CARS

They say that repetition is the key to learning. But what if your child wants to watch the same cartoon over and over and over again?

Yes, this is the current situation with my son AJ. (Who is by the way turning 4 this coming June). The cartoon is question is CARS (a pixar animated movie). He can watch this cartoon over and over for the whole day, 7 x a week. When he gets tired of Tom Mater and Lightning McQueen, he ask us to change the channel to Disney Playhouse. Oh boy! my hubby and I already memorized the lines and the sequence of the film.. the funny thing is that, AJ too knows the lines and repeats them .. though not as clear ..but you would understand bits and pieces of the words. He also sang along during the scene where MAC and McQueen drive through the freeway to get to LA as well as the scene where McQueen and Sally took a drive around Radiator Spring.

Oh how I wish he gets over this already so we can watch a new one :)

Just a bit of Trivia: CARS was the last movie we watched before I went into labor and gave birth to AJ. I still remember the date, It's June 11,2006. After watching, I noticed a spotting and went to the hospital. I thought I was in labor already but my cervix is still close. So they asked me to go home and come back if I feel any contractions. June 13, at 2:24am I gave birth to little AJ :)

Pinoy Pride

Makes me proud of the achievements of Pinoys abroad. May it be in sports, theater, entertainment etc. And after seeing this video of Charice..I'd say she's on her way to stardom.. Hello Grammys! :)

Move over Rhianna, Ciara and Beyonce..make way for Charice! I like this Pyramid song.. hope all the songs in her up coming album is a variety though. Good Luck Girl! May you have a lot of iTunes download :)

A Funny Wedding Video

The Groom is a friend and I have known him to be really funny. And this video of his wedding that he shared to me just made my day...Ang Galing!

Alvin Teng & Gayle Go Wedding from Wang Videography on Vimeo.


P.S. Parkour ^[1] (English: the art of moving) is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment.^[2] It is a non-competitive, physical discipline of French origin in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate obstacles in the most efficient way possible, as if moving in an emergency situation. Skills such as jumping and climbing, or the more specific parkour moves are employed. The object of parkour is to get from one place to another using only the human body and the objects in the environment. The obstacles can be anything in one's environment, but parkour is often seen practiced in urban areas because of the many suitable public structures available such as buildings and rails.

Baby Toby

I've been staring at the monitor for a few minutes and not knowing how to start this entry. I learned that a colleague from my previous company just lost her son. He was 5 days old. No matter how old the child is, I could not imagine the grief she is going through. No words can ever give meaning to what a parent especially a mother feels when she looses a child.

It may be a coincidence that I just saw the episode of MMK where Vilma Santos played the mother and Maja Saldor played the daughter who died of epilepsy. Vilma said to Ricky (Davao) who was her husband..."Kapag namatayan ka ng asawa, ang tawag sa'yo biyuda o biyudo o balo. Kapag namatayan ka ng magulang, ang tawag sa'yo ulila. Pero kapag namatayan ka ng anak, anong tawag dun? Wala, kasing walang salita para sa sakit na nararamdaman ng isang ina na namatayan ng kanyang anak."

The line struck a cord so deep that tears just came rushing down my eyes. I get emotional when it comes to parent-child relationship. Maybe because I'm a mother and I have gone through the pains and the sacrifices. Could never imagine that kind of pain.. and will never wish for anyone to experience it.

To G, Be strong. Though it may sound cliche, but its true. God has His reasons.

And so I offer a silent pray to Baby Toby. Another angel in heaven. Rest in Peace.

spicy sardines pasta

Reposting this for those craving for a seafood pasta. Bon Appétit.

xoxo.

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About a week ago, the person in charge of our quarterly regional newsletter sent an email to all the staff to share their recipes. It can be a native food or any food recipe that you want to share.


Finally, I can share the recipe of my favorite pasta dish 'spicy sardines pasta'.

I tasted this pasta at Kitchen in Greenbelt and liked it so much .. I tried to cook it at home.. and I would say... its more delicious because it was my labor of love... ang hirap kaya mag tanggal ng scales at mag debone ng sardinas haha!

so here it is..

Ingredients:

250g of Linguine Pasta

2 bottles Spanish Style Sardines in olive oil (or corn oil) (mild hot or extra hot)

10 cloves garlic, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil (or corn oil)

salt and ground black pepper to taste

chopped Basil leaves (fresh or dried)

1/3 cup (80 g) grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook Pasta as instructed in package. set aside.

2. Finely chop sardines (remove the scales and deboned). set aside.

3. In a pan, heat olive oil and saute the garlic until light brown.

4. Add chopped sardines, basil leaves, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.

5. Toss in the cooked pasta.

Serve with parmesan cheese and toasted herb bread.

Servings: 6 persons