We went biking and walking Sunday morning at a nearby sprawling campus. It was a bit late when we started and I must say the weather is getting a bit warm these days.
The younger children and hubby rode on their bike and I walked.
I got interested in taking a photo of one of the colleges, the one near where we were staying under a shade. I saw a man with a tripod who was taking photos of the building so I took a photo too 😀
My photo of the CoE building as viewed from the sidewalk.
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Tagged biking, blue skies, buildings, Sunday, UP Diliman, walking, weekend
Cleaning up is not a house chore that I look forward to. Sure, I could do that but I would rather do other things like cook, blog, homeschool, read a book, watch DVD, and sleep till noon.
At times I wish to be a SAHM so I can do the chores that need to be done.
It is just perfect that am able to bring our laundry to Lynn‘s shop and that chore alone has removed a big burden on my shoulders. Even backyard gardening seemed easy with Manang Salve around when I need her.
Back to cleaning up. What are some of the things we need, I mean I need to clean up?
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Tagged cleaning, home management, household chores
Lunch today was KFC’s Famous Bowl Kung Pao Chicken Pasta. The dish is probably copied from a Chinese food called Kung Pao Chicken that came from the Szechuan Province in China, famous for its spicy food.
I am fond of spicy food and this one tickled my fancy. It tastes good enough though the sauce should have been “thicker” instead of being a bit watery. It could be better when served paired with garlic buttered toast or a slice of pizza.
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Tagged chicken, family, food and dining, food photo, KFC, Kung Pao Chicken, Kung Pao Pasta, pasta
A block from where we live is a community of shanties where probably several hundreds of families live. I am concerned for our own safety when the young male people roam the streets at night. When they pass by our home, they talk heckle, laugh, shout like they have the right to do so, even if its late at night. They hurl stones at a neighbor’s mango tree teeming with green mangoes. They are unpredictable and I probably do not have to say I know why.
With the recent UP Fair fiasco where a lot of jumping jologs violently disrupted what could have been a fun concert, we wonder what is happening to these youth who are supposed to be the hope of the nation?
Sure, I always say, we should have heart to understand those who are considered as “underprivileged” or those who have “less” but if they behave like savages and do things that harm innocent people and destroy properties that are not theirs? I do not know why they are angst-ridden and their rage seem monumental
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Tagged gangs, jumping jologs, UP Fair 2009, violence
It was almost about this time last year when we had some fresh blueberries given by a student. It is from a place up north where these can be bought fresh and not frozen. All things berries like strawberries and blackberries can be bought there.
I wonder if they sell strawberry, blueberry or Blackberry plants? Still I would wonder if these will survive the hot temperature we have here in the lowlands.
Now that I have started baking, I am craving for some fresh blueberries so that I can make blueberry muffins. Now these definitely wold be bestsellers with my children 🙂
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