Dear mouse, This is the third in the series of my BS Stories (read Bagong Salta). To be able to assimilate in a different culture, one got to be observant and should not be afraid to ask. It was my second month in the US and I was still suffering from culture shock. I almost [...]
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The Crazy Things I did when I was a BS in the US-Your accent is good but we need cash
Dear mouse, This is the second in the series of my BS Stories (read Bagong Salta). My second job was with a nursing registry. I was assigned in the Human Resources. It was what you called career change as a Chicken Soup for my “between jobs” problem.(read:unexpected solution). I was not hired as a bean [...]
The Crazy things I did when I was a BS in the US-Fashion and Ecology Awareness
Dear mouse, Definition of Terms: BS= Bagong Salta meaning FOB FOB- meaning Fresh Off Boat = describing immigrants that have arrived from a foreign nation who have not yet assimilated to the host nation’s culture, language, and behavior. According to wikipedia, there are four areas that can distinguish an FOB: • fashion • social preferences [...]
Cooking Tinola without Papaya
Dear mouse, Tinola is a Filipino recipe with chicken cooked in raw papaya and ginger. How I cooked Tinola Without Papaya 1. Thawed the boneless breast chicken. 2. While waiting for the thawing, I logged on the internet to look for the recipe. 3. Dinnng, a sound that I have e-mail in my minimized g-mail [...]
Career Change-Prayers really work
Dear mouse, I could not turn down the invitation of a friend to have dinner in her new place. I did not realize that I was the only guest in the celebration of her husband’s completion of his training from the truck driving school I seldom accept invitation but this one; I can’t refuse because [...]
