Still thinking of an appropriate title...

[chris_rock]

i've been down with the flu since yesterday; and it's usually around this time of the year that i get sick. it's when it's hot and humid that my system get's really weird and crazy. inviting all sorts of germs to party (i can hear the main germ shouting out 'guys, it's party time inside jay's body! yipeeeeee!') or something to that effect. :eek:

anyways, last night was really bad. i was having the chills; imagine yourself in the middle of a hot and humid philippine summer night...wearing a sweatshirt and track pants! and it was so frustating to find out that i had ran out of my medication and i was too weak to go out and buy some. no other choice but to sleep it off hoping everything will be better in the morning.

you see, i live alone; have been for almost 5 years now. it's during this times that i feel so vulnerable...so alone.

this morning i woke up to a phone ring. i answered it still in a daze; it was my girlfriend on the other end. ah, my angel. it was the sweetest voice you can ever hear. she was in her usual cynic mood (read-lambing).

after the pleasantries, the conversation was cut short because she had to run an errand.

i did feel a lot better after we spoke. even though we're miles apart i felt she was here. i used to always tell her, 'i'm always as close as the wind that brushes your cheek'. oh how it feels so good to be in love. makes you thankful to be alive.

guys, never get tired of saying those silly i love yous...be generous with those kisses on the cheek...throw that impish wink and that naughty smile once in a while...and always always hug them. it's such a good feeling to be on the receiving end.

you all have a nice day. thanks for reading.

and yes virginia...things will always be better in the morning. :)

[fremsite]

i've been down with the flu since yesterday; and it's usually around this time of the year that i get sick. it's when it's hot and humid that my system get's really weird and crazy. inviting all sorts of germs to party (i can hear the main germ shouting out 'guys, it's party time inside jay's body! yipeeeeee!') or something to that effect. :eek:


guys, never get tired of saying those silly i love yous...be generous with those kisses on the cheek...throw that impish wink and that naughty smile once in a while...and always always hug them. it's such a good feeling to be on the receiving end.

:)

good morning chris_rock aka jay :p ... i hope you're feeling better now:yesyes: .. rest .. eat .. drink .. and rest ...:sick: that' s all you have to do ... and ~~~ talk more to your girlfriend ... ang sweet ninyo pala :thumb:~~~ i love that quote of yours saying " guys , never get tired of....... " ... you are absolutely right about that ... :) i love those :kiss: on the cheeks and lots of :sweeties: take care ~~!!! :wave:

[Dax]

hey jay,

sorry to hear about the flu. ang hirap talaga magkasakit pag nag-iisa no? don't you have a friend who lives nearby whom you could request to buy you some meds and food? :confused: i'm guessing you have some food over there, but when they ran out...:(

[chris_rock]

hey fremsite, nice of you to drop by. i'm feeling better thanks. still sick but in good spirits (despite the heat). :furious:

you have a nice day as well. take care :)

[chris_rock]

hey dax, yeah it's really a royal pain to be sick and have no one to do errands for you. but, i'm coping naman...have to.

thanks man. :)

[Dax]

Odaiji ni~!

[geminigirl]

Oh my Chris! Hope I could do those errands for you......If I was livin' nearby.....well it's my way of saying get well soon......and hope you'd be really fine in a few days more.

These times, 'mean during real hot summers are we prone to all this kinds of diseases....some really dreadful....and unluckily you had flu....just take care and soon you'd be fine pal.

Be good and Godspeed!!:)

[chris_rock]

thanks geminigirl, that's really sweet of you.

you have a nice day now...remember just a cup a day. :D

[geminigirl]

I will Chris.....thanks:)

[spring]

ingat na lang sa iyo . hirap talaga pag magisa lang. naranasan ko na rin yan. lakasan at tibayan na lang talaga ng loob. :D

[chris_rock]

ganyan na nga lang po ang ginagawa ko spring. hope and pray that someday, hindi na rin ako mag-isa.

thanks for the kind words.

regards. :)

[chris_rock]

am up and about already, feeling a whole lot better than i did the past couple of days. it's been quite humid since last night; it's that sticky feeling on the skin that just makes you want to take the plunge into an infinity pool somewhere in batangas province.

i'm in a fix right now...i'm starving!

i used to have a couple of breakfast combinations that really made my day;

- garlic fried rice and tinapang galunggong dipped in patis/calamansi sauce

- garlic fried rice and longganisang vigan or longganisang lukban dipped in vinegar

- garlic fried rice and tuyo

- plain rice and mackerel in brine sauteed in garlic, onions and tomatoes with chopped pechay

- plain rice with sauteed sardines in tomato sauce

- piping hot pandesal with kesong puti as palaman

- piping hot pandesal with reno liver spread and lots of butter as palaman

tapos to be downed with iced tea (op kors, ayaw ko kopi e :D ) or ice cold coke.

ahhhhhhhhhhhh....sar ap!:p

[fremsite]

am up and about already, feeling a whole lot better than i did the past couple of days. it's been quite humid since last night; it's that sticky feeling on the skin that just makes you want to take the plunge into an infinity pool somewhere in batangas province.

i'm in a fix right now...i'm starving!

i used to have a couple of breakfast combinations that really made my day;

- garlic fried rice and tinapang galunggong dipped in patis/calamansi sauce

- garlic fried rice and longganisang vigan or longganisang lukban dipped in vinegar

- garlic fried rice and tuyo

- plain rice and mackerel in brine sauteed in garlic, onions and tomatoes with chopped pechay

- plain rice with sauteed sardines in tomato sauce

- piping hot pandesal with kesong puti as palaman

- piping hot pandesal with reno liver spread and lots of butter as palaman

tapos to be downed with iced tea (op kors, ayaw ko kopi e :D ) or ice cold coke.

ahhhhhhhhhhhh....sar ap!:p

good am chris_rock ... e.. hindi mo kaya kami ginugutom ng lagay na yan ? :eek: :p
nice to know that you're feeling better now .. take care ~~~ :)
ps. i chose no. 2 .. sarap ~~~!!

[adechan]

oh .... chris_rock mabuti naman at naka survive ka na rin sa flu na iyan

naalala ko tuloy oras na nang tanghalian .... hindi pa sana ako nagugutom at itong mga tsikitings din e mukang busog pa dahil heavy ang breakfast tapos may tsitsitya pa habang nag ge-game kami.

pero ngayon gutom na ako. nag-cramming na naman ako sa philippine foods, parang gusto ko tuloy i defrost nang madalian iyong bangus ko o kaya naman mag pakbet nang kung anong gulay ang nandito sa ref ko .... kahit ano basta lasang noypi

[chris_rock]

thanks guys for the kind words, it helps a lot when encouraging words and thoughts like that come your way...salamat po ulit.

@fremsite, yummy yang choice no.2! especially pag yung oil that you fried the longganisa in will be used for the fried rice as well. and oh, it would help if you had a side dish of itlog na pula and chopped tomatoes with a dash of salt. :D

@adechan, and talking about lunch...i had inihaw na hito and steamed talbos ng kamote dipped in bagoong isda mixed with kalamansi. plus soup ng bulalo! :D

wala naman po akong intention na mang-inggit...really wala po talaga! :rolleyes:

[Autumn]

hey@chris.sarap naman ng lunch mo inihaw na hito at talbos ng kamote..para bang nasa pilipinas ka ah:D..hay kailan kaya ako makakain uli nyan..

[docomo]

@chris_rock

''''still finding for the appropriate title for this thread?? :)

[chris_rock]

opo eh. any suggrestions?

[geminigirl]

Tadaima! Hi Chris! Good to know you're fine now. maybe "Mix n Bites" could be a good title for your thread:D Kaya lang parang pangalan ng resto hihihi. You see from getting sick, missing your luvy-duvy,and craving for Filipino dishes....don't you think this can be an appropriate title? Mixed feelings ba. Then pagkain naman. Ay naku! ?Anyway just cheering you up today and the rest of the TF guys. Seems ako naman ang tatamaan ng flu!:( Not feeling well now. But I still did come to the office. Hope my system works so I'd still be up tomorrow........miss ed the forum for three days....ohayou!!!!

[chris_rock]

hey geminigirl, sorry to hear you're not feeling well. caffeine overload na yata yan ha :). don't stress yourself out too much and i hope you don't come down with the flu as well.

one cup a day lang kasi...hhmmm, baka naman 1 really big cup yan ha!

no cheating :)

regards and take care.

[geminigirl]

Nice to hear from you Chris and thanks! Yes maybe stressed out lang ako. I've been loaded with work since the company's information drive. It's fieldwork so I am exposed to extreme heat talaga. Then when you get back to the office sobrang lamig naman. It's too warm now sa Pinas. Sobra!

Coffee? Hmmm lately medyo hindi ako nakakainom kasi I'm out of the office and mainit I drown myself instead with fruit juice. At least di me nagchecheat ngayon;)

Hopefully tomorrow I'd be fine. I hate getting sick! You feel all the emotions when you're down in bed. Parang you're all alone di ba? :(

Ganbarimasu!!!

[chris_rock]

so right you are! there's nothing i really hate more than being sick...and alone. really sucks! :(

talk about the heat here. yesterday's temperature was almost 40! sobra init talaga. makes you just wanna stay the whole day in a pool.

[greatbarrier]

looks like you're both in ph, huh, like me!

so true! it's difficult to get sick when you're alone! no one to give you tlc...:) i remember when i was food poisoned! i moved more than 10 times & threw up a lot that day! (sumimasen po sa mga kumakain dyan)

it was good that my sister was on-leave who bought the meds for me! (self prescription). i thought i was ok already and went to work as usual...but my muscles started aching a lot & i couldn't determine where the pains were! so i had to call in sick again & our nurse advised me to go to our company doctor right away! so i drove there right away!

our doctor scolded me, coz konti na lang daw & i could have died! yun pala i was dehydrated na! my potassium and electrolyte level went down way below normal! so i had to undergo fast rehydration! ganun pala yun! ang sama ng feeling na yun 1000ML dextrose be infused in your body in an hour time lang...& i was advised to take water with high electrolyte (mahal pala nun) for 3 days & gatorade afterwards.

so my advice....never take a simple lbm for granted....

[greatbarrier]

Nice to hear from you Chris and thanks! Yes maybe stressed out lang ako. I've been loaded with work since the company's information drive. It's fieldwork so I am exposed to extreme heat talaga. Then when you get back to the office sobrang lamig naman. It's too warm now sa Pinas. Sobra!

Coffee? Hmmm lately medyo hindi ako nakakainom kasi I'm out of the office and mainit I drown myself instead with fruit juice. At least di me nagchecheat ngayon;)

Hopefully tomorrow I'd be fine. I hate getting sick! You feel all the emotions when you're down in bed. Parang you're all alone di ba? :(

Ganbarimasu!!!
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hi geminigirl!
hope you get well soon! take a lot of fluids especially water! i think clean water is still the best liquid you can give to your body...especially if you're having flu & colds...

yeah! sobrang init na talaga! naisip ko tuloy i should really pursue going either to baguio or sagada.

anyway, douzo odaijini! :)

[geminigirl]

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hi geminigirl!
hope you get well soon! take a lot of fluids especially water! i think clean water is still the best liquid you can give to your body...especially if you're having flu & colds...

yeah! sobrang init na talaga! naisip ko tuloy i should really pursue going either to baguio or sagada.

anyway, douzo odaijini! :)

Oh hi freind greatbarrier! Thanks for the concern. It's really hot now and talaga namang super init! Then it suddenly rains. Kaya siguro marami nagkakasakit.
Hayaan mo I'll do what you say though hindi pa naman ako nilalagnat. Para kasing bukas meron na. Sana di matuloy.

Thanks uli ha.Take care too.:)

[chris_rock]

mas active yata ang germs pag summer eh so mas likely ang spread ng airborne and waterborne diseases.

@gb,
it's difficult talaga to get sick with no one to take care of you. ka-depress nga minsan pero sometimes, you find yourself in a situation/s that you just can't do anything about (or won't do anything about). uhm, siguro we just have to find comfort in the thought na maybe someday, we won't find ourselves alone anymore.

regards.

ps this started out as a 'not feeling well' thread...then medyo na-divert sa 'fave breakfast' (or something to that effect) thread...

so the original title still stands...:)

[michiko]

hi chris_rock ngayon ko lang nabasa thread mo buti naman pala at magaling ka na.. ang sweet mo pala, swerte girlfriend mo sayo.. sana nga may makasama ka na para di mo na ma feel ang malungkot at mag isa...

basta pag uwi namin dyan sa pinas kita kita tayo ha..:) nauna na dyan si ladygems..

[chris_rock]

thanks for the kind words ms michiko! :)

i sincerely hope she appreciates it.

am already eager to meet up with you guys.

regards.

[chris_rock]

woke up late and my head is still a bit woozy from last night's post-game kwentuhan (read-drinking session) :)

played a couple of cds as my regular breakfast fare while doing the 'net. the temperature here is starting to peak usually at this time; scorching summer.

it would be nice to just laze around in some secluded island cove; the cool sea breeze blowing in your face...the white sugary sand...coconut leaves lazily flopping in the wind...the smell of seafood grilling...

lunchtime na po...:D

[chris_rock]

so i drop by my regular eating spot. my taste buds are still a little bit off; i can still taste the beer from last night. am hoping they have bulalo or nilagang baka. nothing like piping hot beef broth to make you sweat on this already very hot sunday noon :).

the place is just a converted garage/dining area. so it's basically a 7 table joint. typical hole-in-the-wall. but mind you, don't let the appearance fool you. manang whips up a mean slew of entrees (or ulams for us mere mortals). :D

unfortunately, manang deemed it wise not to include my favorite bulalo/nilagang baka on today's menu. so i ask her in my politest half smiling frustrated look, 'baket naman? eh lagi namang may nilaga pag sunday?' . turns out she stayed out late last night, playing mahjong. hehe, so i'm thinking, all work and no play makes manang a dull cook.:D

however, she adds, 'merong sinigang na ulo ng salmon'. huwaw! sinigang! just the thing to put me back to my senses. so i ask for one serving of the sinigang paired with a grilled porkchop.

a couple of minutes later, the helper plops down the stuff on my table. ang bango ng sinigang! one whole salmon head, cut in half. a very generous amount of kankong leaves and gabi. the soup was made from kamias and tomatoes. and the smell? just gorgeous. i taste the broth; very good! not too sour...no odd fishy taste. just as sinigang as sinigang should be.

so i get to work; with bagoong isda and kalamansi as my sawsawan. how can you go wrong. i ask for another cup of broth to be had coffee-style. straight from the cup. so there i am, on a hot sunday noon, slurping away on sinigang broth.

haaay, busog. i am stuffed! sweaty but full. not bad for a sunday lunch; salmon head sinigang dipped in bagoong isda and kalamansi, 3 cups of rice, 2 cokes and free buko pandan salad.

now i'm feeling sleepy :)

in case you're wondering whatever happened to the grilled porkchop; i also ate it syempre. pinapak ko lang while waiting for the sinigang, hehe.

hope you guys had a good lunch too :)

[geminigirl]

so i drop by my regular eating spot. my taste buds are still a little bit off; i can still taste the beer from last night. am hoping they have bulalo or nilagang baka. nothing like piping hot beef broth to make you sweat on this already very hot sunday noon :).

the place is just a converted garage/dining area. so it's basically a 7 table joint. typical hole-in-the-wall. but mind you, don't let the appearance fool you. manang whips up a mean slew of entrees (or ulams for us mere mortals). :D

unfortunately, manang deemed it wise not to include my favorite bulalo/nilagang baka on today's menu. so i ask her in my politest half smiling frustrated look, 'baket naman? eh lagi namang may nilaga pag sunday?' . turns out she stayed out late last night, playing mahjong. hehe, so i'm thinking, all work and no play makes manang a dull cook.:D

however, she adds, 'merong sinigang na ulo ng salmon'. huwaw! sinigang! just the thing to put me back to my senses. so i ask for one serving of the sinigang paired with a grilled porkchop.

a couple of minutes later, the helper plops down the stuff on my table. ang bango ng sinigang! one whole salmon head, cut in half. a very generous amount of kankong leaves and gabi. the soup was made from kamias and tomatoes. and the smell? just gorgeous. i taste the broth; very good! not too sour...no odd fishy taste. just as sinigang as sinigang should be.

so i get to work; with bagoong isda and kalamansi as my sawsawan. how can you go wrong. i ask for another cup of broth to be had coffee-style. straight from the cup. so there i am, on a hot sunday noon, slurping away on sinigang broth.

haaay, busog. i am stuffed! sweaty but full. not bad for a sunday lunch; salmon head sinigang dipped in bagoong isda and kalamansi, 3 cups of rice, 2 cokes and free buko pandan salad.

now i'm feeling sleepy :)

in case you're wondering whatever happened to the grilled porkchop; i also ate it syempre. pinapak ko lang while waiting for the sinigang, hehe.

hope you guys had a good lunch too :)

Wow! You ate all these? You didn't just stuff yourself, but you overate hahahaha:D This is the result of not having breakfast and sleeping really late. I wish I had that kind of appetite too. Maybe I could after fasting siguro. A cup of rice is even really heavy for me. So half a cup will do. Am not in a dieting regimen naman. Seldom do I find myself craving for so much. It's just getting used to it siguro.

Friend Chris just dropping by to say hello. Hope you're in a really good mood today. And the rest of the TF guys too. Magandang umaga!!! :)

[chris_rock]

hey, geminigirl. nice of you to drop by. good mood ba? let's just say, i'm in an ok mood (pero hindi good ha). kumusta po? well it's not always that i can pig-out like this; nachambahan ko lang yung moment...serendipity ba :)

kung laing kaya yung nachambahan ko? (thinking out loud) :D

[geminigirl]

hey, geminigirl. nice of you to drop by. good mood ba? let's just say, i'm in an ok mood (pero hindi good ha). kumusta po? well it's not always that i can pig-out like this; nachambahan ko lang yung moment...serendipity ba :)

kung laing kaya yung nachambahan ko? (thinking out loud) :D

Hope it isn't that you call serendipity everyday....you might gain weight so much then what...;)
Oh your laing is most delicious in the Bicol Region. We call it hot stuff like bicol express. Masarap talaga!!!

Soon it'll be lunchtime...anyway.. ..you can stuff yourself again....be sure it would just be enough:D

Happy lunch!!!

[chris_rock]

I WANT MY LAING! :)