Like what I have mentioned before, we send out emails to one another at work to help us destress. I know this one is a bit of a cliche but I can’t help myself from posting this on my site for it really made me laugh.
Jesus and Satan were having an ongoing argument about who was better on his computer. They had been going at it for days, and God was tired of hearing all of the bickering. Finally God said, “Cool it. I am going to set up a test that will run two hours and I will judge who does the better job.”
So down Satan and Jesus sat at the keyboards and typed away. They moused.
They did spreadsheets. They wrote reports. They sent faxes. They sent e-mail. They sent out e-mail with attachments. They downloaded. They did some genealogy reports. They made cards. They did every known job. But ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, the rain poured and, of course, the electricity went off. Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse
word known in the underworld. Jesus just sighed.
The electricity finally flickered back on, and each of them restarted their computers. Satan started searching frantically, screaming “It’s gone! It’s all gone! I lost everything when the power went out!”
Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours. Satan observed this and became irate. “Wait! He cheated, how did he do it?” God shrugged and said, “Jesus saves.”
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A dress fit for a very special lady for a very special occasion.
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This is one dress that I’d love to wear when I attend a special occasion. I saw this at Filippo in Ayala, Cebu City. I don’t know who made it but he/she does know how to make a girl feel special. The cut of the dress is a bit ordinary but what I love about the dress is the details. It’s made up of a couple of different fabrics. Although, it has small flowers on it, it still looks classy and chic. Another thing that I love about this dress is, it’s so classy that it won’t go out of style. So very Filippo. Whoever owns this boutique have a very good sense of style. I’m thinking it might be a Kate Torralba dress for she loves to make a matching bag to the dresses that she makes. But I’m not a hundred percent sure. There are a lot of great designers out there, here and abroad but nevertheless, I’d definitely wear this dress if I can afford it.
My dad is half-chinese and he was born and raised in the Philippines. He is a tailor and started to earn his living when he was 16 year old. He does not know how to do household chores because he was spoiled by his elder sisters but he sure can cook. He doesn’t cook that much but when he does, it’s really delicious. He is my worst critique. He’s very hard to please. Here’s my version of his Chicken Adobo.
Ingerdients:
1/2 kilo chicken breast (cut into small pieces)
Medium sized ginger (pealled and cut into thin slices)
2/3 cup Silver Swan soy sauce
1/4 cup Datu vinegar
1/2 cup Baguio cooking oil
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
a dash of AJinomoto
Instructions:
1. Heat the pan on a medium heat and heat the cooking oil in the pan.
2. Once the oil is heated, saute the ginger until it’s golden brown. Then put the chicken breast into the pan. Stir it occassionally and wait until the chicken turns opaque. Season the chicken with a dash of salt, pepper and ajinomoto then stir.
3. Add the soysauce and the vinegar and wait for it to reduce. Stir occassionally.
4. Once the soy sauce and vinegar has reduced a bit, add the water then stir it again and cover the pan until it boils.
5. When the sauce starts boiling, lower to heat to low and let it continue cooking until the chicken is cooked and the sauce is reduced to half. Stir occasionally while waiting for the sauce to reduce.
Note: You may adjust the seasoning while you’re waiting for the sauce to reduce. Just be careful when you add the salt so that the dish won’t become too salty.
When will you know if something is a missed opportunity or not? Is it when you feel guilty about not acting on something? IS it when you can’t stop to think about it over and over again and wished that you did something but you can’t because it was something in the passed? Or have said something to somebody but can’t because there is a possibility that you won’t be seeing that person again? In short, is it a missed opportunity when you start asking what ifs? You know I just feel that a lot of things are happening in my life right know that I’ve never imagined but they did happen and I could have made them into a much better experience but I just let it pass. Just like my training in Manila, I had the opportunity to do the things that I wanted to do like eating in the restaurants that I wanted to try out but ended up spending the day in the hotel. Or like what happened in the summer outing. My boss asked me to go up the stage to get our prize and believe me it was an opportunity to meet Mark Nelson, who happened to be one of the most gorgeous guys in the Philippines and shake his hand or kiss him on the cheeks like most of the girls did in the party but I didn’t. I just said hi and smiled when he greeted me, took the certificate, pose for a picture and left. That’s it. Gosh! How I wish I’ll be like the people I know. You know, they say what they feel when they want to and not regret or feel guilty about it. I guess I believe in fate too much. I always believed that if something is meant for you then it is meant for you. I’m thinking maybe if I don’t believe in it too much, I could have made a lot of things possible. Like owning my own business or gotten the course that I’ve always wanted and do what I truly love to do. I’m thinking, maybe I should start re-assessing about what I really want and make it happen. There was this quotation that I’ve read in a newsletter of the Philippine Catholic Lay Mission or PCLM it goes like this “You do not live each day to “discover” what it holds for you, but to “create” it. You are creating your reality every moment probably without even knowing it.” Hmmm… Does this mean that I should be taking matters with my own hands?
Vistamar on early morn
As promised, I have taken pictures of Vistamar. The place was still as beautiful as it was the first time I saw it. However, I was not able to take as much pictures for we had our summer outing there so the place was kind of out of order when I took photos the next day. I took this pictures using the camera on my Sony k700i phone so I’m not sure if I really did great justice to the place. So I encourage you to see it for yourself. Vistamar is located in Campostela, Cebu. Across it is Soto Grande, a hotel, so you won’t have to worry about where to stay.
This is the view that made me want to have a beach house
January of this year when me and two of girlfriends who were single since birth decided to go out for dinner on February 14th. Well, we know nobody’s going to ask us out so we decided to have dinner together. And we also decided to play critic when we go out to eat. So we filed for a leave in preparation for that day.
I suggested that we go to Orchidia near the Marco Polo hotel in Cebu since I’ve heard that they do have chefs there who prepare their dishes. But since it wasn’t payday yet, we were worried that our money may not be enough so we decided to go to George Cafe in Banilad Cebu. We had one of our male friend Ed go with us since he’s also single and he does not have a date.
We got there at around 10 PM so it was almost empty. By 10:30 PM we had the place to ourselves. The place is as beautiful as it was the year before when I first went there. The lights were low and since it was Valentine’s Day, the waitress lighted some candles and placed it on our tables. The food is really good and the serving size is big that made the price very reasonable. But what really made an impression is their Persian Treasure. It is a chocolate cake which is layered with a rose scented mouse cake and topped with pistachio nuts. My friends didn’t like it but I did. They said it tasted like perfume which is true so they stopped eating it after 2 bites. But true to its name it really is a treasure for the taste changed after the fourth bite. When you eat it, you have to make sure that you have the mouse, the chocolate cake and some pistachio nuts in a single bite for the flavor blends together when you chew it. I really can’t say it words but it was delicious. I guess my friends didn’t appreciate it because they only tried the pink part of the cake then they tried the chocolate cake which was a bit bitter to the taste. But after watching a lot of culinary shows I have learned that to taste a dish you must have all the components in your spoon for you to fully appreciate it. So I cut the cake from the top to the bottom and that’s when I discovered the true taste of the cake. Until now, when we get together and talk about George cafe, my friends and I still talk about the Persian Treasure. So if you ever come to Cebu, try out Café George and their Persian Treasure. It’s something that you’ll remember for a while. Either because you really liked it or you really hated it.
Miss Philippines Jennifer Barrientos did not make it to the Top 15. Bad! Bad! Bad judges! To tell you the truth, it has been a while since we had a Bb. Pilipinas Universe who is as beautiful as Jennifer Barrientos. So I felt bad and sad that she didn’t make it. Huhuhu… How can people be so mean?! That is why I changed channels after they announced the top 15. I felt that I no longer have any reason to watch it. Yes… Okay! I’m a sour loser! But look at the bright side… I am honest to myself…
Yipee!!!!!!!!!! I’m on vacation! I’ll be spending it at home though. I have no money to spend so I can’t go anywhere. Loser! Next time, I should save money to pay for a trip before I go on vacation. I’d love to go back to Vistamar or Moalboal. You know just to smell the breeze from the sea. And hear nothing but the sound of the waves. Things are becoming boring for me. All I do is eat and watch TV and I tell you it’s no fun. I’ve been doing this since yesterday. And I’m starting to feel guilty because I’ve eaten a whole pack of Marshmallows and a pack of Oishi Potato Chips. Now I know why it is bad to have all the time in world but to have nothing to do. Shoot! This is one wasted time off from work! But I really wanted sometime off. I felt that I’m all burned out. I’ve been driving myself so hard but I don’t think I’m doing well at work. My team stats isn’t moving well. I’m starting to feel helpless. But how I wish I could extend my vacation ’til Wednesday. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven’t tried it before but I’m glad I did. I get to listen to songs without downloading them. Nice! I should have done this long long time ago. Now I am asking myself if I’m a novice when it comes to the web or I’m a plain chicken by birth! Damn… And I consider myself as a techie person. Good thing I got bored today. My boredom made me explore the web. And I realized how much I have missed.
Why does it hurt more when the people who betray you are the people that you trust and love most? And why is it that the people whom you trust and love are the people who betray you? Is it because they know that in the end, they will be forgiven? Or are they expecting us to feel nothing when they betray us? That we will overlook whatever it is since we love them. I saw an episode of TV series before where an old woman told the leading character that when we love somebody we give them the right to hurt us. But why do these people choose to hurt us then?
Isn’t our love and affection enough for them to be happy? Isn’t it enough for them to just love us back?
I know that people have ambitions. Each and every one of us wants to achieve something. There are people who make fun of others in other to get attention. Others will tell you what to do in front of everybody to show everybody that they are helping you but the truth is they’re just trying to show that they are better than you. But why do we have to hurt people in expense of success? If you want to help somebody then why don’t you tell that person privately, why do you have to tell him or her on what to do in front of everybody? If you want to get attention or want to make other people laugh why make fun of other people? It’s funny how people change when it comes to power.
Friends forget who their friends are. Even family members forget to respect their elders when they want something. I remember a cousin of mine went to see my mom to have her sign some papers to sue by her siblings who are my cousin’s father’s siblings over a piece of land. Funny isn’t it? We sometimes fail to see what is more important in life. We choose land over the people who loved us since we were kids and we choose power over the people who care for us. When you think about it, land and power are things that we cannot take with us when we die. These things cannot love us back because a time will come when another person will come along and take it away from us, unlike respect, love and trust. These are things that can never be taken away from us. We will only lose them if we ourselves gave it up.
