I liked both of these sweet wines, but the one on the right had a nicer after taste.

Salad and carrot soup.

Recently, we had another night of bowling in Suwon.  Curtis came down from Seoul and joined us for our excursion.  As usual, we had a wee bit of alcohol during our games.  Throwing heaving balls while intoxicated may not be the best idea in other situations, but in this one, it was perfect.  Alcoholic consumption was done very discreetly with Kim’s Club paper cups, rum in a tea bottle, and Coke Zero.  I don’t think you could tell what we were doing, but the Koreans that did look over probably wondered why we drank so much Coke.  Our anju (side dish accompanying alcoholic beverages) was a box of fried chicken snacks.  They crunchy, made in the shape of little drumsticks and tasted like fried chicken, without the bone!  Surprisingly, they are pretty realistic tasting.  The last time I had these were 3+ years ago.  It was a nice throwback to my hagwon days when kids gave me snacks with their dirty little fingers, I smiled and pretended to save then for later, only to throw it away when they weren’t looking.

Afterward, we topped off the night with dinner around midnight.

While bowling, whenever anyone got a strike, he/she had to do a little dance.  I think I danced twice, and the number one dancer was probably Eddie.  Ras has been enjoying bowling lately and wants to start a bowling night this fall.

Here’s a video of us sitting down for dinner, with a guest appearance by Ms. Lee Hyori herself.

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Most of the pictures below are from The Crazy Duck bar in Suwon.

Ras and I brought our umbrella out during Rihanna’s “Umbrella.”

The guys were crazy.

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.

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.

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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.