Bap Til You Drop

No work today! Woke up nice and late. It's starting to get annoying when I realized I have no clock in my room. So when I wake, I can only guesstimate the real time and drag my ass outta bed to check my laptop or my cellie charging across the room. By that time, I might as well stay awake lol. Cleaned up my room and my suitcases because I've been coming home so late from work that I haven't bothered to tidy up for a while. Then I decided to finally make the bibimbap because my mom already cut the meat out for me. But I needed some beansprouts & spinach so my mom walked with me to get it.

At first we were just going to go to the grocery at the end of the block but then turns out they sold out of bean sprouts. Then we checked every market along 8th ave (and that's alotta markets) and no one had it! So a one-block walk turned into a 11-block trek to Hong Kong Supermarket. I was so glad to see the bucket of beansprouts woohooo! They also had free samples of this oil-free, msg-free, gluten-free, fancy instant noodles. Which tasted delicious but I didn't buy it because I was still skeptical lol.

Anyways two chinese ladies recognized my mom and stopped to talk to her. They spoke my native language so I knew they were from my village. They knew my mom but my mom had no idea who they were.

Lady #1: Hey! You're so-and-so's sister right?
Mom: Yea, hi! You look so familiar...
Lady #1: I'm so-and-so's friend
Mom: Mm..don't know that person...
Lady #2: How about so-and-so?
Mom: Nope
Lady #1: So-and-so? (last desperate attempt to make a connection)
Mom: Sorry I don't know, but were you at this blahblah event?
Lady #1 & 2: No, but we recognize you, we've met before!
Mom: *stare*

*they continue make friendly conversation despite the super awkwardness of my mom not recognizing them*

Anyways, awkward. Got my groceries and walked home. On the way home my mom kept telling me to find a guy 4 years or older than me because apparently he'd cherish me more than boys my age? Oh god.


extra meaty bibimbop (I had a extra bowl of meat on the side because it wouldn't fit teehee)

Making bibimbop was actually as easy as it looked. Double checked on this site called Bap Til You Drop (haha) to make sure I was making it right.


all mixed in with the hot pepper paste. yum!

I made a big big serving of it in a big stone pot (didn't have a stone bowl). My mom, brother, and I ate all of it. So no leftovers =[ ohhh well! It tasted just like the ones I've had before so I was satisfied. Oh yea, and we got the right sauce !

Then I had massive food coma and took a 2 hour nap. Now it's 11:24PM and I'm up again!