https://paper.kim/en/categories/diary/ Recent content in Diary on paper.archive https://paper.kim/images/default-thumb.jpg https://paper.kim/images/default-thumb.jpg Hugo en-US Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:20:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-08-16-megi-maeuntang/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:20:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-08-16-megi-maeuntang/ Spicy catfish stew at Uiseong Maneul Hwangto Megi in Jakdong, Bucheon. Freshwater shrimp make the broth, and a block of ramyeon noodles goes in as a matter of course. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-08-05-yuksashimi-malatang/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:23:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-08-05-yuksashimi-malatang/ Dinner was yuksashimi — sliced raw beef eaten with sesame oil, garlic and green chilli — alongside a malatang cooked at home. Good ingredients, not quite enough broth. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-30-samgyeopsal/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-30-samgyeopsal/ Grilling samgyeopsal and beef sirloin at home, starting at lunch. Half the pan is minari. Onion, potato and a pot of stew on the side, and no drinks today. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-21-joinfolia-paju/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-21-joinfolia-paju/ We went to Joinfolia in Paju to look around and came home with a few more plants. The place is much bigger than it looks from outside. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-19-deungchon-shabu/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:10:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-19-deungchon-shabu/ Tonight's dinner: Deungchon-style shabu-shabu, delivered — with one hack. The beef came from the supermarket, since a tray of shabu-sliced beef costs… https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-18-yasik-sora-ojingeo/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:47:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-18-yasik-sora-ojingeo/ Late-night eating is practically a national sport in Korea — it even has its own word, yasik (야식). Tonight's yasik came by delivery app. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-18-bapsarang-paju/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:44:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-18-bapsarang-paju/ Lunch at Bapsarang, a countryside diner in Paju (north of Seoul), the kind of place Koreans call a baekban-jip (백반집). https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-17-daebit-sikdang-gaebong/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:37:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-17-daebit-sikdang-gaebong/ Korean BBQ night at Daebit Sikdang near home. Their thing is kkot-samgyeop (꽃삼겹, 'flower pork belly') grilled on a dome-shaped stone pan. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-16-home-drink-kahlua/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-16-home-drink-kahlua/ Drinking at home tonight — Koreans call it homesul (홈술, home + sul/alcohol). All the food is takeout. The drink: Kahlúa mixed with milk. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-15-dakjang-beer-gaebong/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:19:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-15-dakjang-beer-gaebong/ My local pub, Dakjang Maekju in Gaebong-dong — walking distance from home, which in Korea is a blessing. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-geoje-cablecar/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:39:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-geoje-cablecar/ Riding the Geoje Panorama Cable Car up to the 565m Nojasan observatory, and the view over Korea's southern archipelago from the top. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-yoonsikdang-geoje/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:22:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-yoonsikdang-geoje/ Lunch on Geoje Island at a place called Yoonsikdang. We ordered hanchi mulhoe and a rock-octopus rice bowl. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-dongtaetang-geoje/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:20:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-12-dongtaetang-geoje/ Day two on Geoje Island. Breakfast at the pollack-stew place right in front of our lodging. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-11-geoje-haegeumgang/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-11-geoje-haegeumgang/ Taking the Haegeumgang sightseeing cruise off Geoje Island, where the seagulls follow the boat close enough to take snacks from your hand. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-11-milmyeon-woomyeonga/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-11-milmyeon-woomyeonga/ Found a great noodle place on Geoje Island (south coast of Korea) called Woomyeonga. This one was seriously good. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-10-gopchang-jeongol/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-10-gopchang-jeongol/ Tonight's anju (안주 — food you eat while drinking) is gopchang jeongol, at my regular place Yeokjeon Sundae-guk in Gaebong-dong, Seoul. https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-09-blog-renewal/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0900 https://paper.kim/en/posts/diary/2026-07-09-blog-renewal/ Finally gave this old dev blog a facelift. Tech posts will still be the main thing, but from now on I'll also drop everyday records here — mostly…