Wednesday, February 29, 2012

KUNYARI LANG YUN


Mapapansin ng isang bidang baboy ang isang kahindik-hindik na pagkakamali ng kapitbahay nyang biik. Gawa ito ng isang kapabayaan na nagmula sa katamaran ng pagluluto ng pagkaing kanin-baboy para sa kanilang hapag-kainan. Dahill dito, pinagalitan ng bidang baboy ang pangit na biik ng bonggang-bongga.  Sumama ang loob ng pobreng biik hindi dahil sa pinagalitan siya kungdi hindi nya inakala na pagagalitan sya ng bidang baboy  na kapitbahay nya. 

Dahil sa kalunos-lunos na pangyayaring iyon,  magtatanim sya  ng sama ng loob. Ikukwento nya sa mga kapatid nyang biik ang maitim na budhi ng kapitbahay na bidang baboy. Ibubulong niya sa pagitan ng pagngasab ng darak ang sumpang di na muling iisipin na mabuti ang damdamin ng bidang baboy.  Hindi sya matututo sa pangyayaring iyon.  Sa halip, aakayin nya pa ang mga kapatid na biik sa karumaldumal nyang katamaran. At hahaba pa ang litanya. Mas mahaba pa sa blog na ito.

Akala ng biik ay nagtagumpay sya sa paninira sa bidang baboy. Hindi nya alam na ang bidang baboy ay nakapagtanim na ng alyansang tutugis sa mga gaya nyang lumalamon ng hilaw na darak. Ang kabesang baboy ay napagsabihan na.

Nakakaliw at nakaririmarim.
Walang nanalo sa kanilang dalawa maliban sa pagnanasa ng bidang baboy na ituwid ang kahunghangan ng bobong biik na iyon.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

In Memory of Avigail Cardona

I have mentioned this in my previous blogs. There are two things I hate doing in my life: saying goodbye and surprise. The death of my friend Avi came as a surprise to me and is one of the most painful goodbyes I had in this decade.

I met Avi in 2003 in my previous call centre job. Having an equally strong personality as I do, we didn't click immediately. But as the years go by, our common interests became the foundation of our deep-rooted friendship which I must say made impact to my life. We started as a group but ended up with only four loyal and loving friends - Avi, Gladys, Armi and me.

We start our everyday shift by sharing merienda she brings everyday and end up our stressful nights by dropping at McDonald's to ease our burdened hearts. She was outspoken and never fails to correct you if you are wrong. And who would ever forget her "flashlight" eyes when she's upset.

She was my concert buddy: singing til our lungs go out, we never missed a videoke night without singing our national anthem: Through The Fire. She was our bank: she's very frugal to her finances. She was our warrior, a frontliner when we needed a knight to defend us. Avi was my laugh-mate while watching Vice Ganda on stage. She was and she did live her life in its fullest. And she was my friend.

Nine years of friendship is too short for us. So forgive me Avi for I can never say good bye to you. But I am letting you go for you are now with out Saviour. I trust you will be our nearest connection to heaven.

Since you are there, tell the Lord to take care of your dearest ones on earth.

I have never thanked you for everything so I pray that you will read this from heaven. My sincerest thanks for sharing your life with me. I will surely miss you...

I don't intend to see you anytime soon but in God's time let's meet and continue our friendship.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Cream Dory in Stir Fried Vegetables

Recipe Blog number 2


Cream Dory fillet
String Beans
Sibuyas
Bawang
Oyster Sauce
Flour
Asin
Paminta
Bread Crumbs

Timplahan ng asin at paminta ang cream dory. Pahiran ng konting harina, bago ipagulong sa bread crumbs. Iprito at isantabi.

Igisa ang bawang at sibuyas. Pag brown na, ilagay ang string beans atsaka muling igisa hanggang sa half-cook na ang gulay. Lagyan ng oyster sauce. Budburan ng paminta. Takpan hanggang sa maluto ang gulay.

Ipatong ang napritong isda sa ibabaw ng gulay bago ihain.