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Door Security: Door Locks, Deadbolts and Door Closer

Pintooooo! Yung pintoooo isara nyoooo! Lalabas ang aircon!! este ang lamig ng aircon!! Yung pinto pleaaaseeeee

When was the last time you screamed for the door? Never? aba swerte mo! Here, whatever I say, they always forgot closing the door.. or baka may door closer ang pinto ninyo?

In most hotels we stayed, may ganito eh, but only during our Ace Hardware trip that I got to learn how useful and how much I need this kind of door essential in my life. Bigyan nyo ako ng sampung dosena pleaseee!

Anne of Ace Hardware (Robinsons Galleria) was the one who told me about door closer. She’s very helpful din about door locks and dead bolts. We need a few dead bolts kase for our house and she explained in details which lock is best for our house.

These kind of locks are used for gates pala.. parang ganito ang lock ng bahay ng lola ko nung araw?!? No wonder hirap na hirap ako isara noon ang pinto sa bahay ng lola ko LOL

These are the locks that we need:

Eh dalawang klase pala ito..

Dead Bolt Single Cylinder and Dead Bolt Double Cylinder

Sabi ni ate ____ mainamn ilagay ang Dead Bolt Double Cylinder if the door is near any window. The double cylinder kase needs a key to be opened in both sides. The single cylinder only needs key when you open it from outside. These dead bolts were less than 1000 PhP each.

Yale’s locks and dead bolts are our only choice talaga..parang kase when it comes to locks, it should be Yale. It’s one of oldest name in the lock industry di ba? Sabi din ni atey from Ace Hardware, Yale locks are hard to pick and can’t be sawed because of the materials that it’s made. And if you’re planning to get Yale locks and dead bolts for all your doors, you can request for the one key. One key to rule them all.. One key to unlock them all. It’s a nice option? Pero scary pag nakuha ng iba! But I like the idea of one key. What do you think?

Sa mga new home owners, what kind of security measures you apply on your doors?

Bed Inspirations From OUR HOME To Our Home

When Uratex posted this photo for their Sleep Redefined event at SM Megamall, I knew right away I had to check out the display:

This is the kind of bed that I want for our home! Decided na yan that we’re going to buy Uratex mattress, what we’re planning na lang is the bed frame. I want a bed na may hotel feel eh. And this bed frame looks like it can give the hotel feel I am looking for.

The exhibit was located at Atrium, and oh may gulay, I saw another bed frame that I like! Take a look:

The bed frames are all affordable, less than 30K PhP for a queen sized bed. As for the mattress, they recommend at least 11 inches thick which was around 20K- 30K PhP.

I fell in love with this one, kase it has drawers and a removable side table! And from all the 3 beds displayed, eto daw pinaka OK because it is locally made.

Close up photo of the headboard… I am still deciding though if I want this or leather.

The staff from the exhibit told me that these mala hotel bed frames are available at Our Home. It is located beside Toy Kingdom (strategic placing Megamall ha!). So before my sundo pick me up, I hurried at Our Home and check their bed collections.

This is nice too! Kaya lang I am concerned with all the dust the headboard will collect. If this has been leather, mas OK sana. What I like about this set is the bedding! Although all white ang gusto kong i peg for our bedroom, I can’t help but like the small hint of colors on this bedding set.

And I discovered that there is bedding line that’s called Hotel Living! I am going to check their collections one of these days, sana naman hindi mala 5 star hotel ang presyo.

Medyo nakakaloka pala to look around on this area of Megamall.. lalo if you’re a new homeowner. Kung pwede ko lang iuwi lahat, specially this L shaped sala set and all the tropical throw pillows on it:

We’re still not on the buying process pa naman, pero it’s better to take a look na at home essentials shops di ba? Do you have any store suggestion that I can go? But please, not Crate and Barrel! LOL

Why Do Filipinos Cook Ginisang Monggo Every Friday

It’s as if I was programmed to cook Ginisang Monggo every Friday. I just can’t think of any dish to prepare on the said day. Not only that, it needs to be paired with paksiw na isda or else..

Is it just me? I heard it’s a common thing. In fact, the carinderia where my husband eats also serves ginisang monggo every Friday. It’s a mystery! Why do Filipinos cook ginisang monggo every Friday?

Before I share with you my Ginisang Monggo recipe, let’s try to deduct the reason why..

–>Some readings suggest that the tradition of cooking ginisang monggo every Friday is due to the Lenten Season. You have to sacrifice something and eating meat is one, that’s why, instead of cooking meat on Friday, Filipinos prepare ginisang monggo.

BUT WHY MONGGO? There are so many vegetables out there!

–>Another reading suggest that the time of grocery may be the answer. Filipinos, back in the old days, do their market trips on weekends, specially Sunday. If you have noticed it, most palengke have their “Palengke Day” every Sunday. And since they do their shopping on Sundays, by Friday, the only produce that is not spoiled is dried monggo.

Putting them together makes sense! Pero paano naman ang hindi katoliko?!?

Maybe, another reason is, when Friday comes, there is little money left from the pay check. Monggo’s really cheap so that’s the best option when you’re running low in cash.

Here’s another theory from Pinoy Exchange:

–>Spanish priests taught the Filipinos to eat monggo every Friday so they wouldn’t buy meat. Meat can be pricey during that times (?) and if they don’t buy meat, they have more money to give to the church.

PERO BAKIT MONGGO?

Let’s settle with the answer: it’s really cheap. If you have 50 pesos, you can cook ginisang monggo and feed 10 people.

Moving on, here’s my simple Ginisang Monggo Recipe:

Ingredients:

15 PhP pack monggo
3-5 pcs shrimp
2 medium size tomatoes
Garlic 2-3 cloves, minced
1 medium size onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon patis
1 teaspoon salt
ampalaya leaves or malungay leaves

How to cook:

Precooked the monggo, 4 cups water, boil for about 20 minutes or until the monggo is soft
Saute garlic, onion and tomato.
Add patis and then shrimp.
Add monggo and mix and let it stand for about 5 minutes (just make sure the fire is set to low)
Add 2 cups of water and let it boils then add the leaves.
Cook for another 3 minutes and serve Paksiw na Isda and steaming rice.

Paksiw na Isda Sa Kamias Recipe

Some people call this pinangat, some paksiw. Some uses vinegar, some tomatoes, some green mangoes (my fave!) and some uses kamyas. That’s what I used in my paksiw earlier, hence the title of the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo fish (my fave is salay ginto but it’s too small, try alumahan or matangbaka)
8-10 pcs kamyas
1/4 cup sliced luya
1 big onion
2 siling green
1 teaspoon salt

How to cook paksiw na isda sa kamias:

Slightly crush the kamias.
Put half the kamias, onion, luya on a casserole
Insert half kamias and some luya on the fish then put it on the caserole.
Put the remaining ingredients on top of the fish
Put on high fire for about 5 minutes then add 1/2 cup of water.
Let it boil for 3 minutes and serve with Ginisang Monggo and rice!

You may noticed that my photo included fried pork. It’s supposed to be Crispy Liempo or Lechong Kawali but I left it on the stove for long..hence the dark color. Once I perfected my Lechon Kawali, I will share with you my recipe. For now, enjoy the monggo!