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I understand when parents who have never left their child before, except maybe with relatives, they are sometimes really panicky. They are worried that their baby will cry all the time, or will be scared.

I did my babysitting yesterday, my part time job (hah, just kidding), with two of my Brother’s kids, not that they would be left crying or be in trouble for the entire evening, it’s just that they might not be doing their school homeworks but playing computer games if no adult is in the house. I’m sure they know if their parents would go away, they then come back. It’s really important that I’m there to watch and they follow my orders (they should or I will be being bossy or critical in a way). I had my laptop with me so I could, at the same time, put all the programs back. Hopefully I finished half of them and luckily, they are back running & going again. No more tears!

Their mother went to the Airport to pick up someone and collect a Filipino tradition, “pasalubong” from Pinas. As you may have figured, a Pasalubong is a gift given when you’ve come back from a trip. This is a HUGE thing in Filipino culture. Not that I mean, if you don’t give the right thing you will be offended, or that it has any other meaning to the person you’re giving it into. If you go to any party, a pasalubong would always be asked for, diba? I don’t know if that’s still the “tradition” but when we were just a kid, we would asked our parents to bring us food or clothing. It is something that most of us Filipino would typically do. Eventually, I would usually have a trip to the mall, buy anything, doesn’t have to be big and it will be very much appreciated when you come back. Nowadays, my family back home doesn’t expect anything from me if ever I’d return home on a big holiday expect when it’s during Christmas. And speaking of Christmas, Aunts and Uncles are the ones who really think a “pasalubong” is a must, diba? Panis. Time flies, our outlook change so simply being with them is what really important.

So of course, I got my share for helping them in a little while. I went home with a paper bag of Longanisa & itlog na pula - an award. It’s been a while - I hadn’t eaten these typical Filipino food that can easily prepared in 10 minutes. This is a popular Filipino breakfast fare and for many, also a side dish for a meal. The usual preparation is to cut the eggs into slices and mix it with sliced tomatoes. Since I didn’t have tomatoes, I still thought it’s still best with longanisa & full of rice. Burp.

Sometimes it’s sad when you’re living all alone by yourself, there’s always the choice to eat outside than really going to the market and cook for a simple meal. But never fear, I know when and how to open my fridge and start my cooking from chicken adobo to sinigang na hipon. I still have the skills. And no, I’m not asking you to come over in my flat because I have no dining table.

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