THIS IS HOW YOU PANDEMIC - DAY 06

Today was a tough day.

My dad was discharged from the hospital today, and while I’m very happy and thankful the doctors have deemed him well enough to return home after two brain surgeries, it is very heartbreaking to be sitting here in this tiny room, twiddling my thumbs while my dad has to come back to an empty home, knowing both his daughters are present in the same city as he is- something that has not happened in almost a decade. That’s right, my sister and I have not been home at the same time since 2012? 2007? Honestly, since she and I both went to boarding school growing up, all four Huang family members have rarely been in the same cinematic universe since the late 90’s. Every family has their struggles and challenges. While I’m very much looking forward to seeing mine and being there for my pops in his recovery, there are reasons why all four of us are rarely under the same roof…

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Today’s post is going to be short. We’ll cover the quarantine food, that’s a given. One people-watching anecdote, and then I’m going to leave y’all with a fun “quiz” at the end. So let’s dive into breakfast -

Today’s breakfast is sammies! Now this is a pretty fancy breakfast sandwich, and I think y’all might have caught on that I don’t have a fancy palate; I prefer the cheap, everyday, food-stall versions. The better versions, in my opinion. But hey, there I go again with the first-world problems. Shut up and eat your sandwich, Jo!

What, at first, seemed like just a grilled pork and egg breakfast sandwich, had a surprise inside that I missed.

What, at first, seemed like just a grilled pork and egg breakfast sandwich, had a surprise inside that I missed.

 
It’s kimchi! It’s a friggin kimchi grilled pork breakfast sammie. WHAT?

It’s kimchi! It’s a friggin kimchi grilled pork breakfast sammie. WHAT?

 

There’s a fruit shop right across the street from the hotel that I have a clear view of right outside my window. As I was on my people-watching break today, I was caught off guard by a car speeding from up the street and looked like it was going to crash into the fruit shop kamikaze-style. I thought “Damn, fruit shop must’ve sold some bad dragon fruit to the mob?” Nope. Dude just screeched his Mercedes to a stop, right up to the fruit stand, parked like a dick, and went in to make his purchase. Alas, aggressive driving is quite common here. In his defense though, he actually left some room behind him, enough to still turn into that one-way street if needed. That’s actually very generous. My dude was just really hankering for some oranges maybe.

Dude actually backed out of the sidewalk a little bit, maybe realizing he was perhaps a tad too excited about oranges.

Dude actually backed out of the sidewalk a little bit, maybe realizing he was perhaps a tad too excited about oranges.

 

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Lunch was just standard chicken-katsu. Nothing to write home about, but I guess enough to blog about?

SO CRISPY.

SO CRISPY.

 
Drench it in curry!

Drench it in curry!

 

Dinner was a “meh” ramen, but the pork slices were pretty dope.

 

And tonight, I leave y’all with this image. I’m not going to give you too much context. Some of you may know exactly what to look for. Some of you may be very confused. Spot what’s missing in this image and why. I’ll let y’all know tomorrow.

When you’re on Day 06 out of 14 of your quarantine, reading the emergency exit map in your room is not unreasonable.

When you’re on Day 06 out of 14 of your quarantine, reading the emergency exit map in your room is not unreasonable.