RAYUMA

I wasnt able to blog in the past few days dahil na atake ako ng first rayuma attack in my life, sa right upper arm, napakasakit pala nito, and for the first time in 40 years hindi ako natulog sa aircon room, dahil masakit pala.

jan 9, 2009 to jan 15, 2009
until last night sa room pa din ako ni joanne natutulog because of the pain

whitr phosphorous use by IDF

assad somosa

this is one of my favorite south asian deli...
it is cheap and very delicious, hot and spicy as well
it is made abd sold at manila's authentic indian restaurant "Assad" along otis and jupiter
it is blended with curry and chick peas

my pan fried garoupa for my mother

this is my mother.s favorite food, pad fried white fish

visiting st phelomena shrine, jan4, 2009

red kimono at the megamall

different kind of buffet sa red kimono, hindi kana pupunta sa table, dadalin na sa table mo ang food to be shared by your family, everone can taste everything, at bagong luto, hindi gaya sa iba ay nasa chaffing dish

vespa ride to tanay

my father and I, on the day i got my vespa, i showed it to my dad, this pic was taken at MOA parking lot, he was driven in his car while i ride in my wasp. when I was in grade school my dad is against me riding motorcycles, i cry and cry for him to buy me one, but instead he bought me a Lancer 1400 L type brandnew in 1974 color ivy green

flat tire in the mountain route

i really like the twisties in maralaque, i enjoy riding motorcycles in that area on the way to our place in tanay on the mountain tops, most of the time i ask my friends to be with me and have a quick llunch in the farm and return to manila by 3pm

one time i had an accident and this is my pic, it was rainng hard that day
this are the vespa club scooter which i joined and they were our guest for the day at tanay
Iam very happy when i stand beside these wasp prior to my first out of town ride to tanay. after 2 hours i spilled in the road at sierra madre lots of hurts and a few blood in my arm makes me soo happy riding my vespa

checkin my white px150 before the ride

Arlene's roast beef, perfected at 145 degrees

this is the actual pix of Arlene's roast beef, she has almost perfected its taste and color, its both pleasing to the eyes and palate, it is slowly oven roasted till you reached 145 degrees, at that temperature, the crusting of salt and herbs will be a perfect toppings of the prime roast beef.

the tenderness, is comparable to the roast beef carvings at fine hotels

This is what we have at New Years day Lunch and Lechon, and this calls for my reliable "xenical"

at the rizal monument at national heros day

at the Rizal park on national hero's day after I toured Renzo at Calamba to see Rizal house.

Paco park and Rizal Park

New years day buying lechon at la loma

this is the open pit, lutuan ng lechon
lechon being paraded in the streets to be char broiled, because its new years day most of the quality of lechon is down, either over cooked or under cooked, even the lechon sauce is not done right.

lolo tony at Laloma , the Lechon capital of manila, making his round to choose his lechon, this is his tradition of spending new year morning at laloma

lolo tony checking the lechon before wrapping.
this is renzo, posing with the lechon, he is from Sydney NSW and was shocked to see the numbers of lechon in a single street

picking lechon from different shops is a hard task, some are roasted darker than the other, but the ones who is light colored is not so appeticing

NEW YEARS EVE TRADITION

cid at the bar drinking heineken beer
asti marti, biboys favrite sparkling wine
carving ham and turkey.... brown meat is the best for us

for the past 3 years i always get a shampoo during exchange gifts
bunot, i got number 18
ready the big bang

arlene covering her ears because of the blast
joanne and arlene with hat
posing with a keg of beer
sarap ng pabo