Ginumis

On a hot summer day...

I've decided to make Ginumis...

Ginumis is a textured treat made by layering pearls of sago (tapioca), Colored cubes of gulaman (gelatin), perhaps some tiny balls of fruit, and tasty roasted pinipig (immature glutinous rice pounded into flakes) , then pouring panocha syrup and coconut milk over the stuff and eating the concoction parfait-style with a spoon, or stirring together into a delicious slurry before consuming.



I discovered Ginumis while I was on vacation in the Philippines, introduced by my bestfriend in my lovely hometown, Daet. In this very small restaurant called Tippy Toppy. This was two years ago and I've been craving on since then.



Ingredients:

3 ripe mangoes
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup cooked sweetened tapioca (sago)
2 pandan leaves (or vanilla essence)
4 tablespoons of sugar (or honey)
(you can also add other spices like cinnamon or anis)

But because there are no mangoes available at home. I've decided to use peaches instead.

(Canned peaches)

Instructions:

Cut mangoes (or peaches) into small cubes. Set aside. In a pan, pour coconut milk, pandan leaves and four tbsps. of sugar. Let it boil. Turn off the fire immediately. Choose a beautiful and presentable glass for this dessert. Start by putting a layer of sweetened tapioca or sago, followed by a layer of sliced mangoes (peaches). Pour your coconut milk. Let it stand in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour.

Nadal's injury... will he be able to play in Wimbledon?

I have not seen Nadal since he got beaten by Robin Soderling at the Roland Garros a few weeks ago. He has insertion tendinitis, A chronic knee injury which he had been suffering for many months now.

While Rafa continues his treatment, we’d like to share with you this beautiful quote about Rafa Nadal from the seven-time Wimbledon champion and tennis legend, Steffi Graf:

“If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with so much discipline, so much concentration and someone who likes to put a lot of passion into every point”.

“Words fail to come out of me to describe his game appropriately. I've rarely seen anyone who approaches a ball with so much attention. With such passion and joy that it makes it great fun to watch him. With him, you can associate everything that makes tennis so beautiful,” said Steffi to the German ‘Abendzeitung.de’ online newspaper.

http://www.abendzeitung.de/sport/tennis/111662

Meanwhile, I'm also overwhelmed with Roger Federer's victory and winning his first French Open Title and finally getting his 14th Grand Slam title, tied up with Pete Sampras. Although, I could say that the Finals of the French open 2009 was quite boring. No offense to Mr. Soderling but, Would anybody agree with me that having Nadal and Federer on the Finals is the highlight of every tournament?

Great Minds discuss Ideas; Average Minds discuss events; Small Minds discuss people.

With all the chaos going on....

What disappoints me much is people making a big fuss over a sex video of this doctor turned celebrity in the Philippines, Dr. Hayden Kho and a Filipino actress, Katrina Halili.

SO WHAT???!!!

As if it's the first time this situation has ever happened. Right? Not only this two people have done this. It's such just a shame that it came out. Whoever made the video public, should be the one to pay.

And what's sad is that a lot of people are still buying those videos. Not only in the Philippines, but here abroad as well.

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk...

At this instance, I remember this quote I came across to when I was still in school.

"Great minds discuss Ideas; Average minds discuss Events; Small minds discuss People."

This only shows how many people have such small minds.

Too Bad... :-(

being Rafa...

As a young girl, I never considered myself as a sporty type of person. I despise my P.E. subjects. It felt more of an obligation rather than enjoyment.

But of course, I played sports like badminton or table tennis but I did it only because some of my friends were playing it. Also I liked doing other stuffs like shopping, sleeping, eating or hanging out rather than spending time sweating out. yeech.

Somehow, People do change. I'm now enjoying sports. I love sports. I love watching sports. I wait for NBA Play-offs. I stay up late watching Tennis Tournaments, I even watch the Olympics.

And hell yeah, I watch Manny Pacquiao fights.

I've appreciated basketball since I was in my teens but never did I became so obsessed with these sweaty guys in their jerseys. Whenever I see tennis tournaments, I only notice how neat and cute their outfits are.

But now, I'm an uber sports fanatic. Especially Basketball and Tennis.

My favorite NBA team is the L.A. Lakers with my forever MVP, Kobe Bryant 24

Former ATP World number one and ranked number 2 since August 2008. The tennis genius, Roger Federer.

And the uber hot with the nice ass hehe current ATP World Number one, Rafael Nadal.

Yup! I sooo adore them. I'm an uber uber fan of both sports. It somehow helped me appreciate sports even better. Hehe.

A billiard babe??? Am I too serious or what? Nah... maybe in the future. I will be.

Becoming the next Nadal??? Hehe! I wish. Maybe... Hehehe

What does uber mean? Uber... meaning Super, over, grabe, sobra.

The Unborn baby that I super love...

My sis is expecting their first baby by December of this year. Finally! Yey! That only means...

I'm going to be an aunt. I'm uber excited!!!

Introducing...

My unborn "pamangkin" in its very first photograph. :-D







Isn't it so obvious that I am so proud? I Can't wait to see this baby!!!

Mom's Day...

A mother laughs our laughter,

Sheds our tears,

Returns our love,

Fears our fears.

She lives our joys,

Cares our cares,

And all our hopes and dreams she shares.

To mom,

Thank you for bringing me into this beautiful world.

For always supporting and guiding me,

For the love and care.

Mom, I thank you not only by all these.

But having you as a mother is everything I need.

I love you.

Happy Mother's Day.

To all the mothers out there,

THANK YOU!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

(Mother's day is largely celebrated every second Sunday in May (though there are other dates for it too).

Due to different time zones, it still might not be Sunday is some parts of the world.

But it's never too early to say THANK YOU to our Mom's anyway. ☺☺☺

Zorro's Goodbye.

As I'm writing this blog, Tears still can't keep itself from falling.
My eyes are too swollen to see what I'm doing but I want to finish this entry while all the strong mix of emotions are present.


My dog Zorro got sick last night. I was so scared and sad for I knew that he might die. I couldn't sleep the whole night for I keep checking on him. He was already doing well and I could say at that moment that he would make it. He would be okay and that everything would be fine. Or so I thought.

Early this morning, Zorro wasn't too well. His temperature had gone up and he wasn't responding at all.
As we were on our way to the vet's clinic, I saw the life on Zorro's eyes slowly fading away. It was such a sad moment for me.

Though I knew that my beloved puppy is gone, I still didn't give up. We still went to the vet. Silently hoping that there would be a way to revive him.

But there was none. There was no way he could've make it. It was perhaps his time.

What makes me sad is I feel that I lost Duchess all over again. Zorro was my dog's puppy and when she died. I promised myself that I would take good care of her puppies so that I still have her eventhough she's gone.



But I have to face reality. He's gone and I have to move on. I'm gonna miss him.


As what my mom always say, Pets sometimes die to save its owner's family from sickness or even death.
It may be true. So eventhough he died, I still have many things to thank him for.

The happiness he gave us and perhaps saving a member of the family.

ZORRO

November 2008 - 24 April 2009