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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dad&lance

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ang mag-daddy, playing chess

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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.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

i collect friends and i don't count my enemies (which as of this time is still in the singular form). however in my entire more than 30 years of existence, i can claim that i have one. she claimed she doesn't treat me as one. of course! how could she when i don't do any harm to her except keep my nose on her tactics. while she on the other hand, never lets a day pass me by but make me always be on guard. she claims she has forgotten the past... duh??!!! bull****. why still have all those photos posted? why still showing off to the world the past??? girl, tell it to the dumb.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

hulk

marvin and i had another movie date. since it was a night before the weekend, the movie house was jampacked. katuwa. it wasn't usually like this in UAE theatres. when we watch a movie, the hall only has about 10 sets of people. but today, it was different. dami talagang tao. ayan tuloy, we were seated sa baba. ngehehehe.

i won't be talking much about the movie anymore since the website for it is readily available. i'll just be giving some tad comments. my verdict: it's not worth our 30aed entrance!! haha. nope, it's not that nagkukuripot na naman ako, but the movie left me with some unanswered questions that's why i won't rave about it. i don't like movies like that. i dunno about the others. hehe. secondly, liv tyler doesn't fit the role anymore. she acted pa-tweetums but it doesn't suit her age or her projected image on the screen. thirdly, there's not much action or hair-raising scenes. yun lang naman. it's your choice if you wanna watch it on big screen or be contented on the couch with a home-made popcorn.

Friday, June 13, 2008

after 10 days of stress of not having a nanny to take care of lance, me and marvin took a day off and watched The Forbidden Kingdom in Marina Mall since ate bel got back from her "vacation" from Iran. as usual, i got what i expected from Jackie Chan, with his funny jives while Jet Li, remained to be in a serious role but still adorable. i had a great time and it's worth the 30aed movie ticket with an extra bonus of a Wild Wadi discount voucher. haha.

prior to our movie date, we also had snack in Sbarro in which, for a change marvin liked their pasta. he had a white sauce pasta with meatballs. i had a simple but filling pepperoni slice. it actually satisfied my craving for that day for a pizza.

lastly, before we leave the shopping mall, we also went to the grocery area to buy lance's milk among other things. oh yeah, the pushcarts in the mall now has a fee! my goodness!

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

ironman

marvin and me went out on a date today. =) we went to Marina Mall and watched Iron Man. i don't have any idea what the movie is all about, at first. when the trailer was shown before the movie started, i said to marvin that we should have watched another movie because i am not the robot-appreciating type of person. but then, since we're already comfortably seated and not to mention, paid and all... we decided to stay put and waited for the movie to begin.

the movie started with a blast and it never stopped. yep! i enjoyed it. haha. it was about a very intelligent man (robert downey jr. named in the movie as stark) who's mechanically-inclined and who can build powerful weapons for the US army and all over the world for a price. but of course, his loyalty is and will always be for his country and in the cause for defending one's territory. anyhow, during the course of some video-making for a publicity, he was abducted by an Afghanistan soldiers which coerced him to build a weapon for their own use. he was given scraps of his own work but instead of building the weapon that they requested, he built his first prototype of an armed robot.

with the help of a fellow abducted scientist, he was able to defend himself from his abductors and escaped their wrath. his first prototype robot got destroyed in the desert during his escape. luckily, he safety returned to the US and on his return, he announced that he will be shutting down his company that builds all the powerful weapons. while he lay-lowed from the press, he has busied himself in developing his new invention and later came up with the Iron Man. an iron suit equipped with the latest and most powerful armor ever developed. on the other hand, his business partner who has been planting his downfall all along, came to know of his endeavor. his partner (jeff bridges) made his own version of Iron Man, much bigger and designed to be stronger. he got the sketches and plan from blackmailing the Afghanistans. however, his robot's power was lacking because he has not learned of the latst technology yet. he therefore stole the heart of stark's creation and was determined to destroy him. however, as stark being able to perfect his creation was able to turn the fate around. he was able to get rid of his partner and along with his dark intentions.

the movie ended with a funny scene that is, stark told the press that he is the Iron Man. hehe. as for me and marvin, we ended the night with a 40 aed fare from an Al Ghazal taxi. haha. so much for a budget-friendly date. despite of it, i still enjoyed the night. i am excited na tuloy for the next movie to watch. =)

Thursday, May 15, 2008

despite the lack of sleep from last night's picnic cum crabbing and fishing, we (me, ate bel and lance) have waken up early for our picnic gimik in corniche area. marvin was not with us though. we went out with the genteroy and arigo families. we had an early morning breakfast seasoned with bangkaan. haha.

lance and mommy

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the girls

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

yippee! after 5 days, i am finally done with areas 1 and 2 of my driving lessons. 4 more areas to go! hay... anyway, it's good that i am finally giving this driving thingy a push one more time. yep, my driving lessons started last saturday with 2 days for each area and the last day is reserved for practical.

day 1 - area 1
my instructor was good and friendly enough. his english was fine although there are times that i
have to make the best guess out of it. hehe. our lessons included the VRC (Vehicle Routine Check-up) and what he called as the "beating time". for the VRC, he taught about what are the things to check in a car prior to a long journey or after a long time of not using the car or if you are not familiar with the current status of its oil, motor and fluids. he taught about the basic parts, how to adjust oneself inside the car and the various buttons inside it. =) for the beating time, which i am so puzzled...haha. it was just the starting sound lang pala when you start the car! haha. it was how to start the engine and runing the car smoothly. he also taught me how to make proper estimation and gave me an overview of the next day's lesson.

day 2 - area 1
my instructor's the same malayam folk that was assigned to me yesterday. the lessons for the day were driving around the small and big "8s" and above a piece of wood (aka tabla, hehe). he said that the purpose of the figure 8 exercises is to practice the driver's scissor method of manoeuvering the steering wheel. in addition, the small figure 8, practices the driver's estimation skills on limited spaces. the "tabla" exercise, on the other hand, aside from practicing the driver's estimation skills on very limited spaces it also make sure that your pair of tires are exactly on these spaces! hehe. and how did i fare? well, i had no problem with the figure 8 exercises... but i had difficulty with the estimation exercises, especially for the right-side or estimation on the side away from the driver. =)


day 3 - area 2
i had an arabic instructor for today. he looks suplado but he is not. mabait rin naman and he lets me make a diskarte of my own. our lessons were the 3-point turn and going around the small square-shaped driving area. the 3-point turn practices estimation and correct parking skills. while driving on the square area practices the basic driving necessities of looking into the mirrors and use of the brake and the accelerator.


day 4 - area 2
i think my instructor was a sudanese? also an arabic instructor. he looks nice but is strict. our lessons for the day were still driving around the square area and the zigzag drive. as for the free driving on the square area, he instructed me to drive as close to the cones this time to combine good estimation skills also. the zigzag driving on the other hand, was done to practice driving in reversed way. and how did i fare? well... i did good on the backward zigzag but i run over two cones on the forward zigzag. haha. they better have their insurance!


day 5 - area 2 tower
the exercises for this day were basically the same as the ones yerterday except that i had to do it on my own. meaning, no instructor beside me! i am just being watched over by an instructor that oversees the students from afar. but then, it was no problem... i did good din naman and i am definitely proud of my parking!


all these driving lessons make me go home with a growling stomach and a tired myleen. hehe. kakapagod sobra! imagine that! and it was just an hour and 20 minutes of driving huh! good thing that meeting a fellow student driver makes the driving lessons less stressful. at least, may ka-share ako ng mga things that transpired during those grilling hour.

the area 3 schedule we got will be on June 5! ngeks. sobrang tagal! alam ko pa kaya mga lessons nun? anyway, what to do yani??!!!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Lately I see clouds of sorrow in your eyes
Some deep sadness you can never quite disguise
Now I'm scared to ask what it's leading to
But I'm more afraid of not asking you.


Is there something that you want to tell me
Is there something that I ought to know
Are we something that's still worth fighting for
Or should I simply let you go.


Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
I'll find some way to convince you to stay
If you just tell me honestly
Is there something left of you and me.


You've got secrets you've been keeping for too long
And I'm going crazy acting like there's nothing wrong
I can taste the truth every time we kiss
And I can't go on
At least not like this.


I don't want to lose you
But what's the use of holding on
I don't really have you
If the feeling's gone.


Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
If there's no way to convince you to stay
And be the way we used to be
Then there's something that I want to tell you
And I want you to believe it's true
We had something that I'll never forget
Even if I wanted to
'Cause part of me will always be with you.


this was given to me by my friend, Jihan. maybe because this was so apt for the situation i am at right now. ewan ko ba. do i really need to hurt him para lang ma-realize nya ang faults nya? do i really have to keep him away from his child to wake him up from his beliefs that were so wrong? he is so kakaiba. to the point i could claim na isa siyang taong lobo. so insensitive, so mean.



of course, i want things to be nice and perfect. i want a family that i can be proud of and something where we would be all feel happy and secured. but the way things are going... i better make a decision fast and firm. i better send him to a rehabilitation before he gets worst. i do hope he recuperates from the sickness he is suffering at. i do hope he recovers in time... before i recover from him.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Gifts for Dory

marianne's little baby, dory, is turning 1 on the 8th of june. to help my very dear friend on her birthday preps for her baby, i volunteered to make the tarpaulin and invitation design. of course, it would help me hone my photoshop skills na rin. hehe. i suggested to her to make Dora the Explorer as a theme. i've heard from my GT sisses kasi that there were lotsa Dora things in divisoria eh. at least, she won't have difficulty in finding stuffs for the party.

the tarpaulin

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the invitation - front

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the invitation - back

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advance happy birthday dory! :)

Friday, May 02, 2008

we decided to have our last gimik before summer fully kicks in. we went to Al Ain Zoo for a change, so lance can see other animals aside from his dad's friends. haha. the zoo was about two hours drive from abu dhabi. it was easy to locate as al ain is a tourist friendly city. no busy streets to confuse the first time travellers like us.

we reached the place around 10AM. lance had a very short sightseeing as the sun was scorching hot already, that early huh!!! we (lance and me) just content ourselves to rest in the airconditioned rest area after a short walk while his dad and his dad's friends continued the rest of the tour. lance was able to see some animals rin naman, pero deadma lang siya. he wasn't aware or scared even. tamang titig lang siya.
the zoo was big but it doesn't contain as much variety of animals compared to the zoo in the phillipines. there were only different types of goats, cats, birds and snakes. some other animals like monkeys, giraffes, rhinoceros were also present and most of these animals were from africa. kawawala nga sila. so gloomy and lumpy due to the warm weather. sabi siguro nila, summer na...our good times are over...!!! hehehe.

after our short trip at the zoo, we had a happy lunch in Al Ain Mall. tamang pahinga and chance for changing lance's nappies na rin.

after lunch, we headed back to our beloved emirate. hehe. but before we reach the city, we had a short stop-over in the Grand Mosque. it is actually the second biggest mosque in the world! hindi pa nga tapos sa sobrang laki eh. hehe. lance had fun crawling about. sobrang lawak talaga ng mosque na ito. para talagang sa Milan sa St. Peter's Square. hehe. as if, napuntahan ko na eh noh. basta, malawak siya. to my dismay, it was a friday kaya hindi kami nakapasok sa mismong prayer room. anyhow, we will definitely come back!

Al Ain Zoo Photos

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jaguar

deer

goats

huwat


Grand Mosque Photos

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Monday, April 28, 2008

michelle threw out a post-birthday dinner in Chillis Khalidiya with me included in her guest list. =) of course, nandun din si jihan and jeff, the sparing partners sa kalokohan. hihi. anyhow, it was a night of kwentuhan to the max. what's nice with Chillis kasi, the staff sings a birthday song to the celebrant with matching candle lighted on a small birthday cake. hmm... that gives me an idea... hehe.

i went home around 11PM and only then that marvin discovered that i was outside. nauna kasi siyang umuwi kaya nahuli ako! harharhar. kala nya siya lang may karapatang gumimik huh! hehehe. somehow it is relieving to have friends who reminds you that life is good. =) thanks guys for the wonderful night and happy birthday again mitch! mwah!

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

yep, i have an issue right here and it's making my head go nuts!

i just couldn't find the right answer to my archiving problem. huhu. i found some html codes regarding collapsing and hiding posts but i couldn't find one that will specifically solve my template requirement. naiinis na talaga ako huh!^&%^((#%

i was able to hide and show the archiving portion but it hide and shows the entire archive!! aarhhg!!! ano ba yan!!! anyway, better than nothing. pero hindi ko pa rin tatantanan ito. grr ulet...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

when does my heart goes soft?
  • when i hear lance's chuckles
  • when i see lance's smiles
  • when i see lance crawling towards his dad
  • when i watch lance and his dad sleep --- with his dad embracing him or lance embracing his dad or when they embrace each other =)
  • when i see lance and his dad cuddle in the couch together with lance rocking his dad's tummy
  • when lance kisses his daddy or daddy kisses lance
  • when lance calls his daddy
  • when lance bites his daddy (and his daddy couldn't complain, hehe)

napakalambing ng baby ko. hehe. mana sa mommy nya talaga.

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