Nang Ngumiti ang Langit, Biglang Umulan

Dear insansapinas,



Napadpad siya sa Amerika nang sumakay sa eruplano (ano fi, alangan namang lumangoy siya ano) galing sa Saudi. Nanny siya ng anak ng isang consul. Ang mga consul ay may prebilihiyo na magdala ng kanilang household staff. Pero pag-umalis ka na sa kanila, TNT labas mo.

Dahil may mga ugali ang amo niya na parang paniki na gising at nagpipiyesta sa gabi at tulog sa araw, hindi niya na nakayanan. Yon ang kuwento niya sa kaniyang pinsan na siya namang nagkuwento sa akin. For all I know, gusto niya ring magkagreencard na hindi naman magagawa ng consul.

Naghanap siya ng magissponsor sa kaniya ng greencard. Nakakuha naman siya kaya parang ngumiti na ang langit sa kaniya. Habang naghihintay na mabigyan ng green card, may ibinigay na work authorization sa kaniya. Hinimok niya ang kaniyang teen-ager na anak na kumuha ng nursing para madali niyang makuha. Hige naman pero ilang semestre, buntis na.

Tapos dumating si Fannie Mae, kasama si AIG at si Wachovia at iba pang mga banko. Bagsak ang ekonomiya. Ang daming biglang nawala ang kanilang mga investment.

Kasama dito ang kaniyang amo. Kahit gusto man nilang magkaroon pa ng housekkeeper, hindi na nila kaya. Ubos ang kanilang investment kaya pinaghahanap na siya ng ibang trabaho.

Ang kaniyang dating asawa? May sariling pamilya sa Pilipinas kahit noong nandoon pa siya. Nakikiarimuhan pa sa pinadadala niya. Sarap pana-panain nepo.

Pinaysaamerika

Thanksgiving ni Pinay

Dear insansapinas,
Hindi ako sumama sa aking kapatid pagpunta sa isang Thanksgiving Lunch ng mga Pinoy.

Sabi ko balot na lang. hehehe Tamad kong lumabas.

Dumating nga may balot. Akala ko Pinoy Foods. Yon pala galing sa Bostom Market. Binili lang. Hiyang magbalot to go.

Ito ang turkey. Huwag hanapin ang malaki. Naubos ko ang green beans pero isang hiwa lang ng turkey ang aking kinain. Mahabang recycling na naman ang mangyayari.



Ito naman ang salad. Akala ko tinimpla ng kapatid ko. Kaya sabi ko sa kaniya. Timpla siya ulit. Ibinigay sa akin ang isang packk ng salad. Binuksan ko. Dyaran. Nandoon na lahat. Ang dressing at ang mga burloloy. Naging salas chef bigla ako.



Ito naman ang cole slaw salad. Paborito ko, pero ayaw ko ang lasa. KFC coleslaw talaga ako. Matagal na naman itong maninirahan sa aming fridge.



Ito ang sweet potato pie aka KAMOTE PIE. Kaya pala noong pumunta ako sa library, medyo nagrarumble ang aking tiyan at parang gustong maglabas ng masamang amoy. Yuck.



Pinaysaamerika

Kainis

Dear insansapinas,


huwag kang kokontra. may kukulamin ako. nyuk. tawag ako ng tawag sa phone, wala raw. tapos makakareceive ako ng communication na hindi raw ako makontak.

nasaan ba yong nakakalat na karayom ng magkukulam.

humph.

Pinaysaamerika

The Medical Assistant

Dear insansapinas,


Special appointment ko sa doctor. Hindi dahil Wapu siya. Hindi niya ako chineck-up. Meron lang akong kinunsulta.

Medyo, masungit siya ngayon, kasi ilang pages ba naman niyang sinagutan niya...parang survey na hindi survey. Kahit ako tamad magsasagot noon pero kailangan eh.

Bago yong medical assistant. Kinunan niya ako ng blood pressure. Whoaaaa, muntik nang
hindi makahinga ang aking braso sa higpit ng "Cuff" . Pag ganoon yon, alam ko mataas ang blood pressure ko, hindi kaya ng mga maliliit na sphygmomanometer.

Tinanong ako kung may high blood ako. Sabi ko naman oo Noh...habang hinihimas ko ang aking brasong mangitim-ngitim.

Bakit, tanong ko. Mataas ba? Sabi niya hindi naman. 120/98.One hundred twenty nga ang systolic pero ang aking diastolic ay 98. Ang normal ay 75. Mababa ba yon?

Iling sa kaliwa, iling sa kanan.

Sabi ng doctor, pabibigyan daw niya ako ng flu vaccine. Yoko nga. MAgkakaroon na naman ako ng flu. Kaya di ko na hinintay ang tawag ng nurse, bumaba na ako at hinintay ang aking "ride".

Thai ang drivber, akala ko Filipino. Hindi niya alam ang direksiyon. Hindi ako marunong magbigay ng direksiyon. Sabi ko malapit sa mall. Naalala ko nga pala , maraming mall kaming dinadaanan.

Arghh.

Pinaysaamerika

How do you deal with Broken Heart?

Dear insansapinas,


Tawag sa akin ang aking kaibigan. Tanong sa akin kung paano ako magdeal ng nawalang pag-ibig.

Sabi ko naman hayaan ko nang mawala, baka gusto naman talaga niyang mawala. Hahaha

Ayokong pulutin ang broken heart, baka masugat pa ako. Hinahayaan ko na lang itong broken but I do not allow this to break my life.

Totoo, nagmumuni-muni rin ako. Wala bang biyulin? Tapos titingin ako sa langit at sasabihing, hayaan mo lang akong umiyak, tapos saka mo ako sabihing, tanga. hakhakhak.

Pinaysaamerika

Ang mga Dahong PENK

Dear insansapinas,

Pumunta ako sa aking doctor para magpaschedule ng appointment, tapos bumili ng aking mga gamot.

Habang hintay ko sundo ko, retrato doon, retrato dito ginawa ko.


Ito insan ay hindi talaga PENK errrm pink kung hindi green. Pag FALL, nagiging pink sila bago sila tuluyang maluoy.



Ito na siya. Iisa na lang ang natitirang dahon. Pink pa rin.

PArang buhay, nalalagas din ang dahon pagdating ng panahon.

Pinayssamerika

New Design

Dear insansapinas,

Ilang araw ko ring inayos at dinekorasyonan itong aking Pinaysaamerika. Pinagrugrupo-grupo ko na rin ang mga kuwento at marami pa pala akong kuwentong hindi pa tapos. Sus ginoo (batok sarili, sampal pisngi).

Ngayon puwede ko na silang ituloy pag hindi ako inatake ng kalimot.

kalimot, yon ang sakit ko na sabi ng nanay ko, buti-na-lang-nakakabit kung hindi naiwan mo rin.

Bakit ako nagsusulat minsan sa English at minsan sa Tagalog? Depende kung saan ako nagsusulat. pag sa kuwarto ko kung saan nandoon ang telepono ko at may kausap akong tagalog, tagalog din ang utak ko.

kapag nasa living room naman ako, Rnglish kasi tagasagot naman ako ng phone call na nanggaling sa mga telemarketer. Sssseheeet.

Pinaysamerika

The Pinoy pride-the Jeep becomes a limousine

Dear insansapinas,
I still remember those days when I ride the jeepney...as well as the barkers calling...isa na lang...lalakad na..Quiapo...Morayta...Espana Rotunda....

The surplus jeepney left by the Americans became the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines.

So I was surprised to see these pics sent by my brother. We used to own a jeep.

Front

sideview


Back View


Inside


Inside


Inside


Pinaysaamerika

Gil Grissom missing Sarah Sidle

Dear insansapinas,


You're not in my celebrity blog. You are in my personal blog. You are reading my reaction on the latest episode of the CSI-Vegas where Gill Grissom, the ever efficient CSI forensic scientist is being portrayed as normal person. When I say normal it means he is also capable of being hurt by relationship. His relationship with Sarah who left because she thinks that not making a decision is already a decision. She is referring to their love affair.

Arghhhh. Spare me. Are men really this affected...especially the intellectual people who people regard to be using their brain rather than the heart.

Arhhhh.

At the end of the episode, Grissom asked Lady Heather to stay.

Arghhhh

Pinaysaamerika.

Houseplants-Dumb Cane -Pinay Goes Gardening

Dear insansapinas,

This is a very popular house plants called dumb cane.



It falls under Dieffenbachia which is a genus of tropical plants in the Family Araceae noted for their single thick,arching oblong patterned leaves.

Members of this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance to shade. The name commemorates Ernst Dieffenbach, a German physician.

This variety has a common name Dumb Cane because the sap when ingested could cause temporary speechlessness. DUMB. hehehe now I know what to put in my talkative adversaries.

Gardening Tips:

Light: Medium
Water: Let dry slowly before watering
Propagation:From Stem Cutting
Problems:Too much watering cause the roots to rot. Pests are aphids, mealybugs

Pinaysaamerika

Obama won !

Dear insansapinas,

After the hard long campaign, the tandem of OBAMA and BIDEN were declared as the President-elect and Vice-President-elect respectively.



And Pinay is a part of the historic when the first colored President was elected in the United States and this is Pinay's first experience to vote in her adopted country.


Pinaysaamerika

Obamania

Dear insansapinas,

It's election tomorrow and Obamania is raging across the States and some countries.


Obama and McCain big fight in India



Obamania in Barcelona


Obamania in japan



Obamania in kenya


Obamania bread



Obamania sneakers



Pinaysaamerika


Obamania hair style



Obamania watch

Houseplants-Jade Plant -Pinay Goes Gardening

Dear insansapinas,

This is called Jade Plant. It has two cultivars named Hobbit and Gollum.



Its name may have been derived from its leaves which are green in color but turn red at the edges when exposed to sunlight.

Its flowers are starshaped small white and pink flowers which blossom during winter.

Light: low to bright but it can stay in low light for extended periods.
Watering: Wait for the soil around to become dry before watering.
Fertilizer: does not need heavy feeding.
Tip: Use clay pots instead of plastic. They grow heavy on top.

Tomorrow Never Dies Ten years after

Dear insansapinas,

I watched a marathon of James Bond movies. It was all Pierce Brosnan movies. I realized that I have not watched the Tomorrow Never Dies. That must be because at the year it was shown, I was busy with the new business that we put up early that year of 1997. That was also the year when my father-in-law died and I lost my job. Later of the year, I visited my mom in Virginia. She was undergoing chemotherapy for her cancer.

When I came back to San Francisco, I got a new job. It was December 8 when I started reporting in the office.

That was really a year when I was undergoing emotional rollercoaster.

Ten years after, I had the same exprience when I was diagnosed with C.

Pinaysaamerika

All Saints' Day

Dear insansapinas,

I cooked a native delicacy out of glutinous rice that my brother bought from the Oriental store.
Family tradition is to offer food for the departed souls of the relatives.

But a friend from San Francisco called. We talked for three hours. The battery of her cell phone run out. I almost run after it. *heh*

I was planning to make the offering at 6:00 but it was a little over six when I hung up the phone.
My ears hurt. hehehe. That's too much phone talk. Promised myself, will never do it again. Perhas just two and a half hours next time. mohahahaha

Pinaysaamerika