The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
Six to seven in the evening is usually the hour of the day when I cook dinner. While waiting for the food to cook, I watch a little TV. If I’m cooking a stew which can take up to two hours, I can finish a whole movie. Otherwise, a half-hour program on the Food Network ... (more)
For days, I’ve been reading and watching the news about the government’s efforts to stay the execution of the three Filipinos who had been sentenced to death for smuggling heroin into China. I’m sure that the government, especially the Vice President who has been very much visible these days, is earning a lot of “pogi” ... (more)
When Speedy told me the other night that someone was proposing some law to ban poppy seeds in the Philippines, I couldn’t believe my ears. Really? What the heck? I thought there was already a bill and I was preparing myself to dig up a copy. As it turns out, the controversy stems from a ... (more)
Last night’s episode of Journo (Probe Productions, Channel 5) on Angelo Reyes’ death brought out a related issue that, I think, is worth discussing some more. Just what purpose is served by the live media coverage of Congressional sessions and inquiries? I’ve seen a few of them, including the first impeachment proceedings against then president ... (more)
Very few have heard of the name of Carmen “Mai” Mislang until a few days ago. Now, she’s famous. Or infamous, if you need to be more politically correct. Mislang holds the title Assistant Secretary In President Noynoy Aquino’s Cabinet, is officially a speechwriter and was part of the entourage that went on an official ... (more)
Much as I’d like to write about something — anything — else, I can’t seem to do it. I had a birthday party over the weekend and we talked about the plagiarism in the Supreme Court scandal. I go to Facebook and we talk about the same thing. Online and offline, the topic stays the ... (more)
Rep. Jules Ledesma has been accused of drug abuse and homosexuality. His sexuality won’t affect is effectiveness as a public official but drug abuse is another issue altogether. In this video, he was asked about both issues. His response to the drug abuse allegations: “Hindi naman…” Watch the video and observe his demeanor. This page ... (more)
First of all, an amnesty is not a pardon. You have to be be convicted first before getting pardoned. Erap was pardoned. But this isn’t about Erap. This is about Antonio Trillanes IV and the other soldiers on trial for the Oakwood incident in 2003. For those unfamiliar with the incident, a group of armed ... (more)
Occasionally, someone would dig up attendance sheets in Congress, make a tally then publicize the names of those who haven’t been working. I did that once, back in 2004 or 2005 during the time of the 13th Congress. I remember having to review the tally thrice because the figures from the Congress website were contained ... (more)
If you haven’t heard yet, a Supreme Court justice is in hot waters for publishing a decision where portions were lifted verbatim from three different sources. From the column of former Supreme Court Justice Artemio Panganiban. Short backgrounder. On April 28, 2010, the Supreme Court en banc, in “Vinuya vs Romulo,” dismissed the petition of ... (more)
When what’s-his-name congressman came up with the suggestion a couple of weeks ago to extend education by two years, I posted an update on Twitter that what we need is better quality education and not an additional two years. I thought a short comment like that was all that the suggestion deserved — I so ... (more)
President Noynoy Aquino has ordered the Secretary of Justice to review the coup case against incarcerated senator Antonio Trillanes IV because he believes that whatever it was that Trillanes committed, it wasn’t coup d’etat: “Trillanes was first incarcerated by virtue of the charge of participating in a coup. However, if you review the Revised Penal ... (more)
Casa is Spanish for house. CASA is also an acronym for Connie, Antonio, Sam and Alex. We are all surnamed Veneracion. We all love to take photos -- of anything that catches our fancy. It's a family obsession.
This is a journal of how we live, eat, learn, play and have fun. Work? Work is part of playing and having fun. Seriously.
In 2003, a time when I hadn't heard of the term "blog", I started a recipe website at cooking.houseonahill.net using a now defunct content management system that ran on ASP. Ok, never mind the geek talk, I'm sure you're not interested in that. The contents easily multiplied and, in 2004, I moved the food site to pinoycook.net. Always unhappy with the fact that the dot com … »»
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