30 August 2014

Im on peanut butter sandwich

I love vacations and food and the long trips and the white sand beaches.
But when I got home, to my surprise my pants got too tight,I have trouble using them.
So I have decided to lose some fat belly and do a protein diet regimen and it starts today.
And I mean it.
Went for work early and bought I pack of sliced bread and 2 kilos bananas.
These will be my snack today and my lunch and dinner tonight.
I really mean it.

I so love this peanut butter brand.

So love the peanut butter scent and the smell of freshly baked bread.
I hope I can endure the menu for today.


My new fruit love.
There are lots of benefits we can get from eating bananas
I hope you can also try this diet..

29 August 2014

Reading List for the Month of September

I love books and theres no moth that goes by that I cant buy books. I say books, because at one time I can buy more than two or more books. Im a book addict but not a reading addict but addict in buying. I think I have not finished a single book since july. Wow. That means I have a lot of books that I still have to read. The book that I started reading last May is not even half way through. Each time I re read time and again, I almost always go back to page one just to review the pages I read a few months ago.
 
Book number 1: Get off your knees and pray
Still not finished with Get off Your knees and pray, I m reading this book by Joel Rosenberg, also a very nice book, but still the same I read it over and over again. Back from square one, confusing it with get off your knees and Pray.

Book number 2: Invested Life

And the Third book, well Im being confident that hopefully for the month of september I will be able to red three books.
The latest book that I bought.



Book number 3: The Love Shack
Three books for the month of september sounds impossible for me. 
Fingers crossed.
I hope so.

28 August 2014

Danggit chicharon and spanish omelette for breakfast!


Its thursday.
And I have these special treats for the housemates.
Special pasalubong from cebu, the chicharon danggit.
Just came from a wonderful cebu vacation and went enjoyed the malapascua island with it mouth watering food, great service and mingled with the fishing men and women of the fishing village. HAd a taste of fish hooked grilled fish. It was the best. And today I had the time to share awesome pasalubong from my father's homeland.

  
Just heat oil and deep fry danggit, make sure
you have paper towels to absorb all the oil.


This is spanish omelette:

You need 6 pcs potatoes cut nto small cubes
4 pcs eggs
1 piece onion finely chopped
4 cloves garlic minced 
1/2 cup cooking oil
1/4 kilo ground pork 
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork and simmer for a few minutes.
3. Add the cubed potatoes cook until its tender and drain with a strainer.
4. Beat the eggs and add the potato and ground pork mixture.
4. Add oil and fry half of the mixture.
5. You can use a big plate to turn over the omelette to the other side so it wont fall apart.
6. Serve hot with catsup on the side.
7. Enjoy!



Im your thursday chef...


Zelmarq!




16 August 2014

Yes Its Passion Fruit

I so love this fruit: passion fruit

 Its been years that I was not able to eat this fruit. I remember the good old elementary years, sa mababang paaralan nag kanluran, used to eat this with salt while on my way home with neighbors. Cant wait to go home and eat it like the good old days.

Have you tried this kind of fruit?

Mother would scrape the fruit seeds mix with orange juice or other juices which really gives a unique flavor that I cant seem to describe. Its sour with the distinct passion fruit flavor just like no other. I found several passion fruit recipes on the net, like cakes and other stuff and Im excited to try if given the time.:)

Here are mouth watering passion fruit goodies:

passion fruit cake

passion fruit cup cakes

passion fruit icecream

13 August 2014

Lovely flower ballpens

So lovely flower pens.....


Its a flower? No its a ballpen!
No its superman!
I know many would agree that, these
are such lovely pens. I really cant use it to write.
Its just there, being usedas decoration.

12 August 2014

No jollibee chicken joy?

I'm one of the many jollibee lovers. I love everything about jollibee. The first on my list, chicken joy, palabok, burger steak, french fries and the shanghai roll, jolly hotdog, the breakfast treats and a whole lot more.

Last week end, I went to Iligan and craved for Jollibee chicken joy and was so excited to have that snack of jolly spaghetti and one piece chicken. But to my surprise, the food attendant politely said they have no chicken. What? May I beg your pardon? No chicken joy? I ended up with a glass of soda and spaghetti. Even when I got home, cagayan de oro, my home away from my real home Cebu, still no chicken joy.

so sad...where is my jollibee chicken joy?

I craved for this.....

I got the chance and talked to one of the food attendants, he said that it has something to do with the chicken supply from their supplier nationwide. A price increase of chicken. I even heard no chicken at mang inasal.  

What to blog about?

Im a trying hard blogger. That's why more often I find it hard to blog. I dont know what to blog about. It seems my mind has gone blank and no juicy thoughts coming out, I don't have enough motivation to blog. So, that why today, I have decided to extract some creative juicy thoughts  I hope I can have a longer list. Here goes....And this list could go on and on day after day with new topic that could somehow inspire me.

1. No chicken joy  @ Jollibee!
2. Can I drink 3 liters of water everyday?
3. New hair cut with bangs.
4. Patience, more patience.
5. I hate the smell of cigarette.
6. Unique ballpen.
7. Featured person per week.
     the balut vendor
     the little girl selling cooked bananas
     the old vender
     the young vendor
     the old lolo
8. Food trip.
9. Favorite bible verse
10. Cooking adventure
11. Favorite bible verse
12. Favorite book and qoutes from that book.
13 Unusual things, like unusual ballpens and some cute stuff.
14. Daily happenings, insights, lessons learned.
15. Food cravings, food trip.

08 August 2014

Jackfruit or me?


the biggest jackfruit


Picture taken two years ago a farm trip lots of memories.  Lots of fruits, much laughter and great farm food.
This was by far the biggest jack fruit that I have seen!

18 July 2014

Christian DNA

a pleasant morning to all

04 July 2014

Im a ChlorMel

I took a temperament test this day just for fun and just to see if I have the same a few years ago and I did have the same results. Im still the ChlorMel Choleric -  Melancholy.

14 June 2014

Saturday reminder

It is abnormal for a christian not to have an appetit  
for the impossible. It has been written
into our spirtual DNA to
hunger forthe impossibilities
around us and to bow at the name 
Of Jesus.

-Bill Johson

10 June 2014

Blanket Victory

Blanket victory
Victory over those blankets in the morning hours!

Until we began to receive God's word daily, we will never had the willpower to get up early in the morning for a time of prayer. Im glad I have blanket victory. Before its really hard to get up in the wee hours in the morning and read the Bible and pray. I prayed to the Lord and asked for strength and wisdom to really do my heart's desire to really wake up early in the morning and talk to God.

At first it was really hard, you know the feeling of sleeping more and loving the comfort of the pillow and the blanket over your body, its really irresistable. I feel so lazy to wake up. When the alarm resonates and wants to be heard, I just turn it off and doze back to my slumber.

Then one day I really made that decision. I woke up at 4:30 in the morning and started reading the Bible, digesting each word that was like knife that touched my heart and made me cry. God's word so alive, it revealed to me. His promises so true He wont let me down. He will always be there for me, despite my sins, despite my short comings and failures still He never sleeps and never slumbers. 

Thank you Lord.

31 May 2014

Nakiki uso with loom bands

Im old but young at heart.
Nakikiuso lang with these loom bands. I slept late last night and made my first bracelet loom band.
wahehehehehe. isip bata me but I enjoyed making it.
Thanks to youtube for the guide.
I plan to make another design if I have the time.
Will try to make with the colorful ones.
Black rubber bands

Tried making one with youtube tutorial with fish tail design
Almost there......

The finished product


Bantayan is it!

Dreams do come true. My bantayan dream has come true. Thank you Lord.
Its a nice feeling being able to embrace God's creation, to think that He really created this for me to enjoy. Im must be His very special creation.

How to get to Bantayan:

1. From Cagayan de oro city; you have two options, first is the plane, a much faster way or like me, I chose the boat which was a regret coz I was 8 hours delayed due to boat technical problems. So next time  I promised myself to take the plane instead.

2. From the port took the taxi to the North bus which was a few minutes away. I took the V-hire going to bogo instead coz its more convenient and the travel is not disrupted by passengers asking to stop for a ride. It takes shorter time with the vhire than the bus. At bogo point we took the tricycle to hagnaya port for 25 pesos each.

3. Its 170 pesos each for the ferry ride to bantayan.

4. Once in bantayan you can hire pump boat to virgin island and the boat rental is from 1200 to 2000 php, we were lucky, we got the 1500 complete with snorkelling gear and a very kind boatman. The virgin island is a must see place if you are in bantayan , its perfect, amazingly breath taking you wont stop swimming.


21 May 2014

Remembering Sir Boyet

Bye Sir Boyet

Life is like a thief in the night. The third death here in our office. Another loss. Another person to miss. Its for real. One day I will also die. We will all die and we have each have own time.  Cancer of the colon, the third cancer case here, maybe this kind of disease is that common. What ever the case maybe, we all die. With a disease or without, young or old, rich and poor. Death is certain. And though the knowledge is there that we will die, still we want to live, we dont want to die.
Why do we die?
Because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And we are all helpless and cannot do anything to be saved. We need Jesus , He died for our sins, and if we accept Him as our Lord and savior we will be saved, just as He has promised. We will have eternal life.

Bye sir boyet.
Your family is our family also, we will be there for you family. We will support each other.


Enjoying the couple games

The wife acting as the husband

having fun



If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
Author believed to be
David Romano

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
all filled with tears for me,

I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
and each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.

But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.

I had so much to live for,
So much left yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought of all the yesterdays
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
and all the fun we had

If I could re-live yesterday
Just even for a while,
I'd say good-bye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
would take the place of me.

And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne.

He said, "This is eternity,
And all I've promised you."
Today your life on earth is past,
But here life starts anew

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way
There's no longing for the past.

You have been so faithful,
So trusting and so true.
Though there were times
You did some things
You knew you shouldn't do.

But you have been forgiven
And now at last you're free.
So won't you come and take my hand
And share my life with me?

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.

Summer is almost over

Summer is almost over and I cant imagine my summer to end just like this.
No summer outing.
No beach outing.
No out of town activities.
Sigh.
I went to our local beach and its not that fascinating.
Its below the normal. But still many enjoyed, while me, I just sat there and dreamed something grand, with the white sand and etc....
raagas beach resort local resort in cagayan de oro

need to really call it summer
 But I have not lost hope. I still have may to enjoy and I will catch up and enjoy my summer.
Its never too late.
Im hoping I could visit bantayan late this may. 
My eyes fixed on the day i will set foot that amazing island.
Im excited and I cant wait.
Tick tock tick tock the clock, the days dragged and its running slow.
Im getting ready, I have packed my bag, just packed lightly. I dont need much stuff in an island.Just myself, my tablet, my charger and my phone. A few clothes for the late summer get away and my summer essentials.

19 May 2014

You are so faithful

Verse 1:
Like the sun that rises everyday,
You are so faithful. Lord, You are faithful.
Like the rain that You send,
And every breath that I breathe,
You are so faithful, Lord

Verse 2:
Like the rose that comes alive every spring,
You are so faithful. Lord, You are faithful.
Like the life that You give,
to every beat of my heart,
You are so faithful, Lord.


PreChorus:
I see the cross and the price You had to pay,
I see the blood that washed my sins away.

Chorus:
In the midst of the storm
through the wind and the waves,
You'll still be faithful, You'll still be faithful,
When the stars refuse to shine and time is no more,
You'll still be faithful,
You'll still be faithful, Lord.

13 May 2014

Held by love

We have a gift for you-
just a simple nail.

However you will never be able to use it for the purpose that it was intended. It will never join two pieces of wood or fasten a picture to a wall. This nail will probably never be hammered by you – we don’t think anyone could bring themselves to do it. Not this particular nail. Let this nail, instead, serve as a reminder each time you find it again. That you matter to someone. If you ever doubt your worth or value, if you ever doubt that you are loved. Hold this nail just for a moment and reflect. God so loved the world that He gave His only Son... while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Believe and remember. How much you hurt or how much you suffer, you are loved. Never forget that Jesus was held on the cross not by nails but by LOVE...

The concrete nails

with the ribbons, colored papers and glue

covered with transparency sheets

the finished product; The nail Bookmark
Im glad I was able to resume making this cute book mark.  It was last year that I made these and now I resumed and I have a goal. I plan to make as many as I could. I plan to give these to my officemates, ojt here in the office and plan also to give it to my friends and also give it to relatives when I go home to cebu. I hope I can make as many as I could. I need help in making these bookmarks and I pray that my house mates will help.

26 April 2014

Another blog inspiration

Im back!
And I just hope it would be something to give me a reason to blog to life again. I dont know wwhy its impossible to blog. I am not really that motivated to blog.  It seems that there are nno interesting things to blog about. But I realized I was too busy doing nothing. I was too lalazy to blog.

And today I want to be serious about it.
I just want to give it my very best.
my blog list
I hope this time, its something that I will commit on doing, not like the previous attempts that I ended up not pursuing and still the same ended up with nothing.

I know, Im no poet nor writer but I guess Im a blogger. A trying hard blogger. Or a blogger in the making.
The cute notebook serves as my eyes to the world. I need to write my observations, thoughts, insights on things and a lot more on this notebook with this pen so that I can explore and make blogging interesting. Its something I should do to be creative, to extract the creative juices and blog something about it.

I hope this would work.
I hope its effective enough.
Well, let's just wait and see.

I'll try to give update with the progress im making with this green cutie notebook. If there's another post on the next day, wow its a proof that its a notebook that could motivate but if theres none, then I guess its worth another try.



02 April 2014

Discipline