incessant rambling

i was part of the demolition team that decimated a whole lechon in under thirty minutes earlier in the day. on the other hand, that wasn't an excuse not to grab dinner after attending mass. luk thai was convenient, i already had the chance to sample their (not so stellar) food offering but was pretty impressed with the tom yam soup so we decided to give it another shot. aside from the tom yam, ron ordered "khao gaeng kheawan gai" which literally translates to amazing-thai-chicken-in-green-curry-rice-topping. which is pretty long winded. true to it's name, the dish was amazing. amazingly bland. even the carinderia curry served more flavor than this version. it was salty, flat, lacked the "gingery" taste and had sweet potatoes instead of plain caucasian patatas. my order wasn't any better. i got the "lad na nua" which is supposed to mean flat noodles in thick gravy sauce with beef. right. they are indeed a race of few words. from a taste perspect...

imagine a fillet of dori fish, dipped in egg then crusted with breadcrumbs and grated parmesan then fried till it's golden brown. the result is an extremely delicious dish where the fish melts in your mouth after a crunchy bite, the parmesan adding the salty aftertaste. i had this served in cafe mediterranean but i asked them to change the rice into a shepherd's salad which is nothing but chunks of green bell pepper, red tomatoes and cubed zucchini seasoned with salt, pepper, a bit of lemon and olive oil. this is one affair worth the sinful indulgence.

kung di mo nai-intindihan ang binabasa mo, siguro wag mo na dapat ituloy ang pagbabasa. kung nagpupumilit ka, aba eh medyo me katangahan na yan. eneways, me mga tao talaga na ang lakas ng loob mag pantasya. isang kaibigan ko eh medyo malakas ang tinitira nitong drugs. pantasya ata nito eh si aga mulach sya, inay ko po.. pwede namang inumaga bulak . di naman po ako likas na manlalait, pero medyo nakakairita lang na gusto po nyang mag pa set up. di lang yan, me criteria pa.. "tall, beautiful, fair and kind." - natatakot po ako kung sakaling magkatuluyan sila ng mga kaibigan ko... SUKOB ang kasal. inaaay. pero sa pagdadalawang isip, me katwiran nga naman. me kasamang "kind". para siguro sakali maawa sa kanya. leche.

bored, waiting for food in luk thai. saw the interesting wall mounted pictures. used the drinking glass as a prop. excellent studies. still bored

August 22, 2009 Saturday 9am - a bit hungry. texted red, mencie and judet - "let's have lunch around twelve." 9:01 - still waiting for reply. tagal ha. 10:30 - red, "Dens, working today. Dami nag leave today." oo nga naman, e kung dami nag leave yesterday di na eto relevant. 10:31 - i answered. "Mag leave ka rin. Aba you can't be the cook, manager, front desk, sex slave and personal assistant to the devil all-in-one." 10:35 - red, "ayaw nila." 10:35 - mencie, "cuz, am still in the clinic. working today eh." 10:36 - told my cousin, "well, good thing we till have work. at least we should be thankful for that. e kung wala tayong work, pwede na lang kaya tayo maging sex slave?" 10:38 - mencie, "hah? anong sex slave?!" 10:40 - "ay wrong person. naman kasi, sabay kayo nag te text. sampung daliri lang po ako. joke lang." 10:41 - mencie, "ha ha ha, sumbong kita kay tita!" 10:42 - "sira, patay...

italian meatballs are generally served with pasta and tomato sauce, what makes it extra special is that it is mixed with parmesan among other spices. the pinoy meatball is similar to italian meatball in the sense that we both use bread as an extender - though at times, i have this distinct impression that we use sweetened bread. pinoy meatballs are generally fried then re-served in a sweet and sour sauce. no wonder, a lot of filipinos are candidates for diabetes. my favorite though is the mediterranean meatball, kofta. kofta is made from finely ground beef, onions, parsley, salt and pepper. you can always add cilantro or cumin to give it that tangy zest. it doesn't have extenders and it is usually grilled or shaped like a tube in a skewer then served with pita bread. the trick is to double-grind the beef to make it extra fine and it becomes a sticky mass that doesn't need egg to bind the dish. try the one in Cafe Mediterranean (greenbelt 1, makati) where they shaped it into bal...

early thursday morning and i was rushing to get some breakfast before heading off to the airport. mariano promised we're going to have brunch but for some reason he wasn't able to call after midnight (like he promised) to confirm. heading off to greenbelt i first went inside pancake house, flipped through their menu and decided to find another place. i am not supposed to be eating wheat and flour based products. end of delusions of stacked pancakes smothered in blueberry and swimming in karo syrup. ended up in Binalot a couple of stalls away. pinoys love to pack food and bring it to school, office, picnic and your occasional rally. binalot takes this to the next level by serving classic pinoy food "binalot" style. here's my picture set of daing na bangus (deboned and dried milkfish) with tomatoes, salted egg and extra fried egg. i was thinking how many banana trees they needed to massacre (lord help me). salted egg is pickled raw whole eggs in a saline solution th...