Cavewoman

Wow. It's been so long since my last post. Anyway, I got a new phone so I hope will be able to post more often. ;)

I've been artsy-craftsy lately. Been making some projects here and there. And of course, it's christmas season, so that's reasonable. :) Anyway, I started a simple project but I'll see first if this works out. If it does, will post here soon.
Till then!
Cheers! :)

Michael

I dreamed about him last night. I put my arms around him and hugged him. I was so happy to see him. I miss him

Silly me. I never even met the person, in person. Just watched him on tv, followed him on social network sites. I'm just a fan. That's who I am. And that's all I'll ever be. A fan. No more. No less.

Sad is it? I kind of gotten used to it, unfotunately...

Magnum Manila Cafe

Do you love ice cream? Chocolates? Or desserts? Do you live somewhere in Manila? Why not try the Magnum Cafe! The ice cream bar has its own restaurant serving, well... DESSERTS!

Create your own magnum bar or try their plated creations. Who knew there are a lot of ways to enjoy magnum bar. 

Create your own! (Take-out)

Create your own magnum bar. First, choose your base ice cream (vanilla or chocolate). Second, choose your toppings. Maximum of three toppings. I can't remember everything but there are yogurt nible, dried strawberry shavings, almond nuts, pretzels, marshmallows, some kind of pepper flakes (yup!), crushed cookies and cream, etc. 

Then, choose your dip! Would it be gold, milk chocolate or dark chocolate?

After dipping your ice cream bar, they will put now your chosen toppings!

After that, you will again choose from the dipping choices for you drizzle. And then...

Tadaah! My very own magnum creation! For this one, I chose vanilla as my base ice cream, pistachio nuts, yogurt nible and cookies and cream (I think, lol), dark choco for my dip and gold choco for my drizzle. These creations costs Php100 each. Not bad! ;)

Plated Desserts! (Dine-in)

If you would rather sit inside the restaurant and feel its nice (but noisy, maybe from the sugar rush!) ambience, you just have to fall in line and wait for you to be seated. There are a lot of people who are really falling and waiting in line just to have their magnum experience (ehem!). 

The prices of plated magnum desserts costs Php250 and up. Here are some that I've tried:

Death By Chocolate

This is one of their bestsellers. It's a chocolate ice cream bar on top of chicolate brownie whith whip cream and some small choco balls. The brownie is not too sweet which is good. 

Apple Pie

It's an apple pie with the vanilla ice cream on top. The top part of the ice cream was dipped in gold choco, with some dark choco drizzle. The apple in the pie was not that soft as I expected. It's a good try if you're not into chocolates and cakes. 

Red Velvet

I'm not a red velvet lover but I just wanted to try it. It's a slice of their red velvet cake with vanilla ice cream cut in half, drizzled in dark chocolate and the other half was dipped in dark chocolate. Also with some whip cream and red velvet cake shavings.

Cookie Dough Skillet

Two vanille ice cream bars on top of a pan of cookie. I actually don't know what kind of dip on the top bar. The cookie dough was too sweet for me though.

The restaurant also serves some dishes so you can just go here from appetizers to desserts. But it's a bit pricey.

So there you go. Go and experience Magnum Manila! We did. ;)

Spell BORING.. :-/

05/10/14

Spending my weekend with my cousins at one of my cousin's flat. Left work early yesterday and we'll be back home tomorrow. It's actually my father's birthday today but decided to spend his day with my cousins. It's not that I'm hating my decision to come here, it's just boring! My femalw cousin who owns the flat is with sime friend in another part of the city. She promised to be back after lunch. I'm stuck here with my other cousin. It's already lunch time but he's still on his bed. Put the radio on just to fill in the silence. The place smells smoke because they smoke. I don't. And it is annoying 'cause I hate smoking and I have no choice. Her bed smells cigarette. 

I am not really enjoying here. And to think that I LIED to my parents to be here! Told them that I was going out of town with some friends to go swimming. Not! Gosh, this weekend is not going well for me. I want to head back home. :-(

A.I.D.S. (Acute Income Deficiency Syndrome)

I need money. Not to spend on things I want. I need money to sustain my family.

You see, I'm a 28 year old, single woman. No boyfriend. No cat or dog. But  it's like I have a family of my own. No kids but parents. I'm living with my parents. I have to. Not because I don't have a back bone, but because no one will take care of them; physically, emotionally, financially. 

I have a sister, you might ask if I have siblings. She's older than I am, 3 years. But she's married now. And have a 1 year old son. My sister used to be our breadwinner, but since she got married, and since I'm the only child left, it was passed down to me.

I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. Every person who knew or I talked about my situation says ut was noble of me. That God will bless me more. I believe it and praying that He will do just that because honestly, my paycheck is not enough. I even asked my sister if she could help us (or me) regarding this money matter.

My job actually pays me well, that is, if I'm a single person with no responsibilities, no worries. Heck, I could definitely save money. But it's not the case. Got to pay bills (electricity, water, internet), provide budget for the food, gas for cooking, medicines for my parents, etc. *sigh*

I wish there's another way to earn. I'm bad at sales talking. A lot of people are encouraging me to join their "marketing" thing. No can do.

I'm planning to put up a clinic with my friend. Hopefully, that will come true. But I also want to go and work abroad. I don't know. I'm really praying that He got a great plan for me.

Lolo Jaime

(7:16 pm) There is this photo album, blue photo album. I know what photos are inside that album: my Grandfather's funeral. Pictures taken from the last night of his wake until his final destination, at the cementery. I was ignoring that album, fighting not to look at it again, for the whole day, until now.

After doing my chores, I decided to take a look at it again. And then, as I saw his picture, I realized something: I STILL misss him. Tears welled up, can't help it. I remember all the memories all I had of him; from riding me to school and picking me up after class, preparing meals for me, making chocolate drink for me in the morning, buying taho for me so when I wake up in tje morning, there's a glass of taho in the middle of our dining table for me. 😊I also remember the way he laughs. He is a serious person, maybe because he is a veteran, so when he laugh, I knew that he really found it funny.  He taught me how to achieve really shiny black leather shoes. Military secret I guess... And then, there are times I regret so many things. I regret that I never told him how much I love him. I hope he knows. God, I hope. I can only hope. I regret also not spending time with him more especially those times when he was sick. College got most of my time. I now know that that's not a good reason. Should've been there for him. 😢

But those are too late now. He's gone for almost 7 years now. But I will never ever forget him. He will always be with me, in my heart.

So, Lolo, wherever you are, I miss you so much! And I love you very, very much! Thank you for raising me and my sister. It wasn't your responsibility, but you still did. You have and always have my utmost respect and love. I will make you proud. Always. 

Jerome

It was months since I last saw him. So when he entered the ER with my nurse friend, I was surprised. Of course I hid my reaction. I just smiled at both of them.

Funny, I remembered exactly how I felt about him before. But seeing him now, I don't feel the same. But it's good to see him.

I asked him if he's still on a project (I have to ask him and not miss talking to him). He smiled and walked towards me and we had a small conversation. It was really nice talking to him again because he's always smiling when he talks. 😊 And that's the reason why I dedicated a song to him, Brighter Than The Sun by Colbie Caillat. 

Though the feeling is not there anymore, it was nice to see him again...

Still in existence!

I can't believe that this blog still exists! Haha! But I'm somehow glad it does. ;)

Anyway, a lot happened to me for the past 4 years. I believe I was working in a clinic when I started here. So, to summarize everything, here it is:

1. I quit my job at the clinic

2. I passed my board exam

3. My sister got married

4. I was a bum for a year

5. I git a job at a hospital for eight months

6. Quit that job to transfer to another job in the same institution

Aaand here I am! Yeah, that went for four years. ;)

So, since I'm "activating" my blog again, which will be like an online diary for me actually, that will be for now. Seriously, I am just waiting for my Dad and bro-in-law to pick me up, got nothing to do then I found this. 

'Til next time then!

Cheers! 😊