rice hater no more…

               
**photos above show smokin soozie and her first rice meal ever in one year and a half and the boys of san fab

Isang taon at kalahati.  Isang taon at kalahati ko syang tiniis…
I am a food lover.  Most of them admit walang masamang tinapay sakin…I just love eating anything that is served in front of me.  I feel the excitement every time I discover a new eating place in town.  The fusion of elements gives me a different kind of energy.  Wala akong pinipiling cuisine…Pinoy, Asian, Mediterranean, Italian, Japanese, Food Court, Fast food, Supermarket, Lutong bahay, Turo-turo, Mami na mabibili sa de-gulong na sasakyan, Tuknene, Lucky Me Pancit Canton na lalagyan ng ibang twist, Karinderya o kahit na syempre ang cooking ng ina ko.  Madalas nga, nauubos ang sahod ko hindi sa pagbili ng bagong stuff but by eating out with my family and friends.  That is how I treat myself nicely.

Kaya naman when I got a recommendation from a friend to try Atkins diet I had qualms about it.  Atkins diet requires zero carbs and sugar.  Before venturing into this crucial activity I made a thorough research.  I know I’ll harm my kidneys pero bahala na si batman ito na yun!  The first week was the toughest.  I instantaneously replaced carbs as my source of energy.  Using proteins to fuel my body made me lethargic.  I had to make tiis — no pain, no gain.  My goal at that time is to make SAY NO TO RICE as my motto.  After two weeks of not taking in any form of carb/sugar, I had to give up.  Sa wakas nakakain din ako ng tinapay, nasayaran din ang lalamunan ko ng coke.  Kumbaga lesser evil, at least hindi sya kanin.  I then ditched the idea of strict Atkins.  I modified it…I gave myself the liberty to eat anything except rice – as in kanin at ulam, which gives me a great excuse dahil pwede akong kumain ng goto, lugaw, minatamis ng munggo sa malagkit, biko, California maki, rice cakes o kahit na may anong bigas basta wag lang kanin at ulam…

Along with not eating rice I forbade myself from drinking any form of alcohol – beer, gin, vodka, tequila, emperador, grandma, tuba, lambanog, shoktong, o kahit na ano basta may alcohol syang nakakalasing.  Can you just imagine – wala ng kanin, wala pang alak.  I must be living a miserable life.  I attended parties, went out on weekends, out of town fatale but I limited myself in ordering just water/iced tea/juice as my drink at kahit anong pagkain wag lang – again – kanin at ulam.  Naranasan kong hawakan ng lahat ng kaibigan ko both hands and feet mapilit lang akong uminom.  Double/triple dares came in just to persuade me to drink but I would normally elude them – hehehe.  Every time I’d spend my weekends sa mga probinsya o sa tabing dagat walang pag-inom na nagaganap.  I would watch my comrades drink, get drunk, be stoked until the wee hours of the night keeping my sanity. 

October came…common knowledge, kaarawan ko na naman.  Sa hindi ko naman maintindihang pangyayari, kinilig ang lalamunan ko.  Dala na rin siguro ng mga bisita, kabigan, brods/sis, family bigla kong napagdesisyunana iinom ako ngayon!  To make the long story short since October of last year medyo nanumbalik ang pag-inom ko – inom lang wala pa ring kanin.  I was then tagged as the greatest come back queen of 2005.

May of this year my buddies and I went on a four day adventure trip.  We didn’t have enough money but we had the guts to continue the trip.  Four days of sun, sand and beach…not worrying of what’s gonna happen the day after.  First night was all good.  We definitely had an abundant supply of booze and good food.  The next day it dawned upon us that we were running out of dough.  We then transformed from nuts to thinking creatures.  Great minds unite to achieve one goal.  How in this world are we gonna pull out of San Fabian?  Sa wakas, dininig din ni Papa God ang nagiisang panalangin naming lahat!  Basta, nakagawa kami ng paraan.  Nang-holdap kami, tutal marami naman kami, malalaki pa ang katawan naming.  Of course, you guys know that I am just joking.

Na-solusyunan nga ang problema, but I had to sacrifice one thing.  Yes, kinailangan kong kumain ng kanin.  Ayoko namang mag-maganda, lahat sila kumakain tapos ako hindi, sino ako anak ni Queen Elizabeth?!  This time I had to tell myself ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL.  Sabagay, I promised to myself that I will only indulge in eating rice again kung importanteng tao ang mga kasama ko – aba syempre ginawa kong issue ng moralidad ang pagkain ng kanin.   Finally after one year and a half of not eating rice, I was able to convince myself to grab a bite.

I must admit, namiss ko sya.  From then on till now I’ve been eating rice.    

Isang taon at kalahati…Isang taon at kalahati kaming walang komunikasyon.  Bahala na si batman.

I am drastically gaining weight, pero ok lang.  Back to basic na lang siguro muna ako.  Quit living the sedentary life, exercise na lang siguro muna ulit. 

Hahahahaha – salamat Van dito ha

Jackie Lou Blanco:  O, bakit hindi ka pa kumakain?

Anne Curtis:  Eh, hindi naman po ako vegetarian…Vilamanian po ako.

**ang mga kuha sa ibaba ay nangangahulugang nagsayaw ang mga kaibigan kong lalake para magka-arep kami, habang ako ay tulirong naghihintay sa kanila.  pagkatapos nun ay nagpis-bowl kami