New Hobby

Cooking has become my hobby for the past couple of months. I became serious about it when I made chewy chocolate cookies again and it was a success. It's really fun to bake and cook and share what you've made. My mom told me to perfect one recipe and sell it but I always feel like I'm being challenged to try something new each time. I always have something new to bring to the table. Even my dad, who's very picky when it comes to food, started to like my cooking and approves those that really tast good. My officemates, too, are always looking forward to eat my baked goodies and I feel proud I get good reviews about them.

I am going to post some really good recipes here just to show you some quick, easy and really tasty recipes I have tried and raved about. :)

Here's a sample of what I have baked. I'll post something about these in the coming days :)

Moist Chocolate Cupcake with Choco Ganache Frosting


Chocolate Marble Cake


Chocolate Fudge Brownie


Blueberry Muffins topped with Choco Chips


Ham, Cheese, Bacon and Spinach Quiche

Excited to go to Baguio.. again. :)

It's been two years since I last visited Baguio and the experiences from that time seem to linger into my head. It's like reliving a memory but now with a different person. Since Ryan has never been there before, I feel so much like a tour guide, googling all the best tourist spots to date, getting the list of possible places we can dine in and the most romantic spots where we can have our quality time together. :)

I'm kind of impressed with the way my itinerary turned out (in paper) and I cant wait to check out the awesome place again especially those that I haven't gotten the chance to visit i.e. BenCab Museum, Strawberry Fields, etc.. I just hope that the weather will cooperate or else my itinerary will be ruined.. for sure.

I am craving for ube and strawberries already! teehee! ^_^

Deaths and Funerals

I just came from Nueva Vizcaya yesterday to visit a friend who's dad died of stroke. I felt sad when I heard about it and I'm still sad now.  News about a death makes me worry about the friend who is left behind by a loved one. Also it kind of serves as a reminder that God may take my life or the life of anyone close to me anytime. I can't shake off the feeling of uneasiness when I think about it. :(

I don't go to funerals. Why? First, I don't know what to say when I go to one. Second, I am usually a jolly person so I find it hard to keep my smile from showing. Third, I don't want to see sad, weeping people. I hate the feeling of not being able to help someone because I cant bring a person back to life, something like this can't be helped. I didn't want to go because of the reasons I stated, but this time I felt like I had to. It's difficult to comfort someone but it's easy to listen. The family needed a listening ear and a sympathetic heart and that's what we gave them.

Death is a scary thing. They say we don't have to be afraid of it, but in reality it haunts us. But one thing that scares us the most is the death of a loved one. It is unexpected and probably the most depressing chapter of ones life.   Acceptance has never been an easy thing to do. I, myself, wouldn't know what to do if something like this happens in my life. Actually, I don't even have a single thought about it until now. This made me realize that I should really start living my life and get the most of it before I leave the face of the earth. I should value the people around me. Be merry, love and live without regrets.

We can never say when, how or why people die, we leave those to God. Those questions we often ask but oftentimes we become too dumbfounded to fathom those heartbreaking answers. Some already know that a person may die soon but they stay in denial phase. When that person dies, they keep themselves from moving on and they become stuck in that phase, failing to accept that circumstance in their lives and they never get back on track again. Feeling regretful and guilty for whatever they did and/or they didn't do when that person was still alive. Death is inevitable but living is not.

I am happy that my friend still remains to have that smile on her face despite the mournful situation she has gone through the past week. I hope she carries on with the happy memories of her father and her family. :)