If you’re not a brave person, read no farther.
If you think that gore has no place in an ideal world — which probably means you are NOT a CSI fan — read no farther.
There is nothing artificial about this photo. It has not been digitally altered in any way. This is nature, albeit that part we often try to avoid.
You didn’t really think I was talking about death, did you? With a title like “On the kitchen cabinet”, I couldn’t have been. 
The little frog has semi-transparent feet that look jelly-like. Of course, I didn’t realize that until I downloaded the photos. No way I would have inspected it that close.
Excluding the length of the legs, from head to the tip of the torso, it’s smaller than a teaspoon. I had to make sure that it was really asleep before attempting to position the teaspoon beside it at baka tumalon sa akin, eh, takot ko la’ng. 
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karen 11.25.07 at 4:39 pm
i think it’s cute
Connie Veneracion 11.25.07 at 5:12 pm
Cute if it isn’t about to jump on you? hehehehe
karen 11.25.07 at 5:55 pm
hehe. ibang usapan na iyon, miss sassy
Jon Limjap 11.25.07 at 6:13 pm
If you think you have it bad, I think you should check out Sidney Snoeck’s latest Frog Festival photos:
http://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/my_sarisari_store/
Especially the ones on frog cuisine!
kotsengkuba 11.25.07 at 6:25 pm
that’s what they call palakang saging. i have been inhabited by one of those once in the soundness of my sleep. natakot ako kase patay ang ilaw at pag-galaw ko, saktong nahawakap ko. hahaha. nakikitulog pala sa kama.
isang araw kong kinulong sa garapon pero naawa ako kaya pinakawalan ko rin.
Connie Veneracion 11.25.07 at 7:06 pm
Karen, hehehehe Ako din hanggang tingin na lang.
Wow, Jon, so he went… I wanted to but the weekend we were free was after the frog festival already. Don’t care much for the parade and games but the cooking contest would have been wonderful to experience.
kotsengkuba, ah so yun pala anf palakang saging. We see a lot of frogs were but the most common, aside from the horny toads, are the ones with webbed feet. It’s my first time to see s frog with these jelly-like feet.
Kongkong622 11.25.07 at 7:29 pm
Yakkkk!!!!
I can take ipis….but frogs….yakkkk!!!
Eww!! Tumatayo balahibo ko!!
mavic 11.25.07 at 7:45 pm
i really love your sense of humor…
Connie Veneracion 11.25.07 at 7:54 pm
Kongkong, HAHAHAHAHA Kaya nga ba may warning! HAHAHAHA
Mavic, we all need a sense of humor. LOL In this generation, stress is a killer.
honey 11.26.07 at 5:55 am
one time, attend kami seminar kasama counterparts namin sa visayas. nung gabi na, gusto nila mag-unwind, pumasok sila sa isang bar at nood lang ng show while drinking beer. after several drinks, nung malapit na sila matapos, pagdukot nila ng ice sa bucket, meron silang nakita na palaka kasama ng ice nila. patay na yung frog siempre.
jenb 11.26.07 at 8:26 am
Eto ang downside of living in the `burbs. Kung madirihin ka, madaming mga creepy crawly animals ang baka di mo kayang kayanin. Sa bahay namin, every night may 2 malalaking palaka na nakabantay sa front door. kung takot ka sa kulugo, baka di ka makalapit sa pinto sa laki nila.
Mila 11.26.07 at 8:58 am
Oh god, I nearly died when I saw your photo. I’m a major frog-phobic, can’t stand them, and even gave away a Fendi bag that reminded me of a toad.
bem 11.26.07 at 10:06 am
… i was removing a christmas decor from the kisame sa porch ng haus namin, siyempre nakatingala ako. ng bigla ba naman may tumalon na small froggy from the decor at tumalon sa mukha ko. sus ginoo! buti na lang di umihi at hindi ako naka-nganga! eww!
Jon Limjap 11.26.07 at 10:27 am
Kongkong,
Mas kaya kong i-take ang palaka kaysa sa ipis.
Connie Veneracion 11.26.07 at 10:53 am
jenb, we have those too. and the darn things eat off the cats’ feeding bowls. hahahhaa
Mila, talk about the power of suggestion ha!
bem, that happened to me but it was a lizard. dunno which sucks worse — frog or lizard.
rhodora 11.26.07 at 1:14 pm
Frogs! We live with frogs. hahaha. During rainy season, they just invade the house. I don’t know where they are coming from. Basta na lang may susulpot sa loob ng bahay. Maybe nakakalusot pag may nagbubukas ng door at hindi napapansin na nakakapasok pala. I think there’s one nga at the back of our house - doon na pinanganak at lumaki. Yes, toad na siya ngayon, at ayaw umalis. Ilang beses ko nang pinadampot at pinatapon sa kalsada, bumabalik pa rin.
But I wonder though - are frogs - like rats - disease carriers too?
Connie Veneracion 11.26.07 at 3:02 pm
Rhodora, back in the city, because part of the property was vacant and got inundated during the rainy season, we could hear “frog symphonies” at night. Grabe, as in symphony talaga.
I don’t know if they carry diseases. I don’t think so. Unless we count the “wart” stories which are myths.
MegaMom 11.26.07 at 10:12 pm
Eeeewwww! I am scared! I’d prefer it (him?) meatier, skinned and sauteed with onions and garlic. hehehe…
My 4-year old son, on the other hand, would love to get a hold of this creature and possibly pet it.
I should think frogs in general are cleaner than rats. Their habitat is swamps and damp places in the garden. As for rats, they forage for “bulok” things and hang out in garbage dumps.
Carol B. 11.26.07 at 11:39 pm
Sa akin okey lang makakita ako ng insects or creepy animals basta wag lang dadapo or tatalon sa akin. Pero mga bata dito sa lugar namin sa Canada, hinuhuli pa ang palaka para gawing pet. As in nilulundag nila para mahuli. I just can’t believe it at first kasi yung mga cousin ko who were born here kapag nagpupunta ng Pinas talagang nagkakagalis dahil lang sa kagat ng lamok so i thought walang insects dito. Gosh, nung makarating ako dito I learned na marami rin pa lang insects dito. Grabe ang lamok dito. Kasing laki ng langaw natin at hindi takot sa tao, in fact nakikihalubilo pa sila. Kahit nakamaong jeans ka pa, tagos ang injection nila. Ang langaw dito kapag kinagat ka, mamamaga at dudugo pa. Masakit na makati ang pantal (parang kagat ng ipis).
Kaya please Connie, paki padala na lang dito ang mga palaka na yan para maubos ang langaw at lamok dito.
julie 11.27.07 at 10:24 am
Ay! kakagulat to see something like that in your cabinet. But I have to say, cute ang frog, huwag lang tatalon papunta sa iyo
Bing 11.27.07 at 6:38 pm
eeewwww! i don’t like frogs talaga! especially the green ones… buti na lang nakita mo Ms. Connie eh kakulay kaya ng cabinet mo. And its a good thing din na frog yan hindi snake…on weekends we go to Bulacan and we have a house there just right beside a rice field. When I opened our storage room I thought I saw a black belt on top of one of the boxes there. Tapos biglang gumalaw! When I opened the lights OMG! It’s a snake! Mga 2 feet long na kaya sya… so takbo ako sa labas ng haus namin at nagsisisigaw kaya ako… good thing nandun yung boy namin. Hinampas nya ng patpat sa ulo…ganun daw ang pagpatay sa mga snake. You hit them on the head. Pero kahit na sabi ko di ko pa din yun kayang gawin… mamamatay ako sa takot!
Connie Veneracion 11.28.07 at 8:08 pm
Mega Mom, me too, I prefer them cooked and UNABLE to leap hehehehe
Carol B., akala ko tropical insect ang lamok. At akala ko malaki na lamok dito sa Antipolo kasi definitely twice the size of mosquitoes in the city. Josme, lalong aayaw mag-migrate ng mga anak ko hahahaha Amin na lang yung palaka, dami din lamok dito hehehehe
Julie, the big ones — the toads — eeewww kahit tingin lang kadiri pa rin.
Bing, a snake like the one caught by our cat? wag matakot, picture lang… hehehe