BlogHide Reblurtsbenedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readFilipino Food: PalitawPalitaw, the word has a root word litaw which means float. It describes the way this delicacy is cooked. This is made of ground sticky/glutinous rice mixed into a dough and rolled into round plates…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readMy Attempt at Making A Veggie SaladI am a guy and I love being in the kitchen but I have not tried making salads. However, I am eager to learn and I am modifying my diet now to get healthier because I just recovered from a bad case…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 1 min readInviting My Filipino Friends to Support BlurtFilipino's Cooking ChallengeThis is a screenshot from the @blurtfilipino post about the challenge. I just noticed that BlurtFilipino has a Challenge on cooking the Filipino dish paksiw and there is only one entry so far.…benedict08 in # blurtlife • 4 years ago • 2 min readIntrospectionImage Source I have been thinking about how things just slip or how time flies so fast. I feel like one day I was young and how here I am faced with a lot of adulting responsibilities. I could…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 2 min readThe Best Filipino Party Combo of Pansit and LechonI love attending parties. Especially the kind of parties that our relatives host. A super duper pinoy party because we know it will have our favorite Filipino food. We Filipinos love to feast, any…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 2 min readFrankie's, The Chicken Wings I Want to ImitateThis is my favorite chicken wings restaurant here in Metro Manila, Frankie's. I have been visiting them frequently with my brother because I cannot get enough of these wings as a meal and as a pair…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 4 years ago • 1 min readMy Violet Fusion Super Red Arowana and Short Body Tinfoils Living In HarmonyI have this community tank in one of my rooms and I have my arowana and tinfoils living in harmony. This is my favorite of all my setup. They've been with me for years and I hope to have them for so…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 1 min readPretty Pups Are So BehavedThese two Siberian Huskies and they are siblings and they both look alike. Their marks around the eyes are almost like they were drawn with a sharpie but that's natural. I have not seen such behaved…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 3 min readHow Real Love Endures (5-Minute Freewrite)Image Source Forgive me for I will be a little cheesy on this post. This is my first 5-minute freewrite here in Blurt and I thought to myself that there could not be any better topic than…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 1 min readAng Pao Prank From FamilyAng Pao are money gifts in red envelopes. I always get these from family and friends during Christmas and New Year. I got one that I thought was going to piss me off like a prank. I opened it and…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 2 min readQuick Breakfast at StarbucksI am on my way to visit friends and relatives. It's the tradition and the Christmas spirit. We catch up with people we hold dear when it is the Christmas season. We give gifts, spend time, and of…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 2 min readMy First Dine at GringoMe and my family are doing our last Christmas shopping of 2020 because we notice the malls are getting so much busier and the Covid cases are spiking. This is going to be our last haul before we end…benedict08 in # blurtfilipino • 4 years ago • 3 min readFilipinos Are Into the Korean Dining Experience Here In Romantic Baboy RestaurantAloha, Blurt World! I am back after a little break. The pandemic has been keeping me busy and paranoid, just like everybody else, I guess. All is well, so far and things are slowly crawling back…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 2 min readSpecial Meal After the Two Tropical StormsTough days just passed, Tropical Storm Rolly and Siony were both strong types of storms and affected Metro Manila where I am. It were days of no sunshine and just rain, winds and floods. It was…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readMy Beef Caldereta Looks Like ChristmasToday, we have a storm coming. Japan and US satellite images show it has its potential to be a super typhoon, the strongest we will have this year perhaps. As if 2020 has not been that difficult, we…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readAin't Oysters Fascinating?Seafoods are not for everyone. When I was little, I rarely eat seafood because they looked too scary for me back then, but as I was growing up, I was curious why they are expensive and how my…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readMy Special Beef Kare-KareI think I have perfected my OWN version of Kare-Kare or Beef Peanut Stew. It is a Filipino beef dish that originated in Pampanga, Central Luzon where my mother is from. I loved my late mom's version…benedict08 in # blurtchef • 4 years ago • 1 min readCrispy Pata with Pickled Papaya on the SideSunday is a sacred day for us. It is the day that the family come together and just spend a lazy day with all the comfort and convenience we can have for ourselves. A day to recharge before we start…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 4 years ago • 1 min readFish Tank Update: My Arowana is GlowingI just thought I'd share one of the few favorite things I post about, my pet fishes, specifically my arowana. She has been glowing and I love how vivid the red hue on her scales is showing. I used…benedict08 in # blurtimals • 4 years ago • 1 min readMy Blue Beagle Puppy Giving Me That Poor Pup Look!Here is Luna, doing the best she does, looking adorable. She is my furbaby and she knows I cannot resist how adorable she is when she wants some treats and cuddles. She wants to stay in my room for…