Fish Fillet with Ham

Boneless fish fillet is quite versatile---whether the recipe is as simple as this poached fish fillet with ham in sweet ginger sauce, or as complex as a rolled or stuffed fillet with a compound sauce.

Posted for Food Trip Friday and Food Friday

Lazy [tamad] cat - Litratong Pinoy

Ang sarap ng tulog ng leon na ito nang aming dalawin sa Zoobic.   Nakatihaya pa ito, halatang walang problema!  Hindi lang pala power nap ang ginagawa nito kundi totoong tulog.  Kahit sa wild, ang big cats pala ay talagang tamad---hanggang 20 hours a day ang kanilang pahinga.  Alisto lagi ang leon pero  mas active pala ito pagsapit ng takipsilim, kasama na do'n ang pakikipag-sosyalan, pag-aayos at pag-ebs.  Pahinto-hinto ang mga pagkilos nito sa gabi hanggang madaling araw kung saan naghahanap sila ng makakain.  Mga dalawang oras lang sa isang araw ang paglalakad-lakad ng leon at 50 minutes ang pagkain.  Pagkatapos n'on, pahinga at tulog uli.  Sarap buhay 'no?

This lion was sleeping soundly when we visited his cage in Zoobic.  He was lying on his back with no cares in the world.  I thought he was having a power nap after a stressful morning, but no---I later learned that lions are generally lazy.  They spend much of their time resting and are inactive for about 20 hours a day.   Although lions can be active at any time, their activity generally peaks after dusk with a period of socializing, grooming, and defecating. Intermittent bursts of activity follow through the night hours until dawn, when hunting most often takes place. They spend an average of two hours a day walking and 50 minutes eating.  After stretching their legs, they rest and sleep again---what a life!

Posted for Litratong Pinoy

About a boy

They call you Badjao--

but you said your name
is Michael Jackson

but I know you

you are
mud-puddle-splashing and
secret-fort-building and
living-room-floor-wrestling and
sometimes even sweet-sibling-hugging

you are

coated with dirt

of boyhood play

matter-of-factly

you said you're handsome, brave

and fair---

and what else?

the brightest boy around here

in your dreams
you are
a cowboy, a fireman,
a tricycle driver,
an astronaut,
and yes,

Michael Jackson
in boxing gloves

you are

a charmer--

born to conquer the seas,

explore the plains,

and climb the trees

and yes,
i must admit
you moonwalk with a grace
Michael Jackson has a new face

Posted for Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday             

                                                                                                                                                   

Purple

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God care about.  But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.  

~Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982

A weekend with Jan-Q and Fritz

 

One Sunday afternoon in September, I brought Jan-Q and Fritz to Bonifacio High Street.  This is Fritz' favorite hangout---he loves to strut and lounge on the grass and watch dogs walking around the place.  This is where I stretch my legs, punctuating my walks with a cold drink or hot coffee while browsing the latest best-sellers at Fully Booked,  or contemplate at the water features around the mall grounds, or check out what's on sale in one of the stores.

Jan-Q, on the other hand, was reluctant to pose for the camera.  He thinks  it was so uncool  and "baduy" that his Tita  was taking lots of pictures.:P  He obliged because of my "near-senior-citizen-status" and  I was paying for dinner (hehehe).

This sculpture makes me think of meteors coming from space.

 I always tell my young nephews that they will  thank me someday for their  cute baby pictures, snapshots of their toothless grin and framed bunny-rabbit smiles, their  rock 'n roll poses and awkward moments in front of the camera, and all the memories that go with the photos.  And of course, they would show me the photos to remind me of their names when I'm a  senile and doddering old woman.:P

Fritz doesn't mind...he loves to lick the camera!

Posted for Our Weekend Memoirs and Weekend Snapshot