adidas king of the road - singapore 2013

i went home last tuesday night and made sure to be back here on saturday to be able to join the adidas king of the road singapore 2013. i had to sleep early as i have to run 16.8km for the said event.

not knowing that the first trip of train is 6:00am on sundays, i found myself alone on the platform bound for marina bay. i went out of the train station, and found another filipino runner waiting for his friend, both joining the race. the three of us ended up taking the same cab to esplanade mall. on our way, the rain started to fall heavily :( we were confused as to what will happen on the race. 

runners were waiting under the comfort of esplanade mall & theater from the heavy rain. at around 6:14am, i received a text message from adidaskotr, "according to the weather forecast report from nea, lightning and thunderstorms are expected. we will advise all runners by 6:15am if the race is delayed." 

second text message was, "nea reports continued thunderstorm. for the safety of all runners, 16.8km race is now postponed to 6:50am..." original flag-off time was 6:30am. 

but it was already 7:00am and it was still raining. after a while someone announced that the race is cancelled. indeed, at 7:08am another text message was received, "due to unforeseen weather conditions, we regret to announce the adidas king of the road race is officially cancelled. we apologize for this inconvenience but the safety and health of runners are our utmost priority." 

runners dispersing after the announcement

i was so sad that the event was cancelled :( i could have stayed one more day with nanay... they'll be sending the medals to all registered runners though...

happy birthday, nanay

nanay, may God bless you all the time, guide you and protect you. i love you and i miss you so much...

how i wish we can be together today just like last year. be somewhere and have fun... maybe, next time...

happy, happy birthday, nanay...

pininyahang manok

nanay is a very good cook, and i'm inspired of it... so, once in a while i try to cook new dishes...

the latest was pininyahang manok... 

for this, you will need:

    2 tbsp stripped ginger 
    6 cloves crushed garlic
    1 large sliced red onion
    3 pcs chicken leg & 3 pcs thigh (cut in two)
    1 to 2 tbsp patis & 1/2 tsp pepper
    1 medium bell pepper (cut into cubes)
    1 can (154mL) evaporated milk
    1 can drained pineapple tidbits (reserve syrup)
    5 pcs potato (sliced in bite size, boiled)

it's just an easy one, two, three cooking procedure.

1. saute ginger, garlic and onion in cooking oil. add patis and chicken. saute for 10 mins or until the chicken is slightly brown.
2. add pepper and pineapple syrup. cover and simmer for about 15 mins. stirring once in a while.
3. add bell pepper, milk and drained pineapple tidbits & potato. simmer uncovered for 3-5 mins, stirring continuously.

creamy & delish :))

originally the recipe doesn't have potato in it... next time i will add carrots, too. sometimes, i really don't follow the exact measurement on the recipe ;) it's fun to have some twist on it...

i always look into del monte kitchenomics, their recipes are simple but delicious... 

i'm glad that my housemates liked it... babe, i'll cook this again when you're around :)

de jesus couple

nanay's high school classmate were here in singapore on a short trip... they happened to be fritz' parents high school classmates as well...

fritz and me picked them up at their hotel after work. we had dinner at makan sutra at marina bay. i could say that they enjoyed and liked the dinner we had. it's a nice place with not so expensive food(s).

after dinner, we ushered them out at the bay. uncle romie and auntie nenet enjoyed the nice city view at night, especially marina bay sands.

i stayed for a while at their place at antipolo last time. they were so very nice and so kind to accommodate me while i was hunting for a job at manila...

hope to spend time with you again... 

binignit

i've been craving for nanay's binignit two weeks before i went home for chinese new year holiday...

and i'm so happy that she cooked binignit for me when i was home... friends who came to visit liked it also...

it is a local dessert with finely ground sticky rice in small circles (bilo-bilo), sweet potato, jackfruit, sago and coconut milk...

thank you so much, nanay :)) missing you and your delicious dishes... 

bohol & cebu city 2012 with nanay

nanay turned 60 last march 27… we celebrated it my way ;) she usually prepares a lot of yummy food for her birthday and invites her friend to come over. she just love to cook specially on her birthday. she would be busy the day before and on the day itself, and you would hear her say, "i'm tired of being beautiful..." when everyone's gone :)) 

early morning walk along alona beach at panglao island

but this year was different, i took her with me to bohol for a trip. just the two of us... we stayed at bohol for two nights and three days. 

sandugo (blood compact) statue

left: baclayon church,built in the 18th century
right: the shiphaus

butterfly garden

we had fun exploring the island. we had fun sitting by the shore at night having our barbeque, looking at some other tourists, the fire dance, the breeze coming from the sea and the early morning walk... things we missed on our trip, island hop and swimming :( but it's fine we still had fun... 

nanay having so much fun on loboc river cruise stop-over

tarsier conservation area

man-made forest of mahogany along the way

we also stayed for a night at cebu city. we met up with kuya lokie, my former colleague at rafi (ramon aboitiz foundation, inc.), his wife ate tata and chubby/talkative daughter nikki... they helped us get a place to spend the night. after having dinner with them, nanay & me shopped a little and watched the last screening of the hunger games at ayala mall. 

the famous chocolate hills

i'm so glad and happy that nanay had so much fun on our first ever trip together... 

isla jardin resort, glan, sarangani 2012 - anrio+anne wedding

i left singapore together with LM friday night. we arrived at general santos on saturday morning at around 11am and a van pick us up. we reached isla jardin resort at glan, sarangani few hours before the wedding ceremony will start. so it was a bit of a rush to fix ourselves but we were able to manage :)) 

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paAn & maAnne

it was one of the june weddings of the year, on the 9th day of the month. my first time to attend a beach wedding and i'm so happy and honored to be one of the bride's maids… it was a solemn and wonderful ceremony. guests were so happy to witnessed the union of the couple, some also shed tears, tears of joy... 

top left: with raquel / top right: with te nene, bride's mom
bottom: with the rest of the entourage

it was followed by a dinner party, and some activities like fireworks, lighting and flying of the lantern, fire dance and dance party :) 

nanay and the beautiful bride 

i was also very happy to be with my mom even just for awhile as i have to fly back to singapore that sunday morning... it was the quickest and tiring trip i had but was so happy to be there to witness the wedding of maAnne and paAn :)) missin' you guys...

with my nanay :))

missed calls

i am sad :(

yesterday, i called nanay when i reached home but she did not pick up. it's been few days since we had our last talk...

also, i tried to call brad for few times last night but all i hear were the ring and the voice saying, "you have reached the voicemail box of brad"...

i miss you guys... hope to talk to both of you today...

"@Notebook: I hate going an entire day without talking to you."