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Chapter 13
Ang Face Off ng Noon, Ngayon, at Bukas
01 October 2009 @ 12:22 am
When Ondoy hit the Philippines last Sept 26, it was also my dad's birthday. Though he wasn't in the country, my mom cooked for the family to feast on. But the day before he left earlier that week, we went out to Dampa to eat fresh seafood!
It's not something like your ordinary seafood restaurant where you go directly to your table and sit comfortably in your chairs, look at the menus and order up. It's different. You go to the wet market, buy fresh fish and other stuff and have the restaurant of your choice cook them for you the way you want them to.
It looks good in pictures huh? Shiny colorful fishes. But you have to deal with the smell. I was too fascinated while taking pictures so the smell wasn't that bad.
Here are some of the dishes we had
Calamares, though my teeth hurt(i just had my braces adjusted) i still kept on munching on these. The squid was very tender
Buttered Shrimp
Sinigang
yummmmmy tempura!
the best sweet n' sour fish i have ever eaten in my entire life!
Now i'm hungry
It's not something like your ordinary seafood restaurant where you go directly to your table and sit comfortably in your chairs, look at the menus and order up. It's different. You go to the wet market, buy fresh fish and other stuff and have the restaurant of your choice cook them for you the way you want them to.
It looks good in pictures huh? Shiny colorful fishes. But you have to deal with the smell. I was too fascinated while taking pictures so the smell wasn't that bad.
Here are some of the dishes we had
Calamares, though my teeth hurt(i just had my braces adjusted) i still kept on munching on these. The squid was very tender
Buttered Shrimp
Sinigang
yummmmmy tempura!
the best sweet n' sour fish i have ever eaten in my entire life!
Now i'm hungry
30 September 2009 @ 02:24 pm
Got this from Bianca Gonzales . Please please please help in any way you can. I myself, together with some friends volunteered yesterday at Red Cross in Alabang. There is no 'small' contribution.
LOCATION BREAKDOWN FOR VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF TYPHOON ONDOY.
NCR!
( Quezon City )
( Pasig )
( Mandaluyong )
( Manila )
( Makati )
( Taguig/Fort )
( Pasay )
( San Juan )
( Fairview )
( SOUTH (alabang, las pinas, paranaque) )
other parts of LUZON, and VISMIN!
( Bacolod )
( Baguio )
( Batangas )
( Bicol )
( Bohol )
( Bulacan )
( Cagayan )
( Cavite )
( Cebu )
( Dumaguete/Negros )
( Davao )
( Zamboanga )
PINOYS ABROAD!
( Australia )
( Belgium )
( Canada )
( Middle East )
( Singapore )
( UK )
( United States )
( for those in OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD who wanna help )
( OTHER FORMS OF HELP FOR YOU )
28 September 2009 @ 10:31 pm
( What happened before... )
This experience is just wow, unforgettable. For 6 hours of rain, Ondoy had as much as a month's amount of rain.
There's another storm coming, they say it's two. Is this nature's way of telling us how ignorant we have been? Global warming and all? I think this is more than enough of a wake up call. Rich or poor, no one was spared. Money didn't help those who had plenty of it. Their cars were useless. Expensive appliances and material possessions were lost. In times like these, we are faced with the question, 'what really matters in life?'
This experience is just wow, unforgettable. For 6 hours of rain, Ondoy had as much as a month's amount of rain.
There's another storm coming, they say it's two. Is this nature's way of telling us how ignorant we have been? Global warming and all? I think this is more than enough of a wake up call. Rich or poor, no one was spared. Money didn't help those who had plenty of it. Their cars were useless. Expensive appliances and material possessions were lost. In times like these, we are faced with the question, 'what really matters in life?'
Ondoy's Trail of Fury from Glenn Omanio on Vimeo.
25 September 2009 @ 03:15 am
Sabi nga ng mga sikat na t-shirt na nakikita ko,
"I want to be like Barbie, that bitch has everything"
Lumaki ako sa paglalaro kay Barbie. Taon-taon sa bawat pag-uwi ng aking ama, may regalo siya sa akin na isa nanamang persona ni Barbie. Nagkaroon ako ng Malibu Barbie, Birthday Barbie, Snow White Barbie, Pop Star Barbie, at lahat na ng klase ng babaeng fiction at non-fiction. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa naka-tatoo na make-up ni Barbie. Sa buhok niyang kahit hindi mo na i-cream silk conditioner every other day ay silky smooth pa din basta wag mo lang suklayin para hindi maglagas. Sa boobs niyang walang nipples, napakaflawless nga talaga ng balat niya. At sa paa niyang maka-lotus feet na sa korte na sakto para sa 7 inch stilletos.
Lahat ng batang babae, mahirap man o mayaman ay nagkaroon ng Barbie. Orig man o fake, pareho pa din ang itsura, nagkaiba lang sa bigat dahil yung fake walang laman, puro balat lang. Kaya naman lahat ng babae ay nasira ang buhay.
Dagdagan mo pa ng syota niyang si Ken, na doll version lang ni Jay Manuel ng America's Next Top Model. Talagang nasira na ang buhay ng mga kababaihan at ang kanilang pag-iisip na sila ay mga Barbie in their own little way at somewhere someday ay makikilala nila si Ken na doll version ni Jay Manuel, pero hopefully ay straight.
Hindi lang si Barbie ang may kasalanan kung bakit bawat batang babae ay nagpapanggap na prinsesa, magkakuntsaba sila ng Disney na nagproduce ng Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Pocahontas, at kung anu-ano pang katarantaduhan na ang babae ay tila isang magnet na sa isang araw ay bigla na lang darating ang 'the one' at sila ay magiging happily every after forever and ever and ever.
At syempre, dahil ako ay batang Barbie at Disney, kahit balatan ko pa sarili ko ay hindi na matatanggal sa sistema ko ang ganitong pag-iisip. Nakakainis.
Samantalang ang mga lalakeng bata ay may pag-iisip na sila ay mga magnanakaw, o pulis, o killer, basta makagamit lang ng astig na baril. O kaya naman sila ay may ray-gun o kaya naman may lumalabas na dragon sa kamay nila, isama pa natin ang mga buhok na nagtataasan na parang porcupine. Syempre, kapag meron sila nitiong mga astiging kapangyarihan at kagamitan, kusang darating ang mga chicks.
Nakakatawa diba? Kaya naman kapag lumalaki ang mga bata, napakabaligtad ng pag-iisip nila. Ang mga babae, naghahanap ng true love. At ang mga lalake, naghahanap ng 'make love'.
Paano kaya kung nagkaroon ng Barbie na kalbo? Tapos may piercings sa kilay, malaking tatoo sa likod, at ang paa ay flat? Tapos si Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, at Pocahontas ay mga tibo o kaya naman ala-Angelina Jolie with matching namamagang lips? Ganito pa din kaya ang takbo ng mundo? Na ang mga babae ay laging pumipila sa panonood ng mga mushy chick flicks kase nakakainlove pero sa totoo lang ay mas nagpapafrustrate sa kanila kase hindi pa nila nakukuha ang kanilang happily ever after ending?
Ako, basta alam ko, 50 years old na si Barbie pero walang wrinkles, stretch marks at cellulites. Ganun kagaling ang doktor niya. Si Vicky Belo kaya yun? Malamang hinde, kase yun sure ako meron siyang mga ganun, dinadaan lang niya sa pungay ng mata. At si Ken, di naman gwapo. At sa totoo lang, babae lang din yun, hindi pa nagpapalagay ng ano. Kaya technically, tibo si Barbie.