things I learned today

I'm so sleepy today because for the past two days I went out. I usually take a nap at 2pm-6pm every working day. By the way, my shift starts at 5am, so I have to save energy. I am also excited because I'm going home with Rodel.

Anyway, because of boredom due to light workload, Anna and I continued our endless chitchat. Even if it seems that I am unproductive today, I would like to share the things I learned today.

I learned that dukot is scorched rice in english. This has been an ongoing question, I just found the answer up to date. According to wikipedia, it is Guoba in Chinese cuisine, Nurungji in Korean cuisine, and Okoge (food) in Japanese cuisine.

Nurungji is a traditional Korean cuisine consisting of scorched rice. After boiling and serving rice, a thin crust of scorched rice (called "nurungji") will usually be left in the bottom of the pot. Rather than being discarded, this scorched rice is eaten as a snack. It can also be reboiled as nurungji bap, usually a breakfast food.

I learned that ginamos is fermented fish. Anna told me it is called caviar in english which means a processed salted roe of large fish as (sturgeon). Our supervisor, rhen, overheard us and told me it is called fermented fish. There are actually a lot of versions of fermented fish. The way it is cooked and the kind of fish used. In the Philippines, we have ginamos, but in other countries, they also have their own versions. Now I wonder what is bolinaw in english...mmmmmm...

I learned also that our company is hiring and not terminating.. hehehehe.. this is definitely good news.

I learned that Ate Maye cries sometimes when she feels like going home to Catbalogan, Samar, but can't. Who would have thought that a strong independent woman like her feels lonely. We are just humans. Well, I miss people easily. I feel guilty of not going home for almost a month.

Sadly, I learned that my gastritis is getting worse.. huhuhuhu. I just passed out last night and got symptoms of ulcer. Oh my! I cannot afford to get sick in this time of crisis.

These are just a few, there will be more soon!