A LIFE FULL OF CHARITY

Jok Bal

2008-10-12T12:30:00.000-07:00

It is like our own Pata tim without the sauce. A new way of eating pata tim for me...wrap it in Ssangchu (cabbage) Everything in Korea is wrapped! With a little red chili paste before wrapping the meat,it fill your mouth with pleasure and satisfaction! Yummy!

Happiness

2008-10-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

do i look like i'm not?

Sundubu Chiggae

2008-10-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

Sun Dubu Chiggae

1 lbs of beef cut shabu-shabu style
1 lb of live clams
8-12 cloves of garlic
1 cup on kimchi (Korean fermented cabbage), drained
2 blocks of silken tofu

1/4 cup of kochukaru (Korean chili flake)
2 tbsp sea salt
1 tbsp of vegetable oil (preferably Canola)
2 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp of sesame oil
6 cups of water

If you did not buy the clams from a market, or if you have doubts as to whether the market purged them of sand, place the clams in a solution of 1 cup salt, 3 cups cold water, and 3 tbsp of cornmeal overnight. Most fresh and frozen clams purchased from a fishmonger or supermarkets have already had this step performed on them, so you're fairly safe skipping it.

Rinse the clams in cold running water. Brush thoroughly to remove any sand or loose bits of shell. Discard any cracked ones or ones whose shells fail to close. Drain, cover with a damp kitchen towel, and place in the refrigerator until ready to cook.

Peel and clean the garlic. Smash with the flat of your knife, then finely chop. Set aside.
Squeeze any remaining liquid out of the kimchi. Finely chop and set aside.

Cut your tofu up into cubes. Use whatever dimensions you prefer, as long as they're uniform. I like 1-in x 1-in x 1/2-in measurements for mine, since it makes them easier to pick up with chopsticks.

Remove your meat from its package and separate out into individual slices. This will make it easier to sauté and prevent clumping. Return to the refrigerator until ready to cook.

Add the vegetable oil to your pan and heat to medium high. Once the oil becomes very loose and starts to smoke slightly, add the garlic. Sautee until the garlic is light brown and the oil becomes fragrant. Should take less than a minute.

Add the kimchi to the pan and sauté until the mixture is dry and the kimchi stops releasing liquid. Most of the sizzling sounds should stop. Takes 5-10 minutes.

Add each slice of beef individually in folds to help prevent clumping. Let the beef brown on the bottom for a few minutes before you stir. Give the meat a few minutes to brown between each stir.

Once the meat has separated into individual slices and is in no danger of sticking together, sauté until any fat has rendered away. Should take around 10 minutes.

Add the kochukaru, sea salt, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Stir until evenly distributed. Make sure the area is well ventilated and try to keep any steam from getting into your eyes.

Sautee for another 2-3 minutes to help release the flavor of the kochukaru. If the mixture looks like it might be in danger of burning, reduce the heat to medium.
Add enough water to barely cover the meat, increase the heat to high, and bring up to a boil.
Add the tofu and let come back up to a boil. Drop the heat to medium, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes.
Insert the clams hinge-side down. Cover, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil, then simmer until all the clam shells have opened. Should take less than 10 minutes.

Don't worry...

2008-10-08T21:24:00.000-07:00

I-WILL! LOL!

Seoul Olympic park

2008-09-18T23:08:00.000-07:00

Yipee! cutie and i love my pose!

random thoughts...

2008-09-08T21:21:00.000-07:00

travel travel travel..what will i do there? check on the area? Do i have enough money to do shopping? Gosh what will i do if i get lost in a place with not enough english speaking people?

Question questions questions...ok no more just pack your stuffs!

Purpose Driven Life

2008-07-09T00:09:00.000-07:00

Recieved A Purpose Driven Life book as a gift. I am not a bookworm so i wondered why i recieved this kind of gift. Felt weird. Knowing myself it will take more time to finish one whole book unless that's Archie comics or something that has many illustrations. Challenge will be how i can finish this book in 40 days.

Browsed a few paged of the book and felt weird since really some might hit you. Thank you for this wonderful book and i will try reading it. I may not know my true purpose in life i might have the drive to see my worth.

Thank you Rick Warren for such an inspiring book. May it reach more people thru God's grace.

Special Spicy Braised Crabs

2008-06-26T22:06:00.000-07:00

1Kl Red Crabs
Oyster sauce
Leeks (slice the whit part thinly and the green part cut into an inch in lenght)
Soy Sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste
onions
garlic

clean crabs and cit into half. In a pan heat cooking oil and saute garlic and onions. Add crabs and saute until it turns into red. Pour in oyster sauce and half a cup of water season with salt and pepper. Sugar to taste.Add sliced siling labuyo(optional) and then simmer. Put the leeks(stalk part) and reduce the liquid. Cover and put the green part of the leeks. Stir and check if crabs is full cooked.

Serve with rice. The sauce can already be a good dish already!

TRUST

2008-05-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

so again...what is trust...

Seafood Lasagna

2008-05-08T22:40:00.000-07:00

1/2k lasagna noodles
1 jar spaghetti sauce or favorite homemade
1 package frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed and drained
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2/3 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese/quick melt cheese

GETTING READY

1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees.
2) Make the lasagna as per the instructions given on the package.

MAKING
3) Into a saucepan, empty the spaghetti sauce and cook gently for about 10 minutes till the sauce has thickened and has reduced to about 3 cups. Stir in the shrimp.
4) In a small bowl, combine together the ricotta cheese, PArmesan cheese, parsley and pepper.
5) Assemble the lasagna by placing half of the noodles in an 8x8-inch casserole and topping with half of the seafood sauce. USe a small teaspoon to drop half of the ricotta mix on the top.
6) Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese all over. Repeat the layers till all ingredients have been used up.
7) Bake in preheated oven for about 35 minutes or till the cheese is bubbly.

SERVING
8) Serve warm after allowing to stand for 10 mi

Express from Bicol

2008-03-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

* 1/4 kilo of Pork liempo – sliced into 1/2 inch strips
* 4 cups of Long green chili – pepper, seeded and julliened-or more depends on yout "hot" meter
* 1 cup of Alamang – fresh(Balao from Bicol is still the best)
* 1.5 cups of Water
* 1.5 cups of Coconut cream (separate kakang gata-first squeeed juice from the coconut)
Pork cubes

Soak Long green chili peppers in salted water for 30 minutes, rinse, then strain well.
In a pan,combine water,pork, and alamang.
Bring to a boil and then lower the fire and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Add long green chili peppers Pour in coconut milk and cook until it produces more oil.

In Bicol pork is not the main ingredient of this dish but chili. Pork mainly is just a saute ingredient and the main star is still chili! Cooking it varies for me depending on who will be eating it.

Serve hot

How to Make Korean Pancakes

2008-03-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

photo from Minsok who makes one of the best Haemul JUN
I need to perfect the skill in making Korean Pancake so i can help out in family gatherings and festivities if the time comes and i will be based in Korea LOL!

So after a lot of wexperiments and all...i think this is one of the easiest and i think basic technique in cooking Korean Pancake.
1/2 cup flour (sshhhh you can use the pre-mixed Korean Pancake that i discoverd)
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup water
5-6 green onions, chopped
A bunch of chives, chopped
5-6 slices zucchini, chopped into long slices
1 green chili pepper, finely chopped
2 large size shrimp, chopped OR several small scallops chopped
3-4 scallops, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 egg

1. Make a batter by mixing flour, salt and water.
2. Chop vegetables and seafoods.
3. Heat a skillet over medium high heat
4. Add all the ingredients except the seafood in the flour mixture.
5. Pour 2 tbsp olive oil in the skillet.
6. Add the battered veggies to the skillet, spread as thinly as you can.
7. Place the chopped seafood over the pancake. Sprinkle all over the pancake.
8. Break and whisk one egg. Pour over the top of the pancake.
9. When the pancake looks yellow and brown from the sides, its time to give it a flip.
10. Cook for few more minutes. Add more olive oil if required.
11. Serve with sauce.
Sauce:

Soy sauce put some sesame seeds and thinly sliced shallots or leeks.

If its with seafood it's called Haemul Jun
With the use of the
batter you can make..Kimchi pancake or other vegetable pancakes.

How to Make Korean Pancakes

2008-03-08T22:30:00.000-08:00

Kiam Pehng

2008-03-08T08:21:00.000-08:00

If you like to cook paella, you will love Kiam Pehng. The Japanese rice is much better than the malagkit rice that some recipes call for in paella.

Remember, the quantity of the ingredients should suit your personal preference and taste.

Here are the ingredients:

1 kilo pork liempo cut to cubes
1 kiko chicken cut to cubes
10 shitake mushrooms, dried (wash and soak in water, remove stems and cut into half)

1/4 cup sugar (to caramelize)

2 tablespoons large dried shirmps (hebe) soaked in warm water

1/4 cup or so Shallots (tagalog sibuyas)

Garlic

1/4 cup soy sauce

Japanese rice -soaked at least for 3 hours or you can use Dinorado rice

Mustard leaves (optional)

Chinese sausages

Saute all the ingredients (except the rice of course) and put soy sauce in the pan. Add water to boil after the ingredients turned into golden brown. Simmer. When it comes to a boil add in the soaked rice. be sure that the liquid is just enough to cook the soaked rice. Steam just like cooking ordinary rice.

If you want it to be steamed perfect transfer everything to the rice cooker and cook.

Served topped with roasted peanuts

Jealousy...bad and it's killing me

2008-02-18T20:01:00.000-08:00

Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative - self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it's a mistake or luck. Take your eyes off others and turn the scanner within. Find the seeds of your jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building your personal and emotional security. Then you will be the one others envy, and you can remember the pain and reach out to them.

And because of what i see and feel...it's killing me!

California Maki Charity style

2008-02-12T21:52:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
sushi rice
water
salt
sugar
rice wine vinegar
sesame seeds
nori seaweed sheets
cucumber
juice
crab sticks (surimi sticks)
mangoes sliced

Arranged in separate small bowls. Put the sushi rice in a colander and rinse with water until the water runs clear. Put the sushi rice in a small pot and add the water. Season with sugar and salt, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let the rice soak covered for about 20 minutes. Put the sushi rice on a plate and season with rice wine vinegar. Put the sesame seeds in a coated pan and slightly roast them without adding any oil until fragrant. Put the sesame seeds on a board and spread out evenly. Put the nori seaweed sheets one at a time in the hot pan and roast one side until fragrant. Put each seaweed sheet on a bamboo rolling mat or on a clean dish towel. Spread half of the sushi rice on the nori seaweed sheets, leaving a small part around uncovered (about 1/2 inch). Cover the rice with plastic wrap and press on slightly. Put a cutting board on top and turn over the nori seaweed sheet, carefully slide it back on the bamboo mat. The plastic wrap should be underneath the rice and nori sheet. Peel the cucumber and cut into 3 mm fine thin stripes. Peel half of a small mango, cut into small thin stripes and drizzle with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Put the cucumber stripes, mango stripes and surimi sticks (imitation crab meat) on the nori seaweed sheet (in the lower third). Tightly roll up the California maki roll using the bamboo rolling mat. In doing so carefully remove the plastic wrap. Firmly press the ends of the sushi roll. Put the California maki roll on the board with the sesame seeds and roll back and forth to cover the roll with the sesame seeds. Cut the California maki roll with a Japanese knife or a sharp kitchen knife in 6 equal pieces.

Eggplant With Minced Pork

2008-02-08T19:37:00.000-08:00

Eggplant and ground pork are stir-fried with chile paste paste and other seasonings in this spicy Szechuan recipe. For a vegetarian version, leave out the ground pork and increase the eggplant.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutesIngredients:
•1/4 pound ground pork
•Marinade:
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1/4 teaspoon black pepper
•a Pinch (less than 1/2 teaspoon) cornstarch
•Sauce:
•1/4 cup chicken broth
•2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
•2 tablespoons light soy sauce
•1 teaspoon red rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, or balsamic vinegar
•1 teaspoon granulated sugar, or to taste
•2 teaspoons cornstarch
•Other
•4 Asian eggplants
•1 cloves garlic
•4 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed
•1 tablespoon bean sauce (hot bean sauce if possible)
•1/2 teaspoon chile paste with garlic, or to taste
•1 teaspoon sesame oil
Preparation:
Combine the ground pork with the salt, pepper, and cornstarch. Marinate the pork for 15 minutes.

While the pork is marinating, prepare the remaining ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, dark and light soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. Whisk in the cornstarch.

Cut the eggplant into 1-inch squares. Mince the garlic.

Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil. When the oil is hot, add the eggplant. Stir-fry the eggplant until it is softened (about 5 minutes). Remove and drain on paper towels.

Add 2 tablespoons oil to the wok. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and bean sauce. Stir-fry until aromatic. Add the ground pork. Stir-fry until it changes color, using cooking chopsticks or a wooden spoon to separate the individual pieces.

Push the pork up to the sides of the wok. Add the sauce in the middle and bring to a boil, stirring quickly to thicken. Add the eggplant slices and the chile paste. Cook for a few more minutes and stir in the sesame oil. Serve hot

Duejjang Chiggae

2007-12-26T22:03:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
• 1 medium size potato
• a zucchini or a squash
• 1 medium size onion
• garlic
• 1 green chili pepper
• 7 dried anchovies
• 1 green onion
• 100-150 grams of tofu
• soy bean paste (doen jang)
• 4 shrimp
Almost all Koreans love this food, and I think you will, too!
1. Prepare a ceramic pot to put all the ingredients in.
2. Peel the potato, cut it into 2 cups worth of cubes, and put them into the pot .
3. Cut zucchini into 2 cups worth of cubes, and put them into the pot.
4. Cut your onion into chunks, and put them into the pot.
5. Slice your green chili pepper, and put it into the pot.
6. Prepare 7 large dried anchovies by removing their heads and intestines, chop them up, and put them into the pot.
7. Chop up 4 shrimp and put them into the pot.
8. Mince 5 cloves of garlic and put it into the pot.
9. Your pot will now be 2/3 full with your ingredients.
10. Submerge everything in water and cook it over high heat.
*tip: Don’t put too much water, just enough to cover everything
11. When it starts boiling, add 4-6 tbs of bean paste, stir the stew, and keep cooking
12. When the stew is sizzling and all ingredients are cooked, cut your tofu into cubes, chop up 1 green onion, and add them to the stew.
13. Occasionally stir the boiling stew with a spoon.
14. Serve it with a bowl of rice and other side dishes.
*tip: to check whether or not the ingredients are cooked, taste the potato.

Kimchi Chiggae

2007-12-26T20:40:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
• 200 grams of Pork belly (about 1/2 pound)
• 4 or 5 cups of chopped kimchi

• 1 tbs sugar, 1 tsp of hot pepper flakes, 1 tbs hot pepper paste

• onion, green onions
• half a package of tofu

• sesame oil and water
Ok, let’s start!
1. In a shallow pot, put some chopped kimchi and juice.
2. Add sliced onion, hot pepper paste, and hot pepper flakes, sugar, and green onions.
3. Pour water until all ingredients are submerged.
4. Close the lid of the pot and boil it 25 or 30 minutes. (first 10 minutes will be high heat and then turn down the heat over medium heat)
5. Add some tofu and boil it 5 minutes more and put some sesame oil right before serving.
Soybean sprouts side dish (kongnamul muchim):
Check out my more detailed soybean sprout side dish recipe here
Ingredients:
• a package of soybean sprouts (500 grams), soy sauce,
• salt, sugar, hot pepper flakes
• sesame oil, sesame seeds, green onions, garlic
1. Rinse and drain a package of soybean sprouts a few times over. Pick out any rotten sprouts.
2. Put the soybean sprouts into a pot.
3. Add 2 ts of salt and 1 cup of water. Close the lid.
4. Bring to a boil over high heat, and boil for 15 minutes.
5. Drain the cooked soybean sprouts and let them cool down.
6. Put the soybean sprouts in a large bowl with 2 cloves of minced garlic, 2 chopped green onions,1 tbs of soy sauce, 1 ts of salt, ½ ts of sugar, 1 tbs of sesame oil, and ½ -1 ts of hot pepper flakes (optional). Mix it by hand.
7. Transfer it onto a plate and sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds over top.
Enjoy

BATANES

2007-12-09T22:35:00.000-08:00

A night of being a fan again…

It was December 4, 2007. A very exciting day for me to meet friends, old and new. Batanes is a movie that stars Iza Calzado and Ken Chu of the phenomenal F4 that rocked my world four years ago. Since I can call myself a certified F4 fanatic that was always present in every f4 concert that landed in my country I know I will like this. This movie is such a delight since a F4 member stars in it.

Since it was a movie premiere it will be indeed be a night of fans. With the addition of the presence of the Taiwanese superstar who cares watching this movie with screaming girls. Ken Chu graced the theater with a few words from him we couldn't stop screaming since he was so gorgeous even with sunglasses on. I think he really wears his sunglasses at night. He left and went to the other theater where his co-stars await him for the movie premiere.

Before reading the next paragraph...please view this full movie trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogIPu4SQ7OM

(Kim and Feliss..it has english subs on it.)

The movie started with Iza the female lead of the movie Pam is talking on her cell phone. Problem with her work and all, but I felt it was kind a off for me on how the cell phone snatching was being shown in the movie. I guess foreign viewers will freak out watching that scene. Pam rushed through the snatcher and bumps into Rico played by a new comer Joen Bascon who I swear looks like Piolo Pascual and Yul Servo combined. Pam then pushed the idea that Rico was with the snatcher. When she was about to call for security Rico had an attack and it turns out he has epilepsy. When Pam couldn't find anything to help the guy for first aid she decided to put her palms and got bitten.

Just like how Pam narrated the movie that bite was not the last. She went to Batanes Island and got a proposal. Married Rico and then a tragedy came she lost Rico.
When he went out fishing and fell down the sea and had a sudden epileptic attack. No body was retrieved and Pam was still in denial. Days came and now Rico was believed to be dead, Pam decided to go back to Manila but something was holding her back, her love for Rico.

A year passed and Pam got adjusted with the life in the Island. Electrical power cuts at twelve midnight. A simple life in the island is her life now. But she can't seem to get over with her lost. She prepares meals for two, pretends she brings food for her husband and all. These scenes were really heartbreaking and I want to get over with those scenes already. I think her pain was already been well justified so I thought get over with the next scene!

Now the much awaited first scene from the Taiwanese superstar Ken Chu. Pam went to a certain island and with the strong winds and rains, she discovered a human body right in the shore of that island. She tried warming up the body with some cloths. Creepy thing since it was raining so hard and when Pam fell asleep and then Ken was standing near her staring. When she woke up she was terrified. I think because she was with a stranger in an island alone. But for me because of how Ken look...I will be terrified horror movie style.

They weren't getting along so well. She tried feeding him but he refused but of course he will be a little annoyed since he wanted to kill himself and here's someone who saved him. After a few persuasions finally Pam gets this Chinese speaking guy to eat.

After the storm, Pam went back to their place with a stranger with him. He was brought to the health center. Pam's in-laws were upset with the stranger but still Pam told them what if Rico was in the same situation and nobody was willing to help him. The stranger was treated though an issue arises. Is he an illegal fisherman? Things like that.

Pam was determined to take care of take care with this guy. When a middle aged woman was trying to feed Ken he was a little hesitant since he just woke up. Pam asked the lady to stand up and took over. Ken's smile was so intoxicating. He had this smile so bright and warm. He was really handsome! Tension was gone and they understood each other through sign language. And we now discovered Ken's character name is Kao.

Pam was still mending her broken heart and Kao helped her through now the love story began. With what the ending was… try watching the movie it will be worth your money if you're a F4 fan if not, the breath taking views of the island is still worth it.

Some technical things with movie, I think the directors should have taken some good angles. There are some times that the actor in the movie appears to be headless because of the camera angles. The Pam back shots when she was apparently looking far away were not appealing since I always see Iza's butt sticking out. I know she has a good body but I feel distracted with her ass which I can say is cute but I can't sometimes feel the pain cause I was distracted. No offense meant she has great ass! And the scene when Pam was waiting for Kao to be rescued by her in-laws during a date by the sea, I can't stop laughing when I saw Ken by the shore calling Pam. He was like a mermaid! And I can't stop laughing with that scene.

Rating the movie as 5 stars as the highest 5 because Ken was in it! but in general i'll give it a 3!

hi guys

2007-12-09T22:28:00.000-08:00

Hi guys ive been away for half a decade (joke!). Missed you guys! Anyway i opened the blog since i wanted to do a Ken Chu movie Batanes review. I already finished it but silly me! I forgot the file in the other memory card. Bad bad!

Hope to see you soon guys! Missed updating this blog!

CPK charity style

2007-09-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

Chicken Pork Adobo

1 kg pork loin or pork rasher, cut into cubes
1 kg chicken cut
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 whole garlic, crushed cloves
1/8 cup cane vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
10 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup Seasoning mix
1 kg Chicken liver

DIRECTIONS
1.Place pork and chicken in a stock pot and season with salt and pepper. Rub in crushed garlic, and soy sauce.Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.
2.Saute pork in garlic and remove in pan,saute chicken garlic and remove in pan follow the liver and set aside.put chicken and pork in a pan and pour in all the marinate. Bring the meat and marinating liquid to a boil. Reduce heat and bring to a simmer, cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is fork-tender add in the sauteed liver. If necessary, add a small amount of water to prevent drying out.
3.Add meats to cooking liquid, and continue simmering until slightly thickened.(the chicken liver will help in thickening the adobo sauce). Pour a cane viegar and cover for 5 minutes.
4.Serve hot over steamed rice.

Law of Motion

2007-07-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

i loved this Newton's 2nd law of motion ..

"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"

yes even in every aspect in your everyday life be physically,emotionally and spiritually it applies.

Japanese Sukiyaki

2007-07-10T23:06:00.000-07:00

1/2 cup canned beef broth
1/2 cup Dried Chinese mushrooms
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
8 teaspoons dry sherry
10 ounces boneless beef sirloin steak
1 teaspoon Chinese sesame oil
1/2 cup Chinese snow peas, stems and strings removed
4 medium Scallions, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup sliced onions
1/2 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon Minced pared ginger
1 cup shredded Chinese cabbage
1/4 cup Drained canned sliced bamboo shoots

In small bowl combine beef broth and mushrooms; let stand for 15 minutes. Remove mushrooms with slotted spoon, reserving broth. Trim off and discard mushroom stems and cut caps into quarters. Add soy sauce and sherry to broth and mix well; set aside broth mixture with mushrooms. Broil steak on rack in broiling pan 5 to 6 inches from heat source, turning once, until rare, about 3 minutes on each side. Remove steak to cutting board and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. In 12-inch nonstick skillet heat oil over medium-high heat; add snow peas, scallions, onion, garlic, and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup reserved broth mixture and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Move vegetables to one side of skillet; add mushrooms, cabbage and bamboo shoots to center of skillet and pour in an additional 1/4 cup broth mixture. Cook until vegetables are tender-crisp, about 3 minutes; move vegetables to opposite side of pan from snow pea mixture. Add steak slices and remaining broth mixture to center of skillet and cook, turning once, until steak is heated through, about 30 seconds on each side. Decoratively arrange steak and vegetables on serving plate and top with any pan juices.

Steamed lapu-lapu

2007-07-09T20:41:00.000-07:00

800 grams Lapu-Lapu fish, cleaned
150 grams ginger, shredded
3 cups plain water
50 grams Chinese wansoy(optional)
2 teaspoons corn oil
10 teaspoons Kikkoman soy sauce
3 teaspoons seasoning
sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil

cut slits on left and right side of the fish. Put two slices of ginger and leek on top of lapu-lapu and steam. Make Soya sauce (kikoman soy sauce,seasoning dash of sugar): boil water and put Chinese wansoy.Put fish in a steamer. Add remaining ingredients including leeks and ginger on top of the fish.

Before serving, heat 2 tablespoons corn oil and pour on top of the fish to remove the fishy kind of smell. Sprinkle a few sesame oil for fragrance.

Patience...i need more

2007-07-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

Patience is the companion of wisdom... so i guess i need more wisdom to have more patience!

TRUST

2007-07-08T00:03:00.000-07:00

Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.

Love is everything and Trust is a part of it. I TRUST YOU!

my birthday

2007-07-01T23:38:00.000-07:00

How about waking up with junjin on the side? Nah not literally ...but it was really sopmething to enjoy! My birthday started very early ...12am my wednesday friends waited for me to arrive at the meeting place at around 11:45pm...since i went somewhere outside the metropolis for work. Since they waited long i was a little guiltyy but we ended up eating a very early breakfast...to my surprise they treated me me for that midnight snacks cum early breakfast! Thanks guys!

Text messages are overloading my phone since it just has limited capacity in rercieving messages...a lot of my friends decided to greet me at the strike of midnight...maybe so they won"t forget my bday? Thanks my dearest friends..i can not name all of you guysd since i might miss out some of you!

Since i woke up late i was tensed seeing my sales manager's missed call gosh what have i done? But i turned out i worried for nothing he just wanted to greet me personally so it was really touching coz he rarely calls his subbordinates and i am so lucky that he did make an effort to do so.

Some of my friends that i know wont miss out my birthday but how come they havent greeted me yet...Well since i was busy on my birthday my sister told me to go to Greenbelt to meet my "classmates" at a resto there...but i never thought a classmate of mine will do such surprise...my sister turned out to tell me my friends plan since i am so busy and i told her sorry i cant meet those "classmates" coz i dont have the plans in the office and family dinner. Well my "forgetful"friends made a surprise which i really dont have the idea..the only one i have was i knew who they were.... tada.... Thats my cake which suppose to be from junjin but who looks like a birthday cake for Junjin!Did you really instruct them to do so?

Thank you guys for making my birthday so special! And thank you for bringing in the cake from Jin!Who cares if im getting old! If i have great friends that make me feel special! Thank you so much!!!

Random thoughts...

2007-06-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

what if...i will be someone everyone hates because i have that someone that everybody loves?

what if...i will fight and love that someone even if i continue to be hated?

what if .. i'll just leave and continue to be who i am today?

what it...

dok bokki or toppokki

2007-03-23T03:35:00.000-07:00

Duk Bokki (Spicy Rice Cake)

Ingredients:
7 oz of strings of white rice cake (Duk Bokki purpose),
¼ of onion,
half carrot,
2 soaked shitake mushrooms(optional),or use fish cake/udeng
red and green chilly pepper(optional),
sesame oil
SEASONING:
1 Tbs of ground red pepper,
1 Tbs of red bean paste (gochujang/chili paste),
1 Tbs of soy sauce,
3 Tbs of beef broth, (USE A BEEF CUBE DISOLVE IT IN H2O)
1 Tbs of chopped green onion(leeks),
1 Tbs of chopped garlic,
½ Tbs of sugar(or to taste),
sesame seeds,
ground black pepper,
sesame seed oil

DIRECTION:
Choose thin white rice cake for Dukbokki or (Tukbokki) purpose. Mix strings with a few drops of sesame seed oil.
Cut onion and carrot about ¼ inch thickness.
Soak mushroom in warm water for about 20 minutes and cut into thin pieces(but the mushrooms can be replaced by fish cake or udeng. remove the seeds of the green and red chilly peppers and cut them diagonally.
Make seasoning, and mix it well.
In a deep skillet, coat with oil, and pour seasoning. When seasoning starts to boil add onion, carrot, mushroom/udeng, red and green pepper. Stir for a while.
Add strings of rice cake, and keep stirring until all the ingredients are cooked. Taste to see if you need more salt OR sugar.

If you want it not to be so spicy just adjust the chili paste and if the mixture is not thick enough just dissolve corn starch in h2o and estimate the needed cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce of the dish!

chap chae

2007-03-23T03:12:00.000-07:00

1/4 k(225 gr) lean beef sliced
1/8 k (100 gr) pork
3 T soy sauce(kung meron ka chinese soysauce the better!)
1 T sugar
1 T sesame seeds
salt
1/2 t black pepper
2 T sesame oil(or kahit may extra)

B (250gr) Chinese noodles (sweet potato noodles)
1 cup cooked spinach(optional)

C
garlic crushed or chopped(optional)
2 large carrots cut into matchsticks
medium green onions cut into 1" lengths
5 wild leeks
2 dry onions, chopped
cucumber(kung meron korean cucumber the better)
Stripped
zucchini sliced or diced

D
3 P'yogo mushrooms (any mushroom)
10 button mushrooms
5 nut'ari mushrooms(optional)
10 sogi mushrooms(optional)
shitake mushrooms

Cut beef and pork into fine strips and fry A with the other ingredients until well cooked and tender.
(B)Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling water until soft; rinse in cold water.
Fry the C ingredients gently together in a lightly-greased pan for 10 minutes to soften, not brown.

Soak the mushroom in warm water for 10 minutes, then cut them into strips and fry in the same way as you fried the vegetables.
Immerse the sogi mushrooms in boiling water for 2 minutes, then cut them into strips.

then mix it with the cooked noodles if its a little dry just add sesame oil you can add bellpepper stripes! to scramble the eggs separate the yolk with the egg withe scramble it and cook it separately then add on top of the finish product then sprinkle some sesame seeds!

DAKDORITANG

2007-03-23T03:03:00.000-07:00

Since i am giving out recipes on how i manage to cook the Korean dishes i loved why not blog it so many people will have to try cooking it...todays recipe...dakdoritang!

Chicken pieces (about one whole chicken),
2 onion,
2 small potatoes or(1 big potato) ,
1 chilly pepper,
1 carrot,
ground black pepper,
salt apinched of salt
Seasoning 2 Tbs of gochujang, (red paste/chili paste)
½ Tbs of ginger,
1 Tbs of soy sauce,
2 Tbs of garlic crushed,
½ - 1 Tbs of sugar, (optional or to taste)
2 Tbs of rice wine (optional)
2-3 onion leeks

Clean vegetables and cut into big pieces..cubed.
marinate chicken pieces with white wine and ginger or just plain chicken will do ginger can remove the unwanted spell of the poultry.
Make seasoning.
In a big, deep skillet stir chicken pieces and add vegetables. Stir for about five minutes, and then add water 1 – 2 cups of water, depends on chicken pieces and add half of the seasoning.
Boil for about 30 minutes over medium heat. Add the rest of the seasoning, and moil for about ten more minutes. When water is reduced, add salt and black pepper. Then put the Onion leeks serve it when the leeks are half cooked.

AS CUTE AS THIS FLOWER BLOOMING

2007-03-23T02:47:00.000-07:00

I was at work last Sunday doing my work related activities outside my territory. My doctor friend(i consider her one) was with me since we sponsored a convention and since my doctor friend was requested to be the guest speaker..its my responsibility to be with her that day.

While waiting for the time since we arrived an hour before her scheduled time the hall where we were staying has a lots of roses displayed and since we were attracted to these wonderful flowers we tried looking at them one by one. It was for sale actually they are in a pot so you have to nurture these plants. Since i am not really a "green thumb" person i just loved commenting on the flowers my speaker bought herself 3 kinds of roses( including a different variety who according to the one in charge will "vine" to the walls in due time. Amazing isnt it?) she insisted on getting one for me...a gift from her. I was really a little shy with it!(not to mention i was really thinking on how i will take care of it)But she insisted that i should get one for myself... she then said she will cast a spell thru it that i may meet my special someone soon...really isnt it cute? I got one and i am forced to take care of this rose plant...i got a budded one and the next day it already bloomed into a nice rose and when i saw it's color...its purple! I then thanked her again for the flower and told her the flower bloomed perfectly! And she said its about time my heart will bloom...hmmm! thats the flower that opened up guys!Wait if she really casted the right spell...i was wishing for a foreigner whom she said i might meet! well lets wait and see!

Classic Pansit Canton

2007-03-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

Ingredients 2 T oyster sauce
2 T hoisin sauce
1 t light soy sauce
6 dried shiitake mushrooms
240 g bok choy
1 small carrot, peeled and sliced into disks
1 T vegetable oil
2 c water
16 ounces cooked rice noodles
Directions
Mix oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce in a small bowl and set aside.

Soak mushrooms in a bowl of hot water until soft. When softened, squeeze out excess water and cut mushrooms into quarters, trimming off stem if it is woody.

Heat oil in a wok. Stir fry carrot slices, mushrooms and bok choy stalks for 2 minutes. Add leaves and stir fry for another minute or until leaves are just barely wilted. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.

Pour the water into the wok. Add half the sauce mixture. Add noodles and cook until noodles are soft and all of the water is absorbed.

Add vegetables and toss with remaining sauce.

You can always use kikiam, fishballs and squidballs to your pansit canton. Ingredients will be from your taste in eating pansit canton.

A day to start a week flat...tire!

2007-02-05T02:58:00.000-08:00

monday...

I wanted to start my week right since i have a lot of things to attend to be it work related or even some of my extra curricular activities.... I woke up early Monday...though i was busy during the weekend because of work i still need to finish a lot of things. Sunday was the last day of a convention(well i do have a lot of this yearly) of a group. Since we worked on a Sunday my other boss treated us to something special which we enjoyed and that is an Eat All You Can buffet of Japanese dishes. Maybe when i decided to go for some spin after the convention the unpredicted thing happened....

Ok ok monday and i had a flat tire...since my tires are "tubeless" i decide to bring it to a near vulcanizing shop as slowly as possible so i may not ruin the "mags". When the tire was removed and checked now now...i think it is a way to remind me to say i love you these 3 words... and those 3 nails that hit my tires. I might have gotten them somewhere on Sunday and overnight all the air from the tire went out. Good thing the shop is a little near our place.

Now what happened to my Monday? I guess i have to adjust every planned activity for the day...My day to submit some of my written reports will wait since i need to go to my area of work at a designated time or i might lose a lot of things to be done. Good thing my boss already knew what "mishap" i got into. A flat tire...just a good thing it didnt happened in a dangerous area!

Law of Attraction

2007-01-19T23:33:00.001-08:00

The Law of Attraction simply says that you attract into your life whatever you think about. Your dominant thoughts will find a way to manifest. But the Law of Attraction gives rise to some tough questions that don’t seem to have good answers. I would say, however, that these problems aren’t caused by the Law of Attraction itself but rather by the Law of Attraction as applied to objective reality.

Here are some of those problematic questions (all are generalizations of ones I received via email):

•What happens when people put out conflicting intentions, like two people intending to get the same promotion when only one position is available?
•Do children, babies, and/or animals put out intentions?
•If a child is abused, does that mean the child intended it in some way?
•If I intend for my relationship to improve, but my spouse doesn’t seem to care, what will happen?
These questions seem to weaken the plausibility of the Law of Attraction. Sometimes people answer them by going pretty far out. For example, it’s been said by LoAers that a young child experiences abuse because s/he intended it or earned it during a past life. Well, sure… we can explain just about anything if we bring past lives into the equation, but IMO that’s a cop-out. On the other hand, objective reality without the Law of Attraction doesn’t provide satisfactory answers either — supposedly some kids are just born unlucky. That’s a cop-out too.

I’ve never been satisfied by others’ answers to these questions, and they’re pretty important questions if the Law of Attraction is to be believed. Some books hint at the solution but never really nail it. That nail, however, can be found in the concept of subjective reality.

Subjective reality is a belief system in which (1) there is only one consciousness, (2) you are that singular consciousness, and (3) everything and everyone in your reality is a projection of your thoughts.

You may not see it yet, but subjective reality neatly answers all these tricky Law of Attraction questions. Let me ‘splain….

In subjective reality there’s only one consciousness, and it’s yours. Consequently, there’s only one source of intentions in your universe — YOU. While you may observe lots of walking, talking bodies in your reality, they all exist inside your consciousness. You know this is how your dreams work, but you haven’t yet realized your waking reality is just another type of dream. It only seems solid because you believe (intend) it is.

Since none of the other characters you encounter are conscious in a way that’s separate from you, nobody else can have intentions. The only intentions are yours. You’re the only thinker in this universe.

It’s important to correctly define the YOU in subjective reality. YOU are not your physical body. This is not the egoic you at all. I’m not suggesting you’re a conscious body walking around in a world full of unconscious automatons. That would be a total misunderstanding of subjective reality. The correct viewpoint is that you’re the single consciousness in which this entire reality takes place.

Imagine you’re having a dream. In that dream what exactly are YOU? Are YOU the physical dream character you identify with? No, of course not — that’s just your dream avatar. YOU are the dreamer. The entire dream occurs within your consciousness. All dream characters are projections of your dream thoughts, including your avatar. In fact, if you learn lucid dreaming, you can even switch avatars in your dream by possessing another character. In a lucid dream, you can do anything you believe you can.

Physical reality works the same way. This is a denser universe than what you experience in your sleeping dreams, so changes occur a bit more gradually here. But this reality still conforms to your thoughts just like a sleeping dream. YOU are the dreamer in which all of this is taking place.

The idea that other people have intentions is an illusion because other people are just projections. Of course, if you strongly believe other people have intentions, then that’s the dream you’ll create for yourself. But ultimately it’s still an illusion.

Here’s how subjective reality answers these challenging Law of Attraction questions:

What happens when people put out conflicting intentions, like two people intending to get the same promotion when only one position is available?

Since you’re the only intender, this is entirely an internal conflict — within YOU. You’re holding the thought (the intention) for both people to want the same position. But you’re also thinking (intending) that only one can get it. So you’re intending competition. This whole situation is your creation. You believe in competition, so that’s what you manifest. Maybe you have some beliefs (thoughts and intentions) about who will get the promotion, in which case your expectations will manifest. But you may have a higher order belief that life is random, unfair, uncertain, etc., so in that case you may manifest a surprise because that’s what you’re intending.

Being the only intender in your reality places a huge responsibility on your shoulders. You can give up control of your reality by thinking (intending) randomness and uncertainty, but you can never give up responsibility. You’re the sole creator in this universe. If you think about war, poverty, disease, etc., that’s exactly what you’ll manifest. If you think about peace, love, and joy, you’ll manifest that too. Your reality is exactly what you think it is. Whenever you think about anything, you summon its manifestation.

Do children, babies, and/or animals put out intentions?

No. Your own body doesn’t even put out intentions — only your consciousness does. You’re the only one who has intentions, so what takes precedence is what YOU intend for the children, babies, and animals in your reality. Every thought is an intention, so however you think about the other beings in your reality is what you’ll eventually manifest for them. Keep in mind that beliefs are hierarchical, so if you have a high order belief that reality is random and unpredictable and out of your control, then that intention will trump other intentions of which you’re less certain. It’s your entire collection of thoughts that dictates how your reality manifests.

If a child is abused, does that mean the child intended it in some way?

No. It means YOU intended it. You intend child abuse to manifest simply by thinking about it. The more you think about child abuse (or any other subject), the more you’ll see it expand in your reality. Whatever you think about expands, and not just in the narrow space of your avatar but in all of physical reality.

If I intend for my relationship to improve, but my spouse doesn’t seem to care, what will happen?

This is another example of intending conflict. You’re projecting one intention for your avatar and one for your spouse, so the actual unified intention is that of conflict. Hence the result you experience, subject to the influence of your higher order beliefs, will be to experience conflict with your spouse. If your thoughts are conflicted, your reality is conflicted.

This is why assuming responsibility for your thoughts is so important. If you want to see peace in the world, then intend peace for EVERYTHING in your reality. If you want to see abundance in the world, then intend it for EVERYONE. If you want to enjoy loving relationships, then intend loving relationships for ALL. If you intend these only for your own avatar but not for others, then you’re intending conflict, division, and separation; consequently, that’s what you’ll experience.

If you stop thinking about something entirely, does that mean it disappears? Yes, technically it does. But in practice it’s next to impossible to uncreate what you’ve already manifested. You’ll continue creating the same problems just by noticing them. But when you assume 100% responsibility for everything you’re experiencing in your reality right now — absolutely everything — then you assume the power to alter your reality by rechanneling your thoughts.

This entire reality is your creation. Feel good about that. Feel grateful for the richness of your world. And then begin creating the reality you truly want by making decisions and holding intentions. Think about what you desire, and withdraw your thoughts from what you don’t want. The most natural, easiest way to do this is to pay attention to your emotions. Thinking about your desires feels good, and thinking about what you don’t want makes you feel bad. When you notice yourself feeling bad, you’ve caught yourself thinking about something you don’t want. Turn your focus back towards what you do want, and your emotional state will improve rapidly. As you do this repeatedly, you’ll begin to see your physical reality shift too, first in subtle ways and then in bigger leaps.

I too am just a manifestation of your consciousness. I play the role you expect me to play. If you expect me to be a helpful guide, I will be. If you expect me to be profound and insightful, I will be. If you expect me to be confused or deluded, I will be. But of course there’s no distinct ME that is separate from YOU. I’m just one of your many creations. I am what you intend me to be. But deep down you already knew that, didn’t you?

outback spectacular

2007-01-19T22:38:00.001-08:00

surfers paradise

2007-01-19T22:37:00.004-08:00

Yes this is indeed Surfers Paradise....Every surfers paradise...im not a surfer could this be my paradise too? Yaahhhh! Im taking it literally again! YUp its evryones paradise unless you dont love the beach! The beach was fascinating and i love it since i love to swim too bad i wasnt able to take a dip since i opted to go some more exciting places other than the beach...anyway i got my picture and of course more activities to be done should follow!

There are more than a beach in surfers paradise..theres a lot of tourist haven waiting for you here! You can buy all kinds of souvenirs and cheap chocolates with macademia! Aside from shopping...you can saee alot of good sights here! I cant forget seeing a lot of people in their bikinis...guys in their hot surfer shorts! boy!Im really looking at a lot of gorgeous pewople. We were even joking around that UGLY PEOPLE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN AUSTRALIA! Its really surely entertaining watching the locals,the foreigners (including ourselves) from Americans,Japanese,Chinese,Koreans etc...

The store owners were so hospitable giving some bargains too...and good thing its not like in the other countries that you have to buy whatever you hold on too! Coz i might end up going home with a lot of Koala,tazmanian devils and kangaroo dolls! I loved cuddling them! They are so so cute!

Thats the Condom Kingdom!Got so overly excited since theres no such kingdom here in our country! hahaha! Posed at every corner of the street every building almost and every top designer names posted. (except for LV since people might think i am just in Makati Philippines!)

Thats me ! From the pictures i got and the one from the beach front!

Queensland here i come

2007-01-19T22:37:00.003-08:00

Brisbane... after approximately an hour of plane ride we are now in Brisbane. A bus is waiting to bring us to our destibnation...in Queensland..Gold Coast Australia! Im not a Bus person so this is really something i have to endure. I really have something in riding Buses and please its either i sleep or i hold my breath once in awhile cause i really feel sick while riding the bus.

On this trip i opted not to sleep cause i want to see the view...practically i just felt envious with their hi-ways and even planes...i barely felt any bump in that ride. Nice infrastructure indeed unlike here in our country where you can experience lots of bump in the ride...i guess its part of our tourism program...its like riding in a rollercoaster bumpy ride!

Since we were already in Gold Coast...we were given advisory that we can wander around Surfers Paradise and see the view(just a short story see the picture? we were all going agag over this store i guess we dont need to argue on why we got so excited!) Our Hotel rooms are still not ready when we arrived there so ok picture taking and more picture taking to go!We did some shopping this time and since we are ohh so full eventhough its lunchtime we just grabbed something liquid anyway we were like pigs eating all the time in the plane. I do have some extra shirts for me to change but since everyone said we can change our clothes in the hotel later on i just complied with my friends....good thing that the airline gave us something to freshen up thanks to the toilettries. Remember i had no toothpaste on hand? The place was so gorgeous and since i am a dog lover loved all those dogs passing by! I had an experience with a dog owner i dont know the breed of the dog so i got so excited and blurtted out "its so cute!" the owner(man) smiled at me but his wife (a filipina i am pretty sure!) said..."can"t you see? Its a dog! Havent you seen one?" i was shocked! "yes i know its a dog! Its just happened its my first time to see that kind of dog!" She was really sarcastic thats why i answered back! I guess i wont get jailed talking back to a local there(who i think is a nasty "kababayan"!)

Walk walk and a never ending walk!!! i bought a lot of stuff for my friends and family i guess most of it is a miniature kangaroo and koala...wow everything is expensive thats why i wascontrolling my expenses coz i stll have

4 more days to go here! I just had fun picture taking and sight seeing! I was looking for a payphone to call on my friend marissa's aunt and uncle but again ignorance striked me!I dont know how to use their public phone! I guess if taht nasty lady told me "cant you see its a phone?" I can gladly accept my stupidity and tell her "i know...but i dont know how to use it! Not to mention i dont know if coins(which i still dont have that time) or a card phone is going to be used! Ok i decided to just call them when i reach the hotel.

Funny part when i reached the hotel...i was trying to dial the number..to no avail...more stories of my stupidity later on!

first stop...sydney

2007-01-19T22:37:00.001-08:00

After 6 hours of flight...now im really am in Australia!!!! HOWDY!!!! Not to mention the air pressure i experienced while the plane was landing...argh! I barely got any sleep...why? Aside from enjoying every refreshment given at the plane i really enjoyed watching now.. an oscar nominated film "The Queen". It was entertaining and really though i had a serving bottle of red wine i wasnt able to get a good sleep! I guess that will be attributed to my excitement i guess! The movie was good and so were the actors too bad our lane lost our audio and hmph! I dont know what happened thereafter!

Sydney..first destination..i passed thru all channels with no problem. My friend Jal was readying her vidcam/digicam so we can tajke picture to a part where Welcome to Sydney is posted...too bad we were apprehended by a custom officer and was told to turn the camera off.hweeuuw! We thought were gonna be detained on our first stop good thing nothing serious like that happened. Since we are clueless on where to go i just told my compamiom lets just think about taking the pictures later...lets find the place where we need to check in our baggage and see our terminal for the connecting flight to Brisbane..boy i really dont want to be left behind and miss 1 free day in Australia NO WAY! So we just look for something SYDNEY there too bad my camera didnt get a clear SYDNEY part...

on the way to the land down under

2007-01-19T22:35:00.000-08:00

It will be my first time in Aussie! AUSTRALIA! I had been so excited about this trip of mine! I guess i am blessed to be going there doing some bussiness and a little pleasure on the side. After the pre deaprture orientation you know...what you can do...and dont do in Australia,to bring or not to bring....the day before, everyone was ecstatic! Me i guess i can see those adorable Koalas ang Kangaroo! Yahu!

I will be aboard Quantas(my first in this airline) for a flight to Sydney then a connecting flight wil be waiting for us there off to Brisbane! The International airport in our country is very strict no liquid/water,gel form or any handcarried item with the same consistency is allowed. I guess that will be goodbye cologne, goodbye face spritz for me! And that also means goodbye toothpaste! Well i guess its better to be safe than sorry! We were on the airport 4 hours before our time of departure...i guess all we can do there is goof around and look for something we can be entertained of. After all the processes we just roam around the pre departure area...eat something here and there...but yup no buying first...dont want to spend my pocket money for something not important i guess i just bought myself a diet coke since i was nearly dehydrated hahaha! We waited till departure time and when we got in the plane we were already extremely hungry but it doesnt matter...there will be food in the airline for sure!!!

CHRISTMAS OUTING

2007-01-10T01:04:00.000-08:00

What a christmas outing!!! My new district is composed of an all girl crowd but you bet these

girls always has a thing for adventure! Christmas is indeed for the children...and who are the children? Its definitely US! We were arguing a little on how to celebrate our christmas party since we all have a lot of christmas party and functions to attend to we decided to give a districtmate a treat. Chai who is from the province had never been to Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa Laguna so majority of us decided to just go to this amusement park and at least it is a little far from Manila. We started the day with a lot of food as always see how "skinny" these girls are? Gosh they eat more that i do PROMISE!!! Thats why im really envious of their figures!

http://www.enchantedkingdom.com.ph/.ph/

We went to ride all the fun rides! Even the scary rides! Yup the Rollercoaster(SPACE SHUTTLE) there is a blast! Can you imagine me riding it twice but some of us even went up 4X! Gosh!!! We went almost to all the rides together with my Boss and his wife...but i guess my boss experience in every ride is just for 1 round no more no less. Since its the peak season we enjoyed every amenities they are offering the ballroom dancing,hawain dances and a lot more not to mention the fireworks that gave Chai a pretty good smile in her face!

The last ride was the Rio grande Rapids! Why we will be soaking wet after this ride! Our Boss joined us for 1 round! But since half of us were wet enough we decided to go back in line and make another splash we did manage to ride for 5X and i got soakingly wet after the 3rd ride! Yes it was so cold already coz it was already nightime and since its location is a little provincial...i guess the air is really cool and fresh! An anecdote when people see how wet we were they usually get off the line and since we love it coz that will only mean we can get a ride again easier harharhar! But when i was a little pleasant i told 1 group no...this is because we went out more than 3x!

We then went back to our car and get some clothes so we can freshen up! Thank God our Boss gave us boxer shorts as gift!And i gave my little sisters ttowels so i think we were ready! Dinner inside the park under the beautiful fireworks! We wanted to go to nearby Tagaytay for coffee but since its raining it will be a little foggy going up there so we decided to end the night after Enchanted Kingdom closed.

that's my boss and my little sisters

Little Chong Jae

2007-01-10T00:49:00.000-08:00

I was so amazed when i saw these pictures of JunJins' future children both of them looked like my nephew and niece too bad i wasnt able to take a picture of my niece to show off but i guess my nephew Kyle can attest to what im claiming. Too bad Kyle is a little older now and he doesnt look like the picture above but im trying to look for her old pics as soon as i see his mom! Hahaha! I swear he really looks like the picture above when he was a little younger!

Hyun Young..Im shower girl

2007-01-10T00:42:00.000-08:00

HYUN YOUNG (Hyeon Yeong)Real name: Yoo Hyun YoungBorn: September 6, 1980Height/Weight: 172 cm (5' 8") / 51 kg (110 lbs)School: YongIn University; Seokyeong University Graduate SchoolTV dramas: Bad Family; Hello Francesca (Diana); Secret Lovers (Joon-woo's sister); Fashion 70sMovies: My Wife Is A Gangster 3 (2006)Awards: SBS New Star (2005)

Seeing her in various tv series and game show heroine six was really something refreshing. I may sometimes get annoyed by her ear bugging tingling voice but i think i love her personality more. Being a viewer of her regular show Heroine 6 i think she has something that made me like her. She has the confidence eventhough she sometimes end up the laughing stock because of her so called series of "surgery"! Morever her talent and timing in her spiels can really make me laugh! What made me blog about her? Well its the Danniel Henney episode where she was all wet and since she is not that equipped with english words she just uttered "IM SHOWER!" to Danniel Henney instead of "im all wet!" caused by Danniel Henney's failure to guess on what they drew! Im looking forward for her new movie "My wife is a Gangster 3" and after being a second lead for quite sometimes her new movie with Lee Dong Wok(from the famous "my Girl" series) will test her bankability as a lead actress in her soon to be released romantic comedy movie. Better watch out for this girl!

BURNS...

2007-01-10T00:41:00.001-08:00

Nope this is not from the paella session i had last new year but this is from frying the marinated milkfish(bangus) that i cooked for lunch! I know the first aid on burns from cooking oil but i guess i was just more worried of burning the fish im cooking so the time of letting my arm be at a running water was not enough to lesen the scar,coz i need to turn the fish on the other side...talking about dedication! I guess next time i will be a little careful in cooking so i will not suffer from this again..but since i got burned already i guess i just need to apply sebo de macho to lessen the dark spot!

HOW MY BABY SLEEPS

2007-01-10T00:31:00.000-08:00

soundly asleep

mom love your snout!

mom im cold!

Being with Cryst for a couple of days made me more excited seing how much he enjoys sleeping like a human being im just so fond of seeing his cuteness and i loved the opportunity of being with him and snapping tons of picture of his cuddliness!

It really takes away the pressure and anxiety in me....for now i cant imagine how i will give away this cute doggfie but i need too...now im being sentimental here!

SWEET ANIMALS

2007-01-10T00:29:00.000-08:00

Just love seeing this mother and son sleeping! Seems like my dogs love sleeping with samshiki pig around. Since Tal's death(the other puppy) Crys is the first puppy who had the previledge of sleeping in our room since the moment he was able to open his eyes. My dog chinchin is quite stubborn and since she is used to sleep beside us after seeing her baby is a little independent she leaves him once in awhile and sleep with us in our room...but whats bugging me is when its feeding time for crys and im at the middle of dreaming she wakes me up so i can open the door for her. Whats worst is she immediately goes back up the room the moment her baby is already full! Whats bugging me? Well she can open the door from outside but seems lkike i wasnt able to teach her how to close the door afetr entering the room! And since she always do this...we decided to bring along crys upstairs to lessen his mom in bugging us while were on dreamland. And tis is what i discovered from this motehr and son..they sweetly sleep together and ends up leaving a small space for me. But its okey...i justr want to enjoy crys before sending him off to a lucky and tusted friend that i know can treat him well...but for now these sweet animal will still sleep with me for the time being.

HOW DADDY JJ GUARDS US

2007-01-10T00:27:00.000-08:00

Daddy JJ is really on guard!!! Seeing me and my cuddly little babies i think he sees to it that he can make sure of our safety! My little "guys" specially chinchin really sleeps beside me and she really has this habit on leaning on me while sleeping or holding on to my sister when it gets a little cold. I just love the feeling that daddy chong jae is here with us...feeels like he is staring at me and telling me what the heck are you doing with those babies!Haha! But really i just want to share this picture so you may see something cute (well if your a dog lover you will find this cute!)

Ching Jae shhi..khamsammida!

THE FIRST RAY OF THE THE SUN

2007-01-10T00:26:00.000-08:00

After 3 weeks in the dark my puppy crys can now see the light! His first ray of light was last December 28. During this period crys can enjoy seeing his mom,dad and his brother dot. Im so excited seeing him with eyes wide open and crawling little by little since he can now see the surface he has been moving for quite sometime.

Crys will turnout to be a cute and cuddly dog in a few days time and by the way...since last Dec 30 was saddam husseins death and his death was all over the television my dad now calls crys...saddam! But for me he will always be crystal that may be called jinsung sometime. My pets can really relieve my stress. Thank God i have lots of them!

MY NEW YEAR's SPECIAL

2007-01-10T00:24:00.000-08:00

Its been quite sometime now that ive been preparing this specialty on mine...hmmm roughly 10 years now. Since graduation ive keep myself busy at the kitchen cooking anything and almost everything while waiting for my board exam results. A dedicated "Inday" since everyone in our house are working except me so i just kept myself busy doing this...cooking! It turned out after series of experiment and trials i end up making my very own version of the Spanish specialty Paella. I know many people know about this dish in the Philippines the best i tasted so far is from Alba's and from Mingoy's. But of course since this dish is quite expensive at these restaurants i just cook once in awhile at home specially when its the season for the seafood ingredients needed!

After acquiring a cooking range with manual oven i developed the paella to another level and thats baking it after mixing every ingredients of it.(well usually it was really baked but since i dont have any oven before i just serve it as a little steamed.)

Here are the ingredients for the paella i cooked for new year!For 10 years since i cannot think of anything to give my very generous aunt i ended up cooking Paella for her whole clan(that includes her grandchildrens who swears they loved my cooking). This year was no exemption...and so far this year was the most hectic one for me since i cooked a total of 12 kilos of ingredients all in all. (mussels,shrimps,chicken,bell pepper,crabs,rice,eggs etc...) It went out to several households including my previous boss (whos wife gave me a wonderful apron with matching pot holders),my immediate boss,my officemates who lived nearby,my sister's office,my friend marissa and of course my aunt. It quite reached out a lot of tables indeed for their media noche but my 2 boss' texted me they couldnt wait for 12am and decided to eat it during dinner time.Hmmm i think they were just excited to taste it! I decided to add the other rice variety malagkit so it will give those people a feeling of fullness after a serving so more people can eat it.

It was a tiring day since i woke up early morning to be able to buy the freshest seafood that day. I am so enthusiastic cooking this dish since i know i can surely make a lot of people happy and guys you really did made my day when i recieved all thos sms thanking me for my effort and giving me kind words that you all enjoyed this dish! Well till next Ney year!(unless i have the energy to cook it again...till next paella session i guess!)

CRYSTAL

2007-01-09T23:02:00.000-08:00

(IMAGINING HIS SMILE WHILE READING THIS that is if he can understand this)

JunJin mentioned a Crystal in the "Thanks to" segment in his single, and the truth finally came to light.

On the 20th, JunJin accepted an interview from MyDaily, saying, "Crystal is actually "Cri" and "Stal", the names of 2 cats I just started taking care of.

"On the 16th he mentioned a Crystal in his "Thanks to" message and people thought that JunJin has a girlfriend named Crystal after seeing the ring he wore. Some fans thought that Crystal was his foreign girlfriend, others thought that Crystal was the pretty member in 2-member group "As One".

GoodEnter said that everyday there are fans calling up the company to ask who Crystal is and whether Jin's girlfriend is Crystal. The problem arose because the company in-charge of designing Jin's album accidentally removed the spaces between the 2 names. As for the ring, JunJin explained that, "I wore the ring only because I wanted to be able to put more emotions into singing."The cats that JunJin have are persian cats that are about 2 months old. His handphone wallpaper is a picture of the cats, and he even saved pictures of them in his handphone. Everytime he sees someone, he would show the pictures to them, revealing his love for the 2 cats.JunJin said, "The cats are only the size of a palm. It's really wonderful to play with them in the room and watching them scratch the walls.""Fans who know that I have cats would send me pet supplies and clothings as presents, I really want to thank them."

Credits: o-six for original article + sOpHiA*@s-shinhwasarang

I got to read this article after a few days the translationof the credits from his single album came out..the a funny thing is my friends never told me about the crystal thing...sure they knew what reaction i will be having but hmmm ok ok its your cats... im trusting your word JJ!

A few weeks later my super obese dog chinchin was actually not obese at all (being 5 years old for a dog 35 is her dog age is no joke) she was actually pregnant... December 13.. i got a call from my dad twelling me chinchin gave birth which actually surprised me since we never knew she was pregnant! I was a little worried since i was not home when she gave birth and when this happens (its her 6th times giving birth ...very prolific indeed) i should be around coz she tends to be a little nervous but when my cousin said the two puppies were ok i dont need to rush home. Seeing this my two cuties (my dog is golden brown and the puppies dad is white/brown but there was never a puppy that follow their parents color promise the lightest was a chocolate brown and the rest,....BLACK)

these are my doggie version of JJ's crystal..crys(male) and tal(female). This two cuties gave me so much excitement and joy since after a few months there will be two brats running around our house.

December 15 i was on my way to work...when i went to chinchin to check on her puppies i was devastated... i saw Tal already lifeless and cold...i never knew what happened to her but i was about to cry but hold back coz my father was already angry knowing that the puppy died...I cant see any reason why she died but i guess theres a reason behind that nobody us know.

(junjin crying for Tal)

JunJin,admited to the hospital for acute pneumonia

Shinhwa Junjin admited to the hospital due to acute pheunomia on the 15th. On the 15th 7pm Junjin was admitted to one of KangNam hospital for medication.On the 14th Junjin was representing shinhwa and participated '2006 GOLDEN DISC AWARD CEREMONY', after he performed his new album song "Come Back to me", on 7:30pm he fainted in the waiting room.Junjin was immediately being sent to a hospital in KangNam after he fainted, although the hospital advice him for a precision checkup, but he insist on carrying on with his next schedule, then he receives an injection and discharged from the hospital. On the 15th afternoon junjin once again went to the hospital for a clearer checkup, and when the results came out that he was suffering from acute pheunomia, he was immediately admited to the hospital.A close friend of junjin express that "2 weeks ago he was suffering from pain", "During the Golden Disc Award he was saying he's was feeling cold, and his condition was not good".One of the GOODEMG staff said, "Maybe because of the overwork schedule and made his body weak" "All the schedules and work will be stop for the time being".Credits to:Source: goodemgCN Trans： jojoyu7@shinhwachinaEng Trans: amane@mySHINHWA+SHCJ.net + kpopkingdom + soul.mysticshrine + SoompiArtist Junjin admited to the hospital and receives treatment because of acute pneumonia.On the 15th afternoon, the hospital made a diagnosis that junjin is suffering from acute pneumonia and now he is receiving treatment in one of the hospital located in Seoul KangNam.Junjin's close friend express, "2 weeks ago he already started not feeling well, but didnt know that it will become that serious", "digesting all his full daily schedule and at the same time he looks very tired."Although Junjin had accept a 1 week rest notice, but his schedule on Music Camp' live performance on the 16th afternoon and SBS "Live Inkigayo" performance on the 17th could both of the activities be cancel is still unknown.A continuous one month of schedule after releasing his new album "Love Wont Come", junjin had already performed and made appearances in kinds of music programme and entertainment programme, carrying a full swings of activites.

Credits:Source： OCEAN'S 6CN Trans： yujin@bestshinhwaEng Trans: amane@mySHINHWA+SHCJ.net + kpopkingdom + soul.mysticshrine + Soompi

========JunJin was being carried by his manager to the hospital.

Before the 15th morning he was being carried with lots of tiredness on his body, junjin could not wake up from his bed and his manager carried him on his back to hospital.Junjin's family is now in the hospital taking care of him. According to the hospital side he was being advice to stay in the hospital for a week.Junjin closest frined said "On the 15th morning because he could not get up from his bed he was then being carried by his manager on his back to the hospital", "and the hospital representative request for a 1 week admittion, still need a further specific reasons. "His attendance doctor request junjin to take at least a week rest. In junjin's activities schedule there is 2 job which is on the 16th and 17th evening live performance on Music Camp and Inkigayo.

Credits:Source：oceansCN Trans：jojoyu7@shinhwachinaEng Trans: amane@mySHINHWA+SHCJ.net + kpopkingdom + soul.mysticshrine + soompi

Just a coincidence...my friend flor and i were exchanging messages that day...then suddenly she blurted out...junjin was rushed to the hospital...i got worried but having a weird belief like pets sacrificing their lives for the human thing in me...i suddenly was telling my friends Junjin will be ok..."tal" gave her life for him.... i am just thankful that Junjin is back in shape now and am still praying for my puppy Tal.... I think she got pneumonia too.(now this is just something to make you laugh)

BI AND SONG

2007-01-09T22:59:00.000-08:00

BI AND SONG

(others call them bi-kyo)

Newsflash!!! Well if you all know when did I ever got a scoop from these people?Well just wanted to share my views with this. I love them both Bi the guy who made me move on to life's struggle and challenges and the woman who I may say the epitome of beauty...Song Hye Kyo.

Speculation,facts and fictions but what’s the truth behind these Full House stars?Are they or are'nt they? When I saw their chemistry on the small screen no wonder this series made it bigtime. Who knows...but my heart has been open to the possibilities that they can be an item. I will be very happy for both of them for sure. My love for Rain has moved to another level... And respect can now be given. Respect that I know one day Rain needs to find a person to be with. It may not be song but I would be more than happy if it would be her!

FEELING THE PRESSURE

2007-01-09T22:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas eve is my favorite day!Why? Its the time for me to see how old I really am! My birthday was never an indications of my age, anyways its all just numbers but the funny part...what’s the connection of the eve of the birth of Christ with what I’m telling you about?

Its been a family tradition for 26 years to be exact(yes we celebrated our silver anniversary last year) to get together in my aunts house.I could still remember my 1st time attending this gathering...not so long ago. Hmmm ok around 21 years ago. Since I’m the youngest in the 2nd generation line I tend to be enjoying the kiddie games with my nephews and nieces...can’t forget how I do my "fundraising"activities that time since I have many cousins that are already yuppies that time I tend to get a lot of gifts and cash from them and from my aunts ang uncles.hmmmm its really fun to be the youngest!

But time really flies! I saw many toddlers now...but no they are not my niece or nephews...they are my grandchildren already! My niece and nephews got married ahead of me! But who's putting the pressure? Anyway I still have a long way to go! But seeing these kids really gives me so much joy and imagination...imagination that I will have 1 someday with someone I imagine to be with.

Goodbye 2006

2006-12-31T23:45:00.000-08:00

Goodbye 2006...

A year that has been fruitful with friends and love ones in every nook of my heart. A year that has made me a new person...a person that made me realize my worth. ife has to move on and has to go on. You are always special in your own way.

A year full of Love and pain but did the pain overpowered the love? No...the pain was still worth all the love that i have recieved.

A year that made me a stronger woman a stronger individual...mentally ,emotionally, physically and spiritually. thank you for the one who pulled me up from a dark place that i never thought i could get out.

You have been my inspiration and yes you ave given my life a new meaning...my love my PCJ..thank you for being there.

Welcome 2007...with more sunshine and light! Thank you Lord for all the blessings!

FEARLESS...

2006-12-14T01:04:00.000-08:00

While i was on my daily routine of preparing for work it was always my habit to turn on our television thats why sometimes i tend to be more SLOW in readying myself. This episode from the TYRA BANKS show catched my attention. Fearless...am i fearless?

Arianna Huffington defined what it means to be an accomplished woman. A Greek immigrant, Arianna is well known as a columnist, radio show host, author of eleven books, activist, gubernatorial candidate and co-founder of www.thehuffingtonpost.com (a site to which George Clooney frequently blogs). She was lauded for her success when Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World (a list that also included Ms. Tyra Banks). When Arianna walked out on stage in fitted jeans and sleeveless black top she could have easily fooled us into thinking she was a chic Hollywood actress rather than co-host of a radio show called Left, Right and Center. Despite the long list of achievements, Arianna had to battle her share of fear. Although she was interested in politics and world issues, she worried about being labeled as aggressive by her male peers. But she was most certainly over her fear when she threw her hat into the ring for governor of California and debated with Arnold Schwarzenegger who once publicly suggested she switch to decaf. Would he have said that to another man?

Tyra asked Arianna the big question, “What makes you fearless?” Arianna explained that her fearless demeanor came from following her goals even when she is fearful. Also, she didn’t worry about failure because perseverance allowed her to continue and try again. Arianna most certainly exercised perseverance when her second book was rejected by no fewer than 36 publishers! Now, promoting her eleventh book, On Becoming Fearless in Love, Work and Life, Arianna shared her strategies for overcoming obstacles in every facet of life. She gave some tips from the book such as how to ditch what she calls the “obnoxious roommate.” This “roommate” is the negative voice that lives inside our heads and tells us we are not good enough, smart enough or anything enough. She suggested you “evict her” because if you listen to her, she will destroy you. (credits to tyra banks show.com)

There was a part of the show that Arianna said why do we always see ourselves as the unluckiest person in the world? Why do we always end to compare ourselves to rich and famous people...its already given that when you compare yourselves to them you will tend to belittle yourself...why not try comparing yourselves to people who suffer,people who are pained and hungry? With this way you will tend to look life with a new perspective. It will be over and over that we alsays say we are so lucky...but this is life we need to fight life challenges and we need to look on the brighter side of life to be able to conquer life's battle. Erase the negative thoughts...live life tot being happy is not a destiny its a choice... and maybe by that time you can now be called FEARLESS.

I passed!!!

2006-12-14T00:42:00.000-08:00

Thank God i finally got it! After years in the making i am so thrilled to share with you guys my joy for passing an exam that is as they say is essential for my career

Thank you! I passed thr MRAP exam and i am now a certified PROFESSIONAL!!!

Yeuki Jjang

2006-10-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

half kilo striped Beef*
3 stalks Kosari (dried fern)sometimes hard to find in the Philippines
half cup bean sprout,
4 green onions
2 tablespoons ground red pepper
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 teaspoons sesame seed oil, salt

PREPARATION:
*Get a piece of beef that has stripes on it at a market.

*You can find kosari (fern) at a Korean market, usually dried ones. They are inexpensive, and good source of fiber. So, get them! You can also make seasoned fern (kosari namul) dish with it.

Boil dried Kosari for thirty minutes until tender.

While doing so, cut the beef into = inch thick stripes. Season beef with ground red pepper, chopped garlic, and sesame seed oil. Clean bean sprouts. Cut green onion into similar length strips.

Pour ten cups of water in a big pot, and boil the meat for about thirty minutes to make beef base. (If you have beef base or beef stock in a can, use them. You can shorten time by doing so.)

If kosari has been cooked for thirty minutes, turn off the heat, take kosari out, and wash with cold water. Cut out about one third of the stem, not the head part! They are too tough to eat. Put them back into the pot, and leave them in water until beef is done.

After thirty minutes have passed for boiling beef, put boiled kosari (only, not with kosari boiled water) into the beef boiling pot. Boil for about ten more minutes, and put cleaned bean sprouts and green onion. Boil with lid on for thirty more minutes (if you have time, an hour) on a medium heat.

Put salt, and serve.

It's like our Nilagang baka with a hot flavor.

LUNCH...3RD SINGAPOREAN MEAL

2006-09-20T01:39:00.000-07:00

After getting our purpose in this 3 malls we decided to get ourselves full... After strolling and looking for something appetizing and affordable we ended up in a restaurant which serves well blended drinks...i guess we just saw something appetizing...

off we ordered some stuff,since we ate our breakfast i think we were not that hungry at around 1pm. So we ate fried rice with chili wings(i suppose) and singaporean noodles. We just asked for a glass of water which flor and me got excited coz the served ice water with straw and i think it was the first time for us to see that sight! When virgie asked why we asked her back "does singaporean restaurants serve ice water with straw?" she said no, she thinks the serving thing in that restaurant is different (yes coz we have to pay for the service water hehehe i think it was around 25 singaporean cents per person...now thats for the straw!hahahaa!)

shinhwa and more shinhwa

2006-09-19T23:44:00.001-07:00

Virgie our Singaporean host arrives a few minutes after 12 noon. After exchanging some stuffs...we decided to walk again..good thing i think we have energizer batteries with us...expext a heavy schedule today! Since our hotel was just a block away from Ritz Carlton (the only 6 star hotel in Singapore where the six guys are staying) we decided to drop by and take our chance to see a single hairstand of any of the guys.

Walking and walking ok now i see ritz! Hmmm what can we do? Can i dance outside the hotel to catch attention nah! I decided to behave coz my new found friend might see me as a crazy gal and eventually might leave us hahaha! No "beauty" on sight so we decided to go to Raffle City Tower mall..were everything i see is expensive! Talking about BRANDS!

Since we dont have any plans of doing some shopping...we just stroll around the mall and 1 thing catched our attention! waaaah a music store! Ok we were checking out shinhwa stuffs and all there and there was something that was still not in our collection a SHinhwa 7th album diary in dvd format! Flor decided to buy it virgie my sister and i were asking for anothe copy but too bad they only have 1! So again stroll strolll....when i really cant help it i asked flor if she asked the girl from the store if there is a possibility that we can get 1 for ourselves. We hurridly went back and yes she called the other branches and tehre is still 1 in the 2 branches she called. We got the address and Virgie guided us to this malls....

2nd stop DIGILIFE MALL ....I was high seeing those kisds playing the computer in fact there was a competition my sister and i were joking...since hyesung (shinhwa member) is fond of playing games like this do you think he is there? Anyway i just got a picture of it! Next revelation...i saw something Jolli...Ohhh i thought it was a fastfood chain here in the Philippines which ended to be Jollibean(but the letters is almost the same as the local one in the Philippines).

Off to the branch to get our shinhwa diary copy! Virgie got so excited seeing Rain's Move on Japanese single and bought herself a copy! While inside the music store there was these Singaporean couple about to purchase an album which turned out to be Christian Bautista's album (he is a product of a talent search in the Phils that made big in Malaysia,Indonesia and now even Singapore) His album was the one playing in that music store. I was so proud of him and told the Singaporean couple that album was good! And they did purchased the said album! Ahhh so proud!

next stop... Bugis junction...off to a cab to this mall to find the lone copy of the said shinhwa diary for our hostess virgie! Too bad the staffs tehre were not as pleasant as the other two stores who were generous enough to give us shinhwa poster eventhough it's not intended for the product we bought. So since tehre is nothing more else to do we dropped by an electronic/appliance store to buy some paraphernalia for my sister's ipod.

Singapore Experience

2006-09-14T23:20:00.000-07:00

Who would have thought i could experience grand "Tour" in my life? Eperiencing a grand show and being "close" to those who are in the show.

I could always bear the sacrifices in going to a concert with the lining up and running around and who could say i can not be a star on my own? I got a few star attached in my skin hahaha!

Ok ____ Saranghae..._____Saranghae! How can i say those words without someone pulling my hair?\\Once in a lifetime experience and who knows...

RISE AND SHINE

2006-09-14T23:07:00.000-07:00

I'ts the big day for me...yes eventhough we ended up sleeping late still we managed to be up by 8. We are waiting for Virgie who is gracious enough to spare us her time and see the concert with us.

I am still in oblivion...clueless on what will happen next...ok so we took turns in taking a bath...we decided to grab something for breakfast and since we are in a tight budget we need to be adventurous in looking for cheap and good food. Ok off we went and after visiting so many stalls which serves noodles we decided to look for another restaurant...after walking a fewblocks ....my sister was telling me she wants something light..whoalla we saw a bread store. After picking what we feel like eating...we sat down and waited for our orders...which turned out to be the same package meal! I think our taste buds are already the same.

It was i guess one of the best coffee i had. It was aromatic and really you can feel and taste the richness of it even with already some cream on. The eggs were so freah and we can taste that it is organic eggs in the Philippines we call it "natural eggs". Well most of us can not buy these in the supermarket so its a treat!

After breakfast we decided to drop by another 7-11 branch and yes this convenient store is really everywhere! Looked for something we can bring to the gals home like magazines and write ups of the shinhwa concert. Well to no avail we didnt had the chance to see one.

Walking and more walking...when we felt we had enough we decided to go back to our hotel and wait for our "host" to arrive. Though we all lack sleep we really still have the energy to make fun at the hotel lobby!

Eat and be merry

2006-09-14T22:56:00.000-07:00

My first singaporean meal...

Actually it was more than a asian fusion kind of thing since i was really starving i asked my sister and flor to grab a bite before taking a rest. We were so lucky to be in an area were everthing is readily available. A 7-11 just across the hotel and a fastfood center(24 hours) so it would be easy for us to grab something.

I decided to get the meal with noodles and soup...yes i was really full! I cant even breath! When i was buying some refreshments the lady asked me if im Thai...said no ....im a filipina. "Oh Philippines! good country if not for the abu sayaf you really have a nice country." When i went back to our table i was asking my sister do i look thai to you she said no...i asked back how come she mistakes me as an Thai national!? PHAAABOOO! hahaha! I then realized i was wearing a BANGKOK shirt har har har! What a mess!

So excited and went back to the hotel and mind you we are law abiding citizens we know how strict Singapore is and i know its like having BIG BROTHER watching your every move thing there! Hehehe! We didnt care if we have to walk an extra mile just to be in the proper pedestrian lane. Gosh my legs are killing me! But its better that being brought to jail!

Singapore Adventure

2006-09-14T22:37:00.000-07:00

September 10,2006

12:30am yes Singapore Im here! There has been a slight delay with our arrival....but it doesnt matter anymore! Im In singapore safe and sound.Yes its early morning and i still cant contain my excitement. Im here and im breathing the same air with SHINHWA! What will happen next? Nah dont care anymore i have my sole purpose...WATCH SHINHWA CONCERT! Which i may say maybe my once in a lifetime opportunity.

Hmmm ..next stop immigration...there was not much fuzz adnd i passed thru it in just a minute. I was ahead of my companions and decided to get our luggages. It took us time locating our bags so went out of the airport at around 1am. After changing our money to their local currency off we went to the taxi stand.

We were quite hesitant on going to lane 1 reason...its a BENZ taxi and gosh it might be more expensive than the other taxis. But we dont have any choice but to follow the procedure...the driver was accomodating and he really was so hospitable. After placing our bags at the trunk i decided to seat upfront!

BLOOPER NUMBER 1
I completely forgot that im in a right hand drive country! I didnt realized that the driver was telling me to go the other way till i opened the door and saw the wheel at the right side. I was laughing so hard and told the driver that i was planning to drive the cab myself. He then jokingly said..."as long as you wont get caught that wont be a problem"

Im like a child ..so amazed on how hi technology can affect even the cabs. The interior of the car was so cool compared to the other taxis this was really something! So cool and i felt i was a country girl who got into a public transportation. I am really so amazed!

2006-09-13T22:39:00.000-07:00

My Singapore Adventure

September 9, 2006

Been super excited for a few weeks back because of this trip.Seeing the merlion? Nah! Ill be seeing shinhwa for the first time live in action and who knows what will happen next.
Packed my bag just a few hours before the trip.830pm flight so might as well check in 3 hours before the flight schedule.Packed my bags and prayed that I may not forget any essential material needed for the trip.

Ok got to do some errands first, last minute, to fix some committed matters like bringing back the materials i borrowed my food caterer. Ooops missed out storing my storage card files so it would be useful in my Singapore trip. Anyway I think I managed not to miss out things.
Off to the airport...pick up flor first so we can be at the airport on time. We went to SM MALL OF ASIA to activate her international roaming for her handyphone. Grabbed something to eat and off to PARK AND FLY so we can have a ride on the way to the airport since they will shuttle us. Ok arrived at the airport very early I guessed we over estimated the airport securities. We passed all the stages and checking in and the immigration will be the last few stages before boarding.

Still have a lot of time before checking in,don't have anything to do at the international airport. Good thing pau sent me something I can gladly cheer on! Waaah a picture of me and junjin side by side! Whoaaah!What a view to enjoy before reaching the place where I can see my sweety!

An hour passed and cebu pacific's flight to singapore is now open.After checking in our luggages we decided to grab a bite. I guess we have a few hours of waiting to do...8pm...ahh a relief we are now going to our gate...so excited to fly! Gosh...another 45 minutes of waiting! It was a delayed flight! we boarded at 830 and flew at around 9pm.

FLY CEBU PACIFIC WERE EVERYTHING IS NOT FREE!Ok I'm overreacting they gave us C2 ice tea(without the ice) for free. We were so surprised coz when we asked for coffee and choco drink we have to pay for it!wow this is what you call business. I guess I got used to flying with Philippine Airline and Cathay were you can get great food and drinks. A dollar for a 3 in 1 coffee drink?(well I think I just realized the reason behind it on the way home.).Ok lets just thank cebu pacific for a cheap airfare.

I couldn't sleep maybe of the excitement....a few hours to go and yes I can breath the same air with the guys I want to see....

2006-09-02T09:52:00.000-07:00

Cute fan (a young boy!) dancing Wild Eyes for Shinhwa

the father in Junjin...

watching him in shoot doori is such a delight not because he was a good looking manger/coach to the shoot dori kids but he oftenly acts as their big brother sometimes a father.

Looking thru some old clips who could imagine junjin as a person so passionate and lovable to kids even in his early age. Just love seeing him cuddle little kids with love and compassion!

whats my song

2006-09-01T00:24:00.000-07:00

Charity, YOUR song is Every Breath You Take

Romantic and soulful, it's no surprise your signature song is just as sweet as you are. When it comes to a night on the town, we'd guess you'd rather enjoy a candlelit dinner for two or a low-key night hanging out with friends than a wild party or chaotic club.And while your signature song may not bring the house down, it never fails to inspire that loving feelin' in everyone. That's why it's so perfect for you a big-hearted person like you who's always thinking of others. So, keep it up. It's nothing short of breathtaking

what kind of car i am

2006-09-01T00:21:00.000-07:00

Charity, you're a Station Wagon!

You swore you'd never get one, but deep down you knew it was inevitable. Now it's finally happened. The car for you is a sensible, reliable, and oh-so-traditional Station Wagon. But don't panic: you haven't totally become your parents! We're not thinking a Chrysler Town & Country or even a Ford Taurus. The car for you is a hip, updated version of the classic. You've inherited everything that was cool about your folks, and taken it to the next level. Gone are the wood panels and cheesy colors, and way in are the leather interior, CD player, and gear racks for your weekend adventures. How about a Subaru Outback, Volvo V40, or a Saab Aero Wagon—in a classic navy or a firebrick red? You're so happening; no one would ever know that you've got those sensible airbags tucked away for a rainy day.
NEXT TEST:

what kind of comedy show am i

2006-09-01T00:16:00.000-07:00

Charity, you're most like Seinfeld

"Yadda yadda yadda." From soup to smelly cars, this classic show turned everyday things into gut-splitting moments. Like Seinfeld, you see the world in your own unique and sometimes cynical way. For something to really strike your funny bone, it should have a slightly ironic flavor or at least be a bit offbeat.Perceptive and smart, you know real life truly is stranger than fiction. Friends love to hear your clever observations and appreciate your ability to turn even the dullest of moments into a laugh-track worthy experience. And that — like a Festivus for the rest of us — is certainly something to celebrate!

which hollywood blond am i

2006-09-01T00:13:00.000-07:00

Charity, you're most like Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson lights up every movie she's in whether she's following the band or trying to lose a hot guy. She's just so likable! And guess what? You are too. Like Goldie's golden daughter, you've got that certain sweet, girl-next-door quality that shines through everything you do.Charming and caring, you're comfortable in your own skin — and your fans are likely to feel better just being near you. You're certainly no spotlight-stealing diva. In fact, we bet you're more often called upon to play the best supporting actress. Your friends know you'll always be there for them, which is why they've got your back too.

my true color

2006-09-01T00:10:00.000-07:00

Charity, your true color is Yellow!

You're yellow, the color of joy and energy — two things you definitely bring to everyone around you. It's hard for anyone to be sad or lonely in your presence; your sunny disposition and cheery outlook just won't allow it. The warmth of your personality shines through in the kindness you show friends and family (and strangers, too). Always ready with a lighthearted joke or heartfelt compliment, you know how to make people feel good about themselves, so they can't get enough of you. Yellow is a warm and inviting color for a warm and inviting person — you!

my celebrity look

2006-09-01T00:09:00.000-07:00

Charity, your celeb look is inspired by Christie Brinkley

Even if your face hasn't graced the covers of magazines the world over just yet, you share this beauty icon's effortless sense of style. Like your gorgeous and radiant counterpart, you're probably known for having timeless look that never goes out of fashion.A natural beauty, you seem to understand that having a healthy body and bright smile is always in fashion. That's why you'd rather be well dressed in a way that isn't trendy or over the top. Leave the flashy glamour to other folks. You create a look that makes people focus on you and your natural assets. Keep it up!

my beauty look

2006-09-01T00:06:00.000-07:00

Charity, you're a Natural Beauty

No fuss, no muss — you're a practical beauty who doesn't rely on frills and passing fads to show off your style. Down-to-earth and oh-so-cool, friends count on you for good advice and a strong shoulder to cry on.You know what you want out of life and don't worry about impressing others with over-the-top outfits and the newest crazy styles. You've got a healthy dose of self-confidence that simply radiates beauty and grace. And nothing's more natural than that.

my coffee personality

2006-08-31T23:48:00.000-07:00

Charity, your coffee drink is Sweet

A kind and caring soul like you is as warm and comforting as a hot cup of sweet coffee. From parties to book-club meetings to backyard barbecues, you're friendly and welcoming no matter if you're playing host, mingling with guests, or just chilling out with good friends.You've got a big heart, and you're not afraid to share your feelings and let others know how much they mean to you. People know your friendly smile and fun personality can brighten up any occasion. Sound sweet? A dash of sugar is just your style.

2006-08-31T23:27:00.000-07:00

Two Boxes

God's BoxesI have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, Both my joys and sorrows I stored, But though the gold became heavier each day, The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why, And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole, Which my sorrows had fallen out by. I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be!" He smiled a gentle smile and said,

"My child, they're all here with me.." I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,

Why the gold and the black with the hole? "My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, The black is for you to let go."

We should consider all of our friends a blessing. Send this to a friend today just to let them know you are thinking of them and that they are a joy in your life.

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends.

But the treasure inside for you to see, Is the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. Today I pass the friendship ball to you.

a friend

2006-08-31T23:22:00.000-07:00

"A good friend will come bail you out of jail....But a true friend will be sitting next to you saying ...WE screwed up, but we had fun!"

Proud to be your Friend!

I've learned...that life is like a roll of toilet paper.
The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
I've learned...that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
I've learned...that money doesn't buy class.
I've learned...that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
I've learned...that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
I've learned...that the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can? I've learned...that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned.
I've learned...that the less time I have to work, the more things I get done.

MY KOREAN INFLUENCE

2006-08-30T01:09:00.000-07:00

from this to...............this!

What a way to release pressure! Since i was away for a business conference i was really so drained with all the activities weve gone thru...

Good thing i am older than all of my districtmates...we talked about camera poses and look on what we ended up! Thanks to their cooperation we made this shot a good one! I thing the resident sister i am in them made them do a cute pose like this! At the midst of pressure and tension we wentr thru this day we still manage to do something that will release the stress! We are all waiting for our respective blue slips and this is how we play around!

Well that pose is what i learned in watching numerous korean series! Now this is how i influence them~what a day!

FEELING IDOL

2006-08-30T00:24:00.000-07:00

Have anyone of you watched American Idol,Canadian Idol? How about Philippine idol?
Why all of a sudden? Well,just got off from a two day business conference! Its really tiring being in our audio-visual room for two days with extended hours of non stop updatesm on what our company has been up to. two slips a red and a blue one...how i wished i will always get the lighter colored one!

I could remember every contestant in this idol search wishing for that gold paper me? i want that blue paper! Since my line of work usually deal with a lot of presentations, this workshop on the 2nd day felt like a torture! 3 judges but you will be presenting to them one by one! If they think you passed their taste they will give you the blue one if not the red one.What will happen if you get the red one? You will again present to the judge another presentation and fall in line again to the end of the line. Good thing we have a scheduled Fellowship dinner that night! We made a 7pm reservation so we have to be at the bar restaurant on time! Lucky me! Didnt get a red slip! hehehe! Now when i first got the blue slip...Thank God! I passed the audition without singing hehehe!

2006-08-22T03:00:00.000-07:00

Shinhwa Gives Successful Performance in Thailand 2006-08-21

The six-man group Shinhwa, currently on an Asian tour, has held a successful concert in Bangkok, Thailand, following performances in China. The group held its first Thai concert on Friday at the Impact Arena, where many world-famous artists, including Korean singer Rain, have performed.

Shinhwa began the concert with the song “Perfect Man” from its fifth album and captivated the audience throughout the two-hour concert with its outstanding dancing and singing abilities. It performed all its hit songs from its eight-year career since its debut in 1998, including “Wild Eyes,” “I Pray 4 U,” “Hey, Come On,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “How Do I Say.”

The audience welcomed the group by holding cheering pickets written in Korean as well as English and Thai. They also brought other objects such as balloons to express their enthusiasm. During the course of the concert, Shinhwa expressed their gratitude in broken Thai, to which the audience responded with deafening cheers and applause.

Lee Min-woo and Shin Hye-sung, two members who are also successfully working as solo artists, gave solo performances as part of the concert. Lee performed his solo hit song “Bump” accompanied by dynamic dance moves, and Shin displayed his outstanding singing ability by singing “Ditto.”

After the concert, a birthday party for Jun Jin was held onstage. The other members prepared a cake for him and sang a birthday song together with the audience. At the suggestion of the other members, the audience also gave Jun a thundering cheer, shouting “Happy birthday to you.”

“Thank you very much and I love you,” Jun responded to the audience. “I am thrilled to be with the other members here on my birthday.”

The group members also tried their parts to please the audience. Jun and Andy each picked up a doll among gifts the fans had placed on the stage even before the concert had started, and faced each other while singing “You’re My Everything.” Near the end of the concert, Kim Dong-wan picked up a pair of underwear and pretended to put it on and then take it off, evoking laughter from the audience.

Eric was welcomed a little more enthusiastically than the other members because he is quite popular in Thailand due to his role in the dramas “Rookie” and “Phoenix.” Whenever Eric rapped, he evoked loud cheers from the audience.

As a special event for Thai fans, Shinhwa released a music video for “Throw My Fist,” the title song of its recently-released Japanese album.

But the poor acoustics of the facility posed a minor problem. “The acoustics were not so good, but the audience’s response was great enough to make up for that,” Lee said.

Shinhwa will wrap up its tour after concerts in Singapore on Sept. 10, Tokyo on Sept. 24 and Osaka on Sept. 26.

source: http://english.kbs.co.kr/entertainment/news/1411550_11858.html

oh how i long

2006-08-22T02:15:00.000-07:00

when is the time you'll give the love i wanted so,
Oh,how i long to show you how much i do love yoyu,
By my words and action not by thoughts nor dreams...
Oh,How i long to be with you all the time...
Oh,how i long to hold you hand...
Oh, how i long to squeeze you tight
Oh, how i long to put your lips to mine...
Oh, how i long to....

friends at work

2006-08-22T01:48:00.000-07:00

Im a easy going always smiling person though you cant see my naughtiness at first glance...i guess i just decieved you!

Being in the field at work you tend to meet a lot of people...they just come and go. In my line of work not everyone you see everyday can be there always... REVAMP and TRANSFER is the favorite term in my field unless you are considered seasoned...i guess you will enjoy a lot of hops and jumps with this work.

This is my friend Emman and Anne..during monday and tuesdays if our schedule permits we usually have our late lunch together as in late (earliest at 2pm and latest at 4) Yes we live in a very erratic schedule we cannot hold much of the regular time since our schedule lies on our clients availability. Thank you for this companion i have i tend to walk around the vicinity of my area with a more positive outlook at work (its tiring sometimes you know). But enjoying every moment will give you a smile in your face. Thanks to them i get to eat lunch not alone!

2006-08-22T00:57:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUNJIN SSHI!

It's my fault.. i didnt have the energy to get off to go to a net cafe to upload this one! For those who could read hanggeul sorry for the wrong spelling of Jun...hehehe!

Its his 26th bithday (27 Korean age) . We are happy to share a night of Korean dinner and a choco caramel cake for junjin's birthday. Its really so fullfilling spending a wonderful korea barbeque and never ending stories with friends not to mention having wonderful friends who were very much willing to celebrate this day even without the celebrator...he is busy with his commitments so he cant be with us. How i wish i was in Bangkok to celebrate it with him!

To my friends who celebrated the night with me...waiting for the clock to stike 12 to finally reach junjins day of birth..THANK YOU! You made so happy. How i wish the celebrator is also happy on his day!

The Price Of Being In The Philippines

2006-08-15T20:24:00.000-07:00

I thought about using this title when I was getting a replacement for my long overdue expired drivers license. Yes I drived with it for quite sometime (and I mean it!). I was trying to finish my blog entry that day but because of untrustful people around I couldn't write the story using my phone cause it will be a target of snatchers and holduppers. But how come I am using the same title again?Here it goes!

It was 8:15 pm tuesday night when Lai texted me she was alone in Cubao (we were exchanging sms before that) and her dinner date cannot be with her.(an INDIAN national perhaps-joke!). She asked me where I am...being the resident "lakwatchera"(person you find in almost every place) of the group she just told me her friend can't make it and she feels alone. So since I was
on my way home (my dad would be happy to see me home before 9pm) and have no other thing to do I decided to join Lai. I tried texting Tet cause I can fetch her but it just happened that she was not answering my call. Called Flor(sorry) forgot its her day-off. After a few minutes Tet returned my call, she just reached home and is not in the mood to go out (I usually have that feeling too when I reach home I will not have the urge to go out). So I think I will be singing,dancing and doing stuffs alone in my car!

Since its a rush hour the traffic was heavy and decided to pass an alternate route. Reached the vicinity around 9, since there's some traffic rerouting I found myself back to the hi-way again! 1 go signal...I was left 3 cars away from the batch that was able to get thru. Go again aha! this is my time...suddenly the red signal was up, I was in the intersection of EDSA and AURORA as in on the middle part with the island and MRT station above it. Normally since there are traffic enforcers (yes they are swarming around that corner around 6 of them) they would signal the other side to delay their momentum for GO! I was left with no choice but to go forward...then a traffic enforcer signaled me to pull over pointing to the red traffic light. Ok ok don't know what's my violation now! He asked for my drivers license and car registration (OR AND CR), well
I'm driving a few month old car 3 months to be exact....here when you drive a good model/new car (I can't call my car a luxury one) they tend to find fault/violations for the driver,their notion?the driver is rich! Ok,eventhough I saw the one in front of me which happens to be a
PUJ (public utility jeepney) pass thru withour any violations.well I know they just want something out of me!

The traffic enforcers said I beat the red light. when I told him my side he said it is prohibited in to go forth even if I was in the middle of the island! Then he passed me to a city traffic enforcer (well in this country different rules apply in every city depending on who the mayor is) got my license ...he was trying to look for something in my drivers license case (nomally other driver's
insert money in this slots if ever they get a traffic violation it will automatically go to the apprehending officer result...no more ticket). I don't practice putting money inside it! Well normally when a MMDA traffic enforcer got you for a traffic violation the MMDA head
recommended not confiscating the driver's license and just issue a traffic violation ticket and pay the dues directly to the bank. Many were positive about this law but not the traffic enforcers....why do filipino bribe these people? It's because when they confiscate your license sometimes its a big hassle locating your license and sometimes even locating the officer. So when the no confiscating of license was approved, at least you can drive with a drivers license in your possession and a ticket at the same time. Now what happened? When I told the officer to just give me a ticket they were shocked! And told me I had a serious violation blah blah blah! Ok I know it already....then when the MMDA said I was within QUEZON CITY, their laws will apply(actually it was a hi-way violation so its suppose to be the MMDA!) so they have to confiscate my license and get it in their city hall. My my!this freaked me out! No way! That city
hall is very far and it will be hard to locate my license .(well of course I know what they want to hear!ok sir here's a small amount of blah blah blah! ok money!!). I got a 100 peso bill and secretly folded it and gave it to the city traffic officer! Both of them are asking each other if its ok (the amount!the nerve! Its like robbing people) when suddenly they realized I have a doctor on call card in my car, I don't know there was a turnaround (I know that amount was small and they will ask for more and threat me with the violation ekek)! Sudden change of attitude! They were courteous! I told them I can give them some giveaways...the traffic enforcer said oh Dra! Sorry, he even told the MMDA Dra is in a hurry! Then the enforcer asked for MOBIC(for pain/rheumatism) from me,and since they thought of me as a doctor told him to go for FLANAX!(our company's product!) Its cheaper and effective! To make it short...I got
used of dealing with this people! Unless I'm really guilty of something I'm a-ok!

This is hmmm my 5th violation in my 10 year driving experience! 1st - entering a one way street in Makati, that same day using mobile phone while driving in Makati, 3rd driving without seat belt in Batangas, 4th disregarding of traffic sign but that time there were 2 of us but the
enforcer didn't let the other "old" car to pull over. I think they just want to get something with the new car! And the 5th was last night but with all the violations...I just got 1 official traffic violation ticket! The price of being a filipino-good or bad?)

Sometimes its really unimaginable...see? I can be a good citizen but with the system we are into I tend to be a bad one! I want to be fair but how can I? They were not in the first place!

I arrived a little late with my meeting with Lai,(9:10) well I called her up when I was apprehended but really its no big deal! I enjoyed chatting with Lai after an hour and a half we decided to leave starbucks and I sent her to the bus station but know what? She stayed 10 minutes more before getting off the car!Hmmmm after doing hazzard lights in Ayala
Ave. everytime I send Flor to work, now I'm upgraded to EDSA anyway it was not the first time...we did that trying to shoot the ijuksa billboard! 10:45pm on the way home...no more crocodiles around reached home at 11:00pm!

MY SAMSOONIE PIC

2006-08-10T02:35:00.000-07:00

Who wouldnt be thrilled out laughing with this kind of picture. Ive been samsoon as early as i saw that series. How i wish i could find the same ending from that series too!

X-Man in Batangas (Philippine Special)

2006-08-09T00:55:00.000-07:00

Being glued on youtube for some months now everytime I have the luxury of finding myself browsing to almost every xman episode uploaded there. Yes indeed that's what you call ADDICT!

Pau and Tet has blogged about the road trip which I often call road of rain! What else can I blog about? How about blogging about my favorite outfit worn that day! My ohh so comfy jogging pants, though its a little hippy which most of the time exposes my undies but who cares!loose shirt,nice pair of rubber shoes (well I loved this
shoes!cheap, so light and comfortable!) I see my outfit as an x-man wardrobe! I
can still remember at our first stop I was doing the horsey horsye bending forward thing cause I am replicating their horse game which led to some laughter from the gang.

HEADBAND...
Explanation for the headband(which looks like a towel),actually its my band everytime I want to wash my face so my "tutchang" (baby hair)won't bother my face. I used it to protect my throat that day too...aside from acute gastritis with matching reflux,I was having a sore throat the night before the trip that I know will eventually lead to cough and colds. Since the airconditioning of the car will tend to pass my way I
need to protect my throat from the cooling system. Now inside the car its my throat protector,outside its my headband!

Going back to X-man in Batangas...I was really the xman in that trip not that I was tasked to let the team lose but I am tasked to make that trip memorable to the voltes team! I guess they did enjoy the day of fun,laughter and tears(from excessive laughter). I was their tour guide,food critic,driver,dancer,singer,and clown!

A Philippine special...15 hours of fun...I guess we can beat the Germany Special...what do you think guys?

ANYONGHASEO KSS...KANG SAM SOON IMNIDA!

2006-08-08T03:23:00.000-07:00

I love KSS and I'm often called as Kim Sam Soon hello world... Kang
Sam Soon is here! I rather be Kang Ho Dong's sister rather than his wife
harharhar! Why? I can get to know many korean hot celebrities be it my
passion or my fantasy,dreamboy perhaps? Being the resident hyung of the
stars who wouldn't take the opportunity to meet my brother's little
brothers?

But looking back if I am indeed his long lost soulmate...well I will be
the resident noona of the stars! The setback? No one will attempt to
make me their girlfriend in respect for their Ho-Dong hyung!vwaaah then
when that happens I will be forever be singing hanyoung's noona noona
ne, noona noona noona neh! argh!

Kidding aside I think kang ho dong can line up now...before chae tae
hyun's marriage all I thought he was available I was telling myself if
ever I can't get any of my korean passion(bae yong jun, bi, kwon sang
woo, joo ji hoon, junki, shinhwa and too many to mention) I will just marry
Cha Tae Hyun too bad somebody got him already...so decided to go forward
the korean mosquito (joke from MC Yoon) Kim Jung Gook...now Kang Ho-dong
will be just behind him if I can't get him! Now who will be next in
line? Anyone as long as its not Park Myung Soo!

RAINY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!

2006-08-07T07:25:00.000-07:00

During the road trip last weekend i was really going back to memory lane...i was so happy to see even the old billboards that says "RAINY DAY PROMO","rainy days are here again","RAINY DAY". It brings back the chills and goosebumps everytime i come to encounter these phrases
on the way to my work territory.

Riding with the Voltes gang ,yup its DC's first trip to that province since i lost TP.(there my cars name). I was remembering the days when everytime i see a "RAIN" in either billboard or papers...i am like a teenager body shivering imagining every Bi performance! Then a sudden question was asked...what do you feel when you see these phrases now? Tough question...i think I lost that shivering thing but like loving someone your love goes a level higher. I tend to respect Bi as a person and a performer. I respect his attitude and his moods. That's how I see myself now.

Now how come I'm blogging this all of a sudden? Coz while having my daily routine of checking the entertainment section of our daily paper...look at what i saw!!!The enchanted Kingdom ticket felt like a RAINY day concerty ticket! And the Nescafe article about its rainy day commercial...

wow RAIN i know i missed you too! (i think its like Rain telling me he misses me! Bear with my ilussions...its my blog anyways!)

SEEING THE SUN SEEING THE RAIN

2006-08-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

Yes weird it may seem but i did see RAIN in a sunny day!Rain in a sunny day like this? Though i hated this kind of sunny day weather specially when im not at the beach or something. But yes i saw RAIN thanks to PEPSI and XTMTV i was able to see the missing puzzle in my life once again!

A 2nd pepsi shoot for RAIN and a new cf is something so enjoyable .Rain,you were indeed so busy with your shooting and after a long "diet" from RAIN you sure gave us something to feast on!

Your presence was felt eventhough i was in a different mode. Thanks to the RAIN that poured after 3 strong typhoons i can never forget you!

Odd it may seem...yes it literally rain and shine altogether and RAIN you gave me something to ponder on. Anyway RAIN or shine(hwa) it will still be all of us!

2006-07-27T03:48:00.000-07:00

Shinhwa in North Korea

shinhwa in North Korea? I was so curious ...yes ok they performed in NK are their albums...series and other stuffs available in this other boarder?

I just commend them for performing to such "polite" audience. They gave their all,the intensity was still there eventhough the north Korean are not that showy on appreciating on their performance.

Hats off on their dedication to their craft!

MY SHINHWA ADDICTION

2006-07-25T05:53:00.000-07:00

It came to my life unexpectedly ...
ok ok i 've been clinging to JUNJIN for a year or so thanks to his baby face,ever loving character in 9 tailed fox a.k.a. Forbidden Love.just like what I blogged previously I tend to end up liking the other guy in a love triangle because being loving and martyr seems to touch my heart.

But why shinhwa all of a sudden?thanks to GOONG.if not for yoo eun hye I would never get a chance to see t is group as one!X man a popular korean variety show opened my shinhwa addiction. Watching it and since its their season of "regrouping"it was a real treat seeing them in most of the Korean entertainment show this season.With a new album out promos here and there,concert tour and soon an Asian tour on their hectic schedule.

Shinhwa () is the Korean word for myth or story- before I thought it was a chinese newspaper!

HOW DO I SEE THEM

Jun Jin (Real name: Park Choong Jae ; 19 August 1980; rapper & vocalist)
Name: Park Choon Jae
Birthday: 19th Aug 1980
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Siblings: 1 younger sister
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching videos
School: Kyoung-Gi University, 1st year

-such a flawless young man that couldn't make me ignore him.As an actor he is Ok but I think theres room for improvement after his acting debut in forbidden love he showed maturity in this field in his last drama "lets go to the beach". As a singer its impressive that he can be both a rapper and a vocalist. Couldn’t question his talent and ability both in singing and dancing. A competitive guy in him he always pour his heart into every hurdle and challenging task given to him.Loved him in x man 20!What I love in him?cute lips,wonderful eyes, boy next door type and his humongous appetite! It will be a great ea ure for me seeing you eat what I’m cooking for you!

At first you will see him as a stiff guy,maybe he is bound to play the executive like type of roles.But looking deep into it he is still a boy who loves playing computers and aying along with shinhwa members.A (very)hyper person that tends to perform and show off his dancing powers!The dehydating thing he suffered during minwoo's birthday party sure cracked me up! And the head injury he suffered after those flips...well at least I learned about it just recently if not...I think I will be like hye sung who cried a river because of this accident.

Eric Mun (Korean name: Mun Jung Hyuk ; 16 February 1979; English rapper) LEADER
Name: Eric Mun, Jung Hyuk
Birthday: 16th Feb 1979
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Siblings: 2 older sisters
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Listening to Music
School: Dong-Guk University, Theater/Dramatic Arts Major 3rd year

-I got in touch with this guy after scanning my "phoenix firebird" series,I was not that interested since I’m not into moustached guys till I saw him in "super rookie".not an outstanding series it may be But still he didn’t fail to amuse me! Till I learned more about him and was given insights about him and being shinhwa's resident hyung(leader).His expressive eyes can never fail to let a girl melt her heart out!

He topped the internet search area when he played romantic music with the former Ms Korea Park Si Yeon star of "my girl" and now making waves as an actress and better known as "eric's girlfriend".(tsk tsk too bad already taken) I loved erics behind the scene antics...I swear when the shinhwa members divulge eric's antics I was surprised.I admire his love for his woman, he really showed the whole world he found the girl he wanted to love.

Lee Min Woo (; 28 July 1979; vocalist)
Name: Lee, Min Woo
Birthday: 28th Jul 1980
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Siblings: 1 elder brother & sister
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Drawing cartoons, Listening to music
School: Dae Jhun University, Music Major 2nd year

How will i describe minwoo? At first i couldnt love him though i think after eric i knew him 2nd since he was the most active in the singing field and many girls are swooning over him not to mention his connection with my other love RAIN.

Physically being buffed was not a turn on to me cause i see him as the Korean Carlos Agassi but with all respect i could not ignore this guy anymore! So witty and full of antics!Shinhwa will not be shinhwa without him! He has these flare of naughtiness in him! The talent exudes with all the fireworks behind! Yes thats MINWOO singer,dancer,composer,loverboy and a friend!(to shinhwa of course!) KUL KUL guy is what i call him! Being famous never changed him on how he play with his shinhwa brothers! The same old minwoo and thats what more i loved him!

Kim Dong Wan (; 21 November 1979; vocalist)
Name: Kim, Dong Wan
Birthday: 21st Nov 1979
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Siblings: None
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: PC Tong Shin [internet chatting], in-line Roller-bladding
School: Dae Jhun Busssiness University, Music Major 2nd year

OOOMMMA ANYONG! He is being teased by his voice though i dont know that much on how these teasing started...boy i love this balladeers voice! He is so warm and seeing his aura a very accomodating person is what i see. And based on fan experiences with him he is indeed a true gem!

Love dongwans acting in the kbs series goodbye sadness i felt he was a different dongwan from the impression he left me when i was still watching Cokeplay Battle SHINHWA! He was so strict and when you hear his comment and you are the one he was referring too he was so hard on this would be entertainer! But i think he has this attitude of extracting what you can do more!

Love him more and more each day!

Shin Hye Sung (Real name: Jung Pil Kyo ; 27 November 1979; lead vocalist)
Name: Steve Jung Pil Kyo
Birthday: 27th Nov 1979
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Siblings: 1 younger brother
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Listening to Music
School: Chun An University, English Major, 2nd year

OOOOH my bestfriend! He is my fantasy boyfriend jinnie's bestfriend thats why!) With his very Korean looks i was not so excited with him but once you hear him sing oooh my gosh cannot ask for more! I oftenly joke that the group should be called HYESUNG and SHINHWA! With that very cute lips and wonderful eyes! What cannot make him my bestfriends tet apple of the eye!

As what my sister often say hyesung has a very strong sex appeal that cannot be compared to the other guys! Yes i must agree he has this X-factor and the manners? Oh i can easily figure out that this guy is a well mannered man. Though he is sort of silent but when you see him in a crazy way...gosh!You will certainly drop off from your chair!

Andy Lee (Korean name: Lee Sun Ho ; 21 January 1981; rapper)
Name: Andy Lee, Sun Ho
Birthday: 21st Jan 1981
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Siblings: 1 older sister
Religion: Christian
Hobbies: Basketball, Volleyball, Dancing and Rapping
School: Korean Kent Foreign School [Senior]

AS what i claim this is my baby and he will always be my baby! yes a very silent(At first) andy is so amusing but when you getr to know more of shinhwa you will discover this guy as their resident gagman! Though he is way over twenty i still see him as a boy! In fact he is eric's pal that he easily tag along not to mention play along!

You should see the versatility of this kid a very natural comedian! I love his evry antics and his trademark heart dance. Girls will easily fall for this baby of mine! I love andy so much that i cannot put any malice in the way i see him!

SHINHWA's friendship made a huge turn on to me....thank you for coming into my very stressful life now im enjoying a wonderful world full of the memories of your antics and songs!

SHINHWA i really love this guys and they will forever be my shinhwa! It will never be the same without even a single member! 6 is 6 it can never be 5! I love them and i cannot even find more reason why im addicted to them!

DOWN WITHOUT THE RAIN

2006-07-25T05:47:00.000-07:00

JULY 20,2006
After endless rain for more than a week I am in a gloomy mood...I have to admit it! I missed the rain! The sun isn’t that ecstatic by being up there but still I can see its rays.

I am down with a very terrible migraine that’s been bugging me during and even stress related pressure from work. My friends became my source of strenght and sometimes shock absorber during this days. I am trying to reflect more on how my days went by.

Yes I love the rain and I love RAIN that’s been the missing puzzle. It's like after those very strong rainpour which we jokingly say is caused by his tantrums caused by my/our shinhwa addiction. But what’s up my baby Rain?is there a sort of news blockout of some sort?I’m just so bothered not hearing from you. No rain today...no Rain news for now.

I just hope I can see a happy and uplifted Rain that I can cling on.Missing you and the rainy day!

NOTE: as of today it has been 3 days raining and guess what RAIN went out to show off his outfit nice one ei!

FEELING THE RAIN

2006-07-13T22:27:00.001-07:00

I missed RAIN ...Bi..the rain that was the missing puzzle of my heart. After being so engrossed with my shinhwa addiction suddenly a man poped up in my friend pau's blog! Yes Rain! in such a nice revealing post (as always but still never fails to give me the ahhh expression!)
(picture of bi is from Paus blog)thanks Pau for this pic.

Yes was so happy having the post shinhwa shock...i was so focused with Rain and i missed out this guys...but Rain is having his presence being felt after the big storm ESTER (yes it has RAIN with it too) who directly went to Korea another typhoon came and stayed for a couple of days here in the country kindda forget the name but of course it started with a F>

Now im guilty yes rain...yes bi ive been scanning and watching a lot of shinhwa lately but still i love you and i always did. Its just that i added a few more stars to give you more company in my heart (gosh they are having a revolt inside of my heart!) Just like on how you entered the PEPSI asian star circle.... You are always in my heart its just that you have more and more friends inside my heart.

Always bi will be in my heart and soul so bi please stop the rain from pouring so hard....it causes some appointment and meeting cancellation within the voltes gang...we still love the rain that made as what we are now!Love you BI!

2006-07-13T22:27:00.000-07:00

Rain Pepsi CM with Aguilera

i really feel rain's importance in the entertainment scene. Having a CF with a big star is a proof that indeed he has a bright future in the international market.

2006-07-13T22:21:00.000-07:00

angle MV

THIS BLOG MADE ME FEEL THE CREEPS...

But i love this song from shinhwa and shin hye sung's acting revelation really made me love him more!

Eric's acting is oustanding but im used to him doing this stuffs but hye sung really gave his all and with the action scene he passed it with flying colors!

lOVED the concept and storyline of the video...something sort of coming from the Korean cinema sort of thing. Its like a movie condensed in a 5 minute video!

2006-07-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

Shinhwa~Once In A Lifetime

the amazing 6 of my life!

Love this video...though its a little late posting it ..anyway i still want to see it in my blog hehehe1

when superman stopped flying in the Philippines

2006-07-13T21:39:00.000-07:00

January 28,2006

Superman landed in Philippine cinema...it was a wednesday and since its my birthday i decided to watch the film with my appa. My dad. I was so overwhelmed by that film but suddenly we passed by the tickettron area where Pacquiao vs Larios tickets were being sold. I know how my dad has been waiting for this fight so i asked him if he wanted to watch this fight live(since the television version will be suppppppper late to accomodate all the sponsors and advertisers). He was a bit hesitant because of the price and since i got myself some gift certificate as incentive from the office i decided to purchase the ticket for both of us.

Im not a huge boxing fan but since i love my dad i will spend an early morning (sunday morning) with him. He will never ask from me but i know how much he wanted to watch it minus the advertisements.

Why did superman stopped flying? well 6 cinemas from SM MEGAMALL are all into satellite feed for the Larios/Pacquiao fight. This cinemas mostly plays SUPERMAN hehehe! So he just flew in the movie houses after the boxing match(12 noon).

The good thing???? at least my fellowman won not to mention all the undercard match were all dominated by the filipino boxers!

A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

2006-06-09T03:21:00.000-07:00

I was tasked to bring a top doctor to the office for a video shooting session that will be a documentary to be shown soon for the launching of a new product. I was so surprised coz i was not familiar with the hospital where i suppose to meet him. I end up seeing myself in the wrong building since the instruction was 9th flor room 15. I was not in the medical arts building but the main hospital! So i went back to trhe lobb and asked the guards where the Medical arts building is located! Well i reached the other side of the building..yes there are 3 elavators..elevator 1 serves all floors,elevator 2 serves b1 to 9th floor,elevator 3 9th floor to 19th. With all the people around its so hard to get in the elevator.As soon as i had my ride 9th floor...gosh the doctors name is different in room 15 i then ask an employee...mam its on the 19th floor....elevators were so so slow..i have to meet the doctor on time and im 5 minutes away from the appointment i was litterally running thru the stairs! When i reached 15th floor i saw the elevator opening...i rushed thru it to reach the top floor! I was with a doctor to my surprise he was the doctor i need to fetch!

After attending to his patients...we went to the car and rush to the office to get him ready for his video shoot. He is a little old and for shure a key opinion leader in his field we chatted for an hour thanks to the heavy traffic and we were able to get along so fine since we have a common topic...his roots. Well the travel was so light since we gwet to know moer a lot of each other.

Office... we arrived before the schedule shoot. After endorsing him to my marketing director i need to attend to my official obligations..submission of my reports.I was so tired but still my product manager asked a favor again...get some giveaways and give it to our trialist who was sitting at the lobby. I was still looking for the corporate secretary since there are some paper works to be filled up...then i met this wonderful lady. Since i was practically running around our office building ensuring my doctor to be at home and ensuring my reports to reached my deadline. I was a little pissed when another boss ask me to do something exchange the tshirt our trialist have to XL...i was already so tired! But since i dont have the right to complain still i oblidged myself to go to the warehouse haaaay!

An hour passed and i was talking to my immediate boss and was having a little argument over some things! Then the doctor finished his recording and some stuffs and needs to rush back to the hospital for his scheduled "delivery" with a patient. I was surprised to know that the elegant lady was still at our office lobby with our corporate secretary...no taxi would like to accomodate her so when i asked my product manager to ask someone to bring her home....my doctor arrived...heard that her place is a little near..(medical city to eastwood) i was hesitant cause the doctor dont know this lady but still he was willing to share the ride with her.

When we left the parking area this fine lady was assited by our product manager and corporate secretary she is walkingt with the help of a cane...it turned out she had hip fracture..to my surprise osteoporosis can be this deadly..now i know what happened to my grandmother at my dads side and her sisters...they were osteoporotic. Then then doctor was asking her some technical stuffs....she was very gracious on giving out some medical information about her condition...she had a historectomy at the age of 29 so thats the reason why she has osteoporosis. After a few exchanges of thoughts there it came tracing of roots again...now i discovered this fine young lady is YOLLY VELASCO...Former NBI Chief EPIMACO VELASCO's wife.

I was so ecstatic coz i saw this mans lifestory and was asking her some stuffs!The movie fan in me! After a lot of chat we arrived at the hospital 30mins after...thanks to my taxi driver skills we were able to reach the hospital on time. Then its time to bring tita yolly to her place...she was so accomodating and shared her greatfulness on how our company will shoulder her medicine for sometime. She felt so blessed we shared so many thoughts in life and she even ghot my cellphone number and was so appreciative with my gestures. Im tired but recieving a text message from her on my way to the next appointment is really really fulfilling

Now thats how i s[pent my day today..why am i in a net cafe? My sister is craving for korean food..im waiting for her to finish her meeting and i am now sitting here for 2 hours! Ok thats all for today!

another hangout for the team

2006-06-09T02:35:00.000-07:00

TIENDESITAS

Look at all those vinta!!! Yes this will be soon a place where we can hangout! The place is cute with all the achitectural designs and stall arrangements..not to mention the coffee to die for! And yes its locaaly available and brewed fresh! Not to mention the array of fashionable accessories,bags and clothes.And if your an antique collector theres a wide display where you can choose from!

The first time i came here i was not that ecstatic since i arrived here at 3pm and really with the hot weather ...i feel like im gonna collap...ok ok collapse! But still if you feel dehydrated you can easily grab a juice fresh or bottled whatever you prefer.Hmmm love the fresh coconut juice from DIZON farms! The organic salad from i cant remember the stall but this is my regular supplier of fresh greens for my diet(once in awhile)

When i discovered how cool this place is during nightime well i begin to enjoy the place specially the mouthwateing VIGAN empanada that cost 35php but can be availed 3 for 100php.YUMMY!
I couldnt wait to be with my gang here soon! And by the way the mountain maiden coffee is excellent!See you soon in Tiendesitas!

ANOTHER RAIN(Y) DREAM

2006-06-06T05:30:00.000-07:00

Another rain(y) dream

What more can I ask for?A night of wonderful entertainment courtesy of Mitch Valdes and a great time with my beautiful and friendly doctors!

After the dinner symposium that kept me busy for a couple of weeks now we capped the night with a cup of coffee and exchanged stories. Be it with unanswered questions from the symposium to the everyday lives.

Moving on to the essence of this story...went home around 1:30am I wanted to sleep right away so bad thats why i never drink any caffein but to no avail my insomia is bugging me so I decided to browse the television.I didn’t realized it was already so so late but I got my sleep pace anyways thank u!

As we all experience we just remembered a few scenes from dreamland I can’t find the connection of each scene but here goes...scene 1(as what I recall) me busy as in very busy don’t know what event but seems like I was doing an event and social kindda thing! Saw myself talking to a butler and a chef (joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat any connection?) then I went to another ballroom...saw some of my doctors enjoying themselves dancing talked to a Dance instructor giving him some instructions so he could get his professional fee.Now the third hall it wasn’t as big as the other two.... The atmosphere was cozy seems to me everuone was well behaved coz when I went to a bulletin board,there were certain rules and standard etiquette to be followed, this is what I recall
-do not stay on stage for more than 5mins
-no personal cameras allowed
-no authograph signing allowed
-no I’d no entry (ok guys imade this up)hehehe

To my surprise I saw Paullette on stage with a very tall guy...the guy was wearing a white sando that fitted him oh so well with jeans to pair it. No dark glasses of some sort but just a true face smiling before the official photographer! Wow its BI the rain that strucked a lot of hearts!My jaw was litterally dropping not just because of BI but Pau looks so gorgeous in a beige sleeveless. Bi was holding her biceps and they seem to chat while having their pictures taken. When Pau went down she went straight to me telling me..."cha...he is such a passionate person,it shows on how he carresses. CHA TOUCHY SI BI" next scene I was running wild! I want to be carressed too!waaah!

What happened?suddenly I heared him sing "BRING THE BEAT BACK!"then waaah its my alarm tone! I need to wake up to attend to a breakfast meeting!Gosh! Oh my oh My!Just dnt know if I will have my sleep now it will have its continuation! Lucky pau!now what happened to the rest of the gang? Were you still on line or I was just so busy that pau was the last one to have the bi opportunity?

See you in dreamland guys!

Life Vs. Coffee Cups!

2006-05-17T22:02:00.000-07:00

Group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to
visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints
about stress in work and ! life. Offering his guests coffee, thelecturer
went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an
assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain looking and
some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but ! normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups."

"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the qualityof Life doesn't change." "Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."

So folks, don't let the cups drive you...enjoy the coffee instead...

Regards & God Bless :)

WHAT CUP SIZE ARE YOU

2006-05-17T21:43:00.000-07:00