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EaT: An Oyster Bar

lao-ocean-girl — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:58:09 +0000

You know what they say… baby steps. These are my itty bitty steps as I get back to updating and posting again. This was a recent dinner at EaT: An Oyster Bar, a restaurant specializing in Cajun/Creole food.

Fried okra. After I had okra for the first time in Greece, I vowed never to eat the mushy, slimy vegetable again. Maybe it’s because I’m older, but I’ve been trying it again whenever I can, just to make sure I don’t like it. You know what? It’s not bad. Fried okra or picked okra in a spicy Bloody Mary at Screen Door is actually pretty good.

This is jambalaya, if I can remember correctly. It was a little soupy… is that how it’s supposed to be? It was spicy and I felt the heat was hiding the dish’s lack of flavor.

A Cirque du Soleil Evening

lao-ocean-girl — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:19:02 +0000

Last weekend, a group of us went to see Cirque du Soleil: Alegria. Unfortunately, there are no pictures from the show at all, because the staff were very strict with enforcing the “no picture” rule. I couldn’t even take a picture of our group, in our seats, during intermission. Nonetheless, Kristy, Gisela, and I spent our intermission eating churros and browsing the gift area. Kristy bought a lot of Alegria shwag, while I just picked up a red clown nose.

Thanks to YouTube, below are some of the acts from the show. I have no idea what the woman in white was singing about, but the song was damn catchy. After the show, Thomas, Kristy, and I were singing the only word we recognized from the song: Alegria. Before attending the show, I thought it was called “al leg ria,” as in a man’s name, a lower appendage, and the last syllable of the name Gloria. Boy, was this American bumpkin’ ever wrong. I was soon embarrassed to find out how much I butchered this word. It should have rolled off my tongue as “ahl leg rhee ahhh.” See below:

[audio:Alegria.mp3]

[youtube]http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=smkiSJf2cHE[/youtube]

If there was to be one act we liked the least, it would be the two Mongolian contortionists. Is it just me, or does it seem unnatural to see someone sitting on their own head??? Yikes!

[youtube]http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=8nEsgpGJbr4[/youtube]

After the show, we showed up at Star Chef with our party of 12. At Star Chef, the salad is always the belle of the party:

Shrimp: Before and After

Me: Before (dinner) and After

Definitely check out Cirque du Soleil while they’re still in town. If nothing else, their churros are fantastic!

[View the night's Flickr album here.]

Bowling & Fried Chicken Snacks

lao-ocean-girl — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:19:57 +0000

This is me, kicking my own ass. There’s lots to say and lots of pictures to show, but I’m one lazy girl when it comes to writing. I’ve never been good at it, and that’s probably why I don’t blog more constantly, even though I really want to. Here’s to more constant updates.

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.