Penelope

Meet Penelope, my Nokia 6300. It's been a month now since I had her. I got her from Sun Cellular's Loyalty Program. This is my fifth year with the phone company as a post-paid line subscriber. I like her very much. She's very convenient to bring, lightweight, compact and easy to navigate. Also, she has a built-in 2 megapixel camera. A real beauty!

Feast One Hundred & Ninety Three

Appetizer

Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist?
I'm an optimist. I always try to see the good side of everything...even in bad situations. I guess, that's one of the lessons I learned being a mom!

Soup

What is your favorite color of ink to write with?
Black.

Salad

How often do you get a manicure or pedicure?
Once a month including foot scrub (",)

Do you do them yourself or go to a salon and pay for them?
I go to salon.

Main Course

Have you ever won anything online? If so, what was it?
No, I haven't.

Dessert

In which room in your house do you keep your home computer?
Recently, I sold my personal computer. Still hunting for a new laptop. For now, I'm sharing with the husband (",)

"Milky Noodle Soup"

Ingredients:

• 2-3 tbsps cooking oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 medium red onion, halved & sliced thinly
• 100 grams lean ground pork
• 1/3 tsp cracked peppercorns
• 1-1/2 to 2 tbsps fish sauce
• 200 grams spaghetti noodles, cut at 2" length
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk (add more if you want)
• 2 tbsps carrot, finely minced
• 100 grams cabbage, shredded

for the broth:

• 4 pcs chicken leg quarters
• 6-1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp whole peppercorns
• 1 medium red onion, quartered
• 1 whole head garlic, skin on & pierced lightly
• 2 pcs chicken cubes
• 1 tsp iodized coarse salt

Procedure:

Put all the ingredients for the broth in a large casserole. Cover. Place over high-fire and bring to boil. Then, decrease fire to low and simmer for 40-45 minutes. Carefully remove the chicken leg quarters. Put in a colander. Set aside. Use the chicken for a different recipe. I used mine with the family's favorite fried chicken recipe, "Pritong Manok Ni Lola"

In a heavy-bottom casserole, place in a medium-high fire. Add the oil. Put garlic. Saute until golden brown. Follow with onion, cook until limp. Add the ground pork, cracked pepper corns and fish sauce. Saute until aromatic.

Pour in the strained broth. Cover. Bring to boil. Add the spaghetti noodles. Lid on. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Put the milk and vegetables. Cover. Bring to boil. Uncover and remove from fire immediately to avoid overcooking the veggies.

Serve immediately while hot.

WW - Euphorbia

Heart Plant

I'm home alone today. Lil'One is in school and the husband is out for a trade & exhibit fair in SM-Megamall. I can use the laptop all for myself with no interruptions, hehe! I'm chatting now with my long lost friend, Ate Maeda. She's a family friend. It's been over a year since we saw each other. But you know as girls, as if time didn't passed by.... Now, she sells ornamental plants and do landscape work. A mom of two beautiful girls, named Gabby and Chloe. Guys, if you are interested to buy plants or want landscaping job. Here's her website.

Noah's Ark Paper Clay Art

I'm almost finish with this paper clay art, but unfortunately, I have no more paper clay to go by.... Last time I went to the store to buy some. It was out of stock. I still have to finish the background. The next time you see this, it will be hanging on the wall. If you want to see more of this stuff... here's the official website.

Weekend Snapshot - Fixing Stuff

That's Kuya Dheck, fixing stuff here in our house last Friday and Saturday , like changing the lights, door knobs, wirings and etc. The handyman of our barkada.

Pink Eye

After 3 weeks, it is finally gone. My little one suffered a pink eye, it is a food allergy that manifested in his eyes, the ophthalmologist said. The doctor gave me an anti-allergy ophthalmic solution that will be used strictly for 5 days, a drop for both eyes, twice a day. As the days passed the redness gradually disappeared. What a relief! As another school year starts tomorrow, I'm glad he is okay now. My kiddo got so conscious about his eyes, he's always always asking me when will the redness be gone. For now, as a precautionary measure as to not repeat the situation, he's not allowed to eat his favorite foods like fish, shrimps, crabs and other seafoods.

Bon Voyage Tita Andeng!

A farewell treat for the husband's cousin, that is Tita Andeng. A funny and sweet gal who goes ga-ga over pork siomai and chili sauce of Chowking. She just left tonight for Dubai. She'll be working there for 2 years. Good luck and have a safe trip. We already miss you!

Feast One Hundred & Ninety Two

Appetizer

When you drink soda/pop/coke, do you prefer to drink it from the bottle, a can, or after pouring it into a cup?
from the bottle... the taste is so much better!

Soup

What television show are you willing to stay up late to watch?
House

Salad

Name one person, place, or thing you think of as brilliant.
Albert Einstein

Main Course

Would you be willing to work 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days in order to save gas?
Yes

Dessert

If you were a superhero, what would you call yourself?
i dunno know... can't seem to think of a name as of the moment....

Wordless Wednesday - Great Smile

Manic Monday #119

You have accomplished a difficult task and hear someone else taking the credit. How do you deal with the situation?
I will confront the person right away.

If you had to marry someone that you presently know unromantically, and spend the rest of your life as their spouse, who would you choose?
hmmm.... that's hard to answer!

If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are living now?
Yes, I would travel more and spend every minute with my two favorite boys, my H and Lil'one!

Weekend Snapshot - Hannah

Ninong Kulit kissing Hannah's foot.

Hannah eating (for someone so small she has a huge appetite!).

Tita Andeng washing Hannah's bottom.

sleeping like a log...

Got a pretty and cute visitor last Saturday. It's my kiddo's very first grandchild, Hannah. She's also her cousin from his father. She came with her mom, Apeng and Tita Andeng. We had a blast having her here in our home, making her cry, teasing, playing and feeding her. Fyi, like his Ninong Kulit, they are both small but terrible, both has huge appetite and both very charming! I hope as promised by her Mom, she'll be back again for a visit.

Photo Hunt - "Self"

just showing my mole....

"Choco-Banana Milkshake"

makes 3 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 24 pcs ice cubes
• 1/3 cup condensed milk
• 3 medium pcs cavendish bananas (lakatan), peeled & sliced
• 1/2 cup full-cream powdered milk
• 1/2 cup instant chocolate powder
• 1/3 cup ice cold water

Procedure:

Put all the ingredients accordingly in a blender. Process for a 3-5 seconds. Mix using a spatula until well-blended. Process again until smooth.

Serve at once.

LP #8 "Ihip Ng Hangin" (Windblow)

Taken last year, after our Davao vacation. We're at the view deck of Super Ferry 15 heading back home to Manila.

Ito ay kuha noong isang taon pa, pagkatapos ng aming bakasyon sa Dabaw. Kami ay nasa pinakataas (view deck) ng barkong Super Ferry 15 papauwi na ng Maynila.

WW - Birdie