Pork Adobo

Natuto lang akong magluto nung napunta ako dito sa Indonesia.  Marunong naman ako magluto nung mga instant --- noodles, pancit canton, hotcake, champorado, soup, etc.  Marunong din akong mag-prito. Pero yung tipong kailangan talaga ng preparasyon, wala. nada. zetlog. 

Sinikap kong aralin ang pinakamadaling lutuin, adobo. Tinanong ko aking mahal na ina kung paano ito gawin. Yung mga unang subok ko, medyo maalat. Pagkatapos, para namang paksiw dahil napadami ng suka. Sumunod naman, natuyo yung sabaw at nasunog ung baboy. Hanggang sa nakuha ko din ung lasang gusto ko. Sumasablay pa din naman minsan, pero naagapan.

Adobo + Kanin + Malamig na Coke  =  Napakasarap na Hapunan!

Ito ang mga sangkap na ginamit ko:

• butter
• bawang
• toyo
• black pepper (ground)
• suka

Pinitpit ko muna ung bawang at hiniwa ng maliit. Ginisa ko sa butter. Tapos iniligay ko na ung baboy. Nilagyan ko ng toyo, mga 3/4 cup. Tapos 1 1/2 cups ng tubig. Nilagyan ko ng ground black pepper at hinalo. Hinayaan kong kumulo ng 20-25 minutes. Pagkatapos, inalis ko sa sabaw ung baboy at pinrito ko. Ayoko kasi ng hindi naprito ung baboy. Pagkatapos kong iprito, inihalo ko ulit dun sa sabaw.  Nilagyan ko ng 1 tsp na suka at pinakulo ko ulit ng 5 minuto. 


At pagkatapos, kumain na ko. :)

Pasalubong

Kamakailan, ang aking jowa ay nagpunta sa HK para sa isang convention. mga 4 na araw din syang nandoon, buti na lang meron kaming kaibigan na nagpaunlak na iikot sya tuwing gabi.  gusto nyang bumalik ulit, pero kasama na ako.  meron syang mga nabili... adik sa school supplies yun e.  so nakabili sya ng 1 set ng pang arts and crafts, tipong may mga maliliit na punchers for stars, hearts, etc.  ibinili din nya ung pamangkin nya ng finger puppets.  at eto naman ang sa akin:

 

Alam nya kasing adik ako sa kape, milo na pala ngayon. hehehe. thanks, love! sa susunod, isama mo na din ung laman. :P

Chicken Sopas

My first attempt to cook chicken sopas! Bakit? Kasi nagkasakit ako last week, nilalagnat ako. Ang aking ispeyshal samwan ay may pinuntahang convention so walang nag-alaga sa akin. Instant noodles lang ang kinakain ko, so purgang-purga na ko. Naisip ko bigla ang sopas ng aking mahal na ina. So ito ang unang subok ko na gayahin ang nakakagamot nyang sopas.

 Ito ang ginamit kong panahog sa sopas:

• bawang
• sibuyas
• carrots
• cabbage
• chicken breast
• butter
• patis
• salt
• pepper
• elbow macaroni 
• milk

Pinaghihiwa ko muna yung bawang at sibuyas, diced. Naiyak pa ko sa sibuyas, pakshet. Tapos hiniwa ko ung carrots ng parang strips. Yung cabbage, ginupit ko ng maliliit, ayoko ng masyadong malalaking green leafy vegetables.  Yung chicken breast, pinakuluan ko sa tubig. Pagkatapos kumulo, inalis ko sa kaserola, hindi ko tinapon ung pinagkuluan kasi un ang gagamitin kong sabaw. Hinimay-himay ko yung manok.

Pagkatapos, ginisa ko na sa butter ung bawang, sibuyas, carrots at ung manok. Tas hinalo ko na ung pinagkuluan na tubig (chicken stock). sayang wala kasi akong chicken knorr cubes. Tapos, nilagay ko na ung elbow macaroni at pinakulo ng 15 minutes.  Tantyahan na lang ng lasa gamit ang patis, asin at pamintang durog. Nilagay ko rin ng gatas, kasi nilalagyan ng nanay ko. 

Ok naman sya, pwede na. Luto ko e. Kailangang mahalin ko. Hahaha. Pero mas masarap pa din ang sopas ng nanay ko. Di bale, 27 days na lang, babalik na ulit ako ng pinas para sa christmas vacation. lalamon ako ng todo ng pinoy food. :D

On being single...

"Single is not a status. It is a word that best describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others."

Thanks Tin, for this quote. :)

Birth of Kulet

Hi. Ako si Kulet. Bakit Kulet? Ito ang palayaw ko nung bata pa ako. Malamang, dahil sobrang kulit ko noon at ito ang itinawag sa akin. Kesa naman Aiza. Yak. Kaderder. Galit na galit talaga ako pag tinatawag akong Aiza nung gradeschool. Kung pwede lang makapatay ang tingin, marami na akong napatay noon. At ngayon.

Matagal na kong naghahanap at nag-iisip ng tamang pangalan sa blog ko. Papalit-palit ako palagi. Di ako makuntento. Para bang may kulang. Parang hindi ako. Naisip ko, bakit hindi ko gamitin ang palayaw ko nung sinaunang panahon? Tutal, makulit pa din naman ako ngayon. Yun lang.

How can anyone be afraid of love?

"How can they not? His face was completely aghast. When you love someone… truly love them, friend or lover, you lay your heart open to them. You give them a part of yourself that you give to no one else, and you let them inside a part of you that only they can hurt-you literally hand them the razor with a map of where to cut deepest and most painfully on your heart and soul. And when they do strike, it’s crippling-like having your heart carved out. It leaves you naked and exposed, wondering what you did to make them want to hurt you so badly when all you did was love them. What is so wrong with you that no one can keep faith with you? That no one can love you? To have it happen once is bad enough… but to have it repeated? Who in their right mind would not be terrified of that?”

- Sherrilyn Kenyon (Devil May Cry)

Imagine Me and You

I recently watched an old les flick, Imagine Me and You (2005).  It was good, not to mention that it had a happy ending... which seldom happens in les movies. I've picked several lines from the movie that struck me.

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
It never happens. If there's a thing that can't be stopped, it's not possible for there to be something else which can't be moved, and vice versa. They can't both exist.


You should ask her, you know.
Bless you but... I couldn't ask Rache if there is anything wrong. That would be way too scary.
Why?
What if there is?
   
You can put an end to this!
How?
Tell me to go. Tell me that's what you want, and I will walk away and you will never see me again.
Is that what you want?
I want you.    

Don't forget me.
I won't remember anything else. 

I went crazy, Heck. I went crazy for someone and it wasn't you. 

I met this girl... but she's with someone else.
Does she love you?
I don't know...no...yes... but it doesn't matter.   
Oh... it's all that matters.

It's not you leaving that's going to kill me. It's you loving someone more.
No, you're not walking away. Don't... don't walk away from me.
Yeah, keep saying that. Pretend this is my choice.
What do you mean?
Oh, come on, Rachel. We both know you'd have left me in the end.
That's not true!
YES IT IS!
Yes it is. I want you to be happy. More than anything else, I wanted to be the cause of happiness in you. But if I'm not, then I can't stand in the way, you see? Because what you're feeling now, Rachel, is the unstoppable force. Which means I've got to move.