But you, Marketman, “you da man”! Your blog has had me lurking around for a month now and today, I started doing the archives! I kept asking myself, Self? What’s with this blog? Why is it giving me so much joy, cpmfort, peace and love? And then I submit a comment. I type hunt-and-peck, my eyes are just about gone, the iMac is in full zoom feature and yet, here I am. What the hey!!??

Then it dawned on me. Your blog reminds me of family long ago in Canlubang, Laguna.

Picture this: Lolo stands up from the dinner table and goes after his big cigar. Lola says, “You ate too much bistek, you’ll be constipated for days”. Tita Pilar tells her husband to stop with the lechon kawali already, he’s getting too fat. There’s my Dad moaning about the 4 foot putt he missed that morning.

Marketman, your blog and your many fans and commenters(?) is/are my family! You are my peoples! All “poodies” (pinoy foodies)! Please don’t stop. And I hope your website keeps growing to where they have go give you your own zip code.

Many thanks for keeping this silly old man happy all the way out here by the Golden Gate.