This week, I whipped up my most favourite tortes in the whole wide world. They're called "Torta Cebuano". I had scoured the internet for the recipe and was fortunate enough to have found it from this site. Thank you, Manang. (Manang means older sister in Filipino btw, in case you're wondering.)
Every bite of these tortes evoked some childhood memories, mostly happy ones. So it was such a delight to have finally found the one recipe that produces yummy tortes and taste almost the same as the ones I've grown to like.
And while I baked this week's batch, MDH played Adele's album ("21"). And you know how in almost every album, there's this one song that stands out. For this album, it was "Someone Like You." And if you knew me, you'd have guessed that I had it on repeat that night until I finished baking. Which made MDK wonder if the song means something to me hahaha. I told him, I am one of the lucky ones to have never experienced a major heartache and that's the whole truth and nothing but the truth :). I just like the song, is all.
So, the next day, I scoured the internet for the music sheet. Lo and behold, I found one. Love the world wide web, I tellya. That same night, MDK played it on the piano and we had our mini karaoke session.
This morning during brunch, while Adele's "21" was playing, MDK asked MDH, "so Papa, in a scale of 1 to Adele, how bad was your first heartache?" I love this kid's humour. Like father, like son.
After brunch, MDK asked another question. This time, it was a "what-if-kind" of question. And so I told him, "remember, almost always, there are no do-overs in life so I can't answer your hypothetical question. I guess we'll just have to do our best in a given situation and enjoy the ride." Which also reminds me of a quote that a dear friend posted on her FB wall: "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
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