September 2008 archive

V is for Verbose

by | Posted in My Favorite Things | 27 Comments

Kaiskee tagged me to write 10 things I love that start with the letter “V.” It took me days to come up with this list. It was very very hard. 1. VERONIKA Decides to Die. This is one of my favorite books. It’s being turned into a movie too. I hope the movie makers do […] Read more…

Husby Funnies

by | Posted in Thoughts | 27 Comments

Some funny exchanges with the man who keeps me young. Husby, upon seeing tubs of red/orange liquid in the freezer. Husby: “Jello!!!!!!!” Wifey: “Er… no Husby, that’s fat-burning soup.” Husby: (closes the freezer door quickly) “Yuck!!” ***** We come home so tired from a work day that we just end up plopping on the bed […] Read more…

How to eat healthy without really trying

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1. Throw in a handful of fresh or frozen strawberries into your favorite bowl. 2. Top with chilled yogurt. That’s berry yogurt in the pic above, and regular yogurt in the pic below. 3. Enjoy! You’ve got a naturally sweet and delicious snack that’s good for you. Also great as dessert. Would you like some? Read more…

Isang pisong halo-halo

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Kuha sa isang bahagi ng Max’s Restaurant sa Greenbelt. Kapag nagkekwento ang aking lola tungkol sa kanyang kabataan, itim-at-puti ang palabas sa aking imahinasyon. Aliw na aliw ako kapag sinasabi niyang nakakabili na siya ng damit sa sampung centavo. Kahit sa ukay-ukay walang ganyan kamura diba! Nang makita ko ang dekorasyong ito sa Max’s, natuwa […] Read more…

Fat-burning Soup

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What you need: 6 large onions 2 green bell peppers 6 huge, ripe tomatoes or 1-2 large cans of tomatoes 1 bunch of celery with leaves 1/2 head white cabbage 4 carrots 1/2 big can of tomato juice Salt, Pepper to taste * My mom also puts in 1 pack Lipton onion soup mix for […] Read more…

Falling in love with guacamole all over again

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Hola! H & I hit the Mexican Food Festival at Mandarin Oriental last week. Our Mexican food experience has always been limited to fastfood (Mexicali, the tacos at Pancake House, Miggy’s). So when we learned about this gourmet Mexican food buffet, we said “Si! Si!” faster than Speedy Gonzalez ever would. I was looking forward […] Read more…

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