so exciting it will run for fifty years!
i. and i breathed a sigh of relief
Once more, my addiction to bento has been reaffirmed. Or at least to photographing my food. I experimented on Kwek kwek (deep-fried quail eggs wrapped in orange colored batter) yesterday. Since the recipe wasn’t really mine, I decided to do a step-by-step picture essay for posting on kitchencow. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my camera. Which led me to worrying about its whereabouts since I remember opening the work drawer where I usually keep it last Friday. Which usually meant that I slipped it in my bag.
My worries grew, but a part of me was going, "Just in case I did lose my camera, maybe it’s time to buy a new one. Immediately. This week, while the Installment Madness is going on." The reason for rushing? I didn’t want to miss out on too many bento days. ^_^;;
Good thing it was in my drawer when I got to work today.
ii. blog break
Incidentally, I feel like my livejournal updating has come to a standstill. In the past, I’d update every few days or so, sometimes even daily. But now, with work systematically pouring in, there’s not much time left to blog. Nor is there much to talk about, since lately my life revolves around work, food, asian drama, and anime. At least I’ve moved on to K-drama and have given Kimura Takuya a short break.
iii. manga bonanza!!!
Yes. Three exclams. I’m that excited. John’s dad is coming home from the States after a few months spent setting up their art gallery business. Incidentally, his trip home coincides with the release of the latest volumes of W-Juliet and Hot Gimmick (the last volume!). Well, not really the actual release, but Amazon had the books in stock a week or so earlier than the actual release date. And since they had it in stock, I ordered like a madwoman. Thanks to amazon’s free amazon prime trial offer (free 2 day shipping!), my orders arrived in Maryland just in the nick of time, a day before his flight home.
So now, I’m waiting with bathed breath for my new manga. I’ll probably twist John’s arm tomorrow (his dad’s arriving tonight) so he’d deliver my manga. For the record, I bought:
• Ouran Host Club 7
• W-Juliet 11
• W-Juliet 12
• Hot Gimmick 11
• Hot Gimmick 12
Yes, all Viz manga which are kinda hard to find or very expensive here in Manila. Bought five books, for a grand total of $38.96. I’m nowPHP1,989.87 in debt, but considering how Viz manga sell for 650 to 750 PHP each around here, it’s a very good deal.
Can’t wait for Tamaki-lurv, Makoto-lurv, and Ryouki Smutastic-lurv.
iv. i fear nothing, not even boiling oil!
Or so says the burn mark on my right forearm. It's interesting, it looks like a smidgin of brown paint the size of a chicken pox pockmark. There are times when courage is stupid, like when I'm deep-frying a batch of kwek kwek. Common sense told me to find some burn ointment for the blisteringly hot drop of oil that hit my arm. Stupid cook genes told me that it's nothing, then proceeded with wiping away the oil and adding more quail eggs to the angry, bubbling oil.
Note to self: Bravery = Stupidity.
v. you're a weenner!
Oh yeah, I won something! Gosh golly gee! I won a bottle opener, wrstband & dogtag fr Rkstar Supernova promo! And i don't even watch Rockstar Supernova. So exciting, can't wait to get my BOTTLE OPENER! I hope they ship it soon, this is the first time I won a text to win promo. Yay! Bottle Opener. So much better than the trip to the US grand prize.
I never knew eating KFC Extreme Hotshots could be so rewarding.
EDIT:
Do you guys look back at blog entries then go, "Gwaaaah! Wrong grammar! Edit edit edit." Normally, I'd be too lazy but honestly, the fear of ficsation seeing my grammatical errors then disowning me scares me into action. *waves peace sign at Chris, but it's true!* :P It's enough that I write sloppily on my LJ. But to let grammatical errors and misspellings (did you know that misspelling is one of the most misspelled words?) through might just mean shortened life expectancy on my part. ^_^;;
Once more, my addiction to bento has been reaffirmed. Or at least to photographing my food. I experimented on Kwek kwek (deep-fried quail eggs wrapped in orange colored batter) yesterday. Since the recipe wasn’t really mine, I decided to do a step-by-step picture essay for posting on kitchencow. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my camera. Which led me to worrying about its whereabouts since I remember opening the work drawer where I usually keep it last Friday. Which usually meant that I slipped it in my bag.
My worries grew, but a part of me was going, "Just in case I did lose my camera, maybe it’s time to buy a new one. Immediately. This week, while the Installment Madness is going on." The reason for rushing? I didn’t want to miss out on too many bento days. ^_^;;
Good thing it was in my drawer when I got to work today.
ii. blog break
Incidentally, I feel like my livejournal updating has come to a standstill. In the past, I’d update every few days or so, sometimes even daily. But now, with work systematically pouring in, there’s not much time left to blog. Nor is there much to talk about, since lately my life revolves around work, food, asian drama, and anime. At least I’ve moved on to K-drama and have given Kimura Takuya a short break.
iii. manga bonanza!!!
Yes. Three exclams. I’m that excited. John’s dad is coming home from the States after a few months spent setting up their art gallery business. Incidentally, his trip home coincides with the release of the latest volumes of W-Juliet and Hot Gimmick (the last volume!). Well, not really the actual release, but Amazon had the books in stock a week or so earlier than the actual release date. And since they had it in stock, I ordered like a madwoman. Thanks to amazon’s free amazon prime trial offer (free 2 day shipping!), my orders arrived in Maryland just in the nick of time, a day before his flight home.
So now, I’m waiting with bathed breath for my new manga. I’ll probably twist John’s arm tomorrow (his dad’s arriving tonight) so he’d deliver my manga. For the record, I bought:
• Ouran Host Club 7
• W-Juliet 11
• W-Juliet 12
• Hot Gimmick 11
• Hot Gimmick 12
Yes, all Viz manga which are kinda hard to find or very expensive here in Manila. Bought five books, for a grand total of $38.96. I’m nowPHP1,989.87 in debt, but considering how Viz manga sell for 650 to 750 PHP each around here, it’s a very good deal.
Can’t wait for Tamaki-lurv, Makoto-lurv, and Ryouki Smutastic-lurv.
iv. i fear nothing, not even boiling oil!
Or so says the burn mark on my right forearm. It's interesting, it looks like a smidgin of brown paint the size of a chicken pox pockmark. There are times when courage is stupid, like when I'm deep-frying a batch of kwek kwek. Common sense told me to find some burn ointment for the blisteringly hot drop of oil that hit my arm. Stupid cook genes told me that it's nothing, then proceeded with wiping away the oil and adding more quail eggs to the angry, bubbling oil.
Note to self: Bravery = Stupidity.
v. you're a weenner!
Oh yeah, I won something! Gosh golly gee! I won a bottle opener, wrstband & dogtag fr Rkstar Supernova promo! And i don't even watch Rockstar Supernova. So exciting, can't wait to get my BOTTLE OPENER! I hope they ship it soon, this is the first time I won a text to win promo. Yay! Bottle Opener. So much better than the trip to the US grand prize.
I never knew eating KFC Extreme Hotshots could be so rewarding.
EDIT:
Do you guys look back at blog entries then go, "Gwaaaah! Wrong grammar! Edit edit edit." Normally, I'd be too lazy but honestly, the fear of ficsation seeing my grammatical errors then disowning me scares me into action. *waves peace sign at Chris, but it's true!* :P It's enough that I write sloppily on my LJ. But to let grammatical errors and misspellings (did you know that misspelling is one of the most misspelled words?) through might just mean shortened life expectancy on my part. ^_^;;