1 Year of Life Without Gallbladder

October 1, 2010June 20, 2014 ken4 Comments

It’s been a year now of living life with no gallbladder.

Right after the Lap Chole (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy) operation, I thought I would become a vegetarian. But the hospital served chicken – on a low fat diet. So, meat was still part of my diet. Then, we bought a microwave oven for cooking my food. And even thought of buying a steam cooker.

Yet, after doing some tests on eating the foods to be avoided, I managed to eat some fatty foods. And even end up eating the foods that I regularly eat.

Ginabot anyone?

August 28, 2010June 20, 2014 ken4 Comments

ginabot sa pungko-pungko

No gallbladder and street food – Ginabot

Ginabot is the Visayan term for Chicharon Bulaklak. It is made from pig’s intestines, salted, and deep fried to a crisp that resembles a flowery appearance – a crispy flower-shaped finger food. A finger food. A street food. My food.

This becomes part of my low-budget meal. The pungko-pungko stall, literally means eating while squatting, however has wooden bench, is found in the basketball court near IT-Park along Salinas Drive. But the one I usually go to is situated in front of the Waterfront Hotel – Cebu, I mean right beside the main road going to the hotel. There is one stall in the corner of Salinas Drive and the entrance road of Waterfront Hotel.

First shot of beer

May 17, 2010June 20, 2014 ken14 Comments

Drinking Beer

I had my first glass of San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen!

7 months after my Lap Chole (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy) operation, I found myself holding an icy San Miguel beer. Not just holding the glass but drinking the beer.

First reaction – I almost forgot the taste of cold San Miguel Beer. I waited some minutes for my system to react to the beer. And since it was a round-robin shots, I had ample time to feel how my stomach would react. But I only had the normal system reaction – burping. Then I had some more shots and I feel no stomach pain, no adverse reaction.