My Cup of Tea

Why I love to eat lots of foods lately? (but I am not gaining weight, haha!)Am I hiding something in my system?Hmmm...emptiness, perhaps?haaay, but I just want to eat and eat and eat and unwind and surf the net hehehe. After Lachi's adventure last Friday, yesterday afternoon, I and Kathy went to another Cafe, geeeez!This time to AnniePie, originally I wanted to go back to Cafe Demitasse to eat their soooo yummy creamy Carbonara and the unique Belgian fries but Kathy told me to try AnniePie's carbonara so we ended up going to Malvar. And ordered Carbonara and Tiramisu!hehehehehe... Well the pasta used this time is Fettuccine...I adored carbonara more if it is made from fettuccine and rich creamy white sauce (with Garlic bread perhaps)...and so we devoured one plate of creamy carbonara, though it was great, I loved Demitasse's carbo more...we were discussing business while eating but we never talked about life's clutters because I didn't want to spoil m

Okay, the past week was not all cheery, there were days that I was annoyed with useless things not worthy in the end, oh well that's life, but towards the end of the week I had lots of laughter and well...amusement... My hunger pangs started kicking on Wednesday and so many foods appeared in my mind..hahaha!I shared this "food longing" to my friend Kathy...so we decided and agreed to go to Lachi's on Friday. Yessss finally Friday arrived...and by 5:40 pm we were sitting comfortably at Lachi's, actually it was my first time to be there (along Marfori Heights, just a few walk effort from Nanay Bebings). This is just a very small place, about eight tables only, but it is always filled with lots of customers that you must call for a reservation ahead of time. The foods are great! Blueberry Cheesecake!yummyyyy The smaller version of BlueBerry cheesecake that Kathy chose to order.hehehe I ordered Oriental Chicken with Rice because I am not comfo

Pink Tulips! Pink brightens my day, even how terrible the events of the day is, if I see Pink it erases all the pressure and tension I felt, it makes everything perfect, the environment seems young and glowing again. So inspiring! Among the flowers of nature I see, it's pink Tulips that allure me. When I saw the bed of spring Tulips at Alnwick Garden's site, my eyes gleamed with gladness. So sweet and tender to emotion. Pink Tulips evoke happiness and youthfulness, very relaxing and soothing. Like a soft breeze of the morning air and the gentle hush of the quiet night that lulls you to sleep. I always love Pink Tulips! Maldives! Aerial view of Maldives. Image from visitmaldives.com Dreaming to travel to Maldives..hahaha!What a spectacular place to spend a relaxing vacation. If there's one Asian country I would love to visit, it's definitely Maldives, with its ivory and sweet-sugary beach, sparkling blue and turquoise water, tropical surroundings, p

After reading Bianca Gonzales' blog today about " bloggers keep blogging do not get tamad (lazy) posting !"hahaha, I immediately got an idea what to post here today. For the past weeks I was overtly anxious and sulky with reasons I couldn't understand. So maybe I need to take a different route, a new "diversion", a new focus, to avoid being morose and somber. I wanted to disconnect myself temporarily from the things that could trigger annoyance and maybe put behind the disappointment I felt towards something. While waiting for the net connection to pick its speed, I leisurely write stuff in my little notebook. I am fond of scribbling useless things in my notebook when boredom hits me so today is just like other boring days. And my list varies from "things/songs that remind me towards something or someone" to "things I detested and dreamed to own" to "foods lots of foods!" to "visiting the great places in the w

My quiz book is now available for purchase at I-proclaim online bookstore. You can find the link at the bottom of this post. Thank you! After intense contemplation where to submit my book for publication, I had decided to take the most convenient option of publishing it under Dorrance's subsidiary publication--- I-proclaim press --with lesser financial obligation from me. This was my last option to see my book published and be available to international readers.  Because I am targeting an international audience for this book I made an ambitious effort to send my query to international publishing, to my chagrin, some of these companies responded with horrifying subsidy fee agreement!waaaaah...and since I am only living in a paltry salary, the sky rocketing shared cost (to cover final editing, illustrations and promotions) was simply unthinkable at the moment. But there's one publishing company that really gave me several options to decide, apart from the email they

After overloading my body with too much cholesterol and fats (two slices of rich creamy cake, one cup of mango ice cream and five spoons of pancit malabon) during Ate Fely's birthday, I felt I was on the verge of purging, so I suppressed myself from getting another slice of mocha cake by drinking one glass of water then went back to my place to....uhmmm...contemplate. Then read an intriguing line which sent a tremor to my already exhausted brain...Oh God why I am so ugly???? So crossed these past few days, disgruntled towards petty issues that even a bloody telephone ring could irk my flimsy mood. Sometimes I feel so disgusted with my surroundings that no amount of sweet, creamy yogurt could mollify my displeased spirit. I tried clearing the mess in my table to release the monster pang in my mind but I only ended up exhausted. Everyday I have to smile and laugh to attract positive vibration, but beyond my laughter, I know everything is not all well. Each night, I would r

Resting... After squirming and heaving with the crowd during the opening of Abreeza mall yesterday, I thought I've had enough..haha!My feet and arms sored with terrible exhaustion... Abreeza Mall davao Oh geez! It was my first time to go to an opening day of a mall so I never had the faintest idea how terrible the environment will be, it feels like everybody in the neighborhood jam-packed to the area, we literally fidgeted in every corner of the mall, banging to one another and laughing at our silliness. When we entered the entrance area, I know what we will going to undergo inside - jiggling with the crowd - and alas! I felt the urge to pee, darn!So the first thing we asked at the reception area was the comfort room and I thought it was only at the entrance area where we have to bear several minutes standing in the long queue, the lavatory is no exemption after all. Toinkz! While going to the Levi's boutique, we wondered why people heaved on the front door, so we

My humble apology did not set quite well and did not melt the stiffness that divide between the now visible barrier. So I lifted everything to God and just wait for the final judgment of my destiny. To save what is left for my system, I bushed myself with intense  household chores : scrubbing the floor, doing laundry, dragging my bed and the little wood cabinet into a different position. As if it was not enough, I buried myself into reading books until midnight then concluded the last 30 minutes listening to heartwarming songs to help me drift to sleep. Every time I am down and ready to freeze with emptiness, I seek comfort to music, from  James Ingram , to  Barry Manilow  to Serge Mendez to  Billy Ocean , sad and moving songs softly filled my spirit with its comforting melody and somehow lift the burden inside.  Well, when you are in the lowest point, it is easy to convince yourself that the world played unfairness and that you've had months of bad days and

I squirmed hardly on my bed and surprised to see the clock ticking already past 9:00 in the morning. My head seemed ready to burst with intense pain that I got up swaying on my feet. I could scarcely recognize the  yellow airmail I put in my table to ponder on the contract sent by Dorrance Publishing, I planned to make a review on it but my mind seemed not cooperating. I hardly sleep last night with so much thoughts and anxieties tousled my troubled brain. What is it again? Barely two years, I found myself trailed again in the same route, this time, I am afraid everything will never turn out good. I am bitterly hurled on the wrong side of the road already and buried me as unrepentant fool. I tried to placate, sort of humility, but it seems everything had been shut down. My tired mind seemed run out of possible actions that could pacify a boiling spirit and all I could do now is to concede defeat. But deep inside I know I didn't mean anything, just want to show some degree

Getting a good rest...and staying in my room most of the time. Though I feel better now, there are times that prickly issues reappeared in my mind like restless ghosts that there's a surging need to blurt it out to unload its monstrous effect in my system. But I am often misunderstood, viewing me as repulsive and indignant and dismissing my rant as an immature resentment of a woman deprived of whatever little piece of happiness she is incapable of achieving. But it doesn't matter to me now, at least I fired my last bullet, not to launch an assault but to release the burden that kept thudding in my mind from that unresolved squabbles. Last night, I tossed some old files from my cabinet, rearranged the stuff in my room and flipped several pages of my previous journal entries. So I re-read the content, sort of tripping-down-memory-lane. It's crazy how far I'd traveled this journey, of letting myself duped with senseless thing.  I sat back and pulled another n

Blessed Pope John Paul II Today marks the beatification of the great Pope, John Paul II, whose amazing life on earth became the source of inspiration to many people. Me, too, always drew inspiration and strength from him, praying to God and Mother Mary fervently through the late pope's intercession for most of the troubles and despair I felt in my life. I felt great after making such prayer in his name. I know how close he is to God and Mother Mary now. Watch the story of Pope John Paul II's life-Part I Part II Part III I grew up admiring his image, back in my childhood years, I thought he was God. He became my favorite world's figure and dreamed to see him in person, until one day, news of his date spread the world and made me so sad. Now, he will be raised to the altar and declared Blessed, the last step for canonization. Today, nothing more important than hearing him one day becoming a saint.

I tried watching the royal wedding yesterday at Studio 23 but it was cut due to PBA games, so I waited for the re-broadcast at The Royal Channel courtesy of the BBC news. Finally this morning, I was able to finish viewing the whole event and super enthralled with the magnificent presentation of the royalty's ancient ritual of pomp and pageantry, though less-than magnificent compared to the glittery ceremony of William's parents' wedding in 1981. The couple's public kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the ceremony. After the wedding they will be known as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge William's wedding was not the first royal wedding I viewed via Youtube. I'd watched the video files of the weddings of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones. But this latest royal wedding is more unique because I'd seen it live through BBC coverage, much have change for the past deca