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I may have complained a lot in the past about having no KFC, McDonald’s and Starbucks in Cambodia. But I still consider myself, and other Pinoys who live here, lucky because in Cambodia, we have no scarcity of Filipino foods and Filipino restaurants.

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And then there’s the newest Filipino restaurant which just opened last month… Bistro Lorenzo. I have no idea if it’s connected to the one in Annapolis in Greenhills wherein I had many fine high school memories. We tried it out and sure enough, we were treated to a real Pinoy meal.

What could be better for a night out than sisig and sizzling kangkong?

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You wouldn’t want pure beer to come out of (and consequently burn) your urethras, so I believe that keeping yourself hydrated during a binge should already be a given. This would certainly aid you in peeing out the Jesus Juice without a snag. Mr. Fritz also suggested at the forums that “a bottle of Gatorade before passing out on your bed would prevent a hangover.” He adds: “It has some shit that replaces the liquid and ions you lost in the process. Proven and tested by some hardass alcoholic friends.”

I’ve heard from the rest of the guys that he’s like the Buddha of drinking or something, so we better believe what he says. Or else.

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I try to fight the delicious and painful urge to reminisce by trying to go into work mode. Though, I know it’s futile.

I figure that I might as well make it a happy memory, then.

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We have been monitoring the prices of certain items at the public market that includes onions. There has been an erratic price movement of this bulb which is a regular in Filipino cooking.

In our last price watch, onions were at P36 per kilo, down 5.3 percent from the previous week. It’s price ranged from a low of P36 per kilo to a high of P65 on July 10.

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Serangoon Road in LIttle India

After my walk in China Town, I took an MRT to Singapore’s Little India. Immediately after stepping out of the MRT station up in the streets, I was greeted by a faint scent of incense and unknown spices in the air. I walked towards the Serangoon Road, the main road which intersects the community, is also one of Singapore’s oldest roads.

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Here are the prices today at the Bankerohan Public Market (Pesos per kilo). The other table show prices of grocery items at two stores in Davao City:

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My dad makes the absolute best Chicken Adobo in the whole wide world, I swear to God. It’s just heaven.

So I decided, mayhaps thinking it’s in our genes, to go take a stab at cooking a heavenly batch myself.

Sure, I could’ve asked my dad for his recipe but that wouldn’t be any fun– I wanted to make my own recipe, my own Dino recipe with all my Dinoness written all over it.

Besides, my dad’s not a fan of keeping exact recipes, unlike my sister who has hers filed in 3″ x 5″ index cards.

I decided to wing it.

“…Wings, though, are best left appetizers and breasts are a complete waste for the recipe, I fully believe, their healthier value regardless. But I’ve never cared for breasts so, y’know, if you’re all granola like that, go ahead and use breasts for all I care.”

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A few days ago I ate lunch at Au Bon Pain. I thought I was eating healthfully when I chose the chicken caesar salad with lite honey mustard dressing – only to discover later that it was over 700 calories! I’m short, and skipped the boxing gym this week, so I don’t need that many calories in a meal!

Since then I have been cooking for myself and packing my lunch. I don’t trust restaurants anymore.

So what have I been eating? Salads, turkey breast, sardines, oatmeal, microwaved sweet potatoes and vegetables.

Yesterday I cooked something a bit less healthy – the much blogged-about Filipino spaghetti. After reading all these blogs about this popular childhood delicacy, I craved it. (It’s masochistic to look at food blogs while on a diet, isn’t it? But anyway…)

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Guess who’s finally opening shop here in our beloved Philippines?

Krispy Kreme!

[salivating over sweet carbs continues]

Here is a good news, bad news story.

A study by the Defenders of Wildlife on imported canned tuna to the US revealed the presence of high levels of mercury. Tuna is the favorite fish of Americans and this has caused real concern.

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sundae, choco syrup with cherry flavoured jelly…

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Punyeta, I just realized what a bitch food photography is

Step 1: Since I thought just boiling pasta’s such a waste, I decided to throw in a couple cloves of garlic, some pepper and more than the required salt to give the pasta itself taste. I mean, you’re cooking it, right? You might as well add some flavor.

As for the time it takes for the pasta to cook, I’d trust you’re literate enough to read the package directions. You’re reading this after all, aren’t you? I’m a fairly chatty feller, too.

Foine, if you’re lazy, I’d guestimate 12 minutes. Happy?

When the pasta’s done, strain it, run it through some tap water, dry it a bit, drizzle some olive oil and toss a bit. Don’t bother picking out the garlic. Let them mingle.

Oh, and in case you really intend to follow me on this, I think I used 500 grams of pasta.

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Except for garlic, which went up, and pork and chicken, which remained the same, prices of all other items we monitor at the Bankerohan Public Market went up (Pesos per Kilogram):

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I just came from a Binondo foodtrip with Ajay and Vina. We braved the heavy downpour just to taste the best of Manila’s Chinatown.

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