Special Turbong Bangus

This was our viand a few weeks ago and I decided to share it with everyone in case one of you would like to try this at home. This is a very simple dish that would only take about 10-15 minutes to prepare. Of course, cooking time is not included in that 15 minutes. It would probably take another 30-45 minutes for the fish to be cooked.

I'm not sure if my mom had learned this version of inihaw/turbong bangus in one of her friends or had tried it in a restaurant. But this one is not your ordinary grilled milkfish. First of all, it's not grilled it was cooked using a Turbo Broiler. Also, it wasn't wrapped in a banana leaf just aluminum foil (although I think it would taste better if my mom had used a banana leaf instead). What made this dish extra special is the salted egg added in it and also the green pepper. I may say that the salted eggs and pepper blended well with the tomatoes, ginger and onions.

It was like eating red egg salad and grilled fish all at the same time. As I've stated earlier, this is a very easy dish, all you need for the filling are tomatoes, ginger, onions, soy sauce, green pepper and salted eggs. Just mix them all together and put the mixture inside the fish. Wrap it with a banana leaf and/or foil and presto, it's ready to be grilled.

On My Way Home

October 04, 2012 - Thursday

I'm currently on a bus on my way home while writing this post. I hope it won't be traffic as I still need to pack my things and get up early tomorrow. It's our planning session and I hope everything will go smoothly. I'm not that excited, but I definitely need this. A break from the real world, I need to think things through carefully to avoid regrets in the future. The decision I'm about to make will be very hard and if I decide to do the right thing I'll be losing a very good friend. At least, that's how I want to consider him, even though I know I'm just another girl in his life. I hope once I make my decision, I'll be able to get though this unscathed. It would take a lot of courage and pain to let this go. I'm really having a hard time writing this post as I don't want others reading what I'm writing about. Good thing is I'm one of those who aren't blessed to have a legible penmanship. Well, I guess my poor handwriting has its advantage after all. :) Anyway, I just want to share what happened earlier while I was on a jeepney. An old man sneezed so loud that the lady beside me jumped to her feet to her surprise. :) It was really hard to keep a straight face as I don't want to embarrass the girl and the old man. It was just really funny. :)  

Perks and A Lot More

date: October 3, 2012

Tonight I'm inspired. A lot of things had happened in the past couple of months, some good, some bad. Some make me want to regret them, but I know I shouldn't. I chose to experience those things and somehow it helped me realize a lot of things about life, about myself. It's funny how a simple movie can make my life change.

The song that's currently playing at this very moment suits me perfectly (Stupid In Love). Yes, I had been stupid in love and I'm not proud of it. Well, I'm just glad that I'm not the only one who is stupid. A lot of people are or somehow did stupid things for love. But that doesn't mean we are really stupid. I had been stupid in love or at least that's what I think, felt. Still, I don't want to consider myself stupid since I now know what my worth is. I may be dumb but I'm no longer stupid - a line from Rihanna's song. I just hope somehow this person will also see my worth, his worth and come to realize what he really wants in life. I'm just glad I learned early and avoid any more damage if we continue this crazy relationship.

Starting today,  I'll think of my welfare first and not of other people. It's time to enjoy my life the way I want it. I won't allow people to push me and take advantage of me. I'm not the kindest person but sometimes we need to teach other people a lesson they'll never forget. It's not to humiliate or hurt them, but more of to help them. Although most of people won't see that as many are very close minded. Today, I need to get rid of the excess baggage I've been carrying. I'm not sure how long I can stand this but I'll try my very best.

Sometimes we need to be a bitch to send people a message that they cannot just mess around with us, even if that means hurting their feelings. It's because it is the reality. You can never say you lived your life without experiencing pain or loss. It's all part of growing up, of learning about ourselves more deeply. Most of us are so afraid of hurting people, of what others might think or say about us. If we choose to live that way, we can never be truly happy. We'll all be in the dark forever.