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About batjay

I am an overseas filipino worker. Now, I am part of that "babalik ka rin crowd" you see around christmas time, arriving at the NAIA in droves from all over, gold chain around their necks, in jeans and maong jacket, ray-ban shades, goatee, and baseball cap, pababa pa lang ang eroplano kinukuha na ang hand-carry luggage at nagpapalakpakan na't handang halikan ang lupa pagka-landing!

my conversations with baby jesus #001

sabi sa akin ni baby jesus kagabi, talikuran ko na raw ang pagkain ng binagoongang liempo because it smells like filth daw.

sabi ko eh, “baby jesus naman, you have to understand, one man’s filth is another man’s supper.”

titing pinoy almusal

almusal ngayong umaga: pan cake, itlog at titing pinoy este longganisang matigas, medyo payat pero matamis

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anachronism

siguro, ako na’y isang anachronism. mahilig sa gagamba? not really. paano kasi eh kahit nasa tech industry ako nagtatrabaho, importante pa rin sa akin ang penmanship at patuloy ko pa rin itong ginagamit kahit 90% of the time, ang mga daliri ko’y tumatapik-takip sa keyboard.

turducken

ngayong thanksgiving iniisip kong gumawa ng turducken.

sa mga hindi alam kung ano ito, ang turducken ay traditional thanksgiving dish gawa sa de-boned chicken na stuffed sa loob ng de-boned na duck, which is in turn stuffed sa loob ng de-boned na turkey.

kaya lang, ang sa akin ay turduckenkokak. oo manang masing, para rin siyang turducken, pero sa version ko eh mayroong palaka.

Happy Thanksgiving

Life is difficult. Everyday we’re faced with its complexities, its twists and its turns. Sometimes, it’s hard even to get out of bed. That’s why when the opportunity comes for a break, you need to stop what you’re doing, take time off and be with family.

This thanksgiving, go ahead and relax – be with your kids, hug your wife. If you’re not married, just choke your chicken.

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Pinatahimik na Karnabal

marami pa ring freak sa barrio talipapa pero wala na yung mga show. huminto na kasi ang karnabal. pinatahimik na siya ng makabagong aliw at nilibing na sa ala-ala ng masayang kabataan.

“miss ko na si aniway”, ang sabi ni mang lino, “naalala mo ba siya? yon yung mamang kumakain ng buhay na manok sa perya tuwing piyesta. ang balita ko eh nag migrate na siya sa canada.”

Pekpek Liempo

Binagoongan na Liempo. How do you say this in English? Shrimp Paste Pork Belly? Pork Belly that smells like sweaty betlog?

First time kong magluto nito and it’s spectacular, if I may say so myself. Kaya namam, itong darating na Thanksgiving, balak kong mag roast ng turkey pero bilang isang Asian, ang gagawin kong stuffing ay Yang Chow fried rice.

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