tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88797961808967790802024-02-06T19:53:31.341-08:00Pusong Mamonstories of my interests and whereaboutskarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-6313849600038295572014-12-17T01:06:00.000-08:002014-12-17T01:06:11.132-08:00Movie Marathon<div style="text-align: justify;">
When you planned and made a timetable to follow in order to accomplish a certain task, in most of the time it didn't realize. That's what I did when my VL was confirmed. I started to buy all the ingredients and supplies for my baking to be shipped to the Philippines. Alas, but until I left for Singapore, no box showed up on our doorstep. </div>
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I love watching movies but perfect timing to go to the movie house is not feasible and ended up sleeping on my seat. Since my plans went kaput, sudden turn around of activity was to run a movie marathon for those movies I missed to watch.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I always suggest to visit South Korea every time my sister and I is planning to go overseas. May be I was fascinated by their culture, food and vanity.</span><br />
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I received a quick response from my sister if we will push through our plans, since both of us are free to travel without any hitch on our schedule. After a meeting and some inquiries with the travel agent we blocked a date to apply for visa and thank God, it was given to us after three days. We didn't waste anytime to meet again the travel agent and without any hesitation, we bite his offer which I think we're not on the losing end because he arrange our hotel accommodations and island tour in Jeju. We opted to take only hotel accommodation in Seoul since we want to explore the city hopping from one train or bus to another.</div>
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A week before our departure, my sister listed and Googled a must see places and I took care only minor details. It's good to be updated and comb the city with WiFi connection although it is free around the metropolis if you're in an establishment but we decided to scour the place on our own, using the internet connection will not get us lost. I rented the LTE from Pocekt WiFi Korea for US$5.25/day with nationwide coverage at a speed of up to 100Mbps and can connect 5 devices simultaneously. I'm not a sponsored but a satisfied client because we didn't experience any glitches on our whole stay in Korea. </div>
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It was a long day travel from Singapore to Incheon then Gimpo to Jeju Island. Even if it was an exhausting journey but look what awaits us? A level out five-star digs at Ocean Suite Jeju Hotel.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking the busy supermarket </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The size is enough for my body build</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My assigned bed</td></tr>
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After we freshen up, we went to the downtown to check some interesting places to dine and buy local products to bring home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An offbeat shopping area carrying international brands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overboard marketplace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeju is known for their oranges</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh catches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know if this is a preserved prawns pickled in salt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Freshly cut ready for consumption</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fresh catch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More dried fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Varieties of Kim chi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried herbs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stone sculptures</td></tr>
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We mingled with a group of Pinays who were married to locals at the underground market where we can have a Korean barbecue for dinner but we ended here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone can translate the name of this restaurant?</td></tr>
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Jeju is not new to us when it comes to the location, where some of the koreanovela I wacthed was shot from that place. Jeju is known as land of wind, women and stone. It is located in the path typhoons so the islanders had to fight against the sea then the people had to cultivate the land through the process of clearing away the numerous rocks covering the lands and then form the inlets for irrigation, afterwards construct the walls for protection against wind. The main source of income is fishing and according to the history, most of the men were lost at the sea, which made women larger in number. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Sangumburi, paths were covered with rubber to make it convenient to tourist on not stepping the stones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear top view of Sangumburi Crater<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top after trailing 600 stairs.</td></tr>
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Our trip was cut short to 4 days and it was difficult to squeeze all the places that we wanted to visit so we decided to join the city tour on Sunday at 9 am. We cannot afford to miss the Sunday mass thus we attended the 7 am service even if we don't understand since English mass is at only 9 am. The temp on that Sunday morning was freezing cold on the way to the church, since it's a walking distance from our hotel to Myeongdong Cathedral we have to brave the weather. It was very solemn and most of the lady parishioners are wearing their veil. According to Cla, in Beijing you are not allowed to sit in a cross legs while inside the church. I looked around and asked her if she noticed, she just shake her head so I sat comfortably the whole one hour. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception or known as<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interior of the church is ornately decorated with religious artwork</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One thing I noticed the moment I took a sit that there's no bar for kneeling in every pews because they<br />
don't kneel during consecration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pope Francis image is display in honor of papal visit in Korea after 25 years on August, 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church goers were greeted by the Parish priest and nuns to say thank you & good morning after the mass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had our breakfast after the mass from Lotteria, a locally well known fast food chain. It was our agreement<br />
that we're not going to try international brands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwanghwamum gate-guard-on-duty is ready for their performance</td></tr>
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After our lunch we also dropped in at Korean ginseng and precious stone amethyst stores. Our last stop is at Insa-dong, where we bought our <i>pasalubong </i>& some souvenir items. <br />
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Luckily our travel agent booked us at Savoy hotel which is located in the heart of very busy district, Myeongdong, (isang hakbang lang) where you will find hundreds of stores of cosmetics, clothes and of course food. If you have plans of visiting Korea, look for a place to stay in this area 'coz of convenience if you are shopaholics. To those who are addicted to beauty products, name it, and you'll find it here at cheap rates. Clothes and food are pricey, if there is a budget constraints then just settle for street food and few blocks away from our hotel is Namdaemun market where you can buy clothes and accessories at an affordable prices. </div>
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From the time we set foot in Jeju Island, Cla was already looking for a Korean barbecue restaurant, fortunately on our last day in Seoul, we spotted several cafes but this one caught our attention. That was my first time to try it, I followed Cla on how she wrapped the pork and kimchi in a big green leaf and ooops...you have to put the whole pack in your mouth and don't eat it in portions because that's the practical way on how to consume it. The servings that we ordered is good enough for two in a set of soup and salad. Please forgive me, I don't know the name of the restaurant, I tried to ask the guy who help us to cut the barbecue but he doesn't speak English. Any way, if you happened to be in Myeongdong, you have so many choices to pick from while wandering through the area. </div>
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We are in constant communication with Rofezel before our trip. Rofezel is my niece based in Korea for several years now. Fluent in Korean language and what I admire her most? Her real Korean accent(nakakaaliw). <br />
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Cla suggest to visit again the Myeongdong Cathedral after our breakfast, but more stories to be told so we settled to sip hot coffee to keep us warm while catching up. We've been together for only 3 hours and it so sad that we need to say our goodbyes and see you soons. We may not be able to explore the city as we planned but I hope there'll be more next time and meet Rofezel again. This trip was originally booked for five days but 2 days before our journey, Cla begged to cut it short by one day because she badly needs to report for work due to an important commitment and her presence is required. </div>
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We were not able to experience to have selfies wearing Hanbok(Korean traditional dress) and visit the Hello kitty island but time is so kind to us and able to have a photo op with hello kitty at the airport.</div>
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Annyeonghaseyo or Hello! It all started during the war between North and South Korea which they used to it and asking every one they met on the road by saying are you okey? Until it became a normal lingo to greet anyone they bump. Part of their culture is their resiliency to rise after the war and look at where are they now. Korea is one the richest and fast ascending country in Asia. No matter how hard their lives before but reaping now the fruits they planted in their heart and spirit of mightiness of their nation. Food represent their respect to their ancestors who claimed their country. Don't you noticed these yellow races have in common? Chopstick, noodles, soup and religion. Vanity is part of their growing up, as early as 18 years old they start to be conscious on their skin and look. </div>
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Incheon International Airport is one of the potentially dangerous airports in the world. A most susceptible to a rocket strike which North Korea can easily hit it far back from DMZ and slim chances to protect their aircraft and passengers at the airport according to Steven Frischling, a blogger and aviation security analyst. This news didn't stop us to visit South Korea, and never mind the friction because what I found in the airport? A covered toilet seats where I can conveniently answer the call of nature. </div>
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Culture, food and vanity will not break their sanity to the present rift in the peninsula. Koreans are the most courageous, life goes on even there's a constant exchange of threat that may escalate to war. Just say ANNYEONGHASEYO may relieve their doubt to peace, fear of conflict and pat on the shoulder signifying that they were okey.</div>
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It's been two years since this video was released but every time I come across this on my subscription I never fail to watch it over and over again. As far as I can recall the first time I saw this on FB, I immediately called my mom and made a count down to Christmas.</div>
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Unforgettable, maybe for some reasons, first, it was my first time to spend Christmas with my family after five years of yearning and wishing to get a slot of VL. It was not only the holiday season I looked forward to but also the family trip to an out-of-town get away which I never thought it will be the last with my mom.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our trip to Bohol</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"> Second, we're not complete when we attended the Christmas mass due to some commitment but the noche buena was the happiest because we're in one table sharing the blessings and the recipes we prepared that night.</span><br />
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Lastly, seeing my god children, relatives and friends whom I have not seen for a long time. That's why photo opp with them was never miss.</div>
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This year will be different again, Christmas and New Year will be a busy day because I'll be doing the afternoon shift but I hope I could spend the eves with my new housemates or friends who opted to spend Christmas here in the Merlion city. It would be a terrible or horrible season for me away with my family but still thankful because the Lord never allowed any hollowed time to be miserable 'coz of work and the annual competency exam that everyone is praying and preparing that all of us would make it. Sorry if I'm fast tracking the events but it is humiliating to fail. </div>
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Would you believe while I was penning this blog? I played the video more than five times. Melody and message inspired me to press the keyboard thinking that I was one of the stars in the sky that somehow in one way or another I was a nonsense influence with humor to others. 'Til next time folks on my next blog, honestly, I missed doing this and it's been months since my last entry. GOD bless!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 36pt;">Mommy or Nanay
is the most utter name in the world. We call their name when we are
in the middle of jubilation, sadness or even you are in danger. No one of
us will never pass a day without thinking or seeing them because since we were
an infant the first voice we heard is their lovely encouragement on our first
time to walk or talk. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mother has the
biggest influence in our lives and I attribute this to my mom and the moms who
stood on us while we were young. Influence such as patience and humility. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We lost our father when
I was 2 years old and basically my mom played as the provider and
disciplinarian in the family. Since we are five in the family, sustaining
a living is very hard for a government employee whose take home pay was
difficult to budget and most of the time, short, so my mom's mind was spinning where in the world she can take the fund to cover the deficit.
Thank God, my mom was able to beat
all the storms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> As far as I can
remember and some of you has a mutual insights as mine or maybe you do this
when your family starting to grow:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No matter how tired
from work, she still manage to wake us up the following morning, at 4 am to
prepare our breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She never stops to
wake us up in in the morning during school days. Voice that nags us and
sometimes it’s sirang plaka (keeps on repeating the lyrics because of worn-out
plate) to our ears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She never forget to
bring home the food she tried whenever she dine with her friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Afraid of her voice, if anyone of us made an
offensive action, either we will be spank or hear a short exhortation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her decision is like
an iron that you cannot bend, what she said is final and you cannot bargain
anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She always remind us
through her actions that we should be satisfy of what she can afford to buy for
us. From foods, clothing to where school
we're going to when I’m about to go to college. But, at that time she was
lenient on me and gave me the freedom to which school I want to take the course
of my liking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those traits are the
factors that moulded our patience and humility as we grow older. Patience…maybe innate to my whole brood
because that’s the way my mom raised us. Just wait and things will come into places if
we practice hard work and confidence.
Humility in all aspect was developed as we don’t have the power to argue
and just follow what my mom thinks what is best for us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> To summarize those years, we are
literally <i>takot na takot </i>(panicky)of
her when she raise her voice and glare her eyes on us. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 20 years rewind…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> My mom had a stroke in 1994,
prior to that she was found out that her haemoglobin is abnormally high and
later diagnosed with Polycythemia vera and it was too late that CVA(Cerebrovascular accident) or stroke will be
prevented if her CBC/platelet is constantly
monitor every 2 weeks and sometimes phlebotomy is to be done if her haemoglobin level shoot doubled beyond the
normal. For years until her demise, her
regular visit to the laboratory and Oncologist is like a child who wants to
dine in Jollibee for a weekly reward.
And to top it all she religiously takes her medications and sometimes
she’s <i>nagmamarunong</i>(charlatan) if she
is going to discontinue her meds because she read/watched from somewhere else
that it would affect her kidney or liver.
OMG!!! All of us needs to be patient in explaining to her that the dose
was adjusted to prevent any damage on her major organs. But one thing we noticed is that she mellowed
after her CVA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She easily laughs and
sometimes we need to stop her because she might choke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Aha! It’s payback
time…we admonished her if she cannot control to munch on those foods that she
need to consume less or in moderation (putok batok).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She learned how to be
humorous: if you asked her, Nanay ano na
balita? She will reply: Labas ang hita or Nanay ano sauce or sawsawan then her
answer: Sauce ng maryosep!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She has a comical manner of reading the newspaper. She reads it
sideways from right to left maybe that’s the most comfortable way her eyes to accommodate. I assume her eyes was also affected when she had a stroke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She really
changed. When we were young, we used to
have only one <i>ulam</i> (viand) in every
meal. It really surprised me every time
I call them over the phone to ask whether they have eaten and what’s the <i>ulam</i>…2 side dishes are on the table but
it should be soup the other dish for her to swallow the food easily.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those are the funny
moments we remember about mom’s 20 years ordeal with her condition and
eventually became her lifestyle. Her
passing is still fresh to us, but we don’t want to dwell on those melancholic
days but to cherish the happy moments with her. We are not affectionate to
our mom as you know we are apprehensive even sharing our teeny bopper experiences so even saying we love her was not mentioned once. I should say through our actions we were able
to convey the message how we love and care for her. Lessons learned and we always read and hear
this advice: show our affection while our mom/parents are still alive. It’s never too late to proclaim this: WE LOVE
YOU NANAY!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was really thankful
for a chance to celebrate her last Mother’s Day in 2012, it was the most precious
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(L) Inanang Toyang with my Mom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L-R Inanang Ura, Amamang Tomas, Inanang Felisa, Inanang Pili<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ooops! I also want to acknowledge the mommies who looked
after us while my mom is not around when we were young.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inanang Toyang
(maternal grandmother) & Inanang Ura (paternal grandmother). They alternate when no one is available to
take care on us. They were frail but
still energetic to cuddle us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inanang Pili, who was
brave and never stop to talk and pacify us when we start to cry. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nanay Doring (my mom’s
sister in-law), we learned from her to eat what is on the table and don’t
complain. That’s why I don’t have a
problem in eating vegetable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To all the mothers I
salute you for your understanding, forgiving and never ending love & working beyond your body and soul
can endure to mould us what we are now. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! To
my Ate Dess, Happy mother’s day!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">P.S. Nanay, please forgive me, I'm not a good writer like you and I'm just trying hard to be with a purpose.</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I belittle this event and in most of the run I joined I thought that this is the fastest and easiest hurdle. I miscalculated the time that I would finish the 5km race in 30 minutes and I even SMS my sister that I would meet her in the city between 5-5:30pm to see a friend. Alas, this wasn’t that easy, lesson learned: figure out the situation first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The sun is high when Ferdie, Donna and I got to the venue, it </span>hasn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> started yet but we are soaking in our sweat from registration to service bus queue going to the site. It’s good that we run late on our call time and the heat of the sun at 3:30 pm, that was our flag-off time, was still warm and will not relatively burn our skin. Again, another misconception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> At the start of the race, there was a mix feeling of scruple and excitement because to us, this is our first. On the first 500 meters, as I got near to the reality, there was already a group of Zombies waiting for us to chase and get the flags tied on our waist. We must keep at least one flag until we cross the finish line, as a token, we will get the survivor shirt. In our group there was one runner who arrayed in a spider man costume, I had a dilemma whether I will run with Spidy or not because most of the Zombies that we came across aimed for him. It was a deciding point for me as I thought that he’s a superhero, another misconception. I woke up my mind that this is for real, I have to save myself and my two dangling flags. We are not prepared to the obstacles, even a training before this event was not in our plan. It’s good that not anyone of us had an injury, just a muscle pain that has been stretched beyond what our body expected to happen. It was a sigh of relief when I finally slide down the water which I thought that it was the last stumbling block to the finish line, whew, I need to crawl in the sand and under the net on the way to the quarantine area. But I cheated and opted not to do that, instead, I cross over through a small gap without tormenting myself creeping. Luckily there’s no Zombies in that area, because the gist there is that they will not harm or get your flags if you passed through the last tripping. I salute Ferdie and Donna for groveling in the sand without hesitation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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At the strike of …ber months, it
signals the start of jolly season in the Philippines. Kids will start to count how many sleeps to
Christmas. This is how Filipinos are
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In my family, while we do the
countdown, we celebrate the birthdays of Cla, Kendrick, my dear Nanay, Jairus, Kyle
and Ate, then after December 11, that’s after my Ate’s birthday, the days are
numbered to Christmas. But why Filipinos
do are so excited to welcome the season? Base on my observation it all emanate
from the culture that we grown-up to and hope that everything would change.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I don’t have any inkling how this
all started but in my presumption, it is already a part of our culture. Some nations would laugh on us or wonder, but
it’s our uniqueness. Without admitting in
your heart, being a Pinoy will come out naturally as these months rolling, many
of us will start to list down and save to buy gifts for our friends and loved
ones. I’d been away from my homeland for
six years and I confess that I have that excitement too, and I didn't miss to end my night shift by greeting my colleagues “Merry Christmas”. It is a lame satisfaction but do you know how
this pleasure brings to the heart in every one of us especially the kids? When I was a kid, I remember my mom, that all
of us go to the nearby city in bunch to shop for new clothes and foods to serve
on Christmas Eve. It shows that it all
started in ages and passed it on to young generations. This culture is undeniable that you are true
Filipino where ever you are.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Calamity is concomitant in the
Philippines when these months onsets.
But as early as June, storm is synonymous to us. I’m not referring literally to natural calamities,
but calamities that our nation is going through. Pork barrel scam and corruptions that
involves elected government officials.
Another unique quality of Pinoys is unity. We are united when someone posted a shout out
on Facebook or tweeted an appeal to help our fellowman who were submerged from
flood due to typhoon Maring and monsoon.
Just a post will unite us to fight any calamities that destroys the
credibility of our officials. The
Million People March last August 29 that coincides the National Heroes day,
identifies that you are true hero who calls for a transparent and be true to
his oath as an elected officials. Many
things had been said and plans laid out to tidy the mess and exercise R.I.P.
(reject, investigate, prosecute) the root of this evil practices. As reports says that this whole hullabaloo will
be covered by another big news or this whole process will take century to try
in court and there’s no culprit to indict because of the big names are involved
with connections from the authorities. Hope
is only left in every Filipinos although it’s too vague to resolve the cancer
that stricken the system. A hope that
would save our nation and a prayer that this yuletide season will bring a
change in every Filipinos. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As Filipinos, no matter how
problems piled up, we still have the luxury to smile and takes life to go on,
but I hope that we should not change on our stand. We are known that all bygones be bygones
after a few years, those offenders and who betrayed the public trust will be
elected, we should learned from the past mistakes. We should not change, even the …ber months is
here. We must forgive but not forget.<o:p></o:p><br />
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In …ber months, we begin the Yule
season, anticipate that many things will happen. Whether it is beneficial or bad. We, Filipinos will never be desolate rather,
we will rise with retaliation carrying the culture in our hearts. Don’t stop, we’re now on the ladder of
recognition that once upon a time, we are just one dot in the world map. Rise above Filipinos! Let’s consider every day is …ber. </div>
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On a lighter note, I was inspired
to write this blog while playing the Christmas Company an album from The
Company. It’s so advance to greet all of you, but MERRY CHRISTMAS!<o:p></o:p><br />
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PasarBella is another place to
explore for my friend Melanie as part of our food adventure. Although this is my second time to visit this
place but it still excites me to introduce to someone who is new to this haven
of food lovers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were melancholic maybe because
we came from the night shift and we fasted for 10 hours for our annual health
screening. Even if we are feeble, we
were able to make at 1:45pm pick up time at Toa Payoh going to the Grandstand formerly
The Turf City in Bukit Timah. For those
who wanted to explore the place you can visit their website at <a href="http://www.pasarbella.com/">www.pasarbella.com</a> and have a short overview of their wide array of their
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Albeit it was a late lunch, as we
used to that routine, but we enjoyed the moment. We toured the place first to
allow Melanie to choose what she want to crave on. Some would be surprise because the items are a
bit pricey, ranging from S$11.00-S$40.00.
We ended and enjoyed the spaghetti in red pesto for me and penne in pink
shrimp paste for my friend and goes with Iron-Wo-man salad (baby spinach in
strawberry dressing with feta cheese, roasted almond, boiled pumpkin and golden
raisins). I was pleased to hear from Melanie that she liked the salad and she
thought that it was bitter just like the other green salad she tried
before. Don’t be discourage to visit
this place for those who are not vegetable lovers because you can still try the
Paella, roasted suckling pig, pasta in black ink, couscous tabbouleh salad,
varieties of sausages, beef steaks and many more. We stayed for two and a half hours to finish
the servings with picture taking and posting our selfie pictures on Instagram
and a chit chat. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was raining outside and it’s
good that we have our umbrellas. Umbrella is a must have, because there’s no
covered path walk going to the bus pick up point. I beg my friend to have a short engagement because
of the weather and I’m having headache, and both of us would have an early rest.</div>
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At PasarBella, we wrap up the
adventure with a gastronomic satisfaction to our palate and tummy and back
there with more friends to munch different menu.</div>
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Until next time folks and get
ready on our next adventure.<o:p></o:p><br />
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-73640532989427455802013-08-22T19:55:00.000-07:002013-10-07T19:11:03.740-07:00Why I'm Running?<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My running buddies in Lucban</td></tr>
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Running is the most famous sports
activities that you can see now a days, from local to international events just
to name a few is the Boston Marathon that started in 1897.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Running to health buffs is a good
exercise and gives a lot of benefits, <span lang="EN">losing weight, staying in shape and improving body composition. But, why do
I run? Aside from physical advantage, my perspective change in my 1 year of
running. It helps me to meditate and
widen my horizon to be creative in pursuing my dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN"> I normally takes <span id="goog_345180369"></span><span id="goog_345180370"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>10 km spin when I’m training and it takes for me about an
hour and 7 minutes, which is my fastest, to reach the end of the run. I think, 10 km will be my farthest, no more
no less because of my tarsal tunnel syndrome.
In the course of 1 hour, so many ideas playing in my mind, I would say
that little did I know that I was already meditating. Some would resort to yoga or using the prayer
beads in order to keep track. I found this activity as my formal way to analyze
and balance my mind to weigh my anger or hatred and happiness. Furthermore, it also ease many health issues
such as hypertension, as I dreadful to have it because it runs in our family; depression
and anxiety from work and personal life.
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<span lang="EN"> As I traverse the road, many dreams had been formed and still up in the wall
when will it be realize. When I watched
the talk of May El-Khalil (<a href="http://youtu.be/u1K6hnm09xs">http://youtu.be/u1K6hnm09xs</a>) about making peace in Marathon, she dreamt big on how
she can unite the Lebanese to run with one purpose and without carrying any
political color. It all came true and
even invited runners from different nation with one hope that in one gunshot,
peace and unity to Lebanon will ensue. A gunshot distinct from the sounds that
Lebanese heard from the civil war. I was literally diffident after her speech
because when I compared my dreams to her dreams, it made me realize that
everything is possible if I have the fundamentals of hard work, dedication and
perseverance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Why I’m running? It gives me a wide room to reflect and even dream
more. To some, whose purpose is for
physical gain, maybe you should try what I’m doing. </div>
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-59039571173992152812013-08-05T19:39:00.004-07:002013-09-01T16:48:03.033-07:00Don't Lose Hope<br />
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If days are tough and feel that there’s no remedy. One thing that would remind me is the excerpt
from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, when Chris is talking to his son,
Christopher<o:p></o:p><br />
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Chris Gardner (Will Smith): “Hey don’t ever let somebody
tell you, you can’t do some, not even me, all right?”<o:p></o:p><br />
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Christopher Gardner (Jaden Smith): “All right.”<o:p></o:p><br />
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Chris Gardner: You got a dream, you’ve got to protect it, and
people can't do some themselves, they wanna tell you, you can't do it…you want
something? Go and get it, period.”<o:p></o:p><br />
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Be always on the positive side and don’t dwell on the mistakes
or failure from the past.<o:p></o:p></div>
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-62876619016315575122013-08-03T07:20:00.000-07:002013-08-04T17:30:49.166-07:00Reconnecting from the Past<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
On every vacation I made in the Philippines,
I rarely plans because I know that I could squeezed all the things I wanted to
do in a short span of my stay in my home land.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My last vacation was not the
usual one, because one person is missing to welcome my homecoming as we always
take a gander on our window where my mom normally sit. One thing I noticed and didn’t realized that
I was going back to the activities and savor again the food that I wasn’t tried
for the longest time. Base on my
observation, going back to the things I got used to is already a part of my system.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I grew up that everyone in the family
reads a newspaper as part of everyday routine.
As far as I can remember, we subscribed from Manila Bulletin, Daily
Express to Philippine Star. To let you
know, I hate reading and one time my mom gave me a book about dogs, it gets old
and the pages were torn because I always attempt to read it but I ended up
reading only one chapter. I developed my
reading habit when I was in college until I learned to be updated and started
to join the daily routine of my family. In
my few days of stay in Lucban, I read the newspaper from opinion to lifestyle
section although I can read it online but I don’t know why I’m not fond of
reading the news in the net. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’d been away for a month since
my last visit but cravings for foods that I grew up with will never be
missed. Aside from the dishes that Ate
Benny cooks for us, my brother introduced me to try chicken ball which according
to my nephews is yummy because of the sauce, a mix of vinegar and chili. My sixty pesos is gone to satisfy our
cravings every afternoon. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maruyang malagkit</td></tr>
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I’ve never seen my former
colleagues on my last year vacation because of the weather. I made a trip to Luisiana to make some
catching up and to my surprise most of them are still witty and energetic. After a couple of hours of seeing my former coworkers, I went back to Lucban to meet my godson, Patrick, who happened to be in town also to take a little break from school in Ireland. We had a chit-chat over dinner at Buddys Restaurant and I was startled with his fluent Tagalog tongue. Sadly, we need to wrapped up and bade our goodbyes, clueless when we'll bump each other again. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With my godson, Patrick on a dinner date</td></tr>
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I contacted my high school bff, Arlene, to invite my close high school friends and have a <i>kumustahan </i>over dinner at our favorite dining restaurant. It's good to meet again Rosanna, my over-joyed friend as we fondly call her because of her crisp laugh every time when any of us cracked a funny lines. It was years the last time we saw her and still looks the same with her mischievous facade despite of the fact that lines are already evident in our forehead. I may not regularly see you when I'm in town, but I hope that this rendezvous have more next.<br />
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I took the chance to run with my neighbors,
and we navigated the 10 km-diversion road.
It was a thrilling experience because I felt close to the nature and breathed
in fresh scents of the palay in the rice field and away from the bustling life
here in Singapore. In my last phone conversation with my mom on day before she pass away that she'll wait and see me at the airport on my scheduled vacation leave on June, instead I visited her tomb after a month we buried her. Progress is rolling and only last touch is needed when I glimpsed her resting place.<br />
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No matter how far we are, “babalik
ka din” where we came from and it will remind and continue to instil the good
values of reminiscing the past. <o:p></o:p></div>
karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-32174624962389622422013-08-03T01:22:00.000-07:002013-08-29T18:04:15.508-07:00In my opinion...<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
When I was a small kid, there is
only one surname I know has the capability to lead my country, the most
influential and authoritative family of politicians. This assumption change when my country
undergone a bloodless revolution to fight the dictatorship. It was an eye opener to many Filipinos
blinded by their suppositions that my country will rise above as a mighty
nation.</div>
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Every time that the Congress and
Senate will open their joint session, SONA (State of the Nation Address) of the
President is the much awaited part to hear the accomplishments, selling points
to be accommodate by foreign investors and plans to uplift the lives of the
marginalized sectors. I was immersed when the first time I watched it in 2012
maybe because I was thirsty and many Filipinos to the change. Change that stemmed from poverty and
corruption.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was an apparent difference between
modest life and poverty in our country. A
family from a poverty level, eating a four square meals in a day is enough to
live and still wondering what’s next the following day. It’s good to know that the government has serious
and profound blueprint on how will lift the lives of the Filipinos from the impecunious
lives that started in the 70’s. A
promising life, but it turned out a nightmare to many who believes in democracy
and equality. Programs, such as Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program is an assistance channelled to deserving families. A program that teaches how they will stand on
their own and use the money wisely by sending their children to school and
start a small business that would slowly wean from the assistance. There are so many programs are indisposed
that was mentioned and some are rolling out since his inception from his
position. If we are united to achieve on
what he has started, it is possible that no Filipinos will be hungry and
indigent in years to come.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My full awareness started when I
became a public servant. I was hesitant
to go back to my roots but my admiration to my parents as a civil servant, I
was enticed to start my life all over again and work in the nearby town as an
obedient employee to the crooked processes.
I think all of us learned to be blind in many vague transactions and
porous contracts, as many politicians says that their constituents is what
matters most but little did we know that the projects are not deemed to the
needs of the people. Sad to say, funds
are redirected to their own pockets. How
long this system will continue? President
Pnoy should be and still true to his word that the days of these wicked
officials are numbered and start to take the “tuwid na daan”.</div>
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In my opinion, change should
start in the heart of every Filipinos. It
doesn't question your status if you are rich or poor to share your abilities to
be a powerful country. What are these
talents? Prying eyes to corruptions, loud voice to denounce irregularities and a
vigilant citizen to an erring officials. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In my opinion, President Pnoy
should include that morality will be mention in his next SONA. Maybe, to instruct our schools to give a high
emphasis on this subject. “Tuwid na daan”
is about morality. To remind the subject and object of this problem may touch
their dormant good heart due to sneering power.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nothing is impossible to a united
and patriotic Filipinos. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I got fascinated with its chewy, sweet and nutty taste of cake made of lotus paste. Many selections of moon cake that you can choose from here in Singapore, in traditional flavor like lotus paste and egg yolk or varieties of fillings like durian, chocolate, coffee or ice cream. It normally goes with hot Chinese tea, but I preferred as my dessert to mask the saltiness of my meal.</div>
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I tried coffee and chocolate but egg yolk, from salted duck egg, is the most outstanding for me, I eat it in small wedges, as I cut it, the egg yolk reveals, resembling the shape of the moon that symbolizes the festival. In Chinese, moon represents festival reunion of families where they get together on this special day to eat festive fruits and moon cakes. </div>
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I never thought that this festival is celebrated on 15th of September or early October in the chinese calendar. But for me, once the ghost month is over it's the start of this festival and to my surprise, my friend Melanie also observes this as a yearly tradition. When I asked her if she is keen to buy, she nod to me right away. This year, I bought my moon cake at Takashimaya Square with my good friend where we were able to choose to a number of participating outlets offering an ample discount if we will buy a box of four or two. </div>
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-75342536665456204592012-07-01T19:48:00.003-07:002013-08-23T20:28:28.765-07:00Home Coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> My sister and I planned this homecoming after the 2011 Christmas holiday. I was so excited because after a year I'm going to see my family, meet my friends, eat the food that I missed most and lastly to see again the Pahiyas Festival after five years. Even our luggage were packed five days before our vacation, seems so excited to travel again. And I remember my mom that one time on our phone conversation that she has her own countdown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> This vacation is very memorable to me because this is the second time that the whole family will be together again since the time I worked overseas. We touched down at 5pm and we are earlier by 15 minutes, that's Cebu Pacific. We stayed at bay 6, waiting for my family to fetch us... as were coming closer to the car I could see my mom's face smiling from ear to ear when she saw us, I took a head count after my brother loaded our luggage, somebody is missing my youngest nephew, oh I forgot my sister told me that he's in a summer school in preparation for the next school year as per requirement for the K-12 program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Itinerary were meticulously planned by my sister, we had a pit stop at UST to have our annual complete blood chemistry since there's no meal serve in a budget flight we fasted for 12 hours, second stop was at Divisoria for my nephew's school supplies and we had a heavy breakfast at Max's Restaurant, aww Sinigang in breakfast. Third stop was at S&R then at Claw Daddy at Fort Bonifacio Global City for our lunch.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lunch with my family at Claw Daddy </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clockwise: Kuya Ed, Kuya, Ate Myla, Cla, Nanay, myself & Jairus, sorry Kendrick you took this picture</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> After a hefty lunch we went to SM Makati and shopped for my nephew's additional school supplies. KFC at SLEX was our last last stop for dinner. Long day was done and it's home sweet home, I wasn't able to see the beauty of our 3 hours journey 'coz I fell asleep. We're home at 10:30 pm, the town was already in a festive mood and no such big change in our house but one thing I noticed, we have a new members in the family, two cute kittens. It was already late at night and we're still catching up until 12 midnight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> May 11: I woke up at 6 am, that's my body clock, no work or rest day, I'm up at 6 o'clock. Pandesal and hot chocolate was on the table. I brought my mom to her Pulmonologist for her follow up check up because of her nagging cough and I was rewarded to dine at Chowking. Ate Benny made the fried tawilis (thanks S&R) and I cooked sauteed patola with scallop for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> May 12: Fully loaded day, we went to my brother's hideaway and we helped him in administering the regular shot of vitamins to piglets. It's good to see that even my nephews were also anxious in holding the piglets. Jairus tried to hold the piglet but its wiggling so my brother decided to hold it and Cla was the one who jabbed while Kyle put the blue mark after the injection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good job Kyle, does it make you sweat?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> We grilled samaral, hotdogs and spareribs marinated in soya sauce, garlic, black pepper and lime; enaseladang pako (edible fern) with tuna and onion as our lunch. What a refreshing experienced we cooked the rice in a traditional charcoal in a tripod. Lunch was served in a banana leaf, we must eat with our hands but I saw my sister she brought fork and spoon 'coz she thought that water supply is not for consumption and not ideal for washing. Anyway, it was a good simple lunch and finally realized, which my mother planned even those vacations we had in Lucban that wasn't push through because of the weather.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kyle is our techie technician (kinakalutkot nya lahat)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> You're hiding the Piknik</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My nephew who still allow us to kiss him (he's 12 y/o now)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He really enjoyed biking around</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Only one is left given by Melanie</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I alternate with my sister but on the later part there was a hot coal landed on my right foot</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> We went home at 1:30 pm to freshen up and attend the 5:30pm anticipated mass in Kamay Ni Hesus Healing Church. It was not in my plan to visit my former colleagues in LDH but I was surprised to bump Ate Lily with Kuya Flor, Ate Lucing with Kuya Romy and Bebot whose also visiting her parents. How time flies Bebot was just a small child playing with me when I was just new in LDH. Catching up with friends in just a moment made feel that I am really home. Tanigue's head kinulob was our dinner that I cooked especially requested by Ate Myla, and she bought it one week before our vacation, I think she sorely missed my kinulob. I thought that Saturday night that I would be able to join the #Quiztion of @Hecklerforever but our PC is spoilt again, grrrr what a bad fate. Instead I helped Cla to grind all the ingredients she needed in making Pesto sauce. Then, I baked my dark chewy chocolate and made my humble blueberry cheese cake for the next day celebration of Mothers Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> May 13: Ate Myla and I went to the market at 6am for the whole week supply and I was able to buy my favourite small tinapa to bring home. I cooked our breakfast which is pine apple fried rice match with longanisang Lucban and a hot chocolate. To my amazement my brother loved it the first time he took a bite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Cla cooked her signature Pasta in Pesto sauce for our Mother's day dinner. It wasn't the whole family's dinner but also with some of our old friends, Cla's god daughter Carla and her fiance John and my good friends from LDH, Ate Elsa and Ate Puring, but Ate Girlie wasn't able to join because of her work who never fails to visit and bring me some goodies when I'm home and this time they gave me a bushels of ripe mango. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks Ate Elsa, Puring and Girlie, you really know that I missed this most</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With John and Carla</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="justify"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One more shot including myself</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Monday, May 14, I went to Lucena City to finish all the errands, routine visit to my doctor and passed by a salon in SM to trim and dye my hair. Then Cla and I went to the Tiangge selling souvenirs made in Lucban to check some pasalubongs. I was surprised by another friend when we got home, it was Ate Yolly, my former colleague in LDH pharmacy, with Kuya Benhur. This couple were my very good friends who also make time to see me when I'm in town and they brought Lacatan, they really know what I want to crave when I'm home.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lacatan, naturally ripe unlike what we buy in NTUC </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With Ate Myla, Ate Yolly and Kuya Benhur</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And with my sister Cla</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Tuesday, May 15, we woke up at 6:30am I asked Ate Myla to help me in clearing the closet with those clothes that were outdated and not using anymore and later we prepare the table ready to welcome our expected guests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Pahiyas festival is a feast day of our patron saint of bountiful harvest and we celebrate it every 15th of May. It's a colorful festival where we adorned the house of our harvest such as palay, kiping(rice wafer) fruits, vegetables, agricultural products and handicrafts. Parading of St. Isidore is being held in the morning, as accustomed by Lukbanin we need to decorate the house where the procession will pass through. In the afternoon, there is a parade of floats, carabaos, handcart selling pansit hab-hab and kakanin and parikitan, featuring the beautiful ladies of our town wearing not a common gown but made of natural products such as buntal or buli.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Isidore the Labourer</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Palay Chandelier</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Colourful Kiping</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Creative design using egg shell</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Palay arranged and shaped into mushroom</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kiping Chandelier</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anok or Scarecrow</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grand prize winner but I wasn't able to get a good angle 'coz of the crowd</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another competition at night by adorning the pahiyas with light </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">hats were made into chandelier</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Wednesday, May 16, Cla and I visited our dentist, my classmate and good friend Dr. Arlene Lalangan, thank you for your generosity, we had a kumustahan of our classmates. Pasalubongs will not be missed to muffle, so we hopped from one booth to another to look for some good finds to bring back to Singapore. Our vacation is not complete with out munching the favorite of Lukbanin which is Pansit Lucban from Buddy's restaurant. Special Pansit Lucban and Chamy was our dinner, sorry Ate Benny, we skipped to try your menu, and the whole brood feasted on it. Thanks to Carol Vivares, my kumare and classmate, for your visit and Apas. After dinner, we packed our luggage and checked everything if we missed some items to bring home. This moment is the hardest part of our short stay in Lucban, packing luggage signaling that we're going back to reality. We went to bed at 10pm because we need to be up by 4am to packed the frozen foods the following day. We traveled for 3 hours going back to Manila and we just sleep all through out our trip, many thanks to my brother and Kyle for sending us off to the airport.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Seeing Pahiyas festival aside from my family is the highlight of my vacation. Saying good byes was the worst part because it will take months or a year to see them again. As we say how time flies but I want to speed up the days to make another memories with my family.We'll gonna miss you!<span id="goog_1844519663"></span><span id="goog_1844519664"></span></span></div>
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com3Singapore1.352083 103.8198361.098096 103.503979 1.6060699999999999 104.13569299999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-54546918321881837722011-10-09T23:34:00.000-07:002013-08-23T20:31:52.332-07:00My Fried Fish Soup <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>When I heard the news about one stall, where I usually order my lunch, in our food court in CGH that one of my colleague found a non edible ingredients so I shifted for awhile to try the soup stall and I fell in love with their fried fish soup and Ban Mian but most of the time I feast on their fried fish soup.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i> The soup is soothing especially to your starving stomach and dried throat after a long six hours non-stop talking to the patients. It's a savory soup of battered fried fish in a broth with milk, vegetable, sliced tomato and bean curd ideal for soup, dried sea weeds with fried shallots and ikan bilis(dried anchovies) on top. You can choose rice or noodles to go with your soup.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i> It is available in many hawker stalls and I tried this in Junction 8 and Funan Food Court, although it was cooked in a different style by different stalls but still it offer a good and healthy benefits to your body.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i> I tried to cooked my own version last Sunday(9th October) for our lunch according on how I tasted it. I sauteed garlic, onion and ginger until it turns brown, 500ml of Heinz chicken broth was added and allowed it to simmer for five minutes. Then I add fried fish(not battered), by the way I used greasy grouper unlike the fish which I know is dalag( in Tagalog) which the stalls normally used, vegetable and milk then simmer again for 2-3 minutes. Serve it hot with sprinkle of fried shallots.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i> To my lunch buddies: Mare, Melanie, Kaye, Niezha, Gieselle, Mike and Merick: Eat here? With milk , rice or noodles? </i></span><br />
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</span></i></span>karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-57412646220484907662011-08-17T01:51:00.000-07:002013-08-04T18:03:08.846-07:00Xin Chao(Hello) Vietnam! <span style="background-color: #999999;"></span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> To visit Vietnam was suggested by my sister, since it is a 1 hour 30 minutes travel from Singapore so I nod because I have 3 days rest from work and why not take the plunge to a short holiday away from busy and exhausting work.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> We visited Ho Chi Minh City, commonly known as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Just a brief run of history, Ho Chi Minh (He Who Enlightens) was a communist leader of North Vietnam from the end of World War II until his death in 1969. He visited the Soviet Union to study revolutionary tactics and was sent to China to spread communism throughout Asia; he founded the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and spent the rest of the decade living in China and the Soviet Union.</i><i> During World War II he was in Vietnam, where he organized the League for the Independence of Vietnam, called the Viet Minh.</i><i> He led of eight years of underground resistance against French Colonial forces(1946-54), then turned guerrilla warfare against the anti-communist government in South Vietnam. He was "Uncle Ho" the symbol of the communist willingness to sacrifice and to endure a war attrition, even to the time when the Americans were involved in the fight against the Viet Minh (and its successor, Viet Cong). </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Ho Chi Minh is a vibrant and promising city, where business and trade is growing. You will be amazed on their mode of transportation which is motorbike that causes chaotic traffic because they go at discretion to certain extent, despite of traffic lights and they don't follow traffic rules. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> On our first day, we visited Cu Chi Tunnel Complex which is 1 and half hour drive from the city. On our way to Cu Chi you would noticed a line of rubber trees as one of the most important economic sector of Vietnam. It was raining so I wasn't able to take picture of the rubber trees. Cu Chi is a historic revolutionary historic relic where it is the base of Cu Chi District Party leadership in the anti-American resistance, </i><i>the tunnels were used by Viet Cong guerrillas as hiding spots during combat, as well as serving as communication and supply routes, hospitals, food and weapon caches and living quarters for numerous guerrilla fighters. The tunnel systems were of great importance to the Viet Cong in their resistance to American forces, through which they secured American withdrawal from Vietnam and ultimate military success.</i><i> </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tourist from our group braved the 3rd level of the tunnel</span></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> You can still see the remnants and some were restored which was destroyed during the war such as trap door on the jungle floor leads down into the tunnels, closed and camouflaged which is almost undetectable and booby trap with bamboo spikes. Tourist can enjoy the complex by sampling the foods that the underground Viet Cong fighters had eaten such as rice, tour guide showing how the tunnel works, firing a variety of Vietnam War era weapons at the shooting range, which cost about VND 12,000 per ammunition and entering the tunnel system which my sister and I tried to conquer the 1st level which is 30 meters long. We went back to the hotel at 7:30 pm and had a sumptuous dinner at Ngan Dinh Restaurant at the 5ht level of Windsor Plaza Hotel. We were not able to go out after the dinner to explore the city because of the rain so we decided to have an early night off because we need to be up by 6:00 am and ready for the day 2 trip to the countryside.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> We had a good night and sound sleep, freshened ourselves at 6:00 am and took our breakfast at Cafe Central An Dong at the 4th level of the hotel and at 7:30 am we were picked-up for the Mekong Delta trip. Were bound to the southwestern region of Vietnam which is Mekong Delta where the floating market is a good place to see their trading activities. Mekong </i><i>is a very rich and lush area, covered with rice fields. It produces about half of the total of Vietnam's agricultural output (in fact the delta produces more rice than Korea and Japan altogether), and is the place for timeless sceneries of farmers planting or harvesting rice. On our journey, one thing that caught my attention were the tombs are everywhere, as part of their beliefs, they bury their dead in the land that they owned and they worshiped as their gods. Due to a 2 hours drive, we fell asleep and went to visit happy house (toilets) twice. It was sunny when we started to sail the floating market, but alas we were not able to see the busiest time in the market. <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Farmers from the region bring their goods, which they hanged on the tip of the bamboo pole the samples of their merchandise, such as fruits and vegetables mainly, to the markets and sell them to local dealers. These dealers sell the products to shops in the neighboring towns and to wholesale dealers from the big towns. On the floating markets you do not only find people buying and selling goods, you also find floating restaurants, floating bars, floating gas stations, and many other floating shops. Canals are here the easiest and fastest way of transportation.</span></span></span></i><i> </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">as Google translate it "Stops at Mekong" one of our stop going to Mekong where we had to use the Happy house</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A turnip at the tip of the bamboo poles indicating that they selling that vegetable</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i> Part of our trip was a visit to the local folks who made the famous rice paper and sweet delicacies such as coconut candies with variety of flavors from their harvest and rice pops. They allowed us to make our own rice paper and we got a thumbs up because we made a perfect rice paper. I bought some pieces to try it at home. We also visited an old house who specialized in growing bonsai and they served us a tropical fruits: banana, dragon fruit, lonngan and rambutan. We had a dinner in one of the restaurant in Mekong serving local foods such as fried noodles, elephant fish in a stand and it was made into fresh spring roll with mint and lettuce, beef, cooked in traditional Vietnam way, soup and our favorite fried spring roll. It rained in the middle of our trip, its good that we bought a conical hat </i><i>o<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">r no'n ba`i tho in vietnamese</span></span></i><i> (</i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i>sign of Vietnamese inventiveness and simplicity) and a rain coat given by our guide. It was muddy, maybe because of the rain, as the weir were not concrete you must be very careful because might slipped off or sunk your feet. Mud and rain were not a hindrance to our sail because we were able to enjoy the river, sights of water mangrove, local folk paddling the water and tourist like us enjoying the trip. </i></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">I was grinning because I made a perfect rice paper</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i> On our way back to the city, we had a pit stop at Nam Qouc MST Co. famous in lacquer paintings with mother of pearl sea and egg shells inlay. It was a special because it was made by an artistic and meticulous hands of the handicapped. We're back in the the city at 5:00 pm, freshen ourselves and we went to Ben Than Market to take advantage the sale items for souvenir and pasalubong. After bargaining, we decided to end our adventure in the market, but it was not good experience with the taxicab who charged as VND 321,000 on our way back to the hotel, and were not briefed about the good and the bad taxi in the city. Instead of sulking to that bad experienced we splurged ourselves in a good buffet dinner at Cafe Central An Dong.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i> On our day 3, our guide took us to a half day visit to China town in the 1st District, then to the Reunification Palace, formerly South Vietnam's presidential palace which is also known as Independence Palace. It was restored and left largely untouched from the day before Saigon fell to the North.</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Architecture inside the Notre Dame Cathedral</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Agent Orange was closest to my heart because during my Toxicology course in college I was assigned to discuss it. It was a heart breaking experienced when I saw the pictures of those people who were exposed to this chemicals</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i> We also stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Post Office and lastly at the War Remnants Museum. It exhibits and various U.S. military hardware (tanks, jets, helicopters, howitzers)on display outside the building. It displays disturbing man's cruelty during the Vietnam (American) War includes halls full of gruesome photograph, a simulated "tiger cage" prison and jars of deformed foetuses, attributed to contamination by agent Orange. If you are an American tourist, basically the place is anti-American and you would be uncomfortable to see the pictures that your country did to Vietnam.</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was called President's noodles because US President Bill Clinton dined here in one of his visits in Vietnam in 2000</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><i> This trip gave us lot of thoughts of how these people especially the children lived their lives in the 70's running and hiding from fire and bombs. It was already in the 20th century but without knowing it, there's a war going on when I was a small child enjoying hello kitty, barbie dolls, collecting stationary and stuffed toys. What if I am in their shoes? Will my family survive?</i></span></span><br />
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karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-8428019851379823102011-08-11T18:13:00.000-07:002012-04-23T20:18:08.490-07:00Friendship Never Ends<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxVPTAY6fakHODQFx4FWPh0s8D5tMxGKFILlgE0EQO4VYrJhN751MlqPV07UQ1jx1G9GUidkPHkHLtYtzklMFqW0N9KJJLEFaCT4-JWvrp4d5hnlm-54rz46oFQF799oitxXqk6G7hLmv/s1600/scan0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxVPTAY6fakHODQFx4FWPh0s8D5tMxGKFILlgE0EQO4VYrJhN751MlqPV07UQ1jx1G9GUidkPHkHLtYtzklMFqW0N9KJJLEFaCT4-JWvrp4d5hnlm-54rz46oFQF799oitxXqk6G7hLmv/s400/scan0001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was taken during the Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon. L-R: Myself, Melanie and our good friend Juliet</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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We were friends since college, and I couldn't believe that our paths will cross again after how many years of spending life with our respective works in the Philippines, I was in a laid back lifestyle and you were a city girl. It's been three years now and our friendship still continue to flourish and we were able to surpassed all the trials and still brave enough to welcome all the challenges of life even if we are overseas and away from our families. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELANIE! Wishing you all the best of happiness, good health, peace of mind and hope our friendship will last forever. karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15017756229946253475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879796180896779080.post-72019150503175400972011-07-14T02:36:00.000-07:002013-08-04T18:01:36.307-07:00My Usual Rest Day! <span style="font-family: inherit;"> After a long 3 days of grueling work, I usually planned my activities on my rest day. After waking-up at 7 in the morning it start with my breakfast of 2 slices of loaf breads with mango jam spread and a mug of hot Milo. Open my Facebook account and check any updates on my friends lives and whereabouts. Then do the laundry so that I can ironed it out in the afternoon. Once I finished the laundry I prepare my self to attend the 12:15 pm mass in Novena church.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Going to Novena Church on my rest day is always in my itinerary, aside from doing some errands, it became my vow to attend the mass whenever I am free because of the huge spiritual help to further my faith in God. It became my refuge when I am have a problem especially when I'm confused and questions my faith in Him. After the mass I felt relieved, fresh and spiritually charged and ready to face tomorrow with a full of hope that would make me a strong person and ready to any challenge of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I love my rest day and I end it by cooking dinner for my sister....oops, I only cook if I am not tired and I didn't came from the night shift. </span><br />
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