Saturday, October 6, 2018

Black Cat/Pusang Itim

Paanu Gumawa ng Pusang Itim 


How to Make Black Cat out of Tissue Rolls

7 Easy Steps!






Materials

Para sa Isang pusa lang/ For 1 cat only.

2 pcs.Toilet Paper Roll Isa para sa katawan at isa para sa tenga at buntot

2 pcs. butones/ 2 buttons (mata)

1 pc pink na bead (ilong)

2 pcs.  2 inches twine or yarn (balbas)

Black Poster paint 

1 small bottle of White Glue

1 medium size brown bag cut to pieces




Tools:

Scissors
Glue gun
Glue stick
Small paint brush


Procedure: 



Step 1. Gupitin ng maliliit na piraso ang  brown bag. Itabi.

Step 2. Guntingin ang magkabilang dulo ng isang toilet roll para mag hugis "U" ito. At tiklupin ang dulo.



Step 3. Gumupit ng Tenga at Buntot ng pusa.



Step 4. I-glue ang pirapirasong papel  palibot sa sa toilet roll. Patuyuin.

Step 5. Pinturahan ng itim  ang toilet roll, tenga at buntot. Patuyuin.




Step 6. I-glue ang tenga at buntot sa likod ng pusa. 


Step 7.  I glue ang butones (mata) pink bead (ilong) at twine (balbas) sa harap ng pusa at patuyuin.



Finish na! :)
Manakot ka na





Happy Halloween!





Or if you want an instant Black Cat decor, go to
Black Cat Decor 





If you want an English version of this tutorial just send me a message so I can write one for you. Thanks!

or Email me @ imb.phil@gmail.com



Saturday, July 21, 2018

Guacamole Recipe

How to Make (Holy...) Guacamole!



A recipe written in Taglish


Anu muna ang Guacamole?  Let's define...

According to Google -  gua·ca·mo·le
ˌɡwäkəˈmōlē/
noun
  1. a dish of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onion, tomatoes, chili peppers, and seasoning.







Paano ba yan gawin? Jusme ang dali dali!


What you will need:

2 pcs of small avocado or 1 medium sized avocado

1 small tomato sliced tanggalan ng buto and cut into small squares

1 small white onioin chopped or cut into cubes din

3 stems of cilantro/wansoy

1 pinch of salt

1 pinch of cumin powder

4 pcs. Calamansi/ Philippine lemon

1 green pepper sliced thinly (optional lang kung gusto mo ng konting anghang)


Procedure:

Hiwain ng maliliit na cubes ang white inion, ilagay sa isang saucer na may mainit na tubig. Ibabad ng 3-5 minuto.  I-mash ang avocados sa isang separate bowl. Set it aside.   Tanggalin sa tangkay ang dahon ng Cilantro/wansoy at I-chop ang dahon.  Ipag halo ang tomato, cilantro, salt and cumin powder, calamansi juice at sinala nang onion  sa mashed avocado. Taste. Pwede mong dagdagan ang salt at cumin powder depende sa panlasa mo.


May homemade dip ka na para sa  potato chips mo, very healthy pa!

Monday, July 16, 2018

Pineapple Tepache (Paanu Gawin)

Paano gawin ang Pineapple Tepache 






Ingredients:

1            Whole Pineapple
1 1/2      cups of sugar
1 1/2      Liters of drinking water
1/4         Teaspoon of  Cinnamon powder or few pcs of barks
4-6 pcs. Cloves


Kumuha ng bottle container (preferably malaki ang bibig)  ilagay ang 1 1/2 liters ng tubig. Ihalo ang 1 1/2 cups ng asukal, Cloves at Cinnamon. Kapag natunaw na ang asukal, set this aside at linisan na ang pinya.

Hugasang  mabuti ang balat ng pinya with soap and water.  Pwedeng gumamit ng malambot na brush para maka sigurado na walang naka siksik na dumi sa balat.  Balatan ang pinya at ilagay ang mga balat sa loob ng bottle container na may lamang  tubig,  asukal, cloves at cinnamon. 


Siguraduhing may at least 2 cms. head space  ang bote para hindi umapaw ang juice habang nag fe-ferment.  Takpan ng cotton na tela ang boteng pagbababaran at i-secure ito ng rubberband para ndi mapasukan ng mga insekto. 

Itago ang bote sa madilim na sulok ng kusina away from the sun. I-ferment ng 2-3 days. Pwede mo tanggalan ng bula every now and then kapag umaapaw ito.

On the 3rd day,  salain ang scraps ng Pinya, itapon ito at ilipat ang juice sa isang flip top na bote. Make sure to burp the juice several times in a day to avoid explotion.




May Probiotic drink ka na which is good for your health, napakinabangan mo pa ang Pinya scraps mo.























Pineapple Juice Dispenser




For Materials you will be needing just click the highlighted words to order via Lazada


You can also order your Flip-top bottles here Fliptop Fliptop Bottle

And mason jar here. Mason jar

Funnel- Funnel 


Thursday, April 26, 2018

Summer Vacation Bonding



My brother makes it a point to come home once a year. This year I thought I'd write about how we spent some of the time we spent together.


1st stop

SVD Tagaytay

Bro: What does it stand for (SVD)?
Me: Sociates Virvi Divini...now wait let me check Google if I was right.  Apparently it's Societas Verbi Divini.  Close! 


SVD is the place we turn to when we needed speakers for our recollections way back in college. We had Frater friends in this place,  once upon a time, now they're all off to different countries worldwide.









 2nd Stop:  MOA/SMX - PCTA 2018









The Sweetest sweet but not too sweet  Ninji Desserts

I ate like 4 pcs one after another. 







Thank God he created coffee Nestle 3 in 1






Thank you PCTA/ Animax and AXN Asia





Sea Residences is walking distance to SMX making it very convenient for participants of the convention.  While we didn't maximize our stay due to time constraints, we enjoyed the relaxing view from the 4th floor.






3rd stop Our Niece's Debut















Darren turned 18





Debutant with his Papa (my older brother) Fesil Duterte Garces, Fred Duterte Garces(My youngest brother)
Mrs. Figuracion Duterte-Garces (My mother) and Yolanda Tenerio Garces 

Monday, April 2, 2018

Easter Sunday at Home


Holy week has just concluded.  

Here's one of the highlights of how we celebrated the "Salubong" in my community here in Executive 1 Springville.




The Encounter of the Blessed Mother and the Risen Christ

The Procession


"Salubong" is a celebration of the supposed meeting of Jesus and Mama Mary after Jesus has resurrected from the dead.   As per tradition, the procession starts with two separate groups. One to follow Mary (women's group) and one to follow Jesus (men's group) The two groups will meet at the center or in many cases in front of the Church.  






Done every year at dawn on Easter Sunday; this year we started at around 3:45 A.M. Following the carriage carrying the statue of  Mary the Virgin we lined up with candle in one hand and prayed the Rosary on the other as we slowly march towards the meeting point.






The Beautiful Statue of Mary.  
The black veil depicts the sorrow, agony and pain of a grieving mother.















The Risen Christ meets his mother, The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Soon as the Blessed Virgin's veil has been lifted up, the Angels sing in chorus Hallelujah!!!







Our adorable Cherubs and Angels




The Church Elders closing the ceremony with a Pandango sa Ilaw dance at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish ground.




Holy Mass was celebrated by Father Catets soon after.









 And we're on our way home @ Officers Avenue






A curious stranger by the side walk.  Happy Easter, Mingming.





Thanks for visiting my page! 


Oooops...Before I Forget!


Our Parish (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) is in dire need of financial help for the expansion and construction of the facade and bell tower. If you want to donate pls feel free to visit our Parish. Thank you.



Monday, March 19, 2018

Sophie the Toughie

MY cat love story started way before Sophie. Here's how it started...



Dobie

Some 3 years ago we lost our cat tragically.  From the looks of it, Dobie tried to jump from our fence to the ground but her collar got caught by a crooked chicken wire  hanging her to her death.

This is not a good way to start a story but that's what happened..and I hate sugar coating.


I was devastated.  I rescued Dobie on a stormy day 2 years prior. I heard "meaows" from under a concrete bench in a sari sari store near our house. I just can't ignore that plead for help so I took her home.

Fast forward 2 years later, I lost her. While my family had 3 dogs already, my household felt incomplete without a cat. 

Several weeks later,  I knew I had to get myself a kitten...Where else can you get cats in the Philippines but in the streets. We (Jino and I) rounded up our main and side streets but no stray kitten was in sight.  We were on our final block heading home and feeling defeated when I saw an innocent orange kitten sitting alone in a step outside whoever's house. I snatch her. Yes I am a "Catnapper". I took her home with me with no apologies and  I called her... Sophie.






Sophie




Sophie was named after the grand winner of America's next top model Brits vs Americans. I have 4 dogs now and I have learned to accept that they will never get along forever. But Sophie is a toughie. She has learned to defend her self well. She has mastered her leaps to escape the claws and fangs of her adoptive dog siblings. 



She has accepted that her territory is from the tables and up. Somewhere the dog's can't reach.  She knows that whenever I'm around she will be protected that's why maybe she's almost always within sight. 


Every morning, Sophie would nap at any of our beds whichever is available. When she gets caught she'd meow and would seem to explain why she took your bed over someone else's. On good days when the bullies aren't in the mood to harass her she'd shasay from the stairs to the accent chairs (in the photo) swaying her hips almost looking like she's walking on the catwalk. She was named after a model in the first place.   Hah! cat on the catwalk!
At night she'd climb on the roof and chat with her cat friends under the moonlight and maybe with make believe coffee and biscuits (who knows?) and when they're done,  she would sneak in  via Ate Pating's window in the 2nd floor of our humble home and proceed to sleep by the steps of the stairs.



I wish I could read  cat's mind. I wish I could speak cat language.  But since I can't  I'd like to think I'm enough for her and if I'm not, I wish for the cat fairy to come visit me any day in my dream and tell me what Sophie wanted so I can give it to her. Meanwhile, I can continue what I have been doing all her life; love and protect her because that's what  Meowy-mums do.


Sophie is one of the inspirations why I came up with the FB Group Aspin & Puspin World. You will see Sophie's vids and latest photos there so I hope you'd check out the page.  See you there!






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