Super electric fan

Would you believe this ring is actually an electric fan???? Grabeh, while I was looking at the fans on display at Valor, enjoying all the air because it was 37 degrees hot outside, I was surprised to see this creature blowing some air on my face.
Air multiplier as the label says. I really do not know its purpose but it is actually producing air despite the fact that it has no blades, and yes it also turns. The fact that it has no blades makes it very child friendly. Too bad I did not take any video. I will document this thingy on video the next time I go there. This costs a hefty 30,000 Yen, founded by Sir James Dyson, from UK. Bloody Amazing! Click on the link to learn more..

http://www.dyson.com/fans/default.asp

Bagel and Bagel - a taste of the Big Apple

Bagels are famous in New York. The first time I learned about it was at Nagoya Airport, at Bagel and Bagel when my hubby introduced me to it. Something new and different for me because I have never eaten a bagel yet. The owner is a Japanese who fell in love with bagels in New York, and so when he went home to Japan, he made his own bagel store in Tokyo which opened in 1997.

Bagels are shaped like donuts, made of wheat flour, and is boiled before baked which makes it different from donuts which are fried.

The store here offers plain bagels and bagel sandwiches with flavors like smoked salmon and cream cheese, uncuread ham and basil cream, ethnical tuna, but the one i fell in love with is their chicken teriyaki sandwich with volcano bagel which is topped with melted cheese. They also sell different varieties of bagels like with sesame seeds, tomato and cheese, blueberry, soy milk and edamame (like green peas), chocolate, etc. You can choose from these bagels to use for your sandwich.

I don't know if they already have bagels in Manila. This is really a must-try.

http://www.dreamcorp.co.jp/bb/bb_bagelsandmenu.htm

How Am I?

i am tired and i am blue
all because of thinking..
how am i to love?
if no one is worth loving?
how am i to live?
if this life is not worth living?
how am i to see?
if the world is wrapped in darkness..
how am i to sing?
if i can’t even speak?
how am i to feed?
if the oil is too high?
i can’t even fry…
hahahaha…

rmdzlim
july 18, 2008

Leap Year - A feel good movie I love

I am a sucker for romantic comedy movies... My hubby recommended me to watch this. I love to watch these kind as it makes me feel refreshed. And yes, Matthew Goode is so damn sexy even with his beard and his Irish accent in this movie. The last movie I saw where he also starred was with Mandy Moore in Chasing Liberty. He was younger and hotter then. The lead role was Amy Adams, the one who also starred in Enchanted which I also loved watching over and over again.
This movie has a unique humor. Well, because all romantic comedies have the same love stories, it all depends on how the wit of the dialogue the actor and actress throws out. There's also a line here which I really really love, " May you never steal,lie, nor cheat. But if you must steal, steal away my sorrows. If you must lie, lie with me through all the nights in my life. If you must cheat, cheat death. Coz I can't live a day without you."

Becoming..

I never expected that I would get to love baking. I used to hate it when I was still in highschool saying that it is too "matrabaho" and "makuti" knowing that you have to measure everything. And because wayback my ambition in life was to become a doctor. Marangal na Doktor.
So I took up a pre-med course to prepare myself for that ambition. BS Respiratory Therapy. But all throughout my internship the reality of being a doctor flashed before my eyes. It was a stiff competition. You have to be the greatest if you want to survive and earn bucks out of it. Not to mention the years it will take out of your precious life just to study 2 kilogram heavy books, and books, and books... The time it will take when I am supposed to spend it enjoying dear life. The reward is more than satisfying, yes, but TIME is important for me. Time for everything I want to do. I ended my ambition.
After graduating I employed myself so I could apply what I have learned for 4 years. I worked 3 years. But the work became routine I could even close my eyes and I still know what I am doing. I loved my work though. Saving lives, giving patients oxygen to live, aiding them to breathe. But my time was the patient's. I could not even attend family gatherings during Sundays because of the hospital shift. Then again, it was TIME I needed.
Fortunately, when I resigned I had all the time I wanted. I am a person who could not stand doing nothing at all. I saw a paper with a schedule for baking by Gerardo's. I told myself to give it a try since I had nothing to do that interests me. I attended their brownies and bars class for 1 day knowing that I love brownies so much.

The first brownies I baked was sugary sandy. I had to ask questions from Sir Gerry and Tita Angging thru text while doing it. Pero palpak pa rin. It did not rise because we did not know how to operate my first La Germania gas-type oven. I can still remember it clearly. It was so funny, even Papa did not know why everytime we closed the oven the flame would turn off. We had to ignite it a couple of times with a posporo (match) when we realized that it turned off because we closed the oven "bigla". It had to be closed slowly pala. Haha. I also did not pre-heat the oven. Pero naubos din ang brownies.

True to the saying "Practice makes it perfect". I kept practicing until I got it right. Kung palpak, my family would be happy to eat all of it. Papa and my brothers would always ask me, "Palpak yan Ate?". Kasi pag perfect na, they could not taste it. When i perfected it, being the negosyante that I am, I sold it. And oh, they also taught me how to do the costing at Gerardo's. So I displayed my bars at Yolly's and Chicken Haus where my Mom also displays the ever famous, old and original, Lola Mading's Pastillas.


I only took that one session at Gerardo's. It opened my heart to baking. I also got secret techniques and advices from fellow veteran bakers like Tita Angging who gave my first oven thermometer, Tita Liza who supplied me with many baking stuffs and ingredients from the US the moment she knew I loved it too, and Tita Rose who shared to me her cake decorating skills. The rest was history. I honed myself through searching and trying out recipes. Walnut tarts, eclairs, cookies, muffins, cheesecakes,etc. And when I became ready enough, I took the Basic Cakes at Gerardo's. They taught me the basics of baking cakes for one day. Then practiced, practiced, practiced.
And so with this new love for baking, I managed my time. I had time for my family, my hubby, my hobby, and my passion. There's always a time for everything.

Comfort Room

Amazing Japan. This country has never ceased to amaze me. And the first time I laid my foot on here, I was surprised how hi-tech the toilets were. These are the photos of one of the state-of-the-art toilet seat which has a bidet function, a seat warmer, a flushing sound (i think this is used when you have lbm and you do not want others to hear that awful sound), a washer for the women, and a powerful deodorizer. All in one push of the button.

Almost all malls and establishments here have this. Isn't it lovely? Enjoy the comfort of changing pads and defecating when using this toilet seat. But it ain't cheap. This multi-function toilet seat cost a whooping PhP 20,000-40,000 depending on its ease of use. And that is for the seat alone. Then, after you are finished, the flush are sensor activated, as you stand it will automatically flush. How cool can that be?

If not so high-tech, there is also a squat type toilet, where you just have to literally squat, like seating on the ground. Some establishments still use this because of the ease of maintainance. This is the oldest type and I am so happy to see this here, because we also have this in the Philippines.

Love is love..

I have nothing much in mind to write about tonight.. But let me share my love-hurt experiences wayback since i overheard someone from work who just broke up with his boyfriend (chismax).

LOVE, is such a big word. And means differently for every human being. There's also different kinds of love as taught in our theology class. To name a few, parental, filial, romantic. I hope i'm not mistaken. Anyway, looking back at those times when i used to feel like it's the end of the world when i did not get the chance to talk to the one i loved before, makes me laugh about it today. During my highschool days, having a boyfriend for a girl who studies in an all-girl school, is a must. Or rather, a wish of any of my schoolmates. But not unless you are one of those girls having crushes on tomboys, which became normal in our school wayback. Well, i was one of those well-wishers wishing for a boyfriend of my own.
Even if my dad did not allow me to, i allowed myself to have one. Because i did it for love. A love which was "Big" for me at that time, despite the fact that i did not know what true love meant. All i knew then was that i was "in love". And during that state of mind, it inspired me to do well in school and it crafted my literary side. I made countless poems about it.
I still went into relationships even if my dad was mad about it. Because i promised my self that i would graduate from college with no failing grades. And i promised him i would not get preggy while still studying. All for love because i was too busy looking for love, for someone to love me as much as i love. I loved even if i was not loved back. I was hurt, but i still moved on. I cried a couple of times. But memories of it washed away along with the tears. But i did not become bitter. I loved and never stopped to give love and it made me stronger. And when my heart breaks, my family would tell me, there are a lot of guys out there better than it. And I say what my parents say about it was true. Their opinions mattered. If they do not like it, it's because it is not right for me. They have their instincts, which was damn right.
The only regret i made all throughout my lovapaloozathingy was that, i was too impatient in waiting for it. I cried precious tears for it. And thinking of it is so funny now. Realizing, it was only puppy love. It was just small when all the while i thought it was a one big first love. Kept searching when I just have to wait for Him to appear. As if it was like, boom! and there he was unexpectedly. Just when i thought of ending my search for mr. right, he appeared at no particular time, but just the perfect time to fall in deep love. I knew he was right, my family had no negativity in dealing with him. I could have listened to my parents way back, but then i would never learn how important it is to love if i have not gone through heartaches. But when the perfect one comes, it is as if everything is in harmony, as if the stars were aligned for the both of us, and nothing comes in between. Time is of no importance. It does not matter how quick or how long i have known him. He is an answered prayer. He is everything about love. He is my one big and only love. And that is all that matters.

Blueberry Cheesecake - No bake

Not so long ago, being a fan of expensive coffee shop blueberry cheesecakes, I have long been wanting to make my own cheesecake. Surprisingly, when i bought a cream cheese, it had a recipe on the package. So out of curiosity, i tried this one. It is a no-bake cheesecake. I had a lot of attempts before finally perfecting it. And with these attempts, my family were so ever happy to taste all of it.

This is quite difficult if you just follow the steps on the package of Magnolia cream cheese and if you have no baking experience. I had to read it all over again just to make sure i did not miss any step. So in this recipe, I made it simpler. I decided to post it anyway because a relative of mine asked for a cheesecake recipe and because I typed it anyhow.

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE

CRUST:

1 1/4 cups graham crackers, crushed

1 tsp cinnamon –optional

1/3 cup melted butter/margarine

2 TBSP sugar

Dissolve sugar in melted margarine. Mix with the rest of ingredients until combined. Press on a pie plate. Chill.

FILLING:

1 pack (225g) cream cheese, softened

¼ cup sugar

1 tbsp knoxx gelatin

3 TBSP milk

1 pack(250ml) all purpose cream (Nestle or Alaska), chilled

1 cup blueberries in syrup (Comstock or any other )

Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and well blended.. Set aside. Sprinkle gelatin over milk, and heat on low until dissolved. Add to cream cheese mixture while it is still hot. Continue beating to blend well. In a separate bowl, whip cream until stiff (when beaters are lifted, it forms pointed sharp peaks). Slowly fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into crumb-lined pan. Top with blueberries. Chill until it is firm.

Dimpay's NOTE:

--When beating all purpose cream, make sure the bowl and beaters are clean, dry and chilled. Or else it wont get stiff. Do not over beat.

-- You can also make strawberry cheesecake by substituting Strawberries in syrup(comstock or any other american brand) or fresh strawberries.

-- I only prefer Knoxx gelatin for this cheesecake. No other substitute.

Fold - To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns:

Bloggable

my blog is new
and so are you
is it worth reading?
i don't have a clue..
i'll write about anything
so better hold your breath
i'll write with my heart
i won't have regrets.
my blog may be silly
but i'm not shy,
to share to the world
a piece of my pie
to blog is to share
a little bit of me
to blog is like a life
diving in the deep blue sea...


rmdzlim
7-1-2010
8:50am