... a quote ... to ponder

"The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them."

NO ORDINARY LOVE (SADE)

I gave you all the love I got
I gave you more than I could give
I gave you love
I gave you all that I have inside
And you took my love
You took my love

Didn't I tell you
What I believe
Did somebody say that
A love like that won't last

Didn't I give you
All that I've got to give baby
I gave you all the love I got
I gave you more than I could give
I gave you love
I gave you all that I have inside
And you took my love
You took my love

I keep crying
I keep trying for you
There's nothing like you and I baby

This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love
This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love

When you came my way
You brightened every day
With your sweet smile

Didn't I tell you
What I believe
Did somebody say that
A love like that won't last
Didn't I give you
All that I've got to give baby

This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love
This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love

I keep crying
There's nothing like you and I baby

This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love
This is no ordinary love
No ordinary Love

Keep trying for you
Keep crying for you
Keep flying for you
Keep flying I'm falling
I'm falling

Keep trying for you
Keep crying for you
Keep flying for you
Keep flying for you I'm falling
I'm falling
I keep trying for you . . .

si nanay ... 

"CENTRAL PERK" now in DUBAI !!

James Michael Tyler played Central Perk
Manager Gunther in Dubai

Where Friends hang out
By Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News Report

Fans of the serial Friends will recognise it immediately.

The service counter, the neon signage, the bricks and the big orange and green couches are just like those at Central Perk - the favourite meeting place of Rachel, Monica, Joey, Ross, Chandler and Phoebe.

Special treat

But this café is not some make believe set in a New York studio - it is for real and it is right here in Dubai - and it is called, what else, but Central Perk.

Friends fans had a special treat last week when they walked into Central Perk, in Umm Suqueim to find Gunther, the manager of the fictional café, standing behind the counter.

In the serial Gunther has few lines to say - he is just the quiet guy with the bleached hair who makes the coffee and silently pines for Rachel, played by Jennifer Aniston.

Read more: http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/05/08/10038500.html

meet: Nunut !!!

my niece pamela's new doggie : camera shy pa daw kaya mahirap kunan ng picture...

eto na . . picture nila . .

the kidos .... taken a few months back...

pamela may (ate pm), sheena, kent, with ate elou,tito greggy, mommy minda and daddy mil

walang magawa?

dahil depressed (daw?) ako, eto nasa harap pa rin ng computer at tumitiklada nang kung anu-ano... nag-update din ako sa other blog ko (mga luto ko) http://myownversion.blogspot.com/.

wala lang - di naman pang high class na lutuin - pang everyday lang baga... brings back the memories tuloy ng lola ko . . . buti na lang at tambay ako sa kusina pag nagluluto si lola! me natutunan kahit papano although di ko nga lang maalala ng husto yung ibang dishes niya..

aba eh magastos naman pag naisipan kong lutuin at di ko kabisado at tatawag pa ako sa nanay ko ano?! pero ganun na nga nangyayari kaso si nanay naman, bago ibigay yung recipe ang dami pang kwento! sus ginoo... kung ano yung nangyari from the minute she woke up till the minute na tumawag ako - sasabihin na lang ni tatay na:" 'ning (ang sweet ng tawag ano?) malaki na babayaran ng anak mo!" . . he he he....

last time i called her - i was asking kung paano pagluto nang suwam...eh di ko makita yung pinagsulatan ko. tinanong ko na rin ito before,via email, ke ms. karen ng pilgrims pots n pans (http://karen.mychronicles.net/) and she promised to post this dish at buti na lang latest entry niya is about this! yipeeee i can try this out pero sabi niya sa email sa akin - mas masarap if white corn ang gagamitin... well so far i haven't seen any white corn here sa dubai - so i have to settle for the yellow corn na lang...

so abangan na lang sa kabilang blog yung entry ko pag naluto ko na ha.. hope with photo next time.. :)

siye - babu for now - gabi na eh! magandang gabi sa inyong lahat! goodnight! bonne nuit! ma-as-salama - tasbeh alah kher ( hope i got it right!)

Pinoy Table Manners Punishable...???

i read this post of jmom (http://inourkitchen.blogspot.com/) na nabasa niya from ms. sassy, a couple of days (or should i say nights?) ago when i couldn’t sleep, i got so engrossed in reading di ko na namalayan ang passing of time.

grabe naman ang trato nila sa bata, imagine 7 years old lang siempre pa traumatized yun! di ko lang maintindihan kung bakit the school principal at yung lunch monitor ek-ek na yun found it ‘disgusting” to eat with two utensils – spoon and fork! i always eat with these two utensils – kayo - paano kayo kumain? tapos a friend of mine from australia forwarded me the site too, so talagang umikot na ang isyu na ito.

intriga tuloy ako how those two school authorities eat – sabi nila canadians eat with one utensil lang daw?! marami rin ang nag-comment – read niyo na lang ha.

if the school principal who said luc (the boy) “eats like a pig (because he is using two utensils?) eh how would he describe those people who eats in fancy/classy restaurants with not just two, but a couple of utensils on the table? di ba sa mga sossy/classy hotels and restaurant merong 2-3 spoons/fork aside pa sa knife and soup spoon na meron din 2-3 glasses???? (kaya ayokong kakain sa mga class na resto eh – daming gadgets! he he he).

eh di lalo na siguro pag nakita pa niya how other nationalities eat, with bare hands na pag naman nakita mo eh di ka na rin talaga makakain with them! di naman ako nagmamaselan pero naku kung mahina ang sikmura mo – talagang go hungry ka na lang :).

true nagkakamay din tayo pero sossy ang pagkakamay natin di ba? pati yun tinuro sa atin – dapat dulo lang ng mga daliri ang sasayaran ng food.

remember ko tuloy yung kasama ko sa trabaho dati… somewhere from africa sila – kakain sila with their native dish tapos merong sarsa yung food nila – pero nagkakamay sila and they are eating from one plate pa! sa dami ng plato na dinala ko sa opis isang pinggan lang ang ginagamit eh! ayaw sigurong maghugas – hi hi hi …. pero eto ka – kapag nag-order naman kami ng kentucky chicken – ano ka? hanap sila ng fork n knife habang kami ng mga indyano eh dive lang sa chicken . . . ha ha ha sabi tuloy ng isang dyano sa kanila – pwede mong kainin with hands yan why look for fork n knife pa?

if anyone out there could provide some pic of how Canadians (not all daw!)eat – sana naman i-post nila… para magkaalamanan….

“eats like a pig” . . . eh di naman gumagamit ng kutsara at tinidor ang mga baboy ah! saan kaya sila nakakita ng pig eating with spoon n fork? wala lang – gusto ko lang malaman malay niyo mapuntahan ko para naman makita ko “how it is to eat like a pig!”

not again !!!!

ha ha ha !!!! sa kwentuhan at kung anu-ano pa, eh di nagkalimutan na namang mag-kodakan last thursday sa get together namin... the kidos got busy with their kantahan and know what? sa wakas napakanta rin nila si sheena! she's got a beautiful voice although needs a some polishing pa at pwede nang isali sa TFC Teen Popstar ulit! yun nga lang si kent eh not feeling well (sumakit ipin!) kaya di masyadong nagkakakanta - ganda rin boses nitong batang ito... inggit nga ako eh.

Last year the son of our friend joined the contest TFC Teen Popstar dito sa Dubai - wala lang trip lang nung bata - his name is bruce and yap! you guessed it all right - he won the first place and received a brand new car among his prizes!!! siempre masaya ang the fader (stage father bagang dating!) . . . soon you'll be seeing him sa kapamilya channel... in fairness gwapito ang bruce!

anyways, back to the barbekyuhan, ayun ok lang naman ... bbq pork belly n chicken, order na lang ulit ng haka noodles from "eat n drink" resto, sopas (me kidos kasing maliliit eh), tapos me keyk ulit (b-day pala ng ninang minda noong may 01 - di namin alam eh he he he !), tapos me ice-cream, sugar free pa nga! (kaya inupuan ko eh!) fruits saka kung anu-ano pang foodies abound sa table...ganun lang naman ang kaligayahan namin kapag week-end na dito sa dubai. kapag me bagong recipe ang ninang turuan at kuhanan ng recipe - pero madalas di naman namin nata-try pa! ha ha ha ...

di na nag stay sina buntis kasi sumasakit daw balakang niya, ang the hubby naman me work sa gabi so hinatid lang kami dun... ang bait ano???? he he he mana sa ninang :) pero dinalhan ko na lang sila when we went home na.

naghatid sa amin pauwi si cuz, tita thelma . . . ang bait din niya kasi siya rin ang current sponsor ko sa visa ko! so maaga me nakauwi kaya hayun di na naman ako nakatulog agad... 5am na nakamulaklak pa ako - yeah you're right mukha na naman akong tsonggong puyat the next day - he he he ...

hanap muna ako ng pictures ng mga kidos dito....

wala lang...

april 30th, umaga, tinawagan ako ng “inaanak ko sa kasal”… tinanong ako if busy ako that day – sabi ko hindi naman…kasi daw papaluto sana siya ng menudo, paborito niya kasi ito so oo naman ako.

sinundo ako sa bahay, that was after lunch na. mga 12:30 na…tapos daan pa kami ng supermarket kasi mamimili pa ng sangkap (?) biglaan daw kasi nang maisipang mag handa ng konti to celebrate their wedding anniversary, so ayun isip isip ng mga ingredients pa. pahabol - gusto raw ni misis chicken macaroni salad – so ikot na naman for the salad… entonces nakauwi kami almost 2 pm na.

pagdating sa bahay pinasalang ko agad yung para sa bulalo ( o di ba me bulalo pa pala!) tapos luto muna ng pang lunch kasi “tom jones” na raw sila! then i prepared the pork for the menudo and marinated it muna. tapos magluto ng lunch, yun naming macaroni sinalang ko.. habang eating lunch pasulyap sulyap at baka ma-over luto ang macaroni.. then next yung chicken breast. e di naluto na nga..

after all had eaten their lunch – balik na sa pag-gayat ng gulay, etc. for the menudo, macaroni at bulalo. we prepared muna the macaroni salad, pero wala palang nabiling pickle relish at kulang ang mayonnaise - so paglabas na lang daw ulit… so hintay muna at nilagay muna sa fridge yung mixed macaroni para lumamig na. sa dami ng pasta, di naming nilagay lahat me isang bowl na malaki pang sobra – sabi ko, lagyan na lang ng fruit cocktail, so bili na naman ng fruit cocktail, so naging “fruit cocktail macaroni salad”.

habang waiting sa remaining ingredients ng salad, silip silip ulit sa pinapakuluang baka, uy! tender na so sinangkapan na then add yung potatoes at corn then off na yung heat agad. ayun medyo nasobra ang lambot ng patatas tuloy – naluto sa init! he he he….

next pinakuluan ng yung pork, kakakwentuhan, muntik nang ma-over ang tender ng meat na naman ha ha ha … then ginisa na with all the sangkap. tapos na!

hapon na ng “magising si tingoy” – so labas na para bumili ng remaining sangkap… asus, natrapik tuloy ang mokong! nagdatingan na ang mga invited niya eh wala pa siya – late na tuloy kumain…

bumili na lang pala ng pancit (at di na nagpaluto kasi pagod na daw ako) saka ng braised peking duck ba yon … aba eh kung sinabi niyang me pancit pa eh di sana nung nag grocery sinama na at naluto na rin agad.. kadali lang naman niyon lutuin eh! ayun – hinahanap tuloy ang “pancit ng ninang” daw … popular na ang pancit ko sa gatherings nila eh! yabang ko ano?! pinagtitiyagaan nila luto ko!!!

everything went well naman ng dumating na si tingoy, sinangkapan na yung salad at nagkaininan na… me binili pang cake nga eh!

so ayun, masaya naman lahat ng nagsikain at naubos naman din yung handa nila… sarap ng feeling pag nauubos yung luto mo di ba? Pero sa gutom na siguro, nalimutan ng mag kodakan! Pero di nalimutang magkantahan after eating.

kaka-inggit nga kasi halos lahat sila maganda boses, pinipilit nga akong kumanta eh – sa ganda ng panahon, baka puntahan kami ng pulis kapag ako na ang kumanta !!! ha ha ha….

it was almost 2am nang ihatid nila ako sa bahay… napasarap pa kasi ang kantahan nila, after na mag-alisan na yung ibang guests nila.

nakakatuwa lang kasi, ganito lang buhay naming dito sa dubai… minsan kahit na walang okasyon, maisipang magtawag – sige lang… luto ng kahit na ano, kwentuhan, kantahan, tapos uwian na… kami-kami/sila-sila din lang naman, nothing fancy baga, same old faces… wala lang.

sa Thursday, sabi naman ng ninang minda, magi haw-ihaw daw dun sa kanila. sabi ko sige – itawag lang kung confirmed…medyo okey pa naman ang klima kaya okey pang mag-ihaw-ihaw sa labas. so abangan na lang natin ulit ang happenings sa huwebes ha.....