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A Dose Of A Modern Family

OK, let’s pick up from my last Grateful Friday Post which was 3 weeks ago! What?!? I promised to have a weekly grateful post.. what happened?

September 12.. where was I? If I remember it correctly, I was busy doing the laundry, may overdrive na naganap kinabukasan eh. I was also busy searching for the best place to eat in Pampanga and Bataan.. yes! That’s what we did that weekend.. ikot ikot sa Bataan and Pampanga.. (inserts orgasmic oooooh here) Bataan is a nice place.. too much mountain though but Pampanga is looooooveeeeeee

I want to go back there soon! I love old houses! If time permits, I will share with you our Bataan-Pampanga drive..

September 19.. what happened? ohh MARIO happened. Hello again flood.. ah it’s been 2 years? Just when I finally quit smoking.. you’re here again to tempt me! (I started smoking again after Habagat and quit last May).

I am thankful that I didn’t smoked!! weeh! such an achievement! And of course I am very thankful that the water flood was less than a foot deep.. and super duper thankful that our cars were not affected at all! Akala ko magbu bwena mano ang baha kay #superminivan sakit ng ulo un kung nagkataon!

I am also thankful for my sister who was here for the whole week to absorb my craziness… and help me with all the things that needs to be done..

and to another sister for being my VA and making everything easier for me! I wish we can be closer…

Lastly, salamat kay Sofia Vergara and to her MODERN FAMILY. I think with their help, I can finish folding our clothes. I am down to the first basket and season 1.. 4 baskets to go and 4 more seasons to go! YIPEE!!

P.S. I started this post earlier today, with a negative tone.. but offline life got a hold me.. I only got to finish the post tonight.. I feel better, hence my nega intro was deleted..

P.S.S You might notice that when I write personal post like this one, I use dot dot dot.. that’s exactly how I make kwento in real life.. go imagine me with two hands flying here and there 🙂

Chicken Adobo sa Gata Recipe

Chicken Adobo Sa Gata Recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 kg chicken (drumstick and wings)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup minced garlic
Isang kutsara Lea & Perrins
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup gata
2 dried laurel
freshly ground black pepper

How To Cook:

Pre cook chicken in vinegar, 1/2 of the garlic, black pepper and laurel leaves. Cover the pot and bring to boil in high heat then cook for another 30 minutes in low heat. DO NOT STIR or open the lid. Hindi maluluto ang suka.
In a pan, sauté garlic then put the pre cooked chicken, cover for 5 minutes (should be low fire).
Add the soy sauce and Isang kutsara Lea & Perrins, cover and cook for another 30 minutes.
Add gata and let simmer for 5 minutes

Best served with steaming hot rice. ENJOY!

Ano sa tingin nyo? May chance ba manalo?

The Secret To Happiness Is Gratefulness

I noticed, there is so much inis/ annoyed status on my FB wall (once every week!). For someone who does not always post personal issues, that is too much already.

Hormones! I stopped taking pills so my hormones are going back to where it was 4 years ago. It’s kinda hard to fight this roller coaster emotion but I found the best solution to balance it.

GRATEFUL FRIDAY!

I used to publish a month-ender post (thankful post) and reading those entries makes me happy! I love reading my blog. I am my number 1 fan! hahaha

Why not make it a weekly habit! As I always say:

Every Friday, I will list the things that I am thankful of..

–Let’s start with the image above. That’s my own art work!! Artsy Craftsy eh? The text, I used textgram but the image, I made that! I used watercolor pencils. I am so kilig doing this artwork. Hubby was staring eh, plus the fact that watercolor pencil was his first gift to me (not the one I am using though but still…)

–Our dreams, finally, parked on our front (next year on our garage!). It is better, waaay waaay better than I imagined. When I say I am genuinely happy with the outcome, it’s an understatement. I am ecstatic!! Our mini van!!! Which feels like a real van. We got a mini van with second row captain seat, so the designated passengers on the 3rd row won’t have a hard time getting to their seat.

–Beauty products. Skin Care. I finally understood what emulsion, serum and the likes are all about. I am now trying the 10-Step Korean Skincare Routine.. and my skin is grateful!

–And lastly, I am thankful that the blogging mojo is back! Right on time as I need to finish some pending post event write ups.

Just writing this post made me feel guilty for complaining a lot.. I should do this gratefulness thingy every day!

How about you? What are the things that you are thankful this week?

Ay, I forgot! The exams are in!! And I am thankful that Chico is finally getting the hang of schooling.

Most improved award! I am so proud of him. Kuya and Diko’s exams are all good, compared to their first quarter exams last school year, their scores are waay better. I am trying a new approach in teaching, I’ll blog about after the experimental stage.

Sati, our little princess, our first time schooler, on the other hand, is surprisingly, excellent!

Surprisingly, because it is her first time, so we’re not expecting. She’s expecting though.. she’s not happy with her scores (she cried like a heart broken teenager!). She thought all her test papers are perfect. Well, she do have a point, for her, since she answered all the questions, she have no mistakes. When we assessed her paper and pointed out her mistakes, she realized that indeed, her answers were wrong. Still, she needs to eat ice cream.

So I am really thankful that she handled the disappointment very well.

Thank you my dear bagets for making me proud again and again and again!!