Follow Up on my Milk Tea Craze

I have mentioned earlier that i'll be switching from coffee-chocolate to a healthier milk tea morning drink. To jumstart, I went to Calapan City (the only city here in Oriental Mindoro) early this morning to buy a couple of boxes. But to my dismay....

good grief! Lipton milk tea hasn't reached Mindoro!huhuhuhuhuhuhu Poor me! I bought a big box of the classic lipton tea though but it's grassy taste is giving me the nerves, as expected. Darn.

I guess this is the perfect time to turn to the husband in my "buymeeeee" mode.:)

Joining the Milk Tea Craze

Milk tea craze has reached Philippines for so long yet I haven't caught the craze no matter how nice and creative it has been advertised by media. They say coffee is out and tea has replaced it since people have been conscious about health nowadays.

Just about yesterday, I talked to my mom about her current health condition and she said that she has to undergo a surgery. She could have gone through it right there and then but the doctor told her that she has to be cleared by her other doctors since she has history of having high blood sugar level.

At first, it didn't come to me that since she's my mom, i might have the same issues in the future until ze husband told me that i might be taking too much sugar (blame it to my turon cravings eeeeeerrrrrr). I love turon and maruja (banana fritters) and since they're so cheap for snacks, they have become my favorite afternoon delight. Aside from that, I have coffee-chocolate drink every morning so that would mean another source of tons and tons of sugar.nomnom

From there, I have decided that I have to got through another milestone (k?) in my life. I would replace my morning drink with tea. I am definitely not a fan of tea ever since but i'm thinking of living a healthier lifestyle so there goes me, ready to ride the tea bandwagon.

I have this impression that tea tastes bitter, grassy and anything weird so I'm thinking of taking milk tea first so the change wouldn't be too drastic.

The transition for sure wouldn't be that easy primarily because of the sudden change in taste but according to some articles I've read, my taste buds would eventually get used to the taste of tea and the bitterness would just turn into sweetness. Heaven!

I hope this would work out for me as it worked out for others.

P.S. im also thinking of mixing tea to my bathing water.:) 

Long Over Due Post

i miss uuuuuuuuu!

i just that it's been quite a while since my last post. i have been so busy writing. a have written a lot of articles. this and that but i didn't actually enjoyed it as much as i enjoy posting in this blog. what kept me busy is that im doing (oh yes, im doing it!)  a newsletter and i've been writing stuffs in tagalog. i died! errrrrr

the good thing about it is that i am also the one doing the layout thingy so i get to once again practice layouting and keep my creative juices flowing.:) it's just so good to redo things which i used to do back in high school when i was a member of the school organ.

that's it for now. i just came from a drinking sesh with fellow cavaliers and im darn tired from all day work+bubuweekend. wink wink

beeeeehapppeeeeeeeee!

After taps buzz

I just got off the phone then started musing over everything after telling the husband how much I love him for the nth time today.

It’s quiet here in my room and I was about to turn my computer off when I bumped in to our wedding video. I have watched the coverage over and over again that I could already memorize each frame. Hay. I just love gian. God has truly been so faithful in all areas of my life and that includes sending gian as the person whom I could share my life with.

so much love

The first time I saw him I knew that he is someone special. We were friends and then lovers. He is my challenger, my number one fan, my ever loyal ally, my teacher and student, my manager, my lawyer, my researcher. When I’m with him, everything makes sense. He understands me better than I understand myself.  He is everything to me.

I love you for that, gian.:)

Tuesday Liqueur Night: Hopia Like it!

For six years, gian and i finally i got to celebrate our first hearts' day together. Well, at least the evening. We didn't plan of having a romantic dinner somewhere (gian is not a fan) so we just celebrated the day spending quality time together. 

Gifts? Again, Gian is not a fan. I am a big fan though but I think mindoro has really sucked out the creative juices in my head so I opted for something  I know Gian would surely like and appreciate. And guess what that safe choice is. Food. Food is one of the many things that really bond us together and I know I can never go wrong with it so that day, I decided to find my way to Ongpin Street to buy his favorite hopia.:)

now i got to experience commuting in this part of Manila

Gian is not a fan of dates nor gifts but definitely a SUPER BIG FAN (all caps, ikr?) of hopia. Any hopia will do even those which cost super cheap. On my part, I have heard good reviews of Eng Bee Tin hopia so I bought a few for my valentine.

Gian's stash

happy boy

mahopia

What's so funny about it is that Gian didn't immediately try each flavor. He took each one slowly as if he is savoring each single bite. Kung ako yun, wagam na kagad,hahahahah

When the husband went to Malaysia last December, he bought a box of Anthon Berg liqueur chocolate. At first, I hesitated to indulge since I had a bad experience with liqueur filled chocolates last christmas. When i first had one, it felt like my head would explode and i was dizzy evening to dusk.

But this one's different. It's so chocolaty (chocolate naman talaga,toink). What I meant is that the liqueur is there but it didn't took over the chocolaty taste. 

parang sumabit lang ung baba ko sa braso ni gian

senglot boy

yummmmehhh!

at the end of the day, hearts' day is just any other day. it's up to the people how they want it to be. for me, hearts' day 2012 was a blast simply because i celebrated love day with my beloved.

already consumed, sir!

What's left of it after a couple of sesh. NAUBOS DIN SA WAKAS!


Click to check our other hearts' day shots.

True Love Waits

It has been eighteen days since the husband and I saw each other. In earth-days, that is just two weeks and four days ago but for me, it has been a very long and excruciating eighteen days times twenty four hours and that's another excuse why i hate math because I miss Gian so bad!!!!!:(

Gian and I started with a long distance relationship. He studied in ozzilandia and the only time we see each other is during December breaks. That sucks, I know. The good thing about it though is that it makes my holidays so much special. All the more reason why i love Christmas on top of everything I mentioned in december_in_september. 

Here's how we looked like back then:

Gian's 2006 Break

 Gian left PMA for ozzilandia on 14 nov 2006 and this photo was taken when we reunited after more than a year.

2007 Break

Swimming, our favorite activity aside from running. Cough. Cough. Cough.

2008 Break

 Malulusog kme

So what is this post really about? Well, I just want to express how I am so thankful for having survived a long distance relationship for quite some time. It's a W-O-W considering it's my first and i must admit that Gian was so kind to understand me and just listen and make everything better for me. Thank You Father for sending Gian!

so true!

International Women's Day

according to the news, today is international women's day. or this month is international women's month. not so sure which is which.

even ms google celebrates IWD!

I always wondered about the significance of this special day. i am not so aggressive and revolutionary about it so i decided to make a significant milestone in my bloglife related to today's celebration.


taaaddaaaaahhh! 

oh well, im not surprised that you're not surprised.;p just notice how my blog has transformed.:)

i changed my template design to something more serious. although that doesn't mean my posts will be more serious next time.hahaha i decided to have this changes for the following reasons:


the blog title- from of random thoughts and ideas. that was just so natural. thinking out loud is all the same so natural but i can sense some excitement out of its simplicity.

the theme- well i thinks it's about time to get that tranquility that i have always looked for. i can compare the design to what the beach would look like at night. the darkness that surrounds the water is randomly disturbed by the innocent beauty of sparkles from the beach lights or the lamps that are used by the fishermen nearby.


oh my god. this post is so me. so malabo.