I am used to eat with spoon and fork. But I love to eat with my hand the most. I love to scoop the rice with my fingers. Break the fish into pieces with it. I love to eat whatever I have in my plate using my hand. It is very comforting and relaxing.

I am a full time mom and wife. I stay in the house taking care of our daughter all day. She take all of my energy. Yes, I give her lots of attention and time. She’s always the first before I get some household chores done.

Often times I just get so exhausted that I don’t even get motivated to start the household chores. It disappoint me when I can’t clean or organize the house. What I do, I treat myself by cooking something that I love when I was still in the Philippines. I will cook rice and fry some shrimp or fish whichever is available and if it’s not I sprinkle my rice with soy sauce and stir it with butter. I always have enough time to treat myself like this since my daughter take her nap for 3 to 4 hours.

Once my food is cooked I don’t wait to let it cool. I like it really hot where I can see and feel the smoke in my hand. I will sit in the couch instead in our dining table. I will eat with my hand while all I can hear is the ticking of 12 clocks on the shelf above me. It makes me feel good and relaxed.

Whenever I eat with my hand it takes me thousand miles apart right away from where I am. I feel like I am in the Philippines eating with my friends in the river or having picnic with my Filipino family in the backyard. It is really fun.

My husband and the kids would sometimes laugh at me but who cares when it makes you feel good.