Warm Milk with Turmeric

I love drinking coffee and I have been drinking coffee for as long as I can remember. I always have coffee at work because it keeps me sane. Coffee is a good source of antioxidants and everyone knows it.

It’s already rainy season here in the Philippines and coffee is really the best that I wanna have to cope with the gloomy weather.

But in the wee hours, I fancy drinking milk before going to bed. Milk also has a special space in heart and if only I can hoard batches of milk, I really would. I am also hopeful that I can grow an inch taller. Hahaha. So when coffee is not around, I spend time with milk. Such a lame sentence!Bear with me, the weather makes me lazy to think of more relevant words.

Anyway, to add more flavor to my milk, I added a spoonful of turmeric. This is also beneficial. If coffee is armed with antioxidants, then you won’t be disappointed with turmeric as it is also armed with most of antis that our body needs. You don’t have to buy meds. Just open your drawer or cupboard and see if your mom has kept a jar of powdered turmeric for her chicken curry.

Yum! ♥

It actually tastes good! 😀

Give it a try if you haven’t yet.

Shaw Boulevard

How my phone got stolen right under my nose by a shameless a**hole at Shaw Boulevard just across One San Miguel Avenue Bldg.

Before it was stolen, I used to think how lucky I am (although, I already experienced being mugged in 2010 while walking along Guadalupe Bridge-EDSA,but that was a different story) just because I am working here in Ortigas and that riding jeepneys could be safer here well, of course, compared to other cities in Manila. I have seen lots of videos posted on Facebook and one of them taken by someone stuck in a traffic jam capturing a phone snatcher in Recto. So, I thought to myself, “Oh, I’m here in Ortigas. Who would dare?”.But damn, I was dead wrong!

It had to be slapped on my face just to wake me up. I was so comfortable that I have neglected taking extra care. I have never been careless with my things regardless of the value.

I had to learn a lesson in a bitter way that time. It really broke my heart not just because the phone was damn expensive, but because it was given to me by Cy. It was so special that I really cherished it.

So, there I was, minding my own damn business and waiting to get a ride home. I was so eager to get home as it was Friday and oh, it was also April Fools’ Day. What a memorable day to have your phone stolen!.

There were many people at that time and I actually didn’t mind because it is usually crowded on Fridays. I was so anxious to get home that when I saw and almost empty jeepney, I ran just to get my butt seated inside. But lo! When I was about to go inside, a man blocked my way. I didn’t mind at first but I got annoyed because he was trying so hard to block my way. Just then, someone grabbed my bag from my right. I snatched it back. Damn, why did I even bother?! I didn’t even have something valuable inside the bag. I was distracted and that was when my phone got stolen. I was pretty sure, the other one from my left side took it from my front pocket. Grabe lang! Dang! I didn’t even noticed.

I couldn’t even describe how I regretted taking my phone that night, how many times I thought about it replaying what had just transpired. I really cried. I was ashamed because it was a gift and I wasn’t able to take care of it.

I cried because I couldn’t believe my phone was stolen right under my nose!

How could a Filipino do it to their fellows. How hard could it be to work for something that they want to have?? How lazy could they be that they would resort to stealing??

I couldn’t even fathom how anguish I was. There were times I wished that time machines were invented. I couldn’t believe how awful that was.

Though I couldn’t go back and change what happened, there are many things I should be thankful about. My family and Cy are always there for me and with that I am blessed enough. Another thing is nothing bad happened to me. Thank goodness.

“Things that are not meant for us have a way of slipping away from our fingers.”

But as J.K. Rowling’s quote goes… ‘Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.’

I really hope so…

 

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

How I wish I could be in London right now and watch this amazing play! Wish, wish, wish…Hahaha Anyway, I freakin’ love the story. Not that I haven’t loved the series, but this is just refreshing, funny(Ron’s funny) and entertaining.

It’s all about travelling through time into the past using a confiscated Time-Turner, saving Cedric and a daughter who is so eager to meet her father.

What I admire about the story, is how Draco’s character has mellowed a bit, how his affection for his late wife, Astoria, who had been his light when he was stumbling in the dark made him a better man and the length that he would go through just to keep his son, Scorpio, safe. Boy, I wish I’ll have a child like Scorpio’s attitude someday. Scorpio’s character wasn’t surprising because I didn’t really expect an uncompassionate and a nasty man would always have an offspring with the same attitude and perception. I like Scorpio, to be honest. He is reasonable, most of the time, while Albus seems to be having difficulties in making the right decisions. Scorpio has always seemed to be on the right path and was always cautious. I just don’t like it whenever he goes along and agrees with his best friend even though he knows otherwise.

Albus, on the other hand, was quite careless and rebellious. I don’t know if rebellious is the right word, but he really acted that way. He trusted the wrong person and had the tendency to act like a hero or try to change things (the way he tried to save Cedric and dragged Scorpio along).

Harry and Albus’ relationship is quite bumpy. Harry is having difficulties getting along with his son. He doesn’t have a problem dealing with Lily and James but it just goes awry with Albus. Oh juice ko, I can’t imagine having a grumpy and sulky child.

Then there’s Delphini, the woman who is so determined to meet her father, Lord Voldy. Errr, she knows her father did the most evil things and the worst man to be considered as a father but still wants to see him? Naks naman…

It’s time to ride along and join their journey through time. Discover and enjoy the mischief and mayhem. Laugh at how characters comically and tragically differ in the alternate timeline.

 

Sometimes, it really doesn’t matter if parents are perfect or not, wealthy or poor, selfless or selfish, had a fantastic or cringe-worthy past and have done something noble or something shameful. It doesn’t matter if parents make poor, irrevocable or great decisions. Yes, parents should raise their child and teach him/her to know what is good and bad, to be logical and to be the person who knows how to make not just better but wise decisions. But in the end, it’s still up to your kid if he or she will follow the right path, be a better person and learn the aspects of wisdom that you have fastidiously and religiously tried to teach to your child.

 

 

New Book To Read

Pittacus Lore’s United as One, the 7th book, was already released! I am so excited to know how the Garde defend the Earth and how they will unite to defeat the Mogadorians and their evil leader, Setrakus Ra.

Things I am so eager to know:

How will Four cope with his loss? Though, I’m not sure if Sarah’s character is a loss. This time, I really hope no fan of Sarah would chance upon this entry.

Will Five be forgiven for what he has done? Will he fight with the other Garde or choose the wrong side again? Will he commit the same mistake again?

I wonder how would Six, Seven and Adam, the good Mog, survive in New Mexico.

Hope Seven would finally move on and get over with Eight.

I wish Nine and Five would just stop beating each other to a pulp. 😛 😛 😛 But then if I were Nine, I would do the same, too. Five deserves it after his betrayal and shallowness. However, Nine really is an ass sometimes.

What will happen to Ten? I love Ella’s character here. Such a brave child with an amazing legacy.

How would Sam, Four’s best friend and one of the humans-turned-Garde,  handle his legacy?

Oh, I really must read this final book to get my curiousness answered!

 

 

 

Hello August!

My dear August, hope you will be as lovely as this tree.

Photo taken inside the Chinese Garden in Rizal Park.

Every time I plan on writing an entry, I ended up posting something else. I was supposed to post about my bucket list but I saw the date and changed my mind.

Time really flies so fast. Many things happened in a blur.  Ano daw?! Ang gulo lang. Hahaha

Pero pwera biro ha. Ang bilis talaga ng panahon. Parang kailan lang kakastart pa lang ng 2016. Ang daming nangyari.

Nalipat ako ng ibang account nung January. February was uneventful, though.  Nakauwi si Cyrus ng Pinas last March at nakauwi kaming pareho sa probinsya noong Mahal na Araw. Of all the things that happened this year, eto ang hindi ako makapaniwala. Nadukutan ako ng cellphone last April. It was Friday and April Fools’ Day pa talaga. Nasayangan ako but I’m still thankful that nothing happened to me. Nanalo ang bet namin na president ni Cyrus last May and that made us happy. I received my vouchers from Canon last June. I received a token last month, July. Here comes August…

I am looking forward to accomplishing something this month.