Food Trip!

Sausage-Stuffed Pasta

Photographed by: Lea Lei www.hennypepper.blogspot.com

     I have always like to experiment in my kitchen.  I believe that cooking is a science and that because it is, means I am free to explore it and create something that could make the people, I share the food with, happy.



Passionate about fashionable shoes?

Do you spell fashion S-H-O-E-S?
If you do, continue reading.

          ShopSmart shoe poll result shows that almost 40% of women say they’re a shoe person. The average number of shoes women own is 17 pairs.  But those who said they're a shoe person own 27 pairs of shoes on the average.
          According to Carol Gioia in her article at helium.com, the two main reasons why women buy multiple pairs of shoes are appearance and comfort.  I agree, but come on ladies, we all know the primary reason is appearance and comfort is secondary.  But who's to say that a pair of pumps can't be comfortable...uh...in the first three or four hours of wearing them?
         But why do women wear those high heels if they are not so comfortable?  Do those pairs of heels that are a fine line away from being an ultimate killing machine have magic spell that gives women the confidence and sense of power? 
         I remember watching a Korean drama entitled, "I Do, I Do." The lead female character is a shoe designer and was ask by the male character why women wear heels.  He asked her why women depend on those sticks that are as thin as chopsticks to carry their whole body weight.  She didn't really answer that but I remember her saying in the first episode, when one customer was complaining about the heels not being comfortable, "Then why wear makeup or skinny jeans.  Just to make things comfortable you should wear jogging clothes."  Exactly, right? 

For The Last Time

I saw you walking down the road 

to the point of no return. 

That's too far, papa,

though when you get there, I know,

you'll be closer to me than ever.

You're a gambler,

you're a sinner.

Doesn't really matter.

To me, you're simply my father.

You wanted to live a life of a free,
but the world is cruel,
they just won't let you be.

Asianovela addiction? Taiwanese vs Kdrama?

          I have always wondered when I actually started liking east Asian movies and TV series.  At first, I thought It was because of Meteor Garden. Huh!  Then, one day I saw the culprit again on cable TV--- So Close.  This movie is about the two sisters that are computer hackers, assassins and espionage specialists who use their late father's secret satellite technology to give them the advantage over their rivals and law enforcement.   Interesting plot but what sticks to me even more was the Carpenters song Close to You because this song was always played in the movie every time Ai Lin (the elder sister) exits the scene right after she wiped out her target and anything that comes her way to complete here mission.  I remember thinking Shu Qi (Ai Lin) was like the prettiest action movie female lead I have ever seen.

Mashed potato? No, thanks!

             My personal feelings towards rice, is the exact opposite of my feelings towards mash potato, if you know what I mean.  I tried not to eat rice for weeks and the result was scary.  I ate almost a whole loaf of bread.  Almost because my husband had to stop me from gobbling the whole loaf which would mean, him

Budots

      If the US taught us “how to doggie” and South Korea has “Gangnam Style”, The Davaoeños  have “Budots”.  The term budots is the slang for “tambay” which means people with no jobs or permanent jobs.  They have more free time in their hands so to speak.  The dance was branded “Budots” because the