Running Kakay

When I was kid, I used to play with jute leaves, the elongated sprout of it used to be my green banana, and the leaves I seemingly cook it and sell it to my friends (the usual 'cook and sell' kids do) only to find out later that my supposed 'plaything' is a plant of wonder. Historians reported this to have existed since 6000 BC and had been widely used in the cuisine of ancient Greek people. They believed that "Mulukhiya" as they call it "is the food for the nobles and kings". It was was even deemed to be one of the beauty secrets of Cleopatra. Saluyot, with a scientific name of Corchorus Olituris Linn , as famoulsy called, is also known as 'jute leaves', 'molukhiya', 'mallow leaves'. It is green, leafy, shrublike vegetables that sprouts anywhere, almost unnoticed; if cultivated, it requires less care and can be grown whole year round. It is known for its characteristrics as slimy like that of okra. The leaves can...

Weekends with the kids   From a whole week of heavy loads, pressures, deadlines from work- weekend rewards off all those 'heavy sigh' especially if you've got to spend it with your family. It's obviously bonding time with the kids and your husband.  This is Ivan and Ezra, my two bubbly angels who sometimes burns out my patience. They just love to play with the camera, do whatever they can think about.  Ezra is the eldest, she acts as the director, instruct ivan, her younger brother to imitate her and reminds him not to forget to smile infront of the camera, ha ha ha, limelight lover!!!  Ivan the action hero, loves to be with me all the time, so if I sit with my computer, he would be in my lap then and destructs me with all his might!!!! He'd say "mumu man" that's for spiderman, that means he wanted to see the pictures of spiderman... Meet my youngest, Ivy, she's cool, so cool with those full blown big eyes. It knocks me off when she s...