Although it isn’t Sunday and Speedy normally cooks only on Sundays, he took exception today because he was just as excited about dinner as I was. He grilled a kilo and a half of panga ng tuna. And while we normally switch on the capiz lamps on the mango tree unless we’re having dinner al fresco, with guests or even when there’s just us, Speedy the panikero over electricity consumption kept them on because he was grilling the fish in the garden.
Waiting for the fish to cook
Posted on June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Barbecue, with style
Posted on June 9, 2009 · 8 Comments
It’s been raining for over two weeks and we haven’t done any grilling for just as long. This photo was taken on the same day that we gad the grilled liempo accompanied by a simple garden salad. What’s with the chair and the industrial fan? Oh, that’s how Speedy does the grilling. He has a chair so he doesn’t have to…
Speedy’s new toolbox
Posted on June 9, 2009 · 20 Comments
One of the secrets to keeping a well-organized home is to have everything in its proper place, right? No stray object and no accumulated junk. I’m not much of a housekeeper but I know enough to realize that the slow accumulation of junk is the fastest way to put your house in a topsy-turvy situation. ... (more)
College, Dinner and SEx
Posted on June 4, 2009 · 59 Comments
Sam stays in a rented condo five days a week. No one cooks for her, no one wakes her up in the morning, no one picks up her dirty clothes… And she’s doing fine. We talk on the phone everyday, we exchange long chatty text messages, we talk about school… Still, it hasn’t been easy ... (more)
House rules
Posted on May 29, 2009 · 17 Comments
Because he pays the electric bill, Speedy has rules. And he gets really upset when his rules are not followed. You know, like switching the lights off when leaving a room or turning the TV off before going to sleep. But because he has this nasty habit of dozing off almost as soon as his ... (more)
I don’t know whether he was avoiding the heat in the kitchen or he was just craving for liempo but Speedy decided we would have grilled liempo (pork belly) for lunch last Sunday. I decided to make it a total experience by having lunch laid out in the garden. Delicious! How seriously do you follow a loved one’s final wish?
Posted on May 26, 2009 · 19 Comments
My father told me that he wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered along the ridge of Tagaytay City overlooking Taal volcano. I had two small children when he died, couldn’t manage the long drive to Tagaytay and the best I could do was scatter his ashes on the hillsides of Antipolo. I knew ... (more)
The suikinkutsu project
Posted on May 22, 2009 · 21 Comments
Of the five elements — and note that the Five Elements in Chinese and Japanese philosophies differ — it is water that I associate with the feeling of relaxation. Wind is exhilarating, fire is exciting, earth is nurturing, Ku is… I don’t associate it with anything because I don’t know exactly what it is. Of ... (more)
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