food likes and hates

[gretchen_darren 67]

Well Hawaii is not all that it cracked up to be. It is very expensive to live here. When we visited Texas, we roughly calculated that food in the store was bout half of what we pay here. Gas, rent, and the electric bill on of the highest in the nation. Also it can be hard non-Ilocanos without family here to fit it. It reminds of the clickes you see in high-school. Also there is growing problem of racism towards white people from the mainland here. Home is where the heart is, and I think Filipinos can thrive and live just about anywhere.

awww... and I wanted to come live in Hawaii..... guess a Kano would have problems....

of course then again... lots of fruits and veggies plus eating a lot of sesfood.... doubt if it would be absolute paradise for me......but asawa ko would love it.... be like home....

Edited May 18, 2012 by gretchen_darren

[Psoas10 17]

awww... and I wanted to come live in Hawaii..... guess a Kano would have problems....

of course then again... lots of fruits and veggies plus eating a lot of sesfood.... doubt if it would be absolute paradise for me......but asawa ko would love it.... be like home....

Well the anti-Haole thing is bad, but it depends on how the person is. If the person comes here like the stupid kano stereotype then problems may arise. Yet I have seem whites here just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also the job market here is service based and does not pay well versus the cost of living. However we do need doctors, and they make less here. Also we have a lot of American food here too.

[gretchen_darren 67]

Well the anti-Haole thing is bad, but it depends on how the person is. If the person comes here like the stupid kano stereotype then problems may arise. Yet I have seem whites here just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also the job market here is service based and does not pay well versus the cost of living. However we do need doctors, and they make less here. Also we have a lot of American food here too.

hehe... only Emergency service trained. Not a Doctor... I am computers... more of a manager of engineers (and doing technical work as well.) Salt water might corrode me and wash me away....

Life is so much fun.... stopped at burger King last night... she wanted nothing...asawa ko ate a fruit salad instead over at the "family" house.... today I take her to costco...her question "what is costco? what is bulk buying? why do people collect things?". last question I will make another post for.....

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

mmmm...yes

Baby..what's the name of that recipe? Is it a well known recipe in PI?

Honey, it's called Budbod, and yes, it is a very well known recipe in the Philippines. It is typically made out of either Glutinous Rice and / or Casava. Mom prefers (ground) Corn (with different fillings) and it is delish. Just like the Tamales.

Edited May 19, 2012 by ~happyndinlove~

[Tahoma 2,291]

.... stopped at burger King last night... she wanted nothing...

Hey Gretchen...I'm glad Darren is the last person on the planet you listen to regarding diet.

[adiiann 163]

Hey Gretchen...I'm glad Darren is the last person on the planet you listen to regarding diet.

Maybe thats why she have dilemma with the food here, he's been feeding her fastfood #######. She should cook, more healthy than fastfood or resto.

[Tahoma 2,291]

Maybe thats why she have dilemma with the food here, he's been feeding her fastfood #######. She should cook, more healthy than fastfood or resto.

When he was first on this website, Darren was whining about getting his petition expedited due to a grave humanitarian emergency: Gretchen was eating only fish, rice, vegetables, and fruit.

Darren vowed to work with the U.S. Congress to get the humanitarian rules changed so that Gretchen could come to the U.S. quickly and start eating burgers, buffalo wings, and sloppy joes...you know...health food!

I wonder how much progress Darren is making with Congress...

[thelastpetitioner 218]

That 's not cool. Why do you need to bring that up in a moment of happiness?

Because when people air their dirty laundry the way he did it's gonna come back and bite them in the #### and it's their own fault that they put it that out there in the open ?

[thelastpetitioner 218]

When he was first on this website, Darren was whining about getting his petition expedited due to a grave humanitarian emergency: Gretchen was eating only fish, rice, vegetables, and fruit.

Darren vowed to work with the U.S. Congress to get the humanitarian rules changed so that Gretchen could come to the U.S. quickly and start eating burgers, buffalo wings, and sloppy joes...you know...health food!

I wonder how much progress Darren is making with Congress...

I mean... Not trying to be mean but you have seen Darren... I wouldn't be surprised if that really was his definition of healthy food

[Tahoma 2,291]

That 's not cool. Why do you need to bring that up in a moment of happiness narcissism.

Fixxored.

[gretchen_darren 67]

burger king was the last place on the last place on the list... Applebee's, Chili's, Red Lobster, Steak, pinnacle peak patio, I tossed out a lot of places....she just wasn't hungry from eating the fruit salad earlier.... so I went through drive through for dinner....burger king was not the first option on the list... just didn't want to go out and have her staring at me while eating.... so much for a "dinner date" ....

food is just hard. she has a lot of food she likes, and food I like...very little is the same.... sometimes it is but normally it isn't... just makes meals hard.... keep on trying.... but not easy.... I try cooking but sometimes she is just not interested.... a lot of it has to do with what "smells" good to her... and most American food does not smell good to her right now.....

[Tahoma 2,291]

....she just wasn't hungry from eating the fruit salad earlier....

^^^ Why didn't you join Gretchen in having fruit salad for dinner?

... just didn't want to go out and have her staring at me while eating....

^^^ Why can't Gretchen talk during dinner?

[adiiann 163]

burger king was the last place on the last place on the list... Applebee's, Chili's, Red Lobster, Steak, pinnacle peak patio, I tossed out a lot of places....she just wasn't hungry from eating the fruit salad earlier.... so I went through drive through for dinner....burger king was not the first option on the list... just didn't want to go out and have her staring at me while eating.... so much for a "dinner date" ....

food is just hard. she has a lot of food she likes, and food I like...very little is the same.... sometimes it is but normally it isn't... just makes meals hard.... keep on trying.... but not easy.... I try cooking but sometimes she is just not interested.... a lot of it has to do with what "smells" good to her... and most American food does not smell good to her right now.....

Not trying to be mean, just reacting to your rationale. When your wife was still in the Philippines, she wasn't expose to the kind of food here. So, getting pregnant before she could explore the culture esp. the food here, would be a struggle for her because she is sensitive to smell and taste. Then you keep exposing her to crappy foods that are not appetizing. Rather than going to the store and buy fresh food and cook it, you opt for unhealthy fastfood. The time you spent on convincing her to eat with your above mentioned restaurant would be enough to grab something healthy in the store and cook. Let her cook, and join her to eat what she wanted, so you don't keep dragging her to eat the food you wanted that seems to be crappy. Unless, your wife doesn't know how to cook, then that would be unlikely esp you said she came from barrio. Usually barrio doesn't have fastfood, people there cook their daily food.

[sunandmoon 450]

why do people collect things?". last question I will make another post for.....

and look what's happened...

[thelastpetitioner 218]

burger king was the last place on the last place on the list... Applebee's, Chili's, Red Lobster, Steak, pinnacle peak patio, I tossed out a lot of places....she just wasn't hungry from eating the fruit salad earlier.... so I went through drive through for dinner....burger king was not the first option on the list... just didn't want to go out and have her staring at me while eating.... so much for a "dinner date" ....

food is just hard. she has a lot of food she likes, and food I like...very little is the same.... sometimes it is but normally it isn't... just makes meals hard.... keep on trying.... but not easy.... I try cooking but sometimes she is just not interested.... a lot of it has to do with what "smells" good to her... and most American food does not smell good to her right now.....

Why can't you let your wife cook the type of meal she is comfortable with and just go with it if you're such a concerned spouse?

Is that too big of a sacrifice to make ?or why won't you let her cook her own food , you go get your fast food and eat at home like normal regular human being ?

You are the first person I have seen within the past two years who has made whole new post about his wife's pregnancy cravings.

Who cares?no really, do you think anyone cares?yes coming to the states is an adjustment but it's one we the beneficiaries have chosen to make, stop pestering her