08 Apr 2009: Brown on Brown Crime

So...today I'm sittin' there having lunch with my sister in the lunch room and we're just yappin' about this and that. This lady walks buy and my sister says 'hi' to her...I'm really not one that ones to make friends or even make loose acquaintances. It's kind of like if you wanna get to me you gotta talk to one of my primaries: my siblings &/or the Momma's (even then you aren't guaranteed), my immediate closest friends (see homies who don't have to call to come over), Mr. Man aka Afrosan, aka Julian (but if you aren't to my liking I'll just leave the room) --- outside of that I just go socially nonchalant.

Back to lunch. So she's makin chit chat and the lady says in Tagalog - oh you're Filipino. She then continues to ask in Filipino, where are you from --- which I don't think my sister heard correctly because my sister answered Country Momma's city location and country location. Instead of letting the conversation die at that point - my sister HAD to introduce me. EW. Then she adds, "yeah, this is my sister..." I smile and shake her hand.

Pleasant smile on my face and evil thoughts in my head.

Well this lady didn't stop - she looked me in my face and said,"ohhh you're filipino too - you don't look like it." My sister smiled nervously and said,"she is my big sister..." I could feel my sister twittering. Then she looked at my sister like my big brown ass was not seated there in my orange and cream plaid sundress and said,"she doesn't look filipino."

I stopped with a forkful of salad in front of my face and asked,"and what exactly do filipino's look like..."
Din't no one say shit then HUH.

Let me show you what a FILIPINO look like...


like this...with your foreuncles head in my forefathers hand



and this...



and this...



and this



and this



and this...



and this...



how bout this...



and this...



and this...



and this...



and this...



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and this...



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and this...



and this...



and this...



and this...



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and this...



yanno. for realz...like this...



...I'm just sayin...lucky i didn't bust out all my cousins pics...and with the exception of Julian - everyone in these pics is Filipino in some way or part...So shuttup with that "she doesn't look filipino" Climb your DULL head out your LUMPY ass and get off that COLONIAL bullshit. We come in every form...dump that shit out your head lady...lucky for her she's inadvertently in laws with my girl - or i would have HAD that ASS with my lunch.

pffft.

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Laura Bess	i wanna see your beautiful filipina self this weekend if you have some time.... i fly in tomorrow, out on sunday. i realize it's easter weekend so that may limit you, however, if there's a moment-let me know. love you xo Posted by Laura Bess on 08 Apr 09 Wednesday - 10:55 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Judi	Girl, I LOVE that you included our picture in there. I was just about to say my sister always gets looks when she tells people she's flip. Apparently, people think she looks way too intsik too be pinay. Then they look at Emily and they're really confuzzled. They always justify their confusion with, "Oh, she's only half." Yeah, bitches, but she still is and culturally she's ALL pinay.... attitude and appetite. You gotta see this baby girl kill a bowl of rice...LOL Posted by Judi on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:42 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Saucy	only half...my ass. These dull headed hoes don't know SHIT - almost every Filipino is broken down genetically to 1/16 of something ELSE. I took an ancient philippine history class and the instructor was already like 90 pointed at me and said,"THIS...is how a filipino should look---brown, proud, strong and irreverant of approval - not like the watered down colonial from intermarriage." That was the day I really started " feelin' " myself. Bwaa hahhaah. Posted by Saucy on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:51 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	♥L3sLi3♥	...lol.. u know this isnt new tho Martha... I been sayin u was a sista for a long time... U look like one of my daddy kids. LoL.... Im super shocked you didnt throw the duces up n walk out... or just plain tell her to STFU... but maybe thats just how i roll.. LOL.. Miss you Martha!!! Posted by ♥L3sLi3♥ on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:42 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Saucy	I didn't put that hooker on DECK...because I was at work. That's all. You already know how I get down there is NO e-brake on my JAW. Having said that it ain't my fault I got a little soul train in my swagger. And I am one of your daddy's kids. I could have been your sister in law except dad told your brother about himself. Remember - *wink* Posted by Saucy on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:53 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	th3 7th	uhm. wheres the pix of the lumpia??? Posted by th3 7th on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:42 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Saucy	coz Lumpia is not a crime...Bwaa hahhahahha Posted by Saucy on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:55 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	J. " BIG SHANK " SINNED	I love all the beautiful pics you posted in this blog. It's unbelievable that our own people can say the most ignorant shit. Pilipino looks can range from Spanish (mestizos) to Chinese (tsinoy) to Black etc. They should know that. I would expect that kind of response from someone outside our culture. You were right with saying "what does a filipino look like". I certainly do not look like your typical "Filipno", I'm 6'2 and 250lbs. I have a cousin who is 6'4 and other relatives that are big people, despite our parents being "pure" filipino and average sized. Lack of intelligence, exposure, education, and ill breeding are probably why someone would make such a insensitive remark. People like that will never grow and it's sad that they don't know how ignorant and uninformed they really are. In life, you will come across many people like that. You just have to forgive their stupid asses. hahaha.... Posted by J. " BIG SHANK " SINNED on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:43 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Saucy	I have cousins like you all GODZILLLLLA and shit - got bitches runnin' away from the pancit all nervous. People be trippin...with they mangled ass faces tryin to tell ME I don't look Filipino. And you know what - I ain't forgivin' SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT...I'mma hold to the nature of a headhunter! Posted by Saucy on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 5:56 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Judi	In the words of the late, great Francis M: "Mga kababayan ko Dapat lang malaman nyo Bilib ako sa kulay ko Ako ay pilipino Kung may itim or may puti Mayron naman kayumangi" Posted by Judi on 09 Apr 09 Thursday - 6:49 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Phoebe Phoebe De la Cruz	Miss you lots.... How many hours is the drive to Phoenix from here again? --P. Posted by Phoebe on 14 Apr 09 Tuesday - 6:13 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

	Saucy	uhhh if i'm drivin - 10 hours to hayward. Buuuut i drive solo. You have a big tribe so uhhhh 12 hours. LOL Posted by Saucy on 14 Apr 09 Tuesday - 6:21 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

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you go girl!!! i hate that ish!!! then as i was scrolling thru to leave you a comment i see me and my lil man... representing!!! hahaha. sorry i have been absent ate... gave myspace up for lent and got hooked on facebook... LMAO life has been fabulous... but i am starting to get tired... hahaha. Posted by ஐhappiNESs on 24 Apr 09 Friday - 5:27 PM [Reply to this] [Remove] [Block User]

08 Feb 2009: ...On Food Blogs...

I was gonna call it a night on the blogs and I started discussing food blogs...A couple weeks ago my friend joseph hits me up on an instant message askin' what I was doing...I said about to drop a food blog real quick. he's like,"oh like everyone else..." I'm like,"I make the food in my shit aiiight, so shuttit" he's like,"oh okay"

Like when did my friend become such a jaded bitter judgemental asshole. Oh maybe after his psycho ex left him a second time. Step back from that shit pal. Yeah I put you on deck. Climb up out that bullshit and remember I have tolerance for the struggle of others but when you drop the voice of judgement you become open game. Not that I don't love your ass I'm just not feeling your bullshit right now.

Which brings me to my current topic. All kinds of people food blog for their own reasons and for their own kinds of love of food. Some people food blog to give everyone an update and be a bit of a peacock. Some people simply love to chronicle their epicurean journeys and share the bits of yummy they've had. Some people just love food - period. Not everyone can cook but everyone can eat. That is the universal nature of food - very few people don't have some kind of food they enjoy - unless you are one of those bulimic bonkers hoes.

There is another reason I food blog. A lot of people hit me up for recipes tips and how to's. A lot of people who love Filipino food who were never taught how to make it. I am not a stingy person who refuses to share recipes or tips - you just have to remind me from time to time. But I am more than willing to part with 99.9% of my recipes. I have one exception and that's my chocolate chip cookie recipe - that only goes to direct family.

I think that too many people do not break bread together. The very act of the family meal is lost. People don't even know how to sit in a house for a regular meal making conversation and getting reacquainted with day to day life and being involved in the life of others. My other point of concern is that Filipino cooking is getting lost in the Modern American Day. I may be Philippine parts but I'm American Made. It makes me sad when people tell me that they never learned how to make lumpia, pancit, adobo, afritada, sinigang, kare kare, biko, bibingka, cassava cake, menudo, morcon, embutido, putong puti, bistek, ukoy, siopao, empanada and all the goodies that are a part of life (if you care to know I can make all of those and then some). Because if we aren't making it today - how will the Filipinos of tomorrow remember the dishes of yesterday. I tell you what, a lot of my non Filipino friends can get down and make lumpia and pancit.

It's so unusual to eat Filipino food that even common food is served at parties

Alfie thinks I should write a cookbook. I'm gonna shelf that for now (but I have a running recipe book I keep in my purse with some crazy stuff up and coming). I think I will first start with a Video Blog of how to make pancit...because a lot of people try and fail...I feel a little weird posting a food "show" but when I get multiple emails that they are trying 3,4,5 times and it's not happening I feel bad.

I'mma say this--I'm ABOUT it. I love cooking even though I don't do it full time for money anymore...and if you don't believe me....

Here's my fridge...


november 2008


november 2008 backup fridge for Turkey Day



January 2009



January 2009



February 2009



February 2009



And then there's the pantry, which isn't even really stocked...
Hey that ain't TP, it's 8 rolls of paper towels - haha.



Then you gotta have 3 kinds of soy sauce, vinegar, sri ri cha plum sauce, olive oil blend, canola and sesame oil then add 2 kinds of oyster sauce plus plum sauce and hoisin in there somewhere.



I got tired of buying small shakers of herbs - so I started buying bulk coz I rip through them quickly enough. I drop them in the little mason jars and use both printed labels and hand written ones...I only jar up the frequently used ones, I have rarely used herbs, wasabi, saffron and dried ginger stored with keep fresh packs to suck up any moisture or external odors...



But Gya says the most clownin' thing in my kitchen is the huge Patron Bottle filled with Vanilla Extract...REAL extract. Truth be told it would actually end up costing more than patron if you compare price. But when I made them cookies and I busted that out - she started lauuuuuuuughin. Hahahhahha.

I just think that things of value should be stored properly in glass jars.




or you can see it in action...my finest girls with the finest appetites for all this life has to give...food, friends and every freakin' thing...

the opposite of what mine looks like.