Thursday, July 31, 2008

i promise to make one food experiment per week. para naman lumawak ang variety ng mga niluluto ko. hehe. i can make caldereta, pancit and chopsuey very well already. time to explore new food for the tastebuds. =)



Ingredients:
Zucchini (depende kung ilan ang type nyong kainin), I used 4 pcs which made 8 stuffed pieces
Chicken breasts, I used 3 pieces
Red Bell Pepper
Green Bell Pepper
Onion, finely chopped, 1 pc
Cheddar Cheese (grated) or cheese whiz
Pepper
Salt


Procedure:
1. After washing the zucchini, scoop the laman of the zucchini. Magtira ka lang ng about ¼ inch ng balat at onting laman ng zucchini .
2. Yung na scoop na laman, i-diced mo siya. budburan ng onting salt and pepper. set aside. Onti lng huh, kasi the cheese later on will add pa sa saltiness.
3. Preferrably use ground chicken pero dahil wala akong makita nun, diced the chicken breast na lang. pinakamaliit as possible.
4. Add the diced red and green bell pepper. Add onion. Hiwa nang parang mag-e-embutido ba.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Stuff this sa zucchini and bake at 375 deg for 10-12 minutes, until chicken’s cook. Okay lang din siguro ito sa toaster. The point is, to cook the chicken. The other ingredients naman are okay to eat half-cooked eh.
7. Topped with cheese and bake ulet sa oven until the cheese melts.


Yung ibang pang-stuff na sobra, nilagay ko lang sa cupcake tray with aluminum foil. Then, topped with cheese. Ayos pa rin, sarap. Para yun sa mga taong ayaw kumain ng balat ng zucchini.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Wanted

i had a night out with friends (jihan, jen and jas with their housemates, rina and her hubby) and we get to watch Wanted which starred Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. well, they are not the bida's. even so, i had a sneak of the trailer that afternoon and i knew it would be a blast. yep, i was not wrong about it. another sulit movie indeed! it was heart-racing from start to finish and the twist was just unexpected. sexy talaga ni Angelina Jolie. =)

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

i passed my parking exam today. grabe, i was so nervous. i had my feet and arms shaking talaga. sabi ko na nga ba eh, i should stop taking coffee. hehe. ibunton daw ba. anyway, after the exam me and winnie took our police examination schedule from the traffic police counter. hu-wat??!!! novemver 23??!! more than a quarter of waiting??? hay naku. wala na bang itatagal yun??!! year 2009 na lang kaya? or 2010?? kainis. i was actually hoping na brand new car pa naman ang pa-birthday ko sa sarili ko. hehehe. wish ko lang.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

i signed up for the weekend get-away to Beach Rotana, Fujairah eventhough i am sure we will be the only pinoy family on-board. it would be our chance to have a family outing na rin naman and go out of town, once in awhile. we left abu dhabi on a thursday afternoon and came back saturday at 8 PM.

last thursday, marvin, lance and ate bel came over in the office because assembly point's in building 5. straight from my duty ang drama ko. we had a 5-hour travel each-way where lance slept half of the trip. sulit naman yung trip because the place was excellent. we were checked-in a unit which is near the beach and the pool. it was a double-bed room with a bed na super lambot. lance loved sleeping on the beds! sobrang lambot talaga compared sa aming mattress that is way so lumpy. hehe. he loved the grass, the terrace. as in, i can see him exploring all corners of the room and he would go waving his hands sa tuwa. haha. minsan, may pagka-promdi ang anak ko.

the trip only cost us 350aed per night, with two days breakfast and with one buffet dinner on a friday. as for extra food, we had our baon naman and we spent around 200aed for other cravings. so far, so good. mahal naman talaga ang food sa hotel.

aside from the hotel accomodation, the trip was also sulit because lance had frequent dips in the pool and loved playing on the beach. umuuwi siya sa unit namin with sands all over him. machong-macho ang anak ko. haha. his dad, on the other hand, was not that un-cooperative din naman. maybe not with overflowing gusto to enjoy but at least, not that killjoy din naman. here are some of the photos :

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family3

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dad&lance

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ang mag-daddy, playing chess

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muni-muni

muni-muni ulet

see, sobrang happy ang baby! his smiles are priceless!

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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Makulit

Hmm... makulit daw ako??? hindi naman ah. =(
High blood lang siya.
Kaya, hindi ako makulit.

Duh, talking to myself.. crazy! hahaha.

i went out with my new friend Jihan last night and we watched Will Smith's new movie, Hancock. not a movie to rave about but it did gave me an opportunity to laugh for some time on some scenes. i used to laugh or smile about the simple jokes. but now, i am finding it hard. hmmm... masyado na yata akong nagiging seryoso in life. masama na ito. parang nagiging fix na yung face muscles ko that i am starting to forget how to laugh real hard. imagine that! fix na nakasimangot!! yaiks. yeah, i miss being happy. yung walang iniintinding problema. i miss being carefree. hindi na ito healthy. i need to do something about this. now before things are too late. kaya lang, here in the Middle East, everything has a price tag. =( these are the times that i miss climbing mountains to relieve myself of all of life's burdens. i miss my sister, i miss my friends in pinas, i miss my pamangkins. hhmm, nami-miss kaya nila ako? parang hindi. hehe.

PI has an outing this coming thursday and friday. i really wanted to go. i want to go and unwind. bring out the kid in me again. yun nga lang, aside from the gastos it'll impose on my budget, the trip's going to be in fujairah. mahihirapan si lance with the travel. wala pa naman kaming sasakyan. i'll avail of the bus ride if ever. i'll probably ask my friend rolly na ihatid si lance and ate bel sa office. hay. decide, decide myleen. i still have 3 hours and 45 minutes to think. <<--- oops, time's up! i have signed the registration form. yippee....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, July 05, 2008

New Hair Cut

i had a new haircut today. i liked it. my friends say it suits me. my hubby says i look like a 16 year old. haha. binola pa ako. anyway, it feels good to be 16 year old again. haha. nagpabola naman!

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

i guess, you know already how overwhelmed i am right now. my hands are full... at work, at home... 24 hours in a day is not enough. kaya heto, so outdated ang aking blogging. hehe. so, wazzup???
  • my waistline's getting bigger. syempre, too much eating. i need to take action. fast. hmmm, coffee to my rescue??? but before that, i'll have my lunch today huh! =) no skipping!
  • my parking test will be on the 16th. my hubby's more worried than i am. hahaha. i'll have a refresher course on the 15th naman eh but he still insist that we hire a car on a weekend so he could teach me my 90 degrees reverse parking and parallel parking.
  • hibernate muna sa aking tennis practice. =( kuya ely's out of the country kaya walang matiyagang teacher. i just hope i won't lose my grip that has improved so far. ..after a year!! hihi.
  • i am currently working on my CDR, reviewing for the IELTS exam and trying to collate documents for my great Ozzy dream (paging ex-employers, i need your COEs!). my one last shot. i have let go of the NZ dream because it offered less chances for my course and work experience. however, i still send out my CV once in awhile kapag may nakitang suitable job opening. still, mailap ang tadhana. sigh.
  • i recently had a shopping spree. i bought 4 pairs of shoes in just a week. grabe, nalulula ako... nalulula ako sa credit card bills ko ngayon. ngehehe. but i love the 3 precious shoes that i got. the black formal one which i bought for a price of two shoes (sa BHS ko pa naman binili), ayaw ko na. i might send it to the philippines na lang.
  • busy doing my christmas shopping as well for my nephews and nieces back home. i had agift for AJ, my sister and my bro already. more to go.
  • trying to regain my social life once in awhile with my new friend Jihan.
  • i have tons of soil samples due before SL came back from vacation. pinagdadamot ni BM yung deionized water nila. as if i can't do anything about it. kala niya. hmp!
  • i still have an errand to do for VN. if not for her british accent which i love, i wouldn't do it. hehehe. i'll have a go on it next week, wala pa ako sa mood.
  • oh yeah, lance's walking now. he's cute, so proud of himself, so makulit. i love shopping for his clothes all the more. mas cute na kasi siyang bihisan ngayon, now that he can fashionably walk on his own.
  • i still have time to watch LOBO. i like Angel but Piolo's acting is spoiling me nowadays.
  • i still have my nanny problem unsolve. immigration laws are pressing me up with its August 2008 new set of stricter and expensive rules. yep, i still haven't change my views about them. i would still set their office on fire if given the chance.
  • over-all remark: life's not fair but i'm managing it.

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