Baking

I love cooking. Admittedly though, not the gourmet stuff. I mean i do cook the basics, experiment on them, and gobble them all. I guess my taste buds are simply ordinary. I make whatever there is that i can make with the available ingredients. I don't buy whatdyacallthem herbs, spices and what not. I invent. Hehehe

Unfortunately,when it comes to baking i'm kinda the dumb-dumb. That's why the moment i learned that ate Jo bakes cakes and pastries, I just wasn't able to stop myself from asking her to teach me. And so she did.

She invited me to her house to bake (or did she? hmmm). I shopped for the ingredients (Eaji and cakes?)--entering for the first time a confectionery shop (sniffing the oh-so-good smell of bars and bars of chocolate, gazing on the tons of sprinkles on the shelves, and drooling on the bags of choco chips waiting to be fetched by bakers) ,learning what butter compound is, and checking price differences between butters, sugars and milk.

Then we baked.

We sifted (thousands of times. HAHA!), we mixed, tasted, stirred, tasted, blended, tasted, folded, tasted, shaped, tasted, baked, then finally tasted again. hihihi. No wonder when the heavenly moist, scrumptuous cake came out of the oven, we really didn't want to taste it anymore. Hehehehe.

<<--- Still, i can't believe that i really baked this cake. Ang galing ni ate Jo magturo.

Then the cookies came. Grabe, sugar overload. Then, the frosting happened. And then the next thing you know we were already putting the frosting on the cake which was really hard to even out.

Natapos namin yung cake at around 6 pm just in time para dalin sa koro house for the judging or as ate Jo puts it, para sa mga guinea pigs hehehehe.

Kuyas Richard, Francis, and Darwin were ones who were lucky to taste our baking. Sori na lang sa mga di nakapunta.

Baking is really fun.

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napaisip lang, ako. I met someone today and told her i wanted to be a teacher. Well, she suddenly talked about establishing my own school, looking for this 'company' of teachers who gets paid well and what not. Sa isip ko nung sinasabi niya yun, na-iimagine ko yung school na gusto ko itayo sa isang barrio. Wala lang, para bang ang hirap iexplain (i guess i stopped trying) sa mga tao that i really want to teach sa rural areas. Weird, i know there's this notion that teachers dont get rich. That's why as early as now i'm really saving up. I'm a dreaming nuts here?

KORO

Had dinner sa Koro House after our presentation for the Italians in our parish. Ayos naman. Nagandahan naman ata sila. also watched Disturbia. so mga 1:40 am na kami nakauwi. Ayun. Ang tagal ng trike kasi 2 am na heheheh.

can't wait to bake tom...

SWISH and SWALLOW

Suffering from multiple mouthsores for two weeks, the 6-day vacation came as a big break. I was then able to get myself checked by a doctor, and get proper medication for the mouth sores.
(just to clear things, the source of the mouth sores weren't unsanitation, it was stress. hehehehe)

ASTIG! the doctor has this concoction of her own to treat the sores and it really was effective. yun nga lang, it really was bitter.

All you have to do is POUND a MYCOSTATIN tablet, open an antibacterial capsule, add 5 ml of CORTICOSTEROID syrup, then finally add tablespoon of water in a glass.


MIX THEM ALL!
SWISH (meaning gargle) and then SWALLOW!

The bitter taste will hunt you for minutes, humahagod sa throat yun nga lang walang kick di tulad ng beer. hehehehe. At least it's byebye to pain and discomfort.

DISCLAIMER: dude, syempre i-consult mo muna kay doc bago to subukan

sabi ng malapit kong kaibigan, "breath JM, breath."

Napaisip ako.

Paano ba huminga?

Kapag madami na akong iniisip, pakiramdam ko lahat ng energy ng katawan ko ay napupunta sa utak ko, kaya kahit yung mga involuntary na gawain ng katawan (tulad ng paghinga) ay tumitigil.

hehehhehehe.

Malamang pakiramdam ko lang yun.

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Pakiramdam ko masyado akong iba sa mga tao.

Kaya minsan, nalulungkot na lang ako dahil hindi ako laging nakaka-relate sa kanila.

Buti na lang, sinabi nung kaibigan ko na misan raw, masyadong pinapansin ng tao ang pagiging iba niya sa mga tao kaysa na tingnan niya yung mga pagkakapareho nila.

Kaya ayun.

Tama na ang self-pity. hehehehhe

OO, medyo iba nga, laging taliwas sa norms.

pero siguradong may mga magiging kaibigan ka kahit iba ka.

Wala lang.

TURUAN nIYO NAMAN AKO mag-basketbol

LEARNING of the day:

BAWAL PALA KUMANTA NG MARIAN SONG SA COMMUNION kahit na SOLEMNITY of the Assumption of the blessed virgin mary. Sori po, ngayun ko lang nalaman.

Nomadic MOUTH SORE

can't eat properly with this freakin stress-related mouth sores ( i mean tongue sores).

I guess it became worse 'cause i spent the night with Jo at Jolibee philcoa to study for exams last monday night. I actually was a bit nomadic that night, i even had a bath the next morning in my orgmate's boarding house. Pulubi talaga eheheh.

It was worth it anyways, i was able to finish the test in EDSP 101 with an 80% gut feeling that i did well sa exam. heheheh. 1st tym ko na-prove that coffee really works (plus a bit of mushy talk which really waked me up- c jo kasi), tea guy nga kasi ako.

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ayun commentator ako kanina sa CHURCH grabe parang ang sinabi ko: "chanks e tu GOD". Ang sakit kasi talaga ng singaw ko. Sori Lord dapat pala di na ako pumunta. Pero thanks Lord na-enjoy ko na naman yung mic sa pagkanta hehehehe.

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too bad di ako makakapunta sa practice ng Koro mamaya dahil di rin naman ako makakakanta
too bad rin na di ko nasamahan si Lorenz (cellmate ko) sa infirmary

ayun

hay...

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ang gulo-gulo na minsan ng mga iniisip ko
minsan medyo info overload
minsan nakakabagabag
minsan masakit
hehehehe weird
wala lang naman

got a 1.75 in our first exam in EDTEG 101, not bad though i did miss some questions that were discussed during the first 2 days of the class. Where was I then? ayun nakaupo sa corridor at nagiintay na tanggapin ako sa klase. PREROG nga naman. kaya di ko nasagot.

ENV SCI 1 at EDSP 101 exams on monday and tuesday resoectively, good thing there are no classes on friday for whatever reason PGMA has on her mind. Weird.

HAy. Nakakapagod. Kanina meron na naman akong nakilala na may "some sort of sin" pero mukang successful naman siya sa life. Ang nakakagulo, feeling ko mas masaya pa siya sakin kahit na alam ko na tama yung ginagawa ko. Kahit na pinaalalahanan ako ni TEp (orgmate) na dapat di ma-initmidate sa gumagawa ng "bad" things, parang ang hirap pa rin hindi ma-initimidate. Sana kasi may kakilala akong parehong nararanasan yung problema ko ngyonn. Bad trip.

Kelan kayo mag-ma-mature ang aking Faith?

PYM Rummage Sale

I'm slowly feeling at home in our parish--Parish of the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Maximising on my minsitries (i mean GOd's), i'm volunteering in multiple activities to spend more time in the church. Well, since i'm a such a sinner (sobra) i really feel safe in the Lord's house, it's as if He lessens my self-condemnation and guilt when I'm under His roof. Still, nakaka-guilty pa rin since HE still accepts me despite all the things I do.

Anyway, i just feel safe in our parish. Really.

Well, earlier, after my sunday assignment as a lector, I went straight to our rummage sale (a fund raising for the PYM). We were able to sell Php 1,700 worth of clothes and bags among others on the first 4 hours since we opened. Then had to pack-up at around 11 am to eat lunch sincee there are no masses from 10-4 pm, translating to no customers. We'll be setting up again later at around 5 pm. Heheheh sana mas marami benta.

What was weird though was that I obviously don't have any experience in selling clothes.
Imagine this: someone bought 5 pieces of clothing. Then after computing for its total, I did a stupid thing. I handed all the clothes to the customer without folding the clothes and without even putting it in a plastic bag. Kahiya talaga. Umangal sya syempre. Hehehehe. Napatingin na lang sakin si Gregor (co-youth ko).

HEHEHE. Anyways got to read at praktis na mamayang 2 ng Koro.

LORD sorry na talaga. Tapos uulit na naman ako. Sori

higad

Went for a swim yesterday and did laps (kahit na di ko pa rin perfect ang backstroke hehehe)
ang masama, HINIGAD ako. too bad, ang kati talaga nakakainis. kaya nga sa practice sa Koro kagabi ay nangati ako, hanggang ngayun nangangati pa rin ako. bad. bad.

honestly, medyo wala lang ang linggo na ito, one of those weeks na nararamdaman ko na parang wala namang may pakiaalam kung gumagawa ako ng mabuti, or parang gumagawa nga ako ng mabuti pero pag wala nang nakatingin ay nagkakasala ako. Wala lang. nakakalungkot. Nagsimba ako twice kanina tapos kinakausap ko lang si GOD at nagsosori dahil parang di ko ma-maintain yung will ko na umiwas saevil deeds. Ang temptation naman kasi nakaka-tempt. heheheh

Sana may days na walang temptation para wala lang. heheheh

Sana may makausap ako tungkol sa mga ito.
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I took this test just minutes ago, i really think you shopuld take it too kasi wala lang i just really think you should hehehhe:

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week's end

FIRST FIRST FRIDAY MASS

1st friday mass last night syempre kumanta ang UPSCA. ANg saya. Nakapag-exposition pa kami kaya double happiness (yung stop-over place sa pampanga hehehe).

'stig lang talaga, pero dahil pasaway ako at di ako nag-aral ng piyesa, nanghula lang ako. At isa pa, ang hirap magshift from bass sa isang choir tapos TENOR sa isa pang choir. Ayan. Sali kasi ako ng sali kung saan-saan.
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Still, guys masama ba talaga ang _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
jokes, natanong ko na naman tuloy hahahaha joke lang
alam ko naman yung sagot e hehehhe.

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Ang HOMILY kagabi was about getting out of your circle-of-friends and comfort zones to share God's love.

wala lang. last year tinamaan na ako nito, this year tinamaan na naman ako, at the same priest pa ang nag-homily nun. Weird.

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Also started my 6 am-every-saturday-of-July Lector duties sa Parish of the Five Wounds . 12 pa namana ako nakatulog kagabi buti na lang nagising ako heheheh.

Slamat Lord.

Random thoughts

napapagod na ako sa mga tao, bakit ba pakiramdam ko kailangan laging makisama? Ang wierdo. Ako pala ang weirdo. Lagi ko naiisip bakit iba ako? Bakit iba hilig ko? minsan ang hirap kapag wala ka makausap kasi yung mga pinaguusapan nila di mo alam. Wala lang, nakakasawa. Sana may makausap naman ako na kasing iba ko.

Nakakapagod kasi araw araw winiwish ko na sana may makilala naman akong parang kapareho ko, hilig ang hilig ko at yung madaming iniisip rin hehehehe.

Anyway. Weird. Buti na lang anjan si Lord kung hindi baliw na ako hehehhee.

God's Gift

Did my first assignment as a Lector earlier at the 7:30 am mass. Syempre scary, fortunately I really listened to the monsignor in the 1-and-a-half day seminar last june 16-17 making me understand what this ministry is all about.

Felt queasy at the start of the mass, a bit self-conscious, but knowing that this ministry is all about sharing God's word (in my case leading the faithul in prayer), i felt calm at once.

Only recently did I understand the SERIOUSNESS of the lectors' and Commentators' role in the mass, realize that the lectern actually is the AMBO, which I didn't know was a higly sacred place (Eucharistically speaking), and know the ministry's dos and donts. AT least i did learn about them. Facts of tradition in the church are refreshing to one's faith you know. Now its not just for the sake of attending mass, it's bit by bit understanding how beautiful the Holy Eucharist is. (love talaga tayo ni God)

pics from the seminar: With my teacher in 6th grade, Tchr. Stephen (one w/ the eyeglasses). Weird. Parang kelan lang he was teaching me about catholicism and its ministries, now I'm with him in one of the ministries.

Pic of the officers of the

Lectors and Commentators Guild:

and our quirky-lovable-"WISE" parish priest Fr. Romulo Bertoni

Weird rin kasi iba talaga world ng adults serving the Lord from the Youth. medyo issues and gossip are there but still, i thank God na I am already exposed to different ministries. Masaya naman e!

Learning to adjust means learning more about yourself. do the link :p

educ

I'm on my third week on my third year of college...

i didn't get admitted to Speech Pathology (which sucked BIG time) so i'm still in UP Diliman with no course and on the verge of getting kicked out from the campus for not having any college to house me. Bad.

The good thing is, i got only one course left that i really want--Education. I've tried all the courses i want and i am left with this one. After years of denying that i want to be teacher, i guess i will be afterall.

I currently have three EDUC subjects--putting on my "carreer" face, reciting as much as i can, doing advance reading and what not. I actually am enjoying them since I grew up with a school beside my house anyways. I am slowly understanding what i have been observing my entire life.

I do want to be teacher. But i wanted to specialized in speech first. Well. at least my speech comm VS speech Path dilemma is so out of my head. whcih is kinda cool.

Im still not sure if i will be accepted to educ by next year, but i guess God did place me where I am now. Konting faith pa and prayer. He won't forsake me no matter how much of a sinner i am.

UPSCA CS Training

June 23-24

nag CS training ang UPSCA sa bahay namin (ay! sa skul pala)

Sina kuya DINO at si kuya CLINT ang aming naging speakers habang ang buong batchilog (batch 06) ng UPSCA ang naging participants kasama si ate Joan at ate sharel.

Daming na "learn, unlearn at relearn" (fr. Anton Pascual) kaya masaya talaga.

Naging instant part pa ako ng logistics hehhehe. Ayun, nilutuan ko sila ng chicken adobo, chicken pastel, at baked junk food. nasarapan naman daw sila. totoo kaya?

sana maging maayos ang formation process sa UPSCA ngayong year, pinaghirapan naman kasi "nila" ito. Bless nyo po kami Lord!

DGLSP!

Wedding Blues

MAY 18

Let the pictures speak for the things i did in the wedding where we played music!

Pollwatching

MAY 14

since i wasn't able to register for the recent elections because of misinformation, i promised God that I would voluteer as a pollwatcher with the Parish Pastorla Council for responsivle Voting (PPCRV). It really was quite an experience--exciting and scary really.

@Got to argue with other pollwatchers from different

parties who were way older than me (grabe, intimidating)

@pointed out mistakes the BEI wasn't aware they were doing

(which was really humbling cause they were

supposed tobe the ones who knows the procedure)

@Checked the voters if they were really voting right

(cause some didnt even know what to do)

@ got to help other voters lookig for their precints

@ really guarded the ballot box

@ and double-checked the counting of the votes (many arguments here)

It started at 6:30 AM and ended at around 11:30 PM, but believe me since i was doing it for God I didn't feel any exhaustion or what not during the pollwatch cause He saved me from it.

Even if i was the only Youth PPCRV volunteer in our barangay, i did enjoy the experience.

I did sleep soundly that night, cause i really was happy.

Thank God!

Five Wounds youth camp

MAY 11-13

Parish of the Five Wounds Summer Youth Camp.
Astig na three days talaga!
Met so many peeps sa Parish that now i won't be a stranger in my own church.
Did so many things and learned so many stuff. Astig mga speakers lalo na si Kuya Meynard, he talked about ministries and ang cool nyang speaker. Wanna be him.

Tapos, astig pa yung group namin:Go St. Dominique Savio (He is now my fave saint by the way). We won the Amzing race thing plus the most cooperative group. hehehehehe

syempre salamat sa lider namin na si Kuya MIKE, facis na sina ate Reena at ate Reybie, at kaming mems na sina Lhian, ehms, jojie, russel, elmer, donna, bhadz, makom, jolie, ___,___.,____

Cool talaga! ka-pagod, na masaya. dami rin cute gals especially yung Urbana family, lahat sila cute. hehehehehe si ate Kat, Ate Joy, ate Krystel. blush. blush.

at akalain niyong nanalo ko ng Mr. Congeniality award! check nyo pa dito sa blog ko i have a previous post where in i confessed to being such an introvert heheheh.

Jesus we're living for your name, we'll never be ashamed of you WHOAoa!

when we came back home, we ended the night with the PPCRV meeting. Too sad na sa talon dos, i was the only youth volunteering. Actually even sa camp, i was the only one from talon dos. sad. sad. Pollwatching up next!

Thanks Lord! btw, nigga ko sa pics 'cause of the sportsfest hehehehe.

Jesus Freak

Someone called me a "Jesus Freak" this week.

It felt good to hear--really cool. But the next split-second made me realize that i should be ashamed for basking in the pride from being called as such 'cause heck i'm so far from being one. I'm simply a JC Freak wannabe. I 'd give anything though to be one. But with my weak will and flesh, its gonna be heck of a ride.

Its just nice to know that I have JC to back me up.
as Psalm 47:10 sings: "Be still and know that I am GoD..."

Yup, i'll try to stay still for you God.

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I can't believe MaVS got eliminated at the first round of the playoffs, wasting their 67-15 record during the season. pure crap. It just won't sink in me that i don't have a team to watch out for in the remaining rounds. Poor Dirk. My 6th year suporting mavs, so i guess i'll just have to wait for another year.
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we also watched siderman 3 on its opening day, and whoa! SM southmall has it in all of its 10 cinemas. The movie didn't have that big an impact on me though.

Baguio: 28, 29 April

Saturday.

First stop: Good Shepherd

bought 10 jars of peanut brittle and 6 jars of Ube. Yum-yum!

Poor me, my mom had to send me back to our place cause the goods were heavy to hand carry. Anyone wanna carry boxes?

Next Stop: Mine's View

Went sight-seeing (duh. View?). Actually all we saw were roofs of houses.

...paid to rent the Igorot dress and had a picture of us in them taken. Cool. except for the fact that people kept on passing by as some of the shots were being taken. kulet!

also went shopping at the stores surrunding Mine's view. Was able to buy a narra chess set, a wooden bracelet, a straw hat (which i like best) and 4 sling shots for my cousins.

Last Stop: Tam-awan Village

A miniature Ifugao village which was a very nice place. With genuine houses of Igorots (which you can actually rent and sleep in), a bamboo bridge, a small treking trail, and artworks of artists (i'm so sorry i don't even know anyone of them) and people having their portraits drawn in charcoal and their bodies henna tatooed, there were many thing to photograph. And that's what i did actually--I took and took photos of everything.

check our family's blog to see more pictures http://delapazchronicles.multiply.com

Dinner: syempre SM Baguio

ate at Teriyaki boy. We were at first seated outside at the balcony but decided to request for a table inside 'cause it was freezing cold. buti na lang. Had TB chicken teriyaki, chicken teriyaki ramen, and yakimeshi.

(burp).

NEXT DAY: We went home, it drizzled at the start of the trip, but the rest of the trip was just fine. Thank GOD!

bagiuo: 27 April

Just got home last night from baguio. The trip was fun and freezing as always but was relatively hotter than the last time we went up three years ago.

We, again, lodged at the AJ's penion house in Jungle town road--a small and affordable, cozy place near the Baguio Cathedral. Plus, there's a piano in the basement so i really lke it there.

We arrived at around 7 am, but we were not to check into our rooms until 12 noon so we just decided to go to SM Baguio to kill some time. When we got back to the house, there wasn't really much to do. For one, my dad wasn't able to register my name as an assitant to the convention (which was dissappointing), so i had to find other ways to spend my time.

Learning from the receptionist that the daily mass in the Baguio Cathedral wasn't until 5 pm, I simply slept until about 4:30 for i didn't really slept well on the bus. It was a breezy and cold afternoon walk to the Cathedral but was nevertheless refreshing beacasue of the new sceneries (not to mention the will-make-you-pant, up-hill slopes).

The cathedral was simple and beautiful as i last saw it 3 years ago; plus, its color pink, in a misty, gray background, was very calming. I participated in the Holy Eucharist and then went home afterwards.

That night, i couldn't as usual so at around 10 pm i went again for a walk around town then sat on a bench near the park. I was enjoying the chill of the breeze but when i saw gangsters running (so i heard),I guessed it was trouble, so I decided to go back to the pension house.

Then i slept.

akalain mong wala rin akong magawa.
sana totoo ito hahahaha

GOD BLESS
The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Extreme
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	High
Level 2 (Lustful)	Low
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Low
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Very Low
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous)	Very Low

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