It's a Brand New Day

Another new day and another fun at work. Since I just started joining the team of Corporate America so far I am loving it. Work is fun and I learn different things. Not only the process of the business I am working with but also this help me as well with my personal growth. Being expose dealing with different people and different situation help me understand and know how to deal with what is comming.

Daylight Saving Time Begins Today

Let's Fall Back today. DST changed at 2am. If you haven't set your clock to jump backward yet do so from 200DST to 100 Standard Time.

Things to be Grateful

List the different events and things that make you happy and thankful today:

1. Have a supportive, patient, understanding, kind, loving, God fearing husband.
2. Friends I can talk to in times of sadness and happiness.
3. My kitty for keeping me company during the day while hubby is at work.
4. Comfort and Shelter
5. Good Health
6. Computer to keep me in touch with my loved ones in the Philippines and my friends around the globe.
7. An Opp from SocialSpark.
8. Beautiful day.
9. That my husband appreciate my effort to cook dinner for him.
10. That he loved my new found French recipe for today.
12. We didn't have a single argument today.
13. Tasty food I cooked in less than an hour.
14. Got up early.
15. Fixed some billing problems.
16. Changed the Billing address to our On-line bill payment system.



How about you? Have you tried to lists down what made you happy and grateful today?

Getting Started

Finally.. I am able to start my this blog of mine... I will be try to update this blog as often as I can.

Bolsa Chica Reserve

June 7, 2008

After the Duathlon event in Huntington Beach, CA hubby, mingming and I was going to walk around the beach, so our mingming on the leash was ready to go.  It was around 0930 or 1000 in the morning.  When we were walking at about a few meters in the sandy beach one woman told us that there was a sign said "No Dogs Allowed" she also said that "Because it's a cat maybe it's okay".  We were talking with the woman for a few minutes. When we had a few steps forward the lifeguard came out from his nest.  He shouted, "No Dogs Allowed," including the woman we we all shouted back "It's a Cat!!" again... he shouted, "No Dogs Allowed".  We thought that he didn't heard us, so we all shouted back the same thing "It's a Cat."  The third time we were trading the same message, some people in the beach under the umbrella joined us to let him know that it's not a dog and it's a cat on the leash. 

Finally, he shouted "That one too is not allowed in the sand". He also said, "No animals allowed in the sand".

Well I guess our teased worked out very well.  I think that young man ran out of what he gonna say.

Later, we decided to drove by Bolsa Chica Reserve outside the beach.  Michael and I walked around the ground while our mingming was relaxing inside the car.

Here are some pictures we took.

 

Seafood City in Mira Mesa, CA

'I have to drive' Even though I am very nervous just thinking about driving in the freeway of San Diego, I need to get out the apartment. I don't want to be stuck in the apartment for days and really nothing much do but surf the net after doing my household chores. I finally used my husband's birthday present to me "Nuvi Garmin GPS". This really very helpful getting around new places and roads.

I went to Seafood City Grocery Store to buy something to cook for dinner. I bought fish and asked the attendant to fry them. I also had 1 fresh and cleaned fish for me to cook paksiw at home. I bought a few vegetables and fruits as well.

Good thing the road wasn't that busy. I was hoping the traffic wasn't supper bad, thankfully it wasn't. It only took me about 15 minutes drive from my apartment. I really have to start to get use driving around the busy road of California.

Vegetable Couscous

Serves: 4

Fluffy dish will tickle your taste buds.

INGREDIENTS
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced and pressed
2 medium green bell peppers, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup dry couscous
1-1/2 cups water
2 small tomatoes, cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS
1. Sauté onion, garlic and green pepper in oil in a large skillet until soft, then push to sides of pan.
2. In the center of the skillet, pour in the couscous. Add the water to the couscous, stirring gently. Top this mixture with tomato wedges and the cooked green peppers; cover pan for 3 minutes.
3. Add a little water and cook longer, if needed. Couscous should be light and fluffy.

NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 220
Fat: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 40 g
Protein: 6.5 g