hate the sin, love the sinner

[Athene]

Yes, you did mention it was over a lifetime. Sorry about that. 
I was on a ridonkulously short break from my Saturday at the salt mines and didn't read it as carefully as I would've liked.

Couldn't even finish my frickin' noodles; rush, rush, rush.

are those like ramen noodles? My grandmother (who spoke no english) called them New-do's We HATED New-do's. We called them Old-doo (old poop) I don't think she ever got the joke.

heh heh...frickin' noodles as in "Are you frickin' kiddin' me?"   

On weekends, several of the Filipina nurses bring it. Food.  
Lots of it. 

I was eating vegetable pancit : Very thin, thread-like, rice noodles that become soft just by soaking in warm water a couple of minutes. Then they get tossed in a pan with oil, garlic, shallots, vegetables and whatever else strikes one's fancy.

She would start with the Ramen beef, and then put a table spoon of Korean ketchup (Gochijang) in them which would set "both holes on fire" (one now and one about 8 hours from now) Or she would put Cheong-guk-jang (or stinky bean paste) in it which litterally looks and smells like mashed up dog poo (hence Old doo's) Basically it is mashed up and firmented soybeans, left out in the sun in jars to bake for weeks. Looks and smells bad tastes so good! (which is why when they say smell is like 90% of taste I know its a lie.) This stuff tastes nothing like it smells. But it makes you smell like it smells.

Well, I have tried a bit of Filipino bagoong; a "stinky" paste made from fermented fish or krill. It actually didn't taste nearly as potent as it smelled. 
Not bad, just a bit too salty for my liking. 

I do like very hot stuff, so the Korean ketchup sounds like something I would try; I'm not too keen on the prospect of delayed ass burning, though.

I'd definitely use less than a tablespoon.