I'm moving!!!

I think it has come to me retiring this blog and start a new one.
Bitter sweet and yet, I am ready to have a new blog.
I'll be embracing my real name there. Well... my real nickname.

http://betoalin.wordpress.com/

I'm definitely keeping this blog for my own personal bubbles. Only a few let in. Seven years worth of scribbling I would love to be able to come back here and look back at my life and thoughts.

And, no... no good byes. I hate good byes, makes me all choked up and teary eyes.
I shall say, I will see you there in a bit.

Kane, Chocoholic and Scal, you guys are my blog soulmates.

The Non Eventful Super Bowl

So what?
I'm not a football fan and I don't care about Super Bowl.
Instead, I made four dishes for the next few days so I don't have to cook after work. I made Gule Nangka, 'pork' steak, soup with kielbasa 'sausages' and rice porridge.

Being an introvert, I love Sundays when I don't see anyone but my husband. He told me that I have a big privacy bubble and that I always feel that people are stepping into my personal bubbles all the time (except with him).
He's right. I am an island and I am okay with that.

Now, the extroverts think that their presence is always welcome anytime, like they welcome everyone, anytime.
See the problem here?

So... that's why I love Sundays, that's when everything is so quiet and I can hear myself think.

The Day I Turned 34

I love Saturday mornings.

This cup was a gift I chose myself when my sweet Brazilian friend, Tarcia, gave me a birthday gift card for Starbucks in December.
Since I despise coffee,... I bought something non-caffeinated.

This was a blank mug that came with a pen for you to write anything you like. So, I wrote a day journal about my birthday.

Good morning, Sunshine!

I'm so glad to see the sun light this morning. I know what my dog, who loves to sun bathe, is going to do today.

And I am even more glad that this is Friday.

Chinese New Year

Although I don't exactly celebrate Chinese New Year, I like to eat out and I will find reasons to dine out. So we 'celebrated' by going to this one Chinese place which we haven't been to for more than a year. So, imagine my surprise when the owner of the restaurant greeted us by saying, "Oh, hi. Happy new year! You are the vegetarians, right?"

She must have photographic memory.

Wow.

Aftermath

The snow blizzard passed. I woke up and logged on to work and shoveled the snow.
And Tarcia my Brazilian friend came to spend the night.
I'm going to make some Martabak manis, a recipe that I have yet to master. But I WILL PREVAIL!!!!! Even if I make my husband 20 pounds heavier.

Feb 1, 2011 - Snow Blizzard Started

I worked from home in the afternoon today. The news have been warning us about a storm coming our way and it's going to be a whiteout.
What is a whiteout? I had no idea. So, I wiki-ed it and this is what is said: Whiteout is a weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand.

This picture was taken this afternoon, when the snow just started, we'll see how high it is tomorrow.

As much as I think snow is so beautiful, I'm hoping that there's not a lot of accidents happen because of it. Cars with bald tires can just slide down to a pole with this weather conditions. I hate accidents.

A picture A day

Inspired by my friend, Jenny, who's an aspiring photographer, for the whole month of February, I'm going to take a picture one per day and post it here. Along with a little update on how my day goes.

Today is not yet February, but here's a preview for January 31st, 2011:

For dinner today, I made arugula wheat crust pizza with roasted red peppers.

Today during lunch time I went to the gym downstairs and ran for 1.5 miles. I was so out of shape it was quite embarrassing. But, while running I saw that reality show, Bridalplasty, on TV. A show about a bunch of girls competing to win a fully paid wedding AND plastic surgery.
Wow... this show surely made the word 'shallow' has a whole new meaning.