oh, the simple things

as much as i like to get out and see & do exciting stuff, i still get the most pleasure out of the most simple of things. like this bowl of oatmeal ...and the fact that i got to sleep until my body wanted to wake up before i made it ...and that it was accompanied by a very black cup of coffee. heck, i'm just ecstatic that my neck doesn't hurt anymore. i've never been so excited to do nothing with my weekend. this body of mine deserves some rest and goodness. =)

my new coffee grinder

man, it's not easy to find real coffee in this place. they sure do drink plenty of it because there is a coffee shop (starbucks, coffee bean, etc) on almost every corner..... but they obviously don't make coffee at home. the only kind of coffee you can find anywhere is either a really sweet and milky pre-made coffee in a can or a package of the instant mix, which consists of mostly powdered creamer & sugar. however, i found out you can get the big bags of starbucks-roasted coffee at costco, but i don't have a membership. one day, i came across a couple of these big bags of coffee at a foreign food market in itaewon, the gringo part of town. all they had was whole bean, so i said, what the heck. i planned to just take it to a nearby starbucks and have them grind the whole thing, but i never got around to doing that, plus i'm stubborn. so i started grinding it myself. i thought about buying an electric grinder, but at $40 and up, i'll pass. the apparatus in the picture, a nice wooden mortar & pestle, is actually an upgrade from what i initially used (a ceramic bowl & a glass jelly jar). drinking my coffee every morning takes some work, but now i appreciate its goodness all the more. who needs a gym membership, really? i need to work on using my left hand in this daily grinding and pounding task. if i don't, a difference might be visible in my arms after a whole year. ;)