early morning monologues

lahat ng items garantisadong oa. some lines that i want to say to someone, or lines that others would probably want to tell me:- hindi mo ako alepores. wag mo akong utusan. please lang. kung gusto mo edi ikaw ang mag-ayos. :(- move on na. ang daming bagay na kailangang gawin. hindi ito isa sa mga yun. try to save the world kaya? :(- para kang anchor. heavygat sa kalooban. hindi lang sayo umiikot ang mundo. privilege nating lahat na ikutan ng mundo. :( at hindi nga pala umiikot ang mundo sa tao dahil kasama tayo sa pag-ikot nito :)) - life is like...

dependence

the telephone is such a marvelous invention :)  my first encounters with it involved calls of only "important matters".  we didn't have a phone in the 80s.  if we wanted to relay important messages to our parents, who were working at their offices, we had to go to the neighbor's house to make calls.  that was the only use of the telephone until we had our own phone line.  papa went a bit crazy and had extension lines installed - in all the 3 bedrooms!my first telebabad-mate was my cousin, irish.  that was some time...

for donna and leny

1 batch for leny, 1 batch for donna and caloyevery cupcake batch has a story :)this is a late present.  i have all the time in the world now!  i can bake, i can blog, i can walk again! belated happy birthday to donna & caloy and leny.scribbles made of purple, orange, red colored cream cheese frosting.originally, i wanted to make paisley designs.  pero dahil hindi ko alam ang tawag sa paisley kanina, i didn't know what to google....

for maria and ate a

1 batch for ate a, 1 batch for mariahappy birthday, girls!every cupcake batch has a story :)i told maria that i have a birthday gift for her, and that i wanted to give it to her.  we met during lunch break and i handed it to her.  she seemed happy :) i told her that because i am poor, all that i could afford to give is my effort.  sniff sniff.  pang famas.  hehehe.red velvet, cream cheese frosting, pink and white sprinkles,...

for ahngel

for _____ ahngelevery cupcake batch has a story :)i ran out of chocolate chips.  so colored frosting na lang.  designs:checkedswirly flowerstime-space-warp-looking substance.  if design attempts go wrong, ang tanging remedyo na lang ay gulu-guluhin na lang ang design :)))happy birthday, ahngel.  this batch is memorable.  there was a barter of cupcakes and good news....

for aldwin

kuya's midnight birthday cupcakes (for last july 13)every cupcake batch has a story :)kuya loves chocolates. this is the 2nd time i baked this recipe.  first time was practice - a week before this occasion hehe.chocolate cupcake, chocolate filling, chocolate ganache.  oa naman siguro kung white chocolate pa ang pang lettering?  so i made a tiny bit of buttercream.  i am aiming at light purple, but it turned out to be an awkward...

random thoughts

* it's a lazy sunday afternoon.* feelings: liberated! excited! anxious! hopeful! scared! happy!* if you can do it, why can't i? yes, i'll do it too!* i can hear birds chirping. i feel so atpeace.* convincing myself that...* i'm happy with my new vegetable diet. this time, meat becomes the side dish and vegetables take the center stage.* elmo's done = almost done (keyla lingo)* i had a good walk last friday. it's a tranquil walk.* i was born to cram. * i thought i was immature. then i met you. i'm not immature after all...

mike's august visit

late, late post :(mike visited me on my birthday.  this was his first visit after he went home.  all good :)  too bad he didn't make it in time for my birthday dinner.  food was great, courtesy of chef aldwin :)on my way to the airport, i saw these candles.  they celebrate the hungry ghost festival here.  candles abound :)the next day, we went to ICA for mike's long term visit pass renewal.  it went by so smoothly. ...

gratitude

more than a month after my 32nd birthday.  i guess it's never too late to say thank you for being blessed.  they say you should not be sad for what you do not have, instead you should be happy for what you do have. :)gestures, effort, material gifts from friends and family - for all of these, i am grateful.  i feel loved.  i feel special.  above all, i am thankful for the gift of 32 years of good health and good life.  a...