As I mentioned in a previous post, I tried my hand at cooking over the holidays. I tried several recipes that I found online that would qualify as easy. However, it turns out that what I think is an easy no bake recipe turns out to be more challenging than the video demo shows it […]
Recommended Blog: One Good Thing Finds March 31, 2017 Getting older means having different interests. Growing into the whole adult phase of my life has meant being interested in things for the home: quick fixes, tips and tricks and whatnot. I’ve read through home improvement books and magazines to find solutions for the things I […]
My education has been purely Catholic. From grade school to college, I attended Catholic schools, run by priests, nuns and brothers (in that order). Being around them growing up was a normal thing….I think it’s because my mother and her family are what people call “Sarado Katoliko” or people who are deeply religious. That’s why […]
I first discovered Colleen Hoover when I read her book Ugly Love. It was equal parts sexy, romantic with dramatic moments that moves you to feel for her lead characters. When she announced the release of her new book It Ends with Us, I knew that I had to have it. If you’re looking for […]
Do any one of you know how to play a musical instrument? When I was younger, I remember that almost everyone in my class was taking music lessons on the side. At the time, I think that the best music lessons for kids involved either voice lessons or playing the piano because that’s what most […]
Growing up, my parents made sure that members of their respective families were always welcome at our house. They would stay for vacations during the summer or even live with us while they were in the process of moving from one place to another. One cousin of mine once lived with us for a while […]
Back when I was a young girl my uncle, who worked at one of the once-popular resorts in Cavite, met and married a Japanese national named Yoko. Looking back, I realize that I don’t even know what her last name was before she married him, just that she was supposedly a model and was at […]
Solar Energy for My Home (I Want It, Can’t Afford It) Environment July 31, 2017 Remembering My Father Life July 30, 2017 Bookworm Books July 29, 2017 Bring Them Back to Late Night! People July 28, 2017 (This is an old entry from an old blog, edited/updated for this one. Enjoy!) Whatever happened to late […]
When most people are thinking about custom cakes online or birthday cakes to order or for delivery, several TV shows come to mind. Ace of Cakes, Cake Wars, Cake Boss…all these shows that feature custom cakes that you once thought would be impossible but end up getting made as cakes. For me, when I think […]
One thing that I aspire to do is to be able to live in a way that is beneficial to the environment. Living eco friendly is something I aim and try to do daily. What I do, however, is not enough because I know I can do better — but living environmentally friendly is not […]
I remember back in the day a friend of mine told me that if you can’t cook eggs, then you can’t cook. Naturally when I decided to go on a cooking frenzy over the holidays the first thing that I had to try was cooking a breakfast recipe involving my favorite breakfast staple, eggs. I […]
Happy New Year! Can you believe it? 2016 is over and just like that, the holidays are almost over and we are all going to be back to work. Holidays 2016 will be nothing but a memory in the next few days. I wish it could have lasted longer but as we say in Tagalog, […]
Around 15 years ago, I discovered that I had thyroid issues. For a time, it was easily managed. It was just something that I had to take medicine for and have regular blood tests to make sure I was OK. There was weight gain but it was something that happened gradually – any weight gained […]
One thing that you should know about me first before reading this post is that I am the type of cook that depends on a recipe book. If there is no cookbook or recipe to follow, I cannot do it. I don’t know if it’s because I tend to be obsessive compulsive about following a […]