nard lechon

2006-10-31T18:32:00.000+08:00

Rach and Kristine sa beach front ng hotel namin, ginawa ko nalang black and white yung photo para mas stylish :D and kasi masyado mapula yung original picture because hindi ko na adjust yung white balance and may UW filter na yung camera :D hehe! tinamad na ako tangalin :D
Beach view from our balcony, we stayed in Isis Bungalows in Alona beach... enjoy naman stay namin dun... feel at home, maganda yung hotel kayalang si yaya Dang magulo kausap :D hehe!!!

Pero next time pumunta kami sa bohol kailangan mag check in na sa Alona palm resort, super ganda and super sarap ng kinain namin dun :D hehe... medjo splerge kami during our last night there kaya steak and prawn dinner :) medjo mahal kaya lang super worth it... ilan gabi ko din pinaniniginipan yung steak na kinain ko :D
by the beach, ngayon lang kami nakapag swim talaga sa beach... the whole weekend puro dives lang kami para sulit oras.
Hay! kung pwede lang lagi nakabakasyon! :D and sarap ng buhay bakasyonista pero hindi pwedeng laging puro sarap :D kailangan din ng maraming hirap :D

bohol

2006-10-31T18:12:00.000+08:00

Eto na newest entry after the longest time :D eto na ang log ng dive namin sa bohol... puro corals lang nilagay ko na pics coz medjo hirap pa ako sa hovering kaya pangit pa yung pics ko ng mga isda :D kaya yung mga hindi muna lumalangoy na coral ang may pics ako... in fairness magaganda pa din naman

Sa wakas natuloy din ang matagal na plano na vacation to bohol... grabe... the best dives ever... sulit na sulit sa laki ng mga isdang nakita namin, meron pa nga tuna na kasing laki ko! sangkatutak ng macarels, turtles, higanteng moorish idols, cuttle fish at kung ano ano pang kase ng isda :D
Super sulit talaga ang 3 days namin na puro dives. during the first dive, hindi ako nakasama dahil nagkaproblema yung ears ko... super badtrip! nakakapikon na hindi ako maka equalize kaya sobrang sakit sa ulo kapag lumalim ka sa tubig! natakot pa nga ako na baka hindi maka dive the whole weekend... pero after a few pain relivers **(para hindi maramdaman ang sakit)** pinilit ko talaga ayusin yung tenga ko at awa ng dios nagequalize din sya! hay! muntik ko na ma miss lahat ng nakit nila Kristine, Rach and Carl.

Bagyo nanaman!!!

2006-07-12T14:04:00.000+08:00

Hay nako!!! panahon nanaman ng bagyo!!! as of today there is a typhoon passing through the philippines and there is another one comming... kelan ba talaga gaganda ang panahon!!!

Dive na dive na ako!!!!!

06.0625 portulano

2006-06-26T13:20:00.000+08:00

Eto na! our first dive after being certified :D I was super excited to go diving last weekend kasi may bago akong laruan... yung good friend ko si Jude and Mars just came back from the states and may pasalubong sakin na under water case for my Olympus C-5000 :) grabe ang saya gamitin... super astig!!!

Here are some photos of our dive, super fun... kasama namin si TJ, Kristel, Carlo, Rach and syempre Kristine and me :)

Ay nako... as usual... naubusan nanaman ako ng air!!! super hassle! middle na kami ng dive itenerary namin ng mapansin ko na ubos na pala! buti nalang malapit ako kay rach kaya naki share nalang ako sa extra reg nya :) this time, hindi ko na kasalanan kung bakit naubos kaagad, hassle kasi yung reg na rent ko, may tagas! kaya tuloy sumisingaw yung hangin, kaya ang bilis maubos... yikes! strike 2 ko na pala ito ha!!! baka next time strike 3... out na ako :) hehe!!!

OW certified na!!! :D

2006-06-15T17:31:00.000+08:00

Last weekend Kristine and I got our Open Water certification. At last, after 3 weeks of pool sessions and studying, we finally took our written exam and check out dive. Grabe astig! While doing some skills during the check out dive... may lumapit saamin na Pawikan!!! as in sobrang laki na sea turtle!!! grabe! sa gulat ko muntik ko na mailuwa ang regulator ko :) Kasing laki ng isang buong lamesa yung pawikan!!! super enjoy kami lahat seing the pawikan in batangas. Sabi pa ng instructor namin na si Candy super lucky na dinalaw kami ni Pawi during our session... sobrang bihira lang daw sya na nasa shallow part... kadalasan daw nila makita si pawi sa malalim :) During one of the dives, nakakita din ako ng frog fish and sobrang laking lapu lapu... grabe... siguro isang barangay na ang mapapakain ng lapu lapu ng yun pag steamed or fried :) pero super laki nya talaga!!! Meron din time during the dive na nag panic ako... sa mga divers na nakakabasa ng blog ko... nakapag CESA ako na hindi skills test!!! tunay na naubusan ako ng air under water kaya kinailangan ko umahon... panic mode!!! buti nalang nakita ko yung instructor and she told me to go up :) heheh! isipin mo... muntik pa ako malunod para lang makakita ng pagong!!! hehe!! pero it was well worth it!!!grabe... sobra talaga ako happy na kristine and I decided to take up diving :) Kakaadict itech :)

*** These are not the actual pictures of our dive, I just downloaded from the net :) ***

T U F Ring Girls

2006-05-29T12:28:00.000+08:00

Syempre hindi pwede mawala ang ring girls sa Ultimate Fighter
Amber and Rachelle

T U F

2006-05-29T12:02:00.000+08:00

Season 3 na ng ultimate fighter... super astig... guess who are the coaches for this season,
The "bad boy" tito Ortiz and "the worlds most dangerous man" frank Shamrock! ibang klase mga fights for this season. The middle weight and light heavy weight matches are super astig! all of the MMA fighters have different backgrounds but most of their skills are equal kaya maganda mga matches nila. Meron pa nga deaf-mute wrestler na ang lakas sumapak and magaling sa grappling. Para sa mga hindi alam kung ano pinagsasabi ko, TUF ay parang contender with stalone pero Mix Martial Arts, and the winner will get a 6-digit contract with the UFC, all of the fighters here are aspiring to fight in the octagon :) mga kapatid kailangan ninyo panoorin ito :)

South Park Nard

2006-05-19T19:28:00.000+08:00

you too can create yourself as a south park character... just visit this link:

Thanks to haze :) I got this from her blog :)

Leonardo's Lechon History

2006-05-06T11:40:00.000+08:00

One may asked how three generation of family business continued to survive up to this day when clearly an old saying has rebuke that idea. But it wasn’t the business that continued to survive rather the love that revolves around this family. Yes, it may sound unrealistic but truly the passion and love for the legacy that was Leonardo’s has increasingly help it become the better and solid lechon house one could ever imagine it would be.

Leonardo's lechon is in the food business for almost 60 years now. The family’s humble beginnings started with “Tatay Leonardo” or “Totoy” to his friends and “Nanay Josefina” or “Pinay”. They used to live in a small shack owned by a relative and they operated a stall in the local palengke (market). They sold various items like sugar, milk, rice and canned goods.

During fiestas and special occasions, their relatives and friends always asked Totoy and Pinay to cook for them, since they knew that their specialty dishes were always a hit in gatherings. Totoy would be given a whole pig and roast it the way they his father taught him from the province. Pinay would be with the other ladies preparing big cauldrons of kaldereta, dinuguan, kare-kare and other dishes for the fiesta.

Totoy then realized that he can earn from his talent of cooking and roasting lechon. He started with a small capital the couple had saved from their market stall and started to sell lechon. His initial staff were his seven children; Jimmy, Danny, Beth, Marlon, Sonny, Allan and Cris. The whole family would help in the preparation for cooking, the roasting itself and the delivery to the customers. The kids would balance their studies and help out with the business. Pinay together with their only daughter Beth continued to keep their small store in the Palengke.

Soon, the business grew and Totoy started to expand the business. He was able to buy a property where he built his house and a lechonan. Then he hired other personnel to be able to cope with the demand in lechon and food orders. He invested in delivery vans to be able to deliver to his customers faster and cover a wider market. Totoy’s and Pinay’s hard work slowly paid off when they were able to build the first supermarket in San Juan right beside the palengke. They were also able to build apartments and invested in other businesses.

After years of cooking and roasting, Totoy perfected how Lechon was cooked, starting from the special preparations and flavorings, slow roasting and coal-burning, that way he ensured the deliciousness and crispiness of Lechon to his customers.

Today, Leonardo’s Lechon continues to invest on what it truly knows best, which is love and passion towards food. That love which continued for three generation helped improved relationships with their employees and customers as well. It even brought more value to their dishes for it was made with such passion and love for food.

Portulano 06.0423

2006-04-26T11:36:00.000+08:00

Dive buddies

Maawa na po kayo sa bulag na malaki ang tyan :)

HK 2005

2006-04-18T18:31:00.000+08:00

ang laki yata ng tyan mo nard...
ang tangkad pala ni daisy duck
bagay ba??

25 Male “Rules” (lifted from harvard... uy de baron ha... not the school in boston)

2006-04-18T13:11:00.000+08:00

25 Male “Rules” Females Should Understand...

We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. These are our 25…

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

2. Basketball. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

3. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

4. Crying is blackmail. It is.

5. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

6. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

7. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

8. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.

9. If you won't dress like the Victoria 's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.

10. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. Oops.

11. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

12. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

13. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

14. Christopher Columbus did not need directions and neither do we.

15. All men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

16. If we ask what is wrong and you say nothing, we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

17. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.

18. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really.

19. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as basketball, action movies, or cars.

20. You have enough clothes.

21. You have too many shoes.

22. I am in shape. Round is a shape.

23. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

24. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.

25. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, we have to sleep on the couch; but did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

Kwentong Barbero

2006-04-18T12:28:00.000+08:00

Kanina nagpagupit ako kay mang Fermin, barbero yun ng lolo ko at lahat ng tito ko at syampre ng tatay ko nung nabubuhay pa sya... sa madaling sabi eh tumanda na din sya sa pamilya namin. Mahusay naman mangupit si mang fermin, kaya lang habang nagpapagupit ka eh sari saring kwentong barbero ang maririnig mo. Masmahaba pa ng kwento nya kaysa sa tagal ng ipapagupit mo.

Lahat na yata ng bagay naikwento na sakin ng barbeong yun, kung paano si Erap nung mayor pa, paano nagkaroon ng buhok ang tatay ko, paano tinuli ang nga tito ko at kung ano ano pang mga bagay na wala sana akong interes malaman, kung hindi lang nya hawak ang ulo ko at matatalas ng gunting eh, babarahin ko na sya.

Isa sa mga kwentong napaisip ako eh nung sinabi nya na ang mga patay daw eh masmakapangyarihan kaysa sa buhay. Kinilabutan ako ng marinig ko ito. Ano? masmakapangyarihan ang patay? Bakit naman nagkaroon ng pakialam ang mga patay sa mga buhay. Tapos tinanong nya ako kung ano ang aking mga kakayahan... ang sabi ko eh madami syempre, madami ako maaring gawin dahil mabubuhay pa ako... tapos tinanong nya kung si ninoy, osmena at quezon daw, ano ang mga kakayahan ngayon.... napaisip ako... ang sinagot ko eh wala dahil patay na sila. Tapos si mang fermin ay natawa, ako daw ay nagkamali dahil mas makapngyarihan pa sila dahil sila ay nakatatak sa papel at ang papel na iyo ang nagpapaikot ng tumbong ng buong bansa.

Hmm... mukang tama nga... naisahan ako ng matandang ito ha, akala ko naman horror ang ikwento nya tungkol sa mga patay eh mga tao sa pera lang pala ang pinaguusapan. Pero pag inisip mo tama nga ang sinasabi nya... hindi ba't pera ang dahilan ng kalungkutan, kapaguran, kasiyahan, kasakiman, at kung ano ano pang emotion. Pera nalang ang ugat ng lahat at dahilan ng pagikot ng mundo. Araw araw ay gigising ka kung paano kikitain ito at paano ito gagastosin hanggang sa pagtulog mo eh ito pa din ang iniisip.... paano nga ba? paano nga ba manging makapangyarihan kaysa sa pera??

Saan na nga ba tayo papunta?

2006-04-16T09:59:00.000+08:00

Hindi ba kayo nalilito sa mga bagong lumalabas tungkol sa pagkatao ni Jesus? Para bang ang daming controversy na pinadududahan ang mga tunay na kaganapan sa buhay ng ating panginoon. Para bang ang lahat eh interesadong malaman kung ano itong mga scandal na ito. Lahat may oas para basahin yung mahahabang novels, o kaya abangan ang palabas sa TV patungkol dito.... e magsimba ng isang oras, o magbasa ng bible eh parang ang hirap gawin.

Ang masama dito ay para bang masiteresado mabasa ang mga scandal kesa paniwalaan ang mga kabutihan na nagawa ni Jesus. E ano naman ngayon kung nagkarelasyon sila ni Magdalena, o kung talagang pinagutusan nya si Judas na pipagkaluklukan sya sa mga Hudyo.

Hindi ba parte ng pagiging tao ni Jesus ang magpaka-tao??? Hindi ba mas importante na tignan natin ang kabutihan itinuturo ng buhay ni Jesus? Hay…… san na nga ba patungo ang ating pananampalatay??

Baguio and La Union 2006

2006-04-16T09:47:00.000+08:00

ang tagal naman ng kumukuha ng picture... nilalangam na ako!!!
surf kids
shet... ang laki ng tyan ko :)
Baguio view

bora 2006 2

2006-04-15T13:37:00.000+08:00

ano ba ito??? palakihan ng tyan???

me and my bebe...

Bora 2006

2006-04-15T13:32:00.000+08:00

2006-04-15T12:44:00.000+08:00

Bora Steady

Ano ba ngayon??

2006-04-15T12:07:00.000+08:00

Tang ina ang init!!! grabe ibang klase na talaga ang init ngayon... hindi ko alam kung ako lang or baka malapit na ang katapusan ng mundo and lumalapit na ang impyerno sa lupa kaya napaka init!!!! ano ba ang dapat gawin upang malamigan naman??? putch... mag aircon ka nga buong araw eh paglabas mo naman eh mapapaso ang balat mo sa araw... kulang nalang kawayan eh... pwede na litsonin :)