Yes, that's how the Chinese New Year greeting should be, not "Kung Hei Fat Choi". Most Chinese Filipinos uses the Hokkien dialect here in the Philippines thus, "Kiong Hee Huat Tsai" is more appropriate.
But then again, what does the common Juan do during this festivities?
Well personally, I observed that Filipinos are the type of people who wants to celebrate a lot. So just like celebrating fiestas, Filipinos embraced this new found festivity (i think this caught up during Cory Aquino's term since she's with Chinese blood).
As for the rest of the Filipinos like me, we muse and shrug our shoulders, asking "Why celebrate? I'm not Chinese?". But then again, why spoil the fun?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Chinese New Year!!!
It's been a while since I return to this site to blog.
I missed blogging period, period, period & period.
There were times that I wished I could share and blog about Christmas time but I had plenty of office reports to finish.
There were times that I wished I could write about the New Year's event in Los Banos but then again, too tired.
Now I dont want to pass anther opportunity coming - Chinese New Year!!!
Unfortunately, I'm not Chinese! LOL! But then again, who cares?!!
It's just good to celebrate and enjoy being "alive". That's what makes living so good!
Now surfing more about my fortune this coming new year is indeed interesting.
Being born in the year of the Ox, I found out that I will have an auspicious time this coming year of the Rat!
That's good news to me, as I plan to migrate away this year.
I'm seriously considering this option... I'm not getting any younger nor richer in this country.
So where am I at? Well, let's keep it a secret at this point in time.
But wow! I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!!!
I missed blogging period, period, period & period.
There were times that I wished I could share and blog about Christmas time but I had plenty of office reports to finish.
There were times that I wished I could write about the New Year's event in Los Banos but then again, too tired.
Now I dont want to pass anther opportunity coming - Chinese New Year!!!
Unfortunately, I'm not Chinese! LOL! But then again, who cares?!!
It's just good to celebrate and enjoy being "alive". That's what makes living so good!
Now surfing more about my fortune this coming new year is indeed interesting.
Being born in the year of the Ox, I found out that I will have an auspicious time this coming year of the Rat!
That's good news to me, as I plan to migrate away this year.
I'm seriously considering this option... I'm not getting any younger nor richer in this country.
So where am I at? Well, let's keep it a secret at this point in time.
But wow! I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!!!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
My birthday is coming!
Last weekend, my kids greeted me in advance on my upcoming birthday. They even volunteered to pull out those white hairs that keep sprouting madly on my head. Funny how they also try to conceal my age, out of love perhaps?
And yes, I’m being persistently pestered by the thought that -
Oh my! My birthday is coming! I’m growing old. I’ll be losing points in terms of marketability! Yes, I’m downgrading and degrading!
Another year to add to this earthly body - another wrinkle, a dash of white hair and some ailments naturally found on a mid-thirty guy. And yes, I have to give up that Fabio type image next year, but I wouldn't be caught looking like Hagrid, promise!
It's really funny what age can do to you - it makes you wiser and smarter but at the same time, frail and vulnerable. Nothing is perfect.
Perhaps, it’s one way of God saying to his creatures that this life is temporary. Go and search for eternity!
And here I am now cleaning my ears…
And yes, I’m being persistently pestered by the thought that -
Oh my! My birthday is coming! I’m growing old. I’ll be losing points in terms of marketability! Yes, I’m downgrading and degrading!
Another year to add to this earthly body - another wrinkle, a dash of white hair and some ailments naturally found on a mid-thirty guy. And yes, I have to give up that Fabio type image next year, but I wouldn't be caught looking like Hagrid, promise!
It's really funny what age can do to you - it makes you wiser and smarter but at the same time, frail and vulnerable. Nothing is perfect.
Perhaps, it’s one way of God saying to his creatures that this life is temporary. Go and search for eternity!
And here I am now cleaning my ears…
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Down by a Virus!
It’s been a week that I wasn’t able to release toxic yet relevant ideas to my blog site and the culprit is a -- horse! A Trojan horse virus beat the hell out of my PC rendering me helpless with the usual slow opening of programs and momentary yet very distracting switches in system application.
The creative juice just needs to be drained today that is why I sent my hard disk to some of my IT friends yesterday to do the scanning and cleaning. Yes, I have been irresponsible in taking care of my system. I didn’t get any protection – no antivirus, no schedule in defragmenting, scanning, etc.
I’ve learned my lesson and it feels good to be back on the game.
The creative juice just needs to be drained today that is why I sent my hard disk to some of my IT friends yesterday to do the scanning and cleaning. Yes, I have been irresponsible in taking care of my system. I didn’t get any protection – no antivirus, no schedule in defragmenting, scanning, etc.
I’ve learned my lesson and it feels good to be back on the game.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
My 31st day...
Yes, I have completed the 30 day challenge of blogging!
And it's quite a challenge to go through those days thinking what to write next or what subject would be good to post.
Overall, I felt that I've overcomed the challenge.
It is very fulfilling indeed.
And though, I am considering of not blogging today, I felt obliged that I need to. It's addictive.
Addictive to write about your thoughts, passion, experience.
After some time I awakened to a renewed thought - that life, my friend, is beautiful.
And it's quite a challenge to go through those days thinking what to write next or what subject would be good to post.
Overall, I felt that I've overcomed the challenge.
It is very fulfilling indeed.
And though, I am considering of not blogging today, I felt obliged that I need to. It's addictive.
Addictive to write about your thoughts, passion, experience.
After some time I awakened to a renewed thought - that life, my friend, is beautiful.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Coffee and College
Study shows that coffee helps to improve alertness, attention and wakefulness and by that means, it facilitates relevant learning. When the study is tedious, boring and not motivating, coffee helps to give you the energy to study and to make the best of it. The caffeine in your cup of coffee helps you process the information from your study books and the lessons you follow.
Drinking coffee will also help to focus your attention to the main task, when there are many things around needing your attention. It draws attention to what you need to learn and leads to less distraction although doing different things at the same time may in itself be stimulating enough.
Two large cups of coffee, containing a total of 200mg of caffeine, can reduce significantly the tendency to sleep and increase alertness. This effect can be sustained for 5 to 7 hours.
I will recommend that you go with this dosage. I remember having more than 5 teaspoons of Nescafe before an exam and instead of getting a conditioned mind, I ended up jittery and nerved wrecked.
Drinking coffee will also help to focus your attention to the main task, when there are many things around needing your attention. It draws attention to what you need to learn and leads to less distraction although doing different things at the same time may in itself be stimulating enough.
Two large cups of coffee, containing a total of 200mg of caffeine, can reduce significantly the tendency to sleep and increase alertness. This effect can be sustained for 5 to 7 hours.
I will recommend that you go with this dosage. I remember having more than 5 teaspoons of Nescafe before an exam and instead of getting a conditioned mind, I ended up jittery and nerved wrecked.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bean Gone Roast!
Roasting green coffee beans takes skill, and passionate professionals on this line work are recognized as Master Roasters. This title is given by The Roasters Guild (a Specialty Coffee Association of America Trade Guild) to those individuals who finished their Master Roaster accreditation level. The Master Roaster accreditation is for experienced, highly skilled coffee roasters who are regarded as experts by their peers. This Master Roaster accreditation level is designed to be particularly complex and multifaceted, and requires substantial individual learning related to coffee, manufacturing, and business topics.
Basically, the bean that you get in pouches are roasted in this process:
1. First, green beans are introduced to a gas-heated, rotating drum wherein they are spun and heated (400 C).
2. After about five to seven minutes, the green beans begin to lose moisture, turning a warm yellow color and emitting an almost buttery aroma. The roaster uses all his senses to guide the developing beans, monitoring temperature, time, aroma, and color. He is also listening for a special sound.
3. At about the eighth minute, the “first pop” is heard. The bean expands to nearly twice its size, and the pop is the cracking sound of the moisture turning to steam inside the bean. The beans begin to darken to a light brown color.
4. The beans continue to roast, losing more moisture until they darken and become shiny with their own oils. After ten to fifteen minutes, the coffee pops again, concluding the roasting process.
5. The beans are stirred in a large cooling tray to ensure consistency and evenness as they return to room temperature.
Beans are then packed inside specially designed pouches that “de-gases” the coffee (see blog title: valve in coffee packaging), this is preserve freshness of the bean.
There are coffee shops, however, that have raised the idea of freshness to the next level. Bo’s Coffee, for example, purchased roasting machines and placed them inside their stores. Whether they employ master roaster or not, it sure wouldn’t hurt to try a fresh brewed coffee as they advertised it.
Toast or roast?
Basically, the bean that you get in pouches are roasted in this process:
1. First, green beans are introduced to a gas-heated, rotating drum wherein they are spun and heated (400 C).
2. After about five to seven minutes, the green beans begin to lose moisture, turning a warm yellow color and emitting an almost buttery aroma. The roaster uses all his senses to guide the developing beans, monitoring temperature, time, aroma, and color. He is also listening for a special sound.
3. At about the eighth minute, the “first pop” is heard. The bean expands to nearly twice its size, and the pop is the cracking sound of the moisture turning to steam inside the bean. The beans begin to darken to a light brown color.
4. The beans continue to roast, losing more moisture until they darken and become shiny with their own oils. After ten to fifteen minutes, the coffee pops again, concluding the roasting process.
5. The beans are stirred in a large cooling tray to ensure consistency and evenness as they return to room temperature.
Beans are then packed inside specially designed pouches that “de-gases” the coffee (see blog title: valve in coffee packaging), this is preserve freshness of the bean.
There are coffee shops, however, that have raised the idea of freshness to the next level. Bo’s Coffee, for example, purchased roasting machines and placed them inside their stores. Whether they employ master roaster or not, it sure wouldn’t hurt to try a fresh brewed coffee as they advertised it.
Toast or roast?
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