Foodie Wannabe

This is my first attempt to do a food blog, so no judging. HAHAHA!! :)

Sunday for us means family bonding over good food.  Our latest foodie adventure happened at the newest Filipino-Hispano restaurant in the metro named Corazon.

Their themed interiors will definitely catch your attention. It took us a while to finally order since the menu offered a sumptuous dishes with a Filipino-Spanish twist.

This is my sister's favorite - - Mejillones, bakes mussels with garlic and cheese on top of rock salt. 

Paella Valenciana. I think this is one of their bestsellers. It is a plate of prawns, squids, mussels, fish, chicken, chorizo, pork strips, eggs and veggies mixed with al dente-textured rice. We also ordered Seafood tinola, Castellano (Crispy Pata) and Beef Salpicao.

Overall assessment: We can attest that it is a home of great selection of foods and the waiting time didn't take long plus the service is good. For the price it was a bit expensive because our bill reached 3k but we're all satisfied. 

Food Recap:

For dessert we had Morelli's gelato. It was the best!! :-)

Heartbreak warfare

Just because I still have the UAAP hangover and I just can't get over on what happened yesterday. Honestly, I don't know anything about basketball, it is not in line with my interest, but one thing's for sure I do have school spirit. Unfortunately, I had work yesterday so I did not get the chance to watch the game, I was just monitoring it through live scoring and of course Twitter but despite that I still felt the stress and excitement of the game. Literally, my heart was beating faster than the usual. The game ended with La Salle as the Champion and just like that my heart was crushed. I felt like crying, I just had to stop myself because I was in the office. The whole Thomasian community was grieving and it was a sad night for the Thomasians. I slept with a heavy heart that night. And just today, I watched the replay of the game. What a torture right, but I just had to. This time I was not able to control my tears especially when I saw Jeric Teng cry; it was really heartbreaking. Althought I felt no bitterness from La Salle team especially when I saw the video of Lasallians cheering for UST :) This time I am starting to move on, heal and understand. Win or lose I will always be a proud Thomasian. Battle well fought, Tigers. We are still proud of you. GoUSTe! :) :)

45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old

1. Life isn't fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.
5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay true to yourself.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for things that matter.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye… But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful. Clutter weighs you down in many ways.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to be happy. But it’s all up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose Life.
28. Forgive but don’t forget.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give Time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, not what you think you need.
42. The best is yet to come…
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.


I just felt the urge to repost this. 

Bucket List 1 down

Boracay June 27-29 2013

Relationship 101

In every relationship, there is always that one person who loves more than the other. I can say that it is almost impossible to find the perfect love wherein both people love each other perfectly the same.  As an individual, we all love differently. We have different views on showing affection to others. Some are more sacrificing, more protective and more expressive. We all have our fair share of thoughts on how do we quantify love. Luckily, I found a boyfraan who loves me more than himself and even more than his family. To my clingy Jeddy, thank you for always being patient and for tolerating my crazy mood swings and my tantrums :-)

The Road not Taken

By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

I can still remember the poem back in our Literature class in high school, which was by the way one of my favorite subjects back then. The road not taken - -talks about crossroads in life. Couple of weeks ago, while I was impatiently waiting for the shuttle to be full, this particular poem popped out my mind. The shuttle where I was in was, parked just in front of Accenture building in Mckinley. I was looking around, waiting for familiar-faces-maybe that might pass by. Then a though came, “what if I accepted the offer…what if I am one of them?” and more questions followed.

Crossroads moments in life are inevitable. I encountered mine after College wherein I have to choose the company where I can establish my career and future. When stuck at a crossroad in life, it seems really hard to make a stand and decide. Just like what Robert Frost states in his poem, we could not travel both, and once we choose the path to take we can never come back. Funny how I can very much relate with the last stanza, true enough I traveled the one less traveled by because of the fact that almost everyone who graduated from my school are now working in Accenture. But honestly Accenture is one of my biggest "what ifs" in life. What if I was there, what would my life be like? What if I signed the contract…who will I meet, who will my friends be, uhm a lovelife perhaps? Ay joke pala yung last. :))

*Random Fact* Two of my biggest "what ifs" in life are Accenture and St. Scho but that's another story to tell, maybe in my next blog post. Or maybe not. *just because I'm lazzzyyy* :))

Chasing Dreams

Flashback. Right at this very moment, it’s already been 9 months and 14 days since I landed my dream company. Honestly the feeling is still surreal until now. I am lucky to be working with HP, yes I get that I lot from people. Many are dying to be in my shoes, of course its HP and who wouldn’t want to work in one of the multinational IT corporation. I’m enjoying the perks and benefits of being an HP employee. A lot! ;) So for that Thank you very much HP. Very much appreciated and I owe a lot from you.

Decisions. Along the way, you’ll come up with realizations and this is where you have to come up with a decision. Lately I’ve been thinking that yes I am working in my dream company but it is not aligned with my dream job. During college days I’ve always prayed that I land in my dream company but I realized that I forgot to pray that I may land in my dream job. I’ve come to realize that I don’t have to sacrifice my happiness for the sake of money. Yes the salary is good and there are a lot of benefits but I don’t want to end up miserable.

The first step. I am actually proud of myself because last night I did the first step in chasing my dream. I was feeling giddy  while I was updating my resume. Hihihi. Simple joys I know. I felt that my resume is good enough to be noticed by other company. I have high hopes that I will still find a company where the culture is ideal. It would be so nice to be working with people who share the same work ethics as yours. Eight hours is a very long time each day to be doing something that isn’t right, so as much as possible I want to avoid situations like that.

Time. Although chasing my dream won't happen in an instant. Maybe right now I have to stay first and wait for a year or more. I just have to make the most of my stay here and must look forward to the dream job waiting for me. Someday, I will have the courage to walk away. *Parang love lang* :))

I recall that earlier this year I posted a picture that says the first three words you see will come to you in 2013 and my words are Love, Beauty, Success. I got the first two *LOL kidding* and Success is coming my way. Yes, claim it and you’ll achieve it. :)