Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
'weedy or not...
after some time wondering what kind seaweed the delicious "lukot" is, i just found out that it's not actually a 'weed but a secretion from the sea hare, also called sea slug. i found an interesting discussion here: lukot-sea-hare-secretions.
it's kinda rare in my hometown of CDO, but it's pretty common in Cebu... i remember when we were kids, and my parents happened to get lukot in the local market by chance (really rare!), they'd cook this noodle-like substance together with tinuwa, the usual fish stew. a bit slimy in texture, but hey it's yummy! good thing i haven't heard of it being sea slug poop... o_0
i remember food-tripping with Delialu on one of the many barbeque restos in Banilad, and getting my first taste of kinilaw nga lukot. it had the usual kinilaw ingredients - vinegar, salt, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, finely julienned ginger, and a dash of soy sauce and MSG - and damn! it's even better than being stewed together with fish.
anyway, this is a rave! god, i miss lukot!
it's kinda rare in my hometown of CDO, but it's pretty common in Cebu... i remember when we were kids, and my parents happened to get lukot in the local market by chance (really rare!), they'd cook this noodle-like substance together with tinuwa, the usual fish stew. a bit slimy in texture, but hey it's yummy! good thing i haven't heard of it being sea slug poop... o_0
i remember food-tripping with Delialu on one of the many barbeque restos in Banilad, and getting my first taste of kinilaw nga lukot. it had the usual kinilaw ingredients - vinegar, salt, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, finely julienned ginger, and a dash of soy sauce and MSG - and damn! it's even better than being stewed together with fish.
anyway, this is a rave! god, i miss lukot!
(photo courtesy of www.mysmartschools.ph)
Thursday, March 15, 2012
fish...
i got me a virtual fish tank... kewl!
they should be on the right side of the screen. don't hesitate to feed them, willya...
ciao!
they should be on the right side of the screen. don't hesitate to feed them, willya...
ciao!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
freshnessfactor5000...
can i post twice in one sitting?
i just found out jmraz retired his ff5000 blog just today, 6 months after the fact. ☹ too bad... i'll miss his really deep insights.
good thing he's continuing to make footprints on the web via his photo-journal. how's that for fresh?
anywayz, here's his latest single:
Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
guess it's still the same theme. music wednesday today, folks.
i just found out jmraz retired his ff5000 blog just today, 6 months after the fact. ☹ too bad... i'll miss his really deep insights.
good thing he's continuing to make footprints on the web via his photo-journal. how's that for fresh?
anywayz, here's his latest single:
Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
guess it's still the same theme. music wednesday today, folks.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
surpisingly so...
i visited one of my friend's website and got caught by the audio he embedded... here, click on the play button:
that darnoc, he does have great taste in music, not to mention, great eye in photography. i also got another audio from him (or rather, his website) a while back:
lately i find myself appreciating the indie music artists. well, "lately" began five or six years ago, when for the first time i had the resources, albeit unethical, to troll the net and discover new things to fangirl on... okay, indie music artists. i remember downloading colbie caillat and paramore music on myspace when they were still unsigned. those were the days...(sigh)
so yeah, consider today music tuesday.
speaking of, i want to share this "oldie" (c.2008) i discovered recently:
Chairlift - Bruises
and yeah, happy valentine's day. ♥
that darnoc, he does have great taste in music, not to mention, great eye in photography. i also got another audio from him (or rather, his website) a while back:
lately i find myself appreciating the indie music artists. well, "lately" began five or six years ago, when for the first time i had the resources, albeit unethical, to troll the net and discover new things to fangirl on... okay, indie music artists. i remember downloading colbie caillat and paramore music on myspace when they were still unsigned. those were the days...(sigh)
so yeah, consider today music tuesday.
speaking of, i want to share this "oldie" (c.2008) i discovered recently:
Chairlift - Bruises
and yeah, happy valentine's day. ♥
Thursday, January 26, 2012
marimite fangirl-ing...
squeeeee! i finally (finally! after 2 years!) watched the live action Maria-sama ga Miteru yesterday! and in raw format, too. good thing i already knew the story, otherwise i'd just be watching the eye-candy. but anywayz, my version of movie review/critic:
first of all, great casting! from all the online blurbs, the actresses were chosen for characteristics specific to the manga/anime characters. let me say, live-action yumi, sei, eriko, youko and tsutako rulez!
and the setting & location! it's almost like Lillian Jogakuen, albeit with slight differences. imho, the differences just make it better than the anime/manga because it lends a "real" feel to the place.
the storyline. well, it's taken from volume 1 of the manga (season 1 of the anime version). honestly i haven't read the manga, only the summary posted by Erica Freidman. i did watch the anime version though, and with (still) slight differences, it did follow the anime storyline albeit abbreviated, so i have no complaints. i'm sure it's hard to pack 13 episodes on an hour-or-less movie.
the acting. i think Akiyama Nana and Hirata Kaoru just aces Torii Eriko and Mizuno Youko, respectively. Takizawa-san is sooo Satou Sei down to her voice, but her acting is cringe-worthy! eh, i'll just have to remember that most of the talents here are models and not certified actresses. they did choose character specifics over acting ability. Honoka Miki is sooo cute as Yumi, i just wanna glomp her! her acting's not bad, either. same can be said for Haru, though at times she can be so expressionless. the other actresses came out as minor characters since the focus in this movie was the development of Yumi and Sachiko's soeur relationship, but they did okay, otherwise. weeelll...
i'm hoping they continue the live action with Kibara Kakumei and Ibara no Mori arcs in the future. i'd like the current actresses to play the same characters but hopefully, they'll get some acting lessons. i'm sure some acting experience in between movies would go a long, long way.
first of all, great casting! from all the online blurbs, the actresses were chosen for characteristics specific to the manga/anime characters. let me say, live-action yumi, sei, eriko, youko and tsutako rulez!
and the setting & location! it's almost like Lillian Jogakuen, albeit with slight differences. imho, the differences just make it better than the anime/manga because it lends a "real" feel to the place.
the storyline. well, it's taken from volume 1 of the manga (season 1 of the anime version). honestly i haven't read the manga, only the summary posted by Erica Freidman. i did watch the anime version though, and with (still) slight differences, it did follow the anime storyline albeit abbreviated, so i have no complaints. i'm sure it's hard to pack 13 episodes on an hour-or-less movie.
the acting. i think Akiyama Nana and Hirata Kaoru just aces Torii Eriko and Mizuno Youko, respectively. Takizawa-san is sooo Satou Sei down to her voice, but her acting is cringe-worthy! eh, i'll just have to remember that most of the talents here are models and not certified actresses. they did choose character specifics over acting ability. Honoka Miki is sooo cute as Yumi, i just wanna glomp her! her acting's not bad, either. same can be said for Haru, though at times she can be so expressionless. the other actresses came out as minor characters since the focus in this movie was the development of Yumi and Sachiko's soeur relationship, but they did okay, otherwise. weeelll...
i'm hoping they continue the live action with Kibara Kakumei and Ibara no Mori arcs in the future. i'd like the current actresses to play the same characters but hopefully, they'll get some acting lessons. i'm sure some acting experience in between movies would go a long, long way.
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