One Long Holiday

Ever wonder how a supposedly long holiday seemed so short after? We just have a week long holiday because of Eid- Ul-Fitr. Technically, the government holiday was three days but our company made up for the two days so that we can have a weeklong holiday plus the weekends a total of 9days. Before the holiday, I find it so long. Long enough to be able to do the things I want to do, like finish my creative swap, do some scrapping, read a book, update my blog, study bangla, rest and sleep. But alas, this is the last day of holiday, tomorrow is back to work again, but I haven’t done half of the things I want to do. I wasn’t able to get enough sleep as much as I want to because well, I spend the night finishing games after games at our newly bought PS2. We purposely bought the PS2 so that we have something to do during this long holiday. The only thing that I was able to do was baked my first attempt of cheesecake and make a no-bake cake. Both received a “thumbs-up” from H except for auntie who isn’t a fan of milk and cream and butter but funny that she loves icecream and other cakes that are not white. Will try to bake something that she can eat freely.

The recipe is here. Cheesecake in the making:
the ingredients for the cheesecake

the crushed graham crackers for the crust, that i brought from my recent break in manila, just for this project. And just recently, I saw a Bluskies Graham Crackers for the first time here in Dhaka at Nandan Grocery, Dhanmondi Branch. Will check the DCC market if they have it too

the blocks of cream cheese

that i have to manually whisk because I forgot to borrow an electric mixer, it's so strenuous. A good exercise to the arms hehehe

Add sugar and milk and continue mixing it.

At last, I'm seeing hope here...continue mixing...

add the eggs, continue mixing

now, pour it in the crust, 1st of two pan



i made a small sizes too. This are the silicon cups that I bought from saizen, 3 pcs for 88 pesos. It works.


my busted microwave oven because its not rotating


the finish product. It's yummy. The burnt top doesn't taste burn at all, and maybe that happened because the microwave was not rotating.

And this is the no-bake cake:

yummylicious!

Litratong Pinoy

Paumanhin po kung hindi ako "updated" ngayon dito sa aking blog. Medyo busy kasi tayo sa trabaho simula ng bumalik ako mula sa aking isang linggong bakasyon sa Pilipinas. At kahit may isang linggo kaming holiday ngayon dahil sa eid-il-fitr ay hindi pa rin ako nakahanap ng panahong magblog dahil sa bagal ng internet dito sa dhaka. (I apologized for not updating my blog. I was tied up with work since I came back from the Philippines for my weeklong break. And even if we had a weeklong holiday due to eid-il-fitr, I still didn't get a chance to blog because the internet here is sooooooooo slow.)

Para sa tema nitong nakaraang huwebes: Palengke (For this last thursday's theme: market)






Kuha ang mga larawang ito sa bandang Old Dhaka, mga alas-syete ng umaga. Ito ay isang "wholesaler market" o bagsakan na nasa pinaka "main entry/exit" ng Old Dhaka patungo sa pinakahighway papunta sa ibang probinsya o villages. Maihahalintulad ito sa may Munoz market sa Manila. (All the pictures are taken somewhere in Old Dhaka, around 7am. This is a wholesale market situated in the main entry/exit of dhaka towards the highway going to other provinces or villages. This can be compare to the Munoz Market in Manila.)

LP 72: Hapunan

Ang tema ngayon ay hapunan. Sa totoo lang, bihira akong kumain ng hapunan. Madalas, isang baso lang ng gatas o kaya ay isang pirasong tinapay lang pagkadating galing trabaho ang pinakahapunan ko. (The theme for this round is dinner or supper. Honestly, I don't usually eat dinner. Most of the time, I just drink a glass of milk or eat a piece of bread whenever I reach home, and that is my dinner.)

Dahil ngayon ay buwan ng ramadan, ako din ay nag-aayuno dahil naiilang akong magdala ng baunan at kumain sa opisina samantalang karamihan sa mga katrabaho ko ay nag-aayuno. Kaya pagsapit ng alas-singko ng hapon, bago umuwi ay dumadaan muna ako sa tindahan para bumili ng iftar box. Ito na ang hapunan ko :-)(But because ramadan has started, I'm also fasting because I feel awkward bringing my lunch box while the rest of my officemates are fasting. So, at 5 o'clock pm, before going home, I always drop by to any restaurant or cafes to buy an iftar box. And that is my dinner.)


First iftar of the first roja: haleem, home-made paratha; on the plate: chicken shashlik, two types of aloo chop, jilapi, chana and roast chicken, dates & cucumber.

LP 71: Merienda (Snack)

Sa tuwing dumadalaw ako sa mga iba't-ibang branch namin, lagi silang naghahanda ng merienda. Karaniwan ay mga prutas o ang mga pagkaing-kalye O streetfood gaya ng pakora, piaju, beguni, aluchop at kung anu-ano pa. (Everytime i visit our branches, they always prepare a snacks. Most of the time, the snacks are fruits or their usual streetfoods like pakora, piaju, beguni, aluchop, and among others.)

Top left to right: pakora, alu chop, piaju, beguni

fruit custard



Pag nasa opis naman ako ay karaniwang doi fuchka ang aking merienda. Karaniwan din na may "tea time" sila dito, kaya madalas ay tsaa lang sa hapon ay solve na! (But if I'm in the office, doi fuchka is my fave snack. They usually have "tea time" also in the afternoon, so just a cup of tea with milk is enough for a snack.) doi fuchka


Ngunit, kung ako ay nasa Vigan, ito naman ang hilig kong merienda. Ang pipian! (But, if I'm in Vigan, this are my favorite snacks. The Pipian!) pipian

LP 70: Tanghalian

Simula ng ako ay nagtrabaho dito sa ibang bansa na kung saan ang karaniwang ulam o Bengali cuisine ay hindi ko tipong kainin dahil ito ay sobrang maanghang sa aking panlasa o dahil sa hindi ko lang talaga tipo ang macurry na ulam, ako ay natutong magluto :-) At madalas na may baon akong tanghalian sa opisina.(Eversince I started working here in this country wherein the usual food or Bengali cuisine is not my type because its too spicy for me or because I just really don't like too much spices and curries,I learned how to cook. I always bring my lunch box with me in the office.)Ito ang baon ko noong linggo, chicken, ginisang munggo at balichaw o shutki.


Ito naman ang karaniwang tanghalian ng mga Bangladeshi.(This is the regular Bengali cuisine.)
(Mula sa kaliwa, itaas) patatas na may curry, manok na may chili, hipon na may curry, shag (spinach), kanin, at dal. ( From upper left, potato curry, chicken with chilis, shrimp curry, shag, rice and dal.)

Makisalo tayo sa iba pang pananghalian.

LP 69: Almusal (Breakfast)

Sabi nila, ang almusal ang pinakaimportanteng pagkain sa loob ng isang araw. Kailangan nga naman ng enerhiya ang ating katawan para handa sa buong araw na trabaho at kung anu-ano pang gawain.
(They say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Our body needs anyway the energy for a long day ahead.)

Ito ang paborito kong almusal dito sa Bangladesh. Ang paratha at dim (itlog)at hotdog o kaya ay karnenorte na may kasamang mainit na duhd(milk) tzaa(tea), ang tipikal/tradisyunal na almusal ng mga Bangladeshi. Isa ito sa mga naibigan kong pagkain dito sa bangladesh, at mas nasasarapan ako at natutuwa sa pagkain nito kung kasabay ko si H sa hapagkainan.
(This is my favorite breakfast here in Bangladesh. The Paratha and dim (egg) plus hotdog or cornbeef and freshly made hot duhd tza (milk tea), a typical/traditional Bangladeshi breakfast. This is just one of the few things that I learn to love here and I enjoy eating it more whenever I share it with H.)

Silipin natin ang ibang almusal. (Let's take a look of other breakfast.)

LP 68: Proteksyon

Ito ang proteksyon sa paa tuwing tag-lamig. (This are the feet protection during winter.)


Narito ang ibang lahok.