It’s tempting to simply ask that you Google “Connie Veneracion” or “Sassy Lawyer” or “Pinoy Cook” and have this page done with. But that might give you the wrong idea about me. A third of what’s been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I’d better let me, rather than them, tell you about me.
I’m the mommy of two teenagers, Samantha (Sam) and Alexandra (Alex) who are photocopies of me. No, we don’t have a “Clover” to complete the Totally Spies trio. However, we do have an Astro, a Twix, a Pepper, a Tiny and a Psssssssttt.
I am the wife of a guy who was nicknamed Speedy by his mother for reasons I may never comprehend.
I am a lawyer by profession (retired now) and the only daughter of a lawyer and a lawyer. I am also the sister of a lawyer who is an only son. Read the paragraph again. You’ll get it sooner than later.
I now write full time. On print and online.
Okay, that’s four paragraphs that begin with “I” and that’s quite enough about me.
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hi, sassy!
i also saw the csi episode you mentioned in your article for manila standard. i am just curious about a certain detail you indicated in the said article — that the priest got the woman pregnant.
i did have the impression that it was the killer who got the woman pregnant. and, the priest was discerning to leave the priesthood to be with the woman.
or probably, i just got the wrong impression?
tonton
hi tonton, you’re right. the priest THOUGHT he got her pregnant but post mortem proved the father of the unborn child was the killer.
Connie, I have been looking for these red fireball flowers everywhere!! Could you please email me some information as to where I might can buy some bulbs from? They have sentimental value. My grandmother used to have some in a pot.
Renea’ Nichols
My email address is reneanichols@hotmail.com. Thanks!
hello! great site. congrats on winning at the PBA.
i also have a VCO brand. let me know please. will really appreciate it. thanks and best regards!
was wondering if you can feature my brands on your site. please check out [deleted by blog owner] and [deleted by blog owner]. have other houseware brands, too.:-) decidedly contemporary, practical, kinda expensive but worth it, super great design technology but still very very functional.
thank you, leah. re your brands: sorry, i only write about what i bought in the usual course of things.
Hi Sassy Lawyer,
I was looking around and found your webbie.
I’m actually a student from the University of California Berkeley and I am writing a paper about the legal profession for my sociology of work class.
I was wondering if you’d honour me an email interview?
I find your perspective very interesting and as a woman interested in pursuing a future career in the legal profession, working on the topic of gender stratification has great relevance to me.
I was supposed to interview someone but he bailed out on me… hope you’ll help! I wanna give a REAL perspective… not one that i gather from the acadamic journals sitting on my desk now.
Hope you see this in time! drop me an email
im a student at hedcen and was amazed by one of your posts…i know im just a kid but hey….i have an opinion…it was a good read to me…just saying great job.
Which post was that, Ramon. And worry about being a kid — kids have a right to voice out their opinions.
Hi Sassy! I met a certain Henry del Mundo claiming to be an architect, and a favorite of Archbishop Arguelles; sad to say, Mr. del Mundo is nothing like what I perceive as someone close to such a holy man. I wish to inform Archbishop about this but I have no means of contacting him. If you can help…. Thanks!
Chitty, you lost me there. What’s my connection with either person?
Hi Connie -
I read your article about mercury poisoning elsewhere and wondered if I could ask you a couple of questions. I’ve been trying to find more information about this since, as a child, I ate tuna sandwiches nearly eveery day for about fifteen years when I was going through elementary, middle and high school. Thanks.
MAGANDA SANA KUNG ALISIN NA ANG PORK BARREL NA YAN TINGNAN NATIN KUNG SINO TALAGANG MATINONG SENADOR ANG KAKANDIDATO PA. ANO SA PALAGAY NYO ? HEHEHEHE….
Hello sassy
I have recently read an article of yours titled (Happy Valentine’s day jollibee) in the manila standard.
just to say you have a new fan!
kind regards
Daniel
Thank you, Daniel. You’re not a fan of Jollibee either, eh?
Hi Connie, I like the new look of house on the hill header. Did Alex made the sketch for the header? Its really nice.
It’s a composite image, Beng, from stock photos. Alex still owes me a new header — one for this blog and another for Pinoy Cook.
Hi Connie,
Good day to you and your family!
You have a very wonderful website… congrats.
I was lucky today to read your comment about the Ionized Alkaline Water, and as you have shown in the picture it is my biz you are referring about. I sad to hear about your story and it was never came into my attention. I am the owner of Maxx Ionized Alkaline Water-Antipolo Franchise which I put up as bizness for my wife and also as an investment. For like me, an OFW, it’s one of my investment and creating jobs in the Philippines. I coming back in the Philippines every 2 months working abroad and I should meet you in person to discuss about that incident so that I could be able to relay it in my franchisor. I started that franchise last Apr 2006 and my drivers told me every time I came back about some complaints. What I always assured my staff is to make the production and delivery clean and to satisfy the clients.
We are always open to receive complaints and will be happy to find a solution.
Hope you will publish this msg and looking forward to meet you.
Cheers,
Renee Dominguiano
Umm Qasr, Iraq
Hi, I just read your column in the (online) Manila Standard re DaRoose’s predictions. I also visited sites on him, and it appears that most of his predictions are on earthquakes (and storms/typhoons, which he can deduce from the area’s seasons). Pretty safe for him as there is a wealth of archived data on earthquakes; all he has to do is mine these and, based on the frequency of earthquakes happening in the area, forecast that an earthquake of that magnitude will happen at about a certain time in that area. I checked if an earthquake of 8+ magnitude has ever hit the Philippines, and three have.
Mindanao, 14 April 1924 mag8.3
Panay Island, 24 January 1948 mag8.2
Mindanao, 16 August 1976 mag 8.0
I think he determined the interval in years between each and, ta da, he has a forecast that one will hit the Philippines this year. Pretty smart of him. He also did not name a place in the Philippines (the only exception, as all his earthquake predictions specified a location in the country).
As to having dated envelopes with the predictions inside, he can always write down the predictions and write the date on the envelope after an event supposedly confirming his prediction happens.
I expect, though, that a lot of people will be staying home on the 18th because of him.
I thought you and your readers might be interested in this site:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend it. It very nicely sums up capitalism and globalization at work today, and how it affects people and our environment. It will make you think twice before buying anything.
Dear Ms. Veneracion,
The Women’s International Perspective (www.thewip.net) linked to your article “Volunteer Genocide, My Foot” today in our Byline Portal where we hand-pick articles daily from women writers worldwide. We link our readers to important female bylines from journals, magazines, websites, blogs, and online newspapers around the globe. Thank you very much for writing this important piece.
You can find the link here:
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The WIP seeks to balance the tremendous under-representation of women in media. We offer a greater diversity of background and opinion than typically found in one online news publication.
Since our launch in March 2007, we have also published over 230 exclusive stories from our writers who now represent a collective of over 50 women from over 20 countries. They have tackled important issues such as the continued economic meltdown of Zimbabwe, the AIDS epidemic as it rages worldwide, the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children in places like Africa and Eastern Europe, and the international effects of the pending US presidential election. Our articles offer a uniquely contextual perspective that exposes our readers to the thoughts and experiences of those directly affected by the events and issues being covered.
We hope you will visit our website (www.thewip.net) and consider writing an exclusive story for The WIP. We would also be pleased to link to your future stories, so please do stay in touch.
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hi, ms. connie! Was wondering if you do grant interviews with regards to your profession as a full time writer now for Manila Standard? My niece is a Mass Com student of FEU, and they are asked/required to interview print/ad media personalities who are not graduates of Journalism/Mass Com courses.
She’s been bombarding me to ask personal acquiantances but most I know who works in the media are all graduates of communications courses. We would really appreciate if you’d grant us a favor.Thank you.
Btw, I love the new house on a hill and you did a great job designing its interior on your own.
hi sassy lawyer,
think i got addicted to your blogs this early. i was just looking for a bistek recipe last night and it lead me to your blog. very interesting and inspiring! never read manila standard since the office where i used to work before buys another newspaper. i’m in japan now so i think i’ll just read your articles from your blog.
your blog in a way showed me that there are other interesting things in life other than what i used to do. and one of them is photography! i was tempted to get a dSLR camera at once but i noticed you have used a point-and-shoot camera on some of your photos and got impressive results as well! thought that it’ll be much wiser to study photography using my sony dsc-w80 as a beginner (it’s been with me for more than a year now but haven’t had the chance to explore its features).
keep writing!
rea
Hi Ms. Connie,
I’m a student journalist and I had a bad experience last time when I did an editorial assignment. I was taking photographs of a corporate building with my co-journalists when we were seized by their security guard. He told us what we’re doing is illegal and invited us inside their building. There they asked us to delete the photos. We explained that we were just students working for a campus publication and we took photos of their building from outside. But they won’t let us out until we have deleted the pictures.
I was just wondering if that was right. We took the photos outside their premises–in a public space. I hope you can advise me on this matter so I would know what to do in case it happens again. Thank you.
Awesome piece on poverty for Blog Action Day!
Adrian, I suggest you read up on “editorial photos.” That’s your passport.
Thanks, Allison.
Hi there. It’s so interesting to read your articles and blogs. I would just like to ask when the next Corelle/Pyrex/Etc. Sale will be. I wish to invest in these worthy items as we are stocking up on our own cook and kitchenwares. Thanks!
I’ll post an entry when I have a date.
Hello Ms. Connie…I tried accessing your Pinoy Cook website this morning and I got a warning from Firefox that your site was a suspected attack site. Previously, I accessed your site last night and I suddenly got redirected to an adobe reader screen that got frozen so I had to shut down my pc by force. I’m just hoping I didn’t get infected by any malware or trojan horses. I hope Pinoy Cook returns online soon.
Cathee, the site was hacked. It’s been cleaned inside and out but I have to wait for Google to re-index the pages and remove the red alert. It might take a day. Less, hopefully.
cool intro, I noticed the “breakfast and health” link doesn’t work.
That makes you one of the very few Filipino bloggers with such a policy.
Merry Christmas to you Connie and your family!
Fixed them, Mark.
Paul, re “That makes you one of the very few Filipino bloggers with such a policy.”
LOL I bet.
Holiday wishes to you and yours too.
Ma, iedit mo yung — I’m the mommy of two teenagers, Samantha (Sam) and Alexandra (Alex) who are photocopies of me. No, we don’t have a “Clover” to complete the Totally Spies trio. However, we do have an Astro, a Twix, a Maki and a Pepper.
HINDI MO NILAGAY SI KUTING!
Dun mo na lang ilagay sa blog mo si Kuting.
Hi! What is Sam’s blog URL? I have been wanting to ask that pero nakakalimutan ko pag nandito ako. Yan siguro talaga effect ng blog mo – memory lapse. LoL!
Pati blog na rin ni Alex kung pwede. Pati kay Speedy lahat na. Lol!
Sam has a Multiply site (http://shammmven.multiply.com/) but it’s mostly kalokohan photos with school friends. Her more serious stuff are scattered in this blog. Alex hasn’t blogged in ages (tinamad). Speedy’s is http://dadishome.com.
Greetings and may this message find you in good spirits and health.
I couldn’t find a place to comment on your Cat Killers, and so I found my way here. Some clarification is needed about Tengteng and the petition. First of all, there was no reference to a leash as far as I am concerned. It has always been a collar. Secondly, it shouldn’t be assumed that I assumed that the collar was given to Tengteng by cat-loving UP students. The collar was, in fact, given to her by one of the students and I have this information from the very student who started the outcry at the Animal Welfare Advocates Group run by PAWS. So, I wouldn’t conclude that when an animal wears a collar, or even a leash, that it must belong to someone.
Tengteng, by many accounts, was indeed homeless although she enjoyed quite a bit of affection from many people including the security guard who took her in a few times, note the photo of Tengteng on the desk. It must also be noted that no one has ever come forward to claim her or to complain about their pet Tengteng being killed.
I can join you in condemning the poor state of animal welfare in the Philippines particularly irresponsible pet ownership. One would think that with the great number of strays running around a government branch like the health department would initiate a citywide, if not nationwide, spay and neutering program. Instead, S&N has fallen unto the shoulders of NGOs like CARA and PAWS, and that is like chipmunks fighting a forest fire. The problem of strays is rooted in the lack of a strong S&N program. Strays gathering around garbage dumps is really just the symptom of the problem. A great place for info is SpayUSA.
The petition has now passed the 3,000 mark and I am pleased to see that many Filipinos find Tengteng’s killing offensive to their sense of decency. Of course, many non-Filipinos have also signed the petition. I will keep the petition open as long as it is pertinent. Frankly, I fear that UP officials might fail to realize the negative impact of a non-action on the reputation of the university as well as on their own. I hope that more writers would take up the torch on the matter of Filipino animal welfare. Engendering a more humane Filipino society will bear good fruits in many areas of society.
More power to you,
Ted Teodoro
http://www.onlovinganimals.blogspot.com
You quoted Mr. Candare’s blog entry in the petition and you’re saying there was never any mention to a leash? Please review this portion: “It didn’t occur to me back then that the cat had a leash. So I think somebody owns it.”
As I said, as far as I am concerned, there was never a reference to a leash. You must have been referencing Candare, not me, when you wrote about a leash. Anyway, like you, I do pay particular attention to accuracy. For example, there are other information that I am aware of, but since they are still unverified I have chosen not to include in the petition. This info pertain to violent incidents in his past.
Furthermore, I think you are in a wonderful position to spread the gospel of animal welfare. You could write about the deplorable state of S&N in the country. No S&N = More Strays.
On a different matter, how about pushing some vegetarian food on your blog? I have been a vegetarian for several years now and that includes no dairy products like cheese, milk, or eggs. Animals do not have to die for us to have a meal, you know.
Thanks, and more power to you,
Ted
My exact statement was “But the thing that supporters of the petition seem to miss is the reference to a leash.” It wouldn’t make sense to interpret that as the petitioners missing their own reference to a leash. Of course it was in reference to Mr. Candare’s statement.
If you’re going to push the animals don’t have to die for us argument, I can argue that plants don’t have to die for us either. I am a believer in the food chain, Ted, and humans just happen to be at the top of the chain. The problem with the animals don’t have to die for us argument is that it disrupts the food chain the continuity of which is more important to nature than any pretense at political correctness.
I like your site. Got you BOOKMARKED! I love it for reasons of style, clarity and straightforwardness. The fact that you’re from a family of lawyers could be another reason. I also come from one.
Good day ahead.
Can I get sued if for slapping someone? I really want to slap this woman who was the reason for the cancellation of our wedding plans.
I LOVE YOUR BLOG!
Even the comments are interesting and funny.
P.S. I actually clicked and read “Click here and read before posting a comment.” HAHAHA.
LOL It’s supposed to pre-empt assholes but some are unstoppable. I wonder if you’ve read the worse threads.
hello. i was forwarded this disturbing video, title “Philipino Maid in KSA” yes, ganyan talaga nakalagay na spelling. i did not forward it to others coz i thought ba’t ko naman ikakalat, nakakasama naman sa reputation nating Pinoy. It showed a yaya physically abusing a small child. have u seen it? totoo ba yun? pls tell me she’s not really pinay.
p.s. i don’t know how to send u the video.
Hello Ms. Connie! I stumbled upon your site while I was looking for recipes in the internet. Home Cooking Rocks and Market Manila are my favorite blogs… both very well written by folks who know their stuff.
I’ve already tried some of your recipes and because you’re Pinay I know malinamnam unlike some of the recipes I got from abroad.. medyo bland… (that’s my project for the rest of the year — trying out recipes from cookbooks and blogs such as yours).
More power and God bless.
Hello!Miss Connie.Thanks for the “leche flan” recipe I was looking for,I hit upon your website. There’s no dull moment everytime I read your blogs. Keep inspiring people. God bless you more.
Hi Connie, I don’t know if you are aware of this but there’s something wrong with the appearance of your blog. At least on my PC it looks a bit strange on both firefox and chrome. If you want me to give you a screen shot please email me and I’ll send you the picture.
Andy
Okay, please send a screenshot. Thanks.
By way of brief introduction, my name is Karen. I am a certified Pilate’s Instructor, Personal trainer, Author, Speaker, Fitness Model, Wife and Mom to three boys.
I recently launched my new Women’s Health, Beauty and Fitness Web site and was looking for various avenues to get the word out. In doing my homework, I came across your Blog site under a category for Best Women Bloggers. I went to your site and loved it. I was wondering if you have a service available to promote, advertise and/or maybe review or mention other women’s web sites, in this case for Women’s Health, Beauty and Fitness.
My web site does Not sell or advertise anything. It is free to all women. I do this because it is and has been my sincere passion in life to promote women’s health and to help motivate and inspire other women achieve their individual health, beauty and fitness goals.
If this is something that you do, or would consider doing, please let me know and we can speak further.
If not, I do understand. Please know that I’ve enjoyed reading your pages and will continue to do so!!
Your friend in Women’s Health,
Karen
Connie -
I found myself revisiting your site after getting updates on the typhoons. Good to see you’re still at it.
The wife and I are still considering moving to PI for retirement. Annual storms like these don’t make the decision any easier!
All my best
Al
I guess any place in the world has its issues. Typhoons in the tropics, droughts in the deserts, snowstorms in cold areas…
hello Ms.Connie,
Hi there! how are u today? I am very eager to find a DRAGON HEART/BLOOD RESIN POWDER” and im just hopin maybe you are the right person to ask and can help me.
Pls try to email me if U know where can I buy it.
Thank you very much and pls email me back.
Take care
Have a lovely day!
Marissa
Hey Connie–
Thought I’d let you know, the website I’m working on called AsiaPacificFilms.com just launched and I think there’d be a ton of films you and your readers might like. We stream culturally important movies from the Asia and Pacific, and all of them have been curated by really good people (like award-winning filmmakers, international professors, film festival directors). Since we just started up, we’re giving everybody a free trial period until Nov. 1st. Just sign up, click on a film and it’ll show up on your screen.
From reading your blogs, I think you’d like the images in Poet of the Wastes (from Iran) or August Sun (from Sri Lanka). Both are shot beautifully, and both are subtly and softly touching. Check us out before the 1st!
Thank you!
Thank you, your recipes are wonderful, easy to follow… I’ve learned how to cook because of you… My children love it… Keep it up..
Good day!
I am Karen Apostol from UP Diliman taking up BA Broadcast Communication. I am on my senior year and I am conducting a research on how bloggers make use of blog advertisements to gratify their needs in blogging.
As a relatively new phenomenon, blogging is a trend which is of popular use by many of the Internet users. There are many possible advantages and/or usage of blogging, but this study focuses more on the personal experience of the bloggers in relation to the blog advertisements that can be found in their blog sites.
In line with this, I would like to ask for your participation in my research as one of my key informants. I believe that as a blogger yourself, you will have the experience and information which will be of help for the conduct of this study. Rest assured that all information gathered will be strictly treated confidentially between the researcher and the key informants, and that it will be used only for the purposes of this research.
We hope for your favorable response soon. Thank you very much and more power.
hi! i don’t know if someone noticed it already. but don’t you think your tag line should be Apple. Canon. Nicotine & Caffeine, instead of Coffee? for parallelism of words or something. nicotine & caffeine are both substance. thus, cigarette & coffee OR nicotine or caffeine. thanks!
Caffeine is present in other drinks – including softdrinks. I drink coffee.
.. so is nicotine. unless you get your nicotine dose from other than the usual sources, i.e. cigarette or cigar.
Then you just made your previous comment totally irrelevant.
Hii Connie
Komestaka…is it right in Pinoy
Your blogs are funny and easy to read. It sees life as simple as a reed and one must not take things too serious…if it is you can have a solution in Connie…way to go lady
best to get to know you
ciao & god less
cherian
Kumusta ka, Cherian?
hi! can we have the address and contact number of the boat makers in balayan? cause we are planning to make one. please reply as soon as you read my email…
thank you very much..
regards,
ruben nazareth
09393815843
Huh?
Hi Ms. Connie,
Would like to personally thank you for the recipes i got from your site. Seems I have a coach beside me while doing them because your tips (on the side) made it easy. You also made the ingredients simple when you put the pinoy a.k.a.’s, or substitute.
I haven’t gone thru your other blogs yet, i just thought of knowing you today because you seemed so nice on all the comments in your recipe, so i went to your intro page. Learning stuffs here about you made me interested also on the other blogs.
Have a nice day! And again THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Hi Ms. Connie,
I first stumbled upon pinoycook.net before finding this one through a link on pinoy blogosphere.
I just wanted to say I enjoy your blog!
hi, ms. connie!
i’m doing my research now on how to do my own blog.
may i ask how to have my own website?
thank you and this will be a big help for me.
God bless!
i just got the answer right here in your site.
thanks so much!
Hi there,
I have just cread a website, http://philippineswatch.webs.com/. This website aims to feature articles written by Filipino bloggers regarding issues concerning our country.
I am just wondering if it is okay with you to allow me to publish somoe of your blog entry which suits m y purpose.
Hoping for your kind approval to this request.
Best regards,
Ariel
Not okay. Create your own content.
Hi Connie,
I love reading your blog. I too am the daughter of a lawyer and law graduate, the only daughter, but also the only lawyer among my sibs. We come from same law school
I would LOVE to “retire” as well and to spend more time in my kitchen cooking and baking for my toddler and hubby. That may not be possible right now so, in the meantime, I experiment on the weekends and get ideas from your blog. I’ve tried many of your recipes and enjoyed them immensely. I love that you share techniques, rather than just recipes. Please keep them coming!
Glad to meet you, attorney! Cooking and baking are such stress busters.
Dear Ms. Connie,
The Pinoy Expat Blog Awards is now on (http://www.pinoyexpatsblogawards.com/). Inaanyayahan po namin ang lahat na makiisa sa prestehiyosong event/competetion na ito. On its 3rd year, kasali na ang mga local bloggers sa Pinas na sumusuporta kapakanan ng mga OFW. Sana po ay mabigyang pansin ninyo ang mensahe kong ito.
Lubos na gumagalang
Yellow Bells of Dubai UAE
Hi! Ms. Connie
Ako po ay si Sheryl from Cebu yung asawa ko kasi may proyekto siya na Destroyed Art Museum. Gusto sana niya humingi ng pahintulot galing kay Speedy kung pwede ma-ipublish nya yung church of Cagsaua na ruined..
Salamat
Is that a magazine or a website?
website. Here´s the link http://www.adam.fi/.
Ms. Connie,
I really enjoy your website and want to take a moment of your time to discuss a topic I believe all moms/parents are interested in. Give the current state of the economy where jobs are scarce and competition is high, we find that having a proper education to fall back on has become vital. The building blocks for superior education are developed as a child. As such, I wanted to take a minute to discuss with you the importance of an early childhood education and what it will mean for our youth as they prepare for the future.
I’ve written an informational and educational article that I’d like to pass along to you in hopes that you’ll post it on House on the Hill, particularly in your Mommy Journals section. I believe your readers will enjoy what it has to offer. Please let me know if you’d be interested in reviewing it and I’ll send it along.
Thank you in advance for your time and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Kindly,
Emily
“It hurts that I find myself lumped among people whose views I do not share. It hurts even more that I have to wear the label that they have imposed on me because, as an individual and a minority, I live with the decision of the majority…”
- my thoughts exactly. Try living in a foreign land. You’d feel how the world sees us Filipinos. Argh! So sad.
The good thing here is I surfed on into your blog.
I’m always glad to find people who really understand the woeful situation of the Filipino and his country. Generally, Filipinos don’t. I used to think
Another person who does understand is the prolific writer Mr. Isagani Cruz who, as you know, used to write lengthy legal opinions for a living.
You mean former SC Justice Isagani Cruz? Strangely enough, he’s my uncle-in-law.
And my idol.
Dear Sassy Lawyer / Atty. Veneracion,
Greetings from Smart Parenting magazine!
We are in the middle of producing our January-February 2011 issue, and one of its articles aims to acquaint the readers with their rights as consumers in a Q&A format. Being a lawyer, you are an ideal resource person for this feature. I’d like to request for your answers to the following questions:
While shopping in a store, I turn to a saleslady for help, but she brushes me off brusquely as if I’m a nuisance. How do I file a complaint?
My daughter receives a pretty dress as a gift from her ninang – but it doesn’t fit her. Is it possible to have the item exchanged without having to present the official receipt?
That snazzy gadget I just bought turns out to be defective. Can I have it replaced? Is it possible to return the item and get a refund?
There’s a fly in my soup! Should I still pay for it?
My makeover at a salon became a disaster. Can I demand a refund?
There’s a big sale of certain food items, but here’s the catch: They are nearly expired. How safe is it to buy them? Is it even legal to sell food that’s almost spoiled?
What exactly is the service charge? If I pay this charge, is it alright not to give a tip? If I want to give a tip, what’s the usual amount?
When I get the bill after dining in a restaurant, I’m surprised to see the price of each meal to be higher than what’s printed on the menu because of VAT. Shouldn’t the prices on the menu be VAT-inclusive already?
Why do I get charged a higher amount when I pay with my card instead of cash? Is this legal at all?
Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 0922-8946229 or 451-8888 (local 1046) for any question.
Thank you very much!
Sincerely,
Maika Q. Bernardo
Editorial Assistant
Legal consultation costs 10K per hour.
To whom should I send the bill?
“There’s a big sale of certain food items, but here’s the catch: They are nearly expired. How safe is it to buy them? Is it even legal to sell food that’s almost spoiled?”
maika, look at the labels. they always say: “best before _____”. if you open the product a few days after the expiration date, it’s “better before _____”, not best. open it still some time after the expiration date, it’s now “good before _____”. open it a looong time after the expiration date, it’s now bad.
Hahahahahahaha! Love that reply, Ms. Connie.
Kakainis eh. Ang bastos, actually. To post all that as a comment. Ang kapal.
Oo nga, actually binasa ko pa siya talaga kasi hinahanapan ko siya ng kahit konting reason para ma-please ka. Wala eh, akala yata maa-atat ka sa kanila. Insulting, actually.
Applause for you, Connie!!! No, make that a standing ovation! Maika should ask me, instead. LOL. After storming the offices of Sun for charging me for services I never used, after demanding a reply from a famous burger joint when I found hair in my pineapple juice, after raising hell at another burger joint when a food attendant gave me a shabby treatment, after threatening an unapologetic moving company when one of its delivery trucks backed up without looking and hit us (I raised the issue with passion to the levels of Homeowners’ Association, Barangay and the Mayor’s Office!), after confronting a barangay tagay who insisted that motorbikes cannot pass through the alley despite the entry and exit of all other motorbikes, so on and so forth…what questions does Maika have which I cannot answer? Besides, I will only charge her a writer’s professional fee of 1K per hour…Ha!ha!ha!
On the serious side, Filipino consumer awareness is greatly influenced by Filipino values of hiya and pakikisama. That’s unfortunate.
These people think everyone is dying to have their names printed in magazines. As though I should be grateful that I was approached. Hello? I write for a magazine. I wrote two columns in a broadsheet for 5 years and it was my decision to stop.
Charge them more Word crafter. They’ll make money off your answers. Tit for tat.
Hi Connie
If you recall I posted comments regarding the buttery cupcakes that I tried. Anyway, I came to discover that your hubby Speedy is the first cousin of a long-time friend of mine, Enya Ylagan. We worked together in ADB. She was surprised that I knew you. I told her I only know you from your website and how much I enjoyed using your recipes. Such a small world really!
Marilou
Oh, I see! Small world nga.
Hi,
I bookmarked your page
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I so love reading and learning from your website.
Thank you, Connie for sharing this with us.
Loren
Hi Connie!
Panyera, how I envy you. So young and retired already. I am 53 years old and still working my ass off. Still need the moolah- I’m a single Mom sending two boys to college. In 3 years time, maybe I can afford semi-retirement.
How I envy you-doing what you are doing.
Thanks. Actually, the decision to retire was more of hating the rat-race.
hi ms connie…ask lang why we cant open your “home cooking rocks” site…thanks a lot..
The server was down. Things were back to normal before midnight of Friday.
Hi Connie, where do you get your header designs? ang gaganda kasi.
Mostly, from 123rf. com.
Yey! Thanks
hi ms. connie, i’m a newbie in your blog, read that you have cookbook, is it available in any bookstores? where can i buy it? i really wanted to have one. everytime i open you food blog, i get so excited. i’m really learning a lot.
It’s not. It’s on Tastebook but due for revision.
oh ok. that’s why everytime i google your cookbook, tastebook appears.
anyway, would like to ask if it’s ok to print your delicious recipes as i do not have an everyday access with the internet. thanks.
There is a printable format for every page. And why are you asking these questions here and not in the food blog?
sorry ms. connie, i also got hooked reading your blog.. you’re such an inspiration.
Thanks. Still there is a right place for everything.
Miss Connie,
Recently ko lang po natagpuan tong site nyo. Just a question po. magkano po magagastos sa legal consultation upto sa court proceedings pag magpapa-annul ang isang tao?
pede ko po ba un itanong dito? I’m sorry po kun hindi… nagpeprepare po ako dahil gusto ko ng annulment from my husband. thanks much po…
love the new look of your site! i have been a silent follower even before i joined KCC! love your entries
hope to chat with you soon
Love your direct hit reply. Ano sila, sinuswerte? Bakit ba kapag abogado o duktor ka e kahit saan may kumokonsulta. Sa mga mapagsamantala-may office o clinic po, at may bayad yang expertise namin.
Excellent cooking, excellent writing. Very enjoyable!
Best to you and all you love.
hi connie, na-curious ako dito about page mo and you know what, it’s fun reading through all the exchanges in this corner… really made my day
Hehehe many of the comments are old already but still hilarious, no?
hi Connie! dunno if you are aware of this yet, but there is a mention of your site in saveur
http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/SAVEURs-Favorite-Global-Food-Blogs
kaya lang, sabi you are a mother of three daw! hahaha… si speedy anak mo din?
Yah, I saw it. Thanks for the note pa rin.
Baka may isa pang baby on the way…?? hehehehe
Came across your Pininyahang recipe when looking to make use of my fresh pineapple. In reference to your commentary re: substituting for the gata, etc. In my usual hurry reading thru the recipe I saw PATIS [not knowing that it is salty fermented Filipino fish sauce] figured it was the heading for the following two ingredients : namely gata & cooking oil. Didn’t have gata or evap. milk so used whole milk & some oil, put it right in after the pineapple. Thinking it is a strange mixture but it’s from a country strange to me, so I heated the milk first. Cooked all along with some dill uncovered for about 15min. then 30 min covered. So with no fish sauce and no coconut milk, a hint of flour tightened it up fine, was exceptional. If I find an email for you will send a photo. Must try it some time with the original ingredients. Thanks.
Email is i@connieveneracion.com. Would love to see a pic.
I am a newbie to your blog… Love, love it! But, is there a way that you can have your print blog darker? I know it’s not my computer as other websites I’ve visited is normal/darker than yours. Just a suggestion, coming from someone with a not-so-young eyes, thank you.
Happy Holiday, ms. Connie !!
i wish to start the new year 2012 with new activities such as being part of your blogsphere. i am an ice cream maker at Lipa City Batangas . . .
@dodo amar capunpon Great to know an ice cream aficionado.
Know what? Once you get the hang of making twists to traditional dishes, you’ll be inventing your own twists in no time. And it’s so exciting to find our just how unlimited the options are.
we miss sassy lawyer! where are you?
Here: http://casaveneracion.com/sassylawyer/