Posted by girlie on May 30, 2007
I’m making new tops for the forthcoming Bellyfest 2007 on June 9 at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater at Ateneo de Manila. It’s gonna be at 7 pm and we’re one of the featured recitalists. This is the first Philippine Belly Dance Festival. Ish requested for a purple costume, and I’m making myself a yellow one. I had our skirts sewn, otherwise if I do it myself, we’d go bottomless ^_^. At least i’m done with the purple top and still working on the blue one, gosh I still have to do the yellow. OMG it’s a lot of work still plus I have to do some beadworks on the skirts. Thank God Elma (one of my angels) is helping me out at least with the skirts. So if I’m not able to visit your blogs, please forgive me, I’ll make it up to you once I’m done with all these. And if you’re wondering why I’m able to do some sponsored posts, well your guess is as good as mine ^_^
Posted by girlie on May 26, 2007
We’re back from our short vacation in Hong Kong! It was fun, but very tiring because of the heat. It’s even hotter there compared to the Philippines. Before we left, we checked on the weather in the internet and it said there would be scattered thunderstorms. My heart sank, coz you do a lot of walking and it’s too much of a hassle going around when it’s raining. And there goes our shopping! Thank God it didn’t!We stayed at Holiday Inn Golden Mile in Nathan Road, TST. The kids said that Hong Kong is like the Philippines, but much neater. But Philippines smells lovelier. You know why? While walking along Nathan Road, all you could smell is body odor to the max…really i’m not kidding. If only we could hold our breath while walking the stretch of Nathan Road, we’d do that. Josh even asked me, “Mom, do they ever know the meaning of deodorants?” There was even a time I heard my son say “hey dude! do you know what a deodorant is?” I just had to stop him if we don’t want to end up with a fight with somebody. Josh just couldn’t stand the smell, neither do we, but then again, what the heck, we are there to enjoy.
We all enjoyed taking the MTR, especially during rush hours. We just blended with the crowd. The kids were amused with the octopus card, I was too. It’s just fun swinging your bag on top of the sensor! We also enjoyed the food, even if we had to line up for more than fifteen minutes. We even had to line up for more than an hour just to be able to eat in this japanese restaurant, and it was really worth it, the best i’ve tasted so far. Disneyland was so-so. We were kinda disappointed, it was small, and looked a bit dry. It’s just different. There were like 4 mascots only and not much rides….arrggghhhh! But it was a nice experience riding in a disney inspired train. The Peak was amazing and breathtaking! I’ve been to Hong Kong a lot of times already, but this my first at The Peak. My jaw dropped at the sight of the view, it was awesome! And shopping, oh yes SHOPPING! It was great! I was able to buy items that I really wanted. N bought me a new laptop, a belated and advance birthday (40th & 41st) and 15th year anniversary present in one. I chose the same brand as my old one, the ever dependable Compaq. It’s a Presario V6000 but we added another 512 mb RAM, and upgraded it to Multi DVD +/- RW. I’m so happy with my new toy.
Josh doing the pole dance ^_^
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Posted by girlie on May 17, 2007
Man! We are dead tired! We danced practically for 6 hours yesterday…the longest. We are preparing for tomorrow’s dance recital which will be featured in GMA’s Unang Hirit. I don’t know how we can dance that early. Regine said our call time is around 5 in the morning, and that means we have to be up at around 3? No way! Honestly I don’t know how we’re gonna do it.I’m happy that Ish is dancing with me. She only started in May and she’s joining the recital. She was able to memorize the 3 dance routines in like 5 sessions, and to think that she doesn’t have a background in belly dancing. She still has to learn the basic. Too bad school starts in June and she can no longer join us.
a preview of Isha in her costume
Posted by girlie on May 8, 2007
“I just want to try Dad’s bike outfit! I look like Nacho Libre!”
Posted by girlie on May 4, 2007
Oh yes I’m the “Takatak Queen” in the kitchen, “takatak” meaning I put in a dash of herbs and spices to what i’m cooking (it’s more like open a bottle of thyme and “taktak” in the pan ^_^ ) And did you know that I’m not one who measures ingredients? N has been constantly reminding me to write down how much of these and that did I put for a certain recipe, so the taste would be consistent, and he always says who knows one day you’re gonna put up a restaurant. And did I buy that? Nope! Me and my stubborn self, or is it more like lazy? I always have a ready answer for it. I only cook for the family and more or less I know how much to put in every recipe.So here is my recipe in photos of Prawns in Lemon Butter Sauce. (Go figure how much to “taktak”) Click on the photos to enlarge
the ingredients
don’t throw away the shrimp heads, they’re yummy
Note: the hungry people in the dining table could not wait for me to get a fresh battery for my camera so I will be able to take a shot of the cooked prawns. All I hear is “hhhmmm…Mom, this is so yummy”. Shhhh, just between you and me, Josh finished 9, and Ish about 5. N had 3 only, but almost finished all the heads (he knows how to pick the yummiest). This recipe goes well with garlic rice.
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