Cooking @ Midnight.
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27562)
Philippines
May 16, 2020 12:24pm CST
My daughter was supposed to be on a quarantine break but she's called back to duty, her fellow resident has been compromised. Sigh.
So, I have to prepare her "baon" for the duration of her duty. The chicken "nilaga" is steaming now, as with the rice. Been awake since midnight, peeling potatoes and squash, and okra. The "sabaw" with ginger and onion is most important to combat fatigue.
baon - packed food
nilaga - boiled meat
sabaw - soup
okra - lady finger
Okay, the nilaga is done. I'm back to my wreck bed. See you guys later.
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5 responses
@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
17 May 20
Nice name of food... i think it is also delicous. Moreover it made by the mother. Cooking with love will taste more delicious
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
17 May 20
I love your response very much. Thank you.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
16 May 20
Thank you, eds.
Yes, motherhood has no expiration. My children, my responsibility.
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@rsa101 (37933)
• Philippines
23 May 20
@eileenleyva I guess that’s your real job now and I think you are doing a wonderful job now that you have good daughters too who is serving a great purpose in life.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
24 May 20
@rsa101 There's just one prayer I ask of the Blessed Mother - that I be spared of the sorrow She had gone through with Her Beloved Son.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
22 May 20
I was once a daughter, a sister, a teacher, a friend. My parents are gone, my siblings far away, my students have grown, my friends departed to other worlds, or another realm.
My daughters remain. Being a mother is my life now.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
17 May 20
Hope you got back to sleep so you can rest.
Prayers for your daughter and her colleagues.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@eileenleyva it breaks my heart knowing these things but it also strengthens my resolve to do my share by staying home and not going out unnecessarily.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
18 May 20
@allen0187 The anes docs perform the actual intubation. That is why they get to be the first casualties, aside from the ER docs.
Yes, truly grateful for people such as you, the hospitals are still full and overwhelmed, the medical staff has not rested. My daughter's break is mandatory quarantine after over a month of attending to patients. Your action and that of others well meaning and caring are absolutely exemplary. A heartfelt thank you.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
18 May 20
The swab test came out, the fellow resident tested negative. So, she goes back on duty tomorrow. My daughter gets to come home.
Their anesthesiologist tested positive. Hu hu hu. He was the most meticulous over the PPE because he's got young children. Sigh. I pray his condition is mild. In isolation now.
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@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
17 May 20
So you too use okra a lot in summers. This is one of our house's favorite summer veggie.
And would Nilaga be frozen and then packed for your daughter to take?
She needs to be very careful and my best wishes are with you and her.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
18 May 20
Yup, I love okra, my daughter not.
Nope, the nilaga is placed in small food containers so she can microwave easily when she gets hungry.
Thanks for the kind thoughts and wishes. Blessings to you.
