Thursday, December 3, 2009

12 years…

If I am a comedian I’m literally running out of material…


After 12 years (make that 17 if we include the years before the wedding) together you’d think finding a gift for your spouse would be a walk in the park. On the contrary, I walked and ran and still I couldn’t find the perfect gift for my lovely wife. There’s so much I want to say that one gift was not going cut it.


So, I’m not going to talk about what I got her. This year she’s certainly outdone me in the gift giving area.


For one, what she gave me is something I really want. Another reason is I really want she got me. Did I already say I love what she gave me? In fact, I wanted it so badly I joined a couple of competitions (unbeknownst to her) hoping I wouldn’t have to shell out that much moolah for a book(I’m still waiting for the email notifications to tell me I’ve won).


Yes, it’s a book. It’s actually a food book. I say it’s a food book because it’s more than just a collection of recipes. My newest food book is titled The Songs of Sapa, Stories and Recipes from Vietnam by Luke Nguyen of the renowned Red Lantern restaurant of Sydney. The title says it all. If you’ve been following this blog you know how enamoured I am by that country’s cuisine.


A food journey similar to that of Luke Nguyen (with the Philippines as the setting) is something I hope to make in the future.

Dreams do come true! After all, I’m married to my one true love…

Happy anniversary sweetheart!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Naks! - Alex

The Beancounter said...

Hehehehe... thanks for dropping by pare!

LCAAAa said...

Wow naman, may mahihiraman na ako hehehe. I enjoyed watching Luke too. Great choice Che!

The Beancounter said...

Miss C.. anong oras ka dadaan?

Tangled Noodle said...

Happy New Year! Was the gift-giving occasion for your wedding anniversary or the holidays? My husband and I celebrated our 16th the week before Christmas and I can relate to how it tough it can indeed be to buy gifts even after all these years. 8-)

The book sounds marvelous and I know that you will one day write your own! We'll be cheering you on!

The Beancounter said...

It was for our wedding TN...12 years so far...

Congratulations to you and your husband!

HAHAHAHA.... i'm not as good a writer as you... can't wait for yours...