post birthday celebration #1

Currently listening to: Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order

Every time I think of youI feel shot right through with a bolt of blueIt’s no problem of mine, but it’s a problem I findLivin’ a life that I can’t leave behindThere’s no sense in telling meThe wisdom of the fool won’t set you freeBut that’s the way that it goes and it’s what nobody knowsWell, every day my confusion grows

he obligatory birthday dinner with the K-Girls lives on—even if my actual birthday passed a while ago. Life’s been busy for all of us, so it took some time to finally find a night that worked for everyone. But better late than never.

We kicked things off with a little detour to Daiso because… BT21. We wanted to see if any new merch had dropped, and we’re all weak when it comes to cute things. No regrets.

Dinner was at Nep, and instead of doing the usual and ordering our own entrees, we decided to just go in on a bunch of appetizers and share everything family-style. Honestly, that’s the move.

Vietnamese shrimp salad. It was refreshing, the mix of mango and shrimp just hit right.

The calamari was solid too, but the real MVP was the chili lime mayo dip that came with it.

We also tried something new: shrimp toast. The milk bread topped with shrimp paste, and sesame seeds with a side of hot honey mayo to dip it in. More gluten than I needed but I didn’t care. It was hella good.

The chicken wings were mid. It’s caramelized fish sauce, garlic and chili.

One of the girls packed up the leftovers and took it home since the rest of us were tapped out.

But we also have another stomach for dessert. We went to Mochi and ordered black sesame milk snow and a fruit shaved ice bowl. It was a perfect coo-down after a salty meal and gave us another excuse to sit and talk for an hour before going home.

I’m grateful for my friends and carving out time to spend with one another.


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29 responses to “post birthday celebration #1”

  1. Hazel Avatar

    It’s so good to have friends. I’m happy for you, Rojie. The foods are mouth watering.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank you, Hazel!!

      1. Hazel Avatar

        My pleasure, Rojie. Stay safe!

  2. Jesse Pallante Avatar

    Awesome food porn. Everything looked delicious thank you for sharing. I am glad you and your friends hung out.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thank you, Jesse!

      1. Jesse Pallante Avatar

        Sure the food looked good 👍.

  3. Ajinkya Rane Avatar

    Shrimp toast sounds new to me, bet it was delicious!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It was my first time and it was so delicious

      1. Ajinkya Rane Avatar

        Sounds like you popped your shrimp!🤭

        1. justrojie Avatar

          😆

  4. ibarynt Avatar

    Ahhh the food is heaven… you have wonderful friends.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      I’m lucky to have them!

  5. Swarnadeep Banerjee Avatar

    Sometimes, this wordpress reader section is a bad place to be. I just had a regular boaring lunch, and now I’m seeing all these moth watering stuff that I can’t reach…..😒

    1. justrojie Avatar

      😆 sorry bout that!

  6. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

    Calamari, shrimp toast for me Ro.!!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It was tres good

  7. April Avatar

    ohh…was that shrimp one on top like spicy?

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Not spicy at all! It was nice had a little tang to it

  8. Violet Lentz Avatar

    Sounds heavenly!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It really was

  9. utahan15 Avatar

    k girls?
    is that like yam ass s
    gals and guys
    sure hope
    not
    what an asshot
    idiot
    happy birthday to some one here
    btw
    i suppose

    1. justrojie Avatar

      lol korean girls

      1. utahan15 Avatar

        song sung

  10. myallaboutyou Avatar

    Sounds awesome! And looks good too!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It was yummy! Thank you!

  11. Maddie Cochere Avatar

    There is no food like that here – not in a 500-mile radius, I’m sure. 🙂 What a great night out with friends. So much interesting food!! Appetizers are sometimes just what you want!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It is! I like the variety 😆

  12. Info-Man Avatar

    Lol i am hungry 😂 again 🤤😂

    1. justrojie Avatar

      😆

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