Showing posts with label simplicity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label simplicity. Show all posts

Monday, 10 August 2026

Chinese General Hospital (Food Review)

 

Chinese General Hospital patient's food review



Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center: Patient's Food REVIEW.





Chinese General Hospital patient's food review
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Food is no ordinary thing, and it will never be just a bite that we use to get by simply because it is a usual everyday need. In science, healthy food must come with a calculated agricultural process. Even in our everyday lives, we plan for better meals not just for survival, but for our overall satisfaction, to silence our cravings, and to invest well in our future health. Being mindful while we eat is essential, because if we just eat for natural reasons, we won't be living the best days of our lives; our mentality and spirituality are also affected. We celebrate break times as moments of quick happiness to fuel us up for our next journey. It is truly something we should take seriously. Like me, having taken up an online course in STANFORD MEDICINE, I'll show you my credentials down below.

Now, as a tourism management graduate, we even learned the history of food service in a hospital. Okay, for now, let's just make this review plain and simple. These two meals are what they always call "RASYON"—or in English, "RATION"—meaning meals are provided and fixed or specifically arranged for them. I only got two for the day, for breakfast and lunch, and yes, no dinner. It would be nice if we had a complete set for the whole day, right?! Well, we can always add or update things here, but first, let's see these two.



Chinese General Hospital patient's food review


Here, what I got is for breakfast, and it's for the patient. In Capitol Medical Center, you can always advise them that you want to include meals for the companion. So it was always two when we received it. Now, I'm just the patient. I woke up at 12:30 PM, and these two are my brunch meal. Yes, breakfast and lunch combined.


Chinese General Hospital patient's food review


Our breakfast was FRIED TILAPIA with TOYO MANSI, RICE, and PAPAYA. The fish tasted normal, not even salty, and I am glad. It's not pale like what they usually serve for patients because I really don't like food that is too flavorful. And I can tell that this is fried, not air-fried, because the taste would be totally different. I am satisfied enough with its natural taste, plus probably a little bit of savoriness from the paired salt and pepper—especially since enhancers like synthetic, fake flavors or syrups will just trigger my chronic migraines from those stimulants. And so, the overall taste of it was a perfect combination with the natural, fresh papaya. No patient wants to eat heavy all the time, so this is just enough.


Chinese General Hospital patient's food review



Their coffee, I think, was Nescafé because it's too common and you can quickly identify it if they use a different brand. And of course, it came with creamer and white sugar. It had the right amount of blend for a short mug.


Chinese General Hospital patient's food review


For our second subject, the main course is BEEF CALDERETA, with SAYOTE CARROTS GUISADO as a side dish, and the dessert—wow, really, how lovely, something to get excited about!


Chinese General Hospital patient's food review


I love the taste of BEEF CALDERETA; it wasn't bland at all, but not salty as well. Why do I keep talking about a salty palate? It's because we usually taste these rich flavors from restaurants. You see, there's a possibility of soy and oyster sauce for this dish. We expect a strong savoriness, but this dish for the patients was truly astonishing. Well, of course, the beef was just right—it's chewable and soft. The SAYOTE CARROTS GUISADO is the same: not bland and not even heavily seasoned like we are always used to tasting stir-fried veggies.

"And lastly, the CRINKLES for dessert were just fine."Not that sweet, but felt like a quick bite because it was too small. I kind of want a good dessert as well, because everybody wants to enjoy their meal as a whole. I really didn't expect much because it is designed for patients, but while these simple meals were simple, they made them well and balanced for what a patient needs. Of course, I know that not all patients would get the same dishes—especially with conditions like diabetes, allergies, and so on. For a simple patient like me, I would say this is okay and well done. I didn't think too much about the dessert for this package because we still have restrictions on what sugar we are allowed to have and what dessert are we craving for. But the crinkles are way too small; still, it's fine, since a patient and a companion would always want to request outside food from the hospital just to satisfy their cravings.





Making a perfect meal from a prestigious hospital really says that they didn't only focus on medical professionalism, but also on the other services that the patient will have. It was an overall healing relaxation here in CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, through physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Treat it like a hotel staycation and rest well.


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Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Money Wise

 

Money wise, financial education, tipid tips


I've made lots of money wise post already and it was organized in my public Facebook account photo album and sorted specially here in Labels. I am entrepreneur and this creation of articles from simple ideas to legal advices are my opinion, experience and analysis throughout the journey I've been to. Please see the other separate and longer articles I've written in Label: Money Wise. 


Money wise, financial education, tipid tips, lazada

It's not easy to earn money nowadays specifically, with our injured economy. But when you have responsibilities, 😂 take the opportunity to lessen the expenses. MAG DAILY CHECK IN. DI LAHAT AVAILABLE SA PET STORE at VET CLINIC. 😂🐕🐶

#proudfurparents #atleastdininakaw #grateful #LazadaPhilippines #petstore #PetStoreFinds #veterinaryclinic #NOTSCAM #petlover #doglover #dog #LazadaFinds #LazadaFindsPH #LazadaPet


Money wise, financial education, tipid tips, buy one take one

Every week ka naman naglalaba, so why not quickly grab the opportunity as long as na it's from the clean way. 🥳🤲🎁

Yup, mas malaki mas mura then si freebie magagamit mo din, less expenses. Time to calculate the grams and weekly budget, hindi nakakamura ang tingi-tingi. 📝

Humbly celebrating whenever I see FREE TAGs such as freebies, buy 1 take 1s. It is a good sign that blessings is just around your circle of energy. Means, you're in luck, you're a healthy person producing positivity. The Universe is helping you and even giving much more than you thought. Abundance is not always about money, sometimes it's hidden in various ways like support. 😉

Always have more time to manage your expenses. Track it down because, earning money is harder than you thought it's safe when being budgeted. 

***A financial education for everyone. Feel free to educate me for everyone's benefit of protecting their family's finances, family's savings, family's emergency funds. Let's help one another.

#freebies #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #financialplanning #financialmanagement #budget


Money wise, financial education, tipid tips, food panda raffle

"Yung arawaraw at mayat maya kanaman kumakain. Di naman nakakahiyang UMASA as long as na HINDI KRIMEN ang pagnanasa."

There's nothing wrong with investing time and effort to join and win in a raffle. Even with ONE ENTRY, you have a CHANCE, furthermore, there's a POSSIBILITY of winning. 

So, what's the money wise coaching here? Simple! Instead of buying or saving money for laptop or a dream car, and need it for business, study or work, then at least grab a chance. If you won, then congratulations... IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SAVED HERE. 

My experience with this. I have 6 lucky entries. 2 for pickup, 2 for a Coca-Cola and 2 for GCASH Alipay. And yes, I am positive and happy doing this that I even manage walking just to pick it up. It's all about a healthy mindset and having a winning mentality. Nothing is impossible. 🧘🧿🪬🙏☝️🌌

#fpasko #foodpanda #ShawarmaShack #raffle #raffledraw #raffletime #raffleprizes #RafflePromo #kebabs #kebab #kebablovers #kebabwrap #shawarmabowl #ShawarmaRice #Buy1Take1 #FoodpandaPH #winningmentality #winners #rafflewinners #cocacola #Alipay #Gcash

Money wise, financial education, tipid tips, glucerna, dialysis, diabetes, sugar level, low blood sugar


While planning for business, ...? I was thinking of today's problem. Well congratulations to all doctors, because soon the dialysis center will triple and thriving. What a booming business since and then. 

In my opinion, kids having type 2 diabetes because of their older generation. Yes!!! We blame the bad legacy that brought us. Genetics has a significant role for contributing to their kid's lifestyle. In addition to this, their lifestyle has been taught by their parents. On how they live during the fast foods and processed foods being normed has doubled the misery for their kids. Habits and Genetics. These have become common for youngsters.THEIR JUST KIDS! Like 2 or 4 years old? Imagine this disease only exists when you have a poor lifestyle and it's happening in their early life.

So, cheers to all frappé, shake and milk tea fanatics. Your insurance and your money will never give you a new organ to live like a normal life, But you give prosperity to all who will benefit from your stubbornness. Even sugar gives an aging look. Like seriously, I am young and health conscious and was drinking Anlene Gold and this just to get vitamins and minerals knowing it's still manufactured, it is designed to help me. 😆 I love the taste. 🥂

#type2 #Glucerna #business #dialysis




Thursday, 23 October 2025

Lemon Cucumber Water (Detox)


Lemon Cucumber Water (Detox)


No retoke, no problem. No need to scam my money because, I am naturally blessed. 🧿🪬😘


Lemon water with cucumber is the only best detoxifying drink that you can get from anywhere. Since it's naturally made from our planet, it's so cheap. Some manufacturers charge their flagship products by 950% of the factory price. Like getting a pack of coffee from a factory is equivalent to 10 pesos per sachet. Obviously, manufacturers have to charge for operational expenses. But, some are overcharged and not economical for anyone who is on a budget and wants to be healthier.


No problem with that because, lemon water is a negative calorie drink that helps breakdown the fats. It has an alkaline effect for detoxification. Rich in Vitamin C, not even synthetic. Gives more radiant glow throughout your skin just like mine. And many more.


Sometimes being on a budget friendly mode saves you from deceiving marketing for which you don't know how it's truly made.


#wellness #lemon #lemonwater #detox #detoxify #cleansing #detoxdrink #detoxtime #detoxyourbody #Detoxification #detoxjuice

Dress to impress. A budgeted healthy lifestyle.



Dress to Impress. A budgeted healthy lifestyle.



Behold a 10 year old dress for with my graduation dress on Class of 2014 and with a 9 year old gift bag. Money spent wisely, the leather didn't pop up still. Fitted right!


Haha! "Look at Carmina". She's wearing "that shirt again." Really like why would I buy new trendy clothes just to feed your ego? Ako gagastos? Ako mamroblema? Ako mag-aadjjust? Ako pa naging masama kasi nag-judge ka. Order in the court! 😆


Indeed, another money wise post. You see some of my dresses are extremely cheap and others quite a price. But with this dress, it only cost 900 pesos for 2 quality and lovely fitting that shape my entire natural body. Yes, it's not fake just to pretend to be sophisticated... I am a person who values her stuff so much that I wouldn't throw it away when it's still totally usable. Means, (makakailang tahi or repair pa at maging pambahay bago tuluyang itapon.) And even so obsessed when I really fell in love. I love to wear it from time to time especially, when not commuting (just to avoid low class mindset criminals just to harass me. Hehe, been a victim of sexual harassment in the streets anyway going back...) 


In a healthy saving tip, I maintained my body for this long and even went super slim compared to my chubby chunks when I was a college student. I saved money from dieting by eliminating rice, red meat and sugar. So, eating vegetables is way cheaper. By reducing added sugar on every drink I buy like 0% in Milk tea and drinking plain black coffee without table sugar from Sucrose and another sugar of milk, Lactose. (See removed from the grocery list.) I save not just money out of this lifestyle but, for my future health. Eating sugary will raise your insulin level just to balance the glucose in your blood. When it comes down, you'll feel numb and starvation. This is a false knowing of hunger, you'll just lose energy from insulin decline and therefore, you thought of eating again. Worst, eating another carbs? Another sugar? You're poisoning yourself. Consuming red meat and sugar will make you look even older and now you'll spend thousands for cosmetics, aesthetics, plastic surgeries and even pills just because you love eating trash. Whatever you put in your body, is what you will make of. SAY THAT AGAIN!


A lifesaver when I started being health conscious at a very young age. Yes, I am 30 and my body even trimmed way more down. 


Most of you like spending and enjoying life like you only live once. Truly but, how are you able to enjoy life when you only live half of your lifespan. I mean the more you age, the more your body starts to decline its energy and power. You are alive but barely living, you only spend the remaining years of your life surviving due to an extreme poor lifestyle. I'm sorry, but for not having a fitted body simply means to me that you're not healthy and irresponsible. Let's be honest. It's more expensive when you pour your money in medicines, doctors, lab tests, hospital bills or maintenance just for you to live. Again, the lab test is so expensive that it can even cost you more without helping you to be healed. There could be numerous lab tests before you fully find out if you're completely fine or not. How much for MRI, Colonoscopy, x-rays, ultrasounds, ANA blood test and others. This is not even yet your medication. The more you feel pain, the more test results needed to see. It's really devastating that your money PLUS someone's savings, someone's emergency funds, someone's insurance or someone's assets will be touched just for you to breathe or to have a second chance. Reflect on what I have said. A money that could give more opportunities to younger generations for them to contribute more to this economy will be given to the old you? Pity. Quite harshly, but this is the ugly truth and we're not talking about insurance yet. We're talking about your discipline that could cost you, or save you. Or be a burden to someone else.


Slim. Firm. Thin. Slender. Skinny. Lean. Is the true sexy. Health is the true beauty. And this is my opinion.


Btw, with my style. The goal is to be rich, 

not to look rich. Nobody wants to live a life of pretend. It's revolting. 🤣 Trying hard middle classes.


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A journey of a true business dream.

 

A journey of a true business dream.
Jj's Baking on Facebook page.



A journey of a true business dream. 


When you say it's true, someone who started doing business from their resources, without asking for investment, and credible in managing cashflows. Slowly but, surely all upgrades are being afford by valuing the basic and earning from it. That's how you can put up a TRUE START-UP BUSINESS. Take note that this excludes the fake entrepreneurs who made themselves LEGIT by just legalizing their business, manipulating people's treasures and use it.


Our journey started in 2020 when I enrolled in TESDA BAKING for free. Unfortunately, 3 days from that day, the very 1st ECQ lockdown started and we never received a call. So what we did is to start on learning from our resources. Yup, starting a business doesn't really require money or much of an investment. We never asked money from someone except just around us, fam. People would think that this is a "piece of shit business" just to lure Investor's money, and entice them to support for only our own benefits. No, when you're genuine and passionate, challenges are not a hindrance. We are eager to start from scratch. Anything available at hand ignites the excitement of possibility. Scratch could be our hard earned savings, monthly from payrolls, stuffs from the kitchen, cheaper utensils /packaging and even learning hacks to save even more.


Since 2020 up to this year 2024. The homebase business created a vision on putting up a place. From years goes by, it creates trial that turn out to have its very own signature recipes and repeat purchases. All money is not wasted. Every penny pours into our training and learning, adjustment and process. A process is one of the aspects of true business venture. Other so-called entrepreneurs are good at using people's money for their own benefits to their selfish achievements. These poor investors are Angel investors. They give money to their ghost business without learning from their business journey. So, when putting up a business, it's way better to start from the scratch. You might never know if this chosen business is for you or not. You don't need millions to put out an unsure business specially, when the proposal is just a copied idea from others. Others that are already heavily invested from years of experimentation and on & off operations. 


At least this kind of set up will save you from a burden of facing a legal battle from ESTAFA (if money lure involves). Imagine paying a loan monthly from a wrong business or even worse, "recent closed business" is a painful liability. It feels like you're throwing away your money from a mistake. Don't get hypnotized on hype. Don't ever throw your money to a dubious business on swindlers. Don't acquire a huge debt with interest on banks just because you'd like to try a new venture. Don't squander your money when you don't need it at all.


START FROM THE SCRATCH!


Know your passion. What are the things you always do? What are the lifestyle you can't avoid? What are that unique or probably strange ways you won't even rest just because you love doing it? What is that ONE THING you love spending to talk about that you can't seem to explain why would you dare invest a time for? What is that same thought you won't even quit? It could be your calling. 🤞😉


Me I love tambayan. That's why I am tambay and unemployed hoping to have a slight chance in businesses. And I'll keep on trying. 😂


These silicone molders are another best collections for new cake design. Clients would be delighted for additional options to customize their treats. 


#startup #startupbusiness #investment #moneywise #MoneyWiseTips #homebasedbusiness #cafe #cafebusiness #cafelife #businessopportunity #businesssuccess #business #Scammer #scammersbeware #economy #businessgrowth #businessowner #Businessideas #financialfreedom #financialeducation #financialplanning #financialliteracy

Sunday, 22 December 2019

My Government Charity Experience in the Philippines.

My Charity EXPERIENCE 


INSURANCE is better than CHARITY. The less money you have, the less priority you are.




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I was suffering from Joint pain that lasted for several months already. With flu and rashes for 5 days. So, I thought it was DENGUE, got my results and it was okay. But, my joint pain didn't go away for 3 weeks and so, I thought it's just sprain from my everyday zumba and marathon at home.

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Sta. Teresita General Hospital


I did not even know PHILIPPINE ORTHOPEDIC CENTER is a government managed hospital, or better to tell a public hospital. All I knew it was the best place for ORTHO (BONES) which I was having problem with my bones, maybe, my scoliosis thing is connected.

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Knees

To make the story short I wasted another week of waiting due to the Compete Blood Chemistry Test for Php2,000++ cost and XRAY request from my sport doctor from ADULT CLINIC. Take note, I haven't medicated yet, no RX was given. This is my first check-up and the doctor can't even help me for he does not have any records to rely to.


And so, another appointment came, got my records now, another doctor for OPD consulted me for 3 hours in line ...AGAIN for it was for free consultation. Before ending here in charity line, we were looking for my mother's old doctor, but he was not around, so we don't want to waste time and look for alternatives. Now in a charity status, he saw my records and everything was not even serious except for the ESR was too high due to my joint pain. He recommended me to specialty doctor and that is the RHEUMATOLOGIST.


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We came and hurriedly asking for the doctor but she was not around. The assigned nurse told us she left early, because there's no patient to be waited. She prioritize her paid consultation to other clinic instead here. Though, it was extremely accepted. I don't have a choice for we came to this charity appointments.
Yup, we need to wait 4 more days for our Rheuma Doctor.
So, I was not medicated yet .. again!

And FINALLY, after 2 weeks of waiting. I was able to meet my RHEUMATOLOGIST, Dra. Gonzales. She diagnosed me of SLE, Lupus or auto immune disease. She gave everything I have to do, Oh, I mean I have to pay for. She told me that she would like to be cleared, so that she won't be missing anything.

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Appoinement Card


 Let me check, from 3 HOSPITALS, I had XRAY, 3 CBC, Emergency CHECK UP at Capitol Medical Center, Another consultation fee in Sta. Theresita General Hospital, Multiple CBC Test, Compete Blood Chemistry Test for Php2,000++ cost and ANOTHER blood test for ESR and some.
Ouch! money goes AND I have not medicated yet ... again!

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Of course, She gave RX that did not even help me and so, another appoinmentS" came. Take note I'm still in observation and monitoring. Still the same, came and check-up, another RX, but this time I have to do the ULTRASOUND and ANA test. I'm so running out of money my true illness has not even found yet.

This is the most like WTF moment of my life.

I booked my appointment for less cost Ultrasound and reserve my slot it took 2 weeks for my time. And so the day came, I was with several practitioner doctors assisted me inside. While doing their job, the specialist or the older doctor was one doing the navigation. The other student doctor was at the side studying the process. Yup, they are studying me!

Like omg!, there's a lot of patients needed to be examined and it took me several minutes for the process, because I was your subject. I was hearing like, "You guys need to know your anatomy." ... "Okay, what part of muscle is this..?" Lol.

My father told me to look for other clinic like the usual expensive Php 500-700 per consultation and I refused. No offense, since internet has the power to voice it out. A lot of poor families suffered in "OTHER" public hospital due to student doctors are handling patients. Better to my experience, so far, Dr. Custodio one of the doctor of my Mother in Orthopedic, was the best in history making patients relieved without spending much. 

So, after 1 week. They want me back to get my results. GUESS WHAT! I waited for 2 hours at least, Like look, I have an appointment and I already paid this ULTRASOUND in 2 counters, why have not you interpreted it for a week before I came. SERIOUSLY!

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Ultrasound Result Preview


I got little nervous. I was afraid that maybe my doctor will not stay, because I am late. And so I decided, if she was not around, I will never come back.

It was a good story to add up here in my blog. And yeah, I ran when I got it. Luckily, she was chatting with the assign nurse and I was the late patient to be waited for, I had an appointed with her so, she should be. 

And she told me everything that I was clear. I am good. I am negative in Lupus and in any auto immune diseases. But my severe joint pain is messing my ordinary day of living. It felt like not a normal person.

Then again, after all those examinations and medications expenses, It doesn't ease the pain. It is still painful since day one of my feverish rashes. So at the final judgement, she said it was probably CHIKUGUNYA, a ZIKA virus from mosquito, but was not threatening like Dengue.

SO, YEAH it is CHIKUGUNYA, WHY?
My 2 brothers caught fever and rashes too while I'm having flu. She was right when she suspected me on the first consultation.

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In Capitol Medical Center ER, before Orthopedic.


I made a lot of research about this. The fever and rashes will go for a week, but the virus residue will remain and hide inside the joints and it would take several months or even years of sorrow. I was so hopeless. I paid so much and I have not yet medicated for good. She gave "another" medicine.

It was a long name and I forgot what it is. But this was my final visit.
She told me that she wanted to see me again, because I'm still in monitoring stage. Well I am not suspecting that she's a student doctor. She's already a specialist and so...




I decided to quit. I lose a great amount of money. I don't know what to do. She advised me of taking that medicine for a month and go back with her. I just decided not.

My body was heavily medicated to any pain relievers I drank for. I am so done. I don't want it anymore. What would ever happened again if the medicine won't work?
Another medicine? Another money wasted?

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...

I know some people had worst experience than mine. But this was a memorable learnings I have gone through. Some story I did not include. It was a journey that you don't want to ignore. Joint pain is not a joke symptoms but mine was so unfair.

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I even remember that there was an old lady missed her previous appointment and came. She was not entertained and was told to go back to the next appointment. She showed up unscheduled. The doctor was really prioritizing her paid patients on other clinics. Then again, it was just right.

You know what! GOD is GOOD. The NATURE and PURPOSE is really good.
Like seriously hear this one out, it knows that I don't have a good job for now, I don't even get paid much with my business, because I'm still learning for it. Just like what I said, I don't even know that there's a free consultation in this said hospital. So, purposely happened.

Back in my beloved office, Unified Products & Services is a franchising company serves for Wellness products and Ecash pay center. One of my co-dealers told me that she just used FISH OIL and it healed her for 2 weeks. I have one bottle of fish oil from FREEBIES of franchise I made.

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From THOUSANDS of peso, I healed from one 
FREE BOTTLE.
ha...haha.........ha!


I know I have to do it just to make sure I'm clear with this serious illnesses.
But yeah, life is unfair and not perfect, better learn from experience and be prepared for what's coming next.


To cut it short, because, it came too long, here some things I realized.

  1. Laboratory examinations are just basis of your conditions. They will keep on asking to do more, because they cannot rely on your current status. They want updates and they won't stop if you feel pain. IT IS BUSINESS ... you need insurance for that.
  2. It is right not to ignore simple symptoms. It could be a sign of a serious illness and you need insurance for that or less you'll be drained so bad.
  3. Our body has its own natural healing process. Do not rely much to these synthetic drugs they have given you. You may try wellness or natural remedy instead.
  4. I know we should not bypassing our doctors knowledge over a Google research, but I made my decision on cutting my expenses through researching. I just found out that CHIKUGUNYA is a simple illness, so I trust everything I knew, on how to heal myself.
  5. Another healing powers is our mindset. It does help me more than I could ever imagine. I keep on thinking, praying, saying and imagining that I AM STRONG, I AM POWERFUL and I AM HEALED and it bloody worked!
  6. The more medicine you are taking, the more harmful it will do to your liver or kidney.
  7. Life is so unfair. It is not perfect. Better to prepare for unforeseen circumstances like an accident, emergencies and any other MONEY INVOLVE problems.
  8. INSURANCE is better than CHARITY. The less money you have the less priority you are.
  9. LASTLY,.... you will declare to yourself that you'll end your life being poor once you landed and plead help on a public hospital. A lot of poor Filipinos dying in the emergency room, because of their status. Don't ever let your love ones die in their hands. Fight poverty and think about the future of your family.


PS. I am not against to this hospital. I am even more grateful for less fortunate people. I am not even against with my doctor. She gave me a lot and help for what I need. It's just hurtful to accept that it is their profession, job and it is purely business. Hospital and laboratories and the dark side of pharmaceutical companies business purpose, so it is better to try healing yourself in less harmful and less expensive way. Sorry, I did not came, that I think I should have, there's a reason why you need to come back, not for money but it is for health purposes. Thank you Philippine Orthopedic Center and specially, to Doctora.


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Sunday, 1 April 2018

500 peso worth of food for your simple celebration.


Celebrating in a cheaper way?



500 peso worth of food for celebration.


I would like to share one of my exciting things I've done for our simple celebration. I wasn't even planning to cook or to buy, but as usual, for any celebration, it is normal to have a feast at home. 

It was too late and woke up late as well. So, how did it happen to be cheap?


carbonara ingredients
Carbonara Ingredients

As I've said, I don't have any plans, so I made a quick decision on whatever we could buy near us. 

Some of the ingredients like GARLIC & BASIL is not included in the 500 bill.

And by the way, you could make your dish much simpler than this like removing the ALL-PURPOSE CREAM or reducing a can of MUSHROOM.


 55 pesos per box, 8 inches pizza


This is our pizza we saw nearby. It is from a franchised pizza vendor.
There are plenty of them who sell their own made. Much cheaper than any of the pizza out there.


 55 pesos per box, 8 inches pizza
Pepperoni and Hawaiian Pizza

It's only for ₱55.00 per box. So sad that they ran out of special flavours.
The taste is not that bad compared to our typical pizza liking, though it is still considered a pizza.

 Better to try one these, for you to have an experience and not to expect much on this cute simple snack.

500 peso worth of food for celebration.
Chocolate Custard Cake

This is a Buy 1 Take 1 cake, a ₱150.00 worth that I bought from a Supermarket. But wait, YES! This cake cannot be bought anytime for our 500 peso budget, Right? Well, It doesn't have to be a large cake for a celebration just to said it was special. 

You can definitely find a ₱150.00 worth of cakes anywhere, and can be found on your local bakery. 

Just remember, it doesn't have to be big and beautiful to celebrate a birthday.



simple chocolate cakecarnonara and pizza


I thought of this was an exciting experience, because, it is so cheap. I was astonished by what I had calculated from all of it, so I shared. And yes! The 2 liter pack of juice was included in my 500 bill. 

Carbonara was a great alternative for Red Sauce Spaghetti and considered way cheaper. But, if you still prefer for Red Sauce, you can just use a canned of CORNED BEEF instead of a ground meat.
Give it a try!

Of course, it would be helpful to lessen your expenses from whatever stock of food/ingredients at your kitchen.


We ate this during Merienda, Simply sharing.  🎂



10-12 Servings for this 3 dishes.
₱500.00 = $9.62



Thursday, 29 December 2016

Fancy dinner W/O cooking skills.


How to make a fancy dinner WITHOUT cooking skills?



Fancy dinner without cooking skills.
Lamb with Worcestershire sauce

This is a Lamb. SIMPLE and PLAIN! We do know that there's the internet, cooking book and a lot of stuffs to make your dinner look fancy. BUT! Let's just admit that "some" people can't. Okay! They can have dinner outside, but what if they want to do it to make it perfect with their "EFFORT" on a special day?.

Fancy dinner without cooking skills.

Yup, the word fancy doesn't have to be plain but Lamb meat is expensive. Lamb and Wagyu are one of the finest meat. You don't even need to put a lot of ingredients to make it better but rather, SALT & PEPPER, because the taste is in the meat already. I just added Basil leaves and a little bit of oil to make it better.

Fancy dinner without cooking skills.

And that's it. Grill it and you are done! It is so tasty that everyone would love it. Just add a sauce of your choice, veggies or even a soup then put a wine or a simple juice. 




P.S. I know that it doesn't really have to be a Lamb or a Wagyu to make it fancy BUT ... this dish is definitely for those who doesn't want to cook or just want to make it quick and easier. Bare with that. 

Sunday, 11 December 2016

Crave and Hunt.


Just having a sudden crave

Guava leaves

Have you ever watched a film and felt crazy after watching it? Well, guess what. I just watched "The Revenant" starring Oscar winning, Leonardo Dicarprio. AND, I suddenly craved for steak. I've became a little bit Carnivore.

Crave and hunt


Tan-tan's Spicy Butche is a chicken crop. Well, it taste like fried chicken skin. I think it's one of the exotic food in my country. In the middle, It's Adobong Kambing (it's a goat.) This meat is simmered in soy sauce & vinegar and lastly, one of the best finger food of Filipinos, the Chicaron. Not an ordinary one. It's so special that a few of the meat under the skin is still attached, unlike the others.

Seriously, After I watched that film it feels like I wanna go for hunt and grill a meat. Unfortunately, We don't have a steak at our fridge and this is tonight's dinner. At least it's a meat. 

Guava tea
Guava or Bayabas leave tea

And this is the result of my hunt. Thank you neighbor for this free guava leaves I'd picked. Truly, a great organic tea I made. "Bayabas" has a lot health benefits. It is one of the most used organic medicine in the Philippines.

Have you tried hunting for foods and cook it? Could be a great experience.

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

The shadow game

Randomly sharing a simple story I made. 😆😍


There is one place somewhere in the Philippines, I presume. Forest, river, and an open space. An open space with ruined building that serves as the main location of the situation. At the time I remembered, I don't know how we got in there. All I know, we are a group of friends with couples, I don't even remember who they are, all I know is they're Caucasians. It started on a night of camping inside the forest with my so called friends.

All of us wearing a dark color puffer coat. Roaming, fooling, and hunting for nothing. Until one moment, something or someone is fooling us. Lost, exhausted, confused and terrified. Looking for answers,"Are we alone?" I was the silent one, trying to figure out the situation. Couples are hugging. Singles are shocked. Killers are unknown. We didn't even know what is going on. Until it came, it was a Caucasian killers. Forcing, commanding, and assaulting while us, screaming, crying, begging and Me, just shock and quiet. STIFF.

Have we just woke up or they just gave us a vision of this situation? It was a dark huge hallway. It felt like we're inside of a horror house full of good props not from scrap materials. Black curtain, shadow light, and people? Like seriously, there are people, guiding, a tour guide. There are voices, a lots of Caucasian people. Caucasian tour guide, Caucasian voice speaker with Caucasian captive friends. We are still prisoners but I guess, we are players for a Jigsaw puzzle. Pawn for fun. I get it, we do get it. That's why everybody is so alert on what is happening. We don't want to die. We want to win. We just want to save ourselves, escape on our own. Sweating intensely and thirst for rescue but we're still alive. Laughing seriously and hunger for fun but killers have not yet enough. On each every obstacle, someone might die, all of us might live. But, someone did die and we have to proceed and cry. And the next obstacle, we have to get each one a bicycle, we have to ride on it while continuing the game on a hallway. It was a place of the outside building. A scary abandoned side forest. Thankfully, we just came back to the dark hallway again. But this time, there's one situation that is very unusual happened to them. To us, it's weird, each every weird situation is an answer. A technical problem, a break time and a savior. We saw people working behind the curtains. Working like a stage people like theater actors and yes, they're Caucasians. It feels like we're the audience, at the same time we're the players. Just like PC gamers, only it was live. Everybody stopped, just like a director's says cut. People fix their mechanics that they're operating. This was the situation that they are scaring us through a shadow dancing. They were explaining a prophecy that might happen if we didn't do it properly. A supernatural prophecy rather. There is one black guy, an African-American I suspected. The way he speaks and dress. His accent define him that he came from a foreign land, not in his origin. He lead us to the next obstacle. He said that we have to skip this because they have to fix it first. That is the first time, we saw a light after that night. Not coming from the huge spotlight but coming from the huge window. We heard the river flows, the howls of the windy forest and a hope that I might survive. Me, thought of only surviving. The only objective that we know from a Jigsaw puzzle is just to survive by yourself. So, we hurriedly, went to the next hallway down to the left side. The African-American guy burst into anger when he saw one of my guy friend, who is blonde, dragging the bicycle instead of riding on it. I don't know if he still alive because of a mistake could end their lives and it does, I never saw him again.

A major tragedy that shut down the entire establishment. Everything is extremely dark. 0% light, 0% vision, 0% hope but 100% pain I felt on every step I ran, I bumped, I touched and I fell, just to escape. Just woke up, without a good picture of me but a bad picture of myself in an abandoned room. Old spacey stockroom. I don't even know how long I was sleeping. All I know, I am safe near in escaping this dark hole we fell. I don't know where is everybody, I don't know where are my foreign friends. I do hope them a good luck in life. All I know is just by myself, trying to live. I am stock in this room for more than 2 weeks and yes, I haven't eaten anything. Just looking through a window with a view of a forest and a construction site beneath. It was a yellowish ground with a calm flow of a small river. I don't know which side of this establishment is the larger body of the river for what we heard a good flow of a water. I don't want to go outside, I can't get a glimpse of me escaping. All I know is I'm hearing voices. People working and talking about their duties and processes. They just keep on ignoring this room. Like what I said, it was an old abandoned stock room with fewer things, just like an attic, wooden spacey room. I can't get any answers from all things I saw, but I saw someone, my mother. I was so shocked. A lot of people coming in. I can't think of anything just to stop them from going but I presume, the moment they reach the abut of this extremely large property, they are dead. My mother was so happy and giggling with her friends and there this Caucasian tour guides, guiding. They thought it was an amusement park. It seems that, she hasn't even known I was missing for so long. I was waving just to give them a warning, but I think all of us would be dead if they saw me. I was on high top just like Rapunzel, waiting for nothing. That is the last time I saw my mother.

I got out the room. I don't know when, I don't know how and I don't even know what I am doing right now. I was still in shock. Sitting for so long. People are looking at me. The Caucasian workers were accompanying me. Some of them working, commanding, killing, and some of them are ... Filipinos. All of the Filipinos, I think were their slaves. They didn't even recognize me that I was a pure Filipino or they just don't care. I thought of a second, I was with them working. They instruct me of my duties and yes, I am doing it professionally. We even visited the slave's village to set rules. A small wooden home came from scrap garbage. I think I gained their trust. I talked to a different nationalities of people around living in this world. Filipinos are begging in the process that they can't longer be followed. They tired of acting to scare new people. A lot of people died, vanished and suffered. You just have to follow them in order to live normal like you are not going to die. I was just an associate. I only follow rules and give order but I don't hurt or punish people. I saw them suffering through the hard pain they are receiving. When I spend my free time, I was like walking freely in their world. I walked in and out of the establishment. I even visited the forest, often. Still, I don't have any answers that to end my curiosity. I'm afraid to ask. A moment later while wandering I saw this survivor. I think one of the captives has just about to escape. Before leaving, he looked at me. He thought I was going to kill him but no, I helped him in escaping. I just knew that I was an undercover agent helping captives. All I know is killing is a crime so, I had to do the right way. But still it confuses me on each time a new situation is coming. No answer is coming in. I made an analysis, though. I think that they drugged me, that drug didn't take effect and still was consciously knowing everything from the start of this shitty hole we got into. I never ask and I never saw my people again.

Each time goes by, I'm still working with them but I've never killed somebody ever. I was with them laughing, celebrating and making friends. For a long time, I forgot what am I fighting for. Another situation happened. It gave me a wake up call. I thought the game was over but my fellow workers just shouted "the winner is disobeying". She was an Indian, I guess. She was wearing a very simple and lavender of "Salmar Kameez" with hijab. Once again, I don't know why. She was saying something, I guess she was giving a voice from a slave about having a little right. And she did not last, she was killed by a leader. A leader that could be the one in-charge in this chaos. He just looked like Corey Stoll, an American Actor in waking life. He killed her at her back with a magnum shot. She fell on a cliff, a cliff looking like a staired rice terraces. Her body fell down hardly. Just like an American movie, their reaction and acting was too cool. And me, just silent. But once again, another victim of death, was about to escape. She was a poor looking native average girl. She was caught in the act of escaping. Before the workers attempted to shoot her, she jumped and took a suicide. And again, her body fell harshly on a cliff looking like staired rice terraces. I saw her reaction. Before she took her jump, she made a dramatic farewell. She looked at us, hopeless but determined that she is ready to die. What a fierce delivery. Finally, I knew I was getting close on a higher people who is running this hell. This is the first time I saw that bald and huge built Caucasian. I saw him command, kill, and instruct to his workers. That is the place where I saw a laboratory through a green glass that I include it on my analysis. On a second thought, it was a huge experimentation on something but still unknown motives. I can really feel that I was part of them. Especially, this doctor looking Gordon Freeman but looking fat Mexican who I guess, likes me. He keeps on checking on me. BUT the most weirdest of all things happened. I just flirted the leader. In my old life before this, I really do like Caucasians. I have a lot of crushes to an American actor and few British. Subconsciously, telling me, I really like them. Our eyes had met when I began to flirt him. We are currently in a watch tower control room looking and working with the Boss or so called the leader. That's the time we looked at each other. I stood up and touched his chest while seductively, walking away. That's how I got his full attention. I felt I was Megan Fox but was visioning my face. Quickly, we did the deed but before that happened. I was able to check his little place. It is not that fancy for a leader's territory. A narrow like condo unit style flat but make it uglier. I saw people inside, a Filipino slave as his maid. She was an old woman. Fixing and commanding her before she left us alone. I think he likes me. He was nice, though. Of course, he was about to go down. Although, we are excited about it. Before entering his small room, I saw my FATHER!. Yes, he is.  Was my father part of this mess? What could be the meaning of all this bizarre condition that bothers me every time? Why is it my own family was here? Did the drug was so damn high? Is it?... I saw him about to sleep and rest in the other room. I told him that I was not comfortable doing it because the wall is so thin. It feels like it's just a plywood and I told him, I am too loud. Yes, I want to express the feeling but still we did it. I think I just did that in order for me to know more a lot of his motives and everything. He was hurriedly fixing and preparing while on towel. Yeah, I saw it and he was really a white huge man. They let us play in their game of shadow and now, I'm hiding through their shadow. Let the real game begin.

To be continue ...

P.S. Just want to share a random post due to limited shared pages for this blog.