Archive for May, 2007

drifting car

Got stuck a few hours ago at Don Henrico’s along Tomas Morato. It was Candy’s despedida dinner. After probably an hour of rain, floodwaters rose and water poured from the ceiling.

We got stuck for a couple of hours, watching a car be drifted away by the flood while it was parked in front of the resto. It all happened too fast, I only got a clip of the car when it was on the middle of the street already.i got home around 10:30pm, tired from driving and avoiding flooded streets and heavy traffic.

Good thing dad filled the gas, still owe him for that. :S

I got home with a sore back and a still painful foot. The house was a total mess and my car’s flooring is soaked wet.

Travel Blog

I just thought of creating a travel blog which I might continue to do if I’ll have a chance to do more traveling (even for just out of town trips).

My Real Travel blog was created last week and it has been awarded an Editor’s Pick! )

So far, it just features my travel 2 years ago.

The Trinoma maze

We got curious with this mall which opened 10 days ago. It kinda sprouted like a mushroom beside SM North edsa. Despite the negative feedbacks from some people namely:

  • Lack of airconditioning as you go up level by level inside the mall
  • Movie houses were closed despite the ladies sitting at the ticket booth
  • Parking is like going through a maze
  • A lot of shops are still closed
  • The smell of turpentine, rugby and the like
  • The smell of vinegar or that acidic stench (not among “the like” in previous item)

… continue reading this entry.

a disappointing lunar at moomba

it was our lunar yesterday (HAPPY LUNAR, HON!) and I was in the mood for some mediterranean cuisine.

Searched Clickthecity.com for Mediterranean restos in QC and it listed only 3 in QC: Moomba, Katre, and Panino. We chose Moomba (along roces ave) because it was near his office and we wont have difficulties looking for it anymore.

… continue reading this entry.

Homemade ice cream!

Summer’s almost over, just as it’s about to end, I thought of making homemade ice cream.

I wanted it to be plain and simple… so i got a recipe and as much as possible, i would never put eggs in it. Most recipes call for eggs (raw), but due to salmonella issues, i scrapped it out.

My ice cream maker has not been used for probably a decade now and i’m hoping it’s still ok.

recipe called for 250ml milk, 250ml cream, 75 g sugar, and some chocolate chips.

I added a tsp of coffee to make a mocha flavored ice cream. The chocolate I used is a bar of Hershey’s minus a couple of segments dad took while i was chopping them. less chunks. (

ice cream in the works

just transferred the soft ice cream into a container and froze it overnight.


Notes:

  • recipe was too sweet
  • follow manufacturer’s instructions well

Balitang Europe: Businesswomen in Spain

My aunts in Spain were featured in ANC/TFC’s “Balitang Europe” but we weren’t able to watch it last Sunday. Good thing YouTube is here!

I’m having trouble embedding the video, so just click on this link to watch it!

Memories… … continue reading this entry.

creeps

i was just curious looking for some pages which might contain anything about my hon. i got to this page http://www.joemojica.com. i showed kat the pic (and covered the rest of the page) and she too was quite surprised with the ummm.. resemblance?

Here’s a sad story about this journalist.

can’t wait for…

starcraft 2 which comes out on october. PrOtOsS sTiLL RuLeZ!!!

transformers the movie on the 4th of July.

Spanish lessons probably on June.  still on the works with my folks

the opening of “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” this weekend.

Baguio trip with the illuminatis after my birthday.

still counting!

moving to wordpress.com

from asylum (http://asylum.ploghost.com), i moved my stuff here at wordpress.com.

it’s more comfy to move to an environment you’re used to (the CMS, i mean). Minus the layout of the old asylum with the blue skulls. i’ll miss them.

i downloaded this wordpress plugin from technosailor so that the posts and comments will be converted to XML. I got mine converted to a whopping 6.48MB XML file. I edited out SPAM… tonnes of spam and some of my previous asylum ward mate, Bakemono’s posts.

He probably had posts under40 in number, but my… the SPAM is really unbelievable!

after deleting the trash and his posts, the xml file’s size was just 559kb.

not much customization can be done here, not much work. no google ads (no extra money for me) but everything’s aight. it’s better to keep it simple.

careless me

on my way to work, i carelessly slipped my right foot on the pavement. it slipped a bit inwards, so it was a bit painful. i regained my poise and walked normally to my office.

good thing, my officemates and i were kinda amused with the ice trays and ice maker in the freezer, there were lots of ice. So i placed some on my foot. little by little, i thought it was becoming well.

i told my mom i got sprained and i cant drive us home. she immediately called dad and asked him to fetch me and bring me to the hospital. I asked them to fetch me after work instead. My mom said, NOW. :(

She was right. On my way down, I couldnt walk anymore. The ramp on the building entrance took me about 5 mins to get to the car.

we proceeded to the Philippine Orthopedic Hospital after some lunch. The wait was so long. wait for your name to be called before the doctor attends to you, wait again, x-ray, wait for the results, wait for your turn for the doctor, wait for your turn for the x-ray again, wait for your turn for the doctor again… endless!

well, nah, it wasnt really endless. in the end, the doctor said there was no fracture at all (thank goodness!) but i have to keep the bandage on my foot for 2 weeks and rest my foot a bit. i was prescribed pain relievers if i cant tolerate the pain. i have allergies, remember? but as much as possible, avoid taking it.
it’s a bad sprained ankle. i couldnt walk at all, so i’m using crutches to walk. oh well…

right now, i’m at home, skipped work. well, kinda. skipped office but i’m still working at home. no pay. boo hoo. my foot is resting… she’ll be better. i hope.

cant post in asylum. i dunno why. sucks.

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