Aug 5th 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Food and Dining & Food Friday & Philippines & Photos & Urban Living
Hands down, Siopao is one my son’s fave food among the many food he prefers. Maybe because it is easy to eat being an almost no-fuss food or maybe because it is a “safe” choice.
Here is a big Masuki siopao he ate all by himself.
Read about Masuki Chicken Mami here which best pairs with that ginormous siopao.
Jul 26th 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Me & Philippines & Urban Living
Call me a prude but being a mom and a teacher, it pisses me gives me displeasure to read how the young people are HAPPY that classes are suspended.
Come on, classes are suspended because there is storm signal #2 which has a lot of rains and strong winds. And flooding. And flying debris. And falling trees plus MORE homeless people.
“No classes, yey!”
“Party time, classes suspended!”
“I’m taking my sweet time doing this hoping classes will be suspended tomorrow.”
” Classes suspended at all levels tomorrow due to strong prayers of students”
Ahem, you don’t need strong prayers for classes to be suspended, save your prayers for those being battered by the strong rains and winds.
FYI: Classes are suspended so that we all could stay at home and be safe.
We can probably do that chore we have been meaning to finish, like organizing our cabinets or Christmas photo cards in the box somewhere in one of the rooms or even try baking some goodies if the electricity is still on.
After we said the grace before meals, the hubby (who came home early in time for dinner, yey) asked me to pray for those being battered by the typhoon, for those who have nowhere to go if they get flooded or if their homes are affected by the weather disturbance.
I hope these people who are happy because classes are suspended think twice and not wait until what is happening to some of our kababayans out there will happen to them too.
Jul 1st 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Family Matters & Food and Dining & Food Friday & Philippines & Photos & Urban Living
This is Crispy Dinuguan from Kanin Club (UP-AyalaTechnoHub)
Quite unique because we are used to eating Pork Dinuguan with soft meat. The pork in this Crispy Dinuguan have been cooked with a crunchy texture (yes, ginawang chicharon!). When you order this for takeout, they crispy pork bits are in a different container separated from the sauce.
Jun 28th 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Environment & For Information & Health Matters & Philippines
Hurrah! for Starbucks because they are implementing “No Smoking” in all stores. I wonder if I would see people there using ecigarette.
Why would they not have this tule, there is a “No Smoking in Public” law of RA 9211 or Tobacco Regulation that was passed.
For those who are allergic to smoke like me and those who have asthma, this is definitely something we have to say we approve of. Yey!
There will be designated smoking areas for the smokers and I’m sure I wouldn’t want to venture in those area 😉 How would people know if these are the designated areas for smoking, authorities say they will put big drums with sand inside. I really hope the authorities will be strict in implementing these rules and not just be strict at the beginning of the implementation.
To smokers, you are not being told to NOT smoke, you can smoke all you want, only in the designated areas where you are supposed to smoke. Ktnxbai.
Jun 18th 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Family Matters & Home & Philippines
Tomorrow, June 19, 2011, is Father’s Day and I’m sure most people are going to celebrate this special day honoring their fathers.
This particular father’s day coincidentally falls on the 150th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal, this nation’s national hero. In a way, Jose Rizal is like a father to the Filipino Youth.
Like our fathers who, along with their own individuality and unique traits like picking the vegetables out of a meat stew, or re-reading books that have long been read or maybe even doing a weekly dusting old sports trophies they’ve won during their prime, Jose Rizal is not just an exceptional young man but a patriot, a true citizen and one who tries to excel in everything he does.
Just like our fathers.
Just like our fathers who work hard to provide for the families needs, Rizal worked hard to achieve freedom for the country.
Just like our fathers who patiently teach their children how to be good citizens, Rizal taught us, through his work how to love our country and fight for what is right.
Our fathers and Jose Rizal are all different from one another but looking at their traits, we will find similarities.
May 27th 2011greenbucksAround the Metro & Food and Dining & Food Friday & Home & Me & Philippines & Photos
One day last week, the children were staying with their cousins and I was too lazy to cook for lunch.
I saw that the nearby sari-sari store is open so I went to buy three packs of chili-mansi pancit canton. I didn’t put all three packs of seasoning, I only used two packs.
Like it would make having this justifiable huh? But then again, I only have chili-mansi pancit canton once in a blue moon.
I had a glass of ice-cold Coke with this plate of chili-mansi pancit canton 😉 So much for healthy eating, lol.
