Watta Week!

Started the week with a bit of bad news -- PiNkR0b0T has conjunctivitis! That's sore eyes to us regular people. LOL Nonetheless, we were finally able to do some grocery-shopping, which means more movie tickets for us, thanks to Citibank! Well, not sure though when we can watch 'Inception' and 'Salt', no thanks to her sore eyes! Ugh!

Tuesday got way better because my parents' early birthday gift has arrived! It's a Sanyo 32" LCD TV, which I've been dreaming of for a while now. I named my new toy, Trent. ü

Wednesday got even better because I bought a bad ass VGA cable -- 20m in length -- so I can connect Trent to Taffy. With that setup, it'll be easy for us to watch downloads, especially when the new season of our favorite US TV shows begin in September! Woot! Although later that evening, we just watched TV. 'CSI Trilogy', baby! Anyhoo, I also cooked a couple of experimental recipes -- grilled zucchini and baked tofu and oyster mushrooms. It was surprisingly yummy AND filling! My boss-slash-friend-slash-food buddy is teasing me though if I plan to bake everything now (in light of my new-found fascinationfor baking)! Well, yeah... I might be headed towards that direction. Aside from baking cakes and muffins, I plan to learn more baked recipes so we can use less oil and eat healthier. Sounds like a plan, right? A damn good one! ü

Thursday, it was all about relaxing and having fun! I went home early to find my hunnybunny playing Plants vs Zombies on the big screen! I was so jealous! But that's ok, after all, she spent her day doing a gazillion loads of laundry while I was in the office. Unbelievable! She gets to stay at home for a whole week and she spends it doing chores! Isn't that annoyingly attractive??? LOL Anyhoo, we spent the evening watching 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.' We started watching 'The Ugly Truth' but I fell asleep. Heehee!

Friday, I went to our favorite restaurant, MoMo for lunch with my girlfriends at work. Perfect timing, I can't stop thinking about their effin' meatloaf!!! It's wrapped in bacon, comes with mashed potato with a bad ass gravy! Yum-o! I feel bad that I ate there without PiNkR0b0T, but then again, that's just another excuse to eat there again when she's well. LOL

Today, I woke up with a sore eyes scare! I got all the symptoms, which fortunately got better this afternoon. I'm still hoping it's a false alarm. Otherwise, it will totally ruin my reputation of being sore eyes-free since birth! LOL Oh, and I tried baking Vanilla Cake!!! I even made some Vanilla Butter Frosting!!! My goodness, It's only my second time baking and my first trying Vanilla Cake (the first time, I baked Banana Cake). I was a bit nervous, especially since I'm just making do of the equipment I currently have. The cake is generally delicious, although I think I really need to buy an 8" round cake pan because it's a little burnt along sides and I really think it's because I'm using a loaf pan. I did a few research and they do match in terms of volume, but I guess the height is causing the unevenness of how the cake is baked or something. Oh well, baby steps, I guess. Need to practice more and buy baking stuff at least one at a time. I just acquired a hand mixer a couple of weeks ago and a baking sheet and rectangular pan this week, I'll prolly get the round pan and muffin pan next. ü And although I took a couple of photos of today's treat, I don't think it's worth posting here. Yes, I'm not proud of how it looks. It doesn't look yummy, although it does. Well, could be better... ü

So there, that's my week in a nutshell. The wife is starting to ask what I'm doing. She's watching a rugby game, but we're planning to watching another movie before calling it a day. I hope my Sunday caps off the week nice and sweet tomorrow. Goodnight, World! You've been wonderful the whole week. ü

Jelaineism #27

Jelaineism #27: Playing with the devil's advocate keeps you from playing stupid games.

It's been a while since I came up with a Jelaineism. I don't know what that means... I've prolly grown too dumb to have my own thoughts, or it's possible that I've been letting life get into me so much, that I no longer take time to listen to myself. Oh well, whatever that's about, I'm just glad I'm over it. ü

Anyhoo, playing the devil's advocate is prolly one of my talents. I don't know if being an only child has anything to do with it because until I got 'married,' I didn't really have anyone to talk to, especially when it comes to making important, life-changing decisions. Nonetheless, it's one skill that I'm truly grateful that I have, because seriously, it does keep me (and some friends who've fallen into the trap) from doing stupid things. Oftentimes, we only hear what we want to hear -- I guess that's human nature. But when we start hearing opposing views, of course, there'll be resistance... at least for starters... and then, there'll be doubt. That split-second doubt that gets you thinking, 'Hmmm... Am I sure? Is that really what I want?' And boom! We realize that some decisions are simply more important than others and might need more time to be thought about, you know... percolate a bit.

So to anyone who's going through some decision-making nightmares, breathe... Find someone else to talk to (perhaps a couple of friends, preferably someone who is annoyingly objective or someone a bit in the dark from the entire situation). If you don't have anyone, grab a pen and paper and do a quick pro's and cons list. I know it's a bit of a freaking cliché, but hey, you've got to see the other side somehow. The key is to realize that in every decision, there is another side.

At the end of the day, regardless of the arguments and the brainstorming we've put into it, we just have to accept the decisions we make -- no matter how they turn out. We might regret them, go the other way, eat our own words, but whatever! The important thing is, YOU have made the decision for yourself... no one else. ü

Yes, it's been five months

Oh my goodness! This is probably the longest time I disappeared from my -- imagine, my own blog. To be honest, I have been going back and forth with the idea of closing this blog down. But when I think about having it since 2004, I realize that can't!

So, since I'm about to hit the big 3-0 in a a couple of weeks, I reckon I should change some things around here. I swear to post more regularly on my blog -- no matter how short or how trivial my thoughts are. Maybe then, I can develop the habit again until I don't have to really do it oh-so consciously. And besides, it's been a busy five months. Perhaps my posts could be more interesting that I expect them to be.

Oh well, let's see! =)