Panlasang Pinoy...what's your fave dish? Here's Mine ^_^

I am Foodie person! Food is my weakness, but in moderation! Every Pinoy has its favorite among the quintessential Filipino dishes.   Filipino food can be defined by its combination of sour, sweet, salty and spicy...sometimes all in the same dish. Ever wonder what your favorite Filipino food says about you?  Whenever I go places, I make sure I got their specialties, delicacies or what's in the pride of the place. Since food is my weakness, here are the foods that are really my weaknesses. ^_^

Yummy PALABOK! Ever since in my childhood days, this is already my favorite meryenda.  I like it in Joan's who has been still serving Palabok until now, since they have this menu during my elementary days, and Yolly's Palabok (GenSan)! And still nothing beats my Inda's (my Mom) Palabok is the best!

KARE KARE! This is sooo mouth watering dish, made of Oxtail or you can have Beef shank as an option with it's bagoong alamang (Shrimp paste).

And of course, Pinoy's HALO HALO for dessert! This is already all year round and no longer summer season favorite!

Yes,CHICKEN INASAL is roast chicken, but it’s no ordinary roast chicken. What can you say with this juicy Mang Inasal Chicken Barbeque with unlimited rice? Perfect!!!

My fave...COLLETTE'S BUKO PIE of Laguna City!!! The best buko pie I've ever tasted with it's creaminess and pure buko meat!

Vigan, Ilocos BAGNET!!! They say it is just like Lechon Kawali or Pork Rind, but for me, it is still different. It has a unique taste that Lechon Kawali or ordinary Pork Rind does not have. 

 And last but not the least, from the hometown of my Great grandparents, grandparents and my parents...PAMPANGA'S best TABA NG TALANGKA or CRAB PASTE! You may say what's that or whatever...but for me this is Perrfecctt!
Taba ng talangka is fermented paste from the salted roe and aligue of river swimming crabs sautéed in garlic and preserved in oil. 

I loved Filipinos food. And I believe, there are two reasons why: the food itself and how we enjoy eating it with other people.

Filipino has a lot of dish, but these are the most like and my weaknesses ever in my entire life. 

Tara! Kain na po Tayo! 

AXA: Live the life you choose...

At AXA, we believe that we all have what it takes to live a better life whatever that may be. Believe in yourself and your goals, and count on us to help you overcome those difficulties and seize opportunities along the way.

This is the story of Lisa, an AXA client.

Nepal, April 25th, 2015. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 mms struck Nepal. Lisa was amongst the victims. She was injured and trapped under the rubble of her house.

AXA played an important role in her repatriation, her medical and psychological recovery, which helped her find the strength inside her to move forward and come back to Nepal to live the life she wanted.

Working at AXA was a great starting experience to get into sales. You are trained well and management gives you all the tools that you need to succeed in your goals.

The thing I value most working with AXA is having the flexibility of my time for work. As Financial Advisor for AXA, I enjoy having control over all of my tasks and goals. 

I currently work for AXA as Financial Advisor and truly enjoy it. The management is great, the training is thorough, and the workplace culture is caring, inclusive, and rewarding. You have to work to make it, there are people who are willing to help you. You will be trained in various aspects of areas all intended to help create a solid path.

I go out and meet people and get that information back to AXA and they know what to do and help my clients. You can grow a good practice at AXA. Management has been very supportive. You have to be mentally tough and disciplined. It is more of a commissioned based job, so you get back exactly what you put in. 

Working with people to help them make sure they can retire with dignity if very rewarding. 

Best part of the job is having clients refer you to someone else or teach you something - shows they TRUST you as their Financial Advisor.  

If you are the type that enjoys sales and wants to enter the world of Financial Advisory, AXA is a great place.

 Have your plan started! Failproof your families future. LIFE is uncertain, we never know what happens next. 

TRUST AXA Philippines!

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Single Motherhood...

When fate brings you to be like this. Does it have to be a choice? Or circumstance brings you to it. It's a difficult task to be a mom and dad at the same time and pulling this thru, wow...isn't it amazing???

My heart goes out to everyone who is a single parent ... and I was thinking that even in the darkest moments of our "single motherhood" we can see the JOYS of being a single parent.  The best part about being a single mom is knowing that when they are happy you made that happen, when they are sad you are the one that can make them feel better, they will always come to you and the joy you feel in your heart when that happens is the best thing in the whole world!

I always wonder why some men are put off by single moms.They seem to have the perception of them being desperate or clingy. 

Dating a single mom does't mean you'll be playing daddy, it just means you'll be becoming part of a family and a role model for a child. If you aren't ready to step up, then don't step to her. 

How do you accept that the bio-dad will be around even though he may be causing you partner grief and creating tension on your relationship?
MY home is now one of peace - without the constant frustrations of a marriage gone bad. I can do with my kids what I want, I can enjoy them - not having to focus on trying to salvage a bad marriage. 

There is no more yelling, no more angry, no more tears. We were part of an abusive relationship and being away from that life now, with the help of the LORD, I can see so many parts of our lives that I would never take back. The best part of being a single mother to me, is the close relationship that I have with my kids. Because it's just you and your children, they only have you to depend on and trust and talk too. Don't take that for granted!! 

The way I see it, I have my kids trained just the way I like them. I have taught them, nurtured them, raised them, and molded them and nothing in my eyes is more beautiful or perfect than these precious gifts... Each time one of my kids smile or tell me thank you, it makes all of the hard, tiring moments worth it!!!

So, to all single moms outhere...You are strong, beautiful, courageous, fearless, graceful, and irreplaceable.

Our greatest contribution to the kingdom of God may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Finally this has been ended...

Have you ever been so addicted to Kdrama that it interfered with your life? 

This was really a biggest mistake for me and I feel guilty of this. I can't even remember those titles, different dramas and how many of them I've watch. One thing I can remember are the actors that made me crazy looking after one another of their own dramas. They say drama is created by your reactions to something that happened in the past, present or projected in to the future. Yeah, I get that. The story we attach to it and the meaning and emotion we associate with the event. The common mistake people make when dealing with dramatic events is to allow themselves to get stuck in them. 

JONG SANG WOOK was a hit! Such a great actor in his 30's, and I blamed you for being a good one, you've got me! haha! It's started with "The Birth of a Beauty" "Cunning Single Lady" "Giant" "Thorn Birds" "Good Doctor" "Kimcheed Raddish Cubes" "Feast of the Gods" and so on. What made me look forward is the story itself. I was hooked up with stories like the lead man was a CEO, President of a Company, Chaebol, or Wealthy man with a personality of a high and mighty, arrogant but romantic executive with all the image of a man in a suit, coming down from a black executive car, with his assistant walking along with him, entering in a high storey building and every employees bows to him along the way. What a scene! And there's goes the leading lady in a low profile image...having a turmoil, cat and dog relationship with the lead man but ending up of falling in love with each other. This was a common story, but what makes me go for it is the scenes, the place, the wardrobes, elegant condos, great cars, beautiful Korea and of course the giggles. 

It doesn't matter how early or late you start. Once you start watching an episode, one episode leads to ten more and before you know it the sun has risen. Aigoo!! This is me!! The dark circles under your eyes are oh so worth it when you finally finish a good drama with an equally good ending.

I can't imagine what made me watched all this dramas with those sleepless nights and made me guilty of it. This is so childish of me! Finally I get over it! 

The bottom line is this: how you feel determines your attitude. Your attitude then determines your actions, which ultimately determines the outcome.

Here comes September...

For us we always know that there is spirit of Christmas in the air when September comes. People start to listen or play Christmas songs.  As we always say, "ber" months is here. Wherein we are in the last quarter of the year. Time went so fast right? It seems yesterday that we have Christmas and New Year, now here comes again the days is fast approaching. It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. 
Now I hear Christmas jingles on TV's, neighborhood and shopping malls as well. How come every time we hear more about Christmas it uplifts our spirit and get us excited? It is because the essence of Christmas is not just in gift giving, family gatherings but the real essence is we feel Christ Jesus in our hearts. Let us not forget that the real meaning of Christmas, is not just simply the traditional ways that we're used to it in celebrating the season. Now I can't imagine when was the last time I clear up my Christmas tree and now I'm getting excited putting it up again. I remember 2 years ago, I almost forgot how does it feel to be happy or look forward in celebrating Christmas. During that time Christmas for me is just an ordinary day, no holidays during my work. I am not with my kids and family, sadness almost covered my heart the moment we count down for midnight and yet what I am up to, working at midnight. I get doubled pay but the joy or essence of Christmas was lost. The next day was the 25th, people gathered with their family, but where am I... in the four corners of my room need to get some rest and sleep for I need to regain my energy for another day of work. So, that was an ordinary day for me... two Christmas celebrations I almost forgot that there is Christmas. I couldn't imagine that I would experience that in my life. I almost hated it.
This year, all I want is a gift bag filled with laughter & joy, with my kids. I am planning again putting up my Christmas tree in a motif of blue and silver. Last year I have it red and silver. Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles.
Then What else with September? Remember the 9/11?  This were series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people from 93 nations. 2,753 people were killed in New York,  184 people were killed at the Pentagon and 40 people were killed on Flight 93. The collapse of the buildings left the site devastated, with ruins towering roughly 17 stories and spread beyond the 16-acre site. Thousands of volunteers came to Ground Zero to help with the rescue, recovery and clean-up efforts, and on May 30, 2002, the last of piece of WTC steel was ceremonially removed. Now, The Memorial park surrounds two enormous reflecting pools set within the footprints of the North and South towers. This is where the towers used to stand. The pools feature 30-foot waterfalls – the largest man-made waterfalls in North America. The water cascades into reflecting pools, finally disappearing into the center voids. The names of people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks in New York, at the Pentagon, and on Flight 93, as well as in the 1993 bombing at the WTC, are etched in bronze around the edges of the pools.

What always reminds me of this tragedy makes me very very sad, for a special good friend died on this, she used to work in  Marsh & McLennan Companies at the 99th floor of WTC. With all the success in her career all of a sudden this tragedy brings her to death. So every time September is here, it reminds me of a special friend that once I shared a friendship like more than a sister I could have. 
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
So let's welcome September with good vibes and look forward till the end of the year!