Wet Christmas

I don’t know if you’ve enjoyed your holidays, but mine was absolutely wet. Don’t get me wrong here, I enjoyed my Christmas day but, I never did expect my Christmas day to be like that – wet. though i really enjoy the chilly air that has been hurling around the town all day (no, make that all month long).

It was freezing up here at Tagaytay, I woke up really late – too late that I’ve missed most of the children that has been asking for “pamasko”. I love this weather when it’s all chilly and cold, longing for someone’s tight warm embraces; but all I’ve got is a hot mug of coco,  sweater and some blankets (layers of it). It just seems so not fitting for the jolly, warm and fuzzy Christmas atmosphere. It is odd enough that I’ve spent my whole day sulking and watching Christmas marathon movies, and not go to my relatives to greet them a happy Christmas. Though, I did went to my aunt’s house to visit and socialize, and yeah, to see my first niece too. She’s adorable, she looks like my cousin Abby.

Speaking of my first niece, I didn’t expect, uh, I didn’t know that I have already got a godchild! I’ve absolutely forgotten about him! Oh, poor child, but I did give him some cash though. Him and his mother went here at home. I was so shocked when I saw him and his mother. I was so shy to approach them, really! Gawd, you just have no idea how burdening it is for me to have been missed the responsibilities of a good godparent. It is because I didn’t know! I thought that all of that god parenting thingy was a joke when my dad substituted for me during his baptism. I thought that it was my dad who is that godfather of that child but, it turned out that it was really me who is the godfather.

Jeez. I’m becoming insensitive. I’ve gone cold. I’m becoming the Grinch!

Oh the weather outside… It’s freezing, don’t bother to ask if I get all nippy here, yeah I do. I’m frozen here forever, I’m just waiting until the resuming of class in January, but until then, my mind and my body would remain as docile as the weather. Shoot! I’ve just remembered, I still have to do that script! Darn…

Great, this is just the greatest Christmas vacation, EVER!

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palutang o palitaw?

ano ba talaga? palutang o palitaw?

before anything else... yes, this is a late posting.

so, this is one of the things we did at the eve of new year. this is one of Philippines' delicacies. and i was thinking before while making them, are they to be called 'palutang' or 'palitaw'?

i even argued with my brother on how we'd have to call this food.
but then i thought that, it floats when it is cooked, it doesn't appear before our very eyes.
i even thought of translating it in English. that 'palutang', from the root word 'lutang' means to float. and that 'palitaw' from 'litaw' means to appear/appear. so i guess that we should call it 'palutang' then.

'palutang' is made from ground glutinous rice, and is mixed with water to create a dough-like composition.
'palutang' is usually served during new year. supposedly because the round shapes of this delicacy hints something that has to do with money and financial stability, to make our year prosperous. it is one of our traditions and beliefs. it is culture.

we used our hands in making them. we shape them into small balls and press its center to form a dent. it's like a doughnut, only that the holes doesn't go through. we got a bit crazy, i suggested to my brother to make different shapes. we even had to hide it from our dad, since he might think that we were toying with our food. but i thought that it would be more exciting to eat if it was different. and boy it did! i was so used to eating round 'palutang' ever since i was a kid, so it was more fun eating a different shaped 'palutang'.

Christmas day

this season is a bit awkward for me. uh, not really awkward. this Christmas feels like an ordinary day. like a day off from school, like another regular holiday aside from the Yuletide season. it's just very ordinary. i just feel like i've lost or forgotten something that makes this season extra special. i just can't figure out what that is. have i lost the spirit of Christmas? nah.

we heard the mass, and boy was the program before the mass ceremony looooong. they should have made a program earlier that evening. or they should have at least made it a bit short. i mean, with all the townsmen at the church, and not all of them were able to get seats (including my mom and I) they died (fell asleep) waiting for the mass. LOL. we just stood there at the back, waiting for the mass to start.
oh, i haven't been in church for a long time. i never really wanted to attend mass. i'm a non-practicing catholic.

our Christmas eve dinner was just okay. we had beer, because mom forgot to buy some wine. and i just hate beer. i don't like its taste. but i can't do anything about it, i needed some alcohol a while ago. so, i had a can of pale pilsen gulped immediately. ulk. i really prefer to have hard drinks or wine. i'm not much of an alcohol drinker anyway. i drink occasionally.

my mom's tummy ached. and they're blaming my carbonara. my brother and I ate the same pasta anyway, but nothing bad has happened to us. oh, poor mom. i hope she feels better later.
i still feel a bit sick though, but not because of the pasta.

mr. grinch

oh my. i feel like becoming the grinch now.
i've started to hate these 'caroling kids' here at our town. i'm not that stingy, i give them just the right amount of money. and all i ever wanted to hear is a nice old 'thank you' from them. but instead they sang to me... "thank you, thank you, ang babarat ninyo thank you!" gawd! talk about gratitude! well, all i could ever do is to smile and say to myself, "they're just kids, i don't have any right to yell at them or whatever." because if i scold them, i might cause some serious distress. traumatic. i don't want to harm those kids.

i'm starting to have colds, and man, i really hate being sick for the holidays. i just wish that i'd be better by tomorrow.

happy holidays everyone!

pre-Christmas thoughts

this blog is becoming boring...
so i thought to do more blogs.
i'd try to keep on logging accounts of my everyday life. and probably include photos and more colors here on my blog. i'd tell you crazy stories and keep you updated on whatever. i hope that you keep on reading my blog and at least have a peek on my crazy life. ^_^

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!