three things to be thankful for this year

i missed last night's leadership group @ pio. they were asked the top three things that they were thankful for in 2008. harry blogged about his list here.

i was thinking abt blogging this for a couple days now, but there are just tooooo many things to be thankful for, and narrowing it down to three would be quite a daunting task. somehow i managed. hahaha

so, without further ado...i am thankful for:

1. ...the learning process. this year, i learned--and am still learning--about God, life, love, relationships, myself. it was way different from the things that i learned the past few years. pretty much everything ain't all that it's cracked up to be.  i also am learning how to cook, how to bake, how to handle money God's way, how to appreciate children, among other things.

2. ...blessings. and there are so many. as in. there are a lot of them. i repeat myself too much. but yeah. the list would go on if i enumerated them. minsan kasi, akala natin wala, pero meron talaga. right perspective lang. diba?

3. ...being part of the youth ministry. don't know what else to say... haha naks! i think this topic deserves another blog.

so there. the three things that i am thankful for this year.

how about you? what's on your list?

thanksgiving thursday, music, and randomness

today is thanksgiving day in the US, which means no work for me tonight. after three and a half hours of sleep, i've spent the whole morning eating oatmeal, listening to umbrella on repeat, reading blogs, and laughing out loud (at the blogs).

okay, i'm turning off umbrella now. ella ella ella ella...

i'm sure by now you've heard the filipino rendition of this song (payong ayong ayong ayong?) funny but it didn't last quite long as much as i would've liked.

okay. i digressed. i've digressed a lot already. haha. maybe i should go back to sleep.

trip down memory lane

makes me feel like i was twelve years old again! bwahaha

Tuna Pasta Remix

Description:
It's still the same Tuna Pasta recipe, but with a slight twist! =)

I borrowed some of the "processes" from Iris, and they are worth trying out for yourself!

Ingredients:
* Half a bag of Safoco twirly vegetable pasta -- or any pasta you'd want, really
* About half a bag of Clara Ole tomato sauce
* About half a bag of Clara Ole Three Cheese spaghetti sauce
* One can of sliced mushrooms, drained
* Two-three cloves of garlic, sliced
* Half an while onion, chopped
* One can of Blue Bay Tuna with vegetable oil
* One teaspoon of butter
* Salt and pepper to taste
* One bag of onion flavored Bread Pan


Directions:
* Boil water. Melt butter in the water. Cook pasta till al dente, and set aside. The butter makes the noodles yummier =)
* Sautee garlic till golden brownish, and add onions. Sautee onions till translucent.
* Add tuna--oil and all--and mushrooms. Cook tuna till most of the oil dries out. Make sure the tuna's still got some moisture in it ha!
* Add the spaghetti sauces and mix well. Let it simmer. Add salt and pepper according to your liking.
* Serve! Munch with Bread Pan

what's your blog personality?

The analysis indicates that the author of http://thekaressness.multiply.com is of the type:

ESFP - The Performers

The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.

The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.


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Oh, and a little reminder from the site here: writing style on a blog may have little or nothing to do with a person´s self-perceived personality.

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click here and have a good laugh! i certainly did!

thanks Ms Marie for sharing this!
(check hers out, it's hilarious!)

one reason why gmail rawks

gmail has SNAKE!

oh and the gmail people said they've installed colors and themes already, but i've been checking my inbox settings and the functionality hasn't been installed yet. i'm excited to have my inbox tickled pink! squee.