, and was a little sappy, but that’s what I liked about the movie.  It was uncomplicated and fun.  Definitely a good girl movie.

While Kristy and I were in Suwon, the guys were having their own “Entourage” night.  Ras, Eddie, Jeremy, and Bart hit the town and I met up with them after returning from Suwon.  They definitely had their share of liquid fun.

Saturday night was Ben’s housewarming party in Suwon.  This is the “Ben” I went to Spavis with, not my brother’s friend.  What’s unusual about Ben’s apartment, is that he lives one floor of a Korean house.  I’m so used to going to people’s apartments, that I almost forgot what the inside of a Korean house looks like.

This is Hank.  Ben was watching him for a friend.  Hank’s a cute and docile dog that liked to watch Ras as he was cutting up the pot roast.

Ben lives on top of a hill, right next to where the Suwon cherry blossom festival was happening.  We didn’t check out the trees during the day, but went out at night instead.  It was sometime around 1:30 am, but there were quite a few people out strolling with us.

After the party, Ras and I spent the night at Jenay’s place in Suwon.  The next morning, she made us a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, fresh fruit, a fruit shake, and coffee.  We’ve decided to unexpectedly crash at Jenay’s more often.

You can see the rest of the photos here.

Last week I went out for dinner with Ras and Jenay in Suwon, near the subway.  I think the place was called Kebab House, or something generic like that.  Of course the food was delicious.  She always recommends nice places.

Before leaving, I bought one of the chicken masala mixes and attempted to make it last night!  It was all very simple.  Below are the ingredients: Sakthi chicken masala mix, 3 chicken breasts, half an onion, and coconut paste.

The directions on the back of the package weren’t very good.  Basically, I had to use 50g of the masala powder and 1kg of chicken, but after that, everything else was up in the air.  Take a look:

How much chopped onion, coconut paste, or water should you use?  Whatever you felt.  The package for the coconut milk was also as vague, and I improvised on this too.  Half of this cup felt right.

Coconut milk makes everything tastes better. 

The end product was good.  It wasn’t quite restaurant quality, but I’d definitely try the recipe again and tweak it a little.  I’ll use chicken thighs and drumsticks next time, since I’m not a big fan of chicken breast, but it was all I had.