reminising the past...

was super tired today, i cleaned the entire house and did extra things too...if mama and papa knows about it, i'm pretty sure they will be proud of me. Gosh just super super tiring! at times like these, i always remember my life back in the philippines, i grow up in a family were my parents worked in the government and earning fairly decent salaries, over the years, maid come and goes, though we had somebody to take care of the house, us (kids) are well trained to do things around the house mostly every weekends, i remember, when we were in elementary and high school, we had to pull weeds or scrub the floor in exchange for something like if we want a new clothes or accessories, but most especially if we wanted to watch a movie. One thing, my parents made sure that my twin sister and i knows how to cook, infact eventhough we had somebody to cook, we still the one in-charge in the kitchen, it's our responsiblity....excluding washing the dishes though...hmmmm, i guess thats it! the reason why i hate doing the dishes until now is because i'm not used to, just once in a while when maid is on day off, when i was a kid......now, i appreciate more what my parents did to us, we know how to value money, if we want something, we have to earned it first, and now that i'm married, away from my family and relatives, i do everything around the house, no maid or relative to lend a hand, including washing the dishes, shockssss!!! the first time it was hard, it was a shock, i dont deny, i cried, but it was just a short time, with the way my parents trained me, it never really a hard time for me....but i still admit, for almost 2 years now, i still hate washing dishes hehehe.....

i want my son to value money, he has to do errands to earn it.... be responsible, respectful and knows God and be the center of his life....i will do my very best to instill to my son what i have learned from my parents.....

To mama and papa, i love you so much, thank you for the wisdom you've shared, for everything you've done to us, you made us a better person.....I love you!

Passion Profiles

I really miss my family back in the philippines, i've been away for almost 2 years now...i miss the bonding of the family at dinner time everyday. My twin sister and i usally take turns in cooking especially for supper, we just love to cook. Every occasion at home like birthdays and holidays or simply just for fun, i am usually the one incharge in the kitchen, but when my twin sis took the cuisine lesson, i was just simply her side kick then, but it was fun, she taught me everyting she knows, lucky for me as its free of charge hehe....i remember, if ever we are out and tasted yummy food, we tried to copy and try to cook it at home, sometimes invent new recipe for the family too...believe it or not, i still have my recipe i've learned in my high school cooking lesson....me and my twin sister always had fun in the kitchen, we're perfect partners in the kitchen as we shared same passion.....But now that i'm away, i still have the passion in cooking, i love watching food network as one of my past time and trying some of the recipe i've watched.
Lucky for me as my husband loves to cook too and bought a lot of recipe books, i kid you not, we got 2 bookshelves of cook books alone, but still not contented i've copied a lot of recipes from the internet too. Now that its summer, barbeque is always in the menu...i love to share one of my recipe: dina-style barbeque kebab recipe (filipino style bbq), you can check the recipe soon as i am trying to post some of my favorite recipes at i love foods category by visiting my blog. Right now i'm still updating it.

It reminds me that one of my favorite host from The heat aired in food network will be on PASSION PROFILES this coming August 25, 2010. Passion Profiles is a very inspiring online series talk show sponsored by Haagen-Dazs where it showcasing some of canada's finest chef, musicians and designers, sharing their life stories, thougths and inspirations. Hosted by ET Canada star and host, Cheryl Hickey. This is not just for entertainment where you can watch your favorite personalities but you can acquire ideas and inspires you pursuing your passion and be successful. Dont forget to watch this inspiring talk show that truly entertains and inspires the viewers.

hot summer days....

oh my goodness, its almost a week now that we are experiencing an extreme weather condition here in BC, Canada....gosh! its just super super hot, hotter than in the philippines! Alot of people here likes it though but it's scary because its dangerous as its prone for fires.....one way to cool off?.... a fruit shake or slushie and a plunge in a cool water in the pool... thanks to our new inflatiable pool that we bought, its 3 and a half ft deep and 18 feet wide, so its perfect for a little swim....down side for this is my skin getting darker and darker though.....i am an asian with a fair complexion, so i hate my skin will become darker.....but its ok, summer is almost over, so i have to like it, winter here takes a long time so i must enjoy the sun then.....