White day is another spin on Valentine's Day a month later. Apparently in Korea, Vday is when the girl gives the guy a gift (supposely chocolate) to show her love to him, and the favor is returned on Wday where the guy gives a gift back to the girl (supposely candy). I had mentioned before that Korea is a walking Valentine's Day- everywhere you go, couples are spotted, some, even with a ridiculous sense of style and so not only couples were spotted that day, gifts of all sorts were too.

Since my first day in Korea, there were already advertisements regarding this event, so it was no surprise to see more and more of them plastering store fronts as this day came closer. The day of, booths had even popped up with bouquets of candy, boxes of chocolate, and giant teddy bears. My friends and I decided to do our own version of White Day and coined it Friendship Day. For dinner that night, we went to eat bulgogi cooked in a brothy soup with rice and delicious (what is not delicious in Korea?) side dishes- various kimchi, bacon-flavor-like lettuce, dried fish mixed in some paste, clear noodles and more. The bulgogi was seasoned to perfection and was mouth watering savory! It was a delight to eat it and spoon the broth over your rice, ahh so tasty!
So far, everything eaten in Korea is better than eaten in Canada, even western dishes. You may think that the Basket Robins franchise would be like any other in North America, but it's definitely not. We decided to treat ourselves to a cake to celebrate our friendship and also because we've noticed how people carry a BR cake in a styrofoam box. We found out that the styrofoam box includes a pack of ice to keep your cake fresh. The staff asks how long it will be until you eat your cake and this determines how much ice they give you. Also, candles and matches are free(BR is not cheap here like DQ back home). The staff actually thought it was one of our birthdays and asked how old that person was turning... we just wanted candles so I asked for five.

Happy March 14 Friends!