Other Side Of The Pillow

Yesterday, I was able to publish a post about my workplace in the day at John Raul dot Com’s main blog. I was really surprised that it gained so many views quite rapidly. I am very much aware about the contrast between the office and home environment. It gave me a reason why I should congratulate myself for enduring those things or difficulties whatsoever for six months. But trust me, it’s all what I’ve got for now.

Well, I usually do multiple tasks (or “multitasking”) when I work. I listen to music or watch movies while write articles, chat with friends sometimes as they pop up to bother me (seriously, they just want to know how I am doing – which is good ‘coz I feel so lonely without them), and finally, eat snacks while working. Just recently, I got green mangoes and shrimp paste. It’s the snack I’ve missed for years – the last time I ate it was when I was still a student. Parents always discourage their children to buy such snacks especially because they are labeled “street foods” – unless you buy them yourself in the market. And so I did! Well, not me. I just asked our house helper to buy some fresh, green mangoes in market at the neighboring city of Panabo (five kilometers from us). I was jumping in rejoice when I saw what she bought.

Raw green mangoes are very sour, which make the salty shrimp paste a perfect condiment. This combination makes anyone who watches to drool – no wonder why mango is our national fruit in the Philippines. I’m taking shrimp paste moderately because it’s seafood – the kind of foods I’m sensitive or allergic (even if I like them).

Overall, I had fun eating those mangoes while working. It’s very munchy. However, the next few days, I realized that I’ve eaten quite too much – I suffered stomach flu and darn it, I was with my friends in the mall when I felt the tremors. Good thing, I survived it! That event won’t stop me eating green mangoes again anyway though. That was just an isolated case!

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