Nicquee's Nook – Page 385

Do you agree with this?

I saw this some 2 weeks ago proudly posted in the DENR building, along Visayas Avenue, Quezon City.

Upon seeing it, I remembered that the price of gasoline is already PhP58.76 (Petron XCS), where it was only PhP43 something last April 7. I tapped Mon, who was driving and told him to look at his right. He didn’t see it immediately. When he saw what I was pointing at, he gave me a smirk. As for me, my initial reaction was REALLY?! How come I don’t feel or see it at all?!

Yes, I’m talking about GMA’s poster proudly hanging near the building entrance. (Please click on the image to enlarge).

How about you? Ramdam mo ba ang kaunlaran ng Pilipinas?

Mommy’s fear

This post is actually a sequel to another post that I have yet to type. I just had to let it out now so I can stop thinking about it. Not really sure about that, but at least I’m sure writing about it will help.

My morning yesterday was somewhat disastrous: I left my mobile phone at home then my ID with all my keys in the car. I managed to move on a little by indulging with McDonald’s breakfast, which I haven’t done for how long, I can’t remember. (The price that I pay for the food seemed too high for me).

It was Therese and I who went to Mcdo for breakfast. On our way, our topic is my drama queen in the making. Yep, you’re right, I’m talking about Ayex. She’s really a bright and talented little girl that at 17 months, she’s so good at acting up every time she doesn’t get what she wants. No, don’t put all the blame to me if she’s becoming a spoiled brat. Blame me partially because I’m not there to raise her with my own parenting style. What are my choices?

I told Therese that my fear is, what if one day Ayex will no longer be as clingy to me as she is now because she know that MIL is always by side as her kakampi. Therese said that it’s a good thing I am breastfeeding Ayex or else, my fear could have happened long before. She has a point in that. The only thing that differentiates MIL and me is that, I’m the own breastfeeding her. That’s the only thing MIL CAN’T DO.

Fast forwarding this entry.

We arrived home early. As soon as we stopped by our gate, I heard Ayex’s loud cry. I immediately went off the car and see what happened. I saw my brother handing Ayex to MIL. It turned out that she just woke up from sleep. She should still be sleeping but the sound of the car and the barking dogs woke her up.

I tried getting her from MIL and it all started from there. She refused to go to me. She looked at me and then she rested her head again to MIL’s shoulder. If I was emotional that time, I could have cried and left the house off to nowhere. I tried again to get her for the second time, she still refused but I insisted to get her to give her a ride in the car. She still cried even in my arms. She only stopped crying when we’re already outside the house, ready to ride the car.

Fast forwarding this entry once more.

This morning, when she woke up, we went outside our room. Guess to whom she went. You got it right, DARN IT!

If you’re thinking that I’m just a jealous mom, maybe you’re right. Besides, isn’t your daughter should be closer to you than anybody else?

Hamron

I had another chance to cook some two weeks ago when my parents-in-law went home to Lusiana, Laguna to attend the first birthday of nephew’s daughter. I tried cooking this:

I know. It got overcooked thus the golden brown effect became toasted! But it still tasted good, based on the performance. (It made our dinner instead of merienda!) I’ll do this again next time with a twist (salami or tuna or something else) and I’ll make sure to keep the color to golden brown.

Here’s how to do this recipe. Special thanks to Pinoy Cook’s Pizzaron, which was the basis of this recipe.

Ingredients

5pcs wheat bread
1pc egg
5pcs sweet ham
breadcrumbs
cooking oil

Procedures

Flatten the bread. I used a glass to do this since we didn’t have a rolling pin at home.
Steam the sweet ham.
While the sweet ham cooks, beat the egg in a bowl.
Put enough breadcrumbs in a plate.
Once the ham is cooked, put it on top of the flattened bread then roll it. Here, I rolled the bread starting from the bread’s tip, creating the pointy effect.
Dip one rolled bread in the beaten egg then roll it in the breadcrumbs.
Deep fry until outer is golden brown. I cooked two hamrons at a time.
Drain in a stack of paper towers and then serve.

We noticed that after frying, the ham became a little salty. Mon said because it was fried. Not sure though.