When Tiffanie Isla Olaso asked the heavens for a sign, Evan James Dee came into her life and became that perfect boyfriend that she never expected him to be. Their happy relationship painfully ended after three years but until now, she's still deter...
This feels like falling in love, Falling in love, We're falling in love
-Kiss Me, Ed Sheeran
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Tiffanie and James spent their first night in Jinyoung and Ji-Su's small apartment in Seomyeon. Iisa lang ang kwarto duon kaya sa sofa sila natulog. She didn't mind sharing a single futon with James, sanay na naman kasi siyang katabi ito dati nuong wala pa yuong panglatag sa sahig.
During the morning of their day two in Busan, they went out early to start their adventure. Akala ni Tiffanie ay sasama pa ang magkasintahan ngunit ang sabi, hahabol na lang daw ang dalawa. Ji-Su has work, si Jinyoung din naman ay may kliyente kaya kailangan din pumasok sa tattoo shop. They planned to have a BBQ dinner later in which Tiffanie is looking forward to.
Bago magpuntang trabaho ay hinatid muna sila nila Ji-Su sa BIFF square. They did not eat breakfast at home since they weren't still hungry. Nang maikwento rin kasi ni James ang mga pagkain na balak nitong ipatikim sa kanya ay gusto na niya na gawing agahan ang mga iyon. Jinyoung also suggested that they go there with an empty stomach so they could enjoy eating a lot.
Their first stop in the street food stall was the sweet pancake called hotteok. They watched how these pancakes were fried on a griddle then cut in the middle. Nilalagyan iyon ng honey, brown sugar, konting asin, dinurog na mani, raisins at sunflower seeds.
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Nang oras na para tikman, nagkamali si Tiffanie na isubo agad iyon. The filling was piping hot! Naatat kasi siyang kumain dahil nagutom na kasi siya pagdating nila sa BIFF square.
James saw her reaction and took her hotteok.
"Nakuha daw nito ang pangalan galing sa 'ho' sound kapag hinihipan daw ito para lumamig," he explained to her before blowing on it to cool it down.
"'Ho' sound?" Wala naman siyang narinig na 'ho'.
James, then, exaggerated the 'ho' sound so she could hear it. Tinaasan naman niya ito ng kilay at napangiwi na lang siya sa pagpipigil tumawa. Ang corny talaga nito at nakakainis pero nakakatawa pa rin. The other Koreans who were in the line to buy their pancakes were already looking at them, tawag pansin kasi ang ginagawa ni James.
"Ito, okay na." He placed it near her mouth so she could take a bite. "Hipan mo lang uli."
It was sweet, a bit of salty and gooey. Gustong-gusto iyon ni Tiffanie pero pinigilan niya ang sarili na bumili pa ng additional order para naman makatikim pa ng ibang pagkain.
"Dali, gawin mo rin yung malakas na 'ho' sound," pamimilit ni James.
Ayaw niya pero ang kulit nito. Inagaw pa yung hotteok niya para lang mapanuod siyang gawin iyon. Sinakyan na lang niya ito para tumigil na. They ended up snickering after she did it with her lips in an exaggeratingly pouting-o shape. Mukha siyang tanga pero okay lang, dalawa silang mukhang tanga.
