As I was eating lunch the other day I noticed that the cured meat I had for lunch was a bit hard. I thought for a while that the meat has just been aired too long that it became hard. So I ate it without preamble nor complaint.

It wasn’t until I got home that I’ve learned that the meat wasn’t pork, as I thought it was. I was carabao (kalabaw) which is native here in the Philippines.

My reaction? I was surprised of course, but I wasn’t disgusted. I’ve already eaten some exotic dishes before like *censored to avoid readers’ disgust* and they weren’t that bad. The one main reaction I had though was that I suddenly remembered that when I was a kid growing up in the province, I’d go home riding a carabao after a day of playing in the fields.

Then I looked down at my plate again. ^^

Aha! I’m finally going to post some pictures from my vacation here. I’ll group them per theme because I plan on making a story for each. XD Especially about the pets.

In the meantime here are some of my pictures of the various floral species I found at my aunt’s home. She loves orchids and other plants and it’s quite obvious since her house is littered with them.
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It’s times like these that humans can be such delightfully surprising creatures. I lost my building ID the other day and I was not sure where I lost it exactly. The next evening I received a call that said someone found my ID and that I could claim it near my office building.

It was a very nice gesture. Especially since it wasn’t as valuable as a wallet or money, but still that person went out of his way to return it.

Unfortunately, the security guard at the building reception who gave me back my ID did not know the person who found my ID and who surrendered it to them. I would have liked to thank him.

So for you, the one who found my ID, my utmost thanks. ^_^