Junior and the Kano Selling Balut - A Philippine Province Living Experie...

Junior and I try to sell balut in our Barangay. Balut is a delicacy
here in the Philippines. What is balut you may ask? Well it is an almost
fully-formed duck fetus cooked in its own egg. Balut is boiled and eaten from
the shell. It originated from and is commonly sold as street food in the
Philippines.  

It is not uncommon to hear the pitched voice of the balut
salesman as he walks through the neighborhood imploring would be buyers with
his constant “baaaluuut! Baaaaluuut” during the evening hours. You will see in
the video Junior is quite good with this. I on the other hand get asked to give
away the balut free “libre” or to do a two for one sale. Neither of these are
good when you need to make every sale you can.

Junior has his regular customers that are there waiting on
him nightly to make his rounds. Some of these customers claim it is good for
the knees. It is rumored that eating balut is good for the male stamina at
night. I have no medical or personal experience to back up this claim.

All in all it was a fun experience I will not soon forget.
If not for the selling of the balut, it is also good exercise and a good way to
meet some of the neighborhood people.

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Maly Cooks Pakbet na Sili Ilocano Style – Philippine Province Living

You never know what you might get to eat when Maly goes into the kitchen. This was a special request made by the guard at the school. I thought it would be a spicy dish, but the peppers are not that spicy and more of a sweet pepper. I still am not fond of the fish sauce being used. But this is an Ilocano (people inhabiting NW Luzon in the Philippines) dish and Maly is an expert in fixing these dishes to peoples liking.

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Thanksgiving 2017 – An OFW Experience Philippine Province Living

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had a great dinner and then
got back to wo…wor……zzzzz.

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Manicure and Pedicure – The Filipino School Mom’s Busy Day– Philippine P...

Being a Filipino Mom, it can be a little different than a US
Mom when it comes to school. In the Philippines, there are no buses that you
can put your kids on to go to school. There are usually no cafeterias that the
kids go to lunch at as a class. This means that a lot of Filipino Moms (or the
helpers) spend their time at or near the school while the kids are there. I
guess this is more common for the younger children at least. They often time
spend the day in special waiting areas the school has provided them to wait in.
Others find nearby locations to spend their time at.

Today, while waiting on the kids to get out of school, I
happened to experience why these Moms have such a hectic and busy day. I
arrived to find a lady giving manicures and pedicures while the Moms waited for
their children to come out of school. Not wanting to seem like I was not
working, I too got a manicure and pedicure while enjoying the tsismis (Filipino
for gossip) going around!

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Construction Update – Hollow Block Fence, Electric and Cement Boundary– ...

We always seem to have a construction project going on
around the house. Although the main construction is finished, we still have
some other projects that need completing. Removing mango trees, building a
hallow brick wall, moving the electric and other projects were on the list for
this time.

Come check out what all got accomplished. You might just be
surprised!

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Ang Sarap – Marisa’s Special Lomi! - Philippine Province Living

Lomi is a Filipino dish similar to the southern US chicken
dumplings sort of. Lomi is made with a variety of thick fresh egg noodles of about a quarter inch in
diameter. Other ingredients added are pork or chicken (liver is the most
popular), green beans, peppers and eggs.

Lomi is best eaten while steaming hot. It is a challenge to finish eating it all before the bowl gets cold. To spice up the taste, depending on one's preference, a mixture of soy sauce, kalamansi juice and crushed red chili peppers. 

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And the Beat Goes On! The Purchase of a New Drum Set- Philippine Provinc...

We purchased a new drum set from West Coast Music Center
& Services in Cauayan. It did not take long for the boys to start picking
out a beat. Sammy watched two Youtube videos and found a beginners rhythm he
could follow. Matthew was quick to pick up that beat as well. Time can only
tell if we have made a good choice here!  

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Young Filipino Entrepreneurs - Big Dreams! - Philippine Province Living

These young Filipino entrepreneurs have some big
dreams! Disney Land Hong Kong is a ways off, but they are determined!  

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Invasion of the Tickle Monster! Philippine Province Living

What is more exciting to hear than a child’s laughter! When
the Tickle Monster invades our bedtime activities, the joyous sounds of
laughter fill the air!  This is just a part of our bedtime activities at the house. The kids probably enjoy this time the most of anything we do at the house while I am home.