National Bookstore goes RED

If SM has green ECO bags, National Bookstore has RED bag just like the color of their logo. RED stands for Reduce Earths Destruction. I know we are used to plastics specially when buying groceries because most of the time those are heavy items. I am not against this but I just hope they would produce better paper bags that can support mor weight. Anyway eco red bag of National bookstore is only 12 pesos which is enough for basic school/office supply. 

Let's Protect our Environment!

Grill Pan

I'm starting to love the grill pan my mom give us last Christmas. First time I used it is with fresh tilapia. Its very easy to use, no mess compare to the real grill using charcoal or "uling." I've already tried it with pork chop and bangus. I am thinking of trying to cook a barbecue or kebab. 

Prescription Savings Club

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Pupur

That's what they call it in Batangas. It's actually pork cooked on its own fats. Most of the time when I cook pork let say for "sinigang" or "adobo" etc. I usually remove the fats with skin and cook it as "pupur". It can be a "pulutan" or can be eaten with rice. I use to eat it while cooking my menu, hehe. Chili vinegar is a good pair for this.

cooking pupur (fats from pork that I will cook for sinigang)

Here is the oil that I was able to remove from that small amount of fats almost 1/3 of a cup, wew!

BS Team Building at Tanza Oasis

This is our first team building for this year 2012. This time its not just our team but with the whole BS team. It was a short but a very fun day. After our shift last Friday we went straight to Tanza Oasis. Its my first time there and I did like the place. I hope I can go back and have a stay at their hotel.

Me at front of Tanza Oasis

Team Aviators and Team DiamondBack

Jump Shot

At the back of the hotel

Slide at the pool

For kids

Our Lunch

Playtime

Foul Smelling Mushroom

In front of our house is a very small garden. My husband notice a bad smell just near our door step. It smells like rotten rat or spoil fish, something that is really not good or irritating. Only to find out that there is something mysterious in our garden. I was not able to take picture of it but looks like a white colored thing, I can't describe the shape since its disoriented but there is a sticky green thing on its top that is making the bad smell. Flies are actually attracted to it. I got a headache when I went near it due to the foul odor. He said the pulled that thing before but it came out again so this time he decided to dig the ground. We find out that its root is tangled to the plant beside it. He then removed both the plant and the foul odor thing. I started googling and find out that its a fungus just like what our neighbor says. Its actually a stinkhorn fungi. It actually comes out during cold weather. Its Christmas season and the breeze is quite cold so I guess that is why it come out I hope not to see it again in our garden because its really really a annoying.

Our First New Year Celebration at our own House

We just move May of last year to our new house. We celebrated Christmas at my mom's house so we decided to welcome the new year at our house. We don't have any vistor so its just the four of us, me, my husband and my two kids. We prepared spaghetti, bread, ham and fruits for the evening. Nanay gave us something for desert like ube, ginatang bilo-bilo and graham. She also give us kare-kare and menudo. I let my kids sleep in the afternoon so that they will be awake on new years eve. After eating we spend the night watching fireworks (we don't have any fireworks except for a small "lusis" that we did not use) and taking pictures. Our neighbor had a video and drinking session so my husband stayed there a little bit. I think we slept our 2am and in the morning we went to Batangas to have a splash at Endaya Cove. It was a great day to welcome the year 2012. Thank you Lord for all your blessings!!!

Singaw or Mouth Ulcer

I don't know what could be causing it but this December I had a very bad mouth ulcer or also known as "singaw." First was before Christmas I had one on my tongue. Its so bad because its on the side and it hits my teeth when I try to talk or chew. It was really a big relief when it disappeared however I had another very bad one after Christmas. I noticed that the side of my upper right gum hurts, only to find out there is another "singaw."  This time its one on the gum and one on the cheeks opposite to it. I'm not sure if its causing it but I feel the tooth near the gum with mouth ulcer hurts a little bit too. I'm still hurting as I write this but anyway this doesn't stop me to enjoy the food this Christmas holiday. @_@

Christmas 2011 at Mamu's House

It should be our first Christmas at our own house but then we decided to celebrate it at my mom's house along with my brother Darwin's family. Like last year I cooked some of the food like kaldereta, fried chicken and carbonara. I also made coffee jelly as requested by my mom. It was a quiet evening since none of our neighbors are outside. Anyway my kids enjoy the night specially when its time to open their gifts. Good thing they sleep in the afternoon so they are awake in the Christmas eve.

Mamu's Christmas Tree

David and Rhaine

Our Noche Buena

David's gifts

Rhaine's gifts

Paper Jamz Guitar (our gift to David)

Musical Butterfly (our gift to Rhaine), Mickey is gift from Mamu

David playing pool with Mamay after eating

Chrismtas Party at Endaya Cove 2011

Since I was small we used to visit my Tito Vic's house to have Christmas Party. Now that they have a resort in Cuenca, Batangas called "Endaya Cove" the party was held there again just like last year. I was not able to trade schedule so me and my husband followed after my shift. We arrived there around 1pm. Although the resort has been there for a while the tricycle driver doesnt know the place since its not open to public. The resort is in a hidden place and the road is not yet fix. The rain makes the way tougher. I was really surprised when the driver says we need to pay P120, wew.

When we arrived everyone had eaten and is waiting for the program to start. We went to the big " kubo" where we usually stays and have our lunch there. After a while the program started. It begins with raffle of toys for kids. Good thing David did not cry when he was not called in the raffle. Rhaine was able to get a pink teddy bear and me a shoulder bag. Robin was not called too even in the cash raffle. Anyway my two kids was able to get P700 each and toys from Tita Melet. My kids also enjoy swimming in the cold pool. Its really relaxing to unwind once in a while and be with nature.

People waiting for their names to be called in the raffle

Tito Tony calling the names of the winner (the guy in black is Tito Vic who never fails to shares his blessing every Christmas)

Rhaine with her Pink Teddy

Rhaine enjoying the pool

David now is not afraid of the pool

Mamu, Caca, Rhaine, David and Me

Caca and Rhaine

Beautiful View