Sean Akizuki's Personal Blog

I remember the time I used a treadmill to try and lose weight. Then I remembered the time the treadmill needed maintenance. Then I discovered the use of exercise to reach a certain amount of steps on a pedometer. One of them is Paul Eugene's jog challenge which can range from half an hour to an hour and a few minutes. Using workout mode in a pedometer can help one see the intense power of these workouts.  I think one of the best things this has done is to be more flexible than the treadmill. The treadmill is fun and can be useful for softer exercises. However, on days I'm feeling well and free, this workout does manage to work wonders. I would recommend doing this power jog during one's free time maybe at least once a week (for starters) to try and remain healthy during this pandemic. 

People in Zamboanga or who have went to Zamboanga may be familiar with the dessert or snack called tinagtag. It's basically fried rice noodles produced by the Muslim communities in Mindanao. Some may call it the Zamboanga Roll. However, like any dish, there's always the tendency to move from one place to another. This would be an interesting thing to deal with when I found this video as well... To no surprise, the tinagtag's origins aren't purely Filipino either. Try taking a look at the video above and you may notice that what's cooked above is really equivalent to what's called tinagtag or lokot-lokot in the Philippines. The method of using rice flour paste with sugar, letting it drip into hot oil in circular motion (some even use their hands in the absence of a strainer), frying it, and then later shaping it is very similar.  For some Filipinos in Mindanao - the dish may have come from Malaysia or Indonesia which are very close to the Philippines. I mean, Zam...

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