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Polvoron Cookies, Ednie Galendez Villacorta and the Search for the Tough Jobs Philippines 2010

>> Wednesday, June 9, 2010

I was visiting my Auntie Irma at her workplace when I was possessed by some angel to buy the Polvoron Cookies in photo. Possessed? Sounds like a negative phenomenon. Uhm.. Not really. It's just that I saw something which drove me to buy 5 packs of Polvoron Cookies without ever knowing how they tasted.
They tasted heavenly! I swear I could have bought more had I known it tasted really good.So here is how it all started. My Auntie Irma and I were busy talking and we saw from out her window a guy who was carrying so much load. I think there were seven plastic bags of different colors that I saw and all of them were full, but from a distance we know not what magical goodies were in those bags. Not until the guy finally approached a teacher from out the window and asked if she will buy from him, but unfortunately, the said teacher was not able to hear him quite right so she handed him a five peso coin. The vendor declined and said that he  was not begging, he was asking her if she will buy something from him. The teacher may have felt a sudden jolt that she scrammed like a cat, so I asked the vendor from the window what he was selling and allowed him to get inside my aunt's office.. 

And soon enough, when I saw the Polvoron Cookies, I bought five packs. Auntie Irma also bought packs of peanuts. I asked him if I could take his photo and he said it was fine with him, so there it is, actually what I caught was him accepting Auntie Irma's payment for the peanuts..  We ate some and I took the rest home.

What's amazing about this is that, if you look closely, Ednie has one defective arm, yet he strives to earn a living in a dignified way. Other people with the same situation would use their defects to ask people to pity them and ultimately ask money. Begging is such an easy way to make money, but the very least dignified, or should I say, undignified way to do so..

I admire Ednie's strength and determination. I would have posted this before I left for Manila to attend the Search for the Toughest Jobs Philippines but I got busy. So during the launching, I thought of entering Ednie's job  as the toughest.. and I just did.. 

Please VOTE for him.. I would gladly see him win the money and the trophy in the national level competition. By the way, if you wish to join the same, CLICK HERE..



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Cagayan de Oro City Food Masters Series #1

>> Tuesday, June 8, 2010


In the next posts I shall be introducing you guys to the men and women in Cagayan de Oro City who are instrumental to delicious foods and foodies..To top the bill, we have Celebrity Chefs and successful restaurant owners, bakeshop or cake-shop owners, caterers and even your simple manang foodie and manong foodie, who have successfully made it in the food scene in our city..
I will have a separate post for each of them, but for now, let me go ahead and give you a glimpse of some of them.
First on my list is Chef Edgar Dychauco, or simply known as Chef Ed.  Who wouldn't know this celebrity chef? If you are fond of buying and eating baked goodies from Pots and Pans, then you must have seen him already for he owns the place. I love all their sweet stuff there. Loved them since when I was young.. Uhm.. I am still young, but let me not emphasize on the time frame.. hehehe.. 

Chef Ed has always been on local TV for cooking shows and demos, which I often watch for I always loved to learn about cooking. Apart from television, from time to time you will see him conducting on-site cooking demos, which I appreciate very much, because most of them are free and many people who are interested to learn will really get hands-on information from this very cheerful and creative chef.  I think it's this positive nature of Chef Ed that draws people to love learning from him. HE will never hesitate to answer questions and share his expertise.


And one thing I have noticed is that, Chef Ed  is orderly and neat, whether Chef Ed conducts cooking demos during his television shows or on-site, everything is clean and in proper order-- his ingredients, his demo table as well as his output, and everything else that is used during the set.

I could almost taste his creations now.. Got to end this post here. I am hungry, lol.. 

If you wanna know more about Chef Ed, as well as the other CDO Food Masters, come back and see what I can share next.

(images borrowed from Chef Ed's Facebook photos)


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