Gambas al Ajillo, Morning Ritual, Morning Routine

20211112, #breakfastdiary 266, 1°C/clear Olive oil glugs into the pan, then in go the prettiest garlic in the world — crushed hard, with longing — and peperoncino, sautéed until fragrant, then shrimp, tomato, and broccoli dropped in. I couldn't stop thinking about the gambas I'd seen yesterday. #GambasAlAjillo Gambas means shrimp and ajillo means garlic, so saying 'shrimp gambas' is basically saying 'shrimp shrimp' — a little redundant. In the 17th National Assembly election, the Democratic Labor Party did well, winning 13% of the party vote. At a public lecture given by Roh Hoe-chan, who had just pinned on his brand-new lawmaker's badge, a student asked: "The Grand National Party says the future will be a two-party race between itself and the Democratic Labor Party. The Uri Party says it'll be a two-party race between itself and the Democratic Labor Party. What do you think, Representative?" Roh answered: "The future isn't something you can predict recklessly. But putting both opinions together, it does seem certain that it'll end up a two-party race between the Democratic Labor Party and X." These were the words of a rookie lawmaker from a minor party that had, for the first time in history, made it into the National Assembly. The room erupted in laughter. Even the Grand National Party's supporters and the Uri Party's supporters probably laughed along. Son A-ram, A Politician's Joke Even in hard times, #DontLoseYourHumor