Do it anyway..

“I’m going to tell you what a demon once told me: It is okay to want your own happiness. It’s okay to care about yourself the most. It’s okay to do what’s healthy for YOU.

When someone hits you, it’s okay to hit back and then ask them what the hell they expected. It’s okay. You are not obligated to sit there and smile and swallow every bit of shit everyone heaps on you.

You are more than furniture, you’re more than window dressing, you’re not their shiny toy. You’re human, and you have the right to say “That was shitty of you”. You have a right to say “Let me feed that back to you; tell me, how does it taste?” You have a right to protest your own mistreatment and set boundaries for respectful interactions.

The rest of the world doesn’t realize you have this right, and they will act offended and appalled when you exercise it, but it is yours.

And it’s okay.”

From Tina Tagle's blog

Merienda time!

It is the culture of us filipinos to enjoy some serious snack in the afternoon more popularly known as "Merienda". I remember when I was still in the Philippines. Around 3pm I would literaly hear merienda calling me courtesy of our favorite tindera. She would offer us different kinds of delicious kakanin or pancit, spaghetti, palabok or bilobilo. I would buy 3 orders and eat them all by myself. Yes, I am a glutton! Haha!

When our family migrated, we sometimes can't help but miss our afternoon merienda. And so, I decided to cook a few of the famous merienda. The arroz caldo, chicken mami, filipino style spaghetti and palabok.

Enjoy!