tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56242774078365547042024-02-19T16:00:51.083+08:00Michelle tellsMichelle tellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038253065347270645noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624277407836554704.post-50151588482482778922018-02-08T13:28:00.000+08:002018-02-08T13:28:55.204+08:00Crumbs<b><i>after Mark 7:24-30</i></b><br />
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Walking around Blanc Gallery last week was like perusing an old Manila scene. "Detour" is a witness, in impasto, of an old familiar neighborhood thru the eyes and hearts of two versatile contemporary Filipino artists -- Elaine Roberto-Navas and Jonathan Ching. Their mesmerism with everyday surroundings prodded them to produce works that are familiar yet distinctly fresh.</div>
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As artists, Elaine and Jonathan see the allure in everyday scenes that we sometimes take for granted; they notice nuances that we oftentimes ignore. Their object-oriented paintings deliberately make me take a second-look. It stirs my imagination to envisage the diverse meanings of their subjects-- interpretations and contexts that become translated from the artist to the artworks to the viewers, and all the virtual dialogues that happen in between. </div>
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I enjoyed the pure aesthetics of this show-- elegant colors and thick strokes portraying the charm and appeal of the everyday scenes. Their paintings render brave perceptions that uplifts.</div>
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Elaine and Jonathan work while listening to music and audio books. Elaine mostly ends up thinking about her two children and praying for them. Jonathan uses the meditative exercise as therapy to process thoughts and feelings. And look at what magically transpires....</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DOG SEE RUSTY GATE WHOLE, a diptych by Elaine Navas</td></tr>
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<b><i>Detour</i></b> is showing at <a href="http://blanc.ph/" target="_blank">Blanc Gallery</a> until September 3. </div>
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Our first dinner was at D' Talipapa. It's still a very delicious "paluto" experience. Seafood is still fresh and plentiful, but it is not as cheap anymore. The influx of Koreans and Chinese to this famous island has hiked prices so much, it's cheaper to go seafood-shopping in in Farmer's Market Cubao! </div>
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I've been to Boracay a few times, but it is only in this trip that I discovered Dos Mestizos, an authentic Spanish restaurant along Calle Remedios. It's very close to the Boracay Police Station. Their paellas are the best! Their version of my favorite Paella Negra was cooked in fresh squid ink, came with aioli, and had generous amounts of seafood. For Tapas, the gambas and the oysters are no-fail choices.</div>
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The friendly owners we met in the deli recommended we come back the next day for the Boracay's Saturday Community Market. We found fresh vegetables, freshly squeezed fruit and veggie juices, and many other cooked specialties. But special mention goes to the Bicol Express of Mang Jun. It's so tasty, delicious, and spicy! He also makes the famous <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Chili-Bomb-Boracay-736905389773438/" target="_blank">Boracay Chili Bomb</a> sauce. Mang Jun cooks food for several of the hotels in Boracay, and even caters for their "boodle fights". The cook actually hails from Antipolo where he grows his own chilis. He may already be back by now. Contact him at the numbers shown on his Chili Bomb bottle below to order.</div>
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Another tip: Don't leave without having the best Oyster Sisig of Boracay and the Philippines! It can be found in barLO of Two Seasons Boracay. </div>
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Yesterday, at The Podium, <a href="http://rags2riches.ph/" target="_blank">Rags2Riches</a> held their very first "Decorate Your Own R2R Bag Workshop"-- with patches and appliqués and the skill of their R2R artisan weavers!</div>
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I was looking forward to an afternoon of design and style. I had that, and I went home with so much more. I had such an inspiring encounter with the R2R artisans! </div>
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The woven panels that evolve into the bags and wallets we love are produced by hand by these home-based women artisan weavers. There are now ten different communities of weavers: they are in Parañaque, Malate, Payatas, Batasan Hills, Tondo, Taytay, Novaliches and Caloocan. They are taught and trained to weave the cloth panels which eventually give rise to the popular R2R pouches, bags, and wallets. These women are very skilled, and also very creative. They were giving me suggestions on design. They attached my appliques quickly, and their work was very "clean". They knew their own products so well -- the colors, the styles, their uses. And they were even directing me to give comments on their website about my inputs and ideas for other workshops in the future.</div>
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My daughters and I love our R2R stuff. They're pretty and practical and eco-ethical. And it's great to know that they come from a company that is truly connected with our society. A company that has a hand in offering others opportunities to grow with pride as they create stylish products while learning and earning to advance their lives. The R2R artisan weavers are such a motivated and skilled group. They are truly an inspiration, even to their customers. And I am now, without a doubt, an ardent R2R advocate.</div>
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Shop online at their site: <a href="http://rags2riches.ph/">rags2riches.ph</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was able to watch this movie on Christmas Day. Though I'm not usually a big MMFF fan, this movie caught my eye as a good quality serious film not to be missed as it is not of the usual run-of-the-mill mold typical of Filipino movies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was not disappointed. The movie tackles real current issues in a sensible and unsentimental way. The movie demonstrates the unrelenting love and sacrifice of a parent and the strength of familial ties. The movie also touches on religious fanaticism justifying forced tithing, unreal investment returns disguising greed and scams, and the unrestrained cruelty and blatant selfishness that exists in our society.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I assume many who are reading this may not have seen the movie, I will avoid discussing the plot in detail so as not to be a spoiler. Suffice to say the movie shows how a desperate husband and father will stop at nothing to save his family. The actors in the movie, especially the leads John Lloyd Cruz and Meryll Soriano, are effective without exaggerating. So are the performances of Krystal Brimner, Perla Bautista, Dan Fernandez, and Tirso Cruz III. The conversations in the movie lead you quickly into the heart of its story, and then slowly die down toward its concluding scenes of destruction. And the use of Kankana-ey dialect by the protagonist and his family (who are portrayed to hail from Bontoc) I especially took note of. It projects the closeness of the community and of the family to each other and it displays their oneness with the values inherent in their culture. This, I believe, is central to the story of Honor Thy Father. When pressed into drastic and hopeless situations, we do go back to our roots. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although some scenes do drag on at times, I am still proud we have a Filipino-made film that is not empty, not petty, not predictable, and not about far-fetched ideas. It's sad that it seemed like the least-lined-up-for movie that day. It deserves more than that. It is thought-provoking and stirs the soul. Go watch and see for yourselves.</span></div>
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I was so happy discovering this new shop in our neighborhood. It's called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FunAndMart/" target="_blank">Fun and Mart Korean Grocery</a>. My mom had been to it first, buying frozen dumplings for my children (which they loved fried or steamed). The frozen popcorn chicken is easy and good for young and old alike.</div>
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They have great fruit juice drinks. I especially took a liking to their crushed peach juice. I have been buying them in boxes! It's not too sweet, and the pulp is not too much that it's annoying. It's refreshing and a great pick-me-upper for me.</div>
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They have different kinds of soy sauce and salad dressings and soba sauce. Also bulgogi and kalbi marinades which are very reasonably priced.</div>
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They also carry the popular ginseng chicken stew Korea is famous for. They are packed ready-to-eat. Just heat them. Nutritious and fortifying!</div>
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They have all sorts of canned goodies. Even the Korean snack of high-protein silkworm pupa! I hear it's a popular "pulutan".</div>
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I found my favorite frozen salted mackerel in Fun and Mart, also very reasonably priced. We just pan-grill it with olive oil and some garlic. It's very tasty, doesn't get dry when cooked. It's very easy to prepare for packed lunch.</div>
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They carry premium beef for shabu-shabu hot pot and for bulgogi. They even have wagyu steaks!<br />
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They carry all sorts for the potato-chip lovers out there. Even the hard-to-find Calbee honey butter chip! My personal favorite is the Crown Gold White Cheddar Cheese which has sweet honey and is low in salt. </div>
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They carry Korean beauty products too, like BB creams and Envisage Collagen Face Cleansing lotion, and Hairfull products.</div>
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I also love their home-made yogurt and shakes. They're just the right yummy level of tarty! I am eager to try their snow-flakes next!</div>
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A meal of Spanish cuisine is always something I look forward to, and my recent lunch at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TapellaByGaudi" target="_blank">Tapella</a> in Greenbelt 5 did not disappoint. The place has such an inviting, comfortable feel to it. It was a great place for business lunches before during my banker days. And it still is an apt choice now for enjoyable meals with colleagues, friends and family.</div>
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We started with this generous salad of mixed greens with a tasty tamarind balsamic dressing. It also has some of my favorite things-- candied walnuts and goat cheese! The greens and tomatoes are the freshest. It is an appetizing sweet-sour start to a good meal.</div>
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Next on the menu is the refreshing Mango Gazpacho. This is a classic Spanish-style cold soup of tomatoes and olive oil, and Tapella's version has crab meat, salmon roe, and mangoes as a twist! </div>
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The next starter dish is another must-try! This very tasty sisig is made with eggs, morcilla or blood sausages, and pork over shoestring potatoes. It's very special! I can imagine sharing this with some friends over drinks at happy hour!</div>
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Truffle-based pastas are popular these days. Tapella's Truffle Cream Pasta, though, is a real feast for the senses. It reaches you at the table with a heavenly, mouthwatering smell. The use of Spanish jamon as bacon makes it a truly singular experience, delicious yet not overpowering at all. It is a really delightful dish even my picky children will surely like.</div>
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Tapella's Maya-Maya fish recipe is a hit with me too-- it is garnished with lots of my favorite mussels and mushrooms! This is indeed a light and pleasant dish with its white wine parsley sauce.</div>
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For dessert, chocolate is always a no-fail choice. But this Lava Cake turned out to be one of the best I have ever tried. I love warm chocolate desserts, and this cake is not too sweet, moist and thoroughly warmed just right.</div>
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Or if your celebrations are at home or in the office, you may call them for catering services. You can choose from set menus or have them customize one for you.</div>
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"Elsewhere", a solo show by artist <a href="http://jonching.com/" target="_blank">Jonathan Ching</a> opened at the <a href="http://www.silverlensgalleries.com/" target="_blank">Silverlens Galleries</a> last October 29. This successful show of photographs and paintings will end this Saturday, November 21.</div>
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Just like before, this artist presents us with an unconventional view of aesthetics. In his multi-panel paintings and his photographs, we glean insights into the memories and interpretations of the artist--the allure of the simple, the attraction of the broken-down, and the beauty in the unexpected. </div>
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It is utterly conceivable that one marriage can have different meanings to the couple it brings together. The ideal is a true unity of spirits, a true communion of souls. Yet it connects two people with different histories, different upbringings, different psyches, and different needs. Thus makes a conventional marriage with two different realities. Two people inhabiting two completely different spheres in one marriage.</div>
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Using the female deities of Fates and Furies as metaphors, the novel is divided into two parts, each part aptly and respectively named. The first part, Fates, is the story as seen from the view of Lancelot, nicknamed "Lotto". This half of the narrative personifies destiny, portraying Lotto as the knight-in-shining-armor that his namesake is. Lotto was fated to be born into wealth and privilege. Lotto was fated to be actor-turned-genius-playwright. Lotto was fated to have a solid marriage with the ever-devoted Mathilde.</div>
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This book, though, is undeniably a good read. It is completely satisfying-- shifting versions and emotions, two points of view, and all its beautiful sentences. I end this entry with some of my favorites.</div>
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<i>"Please. Marriage is made of lies. Kind ones, mostly. Omissions. If you give voice to the things you think every day about your spouse, you'd crush them to paste. She never lied. Just never said."</i></div>
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<i>"Because it's true: more than the highlights, the bright events, it was in the small and the daily where she'd found life."</i></div>
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My girlfriends and I planned a quick trip to Puerto Princesa in Palawan last August. Despite the torrential rains in Manila, Palawan only had intermittent showers, so we were able to experience and enjoy roaming around and visiting their notable tourist spots. And we saw many of its famous mountains and mountain ranges.</div>
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We stayed at a family room in <a href="http://www.azizaparadisehotel.ph/" target="_blank">Aziza Paradise Hotel</a>. This hotel is clean and convenient. And they have great breakfast food, including my favorite marinated danggit! </div>
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Then I noticed these bags of water with a coin inside that hung near the ceiling all around the restaurant. I could not resist asking what they were for. Guess what? They are to ward off flies! The idea is that flies will get scared when they go towards the bags of water. What they see will be their own magnified reflection or the flash of light from the metal coin within and be frightened off!</div>
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Dinner was at the famous <a href="http://www.kaluirestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Kalui Restaurant</a>. We took a tricycle (roomy tricycles are numerous around the city) to get to the place. The place has a warm, local, homey feel.<br />
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We were also able to go thru the world-famous subterranean river. We saw the caves, the bats and the limestone structures. Along the way, we saw monkeys on the trees.<br />
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This is the cave entrance, where you enter, riding small boats with no more than 8 passengers and one boat man / tour guide. It's very dark inside the caves. It's an experience too enthralling for pictures to describe. The limestone structures formed slowly thru the passage of time are truly sights to behold.</div>
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After the underground river tour, we had a local lunch by the beach. And it featured the <b><i>tamilok</i></b>. <i>Tamilok</i> is actually a shipworm, a bivalve mollusk that burrows into the woods of mangrove. It is my very first time to try this native Palawan delicacy. It is eaten raw, dipped into spiced vinegar, like a <i>kinilaw</i>. It's taste is very similar to raw oysters. Not bad at all! </div>
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And since we are talking about "firsts", I had the chance to hold on to a live python in the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PalawanButterflyEcoGardenAndTribalVillage" target="_blank"> Palawan Butterfly Eco-Garden and Tribal Village</a> on this trip too! </div>
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Another not-to-miss attraction is firefly watching in Iwahig. You take a small banca and go around the river among the mangroves in the dark of the night. It is serenely beautiful!</div>
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I end this blog with another must-try food place. Go to <b>Rene's Saigon. </b>It is located very near the airport. Mang Rene is always there to give recommendations. The noodles soup and the spring rolls are very good and affordable to boot. And don't miss their homemade french bread.<br />
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We women tend to lie to ourselves as a matter of course. Especially in their relationships and marriages. I know I have. I lie to myself because I want to continue to believe in what I hold true. I lie because it's easier and convenient. I lie to continue to have hope. I lie to protect myself. We turn to lying as a defensive mechanism of sorts. </div>
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<i>"The point is I could, I could do the easy thing, or I could do the hard thing. I don't even know which would be harder. Divorce? Do you know what a nightmare? And I want to be married. I got married because I want to be married, Jack. Why did you?"</i></div>
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This is what happens to Deb Shanley in the novel. She lied to herself. She convinced herself that the affair her husband, Jack, was having with a much younger woman will eventually die down, and she need not worry about it again. She makes a decision to keep quiet about it and to work at being happy. But when a box of correspondences between the illicit lovers lands in the hands of her eleven year old daughter Kay, and then shared with her fifteen year old son Simon, she knew she could no longer hide from the truth. <i>"She was the victim, yes, but in front of her children, she understood at once what else she would become, which was a guilty party, and she began to notice her breathing."</i></div>
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As a mother, when my children become exposed and vulnerable, I know cannot I hold on to false hopes any longer, and more is necessary than inactivity and passive protest. My being a mother consumes me, takes over all other characters I play--wife and lover.</div>
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<i>"What she couldn't do, she knew in that moment, was go to her father, who might never tell her mother, if he had the box, because how could she live with him then."</i></div>
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<i>"She didn't even look at most of it. That was something Simon couldn't believe, how his mother didn't pore over every page. As furious as he was with his father, he was furious with her too, for reasons he couldn't explain yet but that had something to do with how her reaction was not enough, not nearly enough. Though he didn't know what would be."</i></div>
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<i>"And I want Kay to be able to tell me what she's feeling. I don't want Simon to think of me as a person who lets these things happen." </i></div>
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What goes on in the minds and hearts of the characters tell more of the story alongside their manifested reactions. We go thru life with a veneer of normalcy masking the other life lived inside our head. Nothing seems unremarkably out of place on the outside, but there is restiveness and turmoil underneath.</div>
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Like Deb, I've tried staying on and letting time do its work. Hoping against the odds that I can fix whats broken. But resentment builds up, in danger of blowing up. Especially if efforts and motivations flow singularly from one side only.</div>
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In the end, life always go on for all. We see truths in a different light. And things get resolved one way or another.</div>
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<i>"An artist seemed the greatest thing one could be, also the purest, and her whole life shrunk next to that, her father the salesman, her mother the secretary. She hadn't learned to look for the difference yet between what one did and who one was. Hadn't even known there was a difference."</i></div>
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Very sensitive writing and deeply explored characters make for a good story involving a time-old tale of failed marriages. "Among the Ten Thousand Things" is an impactful debut novel.</div>
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I wanted to give my digestive tract a rest, after my recent "<a href="http://michelle-tells.blogspot.com/2015/05/food-trip.html" target="_blank">food trip</a>". I felt I needed to do a clean-up and a restart. So I decided to do a juice fast by <a href="http://www.jujucleanse.com/" target="_blank">JUJU cleanse</a>. Lately, I've been having their salads and drinks (surprisingly very palatable) at The Podium branch for some doses of healthy food.</div>
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JUJU cleanse involves fresh, raw, cold-pressed juices. I read up about it, and found out that cold-pressed meant subjecting raw fruits and vegetables to high pressure, but no heat, to produce what is called HPP-- high pressure pasteurized. Compared to juice derived from centrifugal extractors which produce more heat and oxidation, cold-pressed juice preserves much of the fruit and vegetable enzymes and vitamins as it is exposed to a minimum of heat and air. </div>
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The juices are pure liquid, no meat and no fiber. My digestive system can take it easy for a day and just absorb nutrients. I will be running on mostly minerals and carbohydrates. Zero fats. And very little protein, which I was a bit apprehensive about. </div>
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As it is my first try, their website suggests I have their introductory <a href="http://www.jujucleanse.com/products.php" target="_blank">level one cleanse</a>. And since I am a busy working mother with long days, I settled for a one-day cleanse duration to make sure I can stick to it. </div>
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I had 500ml of juice every 2.5 hours, from 7:30am to 8:00 pm-- six rounds of juice drinks. I took the juices slowly on their scheduled time. In between, I took in water and some hot mint tea. I never felt hungry. I didn't lose energy to work. I wasn't tempted to eat other food. No headaches, no irritability.</div>
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What I endured though was feeling cold. More specifically, I couldn't stand the air-conditioned environment at work. This feeling started near noon time and it got worse towards the afternoon. What helped was when I walked around in the office, and when I went out for a brisk walk during lunch time. But in the afternoon the "chills" came back. </div>
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Since I was consuming less calories, I presume my body was not burning as much fuel as before to keep me warm. Fasting slows down our metabolic rate, thus the difficulty to bear cold temperature. Less energy, less body heat. But it was tolerable, and was much easier when I stayed out of air-conditioned rooms for the rest of the evening.<br />
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It was a good rest of sorts. The one-day pause made me eat lighter in the days afterwards. I just wasn't as hungry like before. Which must be good and healthy for me. <br />
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I'm having another mini-break next week. I will try the level two JUJU cleanse.<br />
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I will just remember to dress more warmly, and bring layers I can add.Michelle tellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038253065347270645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624277407836554704.post-61222756163713957802015-07-04T22:43:00.001+08:002015-07-07T17:39:25.568+08:00New and Old Favorites at Konbini Store<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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The Konbini salad is new! With very generous mango, avocado, and crabstick, mixed with lettuce and cucumber strips, it's filling and very tasty. Good paired with the Super California roll which has grilled unagi and wasabi. I had it with a cold Suntory honey and lemon drink. </div>
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The vegetable and fruit juices are back in stock. These are some of my personal picks. </div>
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And having Japanese food at home is so much easier and more authentic with the sauces you can find in Konbini. </div>
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Meidi-ya 100% wagyu beef in a smart cup is ready-to-eat and very delicious. And the Soken corned beef is Kobe beef-in-a-can! People buy these by the boxes!</div>
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For breakfast, consider their new soy and fruit granola, and their rice and bran cereal choices. I chow them down mixed with cold milk, yogurt, and some honey.<br />
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This is a "hopia-like" biscuit made of baked sweet potato. It's very tasty!</div>
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If you like cheese (I love nibbling on cheese), try the QBB smoked cheese. In spicy and regular variants. I'm looking forward to trying these with some wine.</div>
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Another healthy snack alternative: the dried fruit, in orange, apple-mango and peach. Handy to bring along too.</div>
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I saw some new biscuits-- coconut sable, sesame sable and 3-nut sable. They also again have my favorite wheat wafers. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Where They Found Her" is Kimberly McCreight's second novel. It did not disappoint. It is an engaging book filled with twists and red herrings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The "her" in the title pertains to more than just the dead body of a newborn infant girl found in Cedar Creek, at the edge of Ridgedale University. It also alludes to the three women whose three different points-of-view comprise the narration of this mystery novel. They are Molly, Sandy, and Barbara.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Molly is a reporter in the small town paper. Molly is also a mother to a young daughter, and a mother who recently lost another baby. She is a woman who has battled depression. So getting this next assignment hits quite close to home. Yes, her personal pain affects her work. Yes, the line between work life and family life blurs. Yes, the case she is writing about pushes her to her limits. But this makes her want to know more, makes her more persistent and more responsive to the clues that present themselves to her.</span><br />
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Sandy is a tough teen-aged dropout who's forced to to be a "mother" to her own mother. She is the one who saves for a rainy day, then finds her money stolen by family. She is the one checking on her parent, always anxious. She is the one who adjusts to her older tutor, giving assurances constantly . In her unstable life, Sandy has to step up and be strong for others always, despite her own needs.<br />
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These are characters we identify with. We all juggle relationships, responsibilities, guilts and histories. We all strive for normalcy. But the order of things is not always how we require them to line up. We find ourselves in difficult circumstances. We find ourselves where we are, not as we pictured it, unplanned and unprepared.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's thus fitting that my family and my close friends look</span> forward to trying new things, and going back for more of our favorites, even when there are no special occasions. We eat <span style="font-family: inherit;">out most especially on weekends. It is our true manner of coming together and catching up and relaxing. But I end up having to hold 3 conversations at the same time when I dine with my children!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me present a visual "taste" of my recent eating escapades. These are my highly recommended experiences!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <b>Blackbird</b> at the Nielson Tower, Ayala Triangle Park </span></div>
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This book caught my eye recently. On the shelf of Fully Booked in Promenade was a title that embodies a long-time ardent wish of mine. I opened and run a bookshop, although for a short time, in the 90's. I thoroughly loved going through catalogs of book titles, meticulously ordering my choices, and proudly displaying them on our self-designed racks. And though the tides of life have brought me elsewhere, I have never lost the burning desire of wanting to own and to run a bookshop.<br>
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Sigmund Freud in his "The Interpretation of Dreams" first introduced the relationship of our dreams to our unconscious, and how dreams continue our conscious daytime thought processes, albeit altered by sleep. Such is evident in the story of Kitty in "<b>The Bookseller</b>". Lines blur between two alternate worlds of our protagonist. The two distinctive existences of Kitty and Katharyn present the ultimate “what if” possibilities in one’s life.<br>
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Kitty is an old-maid bookseller who is independent and quirky, and shares her business with her long-time best friend, the also single, Frieda. Not everything is perfect though; the bookstore business is becoming difficult to continue. But Kitty and Frieda are so close, they do not seem to want for anything else beyond their daily friendship and companionship.</div>
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Who is real? Whose existence is a dream? Their two situations seem to complement and complete each other’s somehow. Which world is used as the coping mechanism of the other?</div>
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Maybe I was mesmerized by this book because I, too, am a woman and a mother. And I used to co-own a bookstore (which has since sadly become "too difficult to continue"). I’m independent and a breadwinner, yet I’m equally subservient to my family’s needs and wishes. I can identify with Kitty the bibliophile: a former teacher in a life of books, sandwiches, coffee and one close friend. And I am similar to Katharyn too: a mother of three (I have a pair of twins). The responsibility and the guilt forever entwined together in the role of a mother is all too real for me.<br>
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The push-and-pull of Kitty's “real life” and her “dream world” make up the story of this human tale of love and living. Although fiction, in actuality, we have all at one time or another used fantasy to cope with or to escape reality. The Ocean of Life deals. We can swim. Or we can choose to float while dreaming. The temptation of a sweet escape appeals to most. When life situations bog me down, I entertain the thought of an escape to another more agreeable uncomplicated life, where I can throw caution to the wind and live my aspirations to the fullest.<br>
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<i>"In that other life, I am the center of my world. Of course, I love and care about other people--many other people. But at the end of the day, my thoughts and actions are mainly about managing my own life and my own emotions.</i><br>
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<i>Here, that is not the case. My life, and my love, are bigger than that. Even in grief, I have to hold other people close." </i></div>
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Cynthia Swanson says it best for me in Chapter 27. <br>
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Having gelato is such an gratifying experience for me. And the Bono in Podium is my no-fail go-to gelateria. Bono gelato is an all-natural gelato made from scratch in small batches daily. It is natural: from locally-sourced fresh whole milk to stone-ground matcha from Japan. And handmade: from the chocolate-covered chips in Movie Night to the pretzel crunch in Butterbeer to the sprinkles and honey comb toppings. Their gelato is flavorful and fresh and never too sweet!<br />
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But many people do not know that <b>gelato</b> doesn't just mean "ice cream" in Italian. There is a difference between them. <br />
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For one, ice cream is made with cream and has a minimum fat content of 10% (and upto as high as 18% fat). Gelato is made with whole milk, and has only 4-8% fat.<br />
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I watched how they make a batch of gelato on-site. Bono uses this Cattabriga blender on whole milk and their "secret mix" to make their popular Movie Night gelato.<br />
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Then, the mixture is transferred to the Cattabriga mixer and churned for about 5-7 minutes. The Effe by Cattabriga is the world's standard for artisanal gelato. It adopts a slow "churning and folding" method. This ensures that there is less air incorporated into the gelato (compared to ice cream where more air creates more volume). And this makes for another difference: the texture of gelato is more dense than ice cream, and thus it presents more intense distinct flavors for one to enjoy. </div>
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Next, they layer in the unique ingredients to make Movie Night-- chocolate-covered chips, caramel syrup, and malt balls. Several layers are made to make a liter of yumminess!</div>
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Bono gelato is stored in Pozzetto cabinets. They are covered to ensure least amount of contamination from the air. I truly appreiciate this. While it's attractive to see gelato in the open, with all its colors, I would rather eat something that's clean and fresh. Plus the covered containers are important to maintain constant temperature. Another difference of gelato from ice cream involves serving temperature. While ice cream is frozen and served at 10 degree Fahrenheit, gelato is best served not completely frozen, at around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. In Bono, when you order gelato for take-out in pints and tubs, they blast-freeze the gelato and then put the containers in their own resealable plastic bags. The staff will advise you to keep your pints and tubs in their plastic bags when stored in your freezer. This preserves the gelato flavors best and keeps it from getting too hard to scoop. And it works-- the gelato stays smooth and tasty! I've personally tried this at home.</div>
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Jonathan Ching's new show entitled "Flotsam and Jetsam" opened last April 29 at West Gallery.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When asked about his choice of name for the show, the artist pensively replies, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The show definitely reflects these images-- flowers upon muck, buds alongside grime, blossoms amidst rust -- beauty adjacent to filth, beauty glorified by filth, beauty in filth. Such associations draw out questions on how we define what is aesthetically attractive and how we judge and value the everyday things. Can we creatively raise our standards and see the appeal of both beauty and filth in harmony with each other?</span></div>
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Contrast as a principle of art is widely practiced and praised. Yet artists, like Jonathan, must not only have very vivid imaginations to put together these seemingly incompatible images. A measure of tolerance, some broad-mindedness, and a certain acceptance must be inherent in one who can conceptualize creating beautiful art using such unexpected images side by side. The odds and ends juxtaposed to the ethereal blooms simultaneously stir up admiration and disturb us into contemplation. Need we more evidence that this artist indeed "paints with his brains and not with his hands"?</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">"In </span><i style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Flotsam and Jetsam</i><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">, Jonathan Ching explores the possibilities presented by the triptych as a form: all the paintings in the exhibition are in three panels. A triptych, said Ching, allows an artist to break up a picture both physically and metaphorically. “I can choose to juxtapose images that may or may not be related, and present a new take on them as an image or idea.” </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Luscious flowers done in pink and blue impasto are bracketed by abstract forms borrowed from walls smeared with tar and graffiti. On panels of unequal width, slender branches garlanded by blossoms spring forth from rusted scissor gates left open. Elsewhere, two lotuses are left to float in a puddle of mud. In Ching’s still life compositions, Mother Nature’s refined bounty is almost always cut off by urban grit. The arrangement isn’t necessarily an indictment—Ching makes no overt claims. Rather, his re-contextualization encourages more thoughtful viewing: delicate petals become even more so when they are surrounded by dark ocean waves.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Beyond considering the triptych as form, <i>Flotsam and Jetsam</i> showcases Ching’s gestural technique: eddies of pigment swirl about his canvases with great energy, imbuing his subjects with a certain <i>joie de vivre</i>. Eyeing the surface of his textured work reveals gobbets of paint clinging to each other, creating miniature peaks and valleys that keep to the painterly rhythm of his hand. — ll"</span></div>
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Catch "Flotsam and Jetsam" at West Gallery until May 30. <br />
<a href="http://www.westgallery.org/" target="_blank">West Gallery</a> is at 48 West Avenue Quezon City.</div>
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View more of Jonathan's works <a href="http://jonching.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The family escaped to Hong Kong after Easter. Because it's our first time all together, excitement was in the air. After all these years and numerous visits, the diversity of HK never fails to still get me giddy too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stayed in <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/excelsior/" target="_blank">Excelsior Hotel</a> in Causeway Bay, a very convenient location. Sadly, this affordable and comfortable hotel may be torn down soon and replaced by a commercial building. It's sad. I've stayed here often over the past 10 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first meal was at nearby <a href="http://hk.crystaljade.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Jade</a>, World Trade Center. The noodle soup is much less tasty now; a bit disappointing. We still love their Xiao Long Bao. It's still delish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My children and I love Log-On which can be found at the Basement 1 of Times Square. We can spend hours there, and still find reason to come back one more time before leaving HK. One reason is for their selection of pens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another favorite nearby haunt is the Sogo Department Store. It's has something for everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Sogo carries Godiva at the basement beside their Japanese grocery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the ice cream I cannot miss when in Sogo is Milk Top, just beside the basement escalator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When in Causeway Bay, I always get my supply of preserved fruits and Chinese candies. And this is where I go. The Shanghai Yiu Fung Store. It's at 3 Foo Ming Street, very near Times Square. They have endless choices, and you can get a free taste while you choose. This company is known as the 話梅王, best in preserved plum candies. (</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.yiufungstore.com/home.htm">http://www.yiufungstore.com/home.htm</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This trip, we ventured to Gordon Ramsay's <a href="http://www.gordonramsay.com/hk/bsk/" target="_blank">Bread Street</a> in Lan Kwai Fong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ordered their Daily Roast which was my favorite - lamb. It was cooked and seasoned just right and it was deliciously tender. It's a big order, good for 2.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to popular requests, I am adding my best-loved Causeway Bay haunts to this post.<br /><br />1. DELICIOUS KITCHEN 美味廚 is at Shop B Ground Floor, 9-11 Cleveland Street</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This restaurant has been there since the 90's. The favorite of locals and tourists alike is their pork rib steamed rice with vegetables 排骨菜飯! Very tender and tasty! And the vegetable rice that comes with it is really savory! Also try the beef tendon variation. I like their sauteed bamboo shoots, too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have several shops around HK. Check out their website <a href="http://www.oceanempire.com.hk/">www.oceanempire.com.hk</a> .<br /><br />4. HO HUNG KEE 何洪記 at the 12/F Hysan Place 500 Hennessy Road<br /><br />This restaurant is rated 1 Michelin star. They are known for their wonton noodle soup and congee. A must-try also is their steamed fish head; it's very tasty! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This location is more spacious and more new. And it doesn't hurt that Hysan Place houses Eslite at floors 8 to 10 (for books, stationery, and specialty food items).<br /><br />5. TAI HING 太興 at the G/F Cigna Tower, 470-484 Jaffe Road<br /><br />The best for roasts! My favorite is the roast goose with plum sauce. They also have char siew, soy chicken, and roast pork. You can order a combination with the complete rice meal at affordable prices. Also try their sweet & sour pork and the chilled original milk tea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then I saw this piece--</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This work evoked such strong feelings in me, I couldn't look away. The placement of the vase, it's depth, the red roses-- all making me think of love and grief at the same time. Maybe it is my recent sudden loss of a loved one making me extra-sensitive to the elegance of these dying blooms. This piece is enthralling and it made me tear up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do the family grocery-run every other weekend. I enjoy this chore. It's a concrete way I provide for my family. And it's a distraction and a stress-reliever, mindlessly roaming around rows and rows of goods and products we consume in our everyday life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week, I found these great new condiments in SM Hypermart Pasig. They're great finds as no one enjoys eating with dipping sauces more than us Filipinos!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mama Sita's (msita.com) has sauces and mixes that have been staples of Filipino cooking for a long time. It's good to see they also produce these premium condiments now. The <b>Coconut Nectar Vinegar</b> is made from organic coconut sap or <i>tuba</i>, and aged for a year. The <b>Anghang-Sarap Spiced Tuba Vinegar</b> has a zest just the way we Pinoys like it, with all the yummy garlic, onions and chili in it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lorenzana Food Corporation (lorenzana.com.ph) is the manufacturer of my all-time favorite condiment- Lorins Patis (fish sauce). So I was so excited to find their <b>Lorins Premium Extra Virgin Anchovy Extract. </b></span></div>
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In that episode, I was blogging. And I enjoyed it. I like to share my views and opinions, and consequently help people. Especially if it's something I've had experience in- whether good or bad. Wouldn't this world be a better place if we could all share each other's knowledge and experiences?? It can make things much easier. It can save a lot of time and resources. It can help us feel less alone.<br>
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