Womanhood and Everything in Between

For the first time since I got married and had children (naks, parang long time ago lang ang feel), I'll be travelling ALONE later tonight to my hometown in Bicol. Angela went with my mom for a short vacation after her graduation. It was supposed to be a long one but her school called me up last week that she still needs to be re-assessed before she can enroll for this school year. Hindi ko nga maintindihan kung anong pa-epek ng school yun, TOP 1 po ang anak ko nung nursery sya. Ano pa ho ba ang kelangan nyong i-assess sa kanya? Kaya naman ho naming bayaran ang tuition fee nya! Ooopppss, sorry I got carried away. Lol! Anyway, I actually look forward for my 8-hour trip tonight. In fact, I miss travelling by bus. I miss the bus stops where the restaurants have overpriced meals just because the passengers have no other options. I miss buying the pasalubongs where the products are delicacies from Bicol (pasalubong to Bicol from Bicol, doesn't makes sense noh? Hehe). I miss the cr...

I saw this picture in my folder, I guess I have to share it. Again, please excuse the blurry picture. My mom's specialty My mom doesn't cook before. I grew up with a helper who cooks so well. Kaya hindi na nag effort si Mama before na mag-aral magluto. So, when I became independent and lived away from her, she opted to live alone na lang without any kasambahay. That's the only time she started learning how to cook. Ang alam ko, master sya ng prito at sinabawan. Pero yung mga may sarsa, hindi nya pa masyadong niluluto. Maliban of course sa mga ginataan. Yes, I am a Bicolana. Kaya 'yang Laing ang specialty nya. Looks yummy? Masarap talaga 'yan. Promise. :) I'll share her recipe here someday.