Are U Coffee Addict? or Just Who Loves Coffee!!

I and My Friends Loves Coffe A lot ...

I'm becoming a coffee snob, but since I get my daily coffee at work(secret thing!), I pretty much drink the same thing everyday:
Folger's with 1 teaspoon of raw turbinado sugar (which I bring from home), 1 packet of equal, and 1 tablespoon of creamer.
At home, I drink the latest thing I'm trying. Right now it's still Folger's, but the dark roast Columbian - I love it. I brew it with cinnamon and cloves added to the grounds, and then take it with 1 teaspoon of raw turbinado sugar, 1 packet of equal, and 1 tablespoon of sugar free vanilla caramel coffee mate.

If at Starbucks, I might try their coffee of the day, but I have a hard time resisting a skinny cinnamon dulce latte with an extra shot - mmmmmm.

The best coffee I ever had, though, was when I was in Davao City . Very strong, very dark, and very thick stuff where the smell takes up the entire room, and just-picked-and-roasted-yesterday fresh (literally). Mixed it with a lot of brown sugar and real cream, and the flavor was out of this world. Very bad for me, but oh so good.

Kaya one early morning chikahan kami bakit LOves nila magkakapi...hmmmpp i want to know their personal opinions...

Ramon : I drink coffee everday too! I love the french vanilla coffee with french vanilla creamer. Almost a knock off of an expensive latte at Starbucks!

Joel : I need morning coffee as well. I drink one 16-oz travel mug full every week day morning. At home on the weekends I make a 4-cup pot or maybe two. I like a really mild coffee like Dunkin Donuts. We have a really good blend at work (odd, since most work-provided coffee tends to be horrible and bitter) but its a no-name brand. I just buy a regular breakfast blend at home. Light creamer and splenda. Sometimes as a treat (if I know the workday is going to be hell, for example) I get a large from Dunkin Donuts with REAL cream and splenda.

Micz: I am totally a coffee snob. I like a mild to medium roast so you can still taste the original bean, not just that burnt flavour of a very dark roast like Starbucks. I drink it black, and I usually have two in the morning and maybe one in the afternoon.

Roxan: I also love my coffee. I'm not right until I've had my coffee as soon as I get out of bed. Also after every meal all I want is a cup of coffee.

Grace: I'm really more of a "add a little coffee to my creamer" kind of girl, so I love the french vanilla cappuccino from those machines in a gas stations *blushing*....But will get the skinny french vanilla latte with a shot of sugar free caramel from Starbucks every once in a while, or if I am freezing I will hold a cup of any blend...drinking it is another story.

Biglang nagtawanan kami lahat ...hahahahhahahahhahahhaha...ambisyusa at ambisyuso kaming lahat wala naman starbucks sa davao kung hindi nescafe hahahahhahaha, mga feeling-feelingan lang ang mga bagag nawong hahahhahahaha..pero ito lang ang masasabi ko.

Edz : I admit, I am really fond of instant coffees, it’s more of the normal thing here in our country, as compared to the freshly brewed which we find really strong. Since I tend to easily get bored with some products, I try a lot of new things, and Nescafe Viva Vanilla is I can say the best instant coffee I have tried ever.

Thankfully, Nescafe released a new product, to give flavors to their normal coffee. Viva Vanilla tastes really sweet and nice. It’s more of a comforting taste, which is really nice specially when you drink it during mornings after you wake up, or during rainy days just to keep you warm.

I also really love the smell of the coffee, it really goes well with the taste and the comforting effect of the whole drink. They have the Viva Vanilla Coffee in sachets, and I do hope that they would start selling them in big containers, cause I always go back to the grocery to buy more cause it’s usually gone before I know it.

The price is also not that bad, it’s a little more expensive that the normal 3 in 1 instant coffee of nescafe, but still it’s still cheap, I think it only costs around 6php per sachet, as compared to the normal 4php. It’s really not bad, if you compare it to brewed coffee which would cost you around 20php per cup if you brew it at home, and around 80php per cup if you have it on a shop.

Ang pagtatahi

A POEM:

Ang Pagtatahi
matagal nang napunit ang seda
sayang naman daw kung itatapon na
gayong may gamit pa bilang blusa
naghanap ako ng seda
at kahit na anong tela
na babagay at maaring itagpi
upang mapakinabangan pang konti
matagal na pagtitiyaga
na ang blusang suot
nanatiling punit
at walang telang kapanit
subalit ngayon nakita na rin
ang kalapat nitong blusang punit
nakahanda na ang karayom
nakahanda na ang sinulid
bukas itatagpi sa punit
ang telang napulot
sa pag-asang pagkaTAHI
magamit pa ng maraming araw
ang blusang AKO...

And the Rest was a History:

Hahabol ako para may blogz lang na mailagay hahahahha, no just kidding!
Love you guyz...Happy Weekends.!!!

Do YOU Believe in Fairies?

Do you believe in fairies? When i was a little girl (batang bayot) i truly believes in fairies! Since there are going to be fairies in our lives., i had to make a special spot for them to come and visit. We love flowers and garden fairies so we had to make a special Fairy Garden.

First, i had to have a plan so i drew a picture...so mao ni akong drawing ...SURPRISED!

You can see i knew exactly how i wanted my Fairy Garden to look.
I took a trip to the nursery and bought a variety of plants varying in shapes and texture. I was very good at picking the plants out. I knew I needed moss as a ground cover , something soft for the fairies to walk on. I also needed very small rocks for their path, so a pretty colored pea gravel would work for that.

Since I needed a few structures to add to our garden, I took a walk to the park with scissors and a bag. I went on a adventure choosing straight twigs for the gazebo and fences and bendable branches to make a garden arbor.
Here is the result of our little Fairy Garden that I named,"The EDZ Fairy Garden."

You can see from the pictures that I used a large ceramic pot. After making this one I would use a pot at least the size of a wine barrel. It will give you much more room to add things as you go. I had to eliminate the idea of a shell bath for the Fairy Queen and a clothes line to hang their fairy clothing to dry after they washed it in the pond. Your imagination will totally take over, trust me on this. I see many other Fairy Gardens in my future.

Suggested steps to take:

Make a drawing or plan
Decide which container you will use
Buy a variety of plants and ground cover
Try making your own structures using natural materials
If natural materials are not available I am sure Michaels would have some things to use in miniature
Place plants where you think you want them to go and then plant the plants first.
Next do the mossLast, add the garden path and the pond. Now you are ready to place your structures
Remember to name your Fairy Garden. Now you have to wait for the fairies to arrive.

Fairies usually come out some time after midnight and before dawn. Since my Fairy Garden was named the EDZ Fairy Garden I was sure they would leave something like crystals behind and maybe a rose petal or two from swimming in the pond. You know they dry off with rose petals. The next morning when i woke up, i went to see my Fairy Garden and guess what? There were three crystals and two rose petals on the moss and even a flower floating in the pond. I do believe in Fairies, how could I not?. What a fun day it was!

Hay! kapoy ug lupad-lupad tugdong sako projek sako diri sa akong fairy garden with matching emote ko nganhi! PAKKKKK...

"Enjoy the Process." Of: Using your imagination and creating something wonderful.

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8th People Congress @ Gensan City

This is one for the record books which should not be missed!

Tomorrow night, November 16, 2011, in celebration of the 8th People’s Congress which gathers all the members of the FRAME Program of the local government of General Santos City to celebrate and fellowship, something magical will happen!

For the first time ever in the country, 10,000 SKY LANTERNS will be released by the members themselves in an event that showcases the strength and impact of the program in many facets at the General Santos City Oval Plaza.

Be there to witness this historic event!






Source: Posted Bariles , GENSAN NEWS ONLINE MAG

The FRAME Program:

The “Family Resource Allocation Management and Enhancement” (FRAME) Program is basically a community and value-based capability building program aimed at empowering communities and constituents to socio-economic engagements and self-help livelihood opportunities. It is a special program of the Local Government of General Santos as an anti-poverty strategy.

Generally, FRAME Program is a mass-based savings system where people and community own a project which operates on trust, love, cooperation and mutual help. Likewise, it promotes family values, spirituality, moral recovery and strengthening positive virtues rather than promoting the dole-out and poverty mentality of Filipinos.

FRAME Program has been existing for more than eight years since its inception in year 2003 during the time of then mayor and now Congressman Jun Acharon. It evolved from a pilot savings program at the Field Operations Division of the City Social Welfare and Development Office to a mass-based savings system now existing in 26 barangays that mobilized more than forty thousand members to date under the leadership of Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio.

“8th People’s Congress Theme: RE-IMAGINE. RE-INVENT. RESPOND. | God-given Power Unframed.”:

The chosen theme is essentially a statement of conviction commanding the human being to re-imagine possibilities, re-invent approaches and strategies, and respond to the changing time’s challenges.

In today’s unpredictable times and fast-paced evolution, all that the individual can do is prepare for a volatile future. Man is after all born and equipped with innovativeness, ingenuity, virtues and values basic in him. To respond to the demands of contemporary times, man has to harness his basic faculties. Individuals, communities, and families have to adapt to economic, cultural, political, environmental, and sociological landscapes that change its face by the tick of the clock.

There is so much that man can do if he unleashes the human potential he is endowed with. There are no boundaries to what the human spirit can achieve. There is no framing of his capabilities which are God-given.

The theme basically sends a message that empowering one’s self starts from rediscovering his basic human strengths – the goodness and spirit that lies within every soul. These and all, are what this year’s congress aims for the FRAME members to imbibe.

Through time, FRAME is already beyond a social program. It has become a dynamic platform where positive transformation unfolds.

VISUAL THEME AND LOGO:

The visual rendering of a human figure carrying a lighted torch is a declaration of man’s energy to live with meaning, a celebration of the gift of life. Unafraid by darkness of turbulent times, he carries a burning passion to illumine and influence the world.

The colors Red, Orange and Yellow are the colors of a flame. These colors translate the vibrancy of the event, hence used in tshirts, promo materials, and other visual elements.

The flood of flame colors is in itself a portrayal of illumination, an intense visual statement that FRAME as a program is a medium that lights and illuminates. It thus, should radiate and effect positive influences.

BULALO FEVER..

This bulalo recipe was originally published in January 1, 2010. I am updating it because during our recent visit to Bankerohan meat market in Davao City, as I watched the butcher chop the whole beef shank that I had chosen, I realized that the secret to prevent the bone marrow from falling and liquefying in the broth was so obvious, and I wondered why I didn’t think of it before.

Bulalo can mean any of three things: 1) the marrow in the bone of the beef shank; 2) the cut of the beef, i.e., bone-in beef shank; or 3) the soup itself which consists of the bone-in beef shank and vegetables. The soup is a simple dish to prepare, really; but the flavorful broth and the texture of the meat makes it a treat.

If you intend to cook beef shank as bulalo, ask the butcher to chop the shank in such a way that you have one large piece with one end open — the chopped end — while the other end, the one where the leg had been cut off right on the joint, remains closed.

In classy restaurants, bulalo commands a high price. In the province of General Santos City where selling beef and beef by-products is a major means of livelihood, roads are lined with restaurants and small eateries with bulalo as a specialty. In Makati City, there is a small eatery called Soseng’s–a sidewalk affair actually–where one finds yuppies and businessmen having a lunch of hot bulalo. Street parking is a common problem. There was one time when we had to park two streets away and wait for a vacant table for several minutes. That is how popular bulalo is among the Filipinos.

Ingredients :
1 piece of bulalo (bone-in beef shank), about 1 kg. in weight
1 whole onion
1 whole garlic
1 bay leaf 6-8 peppercorns patis (fish sauce)
1/2 head of white cabbage
250 g. of potatoes

Place the beef shanks in a large casserole. Cover with water. Add the whole onion, garlic (pierced in several places with a sharp pointed knife), bay leaf and peppercorns. Season with patis. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, removing scum as it rises. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for two hours (longer, for a more flavorful broth) or until the beef is fork-tender. Alternatively, pressure-cook for one hour and 30 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the beef shanks and transfer to a tureen or serving bowl. Strain the broth. Reheat to boiling point.
Peel the carrot and potatoes and cut into chunks. Core the cabbage and cut in half. Trim the ends of the pechay. Add the carrots to the broth and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add the potatoes and cabbage leaves and simmer for another 8-10 minutes. Lastly, add the pechay leaves and simmer for another 3 minutes.

Scoop the vegetables out and arrange around the bulalo. Pour in hot broth and serve at once.

Unya ako ani karon taman nalang ko sa kitkit ug BUKOG ani...kay hurot ang BULALO...wala na DOG SHOW nah! aw..aw ..aw...

Naningkamot sa pag kit2x,
Edz aka Scarlett

CELLPHONE SIGNAL

Isang araw nakipagchikkahan si marcelina sa aking mother sa sala namin ( matching arrange-arrange pa sa photo album si mother habang ka talk si marcelina).

Marcelina : ( pabulong sa sarili mode pah!) I can't imagine this, hmmpp grrr...

Nathy(mother): unsa ba'y imong gikalagutan dinha auntie? Wala diay ka karecieved ug txt? Ana man gyud na ang network dito sa pinas bha!

Marcelina: It's not that I can't receive any messages, it's just that I was at a place with a weak cellular signal. You see, even though longer wavelengths have the advantage of being able to diffract to a greater degree and are less reliant on line of sight to obtain a good signal, it can still attenuate significantly. And because the frequencies which cell phones use are too high to reflect off the ionosphere as shortwave radio waves do, cell phone waves cannot travel via the ionosphere.

- Tumalikod nalang bigla ang aking mother (nosebleed) naloka sa statement ni marcelina, at binulong sa sarili ..."English can be learn,but Beauty cannot."