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Well I bought a Larousse Gastronomique. I just had to. I was searching for a Mandarin audio book at the National Bookstore main branch when I came across the remaining copy of the book. It was "bruised", nobody gave a damn about how important the book is for someone like me. I took pity and caressed it. I wanted to buy it but it's not in its top-shape form, but the customer service lady gave it a good brush, smoothed the edges with sandpaper and wrapped it in plastic and voila! It looked like a newborn child waiting to be taken home by mommy (that's me!)
And I can practically throw away all the other cookbooks I own because I now own the single most important book cooks have (no offense meant Julia). Owning one is as important as owning a set of Global knives, or having great-looking mags for your car, or whatever your hobby requires you to have. I make it a point to read 5 pages a day - and boy I have a long way to go! Due to budget constraints, unfortunately, I won't be able to do what Julie did - test all Julia Child's recipes in her book for a year. Perhaps I would do that after I get married.
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And finally.. Yes I am moving to Shanghai to start my career as a cook and hopefully to become a chef (and a better person). I've always wanted to work in a cruise ship - and this is the reason why I enrolled at MIHCA, Magsaysay's Learning flagship. However, as the class progressed, I have realized that it is not working a cruise ship that I want - it is COOKING! Julia expressed her excitement everyday while she was studying a Le Cordon Bleu, and I shared that same happiness, looking forward to going to school, learning new stuff, especially when we were taught how to debone a chicken. And so, now that I have graduated, I have realized that it is not necessary for me to go onboard but it is important for me to work in a kitchen. And so with mixed emotions, I am flying to China in a week's time!(source: www.flickr.com)
Ang galing mo fren. You've proven to me that anybody can do anything that he or she sets his mind to. Applauded! I am very VERY impressed, Regina, really.
ReplyDelete(Oo nah, di angkop, pero wag na omarti, alam mo namang forte ko tong ingles inglesan keme everytime about it anymore!)
At favorite ko ang Booksale noh! Marami kong pang-Powerbooks, pero best in babad pa in ako jan sa Booksale na yan! Lavet!
Alam mo naman friend, I had fun in the call center industry and met a lot of people (and broke my heart a couple of times) and I will be forever thankful for the opportunities that were given to me, pero I have found my true love in cooking and I have never been happier! :D
ReplyDeletedidnt i say youll love that movie?? I dont wanna say i told you so... But, i told you so. Lol :p
ReplyDeleteJae I'm so tamad kasi to download stuff eh, except when it's a 5MB song... and I just discovered it accidentally at pinoychannel.tv. :D Sorry na! :D
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