Hurumanu 8: Health - Mental Well-being

The following sessions that we have been having in our 8th hurumanu are learning more about our wellbeing. How each part of our te whare tapa wha, is connected to each other, we have been focusing on a different one in each several sessions that we have been in this subject. Last session, as well as this current session, have been focusing on our 'mental health'. We are tasked with researching a fair amount to understand some parts of our 'mental health'. There were several topics that we were presented with to be able to focus on; the topic that I picked to look into more is 'stress', a feeling that can be felt more than we can count during our lifetime. It can be beneficial, yet can be the opposite as well. How it affects our well being is what I looked upon, the damage it could potentially give, 'chronic stress', what it could lead into and what it means. Focusing as well on how stress can occur, what environment it needs to occur, how much is too much?



courtesy: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/well/mind/stress-can-make-you-sick-take-steps-to-reduce-it.html

Kindness: Random Acts of Kindness

Taha Wairua-spiritual wellbeing- is a part of our whare tapa wha which is our wellbeing. The four dimensions; mental, physical, spiritual and social well being. All of the four dimensions are important as one another; the spiritual well being, however, is what we would be focusing on at this moment. What is spiritual well being? Taha Wairua, in my opinion, is the hardest to explain in the four; but, knowing now and being able to understand what it means as I do now, it became less challenging to explain. In this case, we are specifically talking about kindness, acts of kindness-being kind-, in general, is important, why so? Kindness helps us to communicate, to mingle with people; to be able to understand each other, to empathize with whom we interact with. Not only that but it helps us to bind relationships together, build, and create new connections with one another.

We were tasked with performing a random act of kindness for this session of "Health Hurumanu", I wrote to my grandmas who are way back in the Philippines and told them how much I appreciate and value the time that I was with them.

That is, for me, what I feel what Taha Wairua is, and how much we need to value it, much like kindness.

Earthquake!!

This is about earthquakes and what could it cause we were told to this because on what we experience this day, the earthquake at New Zealand. We have just done this today I hope you will like it Bye!!

My Persuasive Writing!

These past weeks we have been learning about health and nutrition. We had learnt about how to be healthy and even how to choose your food. Then at the 3rd week of this term we have to write a persuasive writing about our favorite food. I chose kalamay because I absolutely love it, after I had research some facts about this food and then wrote them in my own words and add what I already know about it. I really hope you'll be persuade to eat this Filipino food because I am, yet see you next time; Bye!!!!

Hook:

There is a sticky food that means “sugar” and it’s a delicacy in the Philippines, what is it? Kalamay!! It is a delicacy that is similar to Nian gao which is also a delicacy, but in China. Also it is a cousin of the dodol which is found over Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and in some parts of the Philippines!!! Did you know, that there is not just one kind of kalamay around the Philippines? Because there are dozens! From the dozens of region that are in there!

Arguments:

It is not a grain. But is made with it, it might not beat a vegetable with it’s nutrition, yet is good. The kalamay have many calories that would make you fast as flash, it depends on what ingredients you choose. The kalamay has only a bit of sugar and fat so don’t worry, the fat and sugar that you put in it can be also good for your nutrition so you can keep a balance diet. If you're feeling down and a bit tired you could eat kalamay to make your body feel as strong as superman in a flash. (Down below are the nutrition facts about the kalamay na latik)

Calories	45	Sodium	2 mg
Total Fat	1 g	Potassium	13 mg
Saturated	1 g	Total Carbs	9 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fiber	0 g
Monounsaturated	0 g	Sugars	2 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	0%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	1%

It could have many usage like a delicious, delectable dessert and can also  be an exchange for a  mouth watering cake, if you don’t have one. It gives lots  and lots of energy and very healthy. And also you can make different kinds of them, like the kalamay na ube/purple, kalamay na latik, sapin sapin and many other more. You can even make one right now.

There are dozens of the kinds of the kalamay but this is my personal favorite, the kalamay na latik. This is the recipe.

First you will need

2¼ cups muscovado or brown sugar

2 cups coconut milk

2 cups coconut cream

½ cup water

½ cup of Latik

to make kalamay

Then just follow this steps

1. Firstly prepare a plate or round pan that you will use for the kalamay. Then start by placing a clean banana leaf or a parchment paper over it. Brush some cooking oil or coconut oil on the banana leaf or if it is parchment paper don’t put the oil. After set it aside.
2. Now what you will do is combine the coconut milk, coconut cream, water, and glutinous rice flour in a deep cooking pot. Next  mix it well until the texture of the mixture becomes soft. You can use wire whisk if necessary.
3. Afterwards turn the heat on to medium. Now Gradually stir it until the mixture starts to get hot or warm. While stirring you might notice that lumps will form,  but continue to stir until bubbles appear.
4. At this moment set the heat to low-medium. Next continue to stir for about15 minutes.
5. Add the sugar. After mix well to incorporate.  Continue your mixing for the next 30 to 40 minutes or just until the mixture becomes really thick and the color turns dark brown.
6. Now you can transfer the thick mixture on the prepared plate or pan that we made.
7. You can spread and top with latik if you want to( the recipe is at a website, here is the link latik.

 Let it cool for a few minutes or eat it hot.

Ending:

All of that are only in one kind of kalamay. So now think of the kalamay there still is. More nutrients, more treats, more taste. Sometimes it can also be bad, yes. But the kalamay have many nutrients, you can either choose other stuff to put it on the top when it’s done so it will be more healthier or take a fruit and eat it with the kalamay. Also you can taste the taste of what filipinos taste, taste the food of many other religions, is a great treat and the most delicious, most yummiest treat in the world.  Also when eating it, it gives me such energy that I want to run around the world. Now that you know a bit more of the delicious food you can make, then eat it, or maybe do some more research about it, but I hope you will atleast try the Kalamay.
Now these are the strategy that I used in my writing

Facts & Statistics	There is a sticky food that means “sugar” and it’s a delicacy in the Philippines, what is it? Kalamay!! It is a delicacy that is similar to Nian gao which is also a delicacy, but in China. Also it is a cousin of the dodol which is found over Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and in some parts of the Philippines!!! Did you know? that there is not just one kind of kalamay around the Philippines, there are dozen from the dozens of region  that are in there.
Emotional Language
Exaggeration	The kalamay have many calories that would make you fast as flash eat kalamay to make your body feel as strong as superman in a flash. most delicious most yummies treat in the world
Sound Effect	delicious, delectable dessert
Rhetorical Question	There is a sticky food that means “sugar” and it’s a delicacy in the Philippines, what is it?
Personal Experience	Also when eating it it  gives me such energy that I want to run around the world.
Repetition
Rebuttal	Sometimes it can also be bad, yes. But the kalamay have many nutrients, you can either choose other stuff to put it on the top when it’s done so it will be more healthier.