krabi day 2 - island hopping

you could arrange for island hopping in  tour shops along aonang. ate suggested the phi phi island tour for first time visitors like us. at around 8:20, a jeep-like vehicle will pick you up from your resort, fetch other tourists, and bring you to the speed boat that will take you to paradise.itinerary for the island hopping:looks promising? it exceeded our expectations :)&nb...

krabi day 1

so we left singapore feeling hopeful... all prepped up for our much awaited krabi holiday. the only mishap was when our 170 ml sunblock was confiscated. our fault.the weather was this great from up above: then when the pilot announced that we are 10 minutes away from our dream, the clouds became ominous like this:"light rain," the pilot said. uh oh. any phrase with "rain" isn't good (well, except "no rain") bwahahaha!safely landed. thank God!...

recipe (not mine) - homemade cheese

i've always wanted to make cheese. i made one a few months ago but it didn't taste good. it was overly sour and i may have added a ton of herbs.i made another attempt today. i looked for a simple recipe and found one here: http://www.hanielas.com/2010/05/how-to-make-farmers-cheese.htmli just adjusted the recipe so it will yield just about 1/2 cup of cheese.- 2 c milk- 1/2 c buttermilk- 26 mL of white vinegar (1 tbsp + 1tsp + 1/5 tsp. i know,...

water picking

i think floss is one of the most wonderful things in this world. a quick check with wikipedia reveals that..."Levi Spear Parmly, a dentist from New Orleans, is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss. In 1815, he recommended that people should clean their teeth with silk floss."mr. levi, we owe you big time!my first encounter with the water pick (or water flosser) was about some 6 or 7 years ago. mami had a...

fish soup on aliwal street

there's a fish soup hawker that kuya has been raving about for some time now. he says it's the best.we finally tried it today after office. it's at beach road corner aliwal street. it's a hawker indeed! complete with estero, squat toilet experience. hehehe!here's the fish soup. there are lots of goodies in this soup: fried battered fish fillet, spinach, fried egg, milk, dilis, browned garlic. soup + rice combo sells at $5.50. was it good? very...

the world is full of love

please see my sms exchange with agnes, our agency contact. i had a last minute COE request. it was urgent and i'm not sure if she can accommodate it. upon learning that she could, i was ecstatic.i love the overflowing love in this conversation. we are not even close friends...

recipe - chicken wrap

miskipaps! all measurements are just approximates. go crazy if you want to. there really are no rules :)this recipe was born when i had a little bit too much leftover for chicken mushroom dish. i was supposed to bring it as packed lunch for a couple of days, but other plans came about. we hardly eat rice at home (that's what i would like to believe in), so i transformed it into a wrap dish. yoyoyo! please excuse the lack of visuals.ingredients:for the chicken filling:- 250 g minced chicken breast- 1 medium tomato, chopped- 1 medium onion,...

recipe - easy baked vegetables

ingredients:- broccoli- french beans- carrots- 4 cloves garlic- some soy sauce- olive oil- salt, pepper- dried herbs and spicesprocedure:1. cut the vegetables into bite size pieces.2. put in a baking dish. drizzle with oil and soy sauce.3. season with salt, pepper, herbs, spices.4. bake in 180C for around 20 mins.super do...

doodles - where i want to be

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recipe - herbed chicken breast

cooking maski-papano style! ingredients: - 750 g chicken breast, cut into thin, even pieces (around 1/2 inch)- dried herbs and spices: oregano, basil, thyme, cayenne pepper powder- salt and pepper- lemon juice from 2 lemons, around 1/4 cup- 1/4 cup olive oil (equal parts with lemon juice)- zest from lemon ~ 1 tsp.- 4 cloves garlic, choppedgravy:- 1 chicken cube- 1 tsp butter- 1.5 tbsp flour- 1.5 cups liquid obtained from chicken after bakingprocedure:1....

tiny hertbeats

the other day, i learned about the death of a dear friend's unborn baby. we don't have details. we just know that mommy and daddy learned that on (what might have been) the 8th month, there are no more tiny heartbeats... at a time when everything is ready. all the baby stuff, bottles, clothes, shoes are waiting. more than the material things, mommy and daddy are yearning to hold baby in their arms.we sent flowers, but as if these could pamper them :( or minimize their pain. dear mommy and daddy and baby, may God's perfect plan be rev...

doodles - escapo!

hold your breath and count to 10!never make a noise!we're almost there!and we made ...

booked

we've finally booked our resort here!!!the resort was recommended by franz, an officemate from spi.the plan is simple. wait, what plan?i guess we'll just fly to krabi on the 28th, relax like a sloth, roam around the islands like tourists do, burn our skin, eat like horses, and fly back to singapore on the 31st. sounds like a plan to me. :)i took some pics from their website. looking forward to these!kuya suggested that we should also go to bangkok...

seasons of love

last night, mike asked me to read the lyrics and listen to "seasons of love." found out that the song is from the musical "rent" and a cover was done by the cast of glee to pay tribute to cory monteith.i am not a fan of glee. neither have i tried to watch an episode, but grief over a death and music are universal languages.it's a beautiful song. the words are simple, yet they convey what probably is the most essential thing in life: measure a year in seasons of love!my favorite lines:"Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutesHow...

such a sad song

i am not sad today.  i am not in drama rama mode.  it's a bit weird how this song came into mind today while taking my shower. who would have thought that the person behind this sad song is claire marlo?  yes, the girl who sang the popular song "till they take my heart away." i remember listening to this song during college days.  i love love love this song. intro pa lang, gusto ko nang bumaluktot sa kama at maglupasay.  pero bakit ko naman gagawin yun?  hahaha.  emotera!"I've made my life fulfilling to take you...

chopped

after years and years of having long, sometimes wavy, sometimes crazy straight hair, i thought that maybe it's time for a (pa) cool change!2 saturdays ago, i entrusted my hair to uncle's hands. you could not expect me to go into one of those super expensive salons, so april and i just went to the sosyal na sosyal na pagupitan sa elias mowl! what's the difference, they'll just cut your hair! i don't need shampoo, i don't need a blow dry. thank you.here's...

we are going to krabi!!!

after synchronizing our off days, mike and i decided to go to krabi for a holiday on the 28th to 31st of october! as usual, planning is late. hehehe. but this is a great leap - we already have plane tickets! i'm sure it would not be that difficult to scout for a resort.some of the places we found: phi phi, lanta, ao nang. we'll do more research :)i heard that palawan (or boracay even) is more beautiful than the thailand beaches. and i really, really want to support the tourism in the philippines, but i just want to see what's in there just to satisfy...