For a Friday evening date, we headed to a jazz club for the first time in a while. Since it had only been open for a month, I walked in expecting nothing more than a stylish new bar with a nice atmosphere. But while watching the live performance, I found out something surprising. Do you…
Do you have an important new meeting coming up? If I had to pick one of the most nerve-racking yet exciting days in life, it’d be the moment of meeting your partner’s parents for the first time. Many future brides and grooms probably spent sleepless nights wondering, “What gift should I bring?” and “How can…
Have you been getting ready for this year’s rainy season? Lately, the weather has felt almost tropical, with intense downpours suddenly pouring down and then stopping as if nothing had happened. Last weekend, I thought the rain had completely cleared up and let my guard down, only to get caught off guard by a sudden…
What plans did everyone have for this weekend? After the usual routine of grabbing a meal and heading to a café, I sometimes wanted to break away from the same old weekend date pattern and laugh out loud. So not long ago, I headed over to Daehangno near Hyehwa Station to catch a play for…
If you’ve been scrolling through Instagram Reels or TikTok lately, you’ve probably come across Dongdaemun Toy Street at least once. The saying “shopping for clothes in Dongdaemun is old news” really felt true. These days, the area has turned into a toy-lover’s paradise packed with people in their 20s and 30s hunting for malrangi and…
I recently visited the newly opened Megabox Guui East Pole. Before the movie, I grabbed lunch at Ashley Queens on the B1 level of the East Pole building, then headed up to the 2nd-floor Megabox in time for the Project Hail Mary screening. Lately, when I go to movies, I find myself looking for spots…
Tired of making the same plain egg roll every time? Same. Then one day I spotted a tube of mentaiko sitting in the back of my fridge and just… threw it in. I wasn’t expecting much, honestly. But it was so good I kind of stood there for a second. That’s it. Just 4 eggs…
If you’ve ever craved soft, silky Korean egg custard (계란찜, gyeranjjim) but didn’t want to deal with a steamer pot, a separate burner, or a pile of dishes — this little Daiso find might be exactly what you need. I picked up the Daiso Ceramic Egg Steamer for just 3k KRW (about 2.3 USD), tested…