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I’ve been conditioned by “Breaking Bad” to see elements from the periodic table and immediately think of meth.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/October/2020 @ 5:27 pm
Life in the third world, eh?
Belated good luck with the afternoon darts session.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/October/2020 @ 12:43 am
Blackouts from power outages, and a brown-out with the death of Brownie. Alas. I hope things stabilize soon. Guess it’s too expensive and time-consuming to run the power lines underground, eh? That’s probably why we have so many exposed wires here in the ROK. Continued good luck as you cultivate your BS dart league.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/October/2020 @ 6:55 pm
So there were asses on ice. Gives new meaning to the adverbial locution “cheek to cheek.” Anyway, congrats on a most excellent Hash. Too bad you get punished for saying you liked the route.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/October/2020 @ 11:15 pm
I wish you luck with starting up a singles league. Where will you host competitions? Your place? (I’m guessing not.) What are the legalities, if any, with starting a dart league as an expat in the PI?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/October/2020 @ 11:07 pm
Moss doesn’t grow on a rolling stone
Whoops– pardon my typo. I blame auto-complete.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/October/2020 @ 5:07 pm
I hope the out-of-towners don’t complain too much about all the steam-crossings. Asses might end up on the ice.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/October/2020 @ 12:13 am
It’s a fine line between being a benefactor and being a sucker.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/October/2020 @ 3:39 pm
Your ribs looked perfect! So did everything else, really, even if the muffins were a disappointment to you. Slap some butter and honey on them, and they’ll perk right up. Or turn them into bread pudding. I’ve done that before.
While the verb “braze” does exist (in metallurgy), I’m pretty sure you meant “braise,” which is when you sear something and then cook it by partially submerging it in a liquid. If the meat’s not actually in the liquid, it’s not braising.
Lovely pics of the people and the countryside, as always. Cute kids in those photos. I hope they enjoyed their cookies.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 15/October/2020 @ 9:59 pm
Will be most interested to see the ribs and muffins.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 15/October/2020 @ 12:42 am
Really sorry to hear about Central Park Reef. The mismanagement of the crisis is egregious pretty much everywhere. Here in South Korea, the leftist government had been managing the situation with a fairly light touch, but starting a couple months ago, there have been more restrictions on events and interactions, and there’s now talk of American-style penalties for people caught not wearing masks. This is insane, especially given how small the virus problem is here relative to other countries. Open it all back up, I say, and let herd immunity do the rest.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/October/2020 @ 7:13 pm
Ah, yes: some RC nostalgia.
That “shitty creek” photo was quite evocative.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/October/2020 @ 5:23 am
Not inclined to take along your machete for the thatch grass?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 10/October/2020 @ 10:39 pm
I appreciate the shout-out. Good luck with the home-based darts practice!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/October/2020 @ 10:21 pm
I’m imagining a lot of sand in those shoes. Great pics of a good walk.
re: “big ass boulders”
This is why you hyphenate phrasal adjectives that precede the nouns they modify. Whose “ass boulders” are that big? One can avoid ass boulders through thorough wiping.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 09/October/2020 @ 7:17 am
Looking forward to pics of the roast for sure.
re: cheerful “mama”
You see and/or meet the cheerful, peaceful poor people, and you realize that all the claims about how poverty is linked to crime and terrorism are bunk. Why are there no Hindu international terrorists, given the state of poverty in India? People of a certain ideology use poverty as a cudgel to make what are ultimately false political points.
Yeah, I saw the news about Eddie Van Halen earlier today. 65 years young. The Wikipedia article on him says he lived a hard, self-abusive life, and as a result, he suffered from a series of nasty diseases and conditions, including diverticulitis and tongue cancer. Yikes. As Tyrell said in Blade Runner, “The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” RIP.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/October/2020 @ 8:54 pm
Between a rock and a hard place
The Filipino-style shwimteo looks like a roaring lion. Very artistic!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/October/2020 @ 7:02 pm
Ah.
As for tender ribs, you can cook them low and slow in the oven for a few hours. I can link you to a Chef John video if you’re interested (and Sam the Cooking Guy has a “homemade McRib” video that shows a low-and-slow technique). Easy process.
Oh, yeah: since you have a grill, I can link you to any number of Barbecue Pit Boys videos that showcase ribs.
You may be aware that there’s some dispute over what counts as “good” ribs. Sam the Cooking Guy and I both agree that “falling off the bone tender” is just fine, but many aficionados think the meat should still have some resistance to it at the end of the cooking process. I’m not so picky. And if “falling off the bone” is the standard, then there’s nothing wrong with doing your ribs in a slow-cooker. Type “slow cooker ribs” into YouTube’s search window, and you’ll get tons of results, I’m sure.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 07/October/2020 @ 12:37 am
A nice tour of the local flora! Is the housekeeper who’s tending the plants the same person who was giving you the stink-eye not so long ago?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 06/October/2020 @ 12:26 am
Those amazingly blue skies.
Sorry to read that someone is trying to block off your trail. Why would he do that? You’re not trespassing or anything, are you? I sense there are a lot of little passive-aggressive turf wars going on in your region.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/October/2020 @ 8:57 pm
Budai, eh? A buddy of mine calls this divinity “Happy Charlie.”
(I feel as if I may be repeating myself, here. Have you mentioned Budai before?)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 04/October/2020 @ 5:35 pm
The chili and cornbread look good!
You’re better off avoiding any female-related drama. After a while, the whole thing starts to feel as if you’re reliving high school, or at least a “Glee”-like TV version of it– all the free-floating pettiness and estrogen.
That bloated woman on the right (beach photo of whales) could’ve been me!
Enjoy the fruits of being a regular.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 01/October/2020 @ 2:25 am
I could’ve sworn I’d written a comment here, but I guess I didn’t.
So will you and your alternate-path machinations now be the cause of a Hash House schism?
Drama follows you wherever you go.
To be clear, though, I’m with you re: the idea of offering hard and easy paths. Your local membership is large enough to justify having a menu of options other than just “short vs. long route.” So give in to your inner liberal and change things up!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 30/September/2020 @ 6:18 pm
Best be careful whose hind you a-lickin’, there, Jethro.
Congrats on the blazing-fast Internet connection. You’re doing all right for a tourist.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/September/2020 @ 8:40 pm
Brian,
I started out using two trekking poles during a 600-mile walk in 2008. I never got comfortable with that setup (too unwieldy and cumbersome), so I switched to using just one pole, and I haven’t looked back.
Not that I would ever dissuade others from doing the two-pole thing. If it works for you, then it works for you, and why argue with success?
So, John: how many Hashers use two poles when hiking? And what’s their opinion on the topic? I’m honestly curious.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 29/September/2020 @ 5:22 pm
Thanks, Brian!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/September/2020 @ 4:30 pm
Thanks for the shout-out!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/September/2020 @ 10:29 pm
Awesome pics. Too bad about the chair. Here in Seoul, the local Costco sells cheap-but-sturdy folding chairs that cost only W17,000 each ($14.50 at the current rate). I’ve used these for years, although I do occasionally think about upgrading. Now that your own chair has broken, will you be upgrading? Does your town have any traditional craftsmen who make sturdy chairs out of locally sourced materials? (traditional Filipino chairs, Google Images)
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 26/September/2020 @ 5:19 pm
We’re undergoing more and more restrictions on our liberties here in South Korea, too. The whole “wear a mask!” thing is increasingly becoming a matter of law and not merely a guideline. I don’t like the way things are trending. The leftist government, up to now, has handled the pandemic with a fairly light touch, especially compared to the blue states in the US. That’s changing now, unfortunately. But I don’t plan to mask up during my hike unless I’m inside a city’s limits. Lucky for me, I’m never in any city for very long.
In French, Cambodia is le Cambodge.
Keep on a-weatherin’ those storms!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/September/2020 @ 7:21 pm
«« Back To Stats PageYour new backpack looks good! Not sure that the chest strap does much about taking pressure off your shoulders, though; that’s what a hip-belt assembly is for. Your pack looks to be too small to have a hip belt, though (or did I miss something?). I know what you mean about how, even if there’s very little weight in the pack, the pack can still cause aches and pains if you wear it long enough. I sympathize.
I also sympathize about the sharting thing. Walking is a simple, primitive, focused activity: life strips itself down to the bare essentials when all you’re doing is going from here to there, so of course your intestinal condition becomes much more of a concern. When you’re back in civilization, with all of its distractions, you don’t have the time or energy to think too much about your guts, but when you’re on the trail, what’s happening in your guts is of the gut-most importance! My most feared nightmare, when on the trail, is needing to take a massive dump and not having anyplace to do it because there are no trees or bushes to act as hiding places. There are stretches of the Four Rivers path that cut across flat, wide-open farmland where you’re exposed from all directions. I’d hate to get the urge to shit while out on one of those stretches.
Lady drinks for the ladies, and cookies for the villagers! You’re an all-year-round Santa!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/September/2020 @ 8:06 pm