of all filipino dishes, adobo remain as the most recognized and popular. it has been referred to as the soul of filipino food. arguably, it can lay claim to that title as every region has a different version and almost every old family has a secret recipe.
what most people don't know though is that adobo is more than a dish but a way to preserve the food without refrigeration. the spices and acidic components of vinegar mixed with salt help to keep the meat edible even when it's left on the table without refrigeration.
throughout the years, the adobo has evolved into a virtual family of ingenious variations from the dry, suacy, vinegar based, coconut cream infused, hot chili, sweetened, mix-a-combo-meats etc.
One of the most interesting variation of adobo is not exactly "adobo". The chinese have flied lice and the filipino have adobo rice. once you're done with cooking adobo, the tastiest bits of meat and sauce stick to the pan - that's when you thrown in more oil, garlic bits, onions and cooked rice. scraping the slightly burnt adobo bits and mixing it up with the rice give it the salty, tangy, garlicky flavor that we love.
Another variety of adobo is the dried flaky version. more popularly referred to as adobo flakes, it is nothing more than shredded cooked adobo meat (chicken or pork) that is re-fried to a crisp.
Top your adobo rice with the adobo flakes and drizzle with adobo sauce and you get yourself a loco adobo experience. make sure to be generous with the oil, that's part of the grrrreat experience.
if you don't want the hassle of going through the cooking, scraping, mixing blah blah blah, head off to Postrio and order the Adobo Loco dish. True Filipino Soul Food.
i absolutely hate it when i can't do my usual workout. i get grumpy. traveling for work is a pain. it disrupts your usual cycle and finding creative ways to get some exercise can be a challenge. instead of doing my endless hamster run on the treadmill, i found myself going for an early morning jog in makati. well, not really jog-jog as i was a bit self conscious running through streets slowly filling up with cars heading to work.
i did my runs in a park in legaspi village in makati where they conveniently built a jogging track. then again, that's not really my point for this entry. you see, legaspi village is one of the greenest areas in central makati. greenbelt is a few minutes of leisurely walk from bsa mansions and ayala made sure that there are pockets of greenery in and around the area.
walking through the concrete jungle is not as hot and humid with trees giving shade and a breather from polluted air. i just hope that they won't tear down these parks for more buildings.
i wanted something different this sunday. by some stroke of luck, i heard from a friend that 
rainy day. i got really wet. dumaguete --> dropped by bohol --> on my way back to cebu. this is a common sight, boat-people begging for money and coins that passengers throw overboard. they often dive into the water. entertaining? to some degree, but nevertheless a cruel thing.
"I believe that the historical evidence is hugely against 6 million Jews having been deliberately gassed in gas chambers as a deliberate policy of Adolf Hitler. I believe there were no gas chambers."
people are making a big fuss over miley cyrus making a slant eyed pose. apparently, some asian groups are interpreting it as racist. they conveniently missed out on the fact that the single asian in the picture was trying his darndest to open his eyes WIDE. does that mean he's mocking the entire non asian population? suckers.
