The Breakfast Theory

I keep remembering your last day, our last trip. You looked so happy and excited. Surprised when I put you in the car that you were actually going with us. Looking out the window, insisting on sitting on my lap instead of going to the other side to watch everything go by. And then looking forward to check where we are then going back to the window. You wanted to lie down, but also want to see outside so you just stand up, spraying your saliva everywhere as your breathing turn into pants. And we laugh at you, because you make evrything you do look so adorably cute. We stop over for food, and as Beam goes down you scratch at the door wanting to go with her. We tell you to stay and we play instead. When food arrived I offered you a piece of bread, but you turn it down and I laughed because you never turn down bread! I offered you fries and you didn't want any of it either, so I saved you some in case you changed your mind once we reach the cemetery. We got there and after you peed on

For the little ladies, these dainty pieces will make them feel every bit as special as a Disney Princess! 

For a unique bridal shower, these statement earrings were worn by the bride's friends and given to the bride as gifts after the party. I heard they had some pieces auctioned off :) Statement earrings can also be given by the bride as her thank you tokens to her female entourage.

For this vintage inspired souvenirs, glass beads, wood, crystals and corals were used to create big, colorful and also dainty pieces that were the trend back in the 40's and 50's. See more on:  Custom-made: 1940's-1950's

One of my favorite shows' mission this week is Finding True Friends. The 6 guys were given a folder that they had to fill with their friends' kissmark as confirmation of their being true friends. They first discuss what makes a true friend so they'd know who to approach. One guy said the first person that pops in your head is a true friend. Others say the ones that are there when you're at your lowest while some say the ones with you through good and tough times. And ofcourse, childhood friends or friends you've known for years.  When asked for the estimate number of true friends they believe they have, the average answer was 2-3. And then I did a quick count and came up with the same.  Throughout the show, as they one by one tell their stories about their friends or why they lost contact, I can't help but think of my own. One guy had a falling out with his bestfriend 7 years ago, but still considers him his best. When he was given the mission, the first per

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My 2013 started with me losing my phone. Actually I left it in the cab. Good thing I made it a habit to text my Mom, sister and the friends I was just with with all the details of the taxi I took so if anything should happen, well at least I'd still have the last laugh! So when I realised I had left my phone I asked my sister to call my number first and when that didn't work out I called the cab company. I was able to get it back the next day after a lengthy conversation with the dispatcher and the driver. I was part lucky, part resourceful. Today, June 4, I had left it again but this time not in a cab but in a trike. And although I'm resigned to the reality I might not get it back, there's a part of me that still hopes. You see, the tricycle drivers in our village are mostly good people and are old, retired men (and women) who chose to drive a trike than be bored at home all day. There is a certain kind of security in the fact that they are from the neighborhood and ha

So here's the thing about local food. They're reeaaalllyyy good but hard to make. At least that's how I feel when I read the recipes. They are intimidating. One of Mama's cookbook is so old the pages are brown, brittle and tattered and the author unknown because the cover has been replaced with black cardboard. I was flipping through it because I needed to cook something new and I couldn't google because of my slow connection, low patience and time constraints. I found about 2 that I'd like to try when I saw this recipe for a Spanish style tomato sauce. I was thinking more like the kind they have with the sardines. This is totally embarrassing because you are about to discover just how mentally slow I can be at times. I thought I'd have the pasty kind of tomato sauce that has a bit of oil from cooking it too long. I only realized I was making the kind you can use for pasta when after 45 minutes (it requires a whole hour of slow cooking) there were no trace o

I've been cooking more for the past few months since my mom's stroke, and 90% of the time I've no idea what I'm doing. 10% of the time I'm either just frying or cooking adobo (pork, my self-proclaimed specialty). But as you know, stroke patients are kept on a strict diet. So at first steamed fish, chicken and vegetables were all she ever ate. But who wouldn't tire of that after two months?! So out with the cookbooks it is. Everyone in my family cooks because we love to eat. But in every family there's that one person who can't do anything right. In the kitchen, that person is me. When we were teenagers, my sister loved to bake and ofcourse I loved helping her. She has very long patience for my inadequacies but the last straw came when I got the table knife stuck between the electronic whisks! And they still laugh at the time my mom was coming home late and I was the only one left at home, so she asked me to prepare the food she was going to cook. She

Don't you just hate it when you're passing time on the t.v. and decide to watch something for the first time and enjoying it so much you decide to start following the show. Only to realize the following week that you got the date wrong and don't really remember which day it was on. So you try again same time the next day, and the next until the week passes. So you think maybe you got the wrong time, so you watch again the next week estimating the time but still the week passes and you don't even get to get a glimpse of it.  What's worst is you see the trailer for the next episodes but the time they show is meaningless because they're not on local time and you just don't know which country has the same time as yours. It's been 4 weeks since I first watched the show. I don't see the trailers anymore so I guess I won't have to wait for it this week. *sigh*

Once there were two mischievous friends who were so close that it takes only one look to convey a message. One fine day, such a look was given to the other that said "Meet me in the restroom! Have. Juicy. Gossip!". After quietly slipping away from the eyes of their team leads, they meet in the restroom. And since it was in the middle of work hours, they had the room to themselves. One started to talk excitedly sharing something juicy about a co-worker when the other stopped her to check under the stalls for feet, just to be sure as the story was indeed juicy. Seeing none, she let the other continue with her gossip.  About three minutes into the conversation the room started to stink and the two friends ribbed each other for passing gas that smelled to high heavens. While denying each others' accusation, the smell of alcohol suddenly filled the room and the horrifying realization stunned them both to instant silence. Checking again for feet under the stall and again