Here comes 2009

I'll be offline for the New Year, so I'm greeting all of you in advance. Though the year of the Ox does not start until January 26,2009, It has been said that YELLOW is the lucky color of 2009 (thus my greetings in yellow.hehe!)

Hope the new year will bring us all good health, more money, lower sales targets and less stress!!!

Here's an overview of the year to come.. this is a forecast only and can still change :) make the most out of it and don't dwell on the negative. click here for more details.

Yearly Horoscope Forecast for 2009
Rat Average	Ox Average	Tiger Bad	Rabbit Average	Dragon Bad	Snake Good
Horse Bad	Ram Bad	Monkey Average	Rooster Good	Dog Average	Pig Average

Left Overs

Last week my colleague Kim Chua (who is an entrepreneur by heart - he's Chinese obviously) gave everyone in the office a small jar of Bagoong for Christmas. So Original and it's so Kim because it says" Merry Christmas at Manigong Bagoong Taon" for orders call: Kim Chua 0917xxxxxxx. I'll give it to him to always see opportunities in anything...

So last weekend, I thought of using this bagoong gift (which some office mates said that it was masarap - even more delicious that the one from barrio fiesta). I tried my hands (for the first time!) on a favorite Thai cuisine, Shrimp Paste Rice or simply, Bagoong Rice. I have my steamed rice, bagoong, eggs and green mangoes ready... Then I saw some left overs from breakfast (omelet) and lunch ( pork adobo) so I decide to use them as well.

Here's my Recipe for Shrimp Paste Rice (with pork adobo and omelet leftovers)

Cook scrambled eggs and heat the left over omelet, cut lengthy and set aside.

Saute minced garlic and onion in a pre-heated pan with a tablespoon of oil (Olive). Add 2 tablespoon of bagoong and then add the pork adobo left over (just the pork don't add the sauce). Stir until pork is covered with bagoong. Add steamed rice and stir fry until all rice are covered up with bagoong.

Serve with strips of green mangoes and topped with scrambled eggs/omelet.

Enjoy!

Top 10 Men in my Life

Magazines and Networks left and right have been announcing their choices for the Sexiest Men in the World, Most Powerful Women in world, Most Beautiful Women etc. Well, I also do have my own list too...

Here are the Top 10 Men in My Life:

10. Dingdong Dantes – what can I say… he is 2 places away from David Beckham on E!’s Sexiest Men in the world… need I say more.






9. Derek Ramsey – dark tall and handsome..and yummy.







8. George Eads – I don’t know, its love at first sight I guess. He’s the reason why I’m sticking it out with CSI, now that Grissom is on his way out. I cried when his character was buried alive in one of the season finale of the show.. it felt so real.








7. Patrick Dempsey - oh the husband material…hahaha! he ages gracefully and he’s my mc-dreamy!








6. Ed Westwick – I loathe his character in Gossip Girl, but then after that ep13 in Season 2, I can’t seem to get enough of him… his Brit! Maybe that’s why.




5. Robert Pattinson – Love him as Cedric Digory, I fantasize him as Edward Cullen. Talented. Yes! Good Looks. Check! Yelling girls (me included). Absolutely!








4. Wentworth Miller – I'm just magnetized by his intelligence and good looks. ehem, Princeton!








3. Kimi Raikkonen – his boyish and incredible eyes drawn me to him.. I watched F1 because of him, if he retires early on any of the race, I leave the couch and do something else. He is the only reason why I watch it anyway. But before him, there was Ayrton Senna, then he died.






2. Andre Agassi - my teen age first love..even with his long hair in the late 1980’s he has captured my attention. I still have this Sports Illustrated issue (March 13, 1995). I still wish to meet him in person and have him sign this ish so I can finally have this framed. No I am not a Tennis fan.. I am an Andre Kirk Agassi fan. Now you know why my son is named Andre.






1. Adrian – He is all of the Above. But then they have the money and the fame.. but they don't have me...now who's the luckiest man on earth? haha!

fanatic or obsession?

This is going way out of hand... I haven't even heard and seen anything like it... not even during Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings days...I never imagined fans would go as far as creating a movie trailer for the next installment or even combining a series of animation to create a Twilight and New Moon Anime.

Ahhh, the things you do when you have nothing to do but sit in from of your computer...but to be honest, these are great stuff. Bite me!


New Moon Trailer by tiffanyd666. One word. Awesome.



Twilight and New Moon - the Anime Version by Elyon64. Great anime adaptation, actually even better than the movie. Sorry Catherine.

more obsessed fanatics creating New Moon Trailers. And you can even vote for your favorite.

birthday and christmas wish list 2009

I'm one of the unluckiest people in the world... having my birthday so close to Christmas that I only get 1 gift for 2 occasions. That's why my annual birthday and Christmas wish list includes some exaggerating gifts that I know my friends and relatives would never in their wildest dreams will buy for me on my birthday and Christmas... unless maybe I give them the money to buy it for me... but then again.. that won't be considered as a gift right?

So here goes..( includes some exaggerated gifts but then again who knows... i might have a friend who's a secret billionaire! and buys the 1st on my list. haha!).. my list for this year.. in no particular order.
1. Yes.. I want this. I want to be a photographer. learn how to do it right. And be a contributor in National Geographic.





2. Okay, so if number 1 is a bit expensive for you.. I'll settle with Canon Ixus 80 is.... the IS is the most important feature here.








3. I'm a sucker for pictures..I love taking them, I love looking at them and I love keeping them.. I also love showing them off. haha! And wouldn't it be great if I can display them on an 16G Digital Photo Frame?



4. I want to experience how a watch helps "balance the body’s energy flow", and strengthens the body’s resistance to stress and provides an overall improved well-being. I say no more.









5. A day in The Spa is tempting.. but I'll settle for an hour and a half of rejuvenating Shiatsu and Thai Massage experience.




6. An acrylic manicure would be nice to try... it would be my first :) But a Spa Mani and Pedi sounds fine with me.





7.When I first saw a Nike Sprint Sister Women's Running Shoes on my friend Bianca during her trip to Nike Camp, I said to myself.. I got to have those! Please???






8-9-10. These should be the other twilight series hard cover books... but since I did some panic buying last week... you are spared. You should thank Edward Cullen for that :)


xoxo
S