Baon Quotes

Ang mga sagot ngayo'y baon-baon mo na sa kung saan ka man papunta. Sa paglisan mo ngayon, hindi ka na talaga babalik. Babalik ka man sa aking isip, nakaapak pa rin ako sa lupa kung saan bawat buhos ng ulan ay magsisimula akong mangarap muli. Ako na lang, mag-isa.

FOOD Adobo (uh-doh-boh)---Considered the Philippines's national dish, it's any food cooked with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and black peppercorns (though there are many regional and personal variations) Almondigas (ahl-mohn-dee-gahs)---Filipino soup with meatballs and thin rice noodles Baon (bah-ohn)---Food, snacks and other provisions brought on to work, school, or on a trip; food brought from home; money or allowance brought to school or work; lunch money (definition from Tagalog.com) Embutido (ehm-puh-tee-doh)---Filipino meatloaf Ginataang (gih-nih-tahng)---Any dish cooked with coconut milk, sweet or savory Kakanin (kah-kah-nin)---Sweet sticky cakes made from glutinous rice or root crops like cassava (There's a huge variety, many of them regional) Kesong puti (keh-sohng poo-tih)---A kind of salty cheese Lengua de gato (lehng-gwah deh gah-toh)---Filipino butter cookies Lumpia (loom-pyah)---Filipino spring rolls (many variations) Lumpiang sariwa (loom-pyahng sah-ree-wah)---Fresh Filipino spring rolls (not fried) Mamón (mah-MOHN)---Filipino sponge/chiffon cake Matamis na bao (mah-tah-mees nah bah-oh)---Coconut jam Meryenda (mehr-yehn-dah)---Snack/snack time Pandesal (pahn deh sahl)---Lightly sweetened Filipino rolls topped with breadcrumbs (also written pan de sal) Patis (pah-tees)---Fish sauce Salabat (sah-lah-baht)---Filipino ginger tea Suman (soo-mahn)---Glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves, and steamed (though there are regional variations) Ube (oo-beh)---Purple yam

Kapag tahimik ang isip ko at pinagmamasdan kita, tinitimbang kung gaano kita kamahal, kung gaano kalaki ang bahagi mo sa puso ko, hindi ako makahinga. Dahil ikaw ang aking mundo, ang aking kalawakan. Hindi ko alam kung ako ay mabuting nanay. Maagang pumanaw ang ina ko... Bagama't wala siya para magturo sa akin kung paano ang pag-aaruga sa iyo, marami naman ang nagpakita sa akin kung paano magmahal. Pagmamahal na ipinadama sa akin sa iba't-ibang paraan. Ang pagmamahal na ito ay baon ko araw-araw. Sana maipadama ko ito sa iyo sa bawat minuto ng iyong buhay.

That is one opinion," Baon said with a nod. "But, duchess, let me give you one last lesson on leadership. This is your expedition, you determine its outcome. Failure and success—those are words for historians. Your job is to do the best you can with the resources allotted to you. Some of the greatest military victories in history were achieved by men who started their campains with completely different goals in mind. Some of the greatest disasters in history were achieved by men who pursued their goals with such a single-minded focus that they ignored other opportunities that came along. Flexibility is a leader's most useful weapon.