Monday, September 24, 2007

I Love my new Bike!

I never thought riding a bike was so much fun and adventure. You have a chance to explore areas wherein a car could not reach. You can conquer even a undeveloped, descend a rocky and grassy road. My bike can withstand all the vibrations that these have caused for it has shock absorber and I can bike standing to avoid more impact on my body. You can enter a foreclosed beach resort.
These so called beach resort was very popular 5 years ago. It is said that peso is not accepted in this place. Only US dollar can make you enjoy there relaxing beach and soothing environment.
I think this was the reason why this beach resort was bankrupt and foreclosed by a bank (PNB).
Beside these resort (or maybe still part of it)was a sort of like a fish pond. I could see some 2 or three people enjoying the beach clear water. Contrary to the beach in the Parker beach wherein there are lots of seaweeds floating and yet there are lot of families still enjoy swimming.
Unlucky for them that there are still place that is much clean and a beautiful place that is free of charge. Guess I am one of the lucky person, for I have just discovered that place.
On the other side, there is this man fishing using just a fishing line and a hook. Sure he has already plenty of fish in his basket. I asked him if how long it took him to catch all those fish. He just said that he was very early and now it was like 8:30AM. I could feel the heat of the sun, but still enjoy watching him cath some more fish (it's not as big as you think, it's about 2 to 4 inches.). But sure one family is enough to feed for his catch.
I kind of envy what he is doing and in my mind, I'd like to try it myself. Now, I'm planning to have a simple fishing rod on my own. Just a simple fishing line and a hook attached to a branch of an ipil2x or something flexible yet stronger. It feels like very relaxing when you go fishing. And it feels great everytime you catch one.
It already 8:45Am when I leave that place and ready to go home. In my mind I already now what to do next.
My first reason why I bought a bike is for me to have exercise. My body is getting heavy for I have only one day spend in sports. And that is Saturday when I play Badminton in Puna with my officemates in the morning and play basketball with my other officemates in Kimwa basketball gym.
But now, I love my new experience with my new bike. I have conquered different places with my bike which my car could not. Sure I have travelled almost every part of Mactan with my car but never have explored every corner of each part.
The foreclosed beach resort is only one example. There are so much more to explpore.
More adventure to experience.
Special thanks to Nimrod who offered me his very nice bike for an affordable price.
Not to mention that I been longing and dreaming of having a bike when I was still in elementary. But never had a chance to buy not until now.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

The Chef Cook and the Assistant

My wife not only knows how to cook but she's the best cook for me ever.
She also has a very good assistant cook in favor of me of course. :P

It was Sunday my wife and I decided to cook our very first menu in our parents house, her specialty, the so called "beef steak".
And that was best beef steak I have.
We did a lot of stuff preparing for our menu. I did the market chores and I help my wife slicing and pounding the beef. It was a tough task, every 'coz every slice you have to make sure that you had pounded it with the knife well without destroying the meat.
After slicing and pounding my wife did her trick on combining all the ingredients and make sure that the meat absorbs that.

After few minutes dinner was ready. Sure it smells great and delicious.
I had my first bite of my wife & her assistant's specialty "the beef steak". And sure, iT was the best beef steak I have.
Our family were also surprised how good my wife in cooking.
They all like it and even my sister ask my mother if she could cook our beef steak the way my wife did it.

Actually, I never thought my wife would be a great cook. Everyday, she just surprises me.
She is not just the best cook but a very responsible and caring & thoughtful wife to me.

For me, she is the best wife in the whole world.