Beyond kpop glitter, tasty rose cream tteokbokki, Baekhyun’s “Delight”, and my food/kdrama pairing ritual

Hi, it’s me. Your favorite absentee millennial kdrama fan – one who would rather chew glass than answer that unknown number calling my phone. How have you been? The weekend drives by too fast, as always. Sometimes, I wonder how many days it will take for me to become bored and not feel like each day is all about cramming things that I should do versus things I actually want to do (maybe also versus things I actually did do. *tee-hee!*)

pie chart for my everyday things, heystarshine.net

I think blogging once a week is doable for me. Hence, this post. Ta-da! Today, we’ve got another kdrama recommendation, a food that tastes like a party in your mouth, my heartbreak and fluttering heart combo over Baekhyun, and a long-standing habit (or should I say quirk?) of mine when it’s time to watch a kdrama.

Let’s get started!

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Life Update, featuring midnight snack level “very terrible”, a song that won’t just get out of my head, and crushing (hard. very hard) on a (not so new) artist + dimples! Do I have a thing for them now?

Then again maybe not…

Midnight. I get hungry and decide to whip up a concoction: a can of tuna flakes, a spoonful of sesame oil, a generous serving of pepper, some onions, and mayonnaise. Mix them together. Toast a bread or two. Et voilà! Midnight snack right in front you! Made painlessly! Best paired with chocolate drink or strawberry yogurt milk. No? Am I the only one who pairs tuna sandwiches with those?

Anything remotely related to cooking has never been my strongest suit. And let’s get it straight: I don’t even like cooking. I roll my eyes, maybe even shudder, at just the thought of it. Clearly, I can never romanticize a domestic life when put that way. And in case you were wondering: The tuna spread tasted… interesting. 😅 I think it was the sesame oil I decided to add just because. Don’t ask. Sometimes, even I question my own life decisions.

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