AIM MM Class 2005 yahoo groups link

AIM MM Class 2005 yahoo groups link

Feb 3, ’10 4:57 PM
for everyone

Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MMClass2005/

Asian Institute of Management
Manila, Philippines

Master of Management Class 2005

While looking at my bear-shaped honey container…I wondered, googled and and found out – honey does not spoil! The honey found in the tomb of King Tut was still edible!

While looking at my bear-shaped honey container…I wondered, googled and and found out – honey does not spoil! The honey found in the tomb of King Tut was still edible!

Feb 3, ’10 3:45 PM
for everyone

delete reply pelkmansbalaoing wrote on Feb 3, ’10 That’s a good thought! I still have a pot of honey that we got as a wedding gift 15 years ago!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 pelkmansbalaoing said That’s a good thought! I still have a pot of honey that we got as a wedding gift 15 years ago!  ah..Annette…serious ka ba? baka pot lang ang nandyan..wala na yung honey! *grin*

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 really ?? !! maybe if PURE lang Cath .

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said really ?? !! maybe if PURE lang Cath .  eh? may half-baked honey? ah…fakes?

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 4, ’10 cuh888 said eh? may half-baked honey? ah…fakes?  the ones being sold commercially yata Cath … check on ingredients … may SUGAR ! hehehe

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10, edited on Feb 4, ’10 jlunelp said the ones being sold commercially yata Cath … check on ingredients … may SUGAR ! hehehe  talaga ha? hmm..coz I just usually buy like Sue Bee clover honey off the shelves here (well actually, it was for my dad who visited, I normally don’t really take a lot of sugar, brown or white when I drink my tea unless I put milk in)… I’ve not come across honey I bought na may ingredient na sugar listed on its back…hmm… come to think of it, when I was in Cebu, and we were walking on the sidewalks near Fuente Osmena…there was a man who looked to be selling honeycombs…ewan lang if it was a true one…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 ok, eto, I’ve read the very fine print on the bottom of the bear container 🙂 it says US Grade A Fancy White Pure Honey..hehe

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 and for those who may be interested in verifying if its pure honey or not, I saw this link: http://dailyknowhow.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/how-to-verify-the-purity-of-honey/ the tests: o The dissolving test. * Get a glass of water. This and a tablespoon of honey are all you need for the first test. * Empty the honey into the water. If the honey is impure, it will dissolve in the water- the most common additive to honey is syrup of jaggery, which dissolves. If it is pure, the honey will stick together and sink as a solid lump to the bottom of the glass. * This test can also be completed by mixing equal parts honey and methylated spirits (denatured alcohol). Pure honey will settle to the bottom. Impure honey is more likely to remain dissolved and make the solution milky. o The flame test. * Get a lighter and a candle with a cotton wick. This test is better if you don’t have as much honey to spare. * Dip the cotton wick of the candle into a bit of the honey, and shake off the excess. * Attempt to light the wick. If it burns, then it is completely pure honey. If it refuses to burn, then the presence of water is not allowing the wick to burn. (If there is only a very small amount of honey on the wick, though, it might still burn. It will produce a crackling sound, and it would be best to blow out the wick and try it again this time using more honey.) o The absorption test. * Pour a few drops of honey on blotting paper and observe whether or not it is absorbed. If it’s absorbed, the honey’s not pure. * If you don’t have blotting paper, pour a little bit of honey on a white cloth, then wash the cloth. If there is any stain left by the honey, it is probably not pure. o The spiral test when pouring * When poured very slowly honey will flow as a spiral in a clockwise direction. This is because the honey molecule is non-symmetrical with a right-hand bias which causes the stream of honey to spin. Posted by mansoorhabib

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 4, ’10 cuh888 said I’ve not come across honey I bought na may ingredient na sugar listed on its back…  Talagang wala yun dun, Cat. Kasi nga yun ang pang daya ng ibang honey-vendors (if only to make it sweet), i.e. hindi 100% pure honey. In the contemporary linggo, “pirated” na honey.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 chitoirigo said Talagang wala yun dun, Cat. Kasi nga yun ang pang daya ng ibang honey-vendors (if only to make it sweet), i.e. hindi 100% pure honey. In the contemporary linggo, “pirated” na honey.  I hope the bees sting these pirates!

delete reply arnice wrote on Feb 5, ’10 Hmmm, that’s interesting to know…i had sereval i pitched, since they were months or a year old bottles (used & unused)…glad to know this information…couple of them i saw some part were kinda carmelized…does it means that it’s not pure honey?…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 hello Angie, either you can do the tests above..or…try to put it in a container and heat up the honey like over steaming water (I don’t think dapat i-micro). it should come back to life..ehehe…

delete reply arnice wrote on Feb 5, ’10 I wished i have saved them, but, as i said, they’ve been thrown away long time ago…i only got couple of them now…funny, that i just bought a bottle yesterday…then i found the other one today after this post, still 3/4 full…but, i’ll remember, all the nice info about it…btw, i put a test on both bottles, re pouring slowly & t witnessed the spiral downpouring in a counter clockwise manner, so it’s pure!..yeepee…thanks again…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 teka..that reminds me..I have to compare pala molasses to honey…*googles*

Caramoan Caper 2 of 2 (Album)

Caramoan Caper 2 of 2

Feb 3, ’10 3:15 AM

for CatH ‘s friends & their friends, CatH ‘s family & their family and CatH ‘s contacts

May 1, 2009
Caramoan Islands, Philippines

and so the adventure continues….how we journeyed to this part of the world were posted in the first album…but what about the time in between? those are captured in this second chapter….

all pics taken with an Olympus waterproof and shatterproof cam..probably the last it will ever take if its not repaired or can’t be repaired..(how ironic its water which may get this cam down)

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http://cuh888.multiply.com/photos/album/273/Caramoan_Caper_1_of_2
http://kihyo.multiply.com/photos/album/10/CARAMOAN_stranded_-

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 youre so well travelled Cath !! … what part kaya of the PI havent you gone too ? … sa bagay, 7100 islands yan !

delete reply stormlizard wrote on Feb 3, ’10 Large shrimps ?

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 napaka ganda naman ng place. misty ba ung bundok ?

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 sarap i macro ng mga yan.

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 nice one.

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 sarap na combo yan.

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 S U G P O !!!

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 ilang taon na yan? ganda.

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 ang lalaki ng mga bricks.

delete reply topcatrucker wrote on Feb 3, ’10 galing naman

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said youre so well travelled Cath !! … what part kaya of the PI havent you gone too ? … sa bagay, 7100 islands yan !  mostly parts of Luzon Kuya Nel 🙂 most of Visayas and Mindanao I already travelled around during my mid-twenties due to the work I did (fuera lang yata Sulu *grin*) but since Luzon was assigned to system supervisors in Manila, I hardly get to visit our branches and service centers there…e volunteer pa nga sana ako na ako mag trip to Vigan and Baguio, e ayaw eh….then I was waiting sana for our Palawan branch to open before I resign (hahaha, am so bad)…but it got delayed. Anyway for Luzon naman, I’ve always had a yen to see Laoag sana..ang yung northern beaches like those used in movies (e.g. “Hihintayin Kita sa Langit”) pero ewan ko ba…I feel lazy just thinking of doing bus trips here in Luzon versus if you were to tell me mag bus trip ako in Mindanao. Really weird, considering its a bit dangerous doing those kinds of trips in Mindanao versus Luzon…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 stormlizard said Large shrimps ?  supposedly prawns 🙂 so probably small prawns? hehehe

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said napaka ganda naman ng place. misty ba ung bundok ?  the time we visited Caramoan it was in the middle of a bagyo (whose name I have forgotten)… so its probably misty, rainy and foggy up in the mountains…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said sarap i macro ng mga yan.  ehehe..di ba sarap kainin?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said nice one.  thank you, though its more of I’ve not mastered the art of taking pictures of myself underwater…basta click-click tapos di pala ako napasok sa frame…hehe

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said sarap na combo yan.  you said it! with the never-ceasing rain and cold weather…its comfort food to be eating nilagang baboy and pork chop..*grin*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said S U G P O !!!  fresh catch! hay..if I could have sugpo every lunch and dinner sana…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said ilang taon na yan? ganda.  yep, the beautiful red bricks show its beauty even though it was raining quite heavily… acc to this link – http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru5/overview/profiles/caramoan/demography.htm … “It is home to the Saint Michael Parish Church, a historic old church built in the 15th century. It is also the site of the tallest image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located on top of Mt. Caglago in Tabgon, a popular pilgrimage site founded by Rev. Fr. Felix Barela.”

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said ang lalaki ng mga bricks.  ay, oo nga ano..now that you mention it…coz I too have only been familiar with smaller bricks (like the ones in Sir B’s home)

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 topcatrucker said galing naman  a familiar scene to us Pinoys…but one I never get tired of 🙂

delete reply jyslubrica wrote on Feb 3, ’10 SOBC to ms Cath..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 jyslubrica said SOBC to ms Cath..  kaya nga naka-network access lang 🙂 hmm..cge na nga, tanggalin natin professional contacts…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 teehee! inspite of the storm, the wind, the rain..bahala na..lucky the church was within walking distance from where we stayed..so after stomping thru mud puddles and being whipped around by windy droplets of the storm, it was good to see this beautiful church. the interior was a bit dark so we didn’t spend much time inspecting the pews, statues and other things inside though…

delete reply fireburn26 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 wahehhe 😛

delete reply fireburn26 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 nice nice…. a smiling cast away XD

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 fireburn26 said nice nice…. a smiling cast away XD  ..because he wants to be a castaway talaga…esp on a deserted island tapos ang island’s inhabitants ay puro ….

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 fireburn26 said wahehhe 😛  binaha si Sam!

delete reply mickeyrdj wrote on Feb 4, ’10 lolz.. meron pala akong pic na ganito.. haha..

delete reply greenpastures wrote on Feb 4, ’10 whaoooooooo!

delete reply greenpastures wrote on Feb 4, ’10 definitely a get-away paradise for people that cherish vacation after a city life. and so peaceful?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 greenpastures said definitely a get-away paradise for people that cherish vacation after a city life. and so peaceful?  peaceful for now 🙂 Boracay (rated one of the top ten beaches in the world), found also in the Philippines used to be unspoiled, just like this (though Bora has better sand I think) and look how commercialized the latter is now..:-(

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 4, ’10 mickeyrdj said lolz.. meron pala akong pic na ganito.. haha..  bagay naman 🙂

delete reply bubu34 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 hi! this is so nice..reminds me of our trip to Mindoro..

delete reply sharpangel wrote on Feb 5, ’10 Amazing photo set cat! 🙂 Balik tayo jan!!!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 sharpangel said Amazing photo set cat! 🙂 Balik tayo jan!!!  am willing, but I wish there was a less taxing way to go about it… if you try na plane, its expensive..and the land and sea rides we have were …well….tiring…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 btw Keen, eto sina Jack and Mickey na baka makasama natin sa Puerto Princesa 🙂

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 bubu34 said hi! this is so nice..reminds me of our trip to Mindoro..  tama Nonski..mag kwento ka naman about Mindoro trip…am to be there this coming February 20 (pohon)…

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Cool capture….did you shoot this yourself?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 I’d like to pick some of those up and take them home with me.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 I love this….waaahhhh…wish I had been there.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Good idea…pero mukhang mapili ka masiado. I would pick up everything I can carry….lol. Halata bang miss ko na talaga ang seashore?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Lol…okay, I’m looking….and it makes me think baka akalain ng shark na dugo yan…tapos kagatin ka pa. @(*.*)@

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Nice leg, btw.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 What is that hut…is it someone’s house?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Oh, wow….very nice and serene.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 One question I had long time ago….wala bang tinatamaan ng kidlat diyan? Dito, pag may storm, everyone is told to take cover because of lightning strikes. My neighbor’s house burned down because of one….and my mom’s friend died after getting hit. Lightning is a real threat here, but I remember running out and playing during a storm when I was young in the Philippines. I wonder if there are atmospheric differences that would account for that….or if it is just as dangerous in the Phil. and we were just too naive to be afraid when we were young.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 I wonder what material was used for the ceiling….nice.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Parang Photoshop-inserted yang pic mo, ah….you sure you were there? (^_^)

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Nakatulong ba yang payong…ang liit naman. 🙂

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said a familiar scene to us Pinoys…but one I never get tired of 🙂  A real treat for me….thanks.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 Wonderful album, Cat. I know it wasn’t an easy trip, but it sure looks like fun….and the photos are precious.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Cool capture….did you shoot this yourself?  opo..yun yung hold out your right hand, hold your breath, click, and hope napasok ka sa loob ng frame …hehehe!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said I’d like to pick some of those up and take them home with me.  in a few years if commercialized na to..baka bawal na… I brought 3 little shells with me as a souvenir lang coz I wasn’t sure when I could go back to Caramoan again….sa Cebu and Mactan Island kc, I don’t do it ..parang I take it for granted na nandyan lang….

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said I love this….waaahhhh…wish I had been there.  Mommy Peachy, dapat yata mag-move na lang kayo sa Hawaii 🙂 mas malapit din dito sa Pinas yan..at nandon si Joey..hehe!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Good idea…pero mukhang mapili ka masiado. I would pick up everything I can carry….lol. Halata bang miss ko na talaga ang seashore?  haha! si Jack yan Mommy Peachy… in honesty though, namili nga rin ako *grin* ..yung sa akin 3 lang with smooth and simply-colored shells..I was more fascinated kc with the cool stream of water running from somewhere in the foliage, and onto this spread of shells, with the water running to the sea…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Lol…okay, I’m looking….and it makes me think baka akalain ng shark na dugo yan…tapos kagatin ka pa. @(*.*)@  nakupo..kawawa naman si Jack…I better tell her to keep her toes in flippers when she goes into the sea… my toenails and fingernails have never tasted nail polish…ever! I swear…so I find myself taking pictures of other folks who do decorate their nails…*grin*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10, edited on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Nice leg, btw.  sabihin ko kay Jack..haha! she will be happy to know that… imaginary dialogue: Cat (beckons to Jack): Jack, Jack! Jack: Ms. Cat, bakit po? Cat: sabi ng friend ko sa Multiply, shark bait daw yung paa mo Jack: what?! Cat (thinking): that didn’t come out the way it was supposed to go…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said What is that hut…is it someone’s house?  a simple open cottage po sya, which those who happen to pass by and swim in this area use… I think I saw another one further off…but its really nice to see this place na open beach, tapos 2 cottages lang…its not a commercialized beach..nobody lives here…just open sea and sand…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Oh, wow….very nice and serene.  yup, banda na to sa “Tinago”..and aptly named too!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said One question I had long time ago….wala bang tinatamaan ng kidlat diyan? Dito, pag may storm, everyone is told to take cover because of lightning strikes. My neighbor’s house burned down because of one….and my mom’s friend died after getting hit. Lightning is a real threat here, but I remember running out and playing during a storm when I was young in the Philippines. I wonder if there are atmospheric differences that would account for that….or if it is just as dangerous in the Phil. and we were just too naive to be afraid when we were young.  ah..this is a question for Tochie…. but now that you mention it…I don’t even regularly see lightning rods here…and I’ve had my share of running out in the rain, or in a storm (of course, careful lang of falling branches off trees)..once in a while may lightning, but it seemed to me not to be of the same caliber as those I see in movies with storms sa US of A…parang mas grabe nga dyan…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 eeek…and here I was thinking parang plywood..ahahaha!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Parang Photoshop-inserted yang pic mo, ah….you sure you were there? (^_^)  mwahahaha! next time, demure pose na ako *wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Nakatulong ba yang payong…ang liit naman. 🙂  hehehe! oo, basa pa rin po…its probably only my head which was dry…. 3 fold kc lang dala ko eh…I got tired thinking of bringing a big umbrella (actually, who thinks of bringing umbrellas during vacation?)

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said A real treat for me….thanks.  when’s your target date to visit us here in the Phils po? nakikita ko nga miss nyo na ang beaches dito 🙂

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Wonderful album, Cat. I know it wasn’t an easy trip, but it sure looks like fun….and the photos are precious.  Thank you po…yes, its true what you said, from bus to banca to tricycle, tapos storm pa… but there were fun moments…and it was an experience one doesn’t come by often..so am glad I went with Jack and the others to this place…maganda nga balikan if normal weather na…

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said nakupo..kawawa naman si Jack…I better tell her to keep her toes in flippers when she goes into the sea… my toenails and fingernails have never tasted nail polish…ever! I swear…so I find myself taking pictures of other folks who do decorate their nails…*grin*  The caption said “look at my pedicure” kaya akala ko ikaw kahit na mukhang shorter yung legs….lol. Nail polish…hmmm….I’ll post a photo as a companion to this comment. I used to never be without nail polish….but I’ve made a 180 there.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said Mommy Peachy, dapat yata mag-move na lang kayo sa Hawaii 🙂 mas malapit din dito sa Pinas yan..at nandon si Joey..hehe!  Pag lumipat na sila Bella sa Hawaii, almost certainly I will follow. Then we can all be relieved of the winterstorms like the one we’re having as I type. May blizzard ngayon…mukhang almost 2 feet na yung snow sa patio….ugh.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said eeek…and here I was thinking parang plywood..ahahaha!  Perhaps it is….mas madaling i-shape yung plywood. Maganda sa picture ang effect, pero baka hindi maganda diyan…lol.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said The caption said “look at my pedicure” kaya akala ko ikaw kahit na mukhang shorter yung legs….lol. Nail polish…hmmm….I’ll post a photo as a companion to this comment. I used to never be without nail polish….but I’ve made a 180 there.  ahihi! lagyan ko pala “Ms. Cat, look at my pedicure”…. maybe yung stick-on nail polish ang bagay sa akin…I do laundry and other stuff with my hands, so nail polish won’t last an hour siguro… cge, tingnan natin po ang inyong mga pretty colored nails 🙂

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Pag lumipat na sila Bella sa Hawaii, almost certainly I will follow. Then we can all be relieved of the winterstorms like the one we’re having as I type. May blizzard ngayon…mukhang almost 2 feet na yung snow sa patio….ugh.  oh no…at least ok na heater nyo di ba? at stock na ba kayo ng food? I suppose its not that easy for Bella’s parents to just up and move to Hawaii…pero ideal nga sana…mag post ka na ng mga comments about how sunny and nice the weather is, instead of being snowed-in *shudders* di naman siguro maputulan kayo ng electricity, coz unlike here, na ang electric posts ang nasa labas..dyan safe naman…(one of the reasons I really don’t want to live in countries which have snow)

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Perhaps it is….mas madaling i-shape yung plywood. Maganda sa picture ang effect, pero baka hindi maganda diyan…lol.  haha, obvious yata na at this time, walang paki ang bumisita sa church..basta may picture lang 🙂

 

Stormy Caramoan (Video)

Stormy Caramoan

Feb 3, ’10 1:54 AM
for everyone

May 1, 2009
Caramoan Islands
Philippines

So what if there was bad storm over the island we were in, and that the river next to our hostel was rising?

We were determined to go boating and swimming and picture-taking, because we had traveled a long way from Manila to be here. Hence on this day, we hired a banca and armed with our trusty live-vests, we ventured out to sea.

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http://cuh888.multiply.com/photos/album/315/Caramoan_Caper_2_of_2

taken with my Olympus u850SW waterproof/shatterproof cam before it semi-retired…

Download the original: 20090501_Caramoan01.AVI (10.0 MB)

Tags: caramoan, travel domestic, philippines, travel 2009

“Happiness consists in not having much, but in being content with little.” -> saw this on a tea package. Now, I’ve got the hang of that statement for some time already.

“Happiness consists in not having much, but in being content with little.” -> saw this on a tea package. Now, I’ve got the hang of that statement for some time already.

Feb 2, ’10 9:35 PM
for everyone

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 CONTENT & Happy with what you have Cath.

delete reply meannlim wrote on Feb 3, ’10 i like that catgirl!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said CONTENT & Happy with what you have Cath.  Amen to that po!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 meannlim said i like that catgirl!  its those little things when I least expect it, that reminds me again and again, there’s so much in life to be thankful for 🙂

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 Here’s one more thought for you, Cat, “The secret of a happy life is… lowered expectations.” What do you think?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 and there’s a Spanish saying I read somewhere – If you cannot get what you like, then like what you can get. However, I would probably tweak it a bit coz it sounds a bit defeatist to me sometimes. I feel that the drive to reach those “unreachable stars” is what makes life more exciting 🙂

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Here’s one more thought for you, Cat, “The secret of a happy life is… lowered expectations.” What do you think?  that statement reminds me of a Barbara Cartland romance I read back in high school..wherein the heroine says to our dark hero a similar thought and he replies back that she would make a good wife for a pastor 🙂 I’m ok with that idea – after all, when my expectations get surpassed, I feel a wonder and surprise, followed by happiness (for that moment). But it seems to me then that I may have lowered expectations but there is still this expectation in me of having those lowered expectations being surpassed? and so… Uhm…wait!…1 pm na and no breakfast or lunch pa..I blame this going around and around on that lack of nutrition…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 for the moment, all I can say is mababaw lang ang kaligayahan ko 🙂 hence I feel happy with the little things in life…even if its just a black ant crossing over my kitchen sink…

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said ..even if its just a black ant crossing over my kitchen sink…  I sense the start of boredom here… Stop what you’re doing right this moment and go out to the mall. Bring your camera. Or baba ka dun sa coffee shop sa ground floor. Walk around for a while. Watching ants marching along in your sink is not good.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said I sense the start of boredom here… Stop what you’re doing right this moment and go out to the mall. Bring your camera. Or baba ka dun sa coffee shop sa ground floor. Walk around for a while. Watching ants marching along in your sink is not good.  my foot is still making me limp along…its not fun walking like that…I went out yesterday..hay, I just got tired… anyway, work to do, anime to see, shows to watch on tv..and black ants crawling on my sink signify good luck 🙂

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said ants crawling on my sink signify good luck  Old Chinese saying, “Ants crawling on kitchen sink means you haven’t done your dishes yet.”

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Old Chinese saying, “Ants crawling on kitchen sink means you haven’t done your dishes yet.”  *grin* possible, but what can you say after I’ve done them and they are still around, and all my food is covered, my garbage pail is emptied… hmm..baka may patay na insect somewhere at pinagtyagaan nila..

delete reply peachyenriquez wrote on Feb 3, ’10 this brightened my day Cath! Hope you don’t mind me borrowing this line and posting it in my fb wall 🙂

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 peachyenriquez said this brightened my day Cath! Hope you don’t mind me borrowing this line and posting it in my fb wall 🙂  sure thing Peachy…feel free to post in FB… btw, I got it from a Celestial Seasonings tea pack I received recently. The line above was attributed to Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington 🙂

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 Old Chinese saying: “After doing dishes, covering food, and emptying garbage pail…time to rest.”

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Old Chinese saying: “After doing dishes, covering food, and emptying garbage pail…time to rest.”  eh? I thought the point was the black ants…

Baguio Beauty (Calendar)

Baguio Beauty

Feb 2, ’10 8:43 PM
for everyone

Start:	Feb 12, ’10 12:00p
End:	Feb 14, ’10
Location:	Baguio City, Philippines

a plan that is beginning to look more than just a plan..

but it looks like Valentine’s Day in Baguio is a good change of pace, yahoo!

The city is known for its mild climate. It is because of this that Baguio is nicknamed the “Summer Capital of the Philippines”. Owing to its high elevation, the temperature in the city is 8 degrees Celsius lower compared to the average temperature of the rest of the country. Average temperature ranges from 15 to 23 degrees Celsius. It is usually lower during the late and early months of the year.

 

delete reply meannlim wrote on Feb 3, ’10 who you with?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 meannlim said who you with?  may date ako sarili ko…meoww!

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said may date ako sarili ko…meoww!  Confessions of a dual-personality?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Confessions of a dual-personality?  maybe its going back to multiple-personalities as discussed during that Flapjack breakfast 😉

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said maybe its going back to multiple-personalities as discussed during that Flapjack breakfast 😉  Teka lang. Who am I talking to?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 3, ’10 Sounds like fun, Cat.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Teka lang. Who am I talking to?  hmm..what day is it today? hmm….

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 peachymalachi said Sounds like fun, Cat.  oh yes, last time I went to Baguio was when I was on the brink of high school…I think… mygas..ang tagal na!

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said hmm..what day is it today? hmm….  Di lang pala split-personality. Alzheimeric din pala.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 chitoirigo said Di lang pala split-personality. Alzheimeric din pala.  sino ka nga ulit?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 5, ’10 may ticket na..yehey…and so she said…di na tentative…thanks F8!

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said oh yes, last time I went to Baguio was when I was on the brink of high school…I think… mygas..ang tagal na!  Hindi ka pa pinanganak when I was last in Baguio….lol. That’s another place besides Cebu that I’d like to visit.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Hindi ka pa pinanganak when I was last in Baguio….lol. That’s another place besides Cebu that I’d like to visit.  ah…but actually I’ve been putting off going to Baguio for a while…an officemate here lives there and sabi nya its not as “nice” as it used to be. sabagay, baka he just takes it for granted because he does go home (to Baguio) often as thats where he hails from… it will be nice to see it again after all these long years… if my foot will allow me to do some photowalking..I will post the pics and you can compare how it is with your memories Peachy Mommy 🙂

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said ah…but actually I’ve been putting off going to Baguio for a while…an officemate here lives there and sabi nya its not as “nice” as it used to be. sabagay, baka he just takes it for granted because he does go home (to Baguio) often as thats where he hails from… it will be nice to see it again after all these long years… if my foot will allow me to do some photowalking..I will post the pics and you can compare how it is with your memories Peachy Mommy 🙂  Thanks, Cat. Pictures will be nice, but take care of your foot before anything else. It often takes one longer to recover from a reinjury. I believe what your officemate said because some Baguio Multiply-ers have lamented about the same thing. For one, developers have “defaced” the mountainsides….daw. Will wait for your report.

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 6, ’10 * Those planning to proceed to Sagada from Baguio, these sites might be of some help – http://travelmistress.multiply.com/photos/album/163/ – http://travelmistress.multiply.com/photos/album/165

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10, edited on Feb 6, ’10 chitoirigo said * Those planning to proceed to Sagada from Baguio, these sites might be of some help – http://travelmistress.multiply.com/photos/album/163/ – http://travelmistress.multiply.com/photos/album/165  thanks Chito..any chance sama ka sa Sagada?

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 peachymalachi said Thanks, Cat. Pictures will be nice, but take care of your foot before anything else. It often takes one longer to recover from a reinjury. I believe what your officemate said because some Baguio Multiply-ers have lamented about the same thing. For one, developers have “defaced” the mountainsides….daw. Will wait for your report.  going to post soon about my surprise cure for my foot..swelling has finally gone down..so my foot has stopped resembling some sort of ham…eek…at least its better than a week ago…thank you po! as for Baguio…at least sana fresh air pa rin and strawberries! ay..oo at tsaka pictures…..hehe!

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Feb 6, ’10 cuh888 said any chance sama ka sa Sagada? I don’t really know if I can take a leave from my current job.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 6, ’10 chitoirigo said I don’t really know if I can take a leave from my current job.  oh yeah, THAT job…

Home for Holy Week 2010 (Calendar)

Home for Holy Week 2010

Feb 2, ’10 7:55 PM
for CatH ‘s friends & their friends and CatH ‘s family & their family

Start:	Mar 28, ’10 7:15p
End:	Apr 13, ’10 11:15a
Location:	Cebu, Philippines

My mom’s birthday falls smack inside the Holy Week days,plus I will be having my own too in a few days before that. This will be the first time in a long time that I have my birthday in Cebu as I usually just work on that day here in Manila and its just another stress-filled day.

I tried to fit in a trip to HK before or after Holy Week but the prices are prohibitive or the schedule is not good enough, hence I’ve decided to pray that my laptop will be ok while I am in Cebu for a 2-week working holiday 🙂

Another plus in this instance is that if all goes well,I will be accompanying Mommy Loy and Tito Rudy to Bantayan Island in Northern Cebu 😉

delete reply meannlim wrote on Feb 2, ’10 cuh888 said Another plus in this instance is that if all goes well,I will be accompanying Mommy Loy and Tito Rudy to Bantayan Island in Northern Cebu 😉 ay nainggit ako…=(

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 2, ’10 meannlim said ay nainggit ako…=(  inggit ka ng inggit, sumama ka na or humabol ka? taralets para kain tayo kina Mommy Loy (even if di pa nya alam) at saka sa Dove Street 🙂

delete reply meannlim wrote on Feb 2, ’10 cuh888 said inggit ka ng inggit, sumama ka na or humabol ka? taralets para kain tayo kina Mommy Loy (even if di pa nya alam) at saka sa Dove Street 🙂  anuvah! holy week yan no….the family is also set to go somewhere too…kung pwede lang talaga no…kahit a one day wonder lang…

delete reply hugzone wrote on Feb 2, ’10 Stay home lang kami pag Holy Week. : ) Happy fish diet!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 2, ’10 meannlim said anuvah! holy week yan no….the family is also set to go somewhere too…kung pwede lang talaga no…kahit a one day wonder lang…  no worries, till after Holy Week pa kami don 🙂 at least *cross fingers* as long as ok lang laptop ko para work pa rin..and enjoy the humidity sa Cebu!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 2, ’10 hugzone said Stay home lang kami pag Holy Week. : ) Happy fish diet!  fish steak, fish soup, fish sticks, fish chips, fish bacon, fish chicharon… sayang, sana makapunta nga kayo rin on those days 🙂 I really hope matuloy at gusto ko makita ang Bantayan Island on a Holy Week…

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 2, ’10 something different for you ba Cath ??? … I’m home fro the Holy Week all the time … cause I play for Mass.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 lots of Holy Weeks kc Kuya Nel, nasa Manila lang ako or outside of the country…long time since I’ve been in Cebu for that week… eto nga e..got tempted by a call from my college classmate who lives in HK..nagyaya ilang beses na na punta daw ako sa HK para pasyal kami (ang lure sa akin ay HK Disneyland hehehe..kc Tokyo Disney lang napuntahan ko..at saka Macau) ….e sabi ko..wettaminet…uwi ako Cebu para naman I can feel the terrible heat and humidity during Holy Week in my hometown *wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said cause I play for Mass.  eh?…..please clarify…play?

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said feel the terrible heat and humidity during Holy Week in my hometown  a little sweat & sacrifice won’t hurt CatH. Look at it at a brighter side, the Lord knows youre giving up something you like for HIM this Holy Week.

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said eh?…..please clarify…play?  What I meant was I play the guitar during Holy Week rites in our parish CAth. hmmm, whats a better way to say it ? tumutugtog ako with the choir, AYON !

delete reply meannlim wrote on Feb 3, ’10 actually, my family never left for holy week din. talagang rituals ang ginagawa namin. visita iglesias, way of the cross, the salubong and easter mass. but when i got married, my in-laws had a different take on holyweek. it meant vacation engrande…then, parang na gui guilty ako with how we spend it. so when we were able to live on our own…i was able to influence my hubby to do our rituals. and then he would usually request for a quick respite to either Tagaytay or a spa in the metro.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said a little sweat & sacrifice won’t hurt CatH. Look at it at a brighter side, the Lord knows youre giving up something you like for HIM this Holy Week.  Cebu has always had, in my memories, had a hot and humid weather. I always surmised before that the reason I could eat like a pig there and keep thin was that I kept perspiring 🙂 but during Holy Week? my goodness, I think its been seared into my memories how surprisingly hotter it got especially on Good Friday. I don’t know how it is nowadays though, with all the climate changes if my memories still apply.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said What I meant was I play the guitar during Holy Week rites in our parish CAth. hmmm, whats a better way to say it ? tumutugtog ako with the choir, AYON !  oh I see, sorry Kuya Nel, but I was thinking kc you were going to take part in sort of pasyon na play…like enacting Jesus carrying the cross ..ewan ko bakit my imagination ran to that direction…nunca sa isip ko ang pag-play mo ng guitar for the choir..ehehehe…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 meannlim said actually, my family never left for holy week din. talagang rituals ang ginagawa namin. visita iglesias, way of the cross, the salubong and easter mass. but when i got married, my in-laws had a different take on holyweek. it meant vacation engrande…then, parang na gui guilty ako with how we spend it. so when we were able to live on our own…i was able to influence my hubby to do our rituals. and then he would usually request for a quick respite to either Tagaytay or a spa in the metro. ganon din kami before, especially when I was younger. they say it was bad daw to be traveling or even doing something like going to the beach and splashing about on THAT Thursday and Friday. then the turning point came when I went with my friends from Fujitsu to Cagayan and then Camiguin and spent Holy Week there. Especially since Jong’s family had a sort of beachhouse perched atop the rocks by the beach (parang cantilado), ayon..the days were spend just lazing about. And since no lightning struck me and everything went well, Holy Week has been spent more and more on trips outside 🙂 Anyway, nag excuse ako sa sarili ko…hehehe..I said I could perform the rituals on other days like yung Way of the Cross and mga visita iglesia. On another note, a college bud of mine lives in Minglanilla, Cebu…and that has been known here for the ritual in Easter of meeting the Lord…I think its called “Sugat” (not “wound” but in bisaya its basic meaning is to meet)

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said like enacting Jesus carrying the cross  Hindi bagay sa akin yon ha ! …. baka ako pa pwedeng maging KRUS ! hehehe

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said Hindi bagay sa akin yon ha ! …. baka ako pa pwedeng maging KRUS ! hehehe  well… were there a lot of sins? kc mabigat ka na KRUS… ehehehhe!

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said well… were there a lot of sins? kc mabigat ka na KRUS… ehehehhe!  mahirap akong pasanin Cath !

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 jlunelp said mahirap akong pasanin Cath !  maybe sabihin ng nag-penitensya…- Panginoon, cge, punta na lang ako sa hell, di ko na kaya tong KRUS na to…hehehe!

Roasted Vegetable Salad (Recipe)

Roasted Vegetable Salad

Jan 30, ’10 2:38 PM
for everyone

Category:		Salads
Style:		Italian
Special Consideration:		Vegetarian
Servings:		2 – 4 people

Description:
I love roasted or grilled vegetables, and there’s a variety of ways you can prepare them or the sauce drizzled onto them.Preparation time is about 20 minutes, while cooking time is approximately 35 minutes. Quick enough for a veggie dish.

Ingredients:
3 potatoes, cut into wedges
3 red onions, quartered
2 courgettes (aka zucchini), thickly sliced
2 yellow peppers/capsicums, thickly sliced
4 tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
parmesan shavings (optional)

dressing:
3 tablespoons EVOO
2 tablespoons clear honey
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
juice and finely grated zest (rind) of 1/2 lemon

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Centigrade. Place all veggies in a shallow roasting tin, drizzle with oil and season. Shake tray gently to coat the vegetables. Bake for 35 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned and tender.

2. In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients. Pour over the roasted vegetables, tossing gently to coat. Serve topped with parmesan shavings if preferred.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 if I grill, I usually soak the bamboo skewers in water for some time before using them…then for the dressing (which actually I make use of as a marinade), what I use are olive oil, lemoncito juice (Philipppine lemon aka calamansi), and slightly crushed dried rosemary leaves (I love the smell of rosemary)…along with salt and pepper to taste…and maybe a dash of some native vinegar (but not really much into it) experiment with ratio and proportion until you get the taste that you prefer 🙂

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Buti na lang roasted, i.e. dumaan sa apoy kahit papano.

delete reply marmuyco wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Nice, healthy meal. Sweet onions will enhance the flavor of your baked dish too. If grilled, I’d like to add sliced eggplant in a skewer too. Thanks for your recipe!

delete reply louellaalix wrote on Jan 30, ’10 If you can’t grill for one reason or another, try baking the veggies. Works just as well. Just brush the veggies with olive oil.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 louellaalix said If you can’t grill for one reason or another, try baking the veggies. Works just as well. Just brush the veggies with olive oil.  for the recipe above, it is using the oven for baking these veggies…in my home here in Manila, I only have an oven toaster..so its either that and in small amounts..or I just bring out my grill pan and place on top of the electric stove… this is one reason why I miss being in Cebu..there its just easy to holler for charcoal briquettes and voila..minutes later…yummy and fragrant veggies na!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 chitoirigo said Buti na lang roasted, i.e. dumaan sa apoy kahit papano.  eh? you don’t like eating veggies that do not go through heat?pano yung cucumber salad? achara? ampalaya salad?

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Jan 30, ’10 cuh888 said ampalaya salad  Yuck!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 marmuyco said Nice, healthy meal. Sweet onions will enhance the flavor of your baked dish too. If grilled, I’d like to add sliced eggplant in a skewer too. Thanks for your recipe!  if I grill, I usually line up red and green and yellow (for the color) pepper, courgettes, eggplant, onions, tomatoes…onions are sweet pag caramelized konti…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 chitoirigo said Yuck!  oy, I will have you know, its delicious! you can squeeze the bitter juice out of it naman..and mixed with sliced onions, ginger, and whatever else my mom decides at the moment to put into it (along with native vinegar which is quite spicy)..its a treat!its the same recipe I think for what we do with the seaweeds (lato and guso) salad…yum!

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Jan 30, ’10 cuh888 said vinegar  Double yuck!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 chitoirigo said Double yuck!  aha! you’vve never eaten a good roasted eggplant salad! a key ingredient is the native vinegar…

delete reply chitoirigo wrote on Jan 30, ’10 cuh888 said aha! you’vve never eaten a good roasted eggplant salad! a key ingredient is the native vinegar…  The only eggplant I eat is the one with scrambled eggs, and never with vinegar (native or imported).

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 31, ’10 eggplant with scrambled eggs? now that I’ve never had…how interesting..pano naman ginawa? boiled ang eggplant before its added with scrambled eggs? prepared separately?

delete reply marmuyco wrote on Jan 31, ’10 If you like veggies without meat, here’s one for you using your ingredients plus mushroom: zucchini stuffed with mushroom. You sauté your mushrooms with onions and garlic until brown, stuff your zucchini with it, and bake it to about 450 to 500 and with a slice of baguette, it’s almost a meal to itself.

delete reply louellaalix wrote on Jan 31, ’10 cuh888 said for the recipe above, it is using the oven for baking these veggies… in my home here in Manila, I only have an oven toaster..so its either that and in small amounts..or I just bring out my grill pan and place on top of the electric stove… this is one reason why I miss being in Cebu..there its just easy to holler for charcoal briquettes and voila..minutes later…yummy and fragrant veggies na!  Ay wala na sab nibasa sa tibuok posting!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 louellaalix said Ay wala na sab nibasa sa tibuok posting!  mwahahaha! buking si Mommy Loy…multi-task siguro na pod ka …

delete reply marmuyco wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said eggplant with scrambled eggs? now that I’ve never had…how interesting..pano naman ginawa? boiled ang eggplant before its added with scrambled eggs? prepared separately?  Of all the Filipino dishes, my wife loves fried eggplant the most to the point of her making it into perfection. Eggplant is grilled to remove the outer skin, then dipped into eggs and then fried. With sweet and sour sauce, it sure is a winner.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 marmuyco said If you like veggies without meat, here’s one for you using your ingredients plus mushroom: zucchini stuffed with mushroom. You sauté your mushrooms with onions and garlic until brown, stuff your zucchini with it, and bake it to about 450 to 500 and with a slice of baguette, it’s almost a meal to itself.  thanks for the recipe Mar…when I get better, I am going back to the grocery to stock up on the zucchini and try this out..this is what I like, easy to make meals!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 marmuyco said Of all the Filipino dishes, my wife loves fried eggplant the most to the point of her making it into perfection. Eggplant is grilled to remove the outer skin, then dipped into eggs and then fried. With sweet and sour sauce, it sure is a winner.  I see! now that was shortsighted of me…yun pala…eggplant omelet…from salad kc to eggplant na may scrambled eggs, my imagination got used up and I thought of them as separate…hehehe…sorry Chito and thanks Mar!I *heart* eggplant omelet! but I ask my mom to put in some tinadtad..giniling yata tawag dito….uhmm…ground beef or pork..ayan 🙂

My last two Jap Spitzes (Album)

My last two Jap Spitzes

Jan 30, ’10 1:21 PM
for CatH ‘s network

Before I ran off for the rest of my errands, I thought of taking pics of Enishi and Kobey, the remaining two out of the five Japanese spitzes I had, before I went to Manila in 2004.

I had the idea of including these two in a presentation I was going to make to my boss 🙂 What can I say, I do miss having my pets with me.

However, both dogs are super-active and kept on moving around, barking and greeting and licking me happily so these are the only shots I had which weren’t examples of motion blur *grin*

Maybe next time….

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Jan 30, ’10 perfect photo CatH!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 jlunelp said perfect photo CatH!  thanks Kuya Nel…mas gwapo and clear na Spitz yung namatay na..pero this dog naman makes up naman in terms of his personality 🙂

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Funny how dogs can have different personalities … we have 9 at home & each one has a personality of her own. I have a pomeranian … i guess they’re related to a jap spitz cause their features are the same except for the color.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jan 30, ’10 They are cute, Cat. Since you’re a Catgirl, do you have problems getting along? (^_^)

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Bakit may chain… will he run away if not chained?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jan 30, ’10 jlunelp said we have 9 at home  Wow….that’s a lot of dogs….hindi ba magulo masyado?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jan 30, ’10, edited on Jan 30, ’10 Can you tell I don’t know much about having pets? I haven’t had a pet since the 70s; I had an apricot toy poodle who was no more than 5 lbs. My kids and their dad were all asthmatic, so we opted not to keep pets anymore. As you know, Cat, parang meron na rin akong mga aso because of my neighbors’ dogs straying around here. Ok sana, except when they poop on my walkway…lol.

delete reply marmuyco wrote on Jan 30, ’10 These dogs are just so adorable. It’s tempting to run the fingers through their soft fluffy coat.

delete reply stormlizard wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Nice pic.

delete reply eslogon17 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 Cat pareha jud nawong ni Kenji and dog nga imo gi hatag nako. I will post kenji s photo.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 jlunelp said Funny how dogs can have different personalities … we have 9 at home & each one has a personality of her own. I have a pomeranian … i guess they’re related to a jap spitz cause their features are the same except for the color.  ooh..pomeranians are cute..the last time I saw one up close and personal was at a store in Binondo…pagka-cute intawon 🙂 oh yes, each has its distinct personality…Kobey for one, will drop whatever food in her mouth, preferring to be petted by me and have some “lambing” time… Enishi prioritizes his food…drop a morsel in front of him, and he abandons me..*grin*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 peachymalachi said They are cute, Cat. Since you’re a Catgirl, do you have problems getting along? (^_^) LOL, it may be ironic but I love dogs and I get along with them most of the time…I’ve always had pet dogs ever since I could remember having a pet… in fact dogs have always been a constant with us…all the chickens, ducks, parrot, hamsters, arowana, goats, pigs, myna birds etc. have come and gone but dogs are always there in our home… but I never had a pet kitty *wink* which is a pity (rhymes pa ha).. but my maternal grandma had 2 cats and I got along well with them too…meow!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10, edited on Jan 30, ’10 peachymalachi said Bakit may chain… will he run away if not chained?  our dogs are never put in cages, but they are chained…and once or twice a day before they are let loose inside our garden area..but since we rent out the rooms inside, whenever we have tenant, it was difficult to keep them off ’em so all the dogs we have are like that at our house… also, if they are let loose, naku! my mom gets high-blood pressure due to their digging the garden..hehe! so nowadays, I insisted they are taken out and exercised regularly by our old helper and have some freedom, but its really different if I am not in Cebu …*sigh*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 peachymalachi said Can you tell I don’t know much about having pets? I haven’t had a pet since the 70s; I had an apricot toy poodle who was no more than 5 lbs. My kids and their dad were all asthmatic, so we opted not to keep pets anymore. As you know, Cat, parang meron na rin akong mga aso because of my neighbors’ dogs straying around here. Ok sana, except when they poop on my walkway…lol.  hahaha! as your story went nga Mommy Peachy, may adopted pet dog ka na nga…maybe you ought to pay for these dogs to have lessons in discipline *wink* maski di sayo..*grin* I don’t understand it though..aren’t pet owners there supposed to have some plastic bags handy to grab the dog’s poo if they do it outside? maybe the owners ought to have lessons in discipline *grin*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 marmuyco said These dogs are just so adorable. It’s tempting to run the fingers through their soft fluffy coat.  oh yes, I love their fur….it reminds me of rugs… I was quite naughty before…sometimes when I wash my feet and slippers outside the house (we have a “poso” kc near to the dogs), and then the dogs greet me..abah..hahaha..they didn’t know (as in walang kamalay-malay) but I used to rub my wet feet against them to dry ’em off *wink*…so part rubby-dubby time with my pets, at the same time, dry feet…..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10, edited on Jan 30, ’10 stormlizard said Nice pic.  thanks, Enishi is not as handsome as the pups from the line of Snow, my 1st ever and most favorite Japanese Spitz..unfortunately…they are all gone *sobs* even if this dog is quite headstrong, I like him because he drinks a lot of water without any prompting..his nose is soft and moist enough to make me think he is quite a healthy doggie

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jan 30, ’10 eslogon17 said Cat pareha jud nawong ni Kenji and dog nga imo gi hatag nako. I will post kenji s photo.  you know you are lucky…ang siblings ni Kenji are dead…am glad I gave him to you…at least he is still around… if you plan to have pups, have Kenji mate with a pure Jap spitz..:-) mas cute pa niya ang gawas sa puppies..hehehe..

delete reply jlunelp wrote on Jan 31, ’10 cuh888 said ooh..pomeranians are cute..the last time I saw one up close and personal was at a store in Binondo…pagka-cute intawon 🙂 oh yes, each has its distinct personality…Kobey for one, will drop whatever food in her mouth, preferring to be petted by me and have some “lambing” time… Enishi prioritizes his food…drop a morsel in front of him, and he abandons me..*grin*  How we have to be observant to notice this personality details & how to approach a pooch individually CatH.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jan 31, ’10 cuh888 said hahaha! as your story went nga Mommy Peachy, may adopted pet dog ka na nga…maybe you ought to pay for these dogs to have lessons in discipline *wink* maski di sayo..*grin* I don’t understand it though..aren’t pet owners there supposed to have some plastic bags handy to grab the dog’s poo if they do it outside? maybe the owners ought to have lessons in discipline *grin*  We do have regulations about what my neighbors are allowing to happen; I finally got fed up and sent them copies of those with a warning. At the minimum, they are violating laws against: 1. Permitting animals to trespass. 2. Animals causing unsanitary conditions. (You are right, Cat, owners are expected to carry poop bags and pick up after their pets.) 3. Unrestricted dogs in public; leash law. The president of our homeowners’ association suggested that I involve the police, but I decided to give the offending parties one more warning and hope that it helps. True, what you say….the human owners are the real culprits; I have nothing against the dogs who are just doing what comes with their nature.

delete reply oselle wrote on Jan 31, ’10 hi kobey 🙂

delete reply oselle wrote on Jan 31, ’10 nice shot!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jan 31, ’10 Kobey is a cutie!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jan 31, ’10 Fantastic shot! Thanks for sharing Cat. Please say woof woof to Kobey and Enishi for me. 😉

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 jlunelp said How we have to be observant to notice this personality details & how to approach a pooch individually CatH.  I think with all animals yata ganon dapat ang approach…fuera siguro ants, snakes and all the other wiggly things *wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 peachymalachi said True, what you say….the human owners are the real culprits; I have nothing against the dogs who are just doing what comes with their nature.  LOL..maybe the nature of humans (male ba na owner) are to be like that…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 oselle said hi kobey 🙂  Kobey naman is not part of the original family…she was given to me as a pet because all of the pups of our original Spitzes were males…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 oselle said nice shot!  timing lang….ang likot kc ng asong ito…phew! I had to keep waving my left hand para he won’t jump on me and just look at my hand to see if I had food..then I asked my mom to stay by my side and distract him… truly, I have respect for photographers of animals – que wild or domesticated animals!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 virtualted said Kobey is a cutie!  oh yes, love those alert eyes and perky ears of Japanese spitzes…she is also very affectionate…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 1, ’10 virtualted said Fantastic shot! Thanks for sharing Cat. Please say woof woof to Kobey and Enishi for me. 😉  thanks Ted. Enishi says bow-wow-wow and Kobey says woof-woof back at ya! 🙂

delete reply greenpastures wrote on Feb 2, ’10 good and nice looking doggy

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 2, ’10, edited on Feb 2, ’10 greenpastures said good and nice looking doggy  thanks, even if they hadn’t had a bath yet in these pictures…:-) ah, that is the problem with white dogs…they easily get dirty…

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 with my kumare Benjie’s permission, I grabbed the most recent posted photos of Kenji from her site. actually, I did give Kenji supposedly to my godchild Joy, her eldest child and only daughter…but it looks like Kenji is now really Benji’s baby 🙂 hahaha..and their name rhymes pa ha? I named him Kenji after the main character’s son in the manga “Ruruoni Kenshin” by Watsuki-sama…its in the top 3 of my fave manga and animes…and this was way back before I thought of giving him as a gift to the Suan-Logon family… well I hope the kids are enjoying him as much as the mom does …hehe!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 when he sat like this before at home, I used to prop my foot on his body and rub him with it…like my own personal rug/footstool..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 Kobey’s name is like that because when I got her she was named that way already by the owner of her mom… Enishi on the other hand, was named after this white-haired villain in the manga “Ruruoni Kenshin” by Watsuki-sama…although he was a villain, he actually turned out to be a good man…just got caught in bad circumstances (though I think sometimes the chara was a bit insane..hehhe).. His sister was Megumi, who my mom called Meg (though I called her Gummy) but she died last year…tsk..tsk..the problem wtih just having helpers take care of dogs sometimes…grrrr..it makes me mad again to think about it…

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 3, ’10 cuh888 said His sister was Megumi, who my mom called Meg (though I called her Gummy) but she died last year…tsk..tsk..the problem wtih just having helpers take care of dogs sometimes…grrrr..it makes me mad again to think about it…  So sorry, Cat. How old was Gummy when she died? Neglected ba ng helpers?

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Feb 3, ’10 I like this picture. Pangpunas ba ng paa? lol

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10, edited on Feb 3, ’10 peachymalachi said I like this picture. Pangpunas ba ng paa? lol  *wolfish smile* and walang kamalay-malay yata ang ginawang punas…tee-hee! he probably thought I was being affectionate..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Feb 3, ’10 peachymalachi said So sorry, Cat. How old was Gummy when she died? Neglected ba ng helpers?  I think its more of not using their common sense sometimes… one dog I had before died – nag spray kc ng pampatay termites don sa likod…abah…e don ba tinali ang aso ko…e mahilig yun mag gnaw on wood, so ayon..poisoned, and it was a painful death am sure, nag-gasp na daw eh.. my point to them has always been this – since we chain our dogs, we should always be mindful where we place them and make sure they have plenty of clean water to drink and not where they can get bitten even by poisonous creatures… for Gummy, I don’t have the complete explanation, I was just told they tied her at the back of the house, and yon, namatay na..as in ha? ano yan, namatay sa heart attack? I don’t think its a neglect of the food because the usual practice has been twice a day (I don’t like fat dogs, feeling ko they are not healthy)… either na poison yon or anong ginawa nila..I’m ranting because most of the time kc when I get the puppies, me and my mom really take care of them…its only when the dogs get older that we turn their care over to helpers for feeding…so it makes me really livid and angry enough to eat thumbtacks thinking of such carelessness and lackadaisical behavior.

A Look-see @ Qinian Hall (Video)

A Look-see @ Qinian Hall

Jan 28, ’10 1:22 PM
for everyone

 

with Loo and Che at said hall in the complex of the Altar of Heaven, Beijing China.
on August 17, 2009

* grabbed from Che, thanks sister!

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