Nicquee's Nook – Page 352

GMA Dead?

I have mixed reactions on this one. First, I thought it was yet another Photoshop-ed image. A manipulated one so that it would appear that way. I was wrong! Second, I find it funny because I know a lot of people out there, politicians, business men even ordinary people were wishing that it didn’t happen to Tita Cory, instead to her. Finally, I feel that despite all the facts, it is still below the belt. I’m not really pro-GMA. In fact, my eyes are wide open on the things she has done – bad and good. But I trust and believe in KARMA. Whatever that is in store for her, I trust God’s magnificent plan.

From Manila Bulletin

From ABS-CBN

Rosquillos

“The rosquillos are cookies that originated from the Municipality of Liloan, Cebu. The cookies are circular in shape with flower-like edges and a ring shaped hole in the center. The rosquillos is a distinctive snack unique to Cebu and is a favorite snack of local Cebuanos and expatriate Cebuanos in the United States. The late Philippine president Sergio Osmeña Sr. reputedly gave the name of rosquillos from the Spanish word rosca, meaning ringlet.”

Source: Everything Cebu

We did some grocery last night. Hubby told me to get my own baon while he was busy selecting new cookies for our princess. Apart from the Walter Sugar-Free Wheat Bread I took from the bread section, I took Cream-O original and Conching Rosquillos from the cookie section.

Today, I brought the rosquillos here at the office. Hubby told me the first time we bought this for Ayex, that this cookies used to be his staple food when he was a kid himself. When I tasted it, I didn’t have to ask anymore why. I fell in love with this cookie. I love its not-so-sweet-that-makes-you-want-to-eat-more taste. It has a rich taste of egg – much much better than eggnog.

When I googled this, I found Titay’s Liloan Rosquillos as the popular search results. I haven’t tried that brand although it was mentioned online that they are the pioneer of this cookie. I wonder how its taste differ from Conching, who is also located in Cebu. Anyone?

Anyway, I think these rosquillos are something we should be proud of being Filipino made. Would you know if this is currently exported somewhere outside our country?

Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NAICIN, IRON, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN), FRESH FARM EGGS, COCONUT OIL, MARAGARINE, CANE SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Allergen Information: CONTAINS WHEAT AND EGGS

This is definitely a happy snack for me. Next time we go to the grocery, I’ll buy the bigger pack because the small one only lasts 2 days!

Random Things I Miss Doing

… when I’m just home and alone.

Listen to good music the whole day.
Back in my college years, I would turn on our component as soon as I wake up, pump up the volume until it feels right – not to loud but not to soft either. My class starts at 2PM so I have all my morning on my own. That’s about 4-5 hours non-stop sound tripping. This is when I started to appreciate R n B music. My radio would always be turned to Wave 89.1 even on Wednesdays when they play music from the past. This is also the time when I knew almost every R n B music out there.

I miss those days when I can play music as loud as I want while I let my thoughts out. It was very seldom that I feel I was noisy then. I was that care-free before.

One of these days, I’ll be able to do some sound tripping again.

General cleaning.
Yes, I used to clean our whole house on my own. It’s been a while since I did this even for the house where I and my family live now.

There are days when I think to myself that having a helper, who does things even those you don’t tell her to do, makes a person lazy. And when a person gets lazy, that person losses the opportunity to exercise at home and shed off unnecessary fats. Yep, I’m speaking for myself.

Apart from exercising, this also gives me the joy of finding buried treasures. I remember this is how I found where I stored my elementary friends’ letters. This is also how I found old photos and books that I have been looking for.

And the ultimate joy general cleaning gives me is that feeling that I see a clean house out of my own labor. Don’t you just feel proud when you see the house you just cleaned?
Movie marathon.
I am no movie-goer. I don’t get to see movies on their screening dates. If I did, that probably happened around thrice a year. More often than not, I get to see movies I like watching on the silver screen only when someone asks me to go with them. I haven’t tried going to a movie house by myself.

That explains why I have several pirated DVDs with multiple movies. I know I should not be patronizing pirated. On days when I don’t have anything planned and all my siblings are nowhere, I watch these DVDs for hours until my eyes get tired or until I get bored.
Sleep all day.
Do I really need to explain this further? When was the last time you slept the whole day without being disturbed? I get to sleep half-day without being disturbed.