Literally.
I have lost my voice and its not due to the fight last Saturday. I may have laryngitis so I was put on antibiotics already. My voice ranges from audible to almost whisper in the same sentence. I have to refrain from talking which is tough. On the positive side though, this means that I wont be able to take phone calls at work. Yay! I am really not doing much to do something about it. I still put ice in my water and I am still eating ice cream.
Its Haagen Dazs Green Tea. Its only for a limited time. I know excuses..excuses. But its really good. Its not too sweet and its so silky smooth. I have finished a pint already in a span of a week and I am ready to get another one.
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Anthony Bourdain is one of my favorite chefs/food show host. He has this quirky way of describing the food he tries and best of all he is really open to trying new things and immersing himself into the culture that he is featuring. I have been hoping that he would feature the Philippines soon and show the world that there is more to our food than balut or dinuguan. So I was so excited to know that his show on The Travel Channel called
No Reservation is having a fan casting-call. Its a chance for a fan to be his travel companion in one of his upcoming episodes.
Marvin of Burnt Lumpia sent in a video. Marvin is really passionate about Filipino food and its so heartwarming to read his posts as he discovers Filipino cuisine on his own. I agree with Marvin that Filipino cuisine is so much more than balut. Sad to say when people think of Filipino cuisine all they think about are the weird and bizarre foods we eat. We have more to offer than that. This could be a chance for people to be enlightened. I wish Marvin all the best. You can watch his audition video from his blog or
here.
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Reading
Gail's post about
Leyte Dance Theater made me homesick. Its been awhile since I watched their performance. I think it was probably 3 or 4 years ago. They had a US tour sometime last year I believe but there was a conflict in schedule so I wasn't able to watch it. I hope they have a tour again. I count myself lucky that I was sort of part of it for a short time. Some of the original members were my teachers when I started ballet lessons when I was 5 until I was 10. That was for 5 summers. I fondly call the founder Tito Jess and he was my last instructor before I quit. I still get that yearning from time to time especially after watching their performances. If you want to see videos of some of their performances, someone was nice enough to upload it on
Youtube. But
this has to be my favorite. Here is
part 1 of the dance. It still makes me cry and gives me goosebumps when I watch it.
