WISH List Ko

Dahil 4 months to go na lang, nag-iisip-isip na ko kung saan ba magandang magbakasyon sa Feb..  Dahil nananabik na sa ganda ng mga beaches sa Pinas..  Dahil sabik na rin makapagrelax-relax pagkatapos ng isang taong walang humpay na trabaho sa UAE..  Dahil sabik na rin makasama muli ang aming mga pamilya..

Hindi pa talaga sigurado kung kelan talaga ang bakasyon namin but we are so excited as early as now.  Kung pwede nga lang magbook na para makamenos sana sa mga airline tikets..  Kung pwede lang sanang malaman na ang mga trips available sa TF..  E ginawa na dapat namin --- ngayon pa lang!
Dahil nga wala pang magawa kundi mangarap at umasa, naki-grab muna ko ng mga pics ng mga lugar na gusto kong mapuntahan namin sa nalalapit na bakasyon.  Hindi ko alam kung kakayanin namin lahat pero sana..  mapuntahan namin sa loob ng isang buwang bakasyon!
 







Ang powdery white sands ng Isla ng Calaguas -- dahil eto raw ang isla ng pag-ibig; at ang dagat ng Bagasbas --- dahil gusto namang ma-experience ma-wash-out ng mga alon sa Bagasbas.  Pwede rin sa Baler magsurf kaso mas maganda yung package na yung trip.  Yung tipong beach bumming+surfing all in one para hindi sayang sa oras at pera.





Gusto ko rin sanang magCoron kami kasama ang family kasi daming pwedeng gawin sa Palawan at siguradong mag-eenjoy kami sa Coron!  Eto na rin lang kasi ang hindi "check" sa Palawan list ko kaya dapat ma-check na ora mismo.

Gusto ko rin sana magpunta kami sa Siquijor, Manjuyod Sandbar at Apo Island..











Sa totoo lang, andami pang pwedeng isama sa wish list kong ito kaso hindi na kakayaning puntahan sa loob ng isang buwan lang...  Ubusan na naman ng salapi ito, oh c'mon!

Nga pala, salamat Nonz, Poms, Kuya Kim, OT & Jolan sa mga magaganda nyong obra!  At pasensya na rin kung hindi ako nagpaalam bago mang-grab!  Sana naintindihan nyo :D

The CHOPSUEY Disaster

Maria Chloei Jane

Because of Ramadan, we have the liberty to go home earlier than usual.  Exactly 3 hours each day was cut-off from our usual 8-5 sched to chaotically manage to squeeze in as much work as possible.  Afternoons are then spent either getting yourself busy doing household chores or sleeping the afternoons away as all establishments are all closed by this time so no point in getting out.  Today, we chose the latter.  But I think I overdid it today.  Yes, I overdid it!

Since it was already 8:30pm and I find it too late to go gymming, I dragged my self to the kitchen to start preparing for my infamous chopsuey.  Tonight's chopsuey is different as I had to improvise an ingredient as a substitute for chicken liver that was not available as of press time.  (I always have this passion to experiment and deter from the usual.  Hence, my chosen profession.)  The "black pudding."

I was totally oblivious about this black pudding.  In fact, I did not bother to thaw it that much because I thought I could just toss it amongst the first batch of ingredients.  I thought it would not be much of a problem to me as I treated it as a "meat ingredient."  Well it is basically meat.  Since I thought it is meat, I added it before stir frying some veggies.  To my surprise, the mixture became thicker and thicker and thicker, and suddenly --- it was all black.  There goes my cauliflower!

I tried to make amends.  But I knew that the longer I stir fry the ingredients, the blacker it will become.  I do not want to overcook the veggies (I have this secret of how to make the veggies crisp and have a delightful crunch as you munch it!) so I finally retreated to face my defeat.   

Another learning experience for me. 

It is not always that we are at our best, though we did our best.  We cannot always be good at everything especially if you are not familiar with what is ahead.  There is joy in simplest of things but you tend to be equally frustrated just the same.  You can only have a handful because the others will just slip off your hand.

And lastly, Black Pudding --- is best for DINUGUAN!