[korea blog] mandu & tteokbokki | 35 degrees | k-karaoke | mart shopping | hotteok

Had the leftover dumplings from yesterday for breakfast today, alongside my latte.

I heated it in the microwave for a quick meal.

For lunch, I had 떡볶이.

It’s wrapped up in a bag of plastic like that and the sauce got all stuck 😖

It’s not bad though, taste-wise.

I added a little water so it would heat up better in the microwave, anyway.

So it looks slightly watery.

About to head out and I checked the weather forecast.

So monsoon is officially over in Korea but the temperatures aren’t very human-friendly, huh?

Under the big umbrella shelter and running away when there’s sunshine ☀️

And we’re back at our favorite 노래방 (karaoke) place.

Gonna miss this for a while when I head back.

It was supposedly 5,000 KRW for 70 minutes but at 20 minutes left, the owner gave us an extra 10 minutes of singing time 🥺

So thankful for his service and it’s not the first time though!

That’s why we’re always back at the same place.

Ended our karaoke session and on our way out when we saw this timid doggo who hid behind his owner when he saw us 😝

Cutie 🥰

Passed by this cafe and the boyfriend was craving for an iced americano.

I don’t understand why Koreans like it so much 🙃

Headed in for some air conditioning while we wait for our drink to be ready because it was so warm outside.

And we’re back at the mart to grab some food.

See that “ChatGPT” sign there?

The topping is apparently recommended by ChatGPT.

Say what?!

Got one to try 😋

Checking out.

We’re here to get hotteok.

Probably my last for this trip 😟

There’s an English option so I selected it to see what comes out.

But nope, the menu’s still in Korean though 🤨

Waiting for the ahjumma to make my hotteok from scratch 😅

I had it at home though.

Was planning to have it for breakfast tomorrow but decided that it would be better to have it now while it’s warm and crispy.

1,500 KRW for one, just in case you’re wondering its price 🫣

Had this combo just a while ago — chips & cola.

But it gave me a stomachache 😔

There’s no MMA tonight so I might hit the sack early, not too sure yet.

We might be heading to a museum tomorrow so I’m excited about it 🥳

See you in the next post!

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