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Saturday, May 12, 2007

So there I was in my condo, staring at my open freezer and thinking, What the hell am I gonna do with this bangus??  

After the unbelievably hectic week I had in Pangasinan during the Bangus Festival some two weeks ago, one of the Regional Sales representatives gifted me with Dagupan's famous milkfish, the bonoan.  "Puwede mo 'yan ihawin o prituhin."  Ihawin?  Prituhin???  I couldn't even cook a decent omelet let alone marinade a milkfish!  Puwede bang i-microwave ‘yan?  I almost laughed out loud thinking it would be another addition to my list of culinary fiascos if I decide cook that bangus on my own.

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I remember a few months back, I interviewed Chef Pablo Logro, the first Filipino to be promoted as Executive Chef in the country.  He worked as Head Chef for the Sultan of Oman for ten years before deciding that, really, there’s no place like home.  When I told him of all my disastrous attempts in the kitchen, he offered to give me free cooking lessons.  I was so tempted to jump at the chance.  But when I tasted some of his specialties, I felt deep down at the very bottom of my heart, that I’m not meant to cook.  ‘Coz I’d rather eat and leave the cooking to the experts! Haha!

Chef Pablo in action.

 

   

Two of Chef Pablo's specialties.

When served at retaurants, his dishes usually amount to Php 600 at the very least.  So I feasted on my mango coated chicken whatever knowing I’m not eating anything that expensive again anytime soon!  

 

But while I do admire Chef Pablo for his culinary expertise, I do know someone who can give him a run for his money…. (more…)

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googlism

Discovered this amusing link at Zaneh's site a year or two ago.  Learning that I actually have some lounge time this weekend (no event for me, yey!), I decided to see what Google thinks of me.

Korina

korina is sometimes confused with koa (Eh?)
korina is our sweet
korina is funny and smiles (And so I've been told!)
korina is in the premiere tier of the fashion industry
korina is reputedly currently dating a 33 (Really? Is he rich? :p)
korina is a medium to heavy weight wood
korina is usually a medium weight wood
korina is a good friend of mine and that he was also my friend
korina is a sweet and supportive friend
korina is grinning from ear to ear nowadays is the survey on radio habits and preferences conducted by uai which placed her as no (Eng?)
korina is a veteran in radio with 15 years of work experience
korina is a light weight wood and resonates huge
korina is very bright
korina is what they call it
korina is a very similar wood although i prefer it for tone
korina is the latest thoroughbred to leave the hamer stud farm
korina is quite attractive (Oh, you're making me blush.  Haha!)
korina is now a successfull breeder for cci
korina is one of my favourites
korina is the best (Korina in the whoooooooooooooooole world!)
korina is very soft wood that lends itself to a warm sound
korina is one of the world's 15 highest paid models (I wish!)
korina is rare but does surface now and then (I LOVE THIS ONE!)
korina is a natural mom (Uh, this one, am not so sure of)
korina is rarely without her magnifying glass and fingerprinting kit
korina is certain her loud
korina is psycho (Haha, I agree!) (more…)

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