australian tea

my favorite dev manager was here last week with his wife. they had a holiday in australia and on their way home to switzerland, they dropped by sunny singapore. i was really excited to see them because his soul is one of the gentlest souls i've ever met. i call him "marco the great".he never raises his voice no matter how ugly the project situation may be. "we do our best" - this is what he always says and i love that line. it invites no further...

back on track

i was so tamad today so i decided to go for a quick run para mabuhay naman ang dugo. i haven't done this for sooooo long. wow pati pag jog may picture :pso nice the afternoon skies :) these lovely sights one won't see on a treadmill :) i'm not getting any younger. i know i owe my body so much for not exercising for a very long time. too much work :( if only i could make a dedication to jog for at least 30 mins a day, it would be perfect. the...

keyla's first habanyas

during our first singapore trip (dec 2006), we asked cecil what she wants for pasalubong. she excitedly exclaimed, "habanyas ate!" mommy and i were clueless and speechless for a few minutes until we finally figured out she was referring to havaianas!wow chochal! from then on, we also call havaianas "habanyas". and no, we didn't get her havaianas for pasalubong :plookie look! here is keyla's first pair of habanyas! so cute! it's still a bit...

breakfast meal

yummy breakfast one weekend. ikea hotdog and fried rice (c/o tita) and cadburry choco dri...

leche flan frenzy

last weekend, we attended 2 birthday partehs and our toka was leche flan. i only have 3 lyaneras so to make 9 leche flans, i had to make 3 batches. boy, i was so tired. i will not be in the mood to make leche flan in the next 20 years! i just found this recipe on the internet. nothing fancy but i think it's pwede na :) super daling gawin. 3 batches - ibang storya yan harharhar!10 egg yolks1 can condensed milk1 big can evaporated milkfor the...

effective si teh

last week, i've seen a lot of twitter posts mentioning angel aquino's superb acting on magkaribal. i searched for the episode online and she was great indeed! parang sya ang favorite ko sa magkaribal hehe ;) kahit hindi ako nanonood ng magkaribal (idol lang ang pinapanood ko), like ko s...

toma tayo!

last friday, we had that fine hoegaarden beer. today, i found some milk in the ref and so i'm in my wholesome mode today. cold glass of melk. :) and now i'm getting slee...

sizzling sizzler

jan and i were having a late lunch at kfc last week. in the middle of an umaatikabong chika, i accidentally glanced at this resto, sizzler, just across kfc. i told her that we should try to eat there one friday. apparently, marco recommended this to her and it's A-ok daw.friday's here! susme parang pang date naman ang ambiance hahaha! the lunch meals include the salad buffet, soft serve buffet (we assumed this is all about ice cream!), and drinks....

tao everywhere

IT fair na naman! look at all these people! crowded na naman sa suntec kanina. good for them at may pangbili sila :) hehehe.this was at the city hall escalator. see that crowd? ano kayang bibilhin nila pagdating nila sa IT fair? i took this pic and totally forgot that my phone has a flash now. dyahe! nag flash sa harap ng madlang people. as if they care naman e no? :) ummm, parang ang subject ko ay ang curly hair ni ate. pasens...

combo breakfast meal

it's almost the time of the month. kasabay ng pagwiweird ng mood ko ay ang pagwiweird din ng panlasa ko. to add flavor to my usual taho breakfast, i pigged on these heavenly ruffles cheddar and sour cream chips. whoever invented this flavor is a genius. it's the best i've tasted! perfect combination with my tah...

trinkets

well, not really :)look at these lovely "toys" :)1. the red giraffe was a christmas present from the kind-hearted dev boys at work. bless them. imagine, they don't event celebrate christmas and yet they gave me and jan christmas presents! i can't remember if we named the twin giraffes amal and amor. hehe.2. the plant was given by janise when i was low-spirited. for this reason, i named it hope. yup, i hate how it is associated with the belo...