Published June 8th, 2007
in Announcements.
I am often amazed at how many kinds of Kimbap are out there. This salad Kimbap is one of those. I made it a couple of weeks ago and have been hesitating about whether I should post it or not. But the picture was just so gorgeous to not to mention it, even though the taste wasn’t really fantastic!
OK, so the point is that I am not talking about this salad Kimbap recipe. It is about my personal matter. I don’t think I have to report about my personal life nor you need to know about it, but it affects this blog’s future and maybe your convenience.
I’ve been so busy and tense this week. I just started a course. Don’t get too excited. It is not a cookery course nor photography. There was one time I was seriously thinking about cooking or journalism, but I decided not to go with either of them.
I am not quite happy to be a student again. It is scary being a student in a foreign country and knowing that I have to study two times harder than others, because of my not very fluent English. I am such a sucker in reading English text. I also need to look after my home after school, then naturally this blog comes very last.
You would be surprised to know how maintaining a food blog well can be such a time consuming and overwhelming matter, especially when you have 1500 or more visitors a day.
I certainly wouldn’t want to close this blog down. I put too much of my energy and love into it. And I also feel responsible for you too.
I hope I can post one article a week at least, but we will see how that goes. You might have to wait for a couple of days or more to get my answers or responses to your requests or questions. You can still request recipes you want to see but I certainly don’t have time to do it unless it is super simple. Just keep these in mind.
Thank you.
Announcements, salad kimbap
Published April 10th, 2007
in Announcements.
Many people have been asking me what kind of camera I use here and there on this blog. I want to take this as a compliment that my photos are good, so you want to use the same camera. (Or did you mean that they are awful, so you want to avoid using the same camera? 
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Instead of answering lots of individual questions about my camera, I decided to give one full answer to this matter.
Currently, I am using a Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP (Canon EOS 400D or Canon Kiss digital X in some other countries) with a Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens.
And here are some collages of pictures I personally think are my best, using my equipment. You will see how the camera (with the right lens) and natural light makes a difference.
(under natural light)
For the record, I started using the Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP for this blog from this post (ddeokbokki recipe). Before that I used a Canon PowerShot S45 . It turned out OK sometimes, but I did a lot of work to get more light with an extra lamp.
Some good photos from the Canon PowerShot S45
(under artificial light)
Using an SLR camera with my lens is definitely my life saver. It reduces the hassles of getting light and saves time. I also get better and more satisfying results.
Announcements, Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP, Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM, Canon EOS 400D, canon powershot s45
Published March 15th, 2007
in Announcements.
I feel like I am a worn out tyre just about to go flat and a overheated engine just about to stop.
Yes, I am very overloaded from painting, moving, cleaning, shopping, shopping and shopping!
(From Moreton Island, 2003)
I need a break, a relaxing quite time. I would like to gaze at beautiful waves from a tea house or stroll around a glittering fine sand beach under beautiful sunshine. OK, if it sounds too fancy, all I want is to have some good Korean food once in a while.
(Seafood pancake : Haemul pajeon, the most glorious seafood pancake I ever had, 1 month ago)
During my past 2 weeks in Australia, I had a lot of fish & chips, Hamburgers and pizzas, which are the equivalent amount of junk food I would normally eat in a couple of years.
Sorry about delaying the answers for your questions. I think I will finally have some relaxing time on the weekend or early next week, hopefully. Then I can talk about more Korean food and also answer your questions properly.
Thanks for your patience.
Announcements, korean food
