Sorry for my semi-hiatus blogging but really, Ajay’s Bento theme for Lasang Pinoy excites me. Syempre, since back to being full-time career woman po ako ngayon, baon or binalot or bento now plays a major role in my life. That is, kung talagang gusto kong magtipid. So I hope you’ll join us for the 25th round and get creative. Continue reading Make Way for Bento!
That’s my plate with a mean-looking crayfish head staring at you – steamed by my friends E&T to perfection with just a dash of salt and pepper. Down under and further, crayfish is actually spiny lobster, also known as rock … Continue reading Steamed Crayfish
Oh no! I miss Lasang Pinoy! Waaahhhhh!!! D*mn my tons and tons of work. Oh well… just don’t miss out on LP 24 round-up over at Bucaio. Loco over coco! … a sumptuous buffet of coconut-based dishes. We have a complete array of creations, from drinks, to traditional and inspired dishes, to fabulous desserts. – Bucaio Continue reading Loco Over Coco!
Just wanna say… I’m back! Yeah I had such a great time spending holiday with my family in Beijing. When I first came to Auckland, I saw its difference from China’s capital. But when I came back to Beijing, I … Continue reading Back from Beijing!
Seems that getting 3-week holiday a year in NZ doesn’t mean I get to choose as to when I can take it. Businesses close down for Christmas and New Year so it’s sort of a compulsory holiday for me. Buti … Continue reading Lasang Pinoy 22 – Tita Glo’s Biko
December’s Lasang Pinoy theme is… “RICE! We have gone through 21 months of Lasang Pinoy and we’ve covered a spectrum of Filipino dishes. Every one of those dishes, if you notice, always paired well with rice. See if you can count how many recipes end with ‘serve over rice’ or ‘serve with lots of steamed rice’. I lost count. Rice is a huge part of Filipino cuisine. So I thought isn’t it time to highlight rice?” JMom says on Lasang Pinoy 22: Rice to the Challenge! Lovely theme ei? Sali na po! Read the full announcement on JMom’s blog. Continue reading Let’s All Rice to the Challenge!
Have I lost my mind? Oh well I went up the Sky City just a week before I started my new job in Newmarket and queued up for face painting. Yup it’s kinda like Maori face painting but for kids … Continue reading On Japanese Food and Body Paint…
I am, again, an Interior Architect in another foreign land. I ain’t complaining though. Just… ahhh… the adventure called life. Another culture and way of life… like having a bottle or two of beer or a glass of wine at … Continue reading Bacon/Cheese Pandesal and Vegetable Salad
I have always liked my barbeque Pinoy-style – skewered and marinated with a mixture of soy sauce, ketchup, salt and pepper. But there are many ways to do it and I am pretty sure they are equally delicious. My friend’s sis pre-cooks pork, that’s boiling the meat in salt and pepper until tender, before setting them on the grill. To your left is just as yummy, prepared by T herself one weekend. Marinated in salt and pepper and grilled until well-seared but juicy, with the kiddos brushing ketchup and soy sauce on their portions.
What’s with the cake? Oh well that’s purple yam cake for my best friend T‘s hubby E last 20th of September, just 2 days short to my 1st month anniversary in NZ. The timing is just as good I guess … Continue reading ISKAndals has Moved to NZ
I’m taking a break from the usual food blogging and surfing to get this tag done – one I got from somebody who has left me a threat on my YM that started with “Oi you’re TAGGED!” then blah-blah-blah (ha-ha!). Truth is OK lang talaga. I have plenty of spare time right now, so busy with not being busy and it just feels so great at the moment. Savoring it while it lasts.
So this is how my desktop looks like. I thought about changing my wallpaper but the guideline says I shouldn’t alter anything the moment I read the tag. Nagmumura ang pagmumukha ng anak ko dito e pero sige na nga I decided to show off his perfect buck-tooth smile. When I get tired working I just look at it and I feel better right away. Bago yan kase may ngipin na sya. Those of you who have seen my old blog theme might remember his toothless laugh. And there goes my sidebar with the gadgets that are helpful and important to me especially the currency one. Also, note that I have two clocks, each with a different time zone; so that I know what time it is back in Beijing. Another gadget is a slideshow of our family photos.
Update! This is my Mac desktop. Nice and clean (almost!).
Yup, I’m still in Hobbiton land and enjoying every minute of it! A week here and I’ve been around already, even went snowboarding up Mt. Ruapehu which apparently was where Frodo and Sam found Gollum. Below was breakfast last Sunday … Continue reading Breakfast at Lake Taupo
I will be leaving for New Zealand… weeee!!!! Don’t worry, I’ll be back to blog from time to time… I hope. And to reply to the emails (sorry po… been really busy). Hanapin ko muna si Gollum…. See you soon! Continue reading ISKAndals going on Semi-hiatus
Where else to enjoy the best Peking duck but in Peking! It’s been a while since we enjoy this most famous Beijing dish and ‘ve been telling A how much I crave for it… especially when I saw Connie’s post. We just received some fabulous news and to celebrate it together with my birthday, A treated us (the 3 of us plus friends) to a wonderful lunch at this government-owned Chinese restaurant frequented by local Beijingers as well as local Chinese tourists.
Continue reading “I Wished for Peking Duck and Got it for my Birthday!”
A couple of months ago, we went to the newest theme park in Beijing. The kiddo’s actually been bugging us about it even months before its opening day last year but has been quite busy and waiting for the right time… like spring. So when a friend gave us complimentary tickets sponsored by a magazine for expats – free entrance and rides, the kid was really ecstatic! At one point during our day at the park, I saw the magazine’s photographer taking our son’s photo. The stage mom in me got excited it might get published. After a week, we saw not only 1 but around 5 photos in their website! My, we didn’t even notice that guy around us while we were having so much fun! Another week passed by and my friend who gave us the tickets informed me to get the latest issue. And so our hunt for the magazine began.
Got our copies (yeah, we took the last 2 copies) from our favorite hawker-style Singaporean Restaurant. Of course, it’s just proper that we should also enjoy the food. We had Chicken Rice, one of the best we’ve had in the country’s capital.
