Lurv this ... :)

Yup ... got this from hubby on Christmas Eve! :)

... a kid with a new toy! that's me. LOL

Allergy, or not?

Lately I have been experiencing stuffy nose and persistent cough, and this happened one night when I slept with the fan right behind me. I am so used to sleeping with a fan turned on, but not on a cold night like that night. I was just too lazy to turn it off and now I am suffering because of my laziness. I think I should be thinking about allergy relief, but for now all I have been doing is drinking lots of hot calamansi juice (aside from the usual bingeing, lol). Sometimes it goes away, and now that it's night-time, it's starting to act up again.

Oh well. I hope that this will be gone when we go back home. Tomorrow. :)

On Travels ...

I love going to different places and if given a chance I would want to visit Mexico someday. Why Mexico, some would undoubtedly ask. Well, I guess it's because I am intrigued by their cuisine, specially the different spices that they use. But I have to be concerned about my health, too, and that's where medical travel Mexico comes into the scene. You can avail of their medical benefits when you travel abroad, including Mexico, since that is where they are based. I need to do more research on how this actually works, but not right now since I don't think I'll be traveling to Mexico during the next six months. ;)

It just feels good to know that while traveling you need not worry so much about medical insurance, as long as you know where to get one.

Food Friday

First ....

Merry Christmas to Everyone!!! :)

Now on to a more serious subject (laughs)...

I love eating desserts and I believe that I have eaten quite a few boxes of brownies already in my lifetime (hehehe). So far this was the best one yet! It tasted just right (not too overly sweet), and the texture stayed the same (kind of crisp on the outside but chewy on the inside) even if we placed it inside the refrigerator for a day. My son got this as one of his gifts from their school's Christmas party and he said it was homemade. No wonder ... it tasted real good!

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Paulo Coelho

Got this from Paulo Coelho's site. Really nice ...

Yup, I am a big fan of his. ;)

Food Friday

Whenever we order pizza I almost always choose the one with the most 'plant(s)' on it. LOL. This one's from Yellow Cab, their Garden Fresh Pizza with extra toppings of cheese and bacon (had to satisfy our craving for bacon). :)

What's your favorite pizza?

*so sorry for not visiting last week's posts ... our internet connection here at home started acting up and blog hopping was sooo frustrating! grrrr...

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Food Friday

This is what I usually do to leftover corned beef ... :)



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Christmas is coming ...

I just love the freebie photoshop actions that I got from Totally Rad!! :)

I wish I could buy their photoshop actions. sigh. wishful thinking ...

I used a glass negative by Christina Renee, though... i think it makes the shot more vintage-like.

... loving the grungy/vintage look! :)

ps. this isn't a paid post, btw. lol. if you like experimenting with your shots using photoshop actions, then you should check out the Totally Rad site and get their freebies! :)

Too much trouble ...

My sister had to have the tile flooring in her son's room renewed since something seems to be wrong with how they were installed. She had them installed when my nephew went to college since he wouldn't be able to sleep there while the men were working. It wasn't a pretty sight, and there was dust all over! I hope that I wouldn't have the same problem as her; I think it's too much trouble!

But who knows ... I'll just be keeping my fingers crossed. :D

Cooler months ...

Lately giving my youngest a bath (which is normally twice a day) has been quite tiring since he doesn't seem to want to go inside the bathroom anymore. I guess it's because the water from the faucet is cold sometimes and the hot water that I put doesn't seem to be enough. I wish that we'd have additional bathroom fixtures like a faucet for hot water and another one for room temperature water. But I guess that that's never going to happen since we live in a tropical country and the cold weather only happens around two months in a year!

There's no harm in dreaming, though. ;P

Food Friday

That's just simply pork chops, deep fried twice. The first time I just fried them slightly; the second time was a bit longer since I wanted the skins to "pop" and the meat to cook thoroughly. Sometimes I eat them with gravy, but sometimes I eat them simply like that, with soy sauce and calamansi juice as a dip. I paired this bunch with hot steamed rice and some fruits. :)

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Game Consoles

My family and I love gadgets and we do make it a point to save for something if ever we wanted new stuffs. We got our son his gadgets too, like his gameboy, ps2, psp, and Wii. We were asking him before if he wanted a ps3, but the Wii won over; maybe because most of his classmates have that gaming console, and that must have influenced his decision a lot. Hubby and I did not complain since we know that he deserves that game console (our son got into the directress' list that year) for all the hard work he did at school. Besides, we enjoy playing with his gadgets, too! ;P

Vacation!

Now that there's another vacation coming up (it's almost Christmas, remember? lol) I know some people are already planning (or most probably have already planned) where they will spend those few days of Christmas bliss together. Some might be thinking of orlando vacations, or others might prefer just staying at home.

As for my family and I, well, we are near (relatively) my MIL's house, so that's where we'll be spending Christmas. It's only a two-hour drive from our place. This summer, though, is another story; we plan to spend those sunny two months with my parents in the province. :)