Friends

Man is a social being by nature. We all want to have a friend no matter where we are in this world. We always want to belong in a certain group. I have missed my friends in the Philippines a lot yet what can I do now they are too far away from me. I wonder if they missed me too. It's not really easy to be somewhere far away. I wish I was home but actually there is no turning back now, this is my new home. Oh well. This is my life now. I have to face reality. That's why I am glad I am starting to have new friends here. I will be going to dinner to my new friend's house tomorrow. She has other friends who will be there too. Her name is Menmen, a straightforwarded girl who knows what she wants and who she is in life. The first time I talked to her we just kept on talking like we were old friends. I know I'm gonna like her. I really do not wish for a lot of friends, as long as I have a few who are nice and real, who will be there for me in as much as I will be there for them I will be happy with that. Do you have real friends in life?

Wanna try this?

Do you love cooking? I do too! Kitchen is the most important part of the house for me. A lot of miracles happen in that place. They said "that a way to man's heart is thru his stomach", well maybe when he's not choosy when it comes to food.;-) I have created a new recipe called Maja Blanca. A dessert that a lot of filipinos love. May it be a special occasion or simply a family get together you can always prepare this. Try this out. It's easy, quick and simple to make.Click this link to see the very tasty recipe: Maja Blanca

Organizing Home Sweet Home

As a mother of two growing up kids organizing the home is a big issue. The clutter around the house seemed endless. Pick some up of the toys and they leave more papers. The kids love to pull out their stuff toys and bring them to almost just everywhere. When they get home from school they bring a lot of papers and scatter them all over the floor then ask for more papers so they can draw, color and cut. Aside from that we have a lot ad papers around the house. Paper here and paper there, there are papers everywhere. Cleaning with all of these mess is just overwhelming.

As I watch Clean House on TV I realized that I do really have to clean the house and not wait for others to come in and clean it for me. Thanks but no thanks to the free insults, humiliation and funny faces of disgust. A person as sensitive as I am I dont think I will have the courage to do that. Yet the show is really inspiring to me. I like watching it.

So where do we need to start? I was inspired to create a hub that might be useful to every mom, soon to be moms and those who really like to organize the house. http://hubpages.com/hub/Organizing-Home-Sweet-Home

Get inspired and love your home sweet home!

A long life for you my friend

Here's a recipe I am at present enjoying to prepare in the kitchen at least once a week. This is filipino food of chinese influence. Do you love noodles? They said you have to eat some on your birthday to prolong your life. How true could this be? I eat noodles because I simply love it. Pancit Bihon Recipe
Pancit Bihon Ingredients:


1 8oz. pack of bihon noodles/ rice sticks

1 cooked chicken breast cooked and shredded

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 lb. pork diced

2 pcs. sausage sliced thinly crosswise

1/4 cabbage sliced into strips

1 medium sized onion peeled and sliced

3 cloves garlic crushed and minced

1/2 pc. red bell pepper sliced into strips

2 pcs green onion stalks sliced

1 carrot sliced into strips

3/4 cup sliced celery

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 cups of water

1 pork /chicken buillion cubes

3 pieces calamansi or 1 lemon sliced

a pinch of salt and pepper to taste

Pancit Bihon Cooking Instructions:


1. Soak the rice sticks to 2 cups water for about 10 minutes.

2. Heat the pan and grease it.

3. Saute garlic, onion and bell pepper.

4. Add the chicken broth, the shredded chicken and the remaining cup of

water, bring to boil.

5. Add the vegetables to the broth.

6. Mix the pancit bihon or rice sticks.

7. Put soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

8. Then top with green onion and sliced calamansi. Serve hot.

Note: calamansi or lemon is to be squeezed over the pancit before eating.


Hope you will try it out. Good luck!

We visited my husband's uncle Don and sister Elaine in Hanover,Pennsylvania last Saturday. His uncle has collected a lot of pets. He's for sure an animal lover. He's got more than a dozen of kois, two white catfish, five turtles, a bunny, a frog, a ferret, a skunk and three dogs. Looking at their home decoration alone you could tell how much they love animals. Even their home decors are all different size and shapes of animals. My son was even amazed of the home decors. My husband talked to his uncle while the girls were having a chat. His uncle's husband showed us all their pets and the kids really love it. After that we went to Elaine's apartment. She has a pomeranian dog. The dog kept on barking when we came but she hides away if we go and see her. I saw Ogie the dog in the kennel and tried to touch her. The kids did the same too. I let her get out of her kennel. This time she was not barking anymore. My husband called the dog and she jumped right into his lap. His sister told him that he's so lucky because the dog don't really like boys. The kids were amazed and followed him on how he did that. Elaine made some pumpkin cake, pumpkin roll, homemade strawberry and blueberry jelly for us. We all love her food.Homemade food has always been so good.

Wawa Coffee

Coffee gives you a boost in the early morning. I like its warmth and smell. I have tried coffees from different franchises but it is nothing compared to the good coffee in Wawa. At first I was just wondering why a lot of people go there. Their coffee is selling like pancakes. When I started going there I can never stop. It's amazing to look at people come and go in this place. Nothing compares to the different flavors of coffee that Wawa is offering. I have it as a treat to myself. If you love drinking coffee you should try it.

Jared Jewelry

A year ago my fiance bought me an engagement ring from Jared. I had it appraised just for the curiousity of it and the jeweller was impressed of the kind of diamond my husband now bought me. He told me that it was one flawless stone. I was shocked because it really looked rather simple but it was really of great sentimental value to me. I have been wearing it since and never remove it from my finger. We had it cleaned for free three months ago. I was really impressed because after the cleaning it really looked like brand new. I am so glad that my husband has really good taste with jewelry. With so many competition in the world of jewelry no wonder Jared never goes out of style. It has always kept its promise.