My mom is a doll...an infinitely adorable doll. She, like many other Asian moms, thinks constantly about my foodie needs. We'll have a discussion about whether I'm able to find the "essentials" (e.g. KIMCHI, rice, ramen, etc) out here and I'll insist I can make do with the single international market in town. In reality I obviously can't find anything remotely close to the homemade good stuff, but I just try to deter her from attempting to ship kimchi across the country to me to spare any non-Korean postal worker who handles the pungent package. But like I said, my mom is a doll, and I am so grateful that she cannot help herself from looking out for my needs. She went ahead and sent me a care package that says it all: my mommy loves me, not the monopolistic U.S. Postal Service! Well, I'm sure that thought never crosses her mind, but she did complain about their prices! My mom was originally just forwarding me some mail and decided to turn it into a full-on, Gangnam-worthy, care package complete with a jar of homemade kimchi, some ramen, and a giant container of crispy rice. I know only my fellow Asians, and perhaps only Koreans, will understand the depth of love here, but for me, this is yet another reason why moms will NEVER go out of style.

The crown jewel, packaged to perfection!