Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Korean food!




Part of my daily routine includes running in the morning. Why is this relevant? I was able to find the only Korean food restaurant in all of Cambridge! After spotting Little Seoul, I vowed to come back for some traditional Korean food.
For lunch, a group of us walked over to Little Seoul to try out my ethnic cuisine (Since this was a first for many of them, I acted as a guide). First, I met our waitress who was not Korean! Sorry, but I haven't been to a Korean restaurant with a non-Korean waitress.
Moving on...
They had my favorite dishes like dol sot bibimbap, ddengjangchigae, bbulgoki, soondooboo, donkasu....and that's basically all the had. I had hoped that this Korean restaurant would not follow the UK custom of giving tiny portions....but I realized that I better get used to eating less when I saw my dolsot bibimbap. The portions are pretty small compared to American or Korean standards, but the food was authentic and flavorful (unlike a lot of British food). I ended up not getting ddengjangchigae because they charge extra for a bowl of rice! I know, unheard of! But, yeah that's how it is over here. Don't get me wrong, the food was good and I my stomach was happy with the comfort food. After eating, I went to the local Asian market and discovered Chocopie, Shin Ramyun, Aloe Vera drink, and more! So, I splurged on lots of snacks, and picked up a McFlurry (there are only 3 types...mint choc, choc, and strawberry) on the way back to my place.

So, the past few days I have been preoccupied with a paper on the efficient market hypothesis (weak form, semi-strong, and strong forms), and want to say that I believe there is the potential for a synergetic relationship to be utilized between the EMH and behavioral finance. Although much of the rationale is based on theory, I would say that combining both would be a means to analyze the financial cyborg that exists. I use the term cyborg to describe the market as a medley of human investor sentiment as well as a system of valuating equity.

Well, it's getting late...so until next time, Cheers!

4 comments:

Jon Kang said...

they charge for rice?!?! leave that evil place...haha but seriously, its awesome you found korean food...you should introduce duk bok sahm to the UK...that'll teach them about portioning! =D hurry back and tell me many bedtime stories. oh! and i went fishing by myself yesterday and I caught close to 30! XD we gotta go when you come back.

...when is that by the way?

ChosenCho said...

Aloe Vera drink = nasty !!
but i'm sure you enjoyud the CHOco-Pie ;-)
running beast!

nippyjulie said...

Hi Jason,

Sounds like you are having lots of fun! I'll give you a call some time...
~ Don't get into too much trouble!
Love,
Noona

Unknown said...

dolsot bibimbap is one of my favorite dishes as well.