Palawan Travelogue: Badjao Seafood Restaurant

I've been receiving some emails on our travel to Palawan and I haven't uploaded all the pictures and the told all the stories yet. Now, that I am craving for food I cannot help but remember the tasty food served in Puerto Princesa.

These photos are taken in Badjao Seafood Restaurant, it was a restaurant situated near mangroves beside the water. It is like Gerry's Grill located near the waters.

The ambience is airy, cool fresh air coming from the sea, but they must have forgotten to change the curtains because the smell of the sea stays in the curtain. A little bad. a little seafood smell. Maybe because I have sensitive smell because I am pregnant.

The servings are enough for 2-3 servings, very fresh and they cooked it well, the tempura tastes good too and the calamares. The sweet and sour lapu lapu tastes a little bland. I was expecting it to taste better than the Man Hann sweet and sour.
We also ordered kinilaw, crispy pata and bulalo though I have no photos of them.

If You Are In Need of Better Caring or Nursing Homes

I know a lot of people who work in a nursing home, they have a lot of stories to tell. Mostly they take care of elderly people, feed them, assist and even entertain them. I think that people working in nursing homes should have an intrinsic care for the elders. Treating them like adults and not as someone invalid or very dependent Some of them after all are not too old yet or too sick yet that they cannot take care of themselves.

They should also have a knowledge on the common diseases and disorders of the elderly like Alzheimer's disease, rheumatism, dementia, hypothermia, pneumonia, heart problem and several others.

They should also have a lot of prepared activities for them to keep them occupied. There is music, dancing, art works, yoga, exercises, cooking lessons, painting and acting too.

Usually a nursing home is situated in a large place where there is tranquility and peace. Somewhere close to nature. Somewhere where you can relax and feel at home.

I Am Your Brother, Your Best Friend Forever by Renaldo Lapuz

Recently watched the American Idol and this contestant caught my fancy, he speaks and looks like a Filipino. I haven't seen his name yet. But I can tell that he is a Filipino, he has that sound, Tagalog sound that you and me are familiar with. He wears this costume that he looks like a bird, so some call him the "Birdman".
I do not know what motivates him to join, maybe he wants to be famous.
In fact he is already famous, he already has his own website. They are selling shirts already. Another one of instant celebrity.

My Friend's Two year Old Kid has Myasthenia Gravis

This is Audrey and she will be turning 2 this January 16, we have the same birthday, we both are taking steroids. We are both fat. She has Myasthenia Gravis and I have Auto-immune problem.

Myasthenia Gravis is a condition affecting the neuromuscular system which causes weakness of facial and neck muscles. Before she was taking steroids her eyes were drooping. It lacks muscle control. According to her mom, her condition is manifested in 40 year old adult and not on babies. Whew! What happened? Unfortunately, the test required are not available here in the Philippines yet.

I Need A Rest

It's Monday and I am tired. I was busy last week because I have a report for my masteral class. Have to cancel my Immunologist appointment because of that. I also have to prepare preliminary exams for my students. It's a little over, I administered the exam today, but I am dead tired, I am feeling so sleepy already. No time to update my blog. In two days, I am getting old, Happy Birthday to me! Even my coming birthday is not enough to cheer me up. Gotta sleep first. zzzzzz. Now I am missing my Mojiko, my little animated friend in my last layout. I bet he is sleeping already.

Hamburger, Barbeque, Steaks and Gas Grills

Wow! Imagine having your own gas grill where you can cook your favorite hamburgers, steaks and barbeque straight from your kitchen. I often see this scene in American movies, where they held barbeque days and serve large portions of steak and barbeque. Just thinking about it makes me want to buy one. I remember when we ate at House of Minis and we ordered steak, I wonder if they have a gas grill in their kitchen. Who among the best restaurant offers great tasting steak? Is it because of the marinade, the sauce, the quality of the beef, secret recipe and spices or is it also because of the grills that they use?
We may be familiar with an ordinary hamburger grills like the one that is used in Burger machine right? Yes it is a stainless steel grill. Yes the taste maybe acceptable but wait till you taste something that has been cooked from a different stainless steel grill.

Gas grills can be very expensive, it can be taken as an investment, these grills occupy a lot of room and preferably this is placed outside the house. This is very convenient for American homes. My friend in Australia has a gas grill and they really use it outside the house like the backyard. I saw a picture of them cooking steaks, and my oh my, what a Big steak.

So in case you have a lot of money to spend, try visiting this site where you can compare prizes of gas grills and smokers. It also has a review and a comparison of prizes for the gas grills that you want to buy.
In case you have the urge to spend money on gas grill

People Say I Am Going to have a Baby Boy

Just because I looked different and puffed out,
Do not tell me that my baby is going to be a boy,
Just tell me straight that I do not look good and
That I look fat.

People used to say that I am going to have a girl,
because nothing has changed and I do not look pregnant.
But Christmas and New Year has passed,
and I rested and relaxed and never looked at myself in a mirror.

I turned into a very pregnant lady.
Because I do not feel good,
I tried to change the style of my hair.
I had a haircut.
It was a bad haircut.
I looked even uglier.

I do not want to get out of the house.
I want to schedule another hair appointment.
I feel bad.
But I am getting over it.

Do not tell me my baby is going to be a boy,
No one knows for sure, not the Chinese Calendar,
not you not anyone.
Sex is determined at conception.
Did you get a peep at my baby's XY Chromosomes?
How fortunate for you, you better start
putting a booth at Quiapo.

If you cannot tell me directly that I am ugly,
do not say anything at all.