(1632) MUSIC AND ME (Sept. 20, 2018) NUTRITIOUS FOOD AT PRR (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

NUTRITIOUS FOOD AT

PALAU ROYAL RESORT

(Breakfast,

Lunch,

Dinner)

Very few times that fruits, especially cantaloupe, are served during breakfast. That day on Sept. 26, 2017, there are lots of sliced cantaloupe. I just get 2 slices of it, 1 hard boiled egg, 1 sweet sausage (skinless longganisa), a cup of fried tofu with cucumber and onions with vinegar and 2 slices of lemon (calamansi) that goes to my herbal tea (pito-pito--seven herbs). After finishing the 2 slices of cantaloupe, I go back to get 2 more, and 2 more...







A day after my 61st birthday (Jan. 02, 2017) at Palau Royal Resort Cafeteria, I have a long conversation with PRR DOB Ma'am Michelle Liao, which is the longest talk we had in years.

Mostly our conversation is about my age, how many years I am older than my wife (6 years and 9 months), a little about music and chess and when she noticed that I am not eating the egg yolk of the hard boiled egg, she said, "You're not eating the egg yolk?"

I said, "Yes. Egg yolk has 60 calories while the "egg white" has only 15 calories. I eat the egg yolk if the style of cooking of the egg is scrambled. And you must eat only a maximum of 4 eggs a week."

I've got the list of "Calorie Counter" from my guitar/chess student Brandon Kyle Soriano.

In Oct. 25, 2017, breakfast food is like lunch food with 2 bananas, burger steak, sweet corn, leftover pastry with tuna inside from Waves Restaurant's breakfast buffet, fish soup (minestrone), cucumber, 3 calamansi and 2 slices of banana bread and as usual, herbal tea with drops of lemon. With this heavy breakfast, I usually take my lunch at 1 pm.


She said, "But your body needs the vitamin from the egg yolk."

One of the lady co-employees of mine at PRR noticed our long conversation and she said, "How interesting it is that you had that long conversation with Ma'am Michelle!"

More or less a year after our long conversation, I saw Ma'am Michelle brought a medium size ripe sour sop at the cafeteria and asked a cook there to slice it for her.
    And she was able to finished it all!
I have an opinion about this which my wife disagrees---
   Although sour sop is very good anti-cancer fruit, if you ate all of it in one sitting, you get that anti-cancer prevention for that day only. That's why whenever I buy a sour sop (mostly not ripe yet and it will take at least 3 days to ripe), I will slice it into 8 or 7 slices that is good for 1 week. In that case, I have the anti-cancer fruit for a week and not for only a day. It is like taking 7 multi vitamins in one day because you are lazy to take it daily. 

 During my first few years at Palau Royal Resort, I am not eating breakfast but take my lunch as early as 10:30 am (brunch) because I sleep late in the evening and skip breakfast to have longer sleep.

But it has changed when I come back from 2014 World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. Now I always take breakfast as the doctor ordered me not to skip the most important meal of the day, the breakfast.

       Many co-employees, including Daisy Maya, far right, noticed that me and Wilson Ledesma, who died while working in Maldives in early 2019, are wearing the same yellow t-shirt while eating at Cafeteria in exactly one year ago --March 13, 2018. I wearing that shirt when I took a vacation with my wife in 2011 when we evacuated from our house because of flooding. Me and my grandson Zach were televised when the ABS-CBN cameraman Mr. Mallari took a shot of us while transferring from the military truck that broke down in the middle of flooded street to their military truck where they are also evacuating and while doing so, he is taking shots of everything that's going on.

http://palau-chess.blogspot.com/2015/06/1011-my-unforgettable-philippine.html

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- March 13, 2019

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               Soon to be published as a book

               Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 -- March 13, 2019

              The History of Chess in Palau
              By Roberto Hernandez
              June 09, 2002 -- March 13, 2019

(1464) MUSIC AND ME (Oct. 12, 2017) 2007--MY FIRST NEW YEAR'S EVE COUNTDOWN PERFORMANCE AT PRR

My partner in the 2007 New Year's eve Countdown at the Waves Restaurant is a Filipino lady singer working at one of the bars along Malakal. When we are practicing the song "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", I have goosebumps and I told her, "Very rarely that I have goosebumps when somebody is singing. It's just a sign that you really sing with expression."

Our GM Isao Takahashi, middle-wearing Hawaiian shirt, knew my singer and where she works.

I don't remember her name, the Filipino lady singer.

Left to right, standing: Roberto Hernandez, GM Isao Takahashi, Masaki Horie, Mr. Bephu, Allan Tuppil, Jenny Salazar, Edgar Cayanan. Squatting (L-R) Ms. Sunny Matsui, Darwin Nisperos and Josephine Amutan.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               December 29, 2002 -- December 30, 2017

               Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
               The Beginning of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               Soon to be published as a book

               Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
               Tia Belau Newspaper
               March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
               http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
               April 25, 2013 --December 30, 2017
              
               The History of Chess in Palau
               By Roberto Hernandez
               June 09, 2002 -- December 30, 2017

(1399) MUSIC AND ME (May 18, 2017) PALAUAN FIRST-BORN CHILD RITE (Royal Seasons Magazine 2008)

The Royal Seasons Magazine published in 2008 the traditional rite of Palauan first-born child with the mother being rubbed with oil all around her body. The problem is it is written in Chinese language/characters.

The 2007 Palau Royal Resort's New Year's Eve Countdown was also featured with guests and staff enjoying the countdown, where the performances were done by me during the early hours (piano instrumental) alternating with young Palauan traditional dancers and during the countdown (11pm-1:00am), live band featuring me, Alex Mantes and the greatest showman Palau ever knew--Lemuel "Lemon" Bacor-lead guitar and vocal. The staff had photo sessions with GM Isao Takahashi, Michelle Liao, Jesse Tsai, Edgar Cayanan, Maricar Genova Manad, Dennis Lara, Nino Flores, Nor Lazaro, F & B Manager Allan Tuppil, who sponsored $100.00 cash prize, trophy and medals for the 2007 Palau Royal Resort Rating Chess Tournament. VERY GOOD MEMORIES OF YEARS GONE BY!!!

In the Employees Corner, 4 employees of PRR were featured with 52-year-old (same as me) Chief Engineer Amado Fulgencio, former Employee of the Year Anette Niango, Mignon (without family name) and me. It also shows there how long we've been working at PRR with Mr. Fulgencio--2 years and 9 months, Anette (2 yrs. 11 mo.), Mignon (1 yr. 2 mo.) and me 9 months (from June 01, 2007).

 In the last page, Executive Chef Masaki Horie (1 yr. 5 mo.), F & B Manager Allan Tuppil (same years as Anette-which means they are pioneers), Annie and Winn Yobech. (2 yrs. 9 mo.).






Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                Tia Belau Newspaper
                December 29, 2002--July 04, 2017

                Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
                The Beginning of Chess in Palau
                By Roberto Hernandez
                Soon to be published as a book

                Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
                Tia Belau Newspaper
                March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
                http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
                April 25, 2013--July 04, 2017

                The History of Chess in Palau
                By Roberto Hernandez
                June 09, 2002--July 04, 2017

                Royal Seasons Magazine
                2008 Edition  

(1341) MUSIC AND ME (Dec. 22, 2016) Playing Music at PRR CHRISTMAS PARTY on DEC. 17, 2016

The Indonesian National Traditional Dance performed by staff of Mandara Spa of Palau Royal Resort.

Some of the staff taking photos of dance performance are Rodney Yakuchil (sitting), Nancy Hung and Mr. Watanabe, who performed last year wearing lady's dress and the most entertaining among others with GM Masayuki Kawaguchi, F & B Manager Mervin Lee Cuyugan, HR Manager Bob Hsiao and Chief Engineer Tony Penas in what appears to be the highlight of the 2015 PRR Christmas party.
                                                  (All photos here are by Roberto Hernandez)

The Palauan Traditional Dance perform by staff of HR (Security personnel), Laundry and Rooms Division.

Ma'am Michelle Liao with Maria Fe Bruto receiving a certificate for working at PRR for 5 years.

The Filipino Traditional and National Dance perform by staff from HR, Accounting, Cafteria, Gift Shop and F & B.

The top 2 finishers are waiting for result, which is very, very close tabulation from the judges.

The Filipino group celebrates for winning over Palau group by just 1 percentage vote.

The prize of $350.00 were given to the Filipino group; $300.00 to the Palau group and $250.00 to the Indonesian group.

Queen and King of the night -- from Mandara Spa and Kenny Uludui, Chief of Security.

Best costume by HR Manager Bob Hsiao.

Mr. Joraku, Director of Sales and Marketing Department, won $200.00 cash prize and generously donated it to be raffled again at 4 $50.00 cash prize.

Dancing time.

Sources: Chess Mate by Roberto Hernandez
                 Tia Belau Newspaper
                 December 29, 2002 -- February 01, 2017

                 Music and Me by Roberto Hernandez
                 Tia Belau Newspaper
                 March 15, 2012 -- April 18, 2013
                 http://palau-chess.blogspot.com
                 April 25, 2013 -- February 01, 2017

                 Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
                 The Beginning of Chess in Palau
                 By Roberto Hernandez
                 Soon to be published as a book