Honolulu Hawaii
Seattle Washington USA
Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Madain Saleh Saudi Arabia
Lucern, Switzerland
Petra Jordan
Le Bouveret Switzerland
Boston USA
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Catanduanes Philippines
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At first when I heard from my son, Chef Kevin, he wanted to see the Fish Auction in Honolulu, I was bewildered! There’s a lot of scenic tours around the island why at the Pier 38?
4 Am mom!
What? Why? Are we going on fishing? Are we selling fish? Why 4 am?
Do we have to take part in auction?
What about the smell?
Well, this is his holiday gift so I just went along with the idea. We woke up at 4:30 and was at Pier 38 5:30 am, the auctions starts at 6 am. Thought provoking? Yes! you can say that again, a lot of things in my mind 🙂 Anyhow , as I see the excitement on his eyes , I begun to feel excited too!
To my surprise, the place is clean and I hardly smell the fishes.Before going in, we passed through a small board with water ( i’m assuming it is mixed with disinfectant) . I noticed a small portion of the fish tail is cut off and I learned later that it was done to show the color of the meat i.e.: bright red is fresh, streaks of white indicates high fat content and if brown, oxygenation has taken place. Would you still buy it? The guide said, are you going to eat it raw? or are you going to cook it? It depends 🙂
Why are we wearing headset? Well, with all the people around trying to bid, it would be hard for us to listen to the guide. The auction is done like in the wall street trade but instead of suits,hand gestures and screaming, auctioneers are in jackets and boots,quickly moves in rows of fish and speaks in steady fast manner.
The most common is yellow fin tuna and big eye tuna, but they also have opa – moon fish
Well, I’m happy that I went along with chef Kevin’s idea. I enjoyed the tour as well. And here are the few things I learned:
-Tuna contains the mineral selenium (selenoneine) which is antioxidant and together binds with the mercury which lowers the risk of mercury-related problem. When we eat tuna we likely get the same antioxidant protection.
-Interesting to note, and tricky too :0 Tuna has a higher mercury content than other fishes so it was advise pregnant women should avoid eating it, but other researches shows when pregnant women eats more tuna, the kids are more smarter.
-Hawaiian name for big-eye tuna- (Ahi) yellow fin, blue fin (maguro)
After the tour, we had breakfast at Nico’s Pier 38 
I enjoyed the tour as well 🙂 I had a better idea of what is going on in an auction like this. I also have a better appreciation of the fishermen and the chefs who have gone through fish searching , so we can savour the menu on the table.
Way to go!
Cheers,
Jamilamimi
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After spending sixteen (16) years in Jeddah, KSA,three (3) years in Lucern, Brig, Le Bouveret,Switzerland, six(6) months in Dubai, UAE and one (1) year in LA, California USA, my nomadic Chef Kevin will try to woo Asia. While his brother Edge, the photographer will have another year in USA.
And the adventures continues..keep on dreaming..keep reaching your goal and soon it will be a reality.
Now, you have graduated both and ready to venture at your own, I thought I could have relax 🙂 but no! It’s another chapter, another adventure, another excitement and more prayers.
Thank you Lord for your guidance.
Thank you for the precious gift of having two sons
Thank you for the gift of strength and wisdom
Thank you for your protection
Once again …
Lord, I release them to you to care for and protect
I pray that you would give the same guidance and direction
May they turn to you Lord for all decisions so that they will not make poor choices.
Help them to see the treasures of wisdom and knowledge through You.
May the glorious power be with you all.
Amen.
I wish you Kevs and Edge the best adventures, to have a happy and peaceful life. I know it will be more difficult than easy but don’t worry,you are equipped with knowledge and skills that will give you a push and find your way to success.
Remember, even though you are a citizens of the world, your home is in my heart. Though we may not be physically together,our love will connects us. Sooner or later we will see each other again. Take good care of your health. We have a lot of exploration ahead of us.
God bless.
I love you both!
Cheers and kisses,
mom
29 june 2016
Honolulu County
Oahu Hawaii
postcard against nature
24 june 2016
currently on family holiday in Hawaii
cheers,
jamilamimi
For the past weeks since I came back from Dubai, I got so busy and was not able to update or is it a case of bloggers block? Hmm or an indication that my life is so stable at the moment 🙂
But today is different… I am inspired!
Happy…
Ecstatic…
So blessed
And thankful!
My eldest son Edge the photographer is graduating with honor hurrah! He is a graduate of BS in Multi media At APC, Philippines with specialty in Photography at Santa Monica College USA.
I know you thank me many times for giving you another chance to pursue your dream but I also would like to thank YOU !
Thank you for being so resilient in all the difficulties we’ve been through. I was a young mother when I have you. You were so tiny but you gave me the “big” push and an inspiration to continue to tackle every mishap, difficulties in our life. You were only a month old when I took my dental board exam. And you just turned a year older when I left you at the care of your grandparents. I took you back when you were six years old and barely four months in Jeddah, a school bus conductor left you all alone, wandering in the streets all by yourself and thanks God, you are so smart to find your way back home with a help from a good samaritan.I was so angry, frustrated, crying, hysterical to every person I met at the Philippines school in Jeddah and even I went to the consul and if I didn’t find you I will go to the King and beg to mobilise the whole Jeddah just to find you!
I love you sweetheart!
I know you are a very private person and like your younger brother Kevin the Chef, drama in life is a big NO! I better make this short before I heard the word ” mom ” 🙂
Thank you for being a loving son, loving big brother and I am so proud of what you have become, a very responsible and gentlemen, I know you will be the best husband and father you would like to be! and of course the best photographer ! I pray for your good health and more power to succeed! God bless.
Best of all, thank you for being my confidante and friend. Through the years of ups and down, you never failed to amazed me of your strength and your resiliency. Together we have learned lessons in life, together we made our flaws perfect for our love, together we have crossed bridges and together with your brother we made our imperfections perfect for each other.
I also would like to give a BIG Thanks to my parents, who is so generous, loving and caring, thank you for the inspirations and strength. Job well done!
” Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome”
Thank you Lord.
Congratulations!
Cheers,
mom
Jamilamimi
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Hmmm… what a shot of different faces with different emotions! 🙂 obviously I am so thrilled!
Cheers,
Jamilamimi
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I just came back from a short holiday..will update soon!
This dog posed better than me 🙂
Cheers,
Jamilamimi
At this time of the year, we all pretended we experienced spring in Jeddah 🙂 We’re supposed to see the flower festival in Yanbu but ended up north of Jeddah to eat grilled fish! Why? Because someone doesn’t want to drive that far!
Anyhow, instead of seeing flowers we see food (we ate SEAfood), it rhymes! HELLO!
And so my spring project started because of frustration. I started to learn how to do one stroke painting of a rose. Every time I tried, it didn’t look like a rose but certainly it looks like a flower to me and to my friends 🙂
a close up view
and my project has begun 🙂
A white top in which you can wear it according to your fashion sense 🙂 beautybeyondfifty can’t agree more (rolling my eyes up high! )
I love flowers and I love spring season, unfortunately there’s not much to see in here, so let’s just imagine 🙂
Cheers,
Jamilamimi
white top : Zara (frilled cut out shirt)
“Happiness is when what you think,what you say, and what you do are in harmony”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Even it means waking up at 4:30 in the morning just to be with your best friends, breaking a week of stress related at work, watching the sun rise at south red sea and looking at the shipwreck wondering what’s the history behind the incident.The laughters, the simple joy of having breakfast together, the touch of the sea breeze and soft waves on my feet, the look at my friends’ daughters faces..their smile and excitement ,all of these are in harmony to what we all feel…homesickness…
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Cheers,
Jamilamimi
Dr. Myriam- The Dental Aesthetic Clinic 
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