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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Sunday main meal in the monastery

what is so special about Sunday in my monastery? well, it's already special in a sense that Sunday itself is already a special day for monks, but what makes it really so very special for the monks? .....yes!, it's the 4Pm main meal!....

what are the foods served on a main meal of a Sunday in a monastery like my monastery?...
a lot more special than an ordinary day of the week...

of course the main course should be something not usual and ordinary... chicken asado, menudo, or adobo makes the difference than in an ordinary 1Pm main meal. if the Sunday cooks decide to use turkey, then they can make turkey balls "bola-bola" mixed with sweet and sour mix and garnishings when served...
but Sunday foods really vary depending on the culture and nationality that the cooks belong...
the rest of the component must include sauteed mixed vegetables, boiled or sauteed pinto beans, steamed white rice or java garlic rice, and fresh vegetable salad.
Dessert on a Sunday must be a little bit more special than in an ordinary day dessert...

today, i was the cook with dom jerome (Korean) as my assistant.
the following are our foods served at the refectory table during the 4Pm main meal: Fresh vegetable salad with thousand island dressing, chicken adobo, sauteed tofu with grated yellow corn, boiled pinto beans, steamed white rice and blueberry pies....

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dom jerome is preparing the ingredients to be mixed with Tofu....

i did the cooking of american adobo....




Tofu cooked and ready for serving....

This is how the tables at the refectory are arranged for the formal Sunday NO-Talking main meal:....


the foods are lined up on another table ready for the table servers of the day (to be served by three primary servers-the ones assigned for the week and three secondary servers- the ones assigned last week- the secondary servers help the three main servers for the first round of serving,afterwards they get their own plates and take food from the kitchen and go to their own designated seats).




14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lagi na lang akong gutom hahaha... Nagutom ako sa adobo, brother. Ganon pala sa inyo. I have some questions po:
1. what does dom means? hindi naman dirty old monk ano hehe? joke lang brother! :)
2. why 4pm? ang aga naman for dinner nyan.
3. are you the same as the Marists brothers na brother lang forever and won't continue to priesthood?

Ayan lang po questions ko. Medyo antok na kaya di ko na maisip yung iba :)

Have a great week ahead, brother!

forevermonk said...

@sasha
ey salamat naman at kahit papano natutumbok ko ang mga maseselan nyong panlasa hahahahah- pag nauwi ako diyan ay mag iipon ipon tayo nina bluepanjeet, brovince( kung i-aalow siya na lumabas heheh, si ironnie, si jeprocks at si elmo..then ipaghahanda ko kayo ng chicken adobo, beef asado, ground lean pork bola bola, at igagawa ko kayo ng pecan pie, at blueberry pie na siyang paborito kong gawin dito hahahaha.

ay ang dom ibig sabihin brother din- tatak benedictine yang latin shortcut word na dom which is DOMINUS:...and we use it to address monk brothers and monk priests of the whole Benedictine Congregation in the whole world.

during Sundays, we have a rather relaxed schedule since there is no work for the monks--our breakfast is shortly after the 6Am LAUDS prayers, then our lunch is a lightmeal one that falls after the 11:30Am SEXT prayers, then our bonggang main meal kahit silent pa rin, ay shortly after the 4PM NONE prayers.... ito na ang last meal of the day-so i consider it as my evening supper- kaya dinadamihan ko na ang kain since mahaba pa ang gabi sa buhay ko after that meal-at may possbility na magutom pa rin ako sa kalagitnaan ng gabi --at pag nangyari yun ay mapipilitan akong bumangon at magbungkal sa kusina ng mga left over foods bwhahahah--eh napakalayo pa mandin ng kusina-babagtasin mo ay parang yung kanto ng Intercon hotel ng makati hanggang sa phase three ng Greenbelt hahahaha-

no, we are not like them. we start with our monastic formation as guest-candidate, then pag nagustuhan mo sa loob ay angat ka na agad pagbalik mo as Observer- then after two months ay asensado ka na dahil start ka na ng pagiging Postulant -at bubunuin mo ang 6months of postulancy...then pag nakagiliwan ka na ng community ay promoted ka agad ng pagiging NOVICE after 6mos and you will hurdle 12 months again as Novice--then pag na inlab talaga sayo ang buong monastic community ay pasok ka na agad sa pagkakarun ng VOWS after a year--- ...so you will now Profess your SIMPLE or Temporary VOWS---ang abito mo ay may nakapatong na ng black knee length na sacred scapular--you will finish three years of being in simple Vows and at the end of the last year-pagbobotohan ka ng buong chapter of monks in Solemn Vows--at pag nakakuha ka ng 3/4 votes ay pasado ka===accepted ka na yipeeeeee!!!-as Permanent member of the community--- then itatakda na ang araw na ikaw ay tatanggap ng SOLEMN monastic Vows or in commmon lingo ay perpetual vows--- once you are professed with Solemn Vows- hindi ka na makakalabas basta basta dahil kakailanganin mo ang Dispensation ng santo Papa para makabalik ka sa mundo at mamuhay ng normal at walang bigat na dalahin --otherwise ay maba black list ka sa Catholic Church because you will be excommunicated by the Church...without the pope's dispensation document
the priestly formation of a monk comes only once he is Solemnly professed already--- means that, a solemnly professed monk like me gets a formal Theological Education two years after he was professed Solemnly--- mag aantay ka pa ng 2 yrs bago ka maipadala sa Seminary to study MA in PHIlo and THeo as requirements for a priestly ordination....mamimila ka ng Seminary dito sa Merika or sa ROme...

then once the monk gets ordained--he will remain to be inside the Cloister just like anybody else in the Cloister -(monks with no vows and with vows)....and serve the community as long as he lives and is capable healthwise....

so ang status ko ngaun ay : nag aantay na lang ako ng august of 2008 next yr for me to be able to start with my MA in PHilo and Theo in a Seminary in Indiana...and it will take me 6 yrs inside the Seminary to be able to finish all these requirements for my Priestly Ordination...ganun yun ehhh...

mayrun ding ibang monks in Solemn Vows na dahil tumanda na sa formation kaya after their Solemn Vows ay parang tinamad na silang mag aral ng PHILO at THEO --kaya hanggang sa pagiging monk brother na lang sila forever--pero not me-- dahil miss ko na ang akademya---i want to go back to the academe--so i will push thru with my studies nxt yr and be a priest in 6 yrs time..tagal nun hahahahaha--pero willing me na mag antay, ako pa?......tiyaga ko noh hahahahahah.....salamat sa pagdaan mo sasha..

Anonymous said...

wow, pagkain uli :D pahingi namna, para sa mga bata rito :)

ate sasha, di lang naman kami brother "lang" hehehe, brother na brother talaga...

forevermonk said...

@brovince

ey sana nga maibalot mga pagkain na ito at ng maipdala dyan sa higit na nangangailangan....
heheheh-siguro ang ibig sabihin ni sasha ay kung yung mga brothers ay eventually nagiging ordained minister na brother- but not in terms of the quality of being a brother in the real sense of the word brother... hahahahah.

sadako said...

hahaha ang galing nisashing.. Dirty ol Monk hahaha

seriously dom bakit 4 pm, meryenda ko yun kapatid. aga naman ata nun.

salamat at may food uli. may ipopost ako next next week hehehe. uy instant big hit kapatid pagkain mo sa blog ko... dami naglaway sa mga niluto mo.

natatawa ako sayo, talagang always smile ka ha hahaha. that makes you more younger that your age.

naku koreano pala si brother, baka sa susunod puro koreano na rin kayo jan tulad namin dito sa pilipinas hahah

forevermonk said...

@bluepanjeet

hhahaah---oo nga eh si sasha talaga gagawin pa akong dirty ol man hahahahah--
oo nga- bilib ako sa atake at approach mo eh--kaya sympre talagang bumenta siya ng todo --parang hit sa takilya bah hahahahaha---
ay ganun na talaga ako- mababaw ang ngiti hahahahaha-

sige- ingats ka --naaabala ang package ng dvd eh-bukas ko pa lang i kiclaim sa postal offc ng abiquiu- then by wednesday ay saka ko iparcel saiu---

Anonymous said...

Wow! Natuwa naman daw ako at sinagot mo ako brother :) So dapat pala dom na lang ano? Hindi brother dom kasi redundant hehehe

Buti ka pa smiling face si kuya Vince serious effect haahaha... Baka mabasa uli ito ni kuya hehehe... Sana andito pa sya sa Manila in Jan 2008. Naku dom, I will hold you to your word ha. Pecan pie! Gusto ko yan :) Benedictine ka pala. Joke lang yung sa DOM hahahah... natawa si panjeet! Hahaha :)

Anyway, salamat sa info about sa iyong monastic formation. So magiging priest ka rin pala, dom. Kapag hindi pa ako nakasal by next year at inabot ako ng siyam-siyam, ikaw magkasal sa akin ha?

Ang aga talaga ng dinner nyo. Pinoy ka, dom, I'm sure pagdating ng 9pm gutom ka na. Hehehe... Tama si panjeet eh, meryenda time pa lang yan dito. At ang layo ng kusina! Hahaha... Kahit kumain ka ng left over, pagbalik mo ng room mo gutom ka na uli hehehe

Nakikita ko when you update your blog, dom, kaya nauna ako mag-comment. Ginawa kitang fave sa technorati kasi :)

Happy Tuesday, dom!

forevermonk said...

x@sasha

hey sasha... salamat naman kung ginawa mong fav ang site ko sa technorati--so wala pala akon kawala hahahah at alam mo pag nagpost ako or nag tingga ako hahahaha-eh hindi ka mabibigo dahil halos araw araw ako kung mag post kung hindi man may palya na isang araw sa pagitan hahahah-ganyan ako ka adik sa blog bwhahahaha-...

oo, kita kits tayo pagdating ko manila next yr... and yung pie mo sure yun hahahahah-

naku, wag mo namang sabihin yan at matagal pa ako bago ma ordain---sayang ang buhay mo hahahah--i mean, ang pogi pa naman ng bf mo-kelangan magkasiluan na agad kayo para hindi ka na mapunta sa iba at siya naman ay para hindi mapunta sa iba kasi-bagay kyo eh--- ikakasal ko kayo ng libre hahaha--that is, kung nagpatagal tagal pa kayo at na ordain na ako na single pa rin kayu hahahaa

JP aka Elmo said...

busog na masyado ang mata ko sa kakatingin sa mga food pics. my hungry stomach is craving for one... ung real food ha. hehe. dun nga po sa post ni mr. bluepanjeet eh naglaway ako dahil sa food overload. hahaha. kaya ginaganahan akong magluto ng pagkain nmin d2 sa bahay everyday due to that (cooking inspiration from Dom Lawrence). ehehe. khit may nakuha na kaming bagong maid (lesbian maid) ako pa rin nagluluto. panu di rin kc marunong magluto ung new maid na un... tibo kc eh. hehe.

Ronnie said...

pagkain na naman! waaah! kailangan mo na talaga kaming ipaghanda ng mga ganyan pag-uwi mo. hahaha!

di pwedeng magsalita kapaga kumakain? e pano kapag magpapa-abot ng patis? self-service ito!

Jeprocks said...

Panay bogchi ang mga post ha... katakam takam papa lawrence bwahahahaha!

anjan na ba?

forevermonk said...

@elmo
ay ganun ba yun? heheheh- hirap naman nyan eh lesbiyana pala ang maid nyo eh parang lalaki din naman pala kasama nyo diyan--naku, baka mahirapan kayo sa pag manage nyan- noon may nakuha din akong maid na lesbiyana= naku, hirap na hirap ako sa pagturo sa mga gawaing bahay- parang lalaki din eh, naku mas magaling pa ako sa gawaing babay kesa doon- hindi nagtagal dahil nga nabweset sa akin dahil napakaselan ko daw at para daw akong babae sa selan..naku naman, alangan namang binabayaran ko siya ay ako pa rin ang gagwa sa bahay- ano siya sinuwsirtee? hahahahahah

forevermonk said...

@ironnie

hahaha- yeah, no talking- senyasan lang kapag may ipaaabot ka sa katabi mo--..para kaming mga pipi....
naku, talagang ipagluluto ko kayo hahaha

forevermonk said...

@jeprocks

hahaha-masanay ka na sa napaka pabolosong buhay ng mga monkees dito hahaha- ay wala pa rin sa abiquiu post offc eh...i myself checked it yesterday when i went to sta fe for my persnonal shopping of my toiletries...baka before the end of this week ay dumating din siya--will let you know..thnks my frend

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