Just finished the most meta book I’ve probably ever read. The Extinction of Irena Rey is a novel in the form of a translator’s account of when their author disappears during a translation summit.
The author, Jennifer Croft, is an award-winning translator known for working with Polish Nobel laureate Olga Tocarczuk.
Do I recommend this book? Yes? It takes a lot of brain power though
Crazy how there are Filipinos who still buy skin-whitening products. It's a level of racism that's just so sad because you're being racist against yourself
@faticake to add, it's also ridiculous how difficult it is to find anything skincare that doesn't have "whitening" in it. It used to be harder, nowadays Watsons typically have an array for a moreno like me to choose from. But I come across branches where almost everything is whitening. Even as simple as face wash.
@teacherbuknoy@jikodesu totally agree. Kaya nga lang it’s almost always the case that people want paler skin because they see darker skin as less or unattractive, which is wrong. And they don’t even question why they think that way, ingrained mentality na
I also realized that Jean wasn’t Jean but sounded so familiar, and found out it was Jesse Bannon from The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. Talk about a time capsule
I noticed that all the classic Marvel cartoons are on Disney Plus (duh) and suddenly a core childhood memory was unlocked in my brain: I! AM! IRON MAN!
This weekend I learned that the bibingka I grew up eating may be different from Luzon bibingka. I tried making it following Panlasang Pinoy’s recipe, and while it’s good, it’s not the bibingka of my childhood
@gowin i didn’t get to update but i was actually able to make the bibingka i would eat in Mindanao (the yeast and lack of eggs were what made the difference). What’s the bibingka in Panay like?
Unlike the spongier, puto-like Luzon bibingka, the one from Panay is chewier, and smaller (~10cm) and uses Tuba (coconut wine) as leavening agent, so there's a slight tang, as well.