According to a lengthy rumor, Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of its trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse for impossibility, for it thinks all things are lawful for itself and all things are possible.
Of all the other rumors out there from the famous, love conquers all and hell hath no fury for a woman scorned that lengthy one by far is the only that goes side by side with my humanity.
It’s no rumor of course, I mean, someone is credited for saying that he is Thomas A. Kempis.
The topic that is love may not be the most talked about matter out there but for me, it’s something that keeps me from going borderline homicidal. I’m the kind of person who is extremely forgiving but is also extremely easily angered. I’ve learned a habit as to how I’d deflate my high-rise anger into a calm dewy dawn state.
Very effective.
When I talk about love, I don’t necessarily mean romantic. I’m what I call a shifting romantic, it comes naturally so I don’t bother to talk or think about it. Nikko agrees.
The love I’m talking about is the kind that gives you more strength that you can handle and that strength is good enough to keep you alive and warm at night (and cool even when its a summertime).
You see, I’m mostly puritanical and for the longest time the best way to stop me from blowing up full time is the kind of love I’m saying.
I can’t put a label on it.
I can’t even explain it properly.
This kind of love is very uh, indecisive. I have taken the responsibility of deciding for “it”.
Romantic love however is a different story entirely.
I am firm in believing that there’s only three kinds of (romantic) love:
first love
failed love
one great love
…this list could mean one person altogether. For most people who isn’t the case. I can’t say where I belong because I also believe that the only way I can tell who is who and what is what is when I’m micro seconds away from death.
These levels/choices requires a great deal of time, thought and events. How tiring and equally satisfying could (romantic)love get? Exciting huh? Oh and there’s one more problem, in my little equation. I’ve found my soul mate and that person sort of makes things complicated. Not because I am in love with him but because he turned me into a skeptic.
Aiya! How tragic.
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When I feel like being it the dumps, any form of noodles will certainly make me better.
So here.
Chapchae (my version)
200 grams glass noodles, cooked ahead accdg to package directions (set aside)
1 cup pulled pork bbq
1 medium size carrot, sliced
1/4 cup oyster mushrooms
1/2 cup sayote, sliced
1/2 cup Baguio beans, cut in 1 1/2 inch length
1 cup red/yellow sweet bell pepper
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
1 small shallot, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
oil for sauteing
1. Season a small slab of pork with 2 tbsp of soy sauce and fresh cracked pepper. Grill. Then using your clean dry hands, pull the meat off the pork slab. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, wash, peel and slice vegetables. In a pan, heat about 2 tbsp of oil and saute shallot, once translucent add garlic. After 30 seconds, add the vegetables:carrots, Baguio beans, sayote, bell pepper and mushrooms. Stir fry until soft. The carrots, Baguio beans and bell pepper are best when cooked halfway to keep its crunch.
3. Season vegetables with oyster and some pepper. You may add the white part of bunch of onion leaves. The top part could be as garnish. Add, noodles and continue stir-frying. be careful not to mash (I can’t believe how delicate they are!) the glass noodles. Adjust the seasoning then add the pulled pork. Serve immediately.
