5 THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH AS A MOM

There is no book, advice or class out there to prepare you for the adventures you are about to endure as a parent. No one is ever ready to take on the role of a parent. Something will always come up, and things will happen that need to be done before you are, in fact, "ready." When you are not ready, you will most likely cry and feel hopeless. It’ll feel like you didn’t live life to its fullest and you aren’t ready.

Millennials popular culture today includes things that after you have gotten all the desires of weekend partying, monthly getaways, great sex, awesome work promotions and binge-shopping, sometimes life throws us a curve ball. And, the last thing you know, you're knocked up, alone and lost.

I have learned that talking about my struggles & embracing the fact that I’m not perfect, has helped me in so many ways. So, here  I am sharing to you the struggles I experienced as a mom.

PANCIT BAM-I GUISADO ILONGGO RECIPE

BAM-I RECIPE

Bam-I is a type of noodle dish that originated from Cebu. It has the same ingredients with other noodle/pancit dishes with meat and vegetables like Canton, Bihon, and Sotanghon Guisado, but the combination of flour sticks and vermicelli (sotanghon) noodles makes this noodle dish unique. Most of the pancit noddle dish recipes and the preparation are all the same. The ingredients and the recipe can be adjusted in our own preference to satisfy our tastebuds.

Every Filipino in the universe knows how to make one, with many ingredients or basic ingredients, we, Filipino can make anything out of your kitchen. What  I like about the  noodle dishes here in the Philippines is that it's a dish for everyone in any occasion or just a typical meal or snack. I love it when the noodle dish has lots of ingredients. It's a complete meal and it is one of Zavi's favorite dish.

So this recipe is not that special, it's a typical Bam-I recipe but with a soft touch of Ilonggo Version. Ilonggos are known for their secret special ingredient that gives color in every food they have and that is Annatto Seed. It gives color and life to every food we cook. Every household here in Iloilo has an Annatto Tree.

HERE'S THE RECIPE

PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES MAX

COOKING TIME: 30 MINUTES MAX

4-6 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS:

• 250 Grams Pancit Canton Noodles
• 250 Grams Vermicelli (Sotanghon) Noodles
• 3 tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3-5 tbsp annatto juice/water (optional for color)
• 1/2 cup shrimp juice (derived by pounding the shrimp head)
• 1/8 kilo pork small slices
• 10 pcs. medium sized shrimp (shelled and heads removed)
• 2 medium sized carrots, jullienned
• 1 large cabbage, chopped
• 2-3 cups of water
• 1 chicken cube
• 4 tbsp. soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place sotanghon noodles in a bowl of water to soften. Cut, Set aside.
2. Heat cooking pot and pour cooking oil.
3. Sauté garlic and onion then add the sliced pork and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add Soy Sauce, Shrimp Juice, Water, Chicken Cube, let boil. Simmer for 5 to 8 minutes.
5. Add Shrimp, Carrots, Cabbage, Salt and Pepper to taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
6. Place softened sotanghon noodles and simmer for 3 minutes.
7. Add canton noodles simmer for 2-3 minutes (or until cooked)
8. Finally add the annatto juice and mix. Cover until everything is cooked.
9. Serve hot with calamansi, bread/rice and a glass of coke.
10. ENJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY!!!

FRIDAY, 13TH OF OCTOBER 2017

HELLO!

Here's to our new blog, new way to be productive, new shares about my day-to-day life as a woman, as a mom and as a pursuer of dreams.

I admit I totally abandoned this blog for some reasons unacceptable. Working, Balancing Mommy Duties, Personal Agendas are so hard to manage. I also feel guilty and hurt thinking of abandoning this, abandoning one of the few things I enjoy doing most.

But here it is, A brand new, edited lifestyle blog where I can share tiny bits of my life.

I am not going to promise but I will do my best to update this blog as much as I can.
I somehow miss writing and miss the things I used to do before Zavi happened.

So as a recap:

Nothing much had happened in my life lately. I devoted my life at taking care of Zavi since I quit my job at Starbucks last May 2017. I admit, it was the hardest decision I ever made since that was my first real job. Spending a year of my life with the company, giving up my social life, travelling 4 hours everyday for work and spending 10 hours a day was really tiring, and I can't see myself growing with the said company.. Maybe because my passion stopped burning and the people around me are fake and I am not happy anymore.

It's best to find a job that you really love than finding a job out of convenience. I can compare Relationship to Work.. You won't stay because you need it, you stay because you love it, and in my case, I do love being a barista but I just grew tired of it. As much as I need it financially, I am not growing with it.

Maybe that's one of the reasons why people who once fell in love deeply, couples who had been married for 10 years or more grew apart, because even if how much you love that thing, someday it will come to a point that you'll leave it.

And it's sad but life must go on...