Last night, Michelle was off to an office barkada gimmick so Jeanne and I were with each other from about 8:30PM onwards as Lola and cousin Steph, who were with her the whole day, had to go sleep. We played till she eventually got tired/bored. She wanted to eat so I gave her some steamed fish fillet, which she ate up with gusto, and orange juice. I tried putting her to sleep but she didn’t want to and got cranky. She was looking for “Step” and I had to explain that Steph was sleeping already. She pulled me to the living room where we watched a Baby Einstein video. We sat there on the sofa watching side-by-side until we both dozed off. I woke up just long enough to transfer her to the bed then slept again, tired but happy.
Michelle gave me a pack (Thanks babe!) of Starbucks VIA “Ready Brew” (in other words: instant) Colombia Coffee. She got it for free when she ordered a drink. I wanted to compare it to Italian roast coffee home-brewed with my Bialetti Dama so I bought a pack of Italian Roast VIA (and they gave me another pack for free). As expected, it was no contest. Moka is full-bodied and strong while VIA is essentially still instant coffee: less aroma, less taste, less strength, less coffee, higher price. I’ll stick to my Moka coffee, thank you.
Yesterday, I cleaned the range oven and hood. After a few weeks of use, they invariably get coated with a layer of oil and grease or, in some areas (especially the grille of the range hood), sticky gunk. Previously, I have been using dishwashing soap and it would always take a lot of time and effort to get good results. But this time around, I used Simple Green which I happen to have around for bathroom cleaning. Back when Jeanne was born, I decided to get only organic and environment friendly bathroom cleaning products just to be safe. I didn’t realize it’s also an awesome kitchen cleaner. It made short work of the oil, grease, and gunk! In just a short time and with minimal effort I had a gleaming range oven and hood!
Probably because of Araw ng Kagitingan (lit. Day of Valor), a holiday commemorating the fall of Bataan, there’s talk again of whether Marcos is a hero or not and whether he should be buried at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (lit. Cemetery of Heroes). It reminds me of the time my grade school teacher talked about Emilio Aguinaldo, a Philippine president who is not buried at the Libingan. My teacher said, he was a president but he was not a hero.
