So I did my weekly grocery shopping today, and guess what I saw? Guavas. I was about to bag a handful when I saw the sticker price: $1.99 EACH! A fruit that I used to pick off a tree for FREE when I was a kid was going to cost me almost two dollars apop? It just didn't sit right with me to pay that much so I put everything back.
So to my friends in the Philippines, here's my Christmas wish: padal-i ko'g bayabas, bi?
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Hallo neneng!! So glad your blog is alive!! First of all, I love your Thanksgiving photos! Haskang dakoa sa turkey! And Jakob looks so big na....
I know what you mean about the bayabas. Maayo gani diha, naa maski mahal. Diri, as in, zero gyud. Sa among balay sa Marawi, we have 2 guava trees and a rambutan tree. Waaah...
Hope to speak to you again soon!
Yes, my blog has awaken! Wala lang nako gi-balita kay I always end up not writing whenever I tell people about it.
Dili lang bayabas ang mahal diri--naa pa gyud balimbing, singkamas, ug guyabano. Mahal kaayo silang tanan!
Chatyousoon!!!
Diri kay haskang mahala sa avocado. Which is annoying because I love it!
Pero sa mga prutas, wala kaayo sila "exotic" na choices. R says I need to go to Chinatown or oriental supermarkets for that kinda stuff.
You know what I am craving for right now? Sampalok candy!
I'm sure there's a Filipino store somewhere there. If you can't find any, let me know coz I can get sampalok candy here and send you some.
Know what I'm craving? La-uya and kinilaw.
Oooooh kinilaw.... yeees.
What is a la-uya?
it's a beef soup my lola would cook on sundays. it's especially good on rainy days.
I think I know that. It's got beef cooked very slowly, lot of ginger and some leafy veg? Lami kaayo ang sabaw? Mao ba na sha? or am i thinking of something else?
I miss my mom's arroz caldo and her beef steak with ampalaya.
yummm
that's exactly it! i want arroz caldo too!!!
puro mana pagkaon inyo gi istoryahan oi. gigutom hinuon ka pag ayo.
mokaon sa ko ug buwad dire oi. hehehe.
waaaa....gusto pud ko ug buwad! danggit ug champorado for breakfast! yum!!!
pareho mi ni jade--nangita ug pinoy food.
wala jud bulad diri sa among harpenden aldwyn oy... padal-i dayon ko beh!
ganahan pod ko og cheez curls. the yellower, the better!
ganahan pud ko ug chippy ug v-cut ug sunflower crackers!
my GAD! Bayabas nga tag 90 pesos ang usa. Daghan man punu-an sa bayabas sa amo Balay sa una sa Malaybalay.
We even have those native Guava tree na taas kayo. Pag ma bored ko sa balay, mokat-kat ra ko sa bayabas ug mag basa ug libro didto sa taas.
Hay sus. Kanus-a pa kaha ko usab makakat-kat ug punuan? I miss those days sa bukid. Bayabas, manga, lomboy, santol, mansanitas, ug uban pa!
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