Lessons from Ice Creams

I learned something interesting from the all-time-favorite dessert that we have. Nakakatuwang isipin na God could reveal His messages from small things. Minsan yung mga bagay na yun pa ay hindi natin aakalaing may ganoong masasabi. Sino ba naman mag-aakalang ang ice creams, or sorbetes in Filipino, involves a great special process kung papano ito ginagawa. And that great special process involves a very deep message all of us should live by heart. :)

Jollibee KitKat flavored Mix-ins

 We are eating at Jollibee a while ago. I ordered something to lift up my spirit. Hahaha. I guess I badly needed a good surge of sugar. Galing ako sa pag-aapply ng trabaho. And sobrang nakakapagod physically, specially emotionally. 

"We are currently training a batch of nurses na. But you can come back sa December for the next batch."

"Text nalang po kung kelan ang qualifying exam."

The last one seemed to gave hope pero still both leads to nothingness of patience and more patience. Lalo na yung nauna. I don't really know kung anong gagawin ko from September till December. So going back, I am at Jollibee. Iniisip ko kung meron bang nakapagpasaya sakin ngayong araw na ito that is worth posted. Then, God whispered that there is something special about ice creams. Like I had this gut feeling that there is more to this sorbetes.

That is its process called tempering. I can't explain the correct procedure in how it is done but as I searched kung papano ginagawa, here is what I've found.

1. Una, dapat gawin muna yung base ng ice cream. So first, boil the milk. Pag nagfoam na sa gilid, hinaan ang apoy.
2. Sa ibang bowl, crack and whisk the eggs. 
3. Here is the turning point. Lagyan ng nung ininit na gatas, nang paunti-unti, yung mga itlog. Mag lagay ng 1/2 cup of milk, one at a time,  sa mga itlog. In this process, we are "tempering" the eggs. Sinasanay natin yung itlog sa maiinit na temperatura ng gatas. Kasi kapag hindi, at pinaghalo agad natin ang maiinit na gatas at itlog, scrambled eggs instead of ice cream ang mangyayari.
4. Pag naghalo na lahat, patuloy na haluin ang mixture sa mahinang apoy. 
5. Tapos, we can now transfer it sa what we call as cold process and after that sa procedure naman on how to place the flavors. But we wont highlight that na. I just want to show the tempering process. :) 

Minsan nagtanong ako sa Panginoon kung bakit nga ba ako nag nursing? Ang DAMIIIIIII DAMI ng nurses. And parang mga jeep papuntang FTI ang mga ospital. Pag nasa Pasay ka at saktong uwian, or rush hour, makikipaghabulan at makikipagunahan ka. They are the VIP Jeeps, for me. So, naiisip ko, sana nag med tech nalang ako. Kasi sa bawat hospital website na puntahan ko, hiring ng ganung career. I was losing hope. Especially mag-e-end na yung taon. I was thinking na sana kaya akong dalhin ng grades ko nung college sa trabahong gusto ko.

Our clinical graduation, March 2014.

But here comes God, offering me an ice cream and telling me something great. 

• Like the ice cream, sa pag gawa ng base ka dapat magfocus. God is preparing me into something great now that I am on my starting point.
• Like the hot milk, talagang maraming "hot" challenges. Sadyang pinainit ang gatas para sa itlog. Pero hindi sila magkalaban ng itlog. Actually they should go together. In nursing, maraming stress ng paghahanap ng trabaho. But they are not against what I could become. 

13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

• Ang mainit na gatas ang sasanay sa itlog. This challenges will develop my endurance, and perseverance, and my whole character. It will "temper" me.
• Paunti-unting ilalagay ang mainit na gatas hanggang masanay ang itlog. God wont give me challenges na hindi ko kayang i-handle. And I believe nagsimula nag tempering process ko since first year college. 
• Kapag tempered na ang itlog, it could now join the milk and the two could make a delicious ice cream. 

Kapag nahihirapan tayong ipagpatuloy yung journey natin towards our dreams, maybe God is tempering us with the challenges na kailangan natin. And all of this is His way of preparing us into something great. Marami nang way kung papano gumawa ng ice cream. Some are quick way pero I believe wala paring tatalo sa tempering process na'to kasi ginawa talaga ng maayos yung base. And anything great should have a good foundation.

47 Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.” Luke 6:47-49

And maybe, ice cream is the most popular comfort food kasi God really has good messages with the ice cream sa bawat down ang spirit na kumakain nito. :) For its messages are really comforting . Praise God talaga.

How about you kapatid? Are you having problems or difficulties right now? Go grab an ice cream. :) And realize the messages God wants to reveal to you through it. :) God bless you!