just another personal blog of a bisdak
Girl has been learning violin for 3 years now. What was just a test run became a routine and now a part of her life. A quote from a Japanese Violinist, Shinichi Suzuki: “Teaching music is not my main purpose. I want to make good citizens. If a child hears fine music from the day…
One of the prizes in a game during this pinoy picnic gathering is an ampalaya. Not money or anything grand but ampalaya or bitter gourd. And I tried hard to win it but unfortunately, my stubby legs can only get me so far within a given time. Thankfully, a Pinay who will be travelling to…
1 year and 6 months of self-learning violin. 🥴 Still not as smooth as I wanted it to be. And at this rate, I do not know when I can play Vivaldi’s Storm. 🤣 Ambisyosa! I should have started earlier instead of at 40. But hey, no retreat no surrender. So allow me to ruin…
Philippine’s tablea de cacao in its raw pure form where cacao beans are harvested, fermented, dried, peeled, grounded and formed into this shape. No sugar, no emulsifiers and any other additives. Cheap and bitter. And we enjoyed it as a sikwati (cacao drink) for breakfast together with mango and puto maya (sticky rice). Gotta love…