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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Back from Ozamiz

Whew! I brought my laptop hoping to have an internet connection to where we were going. My bad, there wasn't any connection. Sigh, just got home safely, thank God! And again, aside from the fun road trip everything else was boredom to me. I stayed at the room within those days watching movies in my lappy and all the while I was cursing my self why I've brought her along. She just adds up to my baggage but she wasn't useless after all. When I said "she" I meant my lappy. Remember the blog about my lappy being female? I wrote it below my photo challenge on that blog entry. Now wait a minute... this made me think of giving my lappy a name so you guys won't  be confused and it will be easier for me too. LMAO! Whatcha think? What would be a nice name? I'll wait!

So, even if the trip wasn't what I expected it to be. Of course it will become more uneventful if we didn't take photos. I for one wouldn't miss it. The road trip was great because we laughed and talked a lot. We reached Mucas, the place where we have to ride a barge to cross the bay, at 5pm. There were a lot of vehicles in line and we waited for 3hours before we could load our car on the barge. It was already 8pm when we board the barge. The 15minute ride was uneventful. At 9pm we reached our aunt's house. Our stay there was also good but I spent almost all of my time inside the room. I thought we'll spend our time enjoying the beautiful destinations in Ozamiz. But I just knew right there and then that we were just attending a birthday party. It wasn't what I expected. Haha! So here are a few of the lots of blurry photos my sis took during our trip.
What do you see in the clouds?

Kalesa. Never thought we still have this in our island.

Me sis and I

Yeah, rain rain rain. we were always followed by rain

Lloydee and sissy

Tickets for the barge

Ozamiz City in sight

Had time for a little shopping. Girls will always be girls.

Movie Marathon in my aunt's room. 


Stayed the whole time inside the room with lappy


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crazy duo

my mom and a crab. Crabs for dinner!!

On our way home

always crazy duo

Almost home

Oh yeah! I would also like to take this time to thank you guys for your comments on my last blog "SHORT POST 2". I appreciate it.

RE: Interwebs Fails - I love that game too! But now I'm totally gonna have the courage to resist it so I can have time in my blogging haha!
RE: YeamieWaffles - Thank you Matt! I'm crossing my fingers with that. Haven't experienced christmas with him, ever. This would be the first time if we do. LOL
RE: Mai Yang - Nah Mai, I didn't have the fun I expected haha! But it was okay though.
RE: Anney - Kaya nga Ann iniiwasan ko na maglaro. I tend to forget my duties too. Don't wanna get addicted to online games anymore!
RE: A Beer For The Shower - Thanks Brandon... or Bryan. LOL, still hoping we both will see each other for Christmas.
RE: Poetry of the Day - Thank you!

Whew! and I thought this will be a short post. Alright! Tired from the trip and happy to be home. I need a good night sleep for tomorrow's practice. Another assessment is on its way agaaaaaiiiiinnn. Be checking you out tomorrow! Till then! Thank you for taking time to hear me out.

Smile!
Yenxx

Friday, November 4, 2011

Short Post 2

Hello Everyone! How are you?

It has been like years since my last post. Been away from home for a while, spending the week with my man. Now, he's back to the battle field. It will be another three months before we'll see each other again. I hope I could visit him next month to spend christmas with him. Sigh...

Anywho, I came back home, Facebook has been getting my attention. There's this game called "SimsSocial" that I can't seem to stop playing the whole day! I got addicted to it. Luckily, I have had the courage to click the log out button in my facebook. It was a relief LMAO. Now am back!!! And I wonder where I left of... Hmmm, well... Right now, we're on our way to Ozamiz City. It's a four hour drive from home. I've been to Ozamiz a couple of times and I can't share any memorable experience there. We have no relatives in Ozamiz but we know some friends especially the family of my mom's best friend. I hope this time, it will be a memorable vacation.

Have a good day!

Smile!
Yenxx

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Colit Home

Hello everyone!

I have to postpone my photo challenge for now because the next photo challenge is a photo about the thing that made a big impact on my life now. I still don't have the photo. I'll post it one day.

These past 2 days have been very wonderful. My boyfriend came home from work. It has been more than a month since I last saw him. His name is RJ, I call him in our language as Colit which means pesky. This word also describes someone who keeps bothering you the same thing over and over again. The word eventually became a call of endearment for us though the first reason behind that call was because he usually makes me angry, irritated and sober. the fighting starts when he make me feel like that. The good news today is that this time, we didn't fight haha! I mean, we fight a lot when he comes home but this time was different.  I think our relationship is already going up to the next stage. It matured, it bloomed. And I could say, personally, I've changed a bit. I was kinda puzzled when I realized that I'm already trying my best to not pick a fight with him. Funny. I'm not used to it LMAO!

One thing I love about my man is that he never missed to fetch me in school right after my schedules and he never made me wait for him. He fetched me at school after hebuy all his needs and we watched a movie yesterday after I finished my baking practice. And because I missed him so much, I made him mango float, a famous Filipino dessert, later that night and he cooked his usual noodles with eggs for both of us. Ooohh it tasted like Ramen noodles back in Massachusetts. He also made his own blog LOL. His first ever post is untitled. LMAO! Check out his blog entitled ADHD_soldier. Yes, my boyfriend is a soldier. Yes, he has ADHD, and yes, I love him despite all that.

Anyway, we went to the dentist this afternoon for his braces. Now, his teeth is looking great! LOL. I took a snapshot while the doctor was doing her thing.

I've never been in the dentist's chair before except for cleaning my teeth. I mean, I haven't experienced having my tooth extracted by the dentist. I feel like it hurts even with anesthesia.



Alright before I end this post I would like to share the recipe of the ones we made yesterday. Here are the ingredients I used for Mango Float (if you guys are interested to make one):

INGREDIENTS:
300g condensed milk
300g thick cream
50g evaporated milk









5 pcs. ripe mangoes










Graham Crackers (or any biscuit of your choice)












Optional: Crushed Graham Crackers for garnish
               Thinly sliced mangoes for garnish

PROCEDURE:
1. Blend together cream, condensed milk and evaporated milk until smooth.

2. In a clear dish, arrange crackers at the bottom. Add slices of mango at the top of the graham crackers then pour the milk and cream mixture on top of the mangoes. Cover the milk with crackers and repeat procedure until the container is almost full. Make the cream the last layer, either cover the mangoes entirely or leave the mangoes half seen.



 3. Garnish with crushed crackers. Freeze for 2hours.

4. Serve. Enjoy!

He can't seem to stop eating after that. LOL. The smile on his face and the excitement in his eyes.... PRICELESS! And now, his Noodles with Eggs. This is a common dish to prepare and a simple one too. But I would still like to share this one.

INGREDIENTS:
2 packs ready-to-cook noodles


















2 eggs












3 cups boiling water

PROCEDURE:
1. Boil the water in a pot.
2. Drop the noodles in the boiling water and add the pre-packed seasonings. Cook noodles al dente.
3. Crack the egg in a bowl and drop it in the pot with the noodles. Stir.
4. Serve hot! Enjoy!

The noodles was perfect for the cold evening of October. It kept us warm and the taste? Superb! The thing that made it more perfect is that I shared it with the man I love. Hope you'll try one of the recipes one day.

Have a good time!

Smile!
Yenxx

Monday, October 24, 2011

Day 14: A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Now, back to my photo challenge which I know will really take me months more than 60days to accomplish haha!

But before that, I just want to share a video I saw in youtube. This is an animation video with the song Vanilla Twilight by Owl City. I found it cute.

Okay this will just be quick. When the topic goes through religion, most of the people will find it boring. Well, I find it interesting especially the bible. I grew up reading the old testament over and over and I never got tired of the stories, it makes me inspired every time I hear them. And when I forgot about it, I just read it all over again. But I haven't finished the whole bible especially in the new testament. LOL.

Alright, maybe you're now wondering why I'm talking about this. Okay, it's because of my day 14 photo: A picture of someone I can't imagine my life without.
Jesus
Here it is: I think you already know why I can't imagine my life without Him. I believe and forever will believe that Jesus Christ save us from our sins, without Him I am not here right now. And because I am a christian, without the word Christ in Christian, the letters I, A, N will be the ones left which means I Am Nothing without Christ.

Sigh, I still don't feel good after last nights drink.

Have a good one everyone!

Smile!
Yen xx

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Short Post

Hi everyone!

I was supposed to be blogging this whole night. But two of my best neighbors drop by for a visit: a soon to be priest (Dennis) and a soon to be electrical engineer (Joje). They usually come here at my place to have chats and laughs with some drinks. I don't usually drink alcoholic beverages but tonight was different. I didn't expect I'd get wasted, even Dennis got wasted too. Unexpected, LOL. I don't feel good that's why I can't stay long. But we had a good talk though, reminiscing high school and stuffs.

Sigh, got to sleep.

Have a good time everyone! I'll get back to your blog tomorrow morning, and my photo challenge! Geez, forgot about it. Tah-tah!

Smile!
Yenxx

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Lazy Lazy Lina

Are you a cat person?

I'm not.

I'm a dog lover but ironically I don't take care of our dogs that much compared to our cat. Yes, I have a cat at home. Ironic isn't it? He stays inside the house while my dogs stay outside... in a cage. LOL! But during feeding time and bath time we let them out of their cages so they could also run, play and poop outside haha!.

Anyway, my cat is a 'HE' but his name is a girl's name, Lina. We didn't see his balls when my cousin gave him to us so my sister and I thought he was a girl. Thus, we gave him a girl's name. Glad he didn't turn gay!

Lina is a lazy cat like Garfield. He does not catch mice or even kill cockroaches. He just watch them pass by. He sleeps like he's already dead. And he eats a lot of food! Very lazy cat! He even hates it when you play with him or even stroke his back. But i still love him though. LOL.

There also things I love about him. These are times when he wants to get our attention. Like when I'm busy surfing the net, he will lie down on my lappy's keyboard. Like when my sister is busy studying, he will lie down on my sister's book. You'll see in the photos below. Here are some of his stupid and cutest photos and what he says:

Can I play?

Eating Time!

I wanna look good in the camera

Look! I have a pink tag! I ain't gay!!

What you lookin at?

Look at me Jo, I wanna play!

Itchy balls

I'm dreaming of you

Where's my princess?

Mama, Mama!

I'm getting the hang of this

Look at me dead
That's Lina, hope you enjoyed!

Smile!
Yenxx

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

EXCITED!!! and four series I watch at night.

School is over!!! Yey me!

I wish I could spend more time on my blog now that school is over. I've finished my term as the president of the program. It was a total total tooooootaaal relief LMAO! Working is now next to my "Life Checklist", I was browsing the net this morning for available job offers that is related to my field. I picked a number of job offers where I am qualified. I received 2 interviews immediately after applying! Isn't it cool??!!! The interview is tomorrow and the other one is on Monday. The job site and interview is located in Manila, the center of trade in the Philippines. It's 2 big islands away from here, 3days travel by sea and an hour travel by air. Unfortunately, I can't go to any of the interviews since I still have to comply requirements for graduation and the fare is expensive too if I'll fly back and forth only for an interview. I hate it! But I'm sooooooo excited to work already! I can't wait for January! I wanna work! EXCITED!!!

I was practicing one of Nicki Minaj's song entitled Super Bass this afternoon. LMAO! I can't get the rapping right. It's a cool song! And lately, TV series in ABS-CBN, one of the tv networks here in the Philippines, have been getting my attention every night.

First is the series entitled "100 Days to heaven", this is a story about a rich business woman, Anna Manalastas, (Coney Reyes), mean, icy and cunning CEO of the toy Company, dies in a car explosion. When she arrived at the gates of heaven she realizes she is going to hell but being a good negotiator, she made a deal with the Gate Keeper to give her a chance to earn a ticket to heaven. She was given 100 days in one condition: she has to amends with people she had done wrong. Once on earth, she realizes that she is not back as her old self but as a helpless 7-year old.


Next is the series "Budoy" that tackles the story of a boy who is mentally challenged, and his family relationships and social issues.

The story started in a well-known family of doctors, the Maniegos. Dr. Maniego performs an artificial insemination on his wife, Luisa because they have no child despite their success in life. She gave birth to Benjamin which is a family blessing but discovered later on that the child is suffering from Angelman Syndrome which delays his intellectual development. This turns into the family in shame but Luisa becomes very protective to her son, Benjamin. To save the family in shame, Benjamin's grandmother gave him to a caretaker on his fifth birthday. Unfortunately, the caretaker dies and a woman named Elena adopts the boy and called him Budoy. She take care of him as her own and bring him to the province. Meanwhile, to save Luisa's sanity with loosing her child, her sister-in-law Grace suggested to give her a fake Benjamin. unknown to them, the fake Benjamin "BJ" is Grace's son. BJ studied in a prestigious school owned by his "family" and Budoy worked there as a gardener. Despite his condition, he strives to help Elena to save money for him to go to a special school. growing up not knowing their past, BJ and Budoy became rivals at school with a girl whom they both like.


Budoy never failed to make me cry. I like the story and I love how Gerald Anderson (Budoy) do the role.

Third is "My Binondo Girl", a story revolve about a girl, Jade, who pretends to be the long lost son of her father. She gave up her dreams and identity just for her father's love.

The story started in China when Chen Sy, a chinese businessman, got disappointed that his first-born child is a girl,Jade, instead of a hoped-for son. Chen and his family planned to give Jade to an orphanage. Full of sorrow, Jade's Filipina mother, Zenny secretly went back to the Philippines with her bestfriend's help to keep and save the baby. Chen got married to Zenny's bestfriend, Jean, after Zenny left. they have a son Chen Sy II and a daughter named Amethyst. Years later, Chen discovered that Zenny gave birth to their second child, a son named Yuan. Chen went to visit Yuan whom he did not know died after he was born. He saw Jade but did not consider her as his daughter. Zenny pretend Yuan is not home and that Chen have to leave. Desperate to bring along his son, he forced himself to go inside the house but Zenny stopped him and sent him home. Little Jade feeling left alone without a father tried to imitate his supposed to be brother. Until to the point where Zenny and her mother were sent to jail by a case Jean Sy filed, Jade couldn't think of any way to bring her mother and grandmother out from jail but to plead to her father. Chen ask for one condition: it was to bring Yuan to him. It pushed Jade to disguise as Yuan Sy with  one motive in mind, to feel the love and care of her father in the person of  her dead brother Yuan. While being Yuan, she got an executive work in her father's company and made friends with Trevor and Andy who the latter found out about her secret identity. Onyx, jade's bestfriend is in rival with Trevor to win Jade's love. Unknown to the two, Andy is doing his move too.
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As what I've heard, Binondo is a place in Metro Manila where a lot of chinese family lives. Half Chinese and half Filipino is called "Tsinoy".

Last but not the least is the series "Amaya". This is a Philippine Historical fiction set on the time prior to the Spanish colonization in the Philippines, mid 1500's in the regions of Visayas.

Rajah (King) Mangubat was known throughout the land as a great undefeated warrior. One day during his expedition, he met a babaylan (priestess) who prophesized that he would be killed one day by a woman who had a snake for a twin. Enraged by the prophesy, the Rajah killed the babylan but remained anxious of his unborn killer and got more angry when he knew his killer was a woman. He kept it a secret and with this, he ordered his warriors to kill all pregnant women in his village tribe and the other villages that are under his reign. The only village that survived Raja Mangubat's terror was Datu Bugna's because of their long time friendship and alliance. What Raja Mangubat didn't know was that the girl was born in the Datu Bugna's territory and was the latter's daughter with an ulipon (slave) named Dal'ang, which he loves the most compared to his wife. They named her Amaya and upon seeing the twin snake, Datu Bugna freed it to the forest. While Amaya was still an infant, he was forced by his wife's blackmail and ordered his men to get the child from her mother. He hide Amaya in a secret chamber called "binukot". Lamitan, Datu Bugna's wife, ordered her men to kill Dal'ang because she was jealous with her. While growing up, he tells Amaya that Dal'ang already died and taught her how to hold a kampilan (dagger) and fight for her life. Because of Lamitan's evil desire to get rid of Amaya like she got rid of Dal'ang she betrayed her husband and tells Rajah Mangubat that her husband is planning of a revolt. Rajah Mangubat's men took Amaya and her sister Marikit in the binukot to blackmail the Datu. To make him confess of a sin he didn't do, he killed Datu Bugna in the end in front of Amaya. The Rajah took Amaya and the rest to his tribe, there Amaya discovered her prophesy and bound to do it to take revenge for her father's death. But how will she do it if she is in love with the Rajah's son?


Yikes! This is getting longer than I thought. Better end here, I have to stop now LMAO.

How have you all been?

Smile!
Yenxx