I am not feeling pretty good. Body malaise but I don’t have fever. I’ve been lazy lately except for a brief time spent at the garden this morning. I have to re-pot some plants and plant one more head of pineapple. I saved it after the new year. I have about seven heads now plus some ornamental ones. I understand it would take about two years before they bear fruits and more than six months for them to mature. They are growing nicely here. Sipping a hot ginger lemon tea.
The weather here has been a bit erratic since the start of the new year. In the southern part of the country, they just had the first weather disturbance. Agaton strengthened into a tropical storm before it exited the country. Some areas are still flooded because of continuous rains.
Here in Manila, it is still cold at night and in the early morning but the sun shines all day now. I am grateful that we have longer nights than days. Maybe we’ll have this fair weather until the end of February due to the Siberian winds.
We’ve put away the Christmas decor and the house is back to normal again. We still have some left-over ham and a few rolls of embutido inside the freezer. Only the pomelo, some oranges and apples are left of the fruits we bought before New Year. Thinking of what to prepare for lunch. I remember telling you about the watermelon packet I found at the grocery store last week. I used it for shrimp sinigang with camote tops (sweet potato) gabi (taro root) and one eggplant.
Wow, it is better than tamarind mix. One of these days, I will use watermelon slices.
Sorry to hear that you don’t feel too good, Arlene.
I hope that you feel better soon.
No doubt you are missing Christmas. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Haha, maybe a good sound sleep would do it Pete. Thanks!
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Hoping you feel better soon!
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Thanks a lot Cindy.
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Nakakasakit talaga ang weather. Nagka-ubo rin ako. Dati ko pa nakikita yung watermelon sinigang pero hindi ko pa natatry.
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Try mo ang sarap. ang pangit nga ng weather natin…sobra! Be well.
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Hope you feel better, Arlene.That yummy soup looks like a New-Year’s-blues-buster! ✨🎉🍵🎉✨
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Thank you so much!
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Hope you get well soon Arlene
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Thank you Nahla. the headache is gone, thank God.
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That looks a tasty lunch. It is good that you kept to your blogging target despite feeling unwell. Not all days are joyful – that’s life
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It was Derrick, another tasty kitchen experiment. I am quite okay now. I just took paracetamol. Thanks 🙂
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Hope you feel better Now! That looks a tasty.
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Thank you Priya. Yes, it was good.
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Happy new year!
Teka lang, watermelon, as in, pakwan, ang sinulat mo ‘di ba? 😱For sinigang? Pwede pala watermelon fpr cooking. This is the first time I heard of it that’s why I am a bit incredulous.😊
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Yes Imelda, pakwan nga. Nung matikman ko dati, may pakwan slices talaga pero yung nakita kung pang asim, powdered packet ng pakwan and it tastedlike pakwan.
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We have had a virus here, and that soup looks like the perfect cure. We’ll be right over.😂🤣😂🤣
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Welcome Elizabeth. I’ll be preparing another one soon with beef.
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Feel better soon. Fill up on potassium like bananas for those flu aches and pains. Best wishes for the new year
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Thank you so much!
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Feel better soon. ❤️ Soup looks like the perfect thing to perk you up. Get well hugs.
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Thank you so much Patty. I am doing a bit better now. Hugs back to you.
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Good to hear!
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Thanks!
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Great Job, Thanks for sharing
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You’re welcome Sherya. Thank you.
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You’re doing a great job , Keep it up.
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Thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome. Thanks too for the visit.
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