Umshik

Today I finally plucked up the courage to do something I've been wanting to do for months.

Not long after I moved here, I discovered that my local supermarket had a world foods aisle that featured an Asian section. Not that surprising, you might say, but this section had Korean stuff. I have never seen Korean food items in a supermarket before. I was very excited.

You see, Korean food just isn't a popular cuisine where I live, so I have no idea of the flavours or style of Korean cooking. Bearing in mind I very much want to go there one day, it's generally a good idea to try to familiarise yourself with the local cuisine first. Also, I'm pretty fed up of cooking the same things over and over again - I want to try cooking something new.

Anyway, I discovered a select choice of Korean snacks and ingredients. However, for some reason, I could not bring myself to actually buy anything. I can't explain why, but every time I went into the world food aisle, I would look, but then chicken out before I could pick anything off the shelves. It was nonsense, but I couldn't snap out of it. I visited this aisle every time I went into this supermarket for months.

Today, after half a pint of cider after work, I decided that today was going to be my day. I needed butter so there was my excuse to go to the supermarket in the first place, and I would also at least buy some ramyun and a tub of gochujang.

So I did.

And then I giggled the whole way home.

Hidden Meanings

Neon jeongmal jaesueobseo
neol mannal iyu eobseo
neo gateun namjan isesange kkallyeosseo

Jae jae jae jaesueobseo
danjeomeul sel su eobseo
chameumyeo saranghagin sigani neomu akkawo

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

Neowaui gieogeun gidarin gieokbakke eobseo nan
chamgo chamgo chamado kkeuteun eobseosseo
saranghandan hanmadiga deutgo sipeosseo nan
musimhan neoui sarange nan jichyeosseo

Gibuni deoreowo
jajonsim da beorigo jwonneunde
cham seoreowo
naega igeotbakke andwaenna
nan duryeowo
sarangiran du geuljaga ijen nan museowo
nega cham useuwo

Neon jeongmal jaesueobseo
neol mannal iyu eobseo
neo gateun namjan isesange kkallyeosseo

Jae jae jae jaesueobseo
danjeomeul sel su eobseo
chameumyeo saranghagin sigani neomu akkawo

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

Ne ibeseo naoneun mareun geojitmari ban
sokgo sokgo sogado kkeuteun eobseosseo
eonjenga neodo neo gateun yeojal mannage doel kkeoya
apa bwaya geuttae neon nae mam al kkeoya

Gibuni deoreowo
happy endingui juingongiran geon eobseosseo
naega babocheoreom sunjinhaenna
deo jaldwaesseo
jigeumirado neol arasseuni
tteonagesseo jeongmal jaesueobseo

Neon jeongmal jaesueobseo
neol mannal iyu eobseo
neo gateun namjan isesange kkallyeosseo

Jae jae jae jaesueobseo
danjeomeul sel su eobseo
chameumyeo saranghagin sigani neomu akkawo

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

Mami siwonhae
sogi huryeonhae
ppyeo sok gipeun got kkaji ne gieok jiwonae

Neomu siwonhae
sogi huryeonhae
ppyeo sok gipeun got kkaji ne gieok jiwonae

Neon jeongmal jaesueobseo
neol mannal iyu eobseo
neo gateun namjan isesange kkallyeosseo

Jae jae jae jaesueobseo
danjeomeul sel su eobseo
chameumyeo saranghagin sigani neomu akkawo

Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you
I Hate you eheheheheh
I’m fine living without you

Credits: 2NE1 'Hate You' lyrics from allfordrama.com + snsdlyrics