Easy-Easy Kare-Kare

I’ve always associated the dish with painstaking, tedious preparation and that kept me from trying to cook it myself. It seems too big for a tiny kitchen and too much of a task for one person. Thankfully, it’s the era of short cuts and substitutions. A bottle of peanut butter can take the place of [...]

Computer Says No

Got a new hard drive with the latest OS. Well, sort of new. It’s a hand-me-down from our studio, part of the computer upgrade program for the creative department. The thing is, since it’s “new” it doesn’t have all the applications I’ve painstakingly downloaded from way back. And worse, it doesn’t seem to have IPhoto! [...]

Sounds Amazing!

Mike and I seldom see a movie in a theatre, except for movies that are supposedly best seen on widescreen, like 300. Add to that, movies tickets, which are much higher on weekends, cost us $10 each. So we always end up buying DVDs instead and enjoying films at our own leisure, with popcorn straight [...]

Monday Night Carbonara

It’s always hard to think of what to cook for dinner on a Monday night but the fifteen minute walk home was helpful. After mentally going through my mom’s repertoire of easy-to-cook dishes and what I had in the fridge and cupboard, I was torn between chicken soup and pasta. What tipped the balance was [...]

Why Oh Wireless!

Mike bought me the new airport extreme base station two weeks ago. I was pretty excited about finally maximizing my laptop’s airport features. Ready to begin my love affair with wireless technology, finally set free from the web of wires and cables growing beside the power outlet. It worked fine for the first week then [...]

NGT 846

My father drove a yellow car. I barely recall what kind of car it was, must be a Celica or a Mustang, one of those pointy-looking cars that strutted the streets in the 70s. At my age then, 7 or 8, I didn’t have a clue and it didn’t matter anyway. He drove us [...]

Perfect Day

Someone said in some tv show, “You wait all your life to find Mr or Ms Perfect. Not perfect in themselves but perfect for you. That person who can see through your eyes. And you, through his. You wait and wait, and sometimes you just run out of time.” Thankfully I didn’t have to [...]

Getting Back My Mojo

I’m talking about the magazine, of course. Mojo. Brit music mag. Sure most music fans have heard of it. What can I say, I love that mag. Not only have they got all the latest in music, as most decent mags should, they’ve got free music on cd too. Neat huh. Having bought one just [...]

Mama, Mommy, Mum, Nanay, Inay!

It was Mother’s Day last Sunday. The flowers Mike and I sent for our moms back home came a day early which was good because I’m quite o.c. about these things. I’d rather have the delivery come in advance than a day or even an hour late, more so since the next day is election [...]

Absentee Blogger

Whew! Finally. It’s been so long since I last posted anything on this page. So long that I almost forgot my password. Wow. There’s a lot going on at work and at home I could blog about and yet I don’t get the chance to do so. Ironic, as Alanis’ song goes. Speaking of [...]