Spam Fried Rice - I Need Advice

For a sauce:
1 tablespoon hot water
¼ teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon light soy sauce (or to taste)
about a 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (can find in some supermarkets and all asian markets, its thicker and sweeter)

Mix that up and throw it over the rice and stir well

Towards the end, spread about a tablespoon worth of shaoxing wine or mirin on the perimeter of the wok. Light drizzle with sesame oil, mix and serve.

Just soy sauce is not sufficient to make it taste "authentic"

ETA: I also feel like eggs are essential to fried rice. If you have never used fish sauce- don't smell it, just trust that it will add a nice umami flavor in small doses

Bacon
Egg
Hondashi
Rice wine vinegar
Garlic
Ginger

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1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (can find in some supermarkets and all asian markets, its thicker and sweeter)

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I like the flavor of ketjap manis vs dark soy. Sweet, savory, slightly smoky, with a molasses-like depth. Both will work tho.

When it's done cooking throw a teaspoon or two of toasted sesame oil in there and stir. You'll notice a big difference in flavor.

The absence of sesame oil jumped out at me right away. It's a game changer.

ETA: Don't cook with it. Add it at the end to enhance flavor. As previously mentioned, a hint of oyster sauce does wonders.

green onions
eggs
garlic
msg
sesame oil

Shaoxing wine is the secret.

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Also dark soy sauce is pretty much just a color additive

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Not the bottle I've got. It's a pretty strong flavor. Couldn't tell you the brand, it's written in Vietnamese