Bizarre Cravings
I’ve got my first dose of cravings or “paglilihi” in Filipino. The first time that I’ve experienced it was at 3 in the morning. I woke up all sweaty and so hungry. I can practically hear my stomach growling and it felt like a monster was clawing its way out my stomach. I’m not exaggerating at all. Even I was quite surprised why I’m shivering and it seems like I haven’t eaten in days! I woke up hubby and he sat up with half closed eyes and asked me what I wanted. I said I want rice and Chicken Tinola w/ Papaya and Chili leaves and not Sayote with Malunggay. He then asked me to repeat what I just have said because he might have heard me incorrectly. When finally it sank into his still soporific mind, he said “Are you trying to be funny, baby? It’s 3 am and where on Earth will I buy a readily cooked Chicken Tinola? Even if I go out now, there’s no way that I’d be able to bring home one to you. And if I’ll try to cook it for you, how will I be able to get Papaya and Chili leaves at this ungodly hour?” And hubby broke into a litany of reasons why it’s impossible for me to eat what I want at 3 am. I said, “Well okay, enough with your blabbering already go and fix me up something because I feel like I’m losing my mind with too much hunger.” Since we weren’t really prepared for this, all he got was saltine crackers and a cup of hot cocoa. I tried eating and drinking it but I threw it all up. We were very much awake the entire night and waited for the sun to come out so we can ask our nanny to buy the ingredients needed for making Chicken Tinola. I ended up cooking it all by myself but I didn’t care. What mattered was that I still got to eat what I wanted. It was a happy day after all.
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