Shorts: Zoologic

So funny!

I love watching shorts.

Liquid Diet

My diet will primarily consists of these food items for the next week or so.  Baby food for grown-ups.  (Yes, cerelac included.  I don't know about any of you, but way back in grade school - even high school - we used to snack on it.  Sarrrrap.)  Gang says it's practice for Nards.

Stef, thanks for sending me the recipes for the smoothies.  They look promising!  And the ingredients can easily be substituted.  I'm thinking of using calamansi sorbet for the smoothie that calls for orange sorbet.

Thank you Honey for biking to the grocery store to pick these up.

Now to get started on my week of liquid diet.  And no, it's not because I want to lose weight.

Easter Sunday

It's rare that we get to watch a pre-nup shoot, so when Andrew invited us to accompany him and Tet for theirs, we happily tagged along.  We met at the UP Bahay ng Alumni.  The sun was high but it was cool and breezy.

 

We brought Cooper, our small foldable bike, along.  Wise decision.

 

The sound of the Carillon tinkled out a melody.  It was perfect on such a beautiful day.

 

Their photographer took photos mainly on the parking lot behind the University Theater, then we moved on to Abelardo Hall.  Nards noticed the nice rays of sunshine filtering through the leaves of an acacia tree in the courtyard of Abelardo, and he asked the photographer to take some prenup photos there.  I went closer and took this snapshot.

 

We moved on to the hilly area in front of Masscom.  There Nards happily biked circles on the grass.  In the meantime, I perched myself on the mushroom tables under a tree and read a book.

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Thank Heaven For Little Girls

Or so as the song goes.  I do love little girls.

Nards and I went to UP this afternoon for a picnic with Carrots and Roland and their three daughters: Tia (9), Tara (4) and Tammy (2).  They were the epitome of sugar and spice, all polite and girly, but with steely determination and matching wit.  I just love them to pieces.  They were Tita Aggie this and Tita Aggie that.  They pealed with laughter at the simplest things like birds soaring across the sky, or a kitten stealing it's way across the parking lot or biking on an open grassy space.

 

 

Meet Tammy.  She's two, and ask me questions like: Tita Aggie, do you like Twilight?  She's also fearless, because she likes climbing on her big sister's bike.

  

  

 

Tammy is joined by Tara, who is Carrot's carbon copy.   She likes posing for the camera (can you tell?).  She had fun tossing a frisbee with Nards.  She may not have a good backhand like Tia, but she has a promising forehand.

 

Tammy squealing with delight when her Dad gave her a "backflip."

I'm afraid I wasn't able to take a photo of Tia here.  First of all, she and Nards went near Quezon Hall to improve her biking skills.  And my camera battery died on me.  

I'm so looking forward to our next picnic.  Which is soon, I hope.  But Carrots said, she'll gladly lend us the girls anytime we want.  Wheeeee!!

Sinigang

Good Friday.  I decided to cook Daddy's recipe of sinigang na kanduli sa miso.  Unfortunately, when I got to the supermarket, I got all the ingredients except for the kanduli.  So I got bangus instead.  It was a simple and easy recipe.  Nards went for seconds and thirds and kept saying it was good.  (But he's my husband, and quite biased.)  I was somewhat satisfied by how it turned out.  Then my sister and I had this conversation:

"How was the sinigang?"  I asked.

"It's good."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah."

"As good as Daddy's?"

"Let's not get ambitious."

Visita Iglesia 2009

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Nards' beautiful montage of the churces we visited for Visita Iglesia.

Let It Shine

My new dream car is not a McClaren. Or a 911. Or a Diablo. Or an Elise. Or a Veyron. (Although, I wouldn't mind having those. Haha!)

I want a hybrid, specifically, the new Honda Insight Hybrid. Here's it's kick-ass commercial.

Ang Kaarawan

Every year it comes. And every time it comes, I greet it with the same excitement that I've had since I was four years old. This year, I had a birthday brunch at Seven Corners with the whole family. Nards bought me my gift afterwards at Galleria. We were both tickled pink that I spent a good part of my birthday within and near a mall. Who would've thought?

I'm afraid there were not a lot of photos taken during brunch. We were all busy eating. Hehehe.

Seven Corners. Not a bad selection given the price. J The japanese food was so-so but the steak was delicious. I regret that I wasn't able to taste some of the cheeses they had which they offered with fresh and dried fruits, prosciutto, salami and nuts.

My Mom and sister got a selection of petit fours and pastries from the dessert buffet.

Melon Panacotta. This was the only dessert I ate from the plate of selections because earlier, I feasted on a strawberry and mocha ice cream teppanyaki, with spoonfuls of dark chocolate chips, almond slivers, marshmallow bits and mini m&m's.

Stuffed. Forgive my Sir-Gallahad-He-Man-without-bangs hairdo.  Mental Note: bring a tripod during these ocassions.  Wala sa photo si Nards.

Mum and Dad. Isn't my Dad handsome and my Mum so beautiful? Wala akong pinagmanahan. Ampon ata ako.

Nards' birthday present. He got me a soft leather bag from Steve Madden. Now I can go to our meetings without feeling embarrassed by my messenger bags. Thank you Skooshie!

Beng and Paolo's birthday present. Isn't it cute? It's perfect during shoots! Salamat mga panget! *hugs

Thanks so much to everyone who remembered me on my birthday!

Lunch at Dencio's

Nards and I had a thing at CCP today.  We got caught by a sudden downpour, just as we pulled in the driveway.  Instead of going straight to our errand, we parked at Harbor View and had lunch at Dencio's.   It's been ages since we've eaten at Dencio's.  I think the last time was at Metrowalk early last year. 

We ordered our usual:

 

Crunchy Sisig

 

Vegetable Kare-Kare.  The serving shrank.

 

The characters of Pugad Baboy were everywhere. (The comic strips on the placeman helped stave off my hunger.)   Funny, they (almost) served as a deterrent for me.  When I saw them feasting on all the foods, I actually contemplated on cancelling our sisig order.  

EARTH HOUR

VOTE EARTH

YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.
For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

VOTE EARTH by simply switching off your lights for one hour, and join the world for Earth Hour.

Saturday, March 28, 8:30-9:30pm.

Text and Photo from www.earthhour.org