If there’s one thing I’d love to do more this 2010, that would be to travel the Philippines. First stop would be BATANES!!!! I love Batanes! I love its country feel and its rich cultural heritage. Just looking at the pictures online makes me want to pack my bags right away and take the first available flight. Yessss..that’s how beautiful the natural landscape of Batanes is! I really wish we could go there soon, but with the pending business trip of hubby to Canada, I guess this will have to be put on hold till he comes back. And maybe by then, weather is still good up north and travel funds are available. Keeping my fingers crossed. 
Today is the start of the new year and I already came up with a few things I want for us for this 2010. Take note though that this list just contains all those what have you’s in the kitchen so watch out for the other wish lists. 
1. Beka pans: Currently, we have two non-stick Beka pans (Beka Line) but I want another large pan good enough for sauteing big amounts of meat. I also need a large stockpot for cooking pasta and the like.
2. Le Creuset cookwares: I simply couldn’t get enough of their cast-iron wares. I got their black onyx edition of the 5.5 quart french oven, grill pan and pour saucepan early last year and now I just read that they’re going to release a new line of color – CASSIS. How cool is that, huh! Anyway, a few addition to my le creuset collection would be nice such as a 3.5 quart round casserole with steamer insert, square dish stoneware and a panini press.
3. WMF sets: I just love the collections of their creamer and sugar set, a tea pot and salt and pepper mills. I really wish I can find an outlet store of WMF so I don’t have to spend a fortune in Rustan’s to own these pretty sets.
4. Noritake chinaware: We already have a few chinaware but I want a fine china that we will be treasuring for a lifetime. Platinum wave collection is timeless and beautiful, and expensive too. Hahaha, so maybe I’ll have to put this off to 2011 wish list. )
5. Oneida silverware: We got a nice Oneida Garrett set as a wedding gift last year. However, the set is good for four people only. I hope to find the same model in the streets of Vietnam where it was bought (the model we have is no longer available in Amazon nor in US stores).
A big shout-out from us Trendy Hitched!
Dec-15-2009
Sea, sand and sun at Acuatico
Posted by abielicious under 7yearsinthemaking, abie and the city, manu on the loose
At long last, hubby gave me my much-needed beach fix. Since I got back from the States, I have been looking forward to get sun-kissed. After almost five months in the rocky mountain state of Colorado with a few visits to sunny state of California, who wouldn’t, right? Anyway, we found a good date for our beach getaway – our paper anniversary. Woot woot! So off we went to this nice resort in San Juan, Batangas called Acuatico (http://www.acuaticoresort.com.ph/).
The place is nice and just right for a quick escape from the city. The feel wasn’t that luxurious but the infinity pool was really, really nice – the kind of nice that makes you just hang out at the pool.
To my dearest hubby, BIG thank you for giving in to my request that we celebrate our anniversary the way I like it – with the sea, sand and sun.
At long last, I have made the move! Yes, after five years at the Big Blue, I have now decided to take the leap and move to the next level. Now, don’t get me wrong. Next level doesn’t necessarily mean the place that I’m going to right now is all-superior to where I came from. If you ask me, they’re both similar and different in a lot of ways and since I don’t want to preempt things right now, I’ll just stop right here. 
I’m just happy that I have finally made the move. Wish me luck!
Wrath, a word defined by Merriam Webster as a strong vengeful anger or indignation, is an understatement as to what I am feeling right now. I may look very calm and composed at this very moment but I can actually feel every ounce of my blood boiling inside my body, and every inch of my bones shaking. I could tell that I have already reached the final threshold of things. And this time, I would no longer say a thing nor silently whisper a curse. I will simply take the higher ground and do what’s best for me.
10GB of documents…
15GB of source codes…
25GB of raw pictures…
40GB of movies and TV series…
80GB of music…
150GB of boogie…
10 years of my life…
320GB of the good, the bad, and the boogie all down the drain in just one drop…
Technology… You can love it, you can hate it, you can do both. It’s amazing how today’s miracles of science can take up so much of your work, passion, hobby, and life over time and take it all away with just two things. One split second of hanging in mid-air and another for it to meet and face, mano y mano, the cold, hard, unforgiving and merciless concrete floor. For that moment in space and time, you can only watch with a stupefied expression on your face, as time stops at that exact moment when it suspends in mid-air while a flashback of memories on what it holds breezes through your mind in no less than 250mph, and hear the crushing sound of it cracking and squeaking while it bounces and slides off the paved surface you stand on. I can feel my knees weaken under stress as my 20 pound gut felt heavier with the sight of my hard disk on the floor. Now, it can’t be read or recognized by my laptop as it now gives a clicking sound when it tries to read data from it. From the five stages of grief, I’ am now going through the last stage, which is acceptance. Hey, looking at the bright side, its always good to start all over again on a clean slate right? Just like etch-a-sketch, just shake it off and start new. Besides, it gives me another reason to go shopping for a new, better, and kick-ass gadget to add to my collection!
“The boogie may be gone, but the boogieman is still alive!!!”
Tonight, my hubby and his alchohol-loving officemates will be holding a pub golf tournament and I will be his official caddie.
For those of you who don’t know, pub golf is just like your regular golf that takes over nine or eighteen holes, only a hole actually means a pub. The objective is to out-wit, out-think and most importantly, out-drink his opponents. What a game, right! And as much I love to drink, I don’t think I am “fit” to join this game. So to you pub golfers tonight, drink and be merry!
In a few days time, my hubby will be turning a year older, and wiser perhaps. We’ve been celebrating his birthday together for seven years now and I’m glad to say, each year was a special one. He or I always come up with something different for each celebration. Something naughty, something nice. But this year is going to be different. It is gonna be our first time to celebrate it as a couple hence, the pressure is on!!! Sheesh, I really have to do something special for my hubby..any suggestions?
November is just around the corner and boy, how time flies! One more month and we will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary. Yay! Time to finalize the celebration plans! Since I haven’t gone to the beach this year, I’m taking this chance to finally get my saltwater fix. Should we go Bali and experience the ever famous Balinese massage? Or should we opt for the pristine sands of Boracay and simply enjoy the beautiful sunset while sipping San Mig Light? Either will do actually so I guess that leaves us with the question “Which is doable?”
