all about food

I am just here in OZ for more than 3 weeks and I already miss some Pinoy foods like dinuguan sa goldilocks, kbl of ilonggo grill, laswa ni nanay, bagoong, and many more.

i have just eaten rice here 6 times, i think and three of them were white rice, courtesy of mum. hehehe. well, my asawa has been hearing me that i miss my white rice so, last sunday i ate microwaved fried white rice. then mum asked us what did we have for dinner and so hubby told her and my litany of how i missed white rice, blah blah blah.. she said she has some white rice grains and then the day after she cooked steamed white rice until yesterday. dad said to me that i should learn to eat brown rice because its good for me. yeah, i know that, but i just miss things that i am use to eat. hehehe.

also, last sunday we bought green mango in the flea market. the stall owner may have been surprised for a customer who chose the greenest one. hehehe. i have just eaten half of it, the other half is still in the fridge. i may eat it after i have found bagoong here. hehehe. well, we look in woolworth's last sunday but they have none, maybe in a filipino store but we haven't been to any yet. chris pointed to me the anchovies spread, he said its close to shrimp paste. if only i could dip my mango to it. :D

what's funny is, i was looking for a rice meal in kfc. i have been searching in the menus for 10 minutes. hummm, im patient when it comes to food. but i failed.. hehehe. i end up ordering the flames burger, the best burger in the world, according to hubby! it's a lot bigger than the quarter pounder of mcdo. well, i end up eating not a quarter of it and i can't appreciate the taste.

ohhh, i have tasted the raw macadamia nuts. it taste like coconut. well, the way of eating is more like a coconut. it has an outer husk, then you have to break the shell and the only difference is, it doesn't have milk. my asawa picked a quarter of a bucket of them and we haven't cracked them all yet. still got enough to pound my finger with a mallet. hehehe!

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Boating onboard Brual

Chris has been preparing the boat Brual for a mini-cruise, and so yesterday, we went boating in the Caboolture River and Moreton Bay.

We initially went to the bay but the water was going out for the low tide, it was a bit rough and I felt giddy. So went up to the river passing two marinas and anchored for a short while on the part where there's an island. Chris don't know which side to go to. The water might be shallow and there are fallen trees from the bank.

We had a relaxing day, close to nature. We took with us a fishing rod but we eventually lost it along the river. Might be because Chris was being naughty and speed the boat too fast and sometimes make it bounce like in a rough road.

We waited up until the low tide and anchored at the mouth of the river to dip into the water. The sand was a bit brown. The beach was not really sandy as there are areas that are mudflats. And Dad forewarned us that there are actually bullsharks in the river so we didn't really swim. We just stayed in the water for quite a while then, boarded the boat - eating and just enjoy the peaceful moments.

We took some photos from there and they turn out funny! =)

Chris is lost. The boat is gone!

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I am lost also! But hey! There are two sets of thongs! Hehehe! More Photos here!

We talked of watching the sunset from there but Mum called-up to warn us that the boat has no spot light so we decided to come back to the place close to the boat ramp. We can watch the sunset from there, but it's ashame because the sun was covered with clouds.

We head home tired but fulfilled! I bet we'll do this again soon!

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Funny dream and more...

Ohhhh, I have a very funny wild dream that I really dreamt of doing in real life.

I was aboard a plane, dunno where to. There was an announcement that the crew needed five volunteers for the practice/sample that will jump off the plane with a parachute. With all the courage, I volunteered. The plane that I was aboard to needs to land and we have to get on to another plane. And so it land in the highway. The highway was the one in going to the house from the market back in the province. Weird hey!

And so the five volunteers boarded another plane. Some were my classmates from college and some were my officemates in ATSC. Hehe! It wasn't detailed why are we all together in one plane though. While aboard, I was so worried that I can't have the parachute land because I am very light given my weight. Well, the crew that was assisting us assured me that I will do it alright. I was also a bit scared because I might land in the water and drown myself. Pretty logical premunitions.

But! With all the fears that I have, I put on my gear and the parachute then, jumped off the plane. Viola! I perfectly did it right! I landed on the same highway where the first plane did and not in the water. Mind you, both sides of the highway were deep canals full of water.

And then, I woke up beside Hubby! Its almost 9AM. Hahaha!

But I was so happy. I did a good accomplishment even in my dreams. I wanted to do challenging and adventurous things in real life like in my dream, bunjee jumping in a very high cliff, etc.

My dream made me feel I was doing the real thing. Feel good!

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These past days, I have watched several old movies like Cleopatra, Anastasia, Forest Gump, Dante's Peak, A Thousand Acres, and more. Its our way of whiling the time away at night and Hubby and mine's another cuddling session.

All the movies were good.

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The other day, while lying on the newly mowed grass at the back of the house, I told Hubby that I wish I am Forest Gump. He said, "A gazillionare?". I said "Nope". "A person who always gives his best in all the things that he does. " Forest Gump excels in every endeavor that he has. Everything that he did is fun for him.

I know that I am a mediocre person. I know I can give more but I always ends up doing what's just right or expected of me. What caused this? I lack patience. I am always in a hurry to finish anything or to end anything because I am bored or because there's something more interesting to do than what I am currently doing. I also lack focus. I do things categorically. I label them as work and hobbies/fun. This is not all the time though. Sometimes, I got to mix work and fun also.

But I want to do it Forest Gump way. Everything should be work, hobby and fun to do that I need to give my best. I need to be that way! (Needs conviction!)

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Welcome from in-laws!

Last Thursday, Mum and Dad received a parcel from Sue, Chris's elder sister from Adelaide. Along with it were small parcels for me. Those were stuffs that you can identify with Australia and three pairs of fashion earrings as a welcome and Christmas presents for me . It was so sweet of her. I have talked to her over the phone the day that I arrived here. (btw, she's into crafts like fashion jewelry, dream catcher, etc.)

I was really overwhelmed and dumb-founded. Im lost of words so, here endeth. =)

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Mini things and thoughts

I just finish watering the plants again. I just did it once today and yesterday. It rained the other night and last night, that's why. The rain abate the hot weather at night. Hope it will rain again tonight. Hehehe.

We just came back from the Bunnings Warehouse before I watered the plants. Basically, we just bought some materials needed in the nursery, folding chairs and market umbrellas for the flea market on Sunday. Ohhh, we also bought a portable aircon.

I was watching the Maverick movie when Chris told me to get up and wear my thongs. Little did I know that we're going to the shop. Hummm, so off I went fresh from the bed. Hehehe. The same things happened yesterday also when we went to Woolworths to buy some Milo and smoke for Hubby. I am used to going somewhere without changing my clothes here. I have never did that in the Philippines. Ohhh well, there's always first time and as time goes by, I'll get use to it also.

The sun sets here past 7PM so we started the night late often. We watched the movie Die Hard last night. It was a good movie though.

Tomorrow, I will be doing our mountain pile of laundry. I haven't washed any since New Year. I just want to do the laundry once a week. Maybe, I can do some cleaning also, though, I have just done it yesterday.

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Just gas-bagging =)

I had just finished watering the retail plants infront of the office. I usually water them almost everyday twice a day. I think, it has been my routine.

Now, I am on my weird outfit; giggle hat, white gloves (just like michael jackson), socks, skirt and spaghetti strapped blouse. Hehehe. Its just stinky hot here. Been 40 degrees for the last days.

My brother-in-law G was laughing at my question to him just awhile ago. "Have you found Chris?" I said. He answered "I was not looking for him". Hahaha! I could have asked him, "Have you seen Chris?" Ohhhh, just one of my carabao English. =)

By the way, my white gloves were given by Mum last night. She's really good to me. She also gave me two bottles of nibblies last night for when I get hungry at the middle of the day, she said. All of my in-laws are good to me. I readily feel that I am part of the family the first time that I met them.

Ohhh, just really gas-bagging. I have to look for Chris and give his hat. The sun is blazingly hot on the skin. Got to go!

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Welcome to Year 2006!

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year celebration. Us? We had a blast.

Had a swim on the Scarborough beach/mud flats, as Hubby called it, in the afternoon of the 31st, had barbecue (mainly sausages and chicken kebabs) and fruit and veggies salad with it, and a karaoke party (videoke in the Philippines) up until 2AM of January 1st.

Hubby had enjoyed the party too much. He'd been drinking vodka, by the way I had 1 1/2 shots also, he'd been singing his lungs out, we've been dancing and acting the fool. Hehehe. While, I was just sitting enjoying the party and watching everybody dance, laugh and sing. I had my share of dancing also. =) We met N & G's neighbors and friends in the party.

We took a couple of strolls along the beachfront promenade at about 12:30 and 1:45 AM. The wind was soo cool and refreshing. A pleasant change of the stifling heat during the previous week.

We finally got to bed by 2:30AM but I couldn't sleep, mainly because, Hubby is occupying the entire bed. Hehehe. He's soooo "makulit".

I got up by 4AM and Hubby followed through and invited me to watch the sunrise on the beach. We took a couple of photos and stayed there for about an hour. Met some strangers very early who requested me to take some photos of them. =) There were some people who spent their New Year there and there were some who went for a stroll and exercise early that morning. The upper portion of the beach by the way, is a park.

We then, went back here and had a few hours sleep. Hubby woke me up with a breakfast in bed. So sweet of him. He did the cooking all through the day. I did nothing the whole day, except sleeping. Hahaha!

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I just finished watching the Readers Digest documentary of The Time of Jesus. It is divided in three times. First, The beginning of the Story, then, Among the People and lastly, The Final Days.

It is mainly detailing the life of Jesus as written in the 4 Gospels of Matthew, Luke, Mark and John after the death of Jesus, and based on the archeological artifacts seen in the places where Jesus was born, where He grew, where He spent most of His Life and where He died.

It was mentioned there that perhaps Jesus was not born on winter times (Christmas) as it is very laborous for Mary to travel during winter in the wilderness. It will take 4 days to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem in the normal weather.

Anyway, we celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of Our Saviour. What is important is He was born here on Earth to redeem us. And that, we are very thankful of Him and God and of Mary and Joseph.

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