Ginataang Hipon(Shrimp in the coconut milk)

I like any food with "gata"(coconut milk).My favorite is Ginataang hipon(shrimp in the coconut milk)with bamboo shoots but in this photo,I didn't have any stock of bamboo shoots so it's only shrimps.Hmm,I still remember how delicious it was :)I think,I've eaten 2 plates of rice hehehe.

Want some Pansit Lome?

I like to cook and if I like some dishes,I tried to do it at home.We don't go to the restaurants often.Since my husband likes anything with pansit and likes the lome,I usually cook it for him.I remember when I was still in the Philippines,whenever my father have his salary,we always go to our favorite restaurant and ordered some Pansit Lome with loaf bread :)All of us were happy just by eating that,seems that we eaten something very special :)

Too bad,at this photo,I don't have shrimps,I usually put some.

Cool Tags

I got this another cool tag from Gracey,thanks girl.

1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Today, I am:

-Happy,I called my family in Davao this morning and heard a great news,my lola is getting better.
-upset,of the ongoing problem with regards to the house payment.
-blessed,inspite of these problems my husband is always there to cheer me up.
-tired,I still have many things to segregate and put in the box for our move.
-excited,I'm gonna cook again some turun again this afternoon,hmm mapapakain na naman ako nito.
-afraid,Im gonna have the result of my diabetes examination this afternoon too.Hope I'm free from it.

So I'm gonna pass this tag to Mylou, Lara,Bernadeth,Gina and Janese

Kissable tag

I got this kissable tag from my cyber friend and tukayo Amor and JoyD,thanks girls!Pasensya na sa photo,I don't have kissable lips and hindi ako masyadong maarte so light lang yong lipstick ko from Avon which I bought last year from our vacation in Davao.



“Kissable” Tag Procedure:
1. Post a picture of yourself wearing your favorite colored lipstick.
2. Tag two or more bloggers.
3. And don’t forget to link the blogger who tagged you!

Now I pass this kissable tag to Pretty Me,Marie Grace and Prily

Visiting Italy!

One of my dream destinations in the world is Italy.I've been wanting to go there so much,I've heard a lot of good things in every person who already visited the country.Just like France,Italy is rich in history,art,culture and gastronomy.I wanted to visit also their old castles,churches and museums.

Since summer is fast approaching,we already planned our vacation ahead of time.Good thing my husband,granted my wish :)we will be going to Italy this summer!Im very excited of this news :)at last I'll see this enchanted country soon!.I Hope we have enough time to visit different places.What is nice about here in europe is that we're not only limited to airplanes,we can also ride a train to be in different places,so perhaps we'll be taking trains in our trips.

We've already searched on the net the best deals that we can have,especially on summer,you'll expect that the prices are high than normal season.Good thing,we've found an interesting prices for the hotels.Since we planned to go to Rome and Venice,looking for a hotel for different places is so tiring,what is good with them was that they helped as much as they can to their customers,an indeed dependable customer service.They recommended places that must to see and to do when in Venice.One of the world's romantic cities and known as the "City of Water" and "City of Bridges".The never be missed Gondola rides and visit of St Mark Square and it's pigeons.

Just 2 more months,and here we come Italy!

Can poor Filipinos still afford to buy rice?

Everytime I watch the Filipino programs on the net and even here in France,the hiking price of rice are always the subject.I really don't understand why the prices of basic commodities are skyrocketing while the Philippine peso is soaring?Normally,the prices will be lesser but it's not what happen right now.Sad but it's true,poor people are the victims.How can they afford to buy rice at 38 pesos per kilo and eat three times a day?That's why many people eat NFA rice right now making long queue just to buy 2 kilos per day.Even here in France,we feel the pain coz before the 25 euros per 20 klo sack of rice is now 35 euros in our asian store.I hope government will do something about it.

Visiting Acropolis

Acropolis is located in Athens Greece and it is one of the well known monuments in the world and one of the archaeological sites in the country.Here,you can see the Parthenon, a temple built for the Greek goddess Athena,the Propylaea that serves as the entrance going to Acropolis and the Erechtheum with the famous Porch of the Maidens.

It is on the top of the hill,so going there you must climb the hill or take a taxi if you want.It’s really a breathtaking view to see the whole Athens .When we went there last October 2007,they still reconstructing the place,I don’t know how long it will take but I guess it will take many years to bring it the way it was before.

Bizarre foods

I really like to watch voyage channel here especially the show Bizarre food by Andrew Zimmern.I like the idea of his show,showcasing the exotic foods of different countries.He always said these words,if it looks good,eat it! :)

I was happy that they featured Philippines.In this episode,he tried the balut(fertilized duck eggs),worms from trees in Palawan,lechon,ice cream in the bun and some Filipino delicacies.

Here's the video I found in Youtube.

Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival 61st edition,one of the world's oldest and most influential and prestigious film festivals was officially opened today.Many prominent stars from different countries surely are there to witness this international film competition.It begins with the Brazillian entry Blindness.It also features,Harrison Ford film,Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by Steven Spielberg,Im really excited to watch this movie.The Festival will end on the 25th of May,it's also the time they will give the ward,Palm d'or for the best film.

Earthquake in China

Im really sad of what's happening in Asia right now,after Burma's tragedy, hitted by cyclone with more than 20,000 people died,now it's China's turn.The country was hitted by a powerful earthquake that killed almost 9000 people and thousands of missing too.It is said that it was the most violent earthquake in 30 years.What a worst consecutive tragedies!

If only we can stop these natural calamities.

Nice weather

Well,as what I've written few days ago,we're just so lucky that our weather is constantly nice.Though we're busy here in our house,I tried to finish the assignments,especially they'll be expiring soon and I need some bucks to help my lola who's sick right now,hope she gets better soon.Im hoping to have some opps more.

Have a nice day everyone!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's day to all the mother's out there!It will be my second time to celebrate this special occasion.Ours here in France will be on the last Sunday of May so,two more weeks to go.I know in Philippines and in USA,they celebrate it tomorrow.Kudos to us mothers! for we have the most novel job in the world :)

So sad that I can no longer celebrate it with my mother,I miss you Ma,happy mother's day to you too wherever you are.

Great week!

For almost a week now,our weather is so nice.We see Mr sunlight often,which is a good news for us :)The other day and yesterday we went out in the afternoon and profit the warm day.Right now we're on 25-27 degree celcius,many people wear summer clothes,wearing sleeveless and shorts!I guess I have to put our winter clothes in the box,we'll not need them anymore :)

Burma's Tragedy

In the TV news here in France three days ago,I was really saddened when I saw the video of one of the worst tragedies in Burma.Their country was hitted by the powerful cyclone named Nargis.As of now,21,793 people died and 40,695 missing,thats a lot!

I feel pity to all of them,hope the government will do something to provide humanitarian assistance.Surely there will be food shortages,hospitalization for the survivals,medicines and some needs.Hope many people, especially the rich countries will help Burma coz the country alone can't sustain all the needs.

The Burma tragedy video I found in you tube.

Hot and Sour chinese soup

This soup is called soupe pekinoise in french.I usually cook this soup for my husband,he really likes it a lot and so do I.We love the hot and sour taste of it.Whenever I prepare this,it's already our all in 1 meal,it has meat and lots of veges.

I put some chicken fillets,tofu,many vegetables like carrots,mushrooms,bamboo shoots,onions,scallions,some eggs and sometimes I add sotanghon.It's easy to do it and a very healthy meal.

Sextuplets

I was browsing in the you tube again and caught my attention of this family,The Gosselin.I was so amazed how can she delivered these 6 children all alive and safe!Me having one son,I already experienced the difficulties in my pregnancy how much more if you have 6 all in all.For me it's a miracle.All the kids are cute and healthy.If you want to read more on their story,it can be read in http://www.sixgosselins.com

I wanted to have more babies but not as many as these.Maybe a twin will do for me :)Maybe I'll be scared if there are more than 2 babies in my tummy coz it would be hard to labor and for the babies too.

Waling Waling orchids

Davao is very known for Durian,Pomelos and Orchids,the Waling-waling.There many orchid farms there in Davao,one of those is the Fuentespina Orchid farm which is very known when it comes to different beautiful orchids.

This photo was taken on Araw ng Davao where they showcase the beautiful and exotic orchids.