Oh No. 7.

Been tagged by Toni (actually pinilit ko cya, he he he) Thanks sis for this.

Seven things that scare me:
Rats. Snakes. (sorry can't think of any na)

Seven things I like the most:
reading a nice books. surfing the net. blogging. spending time with Dj. A good conversation with friends and/or hubby. Cooking and eating. Nature trippings.

Seven random facts about me:
My name is pronounced as Jenny. Im very optimistic in life. My birthday is after valentines day. Can't sleep with the lights on. I can spent my whole day infront of the computer. Im affectionate. I love eating pansit Bihon :D

Seven important things in our bedroom:
fluffy pillow. nice scented sheets. cellphone. a notebook and a pen. my bag. my green slippers. blankets.

Seven things I plan to do before I die:
Have kids. own a house. learn to drive. Learn web designing. start and grow a business. Travel outside the country with Hubby. Own a farm.

Seven things I can do:
Write a short story. I can sing. I can act. dance a bit. I can make 3d drawings. I'm good at make-ups (wanna try anyone?). I can eat sandwich the whole day.

Seven things I can't do:
I definetely can eat those "creatures" that those people ate at fear factor. I can't drive. I can sing but rapping no way. I can't dance the swing. I can't bake (but Im wanting to learn).

Seven things that attract me to the opposite sex:
A good sense of Humor. Can sing with me. Good in Math (coz im not, teehee). Jack of all trades. Cutie Pie. Strong Arms. Brainy.

Seven things I say the most:
Oh my. Goodness. Ngek. Huwat. Lovy. Naman eh. Ok.

Seven celeb crushes (whether local or foreign):
Tom Welling. Brad Pitt. The vocalist of Hale (dont know his name eh).Hayden Christensen.Stuart Townsend.Sean Patrick Flannery. Ben Stiller

Seven people you want to see take this quiz:
I can break rules, can I? I want to tag all the misis of WifeSpeaks. Hope they will had fun answering this.

(P.S if you guys don't have a personal blog you can put your answers at the comment section ;D) Have A nice weekend to all.

A Short Note

Take care lovy
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It's 2:00am and still Im in front of the PC finishing some stuff that I'll be needing this morning at DTI. In an hour and a half hubby will wake up, get himself ready for work and leaves our place at 4:00am.

Since I know, I can't wake up that early, So I wrote this note for him. Hoping that though I cannot make myself wake up at 4:00am, I want him to have my 143 words before he leaves our place and not to forget the take care always which I always say to him.

Oh boy am I sleepy...I better hit the bed now. Goodnight.

And...

his reply
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When I wake up this morning, this was his reply to my simple note...

were both mushy noh? :D

natakam ako...

A visit to Dexie' place makes me drool over her fried tilapia which is my ever favorite. So, I prepared it for lunch. I accompanied it with ensaladang talong, a combination of steamed talong, sliced tomatoes, chopped onions and barrio fiesta spicy bagoong. kakatakam di ba!!!

You can use green mangoes in replace of the talong (so it's an ensaladang manga na, he he he)

Happy weekend to all!!!

For Now

books
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Im in my 2nd day of leave from work. So what's been keeping me busy around here. Been cleaning some mess aside from that Im a little busy with reading, finishing the books that I haven't done in ages.

These are the books that have been seating in my shelf and needs some dusting. I haven't tried opening any of them for a long time. Since I have more time (28 days more), guess I'll keep myself busy in reading while sipping my freshly brewed coffee.

Easy Does it

I was at the grocery the other day, while I was pushing my cart, I spotted the pre-marinated teriyaki pork strips of Monterey at the meat section. Since I was running out of ideas for dinner, I opted to buy a half-kilo of it. When the butcher handed me the package of the item I bought, I then realize, I haven't tried cooking pork teriyaki yet. I know its an easy recipe but I don't know how to start. Hmmm...

While I was in the middle of thinking on how to prepare pork teriyaki, I saw this.

Kikkoman teriyaki marinade & sauce with roasted garlic

At first I was hesitant to buy it. I was worried if the teriyaki sauce with roasted garlic will goes well with the pre-marinated pork that I bought. Since this kikkoman sauce is something new to me, so im not sure of it. I thought I should have spotted this bottle first and bought a fresh pork instead and use the sauce as it's marinate. Oh well, I have to trust my taste buds (and the kikkoman brandname of course).

At home, I tried tasting the sauce. It was yummy and the flavor of the roasted garlic made it much tasty. I guess I made a right decision anyway. I then prepared all the ingredients and started hitting the stove.

So what I did here...

Drizzle some oil in the pan, just enough to make the pan greasy. Then slide the marinated pork strips. Stir fry until the pork is tender. No need to saute garlic since Im using a flavored garlic sauce. Then pour in the teriyaki sauce. Just enough to cover the meat. I was about to add sugar to sweetend it a bit then I remember that I have a can of pineapple chunk so I opened it, and pour the syrup first. Simmer for say 3 minutes. Then add the chunk pineapple. Then mix. Add a dash of pepper. Then voila an easy pork teriyaki.

Hope for the best

If you have been wondering what did happen with my resignation. My boss and I had this talked the very same day I tendered my resignation. He asked me why. There were no signs that I'm planning to resign as he mentioned. He even asked if I were going somewhere else or will I work abroad. I told him that Im not going anywhere. I'll just stay home and have this little business that H and I had been planning since last year. Aside from that I do wanted to take a break from the longest time I've been working. After hearing my side, boss suggested that I should take a 1-month vacation leave. He said that, I am just stress-out from work and do need a break. And he even mentioned that not all resigning employees are given such option. He just let them go and leave the office. Still I insisted my resignation. So he read again my letter and insisted more the vacation leave. He then wrote "leave for 1 month" on the paper and said, " sige na, mag leave ka muna, then after a month pag ayaw mo na talaga, hindi na kita pipigilan." I felt that I was that important in this office.

So after our talk, I agreed and wrote a request for a month vacation and boss signed for approval. Then people from other departments were asking if it's true that Im leaving and some even asked why. It was funny because, they suggested the same thing as what boss has in mind. Then a co-department of mine suggested this " Jen, wag ka na muna resign. Please." My heart was touched. It's hard when you really spend most of your time at work, you'll surely miss the people and the environment when it's time to leave and move on. But again Im positive about this. If ever my mind wont change after the vacation leave (at this time, I know I wont) I'll go with my resignation. After all, it's the work that Im leaving and not the friends I made.

So now, Im counting the days, 13 more and I'll be on leave. Im excited.

Im IT this time...

I've been tagged twice by these gorgeous ladies simplymuah and Maldita

So here goes...

1. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU ENJOY DOING EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO ONE AROUND YOU?

Reading a good book. It's the only time I can make a serious reading, no one will make kulit.

Sometimes, I just go and sit out at the park and read or watch people.

Do sketches, most of the time my creativity comes out when Im alone.

Took pictures of anything that I see as a good subject.

2. WHAT LOWERS YOUR STRESS/ BLOOD PRESSURE/ ANXIETY LEVEL?

Well, if say I'm stress-out, I talk to close friends to vent out. Sometimes, if Im really depress, talking to friends while crying is helpful in taking the negative feelings away.

Another thing that I do, I write down all my worries, depression or whatever bad things I feel in a sheet of paper, I crumple it or tear it then throw it in a trash. It works well for Me.

If the feeling is very extreme, I shout, a one good shout. Through this, I release the tension that I have. But this thing is not advisable, the neighbors may get annoy,he he he

Talking to hubby. He indeed knows how to make me feel comfy and relieve from all my worries.

3. TAG 5 FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO POST IT IN THEIRS.

Im tagging...

Toni- Solace personified as mentioned in her friendster testi (I agree to that too)and a dear friend to me.
Kitts, Star- Both ladies creates magic in every photos that they take
Butik's, Len- My new found friends and I do want to know their answers. :D

Reflection

Im absent today at work. Not that Im sick, not that I have to attend on something. It's just that Im thinking something about work. Something that will surely need better judgment.

Tomorrow, I'll bring this sheet of paper with me, telling my wants of leaving the company. I won't be in any office yet. I'll take my time here at home. I'll relax a bit for the meantime. This is what I've been wanting after the 9 straight long years of working from 2 companies.

But again, I know, this wont be easy. During my long stay at my present employer, I have gain friends. A close bonding to those people I have been with for 5 years. Hope they will understand why I have to leave them.

Hoping that tomorrow, I won't cry...

Just because Im bored

Im here at work today. The designing team is still discussing the project so Im here waiting for the inputs they will provide. Im bored so I took a picture of my little working space.

Thank goodness for digicams. In times where myself is a bit bored, I find it relaxing to take pictures of anything. At this moment I have a kodak 3.1 megapixel but I do wanted to have an IXUS or an Exilim. Oh well, that is If I find a way to convince hubby. He aims to have a digital videocam before 2005 ends. On the second thought, taking video is also exciting. I have this software for editting video. I tried editting some family video and it was addicting. Hmmm...I guess have to convince hubby to buy both, he he he.

Spice them up

this recipe is a different version of the tokwa't baboy which is yummy for pulutan... but we prefer this with rice. Both hubby and I love spicy food. So this dish really rocks our dining table

It's very easy to prepare. All you have to do...

about 4 pcs bean curd fried and cut it into cubes
half kilo pork (I used liempo)deep fried and cut into cubes
chopped several onions, the more the merrier
then pure calamsi juice (i squeeze 10 calamsi for this recipe but of course you can use more
about half a cup of soy sauce (again add more if you want)
chopped siling labuyo (I used 10 pcs for this)

Just mix, mix, mix all of them. Let them dance and be happy. If everything has been mix, taste, taste, taste. Grab some beer or rice and enjoy.