...on PATIENCE and PERFECTION

Who could have thought that a simple baking/ cooking program would teach me about patience and perfection of love and life in general.

I was watching Chef at Home @ Asian Food Channel (hosted by my crush chef: Michael Smith), while he was making cinnamon roll out of yeast dough.

Using yeast on the dough, he said that: as much as you are already tempted to knead and bake it, you need to WAIT and allow the yeast do its job to make the dough rise. And it takes time and patience for you to achieve that perfect height of the dough.

You have to go through this process..before you can turn it into a delicious cinnamon roll.

Most of us don't like WAITING... and I am not an exemption to that. Come on...we'd like to get anything we want in an instant, right?

But then again, come to think of it, a lot of wonderful things are made into perfection because of patience.

They say that "Patience is a Virtue";  "Great things comes to those who WAIT"...and blah, blah, blah.

But yeah. I guess these are all true.
And in relationships:
perhaps, the equation: PATIENCE+ PERSEVERANCE = PERFECTION applies.
Just a thought: Learn to hold-on a little bit longer for that much awaited time.
After all, Mangoes are so much sweeter when they are ripened on tree, rather than artifically ripened.


P.S.
Okay, I'll be patiently waiting for you... ('coz i have no choice! haha... ;p )
nah... seriously, YOU are worth the wait
And we both know that when we are together again, we would be in state of near PERFECTION.

The Time Traveler's Wife

I find this movie romantic...yet, depressing at the same time.
the man:        Henry  (played by: Eric Bana)
the woman:   Clare  (played by: Rachel Mc Adams)


What I loved about The Time Traveler’s Wife is the theme of relationship / marriage.


Two people desperately love and want to be together, but there is one "issue" that keeps them apart…the Henry's time traveling.
But then, come to think of it: in the first place, it was  Henry's time traveling that brought him to Clare.


In real life, the "time traveling" is an analogy.


That, in a relationship, there is this "thing" that's a BLESSING... and eventually becomes a CURSE (?).


Some couples meet and fall in love... because "work" brought them together.  And it's also the same "work" that physically separates them.

(read:  LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS )

Quote from Clare: "Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. 

I wait for him. Each moment I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass… Why has he gone where I cannot follow?"

Now, what if Clare and I share the same destiny... would i also WAIT for months...or years...until he comes back?

nah... i doubt it.
'coz for me: TIME and DISTANCE is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

but then, if it's really, really my destiny
...i would drop everything off
... i would NOT just sit and WAIT for him to be back again.
... rather, i would then be willing to move, to travel, and move again

and do all the ways JUST TO BE WITH MY MAN.

 

Blue Bayou

I feel so bad I got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind
On Blue Bayou

Saving nickles saving dimes
Working til the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times
On Blue Bayou


I'm going back someday
Come what may
To Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine
And the world is mine
On Blue Bayou
Where those fishing boats
With their sails afloat
If I could only see
That familiar sunrise
Through sleepy eyes
How happy I'd be

Gonna see my baby again
Gonna be with some of my friends
Maybe I'll feel better again
On Blue Bayou

Oh that boy of mine
By my side
The silver moon
And the evening tide
Oh some sweet day
Gonna take away
This hurting inside
Well I'll never be blue
My dreams come true
On Blue Bayou

7 Things I Thank You For This Week

#1.) for flying a thousand miles to spend your vacation with your "lunatic girl"

#2.) for driving my motorcycle for Samal trip

#3.) for the Family Guy dvd marathon

#4.) for the zorb, and zip line (so fun!)

#5.) for the HHWW with PSSP (pa sway-sway pa?)

#6.) for eating my fried chicken, spaghetti, and sandwiches

#7.) for the on-the-spot letter writing (which you had no choice?) hehe

*** by the way, congrats for being on top 7......you are my 7th Heaven Chiz..... mwah! ;p

Here, There, and Everywhere

To lead a better life I need my love to be here...

Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of his hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there

There, running my hands through his hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speaking but he doesn't know she's there

I want him everywhere and if he's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love him is to need him everywhere
Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies
Watching his eyes and hoping I'm always there

I want him everywhere and if he's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love him is to need him everywhere
Knowing that love is to share

Each one believing that love never dies
Watching his eyes and hoping I'm always therer

To be there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere

my 2011 Indulgence List

Zhandra's 2011 To Do List:


1.) master the art of driving a motorcycle (~ it's my suppressed passion, i guess)

2.) go aero-dancing/ exercise (~~~ fire dancing too! perhaps?)

3.) engage to sports again: back to taekwondo and/or biking (~ freesbie looks interesting too! hehe)

4.) teach algebra or literature (.....can I? puhleezzz???)

5.) enroll a formal baking/ cooking class

6.) more travels (...hopefully)

7.) meet interesting and inspiring people

8.) more bottoms-up! (~~~ syempre! ;p)

Zhandra's New Year's Resolution:

Well.... we all know: LIFE IS TOO SHORT.

So, for 2011...

I won't be holding myself back anymore...

so, go.... and I-N-D-U-L-G-E. ;)

the Cavite experience

i never thought my stay at Cavite would be so much memorable.

i did not expect that those people there could be so warm.
though i only stayed there for days, i had a glimpse of their lifestyle...

it was inspiring to see:

~~ a tight family knit...a family full of asaran and kulitan. (so much fun!)

~~ an ongoing friendship since childhood... together with the mistahs.

~~ a grandmother who is sweet, has sense of humor and a groovy lola at 75 years old...who also likes to cook yummy food.

~~ playful and spoiled doggies who are adorable. (baky, tandy, empy...etc.)

ahmmmm...pwede magpa adopt narin 'dun? hehehe...

C - chizee chizeedoodle
A - amazingly adorable
V - vacation vavavoom
I - intensely inviting
T - top of the toppestworld
E - exhillirating experience   : )

ODD NUMBERS....Happy ODD-lidays!!!

i attended a baby shower party of a friend.
and when i got there, i see... ahmmm... COUPLES.

great thing that the host reserved a seat for me beside her. i was perfectly fine with the set-up because most of the host's friends are also friends of mine.

so there we were busy chit-chatting and updating each others life...

couple # 1: "The Host and her Husband"
i'm happy for what they have become. i have witnessed their love story... their break-up when they were still boyfriend-girlfriend, reconciliation, engagement, wedding, a baby shower...and finally a baby due next week.
whew! time really flies.

couple # 2: "The Discriminating Woman & The Funny Guy"
the woman of discriminating taste, has finally found the one who can make her giggle and laugh, and we're happy that wedding bells are up for them next year.

couple # 3: "The Emotional Hang-up Woman and Her New S.O."
the woman who was like me before has finally found  a new significant other. she looks so much, much prettier now huh... *sigh*

couple # 4: "The Present and  Future"
the couple who are also celebrating the house that they have purchased...... (hati sila installment monthly. "this is it" na jud??? sweet.)

after the party, the host asked for the bill.
the waiter came and asked her "ilan kayo ma'am? 13 noh?

the host: "paki bilang daw kung 13 nga"
the waiter: "oo, 13 kayo... kasi SIYA lang (pointing to me) ang walang partner."

me: looking at the waiter with a smile...
(on my mind: YAWERTS NI NA WAITER... PAKI-ALAMERO!!!! grrrr...)  haha ;p
me: "ah...oo nga ODD number."

is this some kind of a DISCRIMINATION of BEING "ODD?"?! hmmmmf.

ODD NUMBER: definition: (mathematics) A natural number not divisible by 2.

on my mind:  "eh kung kakain kaya ako ulit para ma charge for 2 ako...counted kaya yun??? or i-libre ko kaya yung engot na waiter na 'yon para sarado 14 na kami? ha??? ano???  EVEN na kami??! lolz... :)

nah.... i got no problem being ODD for a couple of years already.

it's actually cool.

HAPPY ODD-LIDAYS

TO ALL ODD MEN AND WOMEN!!! *(^,^)*

hahahaha... ;p

goodbye my old "BABY"

the first time i saw you, i knew you're all that i wanted.
i fell in love with your sporty look... so crisp... so manly.

all my savings i invested on you. and for someone like me, who needed to work hard just to have you, i felt a sense of pride and accomplishment.

and from then on, you were my baby.

we had a share of good times together. our personality fits, and seems like we were a perfect combination. those good times when we just hit the road with the loud stereo on...

we freed our soul and just ROCK AND ROLL!!!
you were mine and i was yours.

no one is allowed to touch you and ride with you. i remember the time when i allowed other person to drive you, and you just blew your tire off and drain your battery. perhaps you just wanted me... and no one else.

perhaps it came to a point
that we shut ourselves to the world and created our own little perfect world.

but then as time goes by, i realized that i could not afford to maintain you any longer. there were times when you had your tantrums. i just could not understand you any more. you busted your self again, and i just didn't know what to do. so i left you on the road alone.
i could not take care of you any longer.

for years, you just pamper and spoil me too much. i was your PRINCESS.

that's why i became selfish and a self-centered brat on you.

and perhaps, that's why at times when you needed me, i could no longer reciprocate.
it became a cycle, and became exhausting. maybe we just outgrew each other.


and at that point, i decided to let go of you already.

and for just a month, someone was interested on you. the new buyer paid me whole. it was the time that reality hits me...

you were no longer mine. just like that.

but then for two months, the new owner still parked you on my garage.
so, we still got each other...even if you were not technically "mine".

for that span of time, i saw your rapid transformation.
from the unique sporty black/green combination color that i fell in love with, you now became a formal metallic blue.


from the lowered drag-racing look that i thought was HOT, you're now lifted-up and look like any regular sedan on the street.

and that's the time i told myself...

"you're no longer my baby that i used to know."

remember the time when i told you that "it ain't over 'til it's over" ?

well, i guess it's finally over now.

in the first place, i was the one who decided to let  go of you. i'm sorry for the time when i was not there when you needed me the most.

and now that you're in the arms of your new someone,
i just hope that she will take good care of you... more than i took care of you.

i hope that you are happy with her.
i'm just fine.

i'm letting go of you my old  baby MITSU.
it's final.

G-O-O-D-- B-Y-E.

P.S. :
it's a final goodbye...
* literally and figuratively *
...it's also an analogy...
so, just read between the lines. (^_^)

mom's golden birthday

i surprised my mother a party on her golden birthday last October 29, 2010.
i enjoyed preparing things,

from the invitation card, to the venue, cake, baloons, food, and all.

(ang sarap pala maging organizer)

...it was worth my 1 month salary?
c'mmon...she deserves more... okay??? (panagsa lang bitaw ni!) ;)

i was happy to see her surrounded by our family, her friends, and her officemates.

we had a blast!

she deserves a bash.

she asked me bakit ko naman daw ibinulgar sa lahat edad nya??

hey, does this look 50 years old to you?

c'mmon.... who am i kidding???!!

we look like we're just sisters!

hehehe....   ;p

Happy Golden Birthday Mom! ^_^