Just Saying

This deserves a blog entry.

I just don't get it. Some people say "tangkilikin ang sariling atin". Let's say Filipino-made items or movies or the like. Pero kapag dating sa teleserye natin parang yung iba direng - dire and they generalize that there's no good stuff in National TV anymore. Hmmm.. kayo ha.. Kapag foreign artist manghang mangha kayo. Fan pa kayo. Pero kapag artista natin nandidiri kayo.

I agree and disagree. Agree at some point because YES there are shows talaga na hindi ko ma gets kung bakit pinapalabas. Like yung show sa tv5 na Face to Face.. Minsan iisipin mo bayad yang mga yan. Or who cares about their problems? Na tipong "what the hell?". And yes there are teleseryes na hindi talaga maganda ang plot. Minsan din hindi maganda ang mga linya o script. Minsan ang effects ng isang fantaserye ay nakakaapekto din sa tingin mo sa show. Pero ang madalas..  over-rated na and sobnrang predictable na ng mga nangyayari or mangyayari.

Over-rated kasi isipin nyo, madalas sa teleserye ang nagkahiwalay or pinaghiwalay ang magulang at anak. Pero sa liit ng mundo nila, ayon nagkikita at nagkikita. Or mahirap ang bida tapos biglang aangat sa buhay or yayaman tapos makakapaghiganti na. Singitan pa ng madaming twist yan. Pero kahit anong dami ng twist.. minsan talagang predictable padin.

I disagree sa sinasabi ng iba na there's no good stuff in national tv anymore, because there is. There are documentary shows and even adventure shows or teleseryes na I can say worth watching. I am not full-pledged kapamilya, kapatid nor kapuso but these three major channels that we have give good to great shows. Entertaining ika nga nila. Lahat na ata ng emotion. Masaya, sa mga feel good shows or sa mga noontime shows na nakakatulong sa kapwa.

Lungkot, sa mga docu shows na nagpapakita ng ndi magagandang nangyayari satin. Galit, na kadalasan nakukuha sa news at mga teleserye na nadadala tayo. Kasama na jan ang pagkaintense or pagkagulat at pagkabitin. Hehe.

Plus, maraming shows ang may magagaling na writers at director. Hand in hand yan I believe. Kasama nadin ang mga gumaganap. Kapag walang writer.. walang show na ipapalabas or ipproduce.. Ang direktor kelangan maiguide ang mga actors and actresses para maayos kada scene.. And actors and actresses kelangan magaling umarte para din madeliver ang tamang emotion every scene. Para makapagpalabas ng magandang show.

Also, some shows give stories that really happens. Docu, news, reality and teleseryes. Pero I wanna concentrate sa teleserye. Dati mga typical personas makikita sa isang primetime shows eh. Mga naaaping bida.. mga kontrabidang galit na galit lang talaga sa mundo at gusto maghari harian. Few years back or may be just a year or two, nauso ang mga kabit or 3rd party movies.. nasundan sa teleserye.. i'm sure madaming sumubaybay sa Legal Wife. I admit hindi ako, kasi hindi ko nasimulan pero I watched some eps. Plus ang kasama ko dito ay sa GMA nanunuod that time. Naiinis ang iba kasi daw ang mga shows ngayon tulad ng TLW parang "face palm" nalang sakanila. And then yung ngayon Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real ganun din. Actually, both stories are good. Sa TLW ending was okay lang but all in all magaling pagkakagawa ng TLW. It happens naman talaga to some.

Now this ADMR, it also happens. I congratulate pa nga the writers of these shows. Atleast, we admit that these kind of things happen in real life. Even the show Dading. May mga bakla or bading tayong friends na may anak and willing magkaanak. We are now open to these situations in life. And we show it to people because somebody somewhere may actually relate himself or herself to a character or to a story and  it may actually help him or her kasi kahit papaano ang mga pinapalabas sa tv ay nagbibigay din ng moral lessons sa atin.

National TV air shows like those to simply entertain and educate/inform us. Produced and directed by our fellowmen. Ang hihilig natin sa foreign tv series pero bakit ayaw nating iopen ang isip natin sa shows na sariling atin?

I watched the episode in PowerHouse of GMA na ang guest nila ay si Ms. Teysie/Tessie Tomas. She mentioned that she is an artist and a writer. And to become a good artist or writer she needs and wants to watch all kinds of movies or shows whether good nor bad, boring or not, to develop the writer in her. Minsan kapag ndi maganda ang certain scene or ending, the creativity and writer in her kicks in and she rewrites the story on her own and appreciates them.

For me, in order to appreciate what is ours, we need to know most of what we have and see. If sawang sawa na kayo sa balita about gobyerno natin and how it sucks, why not watch other shows nalang that would entertain us. Just to set up the mood or balance it up. Let's start with ours. Don't act as if sobrang papangit ng mga show na ito na masuka suka kayo, kasi if pangit, bakit andaming nanunuod or sumusubaybay? Lahat ng klase ng tao I guess. Or you are just afraid to admit 'coz society thinks you're baduy or low-life or boring na tao just by watching them?

Oh well. Just me and what I think others think. No offense. Again, an opinionated me. Hoho.

Peace!

What I Miss

Oohh. What have I missed?

Honestly, I'm not so happy nor sad with the fact that I am now able to blog. One, I just tested my laptop for the nth time, and it worked. For the nth time in the future, it might actually die on me.... again. I was planning to buy a new adapter and battery for the laptop but since I don't have money yet, I'll make kalikot nalang muna and try to make it "workable".

Two, all feelings, emotions, rants, happiness and fulfillment I have felt these past few months are mixed altogether now that I don't know how to sort them out. Yes! I have been through a lot this year. I wanted to let them all out but right now, I really don't know where to start. However, there is something I firmly stand on and that's having no regrets. I may have felt bad quite a bit. There were even questions in and out of mind but I'm glad it happened. Blessing in disguise may be, we don't know. Only God knows.

Anyway, enough for now. I'm sleepy already. Goodnight! GoodMornight rather.

S&R Early Bird Sale September 2013

I knooooow! It's been ages since! But i just had to share for some of you who are interested. 

S&R is currently having their Early Bird Sale, until today, Sept. 24. Then on September 25, 2013, it'll be their September Grand Sale or Member's Treat. 

Earlier today, Sept. 23, I went with my ninang to S&R. Since we are on a budget, I needed to list down all things i needed to buy. I also checked what items are already on sale. 

Look what I found:

Colgate Regular 145ml 4pcs/pack = P320.00

and also i found this:

Suave kids 2-in-1 Shampoo Funpack 4pcs/pack = P400.00

Sulit diba? I didn't plan really to buy anything, just to list down all items I was planning to buy and check what items are on sale. However, from what I experienced last march, madaling maubos yung Colgate 4pcs/pack. So I had to hoard. Hahaha. Will buy again on September 25 if they are still available. 

I'm so excited. I don't really know why, but grocery shopping has been my stress reliever kaya enjoy na enjoy ko. hahahaha!

See you there! Lapit na mag sale talaga! Be there by 6am or earlier! Hehehe. 

PS. I'm still using the ipad to blog. Kaya hirap padin ako. This post I had to do for others to know din, Hehehe. I miss blogging though.. 

Mouth Sore

Hi friends! Sorry for the lack of posts nowadays. You know, it's really difficult to blog using an iPad. Lappy is not working yet.. Hindi ko pa napapagawa talaga..

Anyway, to mommies out there, or to anyone who has experienced mouth sore, do you know how to cure it? Well, mouth sore is also known as singaw... Unfortunately, Johann has singaw. He has been cranky for the past 2 days already.. I tried putting Dequadin on his tongue. Nandun kasi yung singaw nya. Sobra siyang nasasaktan.. iyak ng iyak.. He has not been drinking milk din kasi siguro talagang masakit. I've been up all night for the past 2 days 'coz once in a while, he would wake up and cry. Again, siguro kasi masakit.

I don't know what to do. Nakakaawa din kasi ang baby ko.

Will go to the doctor pa tomorrow, Monday. If you know how to cure his mouth sore or atleast lessen his pain, just comment ha? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

A Greener Selection

In my previous post, regarding Mango Papaya Vinaigrette, well, it was perfect for salad! I tried it kaninang dinner. At first, if you'll taste the vinaigrette lang, para siyang tangy or maasim. But if you put it on salad, masarap siya.

I bought Dole Greener Selection salad. I want to prepare the salad personally sana. I mean, prepare it from scratch. However, I want to try first the two dressings we have here at home. One is the Caesar Salad Dressing which I bought at S&R. The other one is the dressing/vinaigrette I made kanina.

Greens with maling and belcube cheese. Plus the mango papaya vinaigrette. Yummy!

Since I want a taste of something different aside sa greens lang, I added few bits of maling. Just enough to satisfy my taste buds. Also, for additional flavor, I added 2 Belcube Creamy Ham Flavored Cheese by Laughing Cow. It was soooo good!

The Belcube Creamy Cheese is actually a spread. 2 cubes of cheese is not bad naman siguro diba? I'm starting this diet palang naman. Para di mabigla.. If my tummy is sanay na with these greens, tsaka ko na siguro itotodo.

I will have no rice in my diet. Promise. No cheat day yet, because I want to lose weight agad. Full effort ito! :) Next time na ako magcheacheat day kapag payat nako! hihi.

Anyway, you should try it. Salad with bits of maling and laughing cow belcube cheese. It's not really light nor heavy meal. Just right. Atleast, it's a start. :D

Mango Papaya Vinaigrette

Since I am planning to go on a diet, I made a salad dressing. After eating at Mary Grace Cafe kasi, I said to myself, Im'ma try the dressing they have for their Prawn Salad. It is the Mango-Papaya Dressing. It's good huh!

Here's the ingredients:

1 Large Ripe Papaya
1 Large Ripe Mango
1/4 cup of Olive Oil
1/3 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 Tbsp Honey
Salt and Pepper. 

1. Peel and put Papaya and Mango meat in a blender. 
2. Add the remaining ingredients except salt and pepper.
3. Blend well.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

It's kinda tangy because of the Apple Cider Vinegar, but it's okay, it'll blend well in the salad.

Will share to you later my dinner. Will try it with salad.

Truth About My Weight

Hello! Today's Sunday. My mag-ama went out for a basketball game. John kasi would always play basketball kapag Sunday, sinama nya si Johann. Perfect time for me to blog! :)

I just want to share to you (if I have readers. lol.) some things about me and my weight.

When I was dalaga, I was thinner. Chubby, but thinner, compared now. My height is 5"1" and my weight before is from 115lbs to 118lbs. It even went down to 108lbs to 110lbs but average would be the first weight I mentioned. I fit a size Medium in most of the clothes. Large kapag masikip sa arms. Sa arms kasi talaga nagkakatalo. I have brusko arms so if Medium ang damit pero masikip sa arms, I change it to Large. So yeah, Medium to Large ako. Get the picture?

I really looked young, pretty and blooming then. Kasi comfortable ako sa everything. Clothes, face, tummy not showing etc. Now kasi, I feel bloated, fat, parang my clothes kept on shrinking on me na hindi na ako kasya sakanila. Haha!

When I got pregnant, I was not that fat. I gained weight but not too much, so I figured, mabilis babalik ang katawan ko. Johann was not that big din when I had him. First few months, I was a typical na nanganak. Still the same weight when I was pregnant. But as months passed, I gained and gained.

Preggy. 6-7 months na yata ako nyan. 

I am a stay-at-home mommy. Johann's malikot but I make it bawi sa food intake lagi. When I am depressed or stressed, I eat. When I am pagod, I eat. When I am happy, I still eat! Haha. No exercise.

Honestly, that is may be one reason why I seldom go out. I am so conscious of how I look and how I weigh. I get ill-tempered that I can't wear any nice clothes anymore 'coz hindi na kasya yung mga luma kong damit. I also seldom buy clothes that's why I have only a number to choose from. I am not kasi a type of person na would wear sexy clothes or fitted clothes kahit mataba. May iba kasi, mukhang suman sa damit if they wear uber fitted eh. No offense meant to those who wear clothes like that. It's just that it is not me. I am not comfortable with that eh.

I enrolled back to boxing and even gym. (Dati pala, kaya ako payat kasi, nagboboxing ako sa Elorde and nagggym ako sa Fitness First. Sarado na kasi Elorde sa SM Southmall kaya nakakatamad na sa malayo magboxing.) Anyway, I enrolled in a boxing gym located in Madrigal Business Park, Alabang. 4 months ako naka-enroll. Come 4th month, medyo tinatamad nako. Lost few pounds. But ever since I stopped, I gained again. I have been telling John, if I really want to lose weight, dapat consistent ang gym ko. Since I am not enrolled anymore, pano ako magwowork out? Sis in law ko kasi, payat na. Pero it took her more than 2 years din, bago na maintain yung figure. Kasi, hindi natatanggal gym nya. There would be times na she's lazy to go but atleast, anytime, she can come back. That's what I want. Pero siyempre, we're not that mayaman naman. So dapat, once enrolled, sulitin. Which I didn't.

Why am I gaining? It is because I am a rice person. Take note. I eat lunch and dinner. Twice lang ha? Pero since I eat rice, I keep on gaining weight. Usually pa kasi, 1 and half cup rice ako. Haha! If masarap ulam, hanggang 2 cups. lol. In between meals, I seldom eat. Pero if eat usually fatty food. Ice cream, chocolate, sweets, or junk food. Diba? Sino ba naman di tataba non?

However, there are people who I really idolize for their dedication in losing weight. They are Mommy Fleur, Mommy Cheryll, Tina de Guzman and Joanne Avila (friends of mine) and Marie Flores (also a friend). I have been observing them for almost 2-3 months now. They are losing weight. Kailangan talaga ang mind set. San ba nakakabili non? Pa-order nga ako.

I tend to be tamad talaga kasi at times. Pero as I said, I need my mind to be set in order for me to get back into my dalaga weight. Exercise, eat well and control.

Ate Che of Out of The Box Ideas, told me, I should reveal, make kwento and blog it so the whole world (lol. daming readers?) will witness this. Para mag-pursige ako magpapayat. I will start again tomorrow. Jogging, diet and control. No rice, no sweets etc.

Will update what and how I am doing about this project me, soon! :)

Current weight: 145lbs. Kapag busog, 148lbs. Haha! :D