A New Glance

 

Today marks the new colors (orange, green, yeallow and white) for my blog site ^_^. I like it! The leaves, the clouds are stunning and the white part is more emphasized – perfect!!! I would like to give credits to Twitter, “pahiram ha?” Thanks!

 

These bright colors define the peculiar ME. While most girls like pink and baby blue... I like yellow. And while most people like love the beautiful places on earth... I love the stars and the rainbows in the sky. That is ME!

 

 

The Last Things

 

Last place you...

Ate something?

Ate Dolls dining area at breakfast this morning, I am working from home this week.

 

Hugged someone?

While sleeping on the bus.

 

Did your homework?

On my desk

 

Broke the law?

Yesterday morning, I broke Daddy Demz Law for not eating breakfast and going straight to work

 

Bought clothes?

SM Bacoor

 

Watched TV?

I watch P-Noy’s inauguration preparation on tv

 

 

Last thing you...

Bought at a fast food place?

Whooper overload meal at Burger King last Saturday

 

Touched?

My keyboad

 

Drank?

Water

 

Ate?

Pandesal with Egg and PureFoods Hotdog

 

Smoked?

N/A – I don’t smoke

 

Said (out loud)?

Meeyeow: “Jaimie!!” (I heard Ailyn shouted her name outside. Apparently, she fell from her bike)

 

You plugged in?

Computer

 

 

Others

Last number you dialed?

DBWizards – asked the next available schedule for my Microsoft Exam.

 

Color of the last thing you bought?

Green + Yellow packaging of Knorr Sinigang mix

 

Last person you yelled at?

Meeyeow: “Jaimie!!!”

 

Last person you have chatted with?

Ate Malou

 

 

 

Kiss The Cook

 

 

Tweet.I created my very first tweet yesterday! It’s kinda funny coz I don’t want anyone to follow me on my twitter account. LOL! .. and LOL again! Bwahaha. Ewan. :-)) To date, I have tweeted three four until this morning. More to come! ^_^

 

 

 

What’s for Lunch? Well, it’s Daddy Demz favorite, “MY” Pancit Canton! It really amazed me when I cooked this recipe for the first time, everybody who tasted it, loved it! Syempre because of the "secret ingredient". I was actually the worst cook in my family. Lola is the best, next is Nanay Rose. Dith and Ate are almost equally good, then there’s Kuya and Tatay. I am actually at the bottom! Grrrr. ;-D Wahahaha! If you are surrounded with great cooks, then you should know that cooking is not anymore in the pile of your workloads at home. But Lola and Nanay are gone, Dith is away… I said to myself, “I have to do something!” … I practiced.

 

Now, I can cook!

I can cook anytime I want.

I can cook anything I want.

I can cook what Tatay wants.

I can cook and sing in between.

I can eat what I cook.

But … I am not a good cook.

 

 

Simeon. Do animals do get jealous? Oh my God! If the answer is yes, then Putol is… I spend more time with Simeon now – especially that cute little cat is soooo playful! Ang sarap kilitiin! Masarap din kitiin si Putol... (naman! may kasamang tulo laway pa!) Putol, don't be jealous, you are still my number one dog :D

 

 

 

 

Oh my! ....It's time to go to the bank! Waaaaa.

 

 

Party Planning

It has been a month since we started planning THE PARTY!!! Sa Saturday na! :-) I hope everyone invited will be able to come ;-D

 

 

Invites… check R

Food & Drinks… check R

Games… check R

Venue… check R

Prizes… check R

 

Camera na lang ang kulang! Sana hindi mag topak yung camera ko! Waaaa

*excited*

 

Never Say Never

 

 

… ♪♫ I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right) ♪♫ …

 

The 2010 remake of Karate Kid movie is awesome! Jaden is sooooo lovable portaying the character of Dre Parker - and THE CUTE LITTLE ABS!!!! It was really worth waiting on that very long lines. The plot of the story is pretty much straight forward but still enjoyable, so much – especially for the kiddy-hearted ME :-) Even without seeing the movie, I would probably know the ending but I still enjoyed the scenes! Kids even clapped their hands when Dre won on the final battle – while I could NOT!

 

Of course, I got teary-eyed towards the ending part! ;-D I love to see Jackie Chan did something different in this movie. Love you, Mr. Han!

 

It was really a night to remember. A night I could call “magical”. The “magic” of double large Burger King Whooper, large Onion Rings, biggie Sarsi, Piknik Shoestrings, Potato chips, Kenny Roger’s Chicken Quarter, cups of side dishes, muffins and rice – never done in years!!!

 

 

It was also the first time I saw Noelle Cassandra, a harpist (or whatever they call her :-D) and really she did look like an angel while playing the harp! Hehehe. Kung ako kaya mag play ng harp, magmumukha din kaya akong angel? :-D

 

 

And the magical full moon guided us on our way home because it was already midnight!!! And the rest is history.

 

 

Lazy Week

 

I have to credit Darwin for this…

            Darwin: “Who is the son of Charles Babbage?”

            … (sino?!)

Darwin: “Si modern computer… because Charles Babbage is the father of modern computer.”

 

 

Hahaha!! :-D Pasensya na, I have been so stressed lately and this joke just got funnier to me than everyone else does! LOL ;-D

 

Why stressed? Kasi lagging kulang ang tulog ko! Probably 4PM-1Am is my least favorite among my shift schedules. Parang hindi talaga ako nasasatisfy sa tulog ko. Sadly, it is still my choice to live with it :-/ Well anyway, I’ll be on morning shift again next week *excited!* -- NO MORE FOUR-HOUR TRAVEL Yahoo!

 

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Simeon...

 

Meet our naughtiest sweetest irresistable kitty, Simeon.

 

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Sometime in 21st of June, Ate Lanie and I had this conversation…

 

Meeyeow: “ate lanie, happy birthday!!!”

Lanie: “salamat pero ulitin mo ng june 22”

Meeyeow: “hahahahahhhaha”

Meeyeow: "mali yung alarm ko kainis"

Lanie: "bwhahahha"

Lanie: "bwhahhaha"

Meeyeow: "hahahhhaa"

Lanie: "baka mali un date setting"

Meeyeow: "hahaha, malamang"

 

It was my calendar’s fault! Hahahaha! It was accidentally set to alarm a day before June 22! So masyado palang advanced ang greetings ko! LOL. Then I greeted her again the next day. :-)

 

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San Juan Feast…

 

June 24 is celebrated in our town with water fight!!! Waaaaaa! Yes, water fight! Coincidentally, the tide is high on this day. Water on the rivers is high enough to flood the roads. People are everywhere outside their home, drinking beers, drenching water and kauging at each other. Who doesn’t love water fights?! Unfortunately for me, it becomes legal on this day!!! Every 24th of June every year, I have to struggle going to school/work because everyone outside was trying to douse water on me! I don’t really want to be a KJ (kill joy) but please spare me!

 

My worst San Juan feast experience in Cavite was in College where drunken men threw a bucketful of mud water on my jeep as early as 7AM! I really had to go back home and take a day off. :-( Even if I was turning red with anger because my white blouse turned black, I was not able to confront those BULLIES because they already flew and hid across the street corner into an alley! DAMN!

 

I just hope it won’t happen again TODAY! T_T

It won’t happen again NEXT YEAR! ^_^

 

 

Little Angel

I was asked by my sister to write something about my niece, Karla, because after the singing contest Karla won, she was somehow informed that her daughter could be featured on a local newspaper!

 

I did not hesitate and I started right away! When I was in the middle of my story, I felt happiness with a dash of fulfillment that even if this would not be featured on that newspaper, I could write all the things about her over and over again for me to remember how she has been my little chubby angel from the day she was born until that very moment.

 

And here it goes…

 

 

Our only daughter Karla Joven Bergado has been very eager to showcase her singing talent ever since she was a little kid. When my husband and I tried our luck here in United Kingdom

in 2002, although against our will, we had to leave our sweet daughter in the Philippines to give her the best future.

 

A lot of times, my sister used to tell us that our little chubby 3-year old angel joined a singing and dancing contests during barangay celebrations without them knowing about the audition. Sometimes she would win, sometimes not. She was such a joy to my family especially to my father who was the guardian of Karla during her stay in the Philippines when we were away.

 

Karla also writes her own songs. She even has a YouTube channel (minxpinay) where she puts all of her own song compositions. This is her way to express herself and connect with her friends through her talent. I strongly believe that she got her singing talent from her father who was a church choir member.

 

With her enthusiasm in singing and the confidence she always has, she joined a lot of musicals in school. Her school has their own version of Hairspray musical where she got the lead role. This year, she also went for Hagbane Doom musical audition in Oxford. Luckily, she got the part! The play will be shown on June 30.

 

Her winning moment in the Independence Day Celebration last June 19, 2010 in Oxford was such an achievement for her. My husband and I were very scared during her performance but she was so positive and confident, which she silently told me that she is now ready to show her talent to the world. Even though she did not get the 1^st prize but for us, she our No.1!

 

Aside from singing, she really dreams of being an excellent doctor someday.

 

 

 

Life Saving Blood Donations

 

 

It has been my advocacy to donate blood for others. I may not know who directly benefits my blood, or if it has been used by others yet… I still feel that I have done something generously amazing.

 

My mother died of colon cancer twelve years ago. She has gone a lot of surgeries which needed dozens of blood transfusions. She could not have made it to be with us for six more months without the help of blood donors with AB type. The whole family is forever grateful for that.

 

My very first blood donation happened two years ago, in DLSU-D University Medical Center, for the benefit of my college friend’s mother-in-law, who badly needed blood for her surgery. Although I was very scared, I still managed to be calm throughout the procedure because I really wanted to make a difference. The Zesto juice drink actually did most of the calming part!!! ;-D

 

Last Friday, I donated blood again thorough the campaign of Philippines Red Cross. The only doubt I had in my mind was my weight because I was just a little over 50 kilos… but I still passed and according to the doctor, that was okay. The procedure lasted for 30 minutes including the resting time.

 

 

The needles were very mean for few minutes but it was worth it!!!

 

So I encourage all of you to have your self screened for blood donations. It will really help others and it is good for you too! To inquire, visit Philippine National Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org.ph) for more information.

 

 

 

 

   

Hair and Scissors

 

 

I really wanted to cut my hair yesterday, so I did. I did it -- on my own. Nagkukuripot lang. No one actually noticed at the office. Though it was just a few inches and besides I was out of office the whole week.

 

Without the intention to really cut my hair shorter like last year, I just trimmed off the split ends. And I love the result. Hey love your own!

 

 

Random Thoughts

 

 

= Cinnamon breads are memorable. I don’t really love it, but for memories’ sake, I buy and eat some once in a while.

= Wooot! The colds did not escalate to cough! Fingers and Eyes crossed! \X/ - X)

= I am still sleepy but I have to review well for my exam on Friday.

= I love the longer hair, but I have to cut the split ends!

= Oh! The butterflies are flying again inside my stomach. :-(

= I just have to feel the fear… but I have to face it anyway.

= I don’t really feel like going to work today but I have to. I have a lot of things to do. I need to train this new DotNet guy later, who happened to be the guy who shutdown my computer last week!

= Transformation is such a cool word for me today.

= If I didn’t have colds yesterday, I could have danced in the rain.

= I love the new Toy Story installment!!! It will be shown on June 17 in cinemas.

= What is for lunch? It’s Beef Mechado with lots of potatoes.

= I miss my drawings. Hopefully, I could make one this weekend. I have something in mind!

 

= Today is a holiday, but then I have to work. It’s a double-pay day!

 

 

 

Microsoft Exam

 

Review. Review. Review.

 

 

Hindi Ko Magaya Ang Pansit Ni Ti Mercy

 

 

Good morning, Sleepy Heads!

 

Matagal-tagal na ding nirerequest sa akin ni Daddy Demz na iluto ko yung paborito nyang Pansit Henoy daw na gaya nung binibili namin dati sa tindahan ni Ti Mercy.

 

Ti Mercy’s store is the longest running store in the entire barangay. It is still open until now but not as much as alive as before since there are a lot of newer sari-sari stores around. But her pansit will live forever in our hearts :-D

 

I woke up at 7:00AM and started cooking right away (may muta pa ata ako non).

 

And the finish product! Sana nagustuhan nila…

 

Ganito binebenta ni Ti Mercy yung Pansit nya, magkahiwalay muna yung sauce at noodles. pagbibili ka na, saka nya paghahaluin ^_^…

Dito kami madalas kumakain, mapa tanghalian, agahan or hapunan - basta hindi kami magkaaway ni tatay ^_^v…

Ganda ng araw, enjoy ko muna to... later na yung next challenge -- ano kaya ang iluluto ko sa tanghalian?

 

I bet next week will be a challenging week! Transition! Transition!

 

 

Ailyn’s Birthday

 

Ailyn has been with us since 2007. She’s like a family to us. And it is her birthday yesterday! Ate Doll prepared her favorite ulam, Paksiw na Pata and Sopas at lunch.

 

At dinner time, we had our all-time favorite Barbeque and Marshmallow party outside kahit na medyo umuulan-ulan pa.

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Nakisama naman ang panahon at tumigil dina ng ulan.

 

Sopas Time!

The last part was playing Pinoy Henyo before we called it a night.

Happy birthday, Ailyn! I hope you enjoyed our party.

 

 

What Is Your Best Childhood Memory

1. What time did you get up this morning?

4:31AM. My alarm clock has actually two saved alarms, 4:31AM & 4:32AM. I refrain snoozing! :-D Kapag 4:32AM na, tumatayo na ako!

 

 

2. How do you like your steak?

Well done.

 

 

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

Shrek Forever After. The rest of the story is posted here.

 

 

4. What is your favorite TV show?

CSI: Last Vegas! All-time favorite ko ito talaga!

 

 

5. What did you have for breakfast?

Pandesal with CheezWhiz. No no for hot choco, masakit ang lalamunan ko today! Hmp! :(

 

 

6. What is your favorite cuisine?

Anything Italian! – pizza & pasta & red sauce

 

 

7. What foods do you dislike?

Raw meat & hindi ako kumakain ng dinuguan

 

 

8. Favorite place to eat?

Dining table ni Ate Doll. Free ang food, hindi ko na kailangang magluto, hindi din ako maghuhugas ng plato -- eat-and-run kumbaga! :-D

 

 

9. Favorite dressing?

Ceasar

 

 

10. What are your favorite clothes?

White/Black Shorts + Printed Shirt/Blouse

 

 

11. Where would you visit if you had the chance?

I’ll visit London again!

 

 

12. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?

Half full!

 

 

13. Where would you want to retire?

Here in the Philippines pa rin -- in a farm na maraming punong mangga.. :-)

 

 

14. Favorite time of day?

Morning. Pag nigising kasi ako ng maaga, ang feeling ko napakahaba ng araw at ang dami kong nagagawa.

 

 

15. Where were you born?

In a public hospital somewhere in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

 

 

16. What is your favorite sport to watch?

Tennis! French Open has just ended last weekend, crowning Rafa Nadal as the grand slam champion. Hmp! :/ wanted Roger Fed@!Next is Wimbledon!

 

 

17. Birdwatcher?

Yes .I Love birds.

 

 

18. Are you a morning person or a night person?

Ever since, I have wanted to be a morning person but my work schedule sometimes won’t allow me. So I would say, night person.

 

 

19. Do you have any pets?

Yes. Lots of cats and a dog named Putol.

 

 

20. What did you want to be when you were little?

I really wanted to be a doctor! Hey, who doesn’t want to be a doctor when they were younger???! :-P

 

 

21. Who is your best childhood friend?

Playing all-day-long with Abby and Jason

 

 

22. Are you a cat or dog person?

I am still a cat person. I have been surrounded with cats all throughout my entire life.

 

 

23. Are you married?

Not YET. Hahaha! – & that’s the spirit!

 

 

24. Always wear your seat belt?

No.

 

 

25. Been in a car accident?

Never.

 

 

26. Any pet peeves?

If anyone making cockroaches as pets, then I’d say cockroach! THE FLYINGcockroach! Pero kung wala naman… wala :D

 

 

27. Favorite Pizza Toppings?

All-meat.

 

 

28. Favorite Flower?

Rose. Nothing more romantic than a dozen of red roses.

 

 

29. Favorite ice cream?

Choco Almond Fudge of Selecta. Anything with the word "choco"

 

 

30. Favorite fast food restaurant?

Mdami -- Pizza Hut, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Chowking, McDo, and Shakey's

 

 

31. From whom did you get your last email?

Windows Live - From Facebook, notifying me that Melay has a new message.

Yahoo Mail – From Ate Lanie, asking when is my free weekend for our post birthday celebration.

Gmail – From Melay, a reply from my blog post :-)

W-i-l-l-i-s – MOM alert :-D

K-F-o-r-c-e – From HR

 

 

32. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?

ACE Hardware or SM Home or SM Appliance

 

 

33. Done anything spontaneous lately?

Danced with Jaimie at Ailyn’s party last night. Wala sa plano! LOL ;-D

 

 

34. What was you best childhood memory?

It was that one afternoon; we were listening to recorded voices of Tatay, Nanay and my siblings years ago – recorded when I was not born yet. Each of them has their turn to sing starting from Tatay. Tapos sa dulo ng tape, dinagdag nila yung kanta ko na “If You’re Not Here” ng Menudo para kumpleto na yung recording T_T

 

The tape is over 30 years old and it is still in DaddyDemz possession until now.

 

 

35. Like your job?

Yes.

 

 

36. Broccoli?

Definitely YES! Steamed broccoli ulam ko bukas with beef steak.

 

 

37. What was your favorite vacation?

I love my 6-month vacation in United Kingdom. Next favorite is our Cebu-Bohol trip!

 

 

38. Last person you went out to dinner with?

Madami sila at John And Yoko in Greenbelt last June 4 – Ms Roma, Dave, Shy, Ron, Gems, Warren, Jeff and Mike.

 

 

39. What are you listening to right now?

Radio.

 

 

40. What is your favorite color?

Anything YELLOW!

 

 

41. How many tattoos do you have?

None, never for the permanent ones. But we used to wear those washable tattoos for kids.

 

 

42. What time did you finish this quiz?

9:47AM

 

 

43. Coffee drinker?

Not a fan, but I drink sometimes kapag nakakayayaan sa Starbucks. I usually order Cofee Jelly but most of the time I order Full-Leaf Tea or Hot Choco.

 

 

By the way, before I end this post, let me say:

 

 

Happy 19th birthday yesterday, Ailyn! Enjoy ako sa party natin kagabi! ;-)

 

 

Happy 4th birthday to my inaanak, Gabu. And also to his dad, Marlone!

 

 

Happy 3nth birthday to my ever dearest Ate Lanie! See you at your party!

 

 

Belated happy birthday to my boss, Ms Roma! Thanks to the maki’s, I like them na!

 

 

Also, big happy birthday to all the June celebrants from KForce… saw your names in the newsletter! Wait for me, pleeease!!! Next week, I’ll be at the office – hold your pizza parteeees!