Friday, February 17, 2012

Dahil sinabi ni Lola ..

This poem is dedicated to my Lola, who was the main person responsible for instilling the Filipino culture in me and also cooking and feeding our family with the food of our culture ever since I could remember. Maraming salamat po! 
Lumpia
   "sige kain na, marami yan"

Pancit
   "ang sarap ng luto ko!"

Adobo & Rice
   "kain na! sigurado gusto mo to"

Sinigang
   "dapat mas maasim ang timpla ko"

Dinuguan
   "kong ayaw mo, wag mong kainin"

Halo Halo
   "aba! ang sarap pero, ang tamis tamis!"

Salamat Lola, sa lahat na ginawa mo para sa akin. Mahal na mahal kita! :D .. (Thank you Lola, for everything that you have done for me. I love you.)
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  1. bayanprofessorFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    Sarap!

    I like how your entry takes simple, every day items and the typical words you might hear in the kitchen or dining room to help readers visualize and hear what makes you appreciate about part of a Filipino family. So often, the love family members feel for us isn't something they say aloud, but the time they spend on making us feel loved. That's what your poem makes me think. Talk about the rhetoric of food: What does food say? What does food do? Ha!

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    1. Maria Delos SantosFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:15 PM

      That is exactly how I feel about my Lola. She doesn't really communicate her love for us and us to her. Instead she shows her love by cooking for us .. oh and also tsismising about my cousins and I to her friends haha. And us by now taking care of her. Thanks for suggesting this blog post to me (:

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