Thursday, December 24, 2009
happy holidays to you
well, it's december 24, 4 p.m. ..thought i'd squeeze in a post now before we all get busy preparing for christmas eve...
let's stop thinking about our problems, tight financial situations, fights, what you hate about people you know, and all the negative stuff...focus on family, dear friends, the mere fact that we can celebrate the holidays whether it's a lavish or super simple celebration, and the real meaning of christmas - birth of jesus christ.
let's stop thinking about our problems, tight financial situations, fights, what you hate about people you know, and all the negative stuff...focus on family, dear friends, the mere fact that we can celebrate the holidays whether it's a lavish or super simple celebration, and the real meaning of christmas - birth of jesus christ.
a wonderful christmas to everyone :)
Thursday, December 10, 2009
who do you call? stressbusters!
sometimes stress can really get to you. it's how you handle it that helps you get on with life. lately, i've been going through prolonged stress attacks :) LOL those who know the source of my stress would probably just laugh but me, i can hardly laugh let alone smile ... vacations are not the way i deal with it although i wish i could. i've realized that there really isn't any vacation for the kind of job i have. i deal with it by eating - LOL! now, why am i not surprised? i guess that's how i deal with any kind of stress :) right now, i find myself eating only when i feel like eating. and sometimes, what i feel like eating doesn't really constitute a healthy meal but it does satisfy my craving.
kitkat dark chocolate - at the grocery i frequent, the kitkat boxes are close to another chocolate (the brand of which escapes me at the moment) that has the same colors, red, white, orange... so imagine the look on my face to see something dark brown/black with the words "kitkat"..upon closer inspection, i find that kitkat has gone dark...as in dark chocolate!
sebastian's bananutella - after a japanese dinner, my friend and i wanted to have dessert. someting other than coffee and cake, chocolate, etc. then we remembered sebastian's ice cream! lady luck was smiling at us because there is a sebastian's stall in trinoma. i already knew what i was going to get: butter pecan. turns out i was wrong. my curiousity got the better of me so i peered at the tubs of ice cream in the fridge and i saw they had banananutella ... have you ever tried eating a banana smothered with nutella? try it, you'll like it and if you're like me, a third of the nutella jar will be gone together with one or two bananas :) the ice cream was good but could be even better if they added more nutella...the banana part, they've got down pat. more nutella please :)
next post: more stressbusters
Friday, December 4, 2009
damn ...
on the eve of the fourth year - still no retribution in sight...
i hate getting the bad end of a deal...
finally, i got it :)
Monday, November 30, 2009
i protest!
my blog says...it has been ages since i posted and while i do visit my own blog once in a while, it's because i have links here that i haven't had the time to list somwhere else.
yeah, i've been busy...on facebook :) (now blog, calm down...please...) yeah, whenever i do have time to spare, i'm there, busy with my cafe :) it is one of my dreams to have my own cafe and in fb (as most of us call it), i have the el ellce cafe (yes, i can hear protests from my family because i haven't actually asked permission from them to use our name...). for my 30-seater cafe, i've got nine stoves (one more level and i can get another), 6 counters, three waiters and a cafe that looks "divided". divided because i've got a portion of the cafe that is actually my idea of a cafe, you know, bookshelves, wooden tables and chairs, lamps, that kind of look. i don't have enough money so i haven't converted my whole cafe into how i'd want it to look like. even in fb, i've got to save money for renovation :)
see for yourself:
even my slaying has taken a backseat to the cafe ... tsk, tsk, tsk...
well, i've got to go...gotta prepare more dishes for tonight so that my customers will have something to eat when they drop by...hope to see you there!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
ondoy
ondoy, ondoy, ondoy...i don't think i'll forget that name anytime soon...the name conjures up images of submerged cars and houses, people stranded on their rooftops, nonstop rain...
i am very fortunate not to have experienced the worst of typhoon ondoy but i know many friends and have seen the reports on those who need help.
i am posting here a link to ms. joelle horca's blogpost (with her permission) which provides more information on how we can help: typhoon ondoy relief efforts
thank you.
i am very fortunate not to have experienced the worst of typhoon ondoy but i know many friends and have seen the reports on those who need help.
i am posting here a link to ms. joelle horca's blogpost (with her permission) which provides more information on how we can help: typhoon ondoy relief efforts
thank you.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
cute :) hahahaha
Monday, August 3, 2009
for a woman who changed the philippines for the better...
thank you tita cory, goodbye....
Sunday, August 2, 2009
a cool lola!
i've been a fan of lola techie since her first commercial for a local telco. i found her first commercial very amusing but i was really laughing out loud with the second one.
Friday, July 3, 2009
i've been waiting for this...
Thursday, July 2, 2009
what "date" is it?
egad, it's july 2, 2009! we're in the second half of the year! oh dear, 6 months have gone by already? hmmmm ... "panic, panic!"
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
michael jackson 1958 - 2009
friday morning, i woke up to my brother's text telling me that farrah fawcett passed away due to cancer, and michael jackson due to cardiac arrest. i already heard of farrah's battle with cancer so her passing wasn't as surprising as michael's. i'm sure everyone who learned that the king of pop died reacted pretty much the way i did, with disbelief.
the king of pop, at 50, is gone. it's unbelievable! he still had so much more to share; songs to sing, dance moves to execute, and more people to inspire. and to think that he was about to return to performing live starting with a series of concerts, all fifty are sold-out, in london.
while his personal life may be controversial, undoubtedly, mj as an artist is like no other. he changed the music scene ever since the late 60's as part of the jackson 5 and when he went solo and his album "thriller" came out, a music icon was born.
his songs make us wanna dance, sing, help, reach out to someone, make a difference; all that and more. with his passing, his albums and dvd concert series are selling like hotcakes in record bars. i don't have all of his albums but i would like to share with you my favorite mj videos and songs:
videos:
1. remember the time - amazing! i really love this video - the ancient Egyptian setting, eddie murphy, iman, magic johnson, the "magic" element, the dance routine and of course, the cat at the end of the video :)
2. thriller - i thought i was watching a short film not a music video. i guess this is what got me "hooked" on music videos (video hit parade, mtv, channel v, and myx, that sort...). i remember being so mesmerized by the concept and the choreography - of course, the dance moves. all that while being spooked by michael, the zombies, and vincent price's voice :)
songs:
1. remember the time
2. you rock my world - currently in my moto v3x playlist...
3. PYT (pretty young thing)
4. the way you make me feel
5. you are the love of my life
what are your favorite songs and videos?
born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
yes, you are gone too soon michael, but your legacy, your music will always be with us. thank you...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
http://www.michaeljackson.com
http://www.youtube.com
the king of pop, at 50, is gone. it's unbelievable! he still had so much more to share; songs to sing, dance moves to execute, and more people to inspire. and to think that he was about to return to performing live starting with a series of concerts, all fifty are sold-out, in london.
while his personal life may be controversial, undoubtedly, mj as an artist is like no other. he changed the music scene ever since the late 60's as part of the jackson 5 and when he went solo and his album "thriller" came out, a music icon was born.
his songs make us wanna dance, sing, help, reach out to someone, make a difference; all that and more. with his passing, his albums and dvd concert series are selling like hotcakes in record bars. i don't have all of his albums but i would like to share with you my favorite mj videos and songs:
videos:
1. remember the time - amazing! i really love this video - the ancient Egyptian setting, eddie murphy, iman, magic johnson, the "magic" element, the dance routine and of course, the cat at the end of the video :)
2. thriller - i thought i was watching a short film not a music video. i guess this is what got me "hooked" on music videos (video hit parade, mtv, channel v, and myx, that sort...). i remember being so mesmerized by the concept and the choreography - of course, the dance moves. all that while being spooked by michael, the zombies, and vincent price's voice :)
songs:
1. remember the time
2. you rock my world - currently in my moto v3x playlist...
3. PYT (pretty young thing)
4. the way you make me feel
5. you are the love of my life
what are your favorite songs and videos?
born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
here one day
gone one night
like a sunset
dying with the rising of the moon
gone too soon
yes, you are gone too soon michael, but your legacy, your music will always be with us. thank you...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
http://www.michaeljackson.com
http://www.youtube.com
Thursday, June 18, 2009
where's my jacket?
a week ago, my sister and i were going to the mall. it was drizzling so i decided to bring my jacket instead of lugging around an umbrella. i put the jacket on the armrests of two adjacent chairs and minutes later...
i find my sister's "mischievous" dog, logan, resting on my jacket. i say to him, "logan, kukunin ko na jacket ko..." and he just looks at me and proceeds to make himself comfortable...
hahaha so, i decide to bring the umbrella. before i step out the door, i glance one more time at him still hoping to bring the jacket instead...
the umbrella it is ... :)what's your "wordle"?
i got this from my brother's blog and i thought it would be cool to try it out and create my own.
create one for yourself, visit wordle :)
create one for yourself, visit wordle :)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
i'm anxious
about tomorrow that is...there's an opportunity and i hope it's a good one...i'm apprehensive about the thought of seeing some people but, i've got to conquer my fears, major and minor...oh well...wish me luck and say a prayer....
