PEOPLE OF THE NORTH

Agbiag ti Norte!

May I invite everyone from the Great North to drop a line. Wherever, whenever, whatever.

Naimas ti pinakbet ken buridibod!

Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish, from the northern regions of the Philippines, although it has become popular throughout the archipelago. The word is the contracted form of the Ilocano word pinakebbet, meaning "shrunk" or "shriveled". The original Ilocano pinakbet uses bagoong, of fermented monamon or other fish, while further south, bagoong alamang is used. The basic vegetables used in this dish include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, ginger, okra, string beans, lima beans, chili peppers , parda and winged beans. A Tagalog version usually includes calabaza. Most of these vegetables are easily accessible, and are grown in backyards and gardens of most Ilocano households. As its name suggests, it is usually cooked until almost dry and shriveled and the flavors of the vegetables are emphasized and accentuated by bagoong (shrimp paste). In some cases, lechon, chicharon, or other meats (most commonly pork) are added. It is considered a very healthy dish, and convenient in relation to the harsh and rugged, yet fruitful Northern and Ilocos regions of the Philippines. The history of this dish is derived from such.(Wikipedia)

INGREDIENTS:
3 pcs camote
1/2 lb katuray
1/4 lb parda
4 pcs eggplant
10 pcs malunggay fruits
fried fish or ground beef
fish sauce
water

DIRECTIONS:
Boil some water in a pot for the fish sauce. Peel the camotes and cut them in to cubes. Clean and wash the katuray, and parda. Peel and cut the malunggay leaves. after the fish sauce is boiled for some time, put in the camote cubes first and let it cook. here, you can prefer your buridibod somewhat drier or soft and pulpy. if you want a pulpy buridibod, boil the camotes some more or you can mash it by using a ladle. But mash it not too mushy so enough broth remain. you have to retain enough broth for your souping purposes. when the camotes are cooked, put in the malunggay, katuray, talong and parda and let it cook for some time. Serve with rice.

SOURCE:
http://liskitchen.com/2009/01/buridibod.html

mas naimimas ti pinakbet nga aramang nausar. sayang, alergy met kalaban no nalpas ti imas. agbiag ti sibibiag apo

SORRY Po. TRANSLATION IS AS FOLLOWS: Pinakbet is tastier if "alamang" is used (instead of "bagoong"). It is regretable though because after you enjoy it, you have to bear with the (itch due to) allergy. Long live the living!

mayat man bagis. hehehe. wen latta agbiag ti sibibiag. narigat agbasa law books gayam no lumakayen ti tao. thank you for responding. of course kayat ko latta piankbet met ah piman

nice translation rchrd!

nalaing talaga amin nga ilokano, anya?

The newbie johnny altaki is also from the north i guess.

pasali man kakabsat

i cant open some of your post dragline, specially the dlinks for MCQs, i wanted to help our barristers from the north, do you have an y other link for them except ziddu? agyaman ti ado, aggapo ditoy isabela...please please please

naimbag a bigat kanyayo kakabsat..
taga norte ak met isabela kakabsat..

Agkikita tay to manen diay UE!

Ni awan nak met dita manila hehe..saka madi ak pay agadadal ti law agenroll nak pay lang kabsat..

ala kakabsat ko ditoy.. UE, Manila Grad nak met...agsapsapol nak ti paki membroak nga HUMAN RIGHTS fighter Group..paki email dak man apo.. ilokanojobo@gmail.com

Grupo nga pagtakklinan dagiti kurang ammo na ti linteg ken mamirurumen, tapno saan da nga marikna nga agmaymaysa da.

Deltans kayo nga taga UE?

yeheey! idiay tayo PICC nga agkikita!

mayat met ta adda ilocano dituy. h eheheheh ag basa tayo ti bannawag.

adu met sa nga abogado ditoy isabela ah.. uray met law student ado..

naimbag nga bigat yu amin

naimbag nga aldaw yo kakab-sat nga Ilokano...

Viva vigan..

Pasend man apo t notes u nga pagreview ak.. menise_denise @ yahoo. com

From Pangasinan...Can I join?

Good morning kkabsat..from Tabuk City po ako.
Query lang is there a Pre Bar Review Center in Tuguegarao City, it's the most accessible from here kasi.

Kakabsat agyamanak ta adda gayam grupo iti ilocano nga mabalin ko nga pagsangiran wenno pagipalapalan ken daytoy dakkel nga problemak.. siak ket high skul graduate laeng isu nga dawatek kuma apo iti tulong yo... daytoy man jay impost ko met laeng djay forum nga problemak..sapay kuma ta matulungan dak ta ingkutkuttong kon daytoy ah problema ken haan nak payen unay makaturig ken makapangan.. agpakpakaasi ak apo kadakayo nga adda background na iti law:

Ako po ay may naiwang unpaid credit card ng hsbc sa dubai. umuwi ako sa dubai at di naako bumalik dun for good. after 2 years, may letter na dumating sa aming bahay sa province from ENZI Corp na sila daw ang mangongolekta sa unpaid kong credit cards duon na ngayon daw po ay umabot na sa AED10,000.00 . Hindi ako makatulog tulog at akong namamayat na sa depression hatid ng sulat na iyon kasi sa ngayon wala akong kakayanang magbayad kasi wala akong nahagilap na trabaho dito sa pinas at akoy high skul graduate po lamang. sa kasalukuyan po ay nag aaral ako para makatapos kahit papano at para makahanap ng trabaho in the future. Please sir, help po kung ano ang gagawin ko.. may 5 days raw po akong umaction at kung hindi po ay kakasuhan daw nila ako as per UAE law.. pls di ko po alam ang gagawin ko.. please please help.. nahihirapan na po ako at nadedepress sa hatid nitong sulat ng Enzi corp.

tanawin ko pong utang na loob po ito.. ano po ang gagawin ko.. please..

pagyamanak la unay

moymoy