April 2013
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January 2013
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Oreo Cheesecake Squares
I don’t care much for cheesecake.
No, scratch that.
I don’t care much for cheesecake.
In fact, I’ve never made cheesecake in my whole entire life…
So sue me.
I mean, why settle for cheesecake when there’s always some moist, crumbly cake your sinkers can dive in to?
Moist cake. Mmmm. With dollops of cream cheese frosting on top!
Yeah, yeah! That’s what I...
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Aloha, Kona!
Surfing.
Pineapples.
Hula dance.
Pearl Harbor.
These are the things that come to mind whenever I hear the word ‘Hawaii’.
It was only recently that I’d learned about Kona, a gourmet coffee grown only in one place in the world - the Island of Hawaii.
The trees that yield these Kona beans thrive on the slopes of hawaiian mountains where rich volcanic soil is all but...
December 2012
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Pink Boxes, Pretty Ribbons, and Pure Patience
When…
When will time come that you will finally open up to me?
We have been at this [staring] game for far too long.
Yes.
I have seen the intricacies of your features.
The train of your golden tresses that shimmer like when sunbeams streak across the glistening ocean on a sunny afternoon.
I have even taken notice of how neat and polished your bottoms are [without the lump, he...
September 2012
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Pretzel Bottomed Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate...
So it’s been three days now since a deep craving for Starbucks banoffee pie has been awakened.
Not to mention cupcakes.
And Rold Gold pretzels (I blame Instagram posts for this).
And cupcakes.
And chocolates… though I’ve yet to resist giving in to my insatiable appetite for this one. Anyhoo, still craving for them!
And cupcakes.
Seriously. People in this world need to appreciate cupcakes...
May 2012
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S'mores of Summer
One fine summer day, I found a couple of unopened canisters of marshmallow fluffs lying around the cupboard. Off the cuff, I figured it was time someone put some of them to good use rather than letting it sit idly ‘till it goes to fluffy waste.
Like myself, if you haven’t any time to shop for staple ingredients outlined by step-by-step recipes, try whipping up a batter with a...
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A Change of Pace
I picked up my stride, racing against the hovering clouds that evidently carried with it a deluge. As I headed straight to the CCP oval for my routine run, I chanced upon a crowd of people coming and going with deft motion of their nimble paces when it doggedly drew to mind how I sorely needed a break from the ubiquitous hustle and bustle of the city. Of course, with summer classes rolling, it’s...
April 2012
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Velvety Red Cuppycakes with Fiery Cinnamon...
Because I suddenly had a potent craving in the middle of the night, I found myself drifting away into the inners of our kitchen and baked myself some of these sweets!
Midnight baking never fails to appease my brain cells (which, by the way, has been working ‘round the clock for the past month or two) plus I’m completely elated to have baked anew after four months of deprivation from...
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The Greatest Act of Sacrifice
Ahh.. I finally have the bay window area of the house all to myself. Not only is the time and place conducive for kicking back in repose, it also gives me that sense of liberty to put my thoughts into writing (which also only materializes whenever I am home). It’s like the perfect rendezvous with my God early in the morning, especially as He affirms this with dulcet sounds of the birds...
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February 2012
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Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean NOT on your OWN understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Wherever you are now in your walk of life, trust that God will meet you. Not only because He is willing, but because HE can and will. Why? Because that is how much He loves you! :D More than anything, He just...
January 2012
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Today, Tomorrow, and Eternity
Luke 12:29-31,34 “And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; DO NOT WORRY about it. For the world runs after all such things, and your Father KNOWS that you need them. But seek FIRST His kingdom, and these things will be given to you AS WELL.”
Yes, God already knows your needs before you lift them up to Him. Yet even so, God is such a loving and personal God that He wants...
December 2011
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A Short Story on Christmas Eve
So, Ahya and I just found out that Angkong got an iPad 2 over the past few months with over 50 applications installed (Dad’s the one updating and sprucing it up every so often). He had Talking Tom Cat, too - one of my family’s go-to’s for never-fail, frivolous laughs. Apparently, Angkong knew heard nothing of him yet so Ahya courteously did the honors of introducing him to Tom...
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Coco Fever
So it’s been almost a week now since I met this one cutie pie. Short, dark, and a real head-turner! Definitely one I can’t seem to take my eyes off. Literally.
Meet Coco. This buddy of mine is Aunt Bee’s newest baby. She’s 7 months old, virtually 4 years of age in human years. Coco loves being carried everywhere that we go; that way, her delicately miniature...
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My Favorite Cuppycakes
After beaching and having dinner with my family, I suddenly felt a cogent craving for dessert! And so.. I baked these! Say hello to my Red Velvet Cupcakes swooped with Cream Cheese Frosting. :>
The Cream Cheese Frosting in the making: like a cherry on top of the ice cream!
Fresh out of the oven ♥
Out of all the batches made, I found out that there was only one Red Velvet cupcake...
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Now and Then
As annual tradition goes, latter hours of the night before Christmas was spent at Ama and Angkong’s place. It was but another turn for me to stuff myself silly.
Again, hello to you, Mr. Lechon! Told ‘ya we’d be seeing more of you this season. :))
Ama’s cook’s Chicken Joy and Jolly Spaghetti version. Well-emulated in all levels!
One of the walls in my...
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20 at Tagaytay
This one’s to my kooky, intrepid friends who abducted me in the middle of the eve of 19th! I never knew the spontaneity that we had would take us as far as where we ended up that night. I admit, it kinda was baffling when I just woke up in the backseat and you were recurrently asking me to read aloud the ubiquitous signboards we were passing by. I’m guessing that was supposed to be...
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20 at 20
And so.. I am now officially not a teenager, quantitatively speaking of course. Instead of the usual shindigs heralding the Christmas season, I decided to keep this celebration an intimate one with family and relatives from both sides coming over for a dinner. Plus, since we don’t really do Noche Buenas, I figured it’d serve virtually as good as that. As much as I loved seeing...
Anonymous asked: Hi! :D Just wanted to greet you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday! God Bless and see u in school!!! :))
louieadeleneyao asked: YOU'RE SOOOO DEEEEEP,ACHI PAU.HAHAHA!I LOVE YOU! :*
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It's a Miracle!
I’ve come across a number of people of different walks and ages asking how to live everyday with rose-tinted glasses despite build-up of trials and adversities. In the face of pressure brought about by facets of reality set-ins, it’s not surprising how frequent postulations are raised on “optimism” even amidst a dime a dozen days.
Unforeseen trials. Inconvenient brickwalls. Stomach-twisting...
November 2011
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A Trip to Remember
It’s not easy to forget how it feels like having sub-zeroed water poured out on your head, especially the kind of which that greets you in the shower during wee hours in the morning. Exasperating alarm clocks. Professor calling out your name in the middle of a 3-hour-straight class. The incessant ringing of someone’s cellphone in the middle of an exam or a tearjerker movie, maybe. Yep, wake-up...
October 2011
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Beauty in Madness
Tuesdays. The heaviest of days as far as my academic schedule is concerned. My classes with a preponderance of majors start from 9AM ‘till the same time at night,and the fact that the entire day ensues with all but no recesses really doesn’t count as a boon. It’s during Tuesdays that I routinely get home after an arduous day at school, eat dinner, wash up, and finally hit the sack. This...
September 2011
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August 2011
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Three's a charm!
Meet two kooky best buds of mine whom I’ve been with ever since we were practically in diapers! After 5 months without seeing one another, this is what happens.
The eminent bugoy slash boyax mode.. reminiscent of our good ol’ days!
Nose, eyes, teeth, and mouth poses!
Fear not! For as you can see, we go waaaay back. Nene-ness, adolescent awkwardness and all! So nothing really...
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He Is Good
Ahh.. finally. The hurly-burly of checkpoints are right and over with. I propped myself on the pre-departure area with fifteen minutes to spare before boarding time. Plugging in my earphones, I got my top three songs ready to play thinking it would suffice within stipulated time. Without a minute’s pass, the lady on the counter tuned in for an announcement. Yep, you guessed it. My flight was...
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Beauty Unraveled
Two years and counting – it’s been this long since I started ministering to women, listening to every detail of every story and through His unrelenting grace, speaking life into many a heart that have been wounded in one way or another. Yes, I just said it – the heart. As you are reading this right now, you may be having the notion to back off, to withdraw and simply bail out. Perchance it’s...
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The Point of Difference
After nigh on to three weeks, I got to ride the bus back home again from work. The great thing about public transportation – and the one thing I really missed about it – is that you get to see people come and go, just as you would at an airport setting. Of course, minus the long farewell gapes and the myriad of hugs people exchange at one another, plus the longer duration of your sharing the...
