SALUYOT

         It was June of this year that I started planting saluyot near my classroom and at our school garden,though in our home they grow abundant in  pots! We harvest everytime we want to taste the freshness of saluyot. I got excited when finally after  2 and a half months , this vegetable has grown healthily in our school garden. I harvested twice now.Its so amazing that they really can grow anywhere, we can have the nutrients our body needed without spending money.

a  morning visit in our garden

so fresh..

newly-harvest saluyot near my classroom.

           I learned that saluyot is rich in protein, folate,riboflavin,phosphorous,potassium,thiamin,niacin and iron.Here in our place they don't know much about saluyot, so they keep on asking me what is this shrub growing in my garden.I have to inform them of the benificials of this vegetable which I heard is consider as poor man's vegetable because we don't have to buy them.

           I feel so full  whenever we include them in our morning meal. I don't have to have my snack at 10:00am.They fill you with energy to keep you going for  long hours of working.

               Today , we decided to experiment on something new with saluyot leaves. We cooked noodles, but we removed the spices included in a pack , instead we just added some onions and garlic to make it more tasty.Then we added some saluyot leaves.Here's our new recipe of noodles with saluyot:

I like it..so slimy!

Yummy!!

An Inspiration for a Day.

           For 2 and a half months now, I am struggling to deal with my schedule as I hurdle and balance time for my Master's  degree and working at the same time in  public school. Eight of us are majoring the same subject.Most are in their early twenties.Its good to feel young again after 11 years of teaching.There is excitement as Saturday comes,though we don't know each other in depth, but we both share happiness when we're together.New friends, great ideas and unforgettable moments.

           As I looked back at those years when I have struggled for peace at work, it somehow break my heart that there are persons you will abhor along the highways of life.But, I learned to forgive.Being in silence means tolerating them in their unwanted behavior. I had observed deceitful, snobbed and proud people.They had affected me in some ways but I realized that there are more reasons to divert my thoughts to better and brighter ideas. Life has to be lived forward despite the odds. I believe that there more good people out there who still carry the value of honesty and humility.Enough for this, anyway..

         Very timely : I just got this text message from a friend which inspires and enlightens me..

          "A person with a "happy spirit" doesn't easily get tired and always disposed to do good. We've been created for a great purpose.Don't let yourself fall on things that remove the beauty of your heart.
                                          Carry a heart that never hates.
                                          Carry a smile that never fades.
                                          Carry a heart that never hurts.
        Hmmm. Reason enough to move on and live a lighter and more positive appreciation of life with my family.

A day with my son..I knew that life has more to offer.We just have to keep on believing.