Today I fought fire. We had firefighting training in the morning. The clothes were extremely dirty and ripped. There weren't much of size choices also. But who would even bother checking that in case of emergency?
I never would've thought that firefighting could be that exhausting. The extreme heat inside the protective gear coupled with the hot smoky wind blown by gasoline flames wore down the body. The smoke makes it hard too breathe while the heat makes breathing all the more necessary. Anyway it's a fun experience and a very practical one too.
Tonight I had seafood. The tita in villa leonor calls it "pinaputok na tilapia", along with buttered shrimp. The tilapia was like inihaw (so conyo eh??) but covered in banana leaf. It was oily but not 'nakakauyam' (funny how filipinos have lots of terms for taste), and salty with the savory smell of smoked banana leaf. Also the shrimp was incredibly tasty. The shell comes off easy and the intestines were mostly clean. It snapped between the teeth in the first bite and remains chewy yet easy to swallow.
Tita also prepared adobong sitaw. It was not sour, but had a balanced mix of saltiness. The sitaw itself was evenly sized, not too large nor too small. It was chewy and had good consistency since it was not overcooked. The right amount of garlic and onion gave it a variety of flavor and a savory aroma.
Well, we also finished the revalida due tomorrow but it's hardly as interesting as the food. I slept at 12mn because I had to wash thrice today due to the firefighting and good food (I sweat a lot when eating good food). I will likely lack briefs so I washed 3 briefs. I'll sleep sweetly then.
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