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17 Jan

This is not a political post, promise

Posted by renxkyoko in France, Random thoughts, Trump politics, Mystery Blogger award. Tagged: Mystery Blogger Award, Rant, Trump, US politics. 39 comments

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If you ‘re not into politics, don’t worry, this is not a political post, promise . But, please, let me vent a little. I have been hoping THAT guy ( whose name I shall not utter ) will not start a nuclear war . That’s all. Other than that, I can live a blissful life despite the nefarious existence of this man After all, I believe I’ve become inured to all the shenanigans that are going on at the White House. Regarding this man’s remarks about those immigrants who come from SHITHOLE COUNTRIES ( and further said he’d rather get immigrants from Norway ) I am neither surprised nor outraged . This man is a gadawful racist, we all know that, but I don’t blame him. I blame those who had enabled this man to be elected, and I’m not even referring to those who directly voted for him, mind you. They love him. You know whom I’m referring to, and you know who you are. Your incomprehensible hatred ( and irrational contempt , and because it’s cool and hip to hate ) of a rival candidate trumped the potential destruction of everything that we hold dear in America by this man. I hope you’re satisfied and happy now.

Moving along…….

As the title says, this is not a political post. This is actually a post acknowledging @Planet Simon’s Mystery Blogger Award nomination to yours truly . Although I’m not nominating bloggers, I’m going to answer interesting questions he has for his nominees. Here they are:

a) What do you hope to better yourself in this year ?

I hope to better myself in my eating habits. I did eat binge during this past holiday season, ( as expected, of course ), mostly sweet desserts, cakes, heavy meat dishes, etc. I hope to change that this year and for years to come.

b) What was your favorite Christmas yummy ?

Oh, dear. I guess, pork bbq ? (._.”)

c) What in the world now worries you more or want to see changed ?

I worry about pollution of land, air and water resources and the amount of garbage that humans throw out every second.

d) What’s your favorite biscuit ?

Does this refer to UK biscuit which is actually a cookie here in the US ? If it’s a cookie, I love Macademia nuts//white chocolate cookie. By the way, in the Philippines , snack Filipinos call biscuits is like ” Saltines ” here in the US. I just bought ” Skyflakes ” biscuits at the Filipino supermarket last Saturday. Filipino girls usually eat ” Skyflakes ” biscuits when they’re dieting, or, according to my mother, that was her lunch when she’d run out of lunch money at school. ” cough ” I’m also on diet, hence , Skyflakes . So good with coffee or soda.

e) What s on Netflix right now that you can’t help watching ?

Two…… Planet 2 and The Charisma of Adolf Hitler. About the latter…. don’t judge. I just want to know what makes dictators and authoritarians tick.

This is all for now. Thank you for reading and peace.

10 Dec

Mystery Blogger Award, Part 2…. and Philippine mythology

Posted by renxkyoko in Philiipine culture, Philippine Heritage, Philippine Mythology,, Random thoughts. Tagged: aswangs, duende, Mystery Blogger Award, Philippine Mythology,. 33 comments

Renxkyoko Iglesias here, hello there ! !

First off, I would like to thank Nayana Nair for giving me an award, The Mystery Blogger Award. However, I have to forego the rules and just answer Nayana Nair‘s food- for -thought questions. So, without further ado……

a) What is your current favorite song ? I’m old school, old soul. To me, music is melody. I don’t pay attention to lyrics. Do the classics have lyrics? Beautiful sound and melody give me goosebumps, and this may sound corny and emo, but listening to good music makes me a bit teary-eyed, sometimes. Even the current rock and pop songs have nothing on the old classic rock. * sings * Wake me up, before you go, go , la la la la…

I do like Justin Bieber’s.

b) Most rude you have ever been ? I don’t think I have been rude intentionally . I believe I am a nice, pleasant person, careful with words, mindful of manners, courteous, and very polite ( My mother calls me todo pasa ). In other words, I’m perfect. Take that to mean as repressed. That’s why , I explode.

c) One silly superstition that you actually believed in as a child ? Two, actually….. the existence of duendes ( leprechauns , goblins ) and aswangs. ( shape shifters that eat human livers and fetuses of pregnant women ). Those little mounds of dirt and soil ( anthills ? ) are supposedly the duendes’ abodes. Pass by their homes without asking permission and ignore them, you do that at your own peril. Common punishment is explosive diarrhea.

About the aswangs……. they are humans by day and monsters at night, like our cousin , Violeta, a very pretty lass from Aklan and Capiz ( two places in the Philippines where most aswangs live, and where my maternal grandparents came from , ahem )….. uhm , about Violeta ….. she had to move to another place to escape the nasty rumours about her, which my mother suspected were spread by rejected suitors. Nevertheless, my grandparents wouldn’t eat anything that came from Violeta’s family.

I was watching one of these British crime series, and in one episode, the detectives talked about aswangs very casually. The people in a small, remote English village believed the ” killings ‘ were perpetrated by aswangs.

One form of aswang is a human that can separate his/ her torso from the rest of the body and fly.

aswang, Philippine mythology, folklore

When I was a kid living in the Philippines, aswangs did terrify me.

d) One word that you use most in your conversation ? I guess, ” really ” ?

e) What is one good thing and a bad thing about getting awards ? Good thing…… it’s a blog post. Bad thing…….. I don’t have time to acknowledge all the awards that I get. Sorry ! I’m trying to rectify this, hence, this post.

This is all for now. Thank you for reading folks. I hope you find this post interesting.

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1 Dec

Thanksgiving Day 2016/Mystery Blogger Award

Posted by renxkyoko in Mystery Blogger Award, Thanksgiving Day 2016, Random thoughts. Tagged: Mystery Blogger Award, Thanksgiving 2016. 55 comments

Hello , Renxkyoko Iglesias here .

I’ve been nominated twice for Mystery Blogger Award by livepulchritudinously and Nayan Nair . However, I couldn’t find Nayan Nair’s link to that award, so Nayan Nair, please send me that link again.

Anyway, here are my answers to livepul……. questions.

a) What was the last movie you saw ? I’ve been watching tons of movies on Netflix and Hulu. I am watching Body of Proof, a crime series, right at this moment.

b) What is your favorite thing about winter ? I get to wear my cool boots and winter jackets…. and most importantly, Christmas.

c) Do you have any pets ? We have 2 dogs , one of which is my own, a pitbull. No one wanted to adopt a puppy pitbull at the animal shelter, so I did. Her name’s Taylor, and I really love her.

d) What was the last book you read ? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

e) Are you allergic to anything ? Oh, sweet mother of pink, it’s weird that I get asked about allergies. I just had an allergy attack at work last Friday, right after Thanksgiving Day. I got worried they might fire me . Good thing I tested negative on milk ( O_O ! ) , more specifically on almond and soy milk. I work at a dairy company, for Pete’s sakes. Well, it is still a mystery what triggers it. Last time, I suspected it was the red food color of chorizo.

This is it. Again, thank you for the award, @pulchritudineously.

Now, as per Ren’s tradition…… I post pictures of our Thanksgiving feast every year. This year, however, there is really nothing much to show. The family did not really feel like celebrating, because of * cough * election issues * cough * . But, I did not renege on my promise to do some cooking. I made all the desserts…. heck, I even baked the chocolate cake, angel food cake, and fruit cake from scratch. No store – bought cakes this year. And of course, I cooked my specialty, paella.

Six main dishes……. paella, beef mechado, lechon kawali ( boiled , then fried pork ribs with liver sauce ) , lumpia ( wrapped meat ), ham ( instead of turkey ), and honey roast chicken. Desserts are biko ( rice cake ) , fruit salad , chicken-macaroni salad, leche flan ( egg custard made of egg yolks ) angel food cake ( I used the egg whites …. leche flan and angel food cake always go together ), fruit cake ( from my gandmother’s recipe ), chocolate cake.