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...

chicken tetrazzini

it's another easy-to-cook pasta menu that i spotted on rappler by marie pascual.

she was saying that her dad saw the recipe of this simple stove-top pasta dish in a magazine. it got her dad curious because it was said to be a favorite of the late jaime cardinal sin.

as i read through the recipe, it really looks an easy-to-cook.

you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken breast with bone
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into squares
• 1 small pack frozen veggies 
• 1 can of mushrooms, sliced
• 1 block of cheese, grated
• 1 can good quality cream
• 2 teaspoon butter
• 1 pack of pasta, 400 grams, cooked al dente (spaghetti, linguini or penne)
• salt & pepper for seasoning

i wasn't able to find frozen veggies. instead i used 1 can corn kernels, 1 can green peas and 1 piece carrots cut into cubes.

1. Boil chicken breast with salt and pepper in about 2 cups of water until cooked. Make sure that the chicken is submerged to ensure even cooking.

When cooked, set the broth aside. Slice the cooked chicken into small squares/pieces.

2. Place a deep pan over medium heat. Put in butter and sauté onion until transparent and aromatic.

Add the green bell pepper, then the mushrooms. Continue stir frying for the next 3 minutes.

3. Add the cooked chicken and about 2 cups of the broth. Should the broth not be enough, just add water. Bring to a boil.

4. Lower the heat and add the frozen vegetables, cream and half of the grated cheese.

5. Immediately add the cooked pasta and turn off the heat. Toss the pasta until totally coated with the cream mix. Transfer to a baking dish and top with the rest of the grated cheese.

chicken tetrazzini

if there's an excess, you can put it in the fridge and heat it using the microwave or just steam it whenever you feel like having it again.

by the way, this is the first white sauce pasta i cooked :) and yes! it was good ;)

prison break

it's never too late to have a date with michael scofield, lol... but the date's over now... i just finished watching the entire four seasons of prison break :D

it's a nice series that i've been wanting to watch way back in cebu, that was year 2007. but i never got the chance to borrow or buy (pirated) dvd of it. thanks, to available torrents on the internet nowadays ;)

photo by imdb

a structural engineer, michael scofield, robbed a bank to sent himself where his elder brother, lincoln burrows, is on a death row for the murder of the vice president's brother. he has plans to get his brother and himself out of the prison. 

it's funny that i get fritz hooked on it, too... 

it would be nice if wentworth miller will have another series...

phuket: best transportation around

if you'll walk along kata road, you will notice a lot of boards displaying taxi fares on corresponding places you want to visit.

on our third day, we wanted to visit the big buddha and wat chalong. the taxi fare going there is 800 to 1000 baht. but one thing that catched my eyes were some tourist driving motorbikes with their helmets on. we've learned that the hotel were staying have motorbikes for rent ;)

they don't require any driver's license, well of course at your own risk, as long as your a guest. and guess what?!? it's only 250 baht for the whole day rental, that is 12 hours, plus the fuel.

ride of the day

so, if you could just drive and brave enough to go along with the traffic around phuket, rent a bike and save some for shopping or yummy thai food... 

thailand drives on the left side of the road, so if you come from a place that drives on the other side, be reminded! you could be driving on the wrong side, but don't worry locals understand...

full crazy for scms 2013

this is it...! am i full crazy...? yes, i will be, hehehe... after running for few 10kms and 21 kms, it's time to run for 42kms :))

there's no turning back...! i finally registered for full marathon this coming 1st of december on standard chartered marathon singapore...

let's do this... i just hope i would be able to finish the race in 5 to 6 hours time and could still walk the next day, hehehe...