Bucao River is one of the rivers in my home province.
My other entry gives emphasis on the side of this bridge that brings me closer to our family home, where my parents and brother live.
Bucao River flows from Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that erupted in the early 1990s after being dormant for almost 500 years. Its ash fall reach other South East Asian countries.
Anyway…
When we went home last Sunday to celebrate my father’s birthday, I asked my husband to stop so that I could take photos of the river and of the bridge on the other side.
The bridge in the foreground is newer because the bridge before that was destroyed by lahar flow.
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Tags: bridge, Bucao River, nature photo, Philippines, river, Zambales
One of the special days being marked in calendars is Valentine’s Day.
To some people, this is just an ordinary day except others are more sweet, more patient and more tolerant. A few weeks before this day, people are bombarded with all things red as a reminder to get gifts for their loved ones. Do you still give gifts on Valentine’s Day?
Greeting cards and flowers from those who have limited budgets. Weekend getaway, TW Steel Watches, a romantic dinner, jewelry or the latest tech gadget from those with deep pockets.
Whatever gifts will be given, and however this day is going to be celebrated, it is still nice to hear people say that “If Valentine’s Day is celebrated everyday, then the world would be a better place to be in.”
I agree. Its not the gifts nor the celebration but by being more loving, more caring and kinder to other people, that is the true essence of this special day.
Tags: gift, gift-giving, Valentine's Day
Eye-candy is the theme for Lasang Pinoy Sundays which became Lasang Pinoy Tuesday for me due to phone line problems. Hello PLDT, it has been 5 days already!
Anyway, during the past few weeks of the Christmas season, the influx of eye-candy food is varied and oh-so-tempting that anyone with sweet tooth would not resist getting a bite, or two, or maybe even more than that.
A dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts, colourful, sweet, flavourful and yes, tempting. It may not be a Filipino sweet treat but it captured the Filipino palate
Who would care for a piece of two of that colorful candy sprinkled one or the cookies and cream? What about the snowman over here?
I do!
And now I need to go get some weight loss supplements 😀
Tags: eye-candy, food, food photos, Krispy Kreme, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, sweet
Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday is CHIPPED.
Things that chip easily are those made of glass, ceramic and wood. In my other entry, I featured a chipped (old) historical wall.
Below are two photos of a wooden bench. The first one shows a chipped portion on the arm rest. The second one shows how big and how long the wooden bench is.
Chipped arm rest. of course, its wood and it can be chipped easily but then again, if you see how the bench looks like, chipping is not easy to happen.
This is how long and how heavy (I don’t know how heavy exactly but it looks very heavy indeed) the whole bench looks like:
This is one of the many wooden benches in a place called Tiendesitas where Filipino goods can be bought. We love going to this place because the children get to see a lot of pets being groomed and dressed up. Weekends also mean dog shows 🙂
photohunt
Tags: chipped, Tiendesitas, wood, wooden, wooden bench
We got this bottle of Julio & Julia Special Strawberry Cider during a trade fair we went to last year. This was made from the far north up where the mountains are cool and where strawberries are harvested.
The bottle content is almost gone. We need to get a new one soon. I even asked iMom last month to get me a bottle when she and her family had a vacation in the City of Pines but she was not able to find a bottle.
What I like about this is its being sour without tasting like it has been chemically done to do so, it is naturally sour without leaving an aftertaste in the palate. It also smells pleasantly good.
With what do I use this? When I eat green mango salad with fresh tomatoes and onions.
I hope to get a bottle soon but where?
Tags: cider, strawberry, strawberry cider
The Fried Cream Dory Fillet is undeniably one of the favorites on the dining table.
So what do I do to prepare these easily? I have a concoction ready-made just for these fillet:
- all purpose flour
- cornstarch
- bread crumbs
- salt
- pepper
- dry basil
I have all these in a jar ready to use whenever the children ask for the Creamy Dory Fillet that is if we still have some left in the freezer. I just need to beat eggs to dip the fillet before I use this.
For that batch above, used additional fresh basil leaves that i cut into very tiny pieces. The smell was wonderful 🙂
Try having this is a seafood restaurant and be prepared to pay for a big bill 😉
Tags: creamy dory fillet, fish, food, food photos, Lunchbox Meme
