Friday, December 28, 2012

SeAwEeDy!


fresh water seaweeds and frontyard-grown tomatoes drizzled with bagoong halubaybay and sukang Basi (Also known as Sukang-Iloko, Basi is a kind of vinegar fermented from sugar cane wine that has turned sour-- "freshlysour" and better than apple cider vinegar.)

yum!

:)



chatterbox no more

My teenage nephews respond better when I ask "wazzup?" 

instead of the classic and sweet Tita Pretty salutation. 

Learning their language which is a hybrid of jargon and abbreviations 


is quite a challenge yet something that I'm learning a lot from. 


Nevertheless, each conversation with my used to be chatterbox babies always ends with


"I love you, Tita Pretty!"


:-)

KG and JM

KG


Rafael

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

happy new concoction! :)

Steep.
Blend your classic condensed milk with a spoonful of CREAM.
Shock with ice!
yum! :)

Sunday, December 23, 2012

2012
















This is the year that I

wrote more than last year,

cooked more and made milktea concoctions,

met extraordinary people from different walks and paradox of life (young, old, families, waiting, busy, forwarding calls, online, offline, invisible, invincible, vulnerable, rich but poor, happy but lonely, cheerful, hopeful, and a lot more) and they all touched my life and made me super laugh/cry in extraordinary ways.

marked september 4 on my journal,

dealt with little and big work related and personal issues,

made a few 'yes and no' challenging decisions,

cried and prayed more than ever,

stumbled and fell countless of times,

stood up by grace and was reminded of the promise (promises actually) countless of times,

went on food renegade expedition,

got confined in the ER for the first time,

wrote Ninang a letter,

held the few days old Gabriel Marcus in my arms (today),

missed/miss nephews/niece in Irvine more than ever,

watched two great films,

embraced the simplest things more than ever,


- - - and the long list goes on and on...



REPOSTED

Saturday, September 15, 2012


i was led to this...

to a beautiful season i am yet to completely fathom.

there are things that science and even hard-core psychology cannot explain (and mend).

i just dont want to 'lose sight of the reason for the journey

or miss a chance to see a rainbow along the way.'

-=(.")(",)=-


Monday, September 17, 2012


:-)

i am certain more than ever that God cares more about what our heart contains than anything else this life and ego hold so dear- youth, vanity, wealth, comfort, fame, power, and all the bits and pieces this mundane world can offer. and as my heart welled with tears this past days (weeks actually), i got to reflect on life like never before. i realized more clearly now how amazing (and life changing) it can be to give until it hurts and that happiness is just merely an effect of it. yes, im hurting but i am so holding on to the promise. and as always, this undeserved grace is bringing me back on track once again.










Friday, December 7, 2012

SPEDtacular!

December 1, 2012

Super thanks, UST- Guild of Thomasian Speducators for inviting me.

Hanggang sa muli!

:-)


University of Santo Tomas- Medicine Auditorium


Brina, we are so proud of you! :-)





Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Food Renegades Meetup at Aling Lucing's

Angeles, Pampanga.

yum! 


This tells it all... :-)
Tupig! Ang aking paborito! :-)





Shouldn't desserts come first? last? Whatever, whenever. Try Nathaniel's Buko Pandan :-) 

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Surprise! :)


November 8

I was out the whole day yesterday for a conference.

When I got back to class today…

Jireh: Teacher, I have something for you!

Me: Really? Do you mean the stickers?
(Jireh left stickers for me yesterday)

Jireh: Yes, Teacher.

Me: Thank you, Jireh! Why did you give me stickers?

Jireh: Because I want to surprise you!

Me: Why do you want to surprise me?

Jireh: Because I love you teacher!





















I love you too!

:-)