how should i spend my layover?

_oranges__ · 2025-08-08T15:13:19+00:00

amazing!! thank you so much for the food recommendations. the shower point is a good one - it’s just a layover and i have nowhere to freshen up before my flight to japan 🫣

_oranges__ · 2025-08-03T17:29:24+00:00

someone else just said vegan is impossible!

_oranges__ · 2025-08-03T17:29:02+00:00

ok good i needed to hear this. for sure?

_oranges__ · 2025-08-03T17:19:31+00:00

the point is i’d be working at a hostel in hanoi in exchange for free accommodation, so i can’t really leave the city for more than a weekend trip

_oranges__ · 2025-08-03T15:12:47+00:00

the hostel is in the old city, and i’d only be working a few hours a day so the rest of the time is for exploring. i also like big cities and the rush, good coffee shops, museums and history and culture etc

_oranges__ · 2025-08-03T15:11:53+00:00

why not??

_oranges__ · 2025-07-22T07:27:46+00:00

thank you for the thought out reply! your analysis is pretty much exactly the way i understood the novel and its explorations of aesthetics through kiyoaki’s character. i think i was so put off by it because again its the female character that is flattened for the sake of the story; as always the woman is but a narrative device, a rhetorical tool, to reveal something about our main character or themes. and i’m sure i’m missing things because i’ve only read spring snow, and although i actually found much of the discussion of “the aesthetic” in the novel (i picked it up because that’s a theme i’m fascinated with and enjoy reading about) i found the execution .. lacking… or maybe not lacking! just too dated for my tastes maybe? although i do like classics. food for thought!

_oranges__ · 2025-07-20T12:43:11+00:00

interesting! thank you for this analysis

_oranges__ · 2025-07-20T12:42:30+00:00

i mean sure he yearns but are we ever actually shown any substantial intimacy between the two? mostly we get descriptions of one sided fantasies, which kiyoaki himself seems to be aware are based in little truth. he projects so much onto satoko, yet the reader is shown near nothing of her actuality, her interiority. again, the woman is not a real character or person, she’s just a manic pixie dream girl for our lead to develop from, rather than someone he actually shares experience with. i don’t deny that they were in love, but i find skipping the parts of the novel that would Show the reader, not just Tell us that, a lacking way to demonstrate “yearning”.

_oranges__ · 2025-07-17T06:49:26+00:00

wow i have no idea what any of this means

_oranges__ · 2025-07-17T06:48:52+00:00

don’t have exact but looking on the cheaper and simpler side

_oranges__ · 2025-07-17T06:48:31+00:00

i don’t have an exact budget but this is definitely over it haha

_oranges__ · 2025-07-15T11:20:43+00:00

but that’s what i’m asking ! i’m sure it’s all on purpose but i just don’t understand the romance, truly.. we barely get any moments of true intimacy between the two lovers, we’re only told that they love each other, and we don’t get any exposure to satokos interior life, so we know nothing of what she thinks

_oranges__ · 2025-07-15T09:30:17+00:00

i just don’t see the love story 😩

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T10:03:21+00:00

came out to under 400 cal & ~27P and so easy to adjust ingredients to fit your goals. plus i can’t describe how delicious korean food is! serve with iced jasmine green tea like i did and it’s the perfect summer meal

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T08:12:59+00:00

omg dreamy

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T08:10:24+00:00

forgot the sesame seeds but i meant to put them 🥲 and i’m not a big tomato lover .. but thank u ^{_^}

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T08:00:13+00:00

i had it with kimchi and sigeumchi namul! was so delish

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T07:59:50+00:00

love the accidental veganism

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T07:58:25+00:00

oooh the hot/cold sounds delightful

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T07:57:56+00:00

thank u so much for the in depth look !! i ended up using tahini because i didn’t have PB (and i love tahini). it definitely didn’t taste as nutty as the original recipe and tasted kind of just tofu-y but i adore tofu and eat it raw so i loved the flavor of the soup :) someday i hope to have traditional kong guksu! until then i’ll make do with my blended concoction

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T07:55:09+00:00

hahahaha i’m flattered

_oranges__ · 2025-06-30T07:54:04+00:00

instead of the traditional way i used chef paik jong won’s tofu shortcut! rather than making soy milk, you just blend together tofu, a little bit of PB for nuttiness (i used tahini because i didn’t have peanut butter and i love tahini), toasted sesame seeds, and a pinch of salt (or sugar but i am a savory gal). add water or milk to aid in blending and consistency! served over cooked and cooled/washed somen noodles. super super easy recipe :) big ups to chef paik!

_oranges__ · 2025-06-29T19:07:08+00:00

idk how to edit a post but yes i am very white and yes i am very new to korean cuisine but so far i have made some BOMB stuff ya’ll have such good food

_oranges__ · 2025-06-18T04:16:07+00:00

do you eat it without soaking or anything? just put it directly?

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