A “Not So” Merry Little Christmas

It’s very frustrating to see how the weather could actually cause permanent damage to many families here in the Philippines (Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City, and Dumaguete). Well, it is not new to us that the recent tropical storm that hit the country last December 17, “Sendong” swallowed up a multitude of innocent human beings, devoured several properties, and has caused a lot of alarm to the concerned citizens this time of year – around 957 dead and 49 missing.

Kwek-kwek by the dozen

Goin’ gaga over these popular Philippine street food! Taken at Dumaguete, Philippines.

That delicious and ooh-sarap flavor of the local orange balls we see being sold on sidewalk pushcarts may probably be from the smoke and airborne particulates from the environment HAHA – implying that STREET FOODS are better than HOME MADE ONES (which FYI usually taste like soap!). Popularly known as “kwek-kwek,” these deep fried, orange-batter-dipped, boiled quail eggs, combined with a sweet and spicy sauce will lure you to a conscience full of tremendous guilt.