ON COLD NIGHTS.....

...................EAT SINIGANG! AT LAST.... after several days of gloomy weather,the sun crept out from behind the clouds.... It's a welcome treat, even for half-a-day only, if we are to go by the weather prediction [which is, btw, almost always perfect]. After all those laundry needs to be done and the rooms need some air. I always go for airy clean rooms. * HOT SOUPS on cold days [or nights] always make each meal a great feast for me. Last night, feeling cold and alone,I made some SINIGANG. I still have that Mix I brought from homelast time. Some pork, veggies [radish,tomatoes, leeks] and hot new rice made my dinner superb. There are lots of left-overs,so my lunch wouldn't pose much problem,would it? As usual, I gave a bowlful to the nearest Oba-San, to which she wasgrateful...I hope! She always liked that 'EZU-NIK' [translation:ETHNIC] concoction since she liked the SUPPAI [MAASIM] AJI [TASTE]. I remembered that and her many YASASHI [KIND] gestures to me in the past, so there. ** Here, the people live like the Barangays of old. People in the community share some of the harvest and in return, recieve those from others as well. I guess this works [still] in the small towns and cities. Perhaps, it does in big cities and the Metropolisamong old friends and neighbors. With the proliferation of "MANSIONS" [ that is the Japanese version of CONDOs], and apartment-housing, most modern-day Japanese no longer know the art of socializing. Same is true, I guess with most Pinoys, huh? *** TODAY, I'll be a bit busy.That is, I need to go to the Bank for some transactions. Jiji can't do it since he's been busy in his business and no one except I can negotiate [yabang, ano?] his Bank account transfers, ad infinitum. **** GOT TO GO and check where that fire trucks are going... The sirens have become louder.... must be near here.... somewhere.... *****