Simple Sunday!!!!!

What did I do today?????

hmmm...

I did some cleaning at the house as usual and my husband mowed the grass in our backyard. In the afternoon, we went to the park nearby. It's one of the nicest park that I've seen so far in Texas because it's not crowded compare to one located in downtown Houston. They have nice pavillions that is well set up and that can accomodate a high capacity of  people.

>at Pearland Townsquare

                                                                                             >at the Park

From the park, we went straight to Pearland town square and did window shopping...hehe We like to go there because it doesn't look like a common shopping place...it looks like shops in the park, well I hope you got what I mean.lol!

For now, I'm watching a thriller movie with my husband and I don't know if we can finish the movie because both of us are tired and sleepy -_- zzzzz.....

So I guess that's it for today.......Bonne nuit!

Au revoir!

Feels like Fall is here

Today is Saturday and the weather is so nice outside and for once it's not humid. Since we're close to the Golf of Mexico the humidity index goes sometime to the roof. Even if it's not to hot, just because of the humidity it feels like it's a 102 degrees.

We'll spend some tim outside and we still have some cleanup to do in our backyard because of the hurricane. The grass grows so fast!

Alright, I whish ya all a nice week end wherever you are.

Cheers!

Baby Carrier

My five months old daughter has gotten used to be carried around, and now cries if we put her down on her bouncy chair or even sit while holding her. It makes me exhausted!
According to our pediatrician, this is most likely a phase. Our pediatrician advised us to use a baby carrier of some kind so at least I'll have my hands free while holding her.
So I guess most mommies who are experiencing this phase like me should use a baby carrier so that you can still do your chores while holding your baby.


A baby sling is really good and useful to have especially when you travel. It can be also be useful when you go shop or do your groceries because with the stroller you can't access everything easily.
Last July we had our vacation in the Philippines and I can say that without our baby carrier it would have been a big pain for us because we had a lot of connecting flights. Sometimes it can get very painful when you have to transfer terminal via bus. In the Philippines it was really useful because we walked a lot and we didn't manage to bring the stroller.
So mommies if you want to check out some baby carrier, check out this website www.hugamonkey.com. They have a variety of baby carriers or baby slings that you might want. They are really simple to use and affordable.

Ike is over!!!!

Hurricane Ike was terrifying for everyone, but for many the aftermath is worse. The conditions are degenerating, with stagnant water breeding mosquitoes, toilets overflowing, no operating sewage system, hardly any running water, no power, no gas.

I'm glad that our electricity is back and the internet is acting up.

I'm so thankful that the hurricane is over and everything is back to normal in our place.

This is how our backyard look like after hurricane.....

A street by our place...

Hurricane Ike, continued….

We decided not to evacuate and spent the night in the kitchen. The next morning we discovered all the damaged!! Without mentioning that we lost electricity and we still don’t have any…the houses across the street do, that’s unfair!
Right now we are using a generator to keep the fridge running and get a minimum of entertainment, but no internet.. it starts to be really boring, I’m really looking forward to get the electricity back. Until then there won’t be much activity on the blog..

Cya.

Hurricane Ike!!!!

stay at home or evacuate?

My husband is so sure with his decision to stay at home, I really don't know how to react in this situation. 

Voluntary evacuations due to Hurricane Ike continue at this time for those living, working, or visiting Pearland; however, those residing in a flood-prone area or residing in a non-sturdy or unstable structure (such as a mobile home) are strongly advised to move to higher ground or a safer structure. 

So for now I think I just need to relax, wait and see....

Alien 4- Resurrection

It's Sunday and we don't have much thing to do.....
It's a day to stay home and watch Alien IV....hehe though I'm not really into monster movie but my husband is really in it so I guess I don't have a choice.hehe

I like this scene:

Yes!!! I passed the DMV Test!!!

Yes! I passed the DMV test.....
I went to DMV office this afternoon with my husband as usual....haha!
I was nervous about the test because I didn't have any idea of how it would be.
My vision was examined too...It's funny because I was so nervous that I couldn't understand the staff instructions....he spoke fast and it was like he was eating the words.
I was reading the letters which are in the vision test but he stopped me and asked me which part I was reading......haha!!!Btw, I read the letters from right to left coz that's what I understood, but in fact he told me from left to right as usual. I was shy...but all that flew away when I realized that I passed!!!

that's it for today folks!!!!

Au revoir........

Chicken Tikka Masala

hi friends...

I cooked Chicken Tikka Masala for dinner. My husband like it, well I guess I cooked it right.hehe Btw, chicken tikka masala is one of our favorite in Indian food and it's been long time I wanted to cook it.

I have simple recipe here.....

4 chicken breast,cut into cubes and skin removed

For marinade:

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp. minced ginger
1tsp. minced garlic
4 tblsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. chili powder
1tsp. cumin
1 tsp.curry powder

For gravy:

2 tblsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. minced ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. ground coriander
salt to taste
1/4 cup sour cream

Preparation:

Marinade>
Mix all ingredients and put the chicken cubes in it. Keep in refrigerator for 1-2 hours.

Preheat gas oven and grill the chicken cubes for 5 minutes each side or until chicken is cooked, then keep it aside.


Gravy>
Heat the oil in the pan. Add the ginger and garlic until golden brown. Add the onion, stir the tomatoes, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cumin, coriander, salt and cook for some time.

Add the cooked chicken pieces, and cook until heated through. Slowly stir in sour cream, and cook until heated....Voila!!!!

Simple Life.....

Life in the Province is so simple, I'm talking about the province where i grew up in the Philippines. What we generally mean by Province is away from a main city, places that don't have all the comfort and utilities that you'll find in those cities.

Living in the province is amazing because it is less stressing... I mean you don't have to be so worried about paying your big bills like the electricity, phone, insurance, credit cards and etc...

The only thing you have to worry in the province is the food to feed the family, because it is in our tradition to eat three times a day :), but sometime may turn out very stressing, especially now where the kilo of rice reaches 50 Pesos.

If the food is present everybody is happy :)

In province, we dont have water supplied by the city, so the water that we are using, till this time, is either from a well trough water pump or we usually call "BOMBA" either collected from the rain.

Rock the Bayou Festival

Hi everybody,

Last weekend I went to a rock festival in Houston: Rock the Bayou.

My husband wanted to go there just for a guitar player I've never heard about before, Yngwie Malmsteen.

According to him, if you're into electric guitar you'll kow this guy. He was the first one to play the electric guitar using the classical music theory in the 70's...

Anyway, now he's kind of ugly but he can still play.

The sound was not very good for the first songs but it's always like that during music festivals because they don't have time to make proper balances, they do it during the first songs.