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Food Friday

2009-12-18T00:01:00.004+08:00

Whenever we order pizza I almost always choose the one with the most 'plant(s)' on it. LOL. This one's from Yellow Cab, their Garden Fresh Pizza with extra toppings of cheese and bacon (had to satisfy our craving for bacon). :)

What's your favorite pizza?

*so sorry for not visiting last week's posts ... our internet connection here at home started acting up and blog hopping was sooo frustrating! grrrr...

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Food Friday

2009-12-11T00:01:00.000+08:00

This is what I usually do to leftover corned beef ... :)

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Christmas is coming ...

2009-12-10T22:49:00.004+08:00

I just love the freebie photoshop actions that I got from Totally Rad!! :)

I wish I could buy their photoshop actions. sigh. wishful thinking ...

I used a glass negative by Christina Renee, though... i think it makes the shot more vintage-like.

... loving the grungy/vintage look! :)

ps. this isn't a paid post, btw. lol. if you like experimenting with your shots using photoshop actions, then you should check out the Totally Rad site and get their freebies! :)

Too much trouble ...

2009-12-10T22:19:00.002+08:00

My sister had to have the tile flooring in her son's room renewed since something seems to be wrong with how they were installed. She had them installed when my nephew went to college since he wouldn't be able to sleep there while the men were working. It wasn't a pretty sight, and there was dust all over! I hope that I wouldn't have the same problem as her; I think it's too much trouble!

But who knows ... I'll just be keeping my fingers crossed. :D

Cooler months ...

2009-12-10T22:13:00.003+08:00

Lately giving my youngest a bath (which is normally twice a day) has been quite tiring since he doesn't seem to want to go inside the bathroom anymore. I guess it's because the water from the faucet is cold sometimes and the hot water that I put doesn't seem to be enough. I wish that we'd have additional bathroom fixtures like a faucet for hot water and another one for room temperature water. But I guess that that's never going to happen since we live in a tropical country and the cold weather only happens around two months in a year!

There's no harm in dreaming, though. ;P

Food Friday

2009-12-04T00:01:00.001+08:00

That's just simply pork chops, deep fried twice. The first time I just fried them slightly; the second time was a bit longer since I wanted the skins to "pop" and the meat to cook thoroughly. Sometimes I eat them with gravy, but sometimes I eat them simply like that, with soy sauce and calamansi juice as a dip. I paired this bunch with hot steamed rice and some fruits. :)

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Game Consoles

2009-12-03T23:20:00.003+08:00

My family and I love gadgets and we do make it a point to save for something if ever we wanted new stuffs. We got our son his gadgets too, like his gameboy, ps2, psp, and Wii. We were asking him before if he wanted a ps3, but the Wii won over; maybe because most of his classmates have that gaming console, and that must have influenced his decision a lot. Hubby and I did not complain since we know that he deserves that game console (our son got into the directress' list that year) for all the hard work he did at school. Besides, we enjoy playing with his gadgets, too! ;P

Vacation!

2009-12-03T23:02:00.004+08:00

Now that there's another vacation coming up (it's almost Christmas, remember? lol) I know some people are already planning (or most probably have already planned) where they will spend those few days of Christmas bliss together. Some might be thinking of orlando vacations, or others might prefer just staying at home.

As for my family and I, well, we are near (relatively) my MIL's house, so that's where we'll be spending Christmas. It's only a two-hour drive from our place. This summer, though, is another story; we plan to spend those sunny two months with my parents in the province. :)

Food Friday

2009-11-27T01:18:00.003+08:00

My family and I went out a few weeks ago to celebrate my MIL's birthday and it was decided that we eat out instead of letting the birthday celebrate cook. :)

We ordered different salads, a pizza, and spaghetti. Looks like I had too much carbo there, huh?! ;P

... a slab of steak would be perfect with that. In my own opinion, anyway. :D

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Shot from my Virtual Cafe .. again.

2009-11-25T20:27:00.002+08:00

... yup, it really did! LOL

ps. regarding the gifts, well, i did use up most of them (it reached around 320+ one time) but they keep coming back ... i should be thankful, I know. lol

... so thanks to my friends who never tire of sending me gifts! :)

I remember ...

2009-11-25T19:28:00.002+08:00

I remember when my eldest son was born, hubby wanted to pass out cigars that day, but we couldn't find any cigar store in town! Well, we were in the province that time (Mindanao) and I guess in our area cigar (except maybe for the local ones ... like the one that my grandfathers used to smoke sometimes) wasn't that common. He didn't feel like passing out cigarettes, so we didn't give anything out that day. lol. Anyway, we had to move to another hospital the next day since they wanted to observe my newborn then; he wasn't as 'active' as they wanted him to be. Hubby and I were worried, but it was a good thing our worries were unfounded.

We returned home a week later, with our eldest. :)

Food Friday

2009-11-20T00:01:00.005+08:00

This was what my ten-year old son had (for lunch) when we went out last weekend ... we thought that their serving would be small; but believe me, we were surprised when they served us this dish! I think two persons could have easily shared this one (or maybe not, if you really have a big appetite, lol). It was a good thing our son was hungry ... he finished everything (except for a few olives from the salad which he wasn't too keen about); turned out he was still full after a couple of hours (we had a late lunch, around past three in the afternoon) so he begged to be excused come dinner time. :)

*he liked it so much he said he'd most probably order it again ... LOL

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My Virtual Cafe ...

2009-11-19T23:20:00.002+08:00

... well, for now anyway. ;P
*yup, i should use the gifts ... NOW. :D

I wonder why they hacked my site ...

2009-11-19T23:05:00.004+08:00

As most of my food friday friends know, my other blog was hacked a few months ago. It is still there, considered as one of those 'attack sites'. It really gets to me, but I haven't done anything since I still don't have the time to dabble with it much, plus the fact that I really have no idea how to go about fixing it. Am not so sure if an online backup was really necessary, but I guess it would have helped. Am thinking of deleting everything on that blog/site and starting anew. But am hesitant since am not sure what would happen if I do that. Or would deleting my files there help anything at all? Or would those darn trojans still be around after I delete my files?

Troubling ... sigh.

Personalizing ...

2009-11-19T22:29:00.003+08:00

Next month hubby's vehicle will supposedly be "changed" to another one. That's because it has been about five years now since he's had it and he has almost completed his payments. It was on an 'option-to-own' plan and I think that their company is real generous to be offering him that option. I know some companies offer the same plan since I believe that it is an incentive for the future car owners to take care of the company vehicles diligently.

We already have an idea what the next car is going to be, and that's why we are also checking up on some car accessories; both online and offline. We want to personalize the car just so it wouldn't look 'generic', but not too much or else it would look like there's a fiesta going on! ;P

Change ...

2009-11-19T22:19:00.002+08:00

When I was in college I had to read through a lot of books (of course, that didn't mean I really memorized all the written words! lol) and somehow we can't help but sift through some topics like the automated external defibrillator (AED). Even if I was studying then to be a veterinarian that didn't mean we wouldn't be touching on products intended for humans. In fact, we usually touched on products for humans since most of the gadgets for animals were not that available, then. Sure, in other countries it was available, but for us here in a developing nation we had to improvise; a lot.

Somehow that made me realize that most of the people then were not that concerned when it came to animals. BUT, that is slowly being changed; and am really glad. :)

Food Friday

2009-11-13T00:01:00.003+08:00

Bought a box of bibingka (rice cake) when we last went to the weekend market ... tasted quite nice, though not to "die for". :)

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Clover Leaf

2009-11-12T22:52:00.001+08:00

Not soon, I hope ... :D

2009-11-12T22:44:00.003+08:00

It has been more than a year now since I gave birth, and at the rate that I am gaining weight (I just love eating! lol) I think I might be needing one of those weight loss pills you can see online! Though of course I have to consider which would be the safest one to buy; and that's why researching about them is important. I honestly haven't tried one, yet, but who knows? Maybe I might be needing one ... soon! :P

Food Friday

2009-11-05T22:56:00.004+08:00

Two weekends ago hubby and I went to one of those "weekend markets" (I call them that since they are only around during weekends) near our place; we prefer going there (even if sometimes the products are a bit expensive) since the products being sold there are relatively fresher compared to, say, when you go to a supermarket. Plus I get to find there some food products that are quite 'new' for me, too ... like the malunggay (moringa) chips and the pinipig suman above. Forgot how much each costs, but I wasn't impressed by the taste. The chips tasted a bit weird and had a slightly bitter after-taste (but it was crunchy) while the pinipig suman looked like it had too much food coloring (btw, that brown thingy on the suman is muscovado sugar)! LOL

*ps. so sorry for not dropping by last week ... something came up. but will do better this week, promise! thanks, everyone! :)

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Another game ... :P

2009-11-05T22:20:00.003+08:00

Well, yup, that is the name of my pet in one of those facebook games, super poke pets. Sometimes when I wake up early in the morning (because I had to give my son a bottle of milk), I also try to check up on Paltik. Not much, though since it's a good thing he doesn't die when I don't feed him for days! lol. I don't think I have dark circles under my eyes, since I can't help but sleep after I feed my son; taking care of a one year old could be draining, specially if you don't have a nanny. That's why I try to make it a point to sleep whenever I can ... too bad it does take time away from the computer, but I think that that's the logical choice. I'll have all the time that I want (to dabble with the computer and take nature shots) when my baby's older. :)

Food Friday

2009-10-30T00:01:00.003+08:00

Have you tried eating this before?

Our eldest sister arrived from the province a couple of days ago and she got us some of these ... binagol. I've had binagol since i was really young, but haven't gotten round to asking my mom it's ingredients. Did a bit of research and found out that it's a sweetened nutty taro pudding. The center is the sweetest part, where you'll find some peanuts and other soft sweet stuffs. Sometimes that's the part that gets eaten first. :)

This is actually sort of like soul food, for me. Just brings back all those memories which happened eons ago. ;p
*I couldn't eat all of that in just one sitting, though. Too sweet (and heavy in the belly) for me. That binagol is meant to be shared. ;)*

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Flower and a Quote

2009-10-29T23:39:00.001+08:00

Vacation ...

2009-10-29T23:28:00.003+08:00

Christmas is already near .... and I know most people are excited about getting away from work even just for a couple or so of days! lol. I know a former classmate who's in-laws have a chateau somewhere near some gorgeous mountains and so almost every winter she and her son go on "ski vacations" whenever they visit the in-laws. My classmate isn't really that keen on the sport (she prefers the sun and the beach), but she knows how important it is that her son bonds with his grandparents every once in a while. True enough, her son adores his grandparents! :)

On the road ...

2009-10-29T23:09:00.003+08:00

Hubby is usually out most of the day because of his job, and we have gotten used to that situation. However, sometimes I do worry a bit when he travels long distances using his vehicle since accidents can (and do) happen. I trust him and his driving, though I can't say much when it comes to other reckless drivers out there. It's great that there are devices that you can get online to protect you when accidents do happen (like a fall protection product, or something similar).

But still, the best thing to do is to avoid accidents whenever you can; follow rules while on the road and don't let irresponsible drivers get to you ... easier said than done, I know. ;P