Summertime

The V. and I are going to have a summer party this coming Saturday at our home. We were thinking of having it catered but since we have done mostly catering the last parties we've had, we decided to give it a try ourselves. I thought having doing it yourself would be cheaper but I think I was also wrong on that. Nevertheless, I want to do a party where I also did something so this is a compromise.We are ordering some food and making some ourselves. The V. is not too keen on the idea to have a barbeque and also not on the potluck kind of thing.

We are expecting about 35-40 people which is actually almost double the number of people we've had last November when we've had our much delayed house warming party. The guests there had such a wonderful time and asked us if we could do another party next time. ..So here we are..

I just hope the weather stays good and the people will have a wonderful time. And of course there would be enough food and drinks for everyone! I mean enough that they won't be hungry but also there wouldn't be too much left in the fridge for days and weeks!

Well that's just about it for now... will update you on the party and how it turned out .. wish me all the best :)

Last Saturday, a friend of ours had a special birthday party. It was held in a special park, a playground for adults :) As a treat to his special friends, the guests on their own free will can join him climb walls and swing up in the air 14 meters high (4o plus feet i think) and of course enjoy the yummy buffet and a barbeque outdoor .. Well I have a fear of heights.. I don't know but sometime in my childhood I had a bad fell or something that I started to be traumatized from anything high.. I have such vague recollections of me climbing up a guava and an aratiles tree (a native cherry tree in the Philippines) so I know I must have been climbing way back then..

However on this day everyone was having so much fun and it didn't really matter if you climb high up the wall --observing around the corner.. I mastered enough guts and head for the wall clmbing..

Whew! That's what I could say.. it's really scary when you are confronted with your fear face to face.. aside from that- it's not just the fear.. I didn't have the arm muscles to lift myself up. It might look easy but it needs a lot of energy to pull yourself up to the next stone or whatever they call those colourful thingies..

It might look easy but it's really hard grasping those tiny things..



And another attempt :) I didn't reach the top but looking back now, I am so glad I tried it..otherwise I would look back at this opportunity and would wonder why I didn't do it.. The park is not far from us but nevertheless I on a normal sane day would not even think about going there! Whenver I look back at my life, I always think about the things I didn't do rather than the things I did do..

Oh and in case you want to do it.. be warned.. my arms still hurts ..after 2 days .. paracetamol and ibuprofen were no help...

What a wonderful birthday.. i don't know if the

Free day

Life is so weird...

I decided that today would be a free day for me.. Hurra! I deserve a break, I've just finished my last essay and I don't need to go to work and don't need to open my textbooks (just not today for my upcoming exams in 4 weeks). I thought I'd stay long in bed and then slowly do my things --well what do you know? Of course I woke up early..usual time when I go to work.. tried to sleep some more but it didn't really work..

I tried to go online to find people who would normally be online at this time whenever I go to work. Nobody's online! I tried calling my friends who I think might be home? Nobody's answering the phone!

So weird.. when I'm busy, that's the time there are so many things to do and so many friends to meet and so many other distractions.. Having a free day when you really have nothing especially planned isn't so exciting.. oh well ..I might just go out and look for a new pair of shoes;)

Pretty in Pink

Ta ran! I got myself a present - let's call it the school-year end gift to me, myself and I. Look!
Yup, it's pink and very pretty :) All netbooks have the same or comparable configurations, the only difference is the colour, design and the battery. I narrowed down my option and thought about either getting a red acer aspire or a pink samsung nc10 .. was a hard decision it seems ..and in the end just can't resist the oink one :) I love the white keyboard too which unfortunately acer hasn't. Hopefully more blogging for me from now on :)

Market Day

I was just on my way to my doctor's appointment when I saw that it was market day. I often miss market day because it's always during work day when I am at work. This is really unfair because they have such good produce like fresh fruits and vegetables.
Hmmm so many fresh fruits.. the air smelled so sweet from luscious peaches, cherries and assorted berries ...
Cherries, peaches, apricots anyone?
I find artichokes really interesting from the way they look but I haven't eaten them fresh just once in a while as a pizza topping or on such antipasti dish.
Have you seen a yellow zucchini?
And lots of herbs galore! Dill, paisley, spring onion, coriander, estragon and so much more....

There are other things in the market like flowers, fish, sausages, cheese and so much more. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to see them all - maybe next Tuesday :)

Red currants galore

Another year with lots of currants! Look at all these clusters of red currants waiting to be picked!
Picking them is fun but the hard part is cleaning them like here ....
Luscious looking currants waiting to be turned into something more special... red currants have a tart, sour taste.. so it would be good to make something out of them instead of just eating them..

Like these lovely jams which is a perfect gift to friends.. everyone loves it because you normally get only jams with mixed berries and not pure red currants..
And here's another treat - red currant meringue cakes :) yummy.

School Break ---finally!

Today is my first weekend without school on Monday! Finally ... I really don't have any great plans this summer .. no holidays unfortunately ..The V. doesn't have any vacation leave yet because he just started his job and I on the other hand have to do a lot of studying and attend a 15 day training with a big exam in August. Yup I'm of from work at shool but really it is study time - quite ironic. The good thing about it is I don't need to wake up early to get to work :)

Blogging and Facebook

Yup, one of the things I neglect these past few days is this blog. I do still go online but more often than not just to check facebook and not blog :( Well facebook it seems is also time consuming -almost like blog hopping. You see what's happening with other peoples lives-- so and so is having a good day, bought a new car, went to have dinner with friends, is running a marathon, is bored and so on- you find people you haven't seen for ages (literally - some people met friends they haven't been in touch with for the last 30 years!). Aside from that, you get to see pictures of friends on their holidays, walks, dinners and also beautiful pictures from their friends. Aahhh - before you know it that 5 minute check of messages turned to an hour or more. If you're lucky you might even see friends online living in some part of the globe and have an online chat with them - that's really one of the perks of facebook.

But still I miss blogging - I miss my blogger friends who I got to know online through blog hopping and spontanous click in the blogosphere. You might find old friends in facebook, but you sure meet a lot of new friends in the blogging world. Now what happens if you don't update your blog too often? I don't know maybe they start to forget you? I hope not.. but maybe they lose interest in your life or also become a bit disappointed if they click at your page and there is no entry out there. I always get excited if I see a blogger friend has a new post. I wonder why they are not posting anymore and I hope they are all doing well but just busy. I am one of those who also gets a bit disappointed if I click on a friend's blog and there is no new post for the lastfew days, weeks, months (yup just like this blog).

I hope that soon I will blog more again - have more interesting posts than blahblahblah..

Facebook or blogging ? There really is not a competition - each has its own purpose and benefits.