Food Galore

Grabbed from Mik:

How do you like your eggs?: scrambled

How do you take your coffee/tea: brewed strong with cream and sugar… or vanilla latté from coffee bean/ i like chamomile tea as an alternative

Favorite breakfast foods: i used to not eat breakfast regularly but ever since i got married i’ve been having rice for breakfast with tocino, or tapa, or hotdog etc. (one of the reasons i gained a lot of weight =P)

Peanut butter: nutty skippy! yum!

What kind of dressing on your salad?: ceasar or vinaigrette

Coke or Pepsi?: pepsi. i know my sister would react violently. =P

You’re feeling lazy. What do you make?: fried something. hehe!

You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order?: i’ll just ask joven to order. that way it’ll be easier. =D

You feel like cooking. What do you make?: depends on what’s at home. probably pasta.

Do any foods bring back good memories?: a lot. mostly the food my mom cooks. adobo español, for one.

Do any foods remind you of someone?: no one else can make embotido, adobo español and leche flan like my mom. my dad makes mean roast chicken and empanada. my ate can make me eat a dozen of her siomai in one sitting, not to mention a dozen of her fish shanghai too. my ditse makes delicious seafood pasta and cookies. dinuguan and chicharon of tita nene and tita siding. hay… madami pa. =D

Is there a food you refuse to eat?: pineapple. kill me first. =P

What was your favorite food as a child? porkchop. i had to eat porkchops for over a year because my VERY active allergies prevents me from eating anything else. but porkchops are still in my list of fave foods.

Is there a food that you hated as a child but now love? many veggies. i used to be so picky as a kid.

Is there a food that you loved as a child but now hate? i can’t think of any.

Favorite fruit & vegetable: Fruit – mango Vegetable – eggplant

Favorite junk food: potato chips

Favorite between meal snack: chips

Do you have any weird food habits: when eating lauriats or a number of viands, i normally finish one before moving on to the next. i don’t like “mixing the taste”. i also hate scraping sounds of utensils on plates. argh!

You’re on a diet. What food(s) do you fill up on? fish, chicken, veggies

How spicy do you order Indian/Thai? mild, i still want to taste it.

Can I get you a drink? mineral water please. if i’m feeling adventurous i’ll go for a soda.

Red wine or white? non, merci. if forced, i’d go for red.

We only have beer: rootbeer?

Favorite dessert? something with chocolate =D

Unbelievable

Cellphone, wallet, jewelries — these are the kind of things that could be snatched away from people.

Not an envelope full of documents – birth certificate, NBI clearance and other identity papers.

Apparently for some people, those papers can get them more money.

An office-mate’s friend was on her way to apply for her passport. She was walking near the gate of DFA when a person (she later said he was gay) approached her. He asked her if she’ll be applying for a passport (typical fixer question). She in turn asked where gate 1 was (passport applicants pass through gate 2 – since she was seeing my office-mate, she’s looking for gate 1). The person ignored her question and asked for her documents. Innocence or ignorance (I’m not sure what it was) made her hand over her documents to the man. The man after “reviewing” her documents made a run to the nearest moving jeepney. She and her male friend (yes, she’s not alone!) tried to run after the snatcher but to no avail. Birth certificate, NBI clearance and other identity papers were gone.

What the???

The man wanted a fake passport not her money. He wanted to earn more than the simple fixing. That’s how difficult life is. Unbelievable.

My friend helped her get an affidavit stating what happened and put her name on the watch list. She will still get her passport but if another person applies under her name (sans the affidavit she had received from the DFA) the person will be apprehended.

Lesson: Never talk to strangers — especially near the DFA.

Choices

I’m now faced with a somewhat difficult decision to make. Like what most situations, I don’t know what will become of it.

After much thought, I have decided to take action on my issues at work. Although the action I did generated a positive response, I haven’t said anything to my close friends at the office. The reason why… I still don’t know. I normally tell them everything.

After my field trip, I came back to the office with a very good surprise. Something that will make me want to stay. Before I took further action, I waited for a reply. The reply came last night. I was so surprised of myself for being so ecstatic in getting a text message from my boss, “Yes, I highly recommend your participation.” I discussed with the higher boss and the response was positive as well. *happy*

The previous is a good break but needed an immediate response. The latter would still have to go through a process and would materialize next year. The latter I reaaally want but unsure if I’m going to get it. *crossing my fingers*

I seem to be so sure of the advice I gave my friend when he was having difficulty making medical career choices. I can’t seem to see how to go about mine now.

I’m currently reading Paulo Coelho’s Fifth Mountain. I was struck by what I read on my way to work. Suddenly, the angel and Elijah’s conversation seem to speak to me.

Angel: Because a man must choose. Therein lieth his strength: the power of his decisions.”

Elijah: It is a difficult choice…

Angel: Even more difficult is defining the path for oneself. He who maketh no choice is dead in the eyes of the Lord, though he go on breathing and walking in the streets. Moreover, no one dieth. The arms of eternity open for every soul, and each one will carry on his task. There is a reason for everything under the sun.

During class this morning, I found out about “Planned happenstance.” According to the book, planned happenstance entails taking small actions that are likely to lead to career insights and opportunities and then seeing where those insights and opportunities lead you.

Where does all of that lead me?

I still don’t know. I’ll just take it as it is.