life as I see it...telling my story as simply as i could. making it sound less complex, less complicated.
i watched (through TFC) the broadcast of the on-going house session of government officials in the philippines. they were discussing 'bout whether or not to air the supposed to be "mother of all tapes" that contains wiretapped conversations of the president that placed her in hot seat. haha. ang exciting talaga ng pinoy politics! anyway, i think Remulla was an effective chairman back there. there was also this speaker who used to be a tv-newscaster-commentator (i forgot his name, though. basta he hosted The Assignment program before) that is very clear and straight to the point. i like his arguments on sticking to the objective and not letting the other speakers of the house lead the session astray... kasi naman yung ibang speakers, simpleng bagay pinapa-complicate pa! i believe that the country really has intelligent lawyers and politicians. it's just a pity that most of them use it in more selfish ways than serving the madlang people. sigh. hmm.. there's a funny part though during that hearing. the speakers where blaming the sound system of the building and the electronic connection of the media as the ones responsible for the bad quality of the audio that is being heard. hello??? don't they think?? the first part of the audio kaya is so clear! syempre, the rest is tapped.. what can they expect??? of course, there would be a bit of craziness in the sound. are they expecting a 128 bit rate to have a CD-quality audio?!? hay. ewan ko ba. sometimes, some people are so intelligent that they become dumb when it comes to simple things. oh well, i switched channel instead and watched teleseryes that are worth my time. hahaha. what a responsible citizen of the republic of the philippines!=)
anyway, i slept late because hershey and i finished our chat way past midnight last night, meaning we wrapped up this morning! =) an almost endless chattering over a box of Dunkin Donuts! haha. we talked about her exciting lovelife. nakakaaliw ang kwento ng lokaret na ito! =) oh well, if future mom's wanted their kids to have a bursting personality, they definitely should name her "hershey". for sure, they'll get what they wished for! kasi ang mga hershey na nakilala ko, ang gugulo grabe! haha.
on a brighter note, we finally had our TFC back! our watchman is such a b****! ang arte nya! he uninstalled the satellite dish without informing us beforehand, and now that the TFC personnel are going to install it once more (for a fee)... nag-in-inarte pa ang watchman namin and wants them to wait up for him. naku, naku... what can i say??? the TFC people just installed the dish without him. pa-VIP kasi. hmmp.
lastly, i am so pissed at myself today. i was not able to have my leave form signed by our director and now he's gone for the USA!!! that means, i can't have a long vacation for this year! sad. hmm, given the schedule for the coming school year, the next available dates for vacation that i could take will be on November (about 10 days??) and December (a week??). kainis!! my sister's gonna kill me... i messed up our planned vacation to Thailand which we are both looking forward to. hay.... kakainis talaga!!!
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Originally uploaded by myleen.
after my driving lesson at 6pm, i booked a flight back to the phils via Cathay Pacific. the flight will be on july 2 to august 7. but then, i had to confirm it on or before june 25th. it's a peak season that's why seats are so limited these days. hmm.. gusto ko sana ng Singapore Airlines but it's way over the budget. :(
from the travel agency, i walked around the city. lakad-lakad lang while humming "You Are My Sunshine" (kahit gabi na, hehe), by myself. it's a 1.5 hr walk. it's humid kaya pawisan ako when i got home.
i managed to put the laundry in the washing machine, that's why i can tell i've been a dutiful wife. hehe. anyway, i went rummaging to stuffs in my cabinet as well and saw this photo of me and my friends.
this was our last outreach project. in an orphanage in Bulacan. nakaka-miss! nami-miss ko sila and our activities. when i get back, it won't be the same as they will be all busy with their new activities. Ada had her baby girl na and Me-ann's due to give birth this coming december naman. And me... oh well, as usual, inggit. buti pa sila proven na nila na hindi sila bading. haha. at buti pa mga babies nila, will be barkada's for sure kasi halos magka-age lang. sigh. i know what will make me happy. a baby will.
my sister-in-law is very particular of how a food tastes. however, she praised the embutido that i made last Friday. yummy daw! because of that, i'm sharing my recipe! here goes....
ingredients:
ground pork
onions - finely chopped
carrots - finely chopped
raisins - sunmaid brand
celery or spring onions - finely chopped
hotdog slices
hardboiled eggs / salted eggs - sliced
breadcrumbs
eggs - beaten
salt to taste
optional : shrimp - debonned and sliced in half
procedure:
1. mix the ingredients well. ensure that mixture is not too dry or wet.
2. place the boiled eggs slices in the middle.
3. wrap in aluminum foil.
4. cook in steamer for 30-45 mins. until cooked.
5. served as fried
note: half kilo of pork makes 4-5 rolls of embutido
with the recipe above, it can be observed that there is no quantity specified. before, i tried making embutido straight from the recipe book. it didn't turn out quite well. however, when i made embutido just relying on my sense of taste, smell and gut feeling, the embutido tastes magnificent! hehe nde naman ako sobrang exaggerated non! =) like life, sometimes it helps not to have definite sets of instructions or expectations. just take it as it is. for all you know, it'll turn out more than what you have expected. as long as you know what will make you happy, then go for it! ako, i know what will make me happy. medyo mahirap kunin, but noone except God can stop me. medyo nade-depress for each failed attempt, pero no, i won't let failures snatch away my happiness.
the day has been as usual...work, driving lesson. i was able to have a chat with my friends though (Elyn and Rhoda). elyn's going to a far away land (i promised not to tell kasi, hehe) and rhoda's not taking a vacation like me... casual talks, balitaan lang. after that, i logged on in the internet and was able to have a chat with a long time friend as well. he just came from a vacation from the philippines, dami niyang kwento! kakainggit because he had so much fun and was able to do so many fun activities. for awhile, i felt sorry for myself. nde kasi ako naghintay pa. i felt sorry for myself because the things that i longed for, to be married nicely and have kids, nde pa rin pala matutupad kahit na nde ako naghintay. i just remembered the email i forwarded this morning. the story about Plato and how he describes love and marriage. that love is finding the right person and losing it anyway. and marriage is finding the first person and taking risk with him. did i make sense??? i love my hubby, because he chose to be with me and keep our commitment. i love my hubby for his patience and understanding, eventhough i'm the most stubborn girl he ever had. i love my hubby because despite of all the trials we are having, i know he's trying his best to make it all easy for me. but somehow, if i feel lonely... i'd still wish i have been a jellyfish and stuck on so tight, never letting go until a vinegar is poured on me. nonsense.
badtrip! tsk! tsk! i have tons of rocks to process and i can't leave for home because of this. sad. what's even more irritating is this conglomerate rock that i'm making into thin section. it's my 3rd time to process it and it's either too thin or too thick. (i know, i sounded like Greek.. pardon my language then)
if it's too thick, of course, i had to grind it down. but when i had it ground down to approx. 35 microns, it gets eaten up by the grits! hay. kainis! gusto ko nang ibato yung bato! hehe. who cares being the second person to do thin sectioning in Abu Dhabi???!! who cares about these rocks???!!! (wag sana mabasa ng mga amo ko, hehe) i just wanna go home! go home and see SM again, magpa-parlor sa David's, kumain sa jollibee, etc. haha.
i still have 1 more week to go. if i don't finish everything by next week, it means my vacation is a dream and i'll have the hottest, loneliest, most boring time of my life for real.
yep! these are the faces behind the soprano voices! jovy, elaiza, mimi, baby, elyn, tin-tin, lydia and me! this isn't the complete list. there's still the one who took the photo (hmm, i forgot her name, tama ba yun! hehe... ay! si Phoebe pala! sorry!) and sister fely, who's our voice leader. actually, there are still more but they were not able to attend yesterday's sportsfest. =( naka-duty kasi sila on their respective jobs.
anyway, when i first joined tGod's Flock Choir i have no idea as to which group i should join into. kala ko nga eh tenor ako! haha. i do love to sing, but hello, as soprano?? parang nde ata... oh well, am here and i don't regret it! i love being with this choir, i love being in soprano. before, i don't even have the faintest idea what falsetto means. i had to research 'bout it over the internet because i'm too shy to ask them. pero ngayon alam ko na.. yun pala yung, you have to sing in your not-so-normal voice na parang iniipit na palaka. teka, eh yun ang normal voice ko ah! haha.
say "cheese" in falsetto, girls! ;)
group picture with the gals of God's Flock Choir... picture-picture muna bago ang lahat! hehe
this is one of the finest days... got the chance to exchange laughter with friends from an organization i joined into. the members are just superb, they are all nice, aside from being talented and all. nakakahawa tuloy, hehe.
the event started after we've had dinner at 8 pm. it's a feast! i liked the "sago"drink the most! maybe, because i missed it so much! hehe...missing "sa malamig"! the activities went smoothly thanks to everybody's effort. we had a parade, muse & escorts pageant, and games (volleyball, basketball and parlor games)! i joined the basketball game... my first time to play that game! grabe, ang saya! :) eventhough it's tiring at the same time. we all went home exhausted but with big smiles! :)
here's what the day has been...