My first snow, my first weekend at Lake Tahoe

Growing up in a third world tropical loved asian country and had never seen any snow before would really excite you to see one for the first time. Well I got so excited! I know you would hate it if you have lived there all your life but in my case, it was introduced to me slowly. When we came here in the US, it was cold and I couldn't actually move so much but isn't actually snowing, which is good, atleast we were not freakin freezing so we had a good start and made us hunger to see a snow for more.. lol.

It was one saturday chilly morning when we started driving from Nevada to Lake Tahoe. We were like going in circles until we reach at some point a little far away mountains covered with snow. In amazement, I said WOW to myself, I still couldn't believe my eyes that it is snow, that I am actually here, seeing a snow from a far while my hubby is driving, I was so grateful to God that I am married to the man that I really love and that I am with him at this moment with our daughter. Just can't explain how happy I am to have them both and to see a snow I've been longing for. I may have made some mistakes before but I trusted and love God so much that I immediately knew He would take care of us, as always, and that I would be married to the man of my dreams and be with him forever. I was and will always be thankful for all the things that I had and went through and for everything. I feel like I have everything now and I'm so happy. So blessed everyday.

To the very person who is reading this today, I just want to share with you that I realized that our lives may not be so perfect. HAPPINESS, tears, loneliness, loss, EXCITEMENT. Sometimes we blame it on our parents that brought us up but we should understand also that's how they were raised too and sadness with your mom's face and yet she couldn't do anything anymore and did not change her at all until she got older and older. We should stop the cycle and be in charge of our own beautiful lives. No pointing fingers at anyone. We are responsible for our acts and ourselves, we are the only ones who can make us happy. Stop regretting about the past, worrying about the future, just be happy and be glad today and everyday.

We had so much fun while we were on Lake Tahoe. We sled on a junior mountains and rode a snow mobile. It's my first time, all of it!.

Reminds me of my favorite season, Christmas!

We stayed at Marriot hotel and it was so warm and beautiful. Thank you God.

On a Sunday Morning

I hope you'll have a great time today. Got some thoughts and anything you want to share? feel free anytime to share.

You might want to read:

Hongkong Weekend fun 2012
A glimpse of Ho chi minh, Vietnam and Pnom phen, Cambodia 03/2011 x

Krispy Kreme deal at Groupon US$9 for US$18 2 dozen

Cheat day.. For those who are not in a healthy mode..  Hurry! Grab your Krispy Kreme deal for US$9 for US$18, 2 dozen of Donuts now at Groupon. Hot & fresh original-style glazed doughnuts from one of our favorite doughnut shop in town.

Time remaining from today 1 day and 23 minutes!

Now, 14 hours!

For more information, please follow the link

http://www.groupon.com/san-jose

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Grilled Pork Liempo recipe (Grilled pork belly)

I don't know how to begin to describe the taste of Grilled Pork Liempo. Especially when you add grilled eggplant salad, egg, any light dish on the side that would compliment the taste and it's vinegar sauce where in you could add garlic and pepper in addition to that. Just a thought, but you could actually eat it alone with just the vinegar sauce and hot rice.. some eat it with ketchup.. yum!

Everyday I try to reinvent dishes that hopefully will satisfy my family. Of course I can't pressure them to like all the healthy foods that I like to eat but I try for sure to serve them meals that are as much as possible no chemicals and if not, less preservatives. I try to serve in our every meal some peeled ripe fruits on the table. 

In this meal, I used organic egg, apple cider vinegar, no oil and used kikkoman soy sauce to marinade. But you can actually used the regular ones. It's just me. 

Ingredients:

• 5 pcs. Pork belly (2lbs)
• 3 tsp
• 2 lbs pork belly
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 piece lemon (or 3 to 4 pieces calamansi)
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed

Sauce:

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, you may use regular vinegar

1 tsp. of onions

2 garlic cloves, crush

salt and pepper to taste

pinch of sugar

or 

Toyomansi

Cooking Procedure

 1.  Defrost and Thaw pork belly in the refrigerator or in the microwave.

2.In a bowl, Combine the soy sauce, lemon, salt, ground black pepper, garlic and mix well. Put the pork belly with the mixture and marinade the pork belly for at least 1-2 hours or if you can marinade it overnight, it's much better.
3. You may use a george forman grill for indoor or grill it outside. 

4. Grill the pork belly while basting the top part of the pork after flipping it over.

5. Serve hot with spiced vinegar or toyomansi. 

Share and Enjoy! =) x

Complete list of Paypal Philippine Bank Codes

I have been trying to set up a paypal business account and so much more. Finally I have a complete list of the Philippine 9 digit Bank Codes for paypal. Hope this helps you.

                                    BANK                                                                                                                   Bank Code

ALLIED BANKING CORP	010320013
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND	010700015
ASIA UNITED BANK	011020011
BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS	010030015
BANGKOK BANK	010670019
BANK OF AMERICA	010120019
BANK OF CHINA	011140014
BANK OF TOKYO	010460012
BANCO DE ORO (& EPCIB)	010530667
BANK OF COMMERCE	010440016
BANK OF THE PHIL ISLANDS	010040018
CHINA BANKING CORP	010100013
CHINA TRUST COMML BANK	010690015
CITIBANK N.A.	010070017
DEVT BANK OF THE PHILS	010590018
DEUTSCHE BANK	010650013
EAST WEST BANK	010620014
EXPORT & INDUSTRY BANK	010860010
FUJI BANK	010640010
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK	010060014
INTL COMML BANK OF CHINA	010560019
INTL EXCHANGE BANK	010680012
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK	010720011
KOREA EXCHANGE BANK	010710018
INTL NEDERLAND BANK	010660016
LAND BANK OF THE PHILS	010350025
MAYBANK OF THE PHILS	010220016
METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO	010269996
PHIL BANK OF COMMUNICATION	010110016
PHIL TRUST COMPANY	010090039
PHIL NATIONAL BANK	010080010
PRUDENTIAL BANK	010150018
PHIL VETERANS BANK	010330016
RIZAL COMML BANKING CORP	010280014
SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO	010140015
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK	010050011
UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK	010299995
UNION BANK OF THE PHILS	010419995
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK	010270189

Goodluck!

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Ebay USA free listing for sellers- from April 26- April 28, 2012

Hurry avail now!!!

 1 day left now to get a chance to display your products for free online at ebay USA and people may view from different places. 

Amazing news! From April 26-28, all sellers can list up to 5,000 items in the Fixed Price format for FREE. Pay zero insertion fees, even for your high-ticket items. Listing in Fixed Price is a great way to catch buyers who need their items fast, so if you’ve never tried this format, there’s never been a better time!

For more details, please visit:

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Norton Virus free for 180 days

I have been looking for a discounted Norton virus in the past few weeks and I got it for even a better deal for a free trial of 180 days, 6 months. Best deal I have seen so far since I only see 30 day trial period. Isn't that great.

Please follow the link:
http://us.norton.com/ps/loem/EN/Facebook/index.html




You might want to try this deal:
Krispy Kreme deal at Groupon US$9 for US$18 2 dozen x

In and out burger... love it!

When you go visit US, I recommend for you to try this so yummy burgers from in and out burgers..

Since we got here in the US a few months ago and it was my first time to have tried the famous in and out burger. I'm so thrilled to taste it the first time and we kept coming back after that.  I know french fries are not so healthy food choice but in the world of fast food, maybe this is the healthiest french fries you can get since it's freshly cut and deep fried in their kitchen. I saw it in their kitchen. According to my researches before eating raw food is healthier but it confuses me when it comes to the fertilizer that they put in our fruits and vegetables. Best bet is use organic veggies and when available, use meat and eggs without antibiotics. I didn't see anything like meat without antibiotics in the Philippines. I have been trying to eat healthy foods and been eating organic veggies, rice and eggs in the Philippines. I'm so glad that in and out burgers have fresh onions, tomato, and lettuce. You may ask them to grill your onions if you want.

I just love this burgers! enjoy =) x

Whole grain wheat tortilla pizza

Whole grain wheat tortilla pizza (For vegetarian or meat lovers)

A healthy pizza to start with. There are a lot of pizza out there that I love but I just have to think of a way to eat pizza in a healthy way. I want to share with you this healthy pizza recipe. Try to buy a ungrated mozarella  since grated mozarella contains an ingredient to keep it grated and we want to try to put less chemicals in our body as much as we can. I make a veggie pizza for myself and pizza with some meat for my daughter and husbby

Ingredients: 

3 pcs. whole grain pizza

1 pc. green bell pepper (organic) or fresh

4 pcs.tomato or half cup of Ketchup (organic)

mozarella cheese, ungrated

1 whole medium onion

salt and pepper to taste 

Note: You may add any vegetable you like and it will taste good.

Optional: 

3 strips bacon, uncured or regular 

Summer sausage 

Procedure:


1. Prepare your whole grain tortilla on your baking dish. Suggestion is to use stainless steel but unavailable right now in our home (I hope I'll get 1 soon).

Cook your bacon  lightly with no water or oil. Just put it in the pan and cover it for a few minutes.

2. Steam or boil your tomatoes and add salt and pepper to taste. You may use ketchup instead. Spread the tomato mixture or ketchup to your tortilla using a spatula.

3. Start preheat up your oven for 350 degress.

4. Put onions, bell peppers, veggies, and other ingredients you want to have in your pizza.

5. Slice your mozarella very thin and place it on top of everything.

6. When your oven is heated, put your pizza in the oven.

Note: always use a cooking gloves to prevent burning.

7. Bake about 10-15 minutes or until mozarella is melted.

Hope you enjoy this healthy pizza. Pls let me know if you have any recipe. You may email me thru beachmoonandstars@yahoo.com or beachymoony@gmail.com.

Enjoy! =) x

Chicken Adobo recipe

The All time favorite Filipino food loved by Filipinos and by most people all over the world. You may choose between chicken and pork, depending on your diet and Tastes. I will be putting the pork adobo recipe later but right now I will share with you my recipe for Chicken adobo. I'm like trying to be healthy pretty freak when it comes to food and so many things. As much as possible I used organic and natural recipes and products. Lately, I only use olive oil and seldom use Canola Oil for cooking. In selecting meat, I try to use no antibiotic and no preservative meats as much as I can.  I try to purchase them regularly. Each and one of us has its own style of cooking and this is mine. I love serving my family healthy foods. I'm using a circulon pan as of now which is made of titanium technology and some non-stick which my ever so  loving mother-in-law gave us, I'm so thankful for it but I hope I can get a new stainless steel pans which I have heard is healthier or the Salad master set which is made of titanium but it is way to expensive for me as of now. I don't know the difference of stainless steel and titanium cookware actually, just the technology I guess. I love this journey.

Chicken Adobo Recipe

6 cuts of chicken parts
7 cloves of garlic
2 medium size potato (optional), sliced in half
3 tbsp. soy sauce
6 tbsp. apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
2 bay leaf
1 tbsp. peppercorn
salt to taste
pinch of brown sugar (optinal)
2 medium sized fresh tomatoes, sliced



Procedure:

1. Thaw and wash chicken parts fully. Combine the following on a bowl: the soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns. Place the chicken inside the bowl and roll it over the soy sauce mixture.

2. Put your pan on and turn on the stove on a medium heat and when the pan is all heated up, put it on slow cooking mode.

3. Put all the chicken along with soy sauce mixture inside the pan  using a slow cooking mode and cover the pan. Try not to open the pan frequently but make sure that you are using a slow cooking mode with a very minimal heat. The chicken will produce oil on its own and fry a little.

4. When the chicken is cooked already and no blood can be seen on the surface, add the vinegar and bay leaf. Add salt to taste. Pinch of brown sugar if desired. After it boils, add the potatoes. Cover the pan for a few minutes. When the potatoes is cooked, turn off your pan. Serve with sliced of fresh tomatoes with a pinch of salt and hot steamed rice.

Note: in using electrical stove, you may turn off your stove when you think your food is almost cooked to save electricity. That way we can save on our bill expenses and help our world as well. x

Boardwalk... Santa Cruz, Calfornia. 2012

Thinking about where to go on weekends? Since we are just new in town, and we haven't seen Santa Cruz boardwalk with a lot of people on spring time, we have decided to go visit Boardwalk, Santa Cruz California. The last time we went there was like winter time and we are just by ourselves with the birds and seagulls. lol.  The weather today is great. Sunny and breezy and surrounded by a lot, a lot of people.

  These are the rates for each ride:

Be free!

A view from the top

Have fun with your loved ones here at Santa Cruz, Boardwalk! =)

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HGTV contest 2012

Wouldn't you want a new home for free? Or some cash. You can just do it just for fun and challenge. If you could just spare some time in entering contests. It would not hurt to try at all. I have been challenging myself to any contests, discounts, or perks ever since that sometimes I think this is one of my hobbies and I would like to share it to you as well. Honestly, it's not about the prize sometimes, but it excites me more of course. Who wouldn't be. But it's not really about the prize. I remember getting so many items and food perks from major fast food to fine dining restaurants in the Philippines and just give it out to anyone I see. Give out nestle coffee for giveaways. Anything I can share to people whom I think who needs them. Well I was so excited to get a roundtrip ticket for 3 persons to Hongkong. That was so exciting because I love to travel and exploring other country's culture. I would travel around the world if I could. Sometimes to join a contest or perks involves a lot of hard work and fast thinking like joining in an AXN amazing race. I know it's nice to work hard for it maybe I just like the fun and excitement. I remember I got a free Asian Cruise to Singapore-Malaysia by just reaching a goal and being a fast thinker. It's a long story. I'm not saying I'm smart, just fast. I know more people are faster than me in a different way and maybe they are more productive but this is just me and this is just what I can do. I would always like to think where I can do something or help someone in any way and anywhere. I remember raising I think 6 million in a company where I used to work for before and ending up just getting 8K Philippine pesos as my commission and took me so long and more months to get it. No grudge about it. I know some people doesn't know how to appreciate you but you should just have to keep your heads up high and move forward with a positive attitude that someday, somehow you will be in the right place who deserves you and fit in.

These are some of the contests that I'm currently joining for the HGTV: You will find more in my other pages.

HGTV greenhome giveaway 2012:  


For a chance to win HGTV Green Home 2012, plus a new 2012 GMC® Terrain® and $100,000!
Enter until June 1, 2012

Enter once daily at:
http://www.hgtv.com/green-home/index.html
and once at:
http://www.hgtvremodels.com/hgtv-green-home-2012-giveaway-enter/package/index.html

Doory Awards at this link:
http://www.frontdoor.com/buy/the-doory-awards-2012-favorite-overall-home/56393

Goodluck!

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Groupon deals for Bay Acting Area

I'm so excited for my daughter. I just purchased an acting class for her thru Groupon by Bay Acting Class since she likes to get into business but we'll see where her path will take her. I just wish the best for her.

I'll write about it soon.

http://www.groupon.com/ x

Dealnews anniversary sweepstakes 2012

Contests is fun and I just want to share with you that I recently started joining the Dealnews anniversary giveaway. This year, dealnews turns 15! We'll I have just known dealnews for less than 6 months now and I can say that it's like very helpful and addicting to search on their deals everyday. I tried not to but they seem to have the best deals and that's great.

Here are some of the details regarding the prize of their sweepstakes:

You may win more than $1,500 in prizes, including: a Lenovo IdeaPad A1 7" 16GB Android Tablet, a $150 Buy.com Gift Card, a Panasonic VIERA 32" HDTV, and more!

All you have to do is log on their website to join their sweepstakes for your chance to win the prize. Only 1 lucky winner gets to win the prize.

Sweepstakes ends on April 30, 2012

For more information, please log on to:

 http://dealnews.com/Enter-to-Win-1-500-in-Prizes-in-the-dealnews-15-th-Anniversary-Sweepstakes/565022.html

To search on great deals, please follow the link:

http://dealnews.com/

So that's about it for now. Let's try to win this.

http://dealnews.com/Enter-to-Win-1-500-in-Prizes-in-the-dealnews-15-th-Anniversary-Sweepstakes/565022.html x

Happy Easter time 2012: Gilroy Garden: A Review

We spent our Easter Sunday at Gilroy Gardens and theme park. It was fun especially for our kiddos. Their entrance was so nice and there are trees trimmed to be so inviting and gigantic. I just feel so bubbly having to spend our Easter at Gilroy Gardens. Can't imagine how happy and exciting kids feel about this theme park especially for those people who lives nearby.

Here's the welcoming signboard on your way to Gilroy Garden

Spring time is here. Imagine a nice sun with a little bit of breeze. I like it. Colorful flowers brightens up my day.

Oh I like this water falls and water with rocks. It's just so relaxing just by looking at them and hearing the water flows.

I can't deny how I just for some moment look at one spot and love the view. It's quiet and peaceful.

Train that goes around in almost all the area in the Gilroy Garden. If you want to see most of the rides and views on the end of the circle. You should try this ride. It's just right for touring around the area.

 Many amazing and unique tress are available for viewing at Gilroy Garden. They look so impossible but true indeed. I wonder how they manage to have those kinds of forms. Available in different areas.

Zigzag tree

The oldest tree

Playgounds are available to take a break and watch your kids enjoy the slide but be careful. It's fun but kinda high for little kids.

I haven't tried the garlic ride. Since this keeps turning and turning in circles. I get dizzy after I tried the strawberry. Some people and kids may like it but I guess it's just not for me. lol. 

Many shops are open now and they have items that are awesome.

 

View from rainbow ride which is very relaxing and has some spa music as well. Great! We'll try the Duck ride soon since it's always full and has a long line. We tried falling inline but it was too long. We'll try next time.

This roller coaster rideis the scariest of the rides of all available as of now, middle of April 2012. But it doesn't make turns. Just fast and fun.

Rock maze. My daughter enjoys getting lost in here. She had so much fun in it.

Fun booth prizes are available if you are up for the challenge to get a prize. You have to be really focus. As I watch people playing. I think it's not that hard to play. Play as low as USD 3.

I love this banana split ride. It gives me a tingling feeling and a tickle to my stomach. 

Saw a squirrel in front of me passing by.

This is snake ride is like a roller coaster but it's not that scary. Just right for me. We always like to sit in front.

Rides for toddlers are available too!

Icecream, cotton candy, hotdogs and some food stalls are available too! Since you are not allowed to bring food inside. Just have a taste with their available varieties. You may bring bottled water and food for babies.

Carousel.. All time favorite ride.

Many rides will be available on summer. Can't wait to visit again.

We spent like USD 34 each person and it is valid until summer season is over. I think around november if I'm not mistaken. Please correct me if I am wrong. I think their rates will go up on summer so purchasing your tickets now is so much worth it.

How was your experience with Gilroy Garden. I would love to hear from you. 

You may check their rates and rules with the following link

http://www.gilroygardens.org/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=gilroy+gardens&utm_campaign=Brand%20-%20Exact

 http://www.gilroygardens.org/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=gilroy+gardens&utm_campaign=Brand%20-%20Exact

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