Game 1

We watched the UAAP game yesterday and we lost.. :( big time! and it really made me sad but I was happy because I was with great company! ^^,

we surely were all out. all heart.

picture by brosigonzales.blogspot.com :)

How I wish we will win the second game! charge Tamaraw!! Fight!

Photoscape

Have you ever heard of Photoscape? Well, I have just heard about it today and these are some of the photos of I have come up with. Surely, I will be exploring this FREE software and improve my photo-editing skills! :) 

Do you like it? Till next time!

a nice poem

Forest Matins
by: Bliss Cua - Lim

Trees are best at prayer.
They lift their boughs towards Him
And sing their canticles in green.
They are proud, unbowed.
Their faces upturned, their roots
In soil, they live well,
And life, the whole life,
is a prayer.
Children, be like to the trees in your prayer.

:)

Banapple Experience

Being able to find a time to have a food trip with my college friend seems to be an impossible task but last Friday, I was able to go out with my friends and scratch out of the things in my bucket list which is to eat at Banapple! :)

We ate at Banapple - Ayala Triangle and it was Friday lunch time meaning there were a lot of office working people who had their lunch in the same area and it just that they all seem to be at Banapple that same time and day. This means that we had to wait for more that an hour to be seated since there were only a few seats available. At first it was very frustrating because it was very hot outside the restaurant, but my friend Khaye and I can't let go of the chance to accomplish one of our wishes. :) And to be able to talk over lunch and get updated with each others life is just GREAT! :)

When we were already seated, we just had to wait for our food to be served since we already ordered while waiting to be seated. ^^ (fyi: they don't have table service, you have to order at the counter). And these are the food we ate. One thing is for sure, they had big servings and we were sooo bloated afterwards.

Hickory Smoked Barbecued Country Ribs (P 185)

Chicken Breast Parmigiano (P185)

Garlic Beef Tapa with Creamed Parsley Eggs (P 170)

Trio of Sausages Fettuccine (P 180)

All of the food or entree were great! :) The serving size was really big and I really liked all the dishes except for the pasta but my friend Dee, who ordered it, said that it was good. So maybe something was wrong with me.. ^^ We were really full by the time we had our last spoon of our food but we had dessertS coming and a lot of people say that Banapple offers great dessert so we surely had to try it! ^^

Blueberry Cheesecake (P 100 / slice)

Dark Chocolate Tiramisu Cheesecake (P 110 / slice)

Banoffee Pie (P 95 / slice)

Cherry Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake (P 110 / slice)

Apple Caramel Crumble Pie (P 100 / slice)

Our verdict for all the desserts we ordered is that it did not meet the expectations we had. The first thing that I noticed was that the cake was served near room temperature and some were even tasteless.. :( The only cake we liked was the Dark Chocolate Tiramisu and I personally liked the Apple Caramel Crumble Pie, though Dee told me that they seem to use preserved apples and not real fresh ones.. :(

Overall, we loved the entree and we did not like the desserts. The wait was very long and maybe it was just the right place at the wrong time.. :\

Question

I have a question? Are you like me who have many as in uncountable number of friends who are celebrating their birthday this month?? Well, I do! And it is quite scary because all of the are very close to me and I just can't help to fight the urge and buy something for them, especially a cake..

So far these are the people who are dear to me that are celebrating their birthday this month Kayleen, Ange, Jewel, Sai, Neil, Sam... I mean there are currently 6 of them and I think there would be more and it just hurts my pocket a lot! o.o

Anyway, I just wanted to know if you are in the same situation with me.. :)

Happy September everyone! And to those who are celebrating their birthdays! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My September so far..

Okay! So I thought that I was going to have a great September but as each day passes by, I feel like its going worse and worse. I'm not really complaining or anything but its just that things don't seem to go as planned. School has been very stressful (as always)! There is the feasibility study, international cuisine, play for my foreign language class AND I still don't have any hotel calling for an interview for my OJT next semester.

And if you are wondering with what happened to my Mandarin Oriental interview, then let me just simply say that I failed the Final interview. It surely did make me sad but I still have faith (just what my friend tells me), that I would have a hotel for next semester. :) Please do pray for me as well..

Aside from school, tutor is another thing I am a bit busy about but at the end of the day, it seems to be worth it because those keeds kids I am tutoring are so good and lovable that they just can bring sunshine through my cloudy day! ^.^

I am also loving the new user interface of blogger that is why I am really telling you a lot of things about my life right now, is because I am a bit amazed on how this new layout looks like! :) Have you tried it yet? :)

While I was on my way home a while ago, a friend of mine approached me and told me that he wanted to join me to an extemporaneous speech competition and I am a bit excited about it. With regards to the interview I have with The Courier, I wasn't able to attend and update on what I have to do after.. :\ Hope everything will work out just fine! :)

Here are some photos I took for the past few days or just today! ^^, Oh! btw! Happy Lunar Festival to everyone! 中秋節快樂!! Were you able to see the moon? So big, round, and bright???

P.S. I am loving the new interface!! ^.^

my comfort food

I do admit that I love noodles and soups, that is why even though I love eating all kinds of food, nothing beats instant noodle (泡麵) + egg + dried seaweed. I find it comforting to eat this kind of food whenever it is raining or when I am just plain sad.

I also know that it is really not that presentable but great food doesn't really have to look good. Right? :))

I forgot to tell you that I actually auditioned or tried to be a part of our department's newsletter and it is actually called "The Courier", our institute's official newsletter. I just got the result last night that I passed for news writing, so I am a bit excited. I will also have another interview for the second screening on Tuesday :) I decided to join this committee because I think I am fond of writing stuff and I thought that someday, IF I would like to pursue any magazine editorial job, it might look good in my resume. But above all, I do believe that this will be a great learning experience for me.. :)

That's all for now!

Starting my Month Right

It's SEPTEMBER again! :) And just like what I have said last year, Christmas is near.. ^^, Anyway, I am still in the process of accepting the fact that I am about to be a graduating student and that this semester is my last academic year! :\ Next semester, I will be having my internship and I am still at a lost on where I would be having it. But a GOOD news came in today! Mandarin Oriental actually texted me and scheduled me for an interview this Monday! :) I am really happy about it and a bit excited, scared, and scared! :))

A lot of things happened last month but past is past so what better way to start this month with great friends and a surprise! :) My friend Khaye came to school today and her birthday is next week and since she might not come next week, we could just surprise her today! :) And so we did! :) Here are some of the pictures I took.. :)

I also finished a book last Tuesday, while I was taking advantage of the long holiday weekend we had.. :) The title of the book is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and I really liked it a lot because it is very different from the usual books I read before. It is a narrative novel by Christopher who is autistic. BUT what is so great about the book is how logical, light and funny the book is, in the sense that what ever he thinks seems to make sense all the time. The book itself is not that thick but the font is a bit small but I guarantee you that it is a great read! :) This marks the 7th book I've read this year out of the 10 books I want to read for the year 2011! :) So I am very close in reaching my goal! :)

These are the things I can share with you so far and these are the things that made my day a great one! :) Thank you Lord! Thank you Khaye! Thank you dee! Thank you Mandarin Oriental! :) I hope that I would be able to post some great recipes we cooked in school and update you about my interview this Monday! :)

Till' next time! Merry Christmas!! ^^,