ALONE and thinking ---

A touch of sunflower soothes my loneliness... ♥

Greetings blog!!!, it's been a quite while now when the last time I visited you and wrote something about what happened in my life. But as usual, time passes by and leaves me here stagnant, boring, and a non-productive citizen. :( This morning when I woke up and opened my eyes the first thing that came out into my mind is "MY LIFE WORKING ABROAD" I imagining my self buying stuffs for my family and relatives, filling the empty Balikbayan box with shoes, clothes and some buting tings, enjoying shopping and having snacks in a sumptuous restaurant abroad.. BUT WAIT!!!! Am I still sleeping and dreaming?? Hey Jasmin, you're already awake so stop dreaming -- REALITY CHECK -- you're here in you're lousy bed 9:45 in the morning!!!! Time to face the truth JASMIN!!!! Haaaayyyy, every time I wake up I feel that my life is such a boring and stupid, nothing is happening into my life, Do really waiting and patience is a virtue?? WAITING is my kryptonite!! Do I really need to wait for another 1 year so that I can have 2 years experience in my Nursing Career so I can go and work abroad? Please,,, please tell we that it's worth it!! :( My daily routine everyday is sleeping- eating- computer- cellphone- eating then sleep again.. I know that I need to be productive!!!!

PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE -- Be positive!! I will be successful in TIME, be thankful for everything and will be CONTENTED enough.. I know, I will.. Soon... really soon,..

However, when I feel this negativeness in my mind, I just think of my family, my Dad and my Mom, thanks God that I am with them feeling secure and love!! EVERY DAY is a gift from God so I will not waste them just to feel lonely and stupid and worthless, I will just enjoy my life and be thankful. :))

I am rejuvenated and stress-less after I wrote this blog! :)) HAPPY

Insomnia + tiredness = BAKING!

HURREY!!! after long long months.. I remember that I have a blog. lol thank's for the JULIE/JULIA movie! :)

After job hunting the whole day under the craziest sunshine I ever had, " got sunburn :( " I got over fatigue and can't sleep at all the whole night. I went to sleep at 12:30 AM and woke up at 4:00 AM, So what to do?? I decided to bake sponge cake and have a very yummy chocolate smoothies :) And finally, after baking almost 5 chiffon cake i Got it perfectly for this time. I figure out the rationale why should the cake need to cool up side down, "so that the cake will not shrink!" here's the picture of my cake and smoothies

my DOGGY Ning NIng .

THOUGHTS????

BAKE-COOK-BAKE :(

I don't have time now baking,.. and I am so sad of it... :(

WE'll SEE, how far can I beat you???

I might not be the coolest person now... But I know @ the end... I WILL BE.!!!!

Up to where I can beat this book!!!

GET CRAZY

GET WILD

BE DIFFERENT!!!!

The CREATIVITY and ART is in my BLOOD.

Last Sunday, When I went to Mall, and had good time eating @ McDonald with my Jr , a very surprisingly thing catches my attention... MY Burger :) While chatting to the fullest and eating my burger little by little.. this cute catchy thing happened.

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HAPPY THOUGHT

WORK

3 days in a row and i have a very good working days.. At first I'm being observant to all the things happened around me and afterwards it became smooth and easy.. Most of the times are boring because I have nothing to do but to wait for something to do... Head spinning... :))

God thanks for everything.. Thank you very much for a wonderful family, friends and co-workers :)

My life will start to change NOW!!!!!

This 2011, I will start my "this book will change your life" very much excited about it, thanks to my Tita Marlin she bought me this book from California.. I saw this book first in Bangkok Airport while waiting for our plane and i was not able to buy it cause I have no Baht left "Thailand money" and sadly there is no stock here in Phillipines.. really waiting for this book!! Thank you so much Tita.. I will face all the challenges in this book with no fear!!!! Don't worry blog, i will update you everyday about the daily instructions given in this book! :)

goodluck to me!

satisfied :)

I told you on my last blog that i have a job interview "P.A. Clinic Nurse. Ex. Secretary" Sadly i waited last Wednesday for about 8 hours for nothing.. My appointment is @ 8:00 AM but it's already 2:30 PM and nothing is happening.. and afterwards the officer told us that there is an emergency that's why Ma'am Ana "the owner" wasn't able to meet and make an interview" GOsh.. what a disappointment right? But she told me that we can go back this Monday.. and as usual I waited again for about 8 hours again and luckily she came and set an interview.. I was the one who set for the interview first and the good thing is I impressed Ma'am Ana.. :) Hopefully she will text me really soon so that my excitement and anxiety will be normalize again! lol.. I have some gossip that I was the one who will be hire in Pharmacy as an Assistant.. but really hoping that I can also be hire as a clinic nurse:)) to make the story short am I IN???hmmm we'll see!

Satisfied for what I've said during the interview...

and confident with it! :))

♥

...................................tired from gimik with friends "kathy and kaye"

.................can't sleep and need to wake up for the job interview

.............have a very lovely and cherish fam.

........so loved by jr

..BLESSED.

27-02-11

A blessing from GOD. :)

-The best thing God gave us are LIFE. FAMILY.LOVE.-

Just wake up a while ago with a smile on my face, know why? Cause God gave me another day, another life, another love, another family... With the love of God and my family I'm already satisfied and completed..

But sometimes LIFE is so unfair-I self pity because people have things that I don't have- why her, why him why she has that, Why I HAVEN"T?? See what money can make me.. an "EVIL"!!! I will not say to my self that I am just a human that's why I'm thinking of that non sense stuff sometimes because for surely God makes me not just a human that can do negative things but God created me with purpose.. Every creation of God has a purpose.. We need to live life with love and passion to it. Make our self useful everyday!!! Don't waste our time envying each other, Be Good because each of us is unique in different ways and have power to grow and live to the fullest!

FAMILY-I cherish my family. I LOVE them, my Dad, Mom and my Sisters, Even though were far apart now.. And i Know soon I will leave my parents too..like my sisters did- My little sis is in heaven, my Big sis leaves for her work.. - I will always remember the very best family I have no matter what happen I will not forget them and make sure that I will always there for them, I will leave anything, any man. any work just for them.. But God just promise me that you will always take care of them.. Specially my Dad on his work.. We are so bless because we have relatives helping us in our everyday lives.. Thank you so much God, Thank YOU.

crossing my fingers for tomorrow :)

hey!!! Jep my college guy best-friend treated me in McDonalds :) yeepee.. thanks dieppy! I envy him because he is now a call center agent.. he makes lots of money.. huhuhu..

Well.. speaking of work! Gosh.. The drugs store called earlier and I have an interview to attend tomorrow at 8:00 AM.. really hoping that i can get the job and has a big salary. :) I am so bored this past few days and realizing that I really need to find a job or else I have no choice but to do the volunteering stuff.. urgh!!! I really don't want to work as a volunteer,.. No salary and the experience is invalid, working abroad is not easy they are looking for 2-5 years XP as a staff nurse and not volunteer!! God you know what is best for me, please do help me.. I really need your help. I want to be independent, so that my parents and sister will not push me to do things that THEY like. Sometimes I feel like they are the one whose planning and working out for my future.. not what i want but THEY want.. Hello.. I also have plans for my OWN future.. It's my like not yours!! but what can I do? They are my parents and sibling, they just thinking that, that's the best thing for me.. Well.. I love them even though It's against my will.. We'll see what will happen next.. crossing fingers.. God- I trust you with this.. :) Loving you and trusting you always..

Let me Choose the Right Path..

God please do help me for choosing the right path for me.. please give me sign.. What must I do??

*Midwifery Exam

*Volunteer

*Work

Please God do help me.. I really don't know where to start.. :(

CONFUSE.

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I should not expect too much... :(

Sto Tomas: "The 20th is a reasonable target"

Sto Tomas: "The 20th is a reasonable target"

Goodluck to my classmates and cousin Dianne.. I know you can make it!!

home made KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT

I was craving yesterday for krispy kreme doughnut and the nearest store here in Nueva Ecija is 2 hours drive away.. GOSH.. so I search here in google how to make your own Krispy Kreme original glaze :)) And it came up really good, not as soft and light as K.K. but taste like K.K. and a 1 way nearer to it! :)) here's the recap of the ingredients..

YOU WILL NEED:

5 cups of all purpose flour

2 pkg. of active yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

1 1/2 cup of lukewarm milk (scalded and cooled)

1 tsp salt

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup shortening

DIRECTION

1. Pour yeast into lukewarm water then desolve.

2. Add milk, salt, shortening, sugar and 2 cups of flour. Stir for about 2 minutes using an electric mixer in low speed. Hand mixer will also do.

3. Stir continuously and add the remaining flour. Beat and fold for 2 minutes.

4. Place a cloth over the bowl with dough and let it rest for about 60 minutes.

5. Pour flour into the table and start rolling the dough. Using a donut cutter cut it for about 1/2 thick.

6. Let it rest again for about 30 minutes.

7. Heat a pan with vegetable oil for about 350 degree. Make sure that the pan and oil is hot enough.

8. Fry the doughnut about 30 seconds each side or until the dough become light brown like the original K.K.

9. After all the doughnut were cook. Sprinkle the glaze or add some marshmallow or chocolate like what i did. :))

10. YUM YUM

How to make GLAZE?

1/3 cup melted butter

2 cups of confectioner's sugar

3-6 tbsp of milk

1 tsp of vanilla

-- Just mix the butter and sugar then add the milk little by little, until the desired thickness met. Then Afterwards add the vanilla. :) Enjoy

What I received last February 08, 2011

22th BIRTHDAY

Well.. Februay 08 is just my Birthday, I Just sleep all day long, and for the first time no cooking, no eating, and no CELEBRATION at all.. A different year of my birthday. I just want to have a peace and calm birthday this year, but how thoughtfull of my relatives and friends, Because as early as night of February 07, I received a very nice electric mixer from my favorite Inaanak :) "Lei Taba" She's so sweet and she knows what i really want.. And lots of gifts to follow.. A non stick fryer from my Tita Margie, A spatula and cooking wear from my cousin Ate Ann and Ziv, a bag from my bestfriend and icing instruments from my other cousin Ate Raine.. I also got a nice Bed Sheet specially made by my mom :))

But wait.. at about 7:00 Pm my Bestfriend Kathy

surprised me.. So I decided to have a little celebration with my sweetest and truefriends.. Kathy, Kaye, Kulz Genesis,, An import: JetJet and thanks to the Place Tito Rick!! :))

All in all.. I had a great time :)) Got home 12:30 Am.. So blessed and thankfull:))

Thank you God for all the blessings and another year of my life.. :)) Thank you for taking care of my family,, That's the only wish I'm asking for you.. Thank you very much..

sweet chocolate cupcakes

CUPCAKES-CUPCAKES-CUPCAKES

The easiest to bake for me is cupcakes.As i was said last time I wrote on this blog, I will show you the ingredients of my sweet cutie chocolate cupcakes.. My cousin bought me an icing tube so i try it this time.. Cool!!!!

What you need:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp of salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 half pack of butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

Icing:

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1/4 packed of unsalted butter

3 tbsp of milk

1 tsp of vanilla extract

food color

miniature marshmallow

Procedure:

1. Put cups on the oven thin. Set Aside.

2. Pre-heat oven at 350 degree F.

3. In a seperate bowl, mix sifted flour, salt baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder then set aside.

4. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, mix sugar, butter and egg until smooth.

5. Combined the 2 mixture while adding the mix thoroughly for about 2-3 minutes.

6. Add the vanilla extract.

7. Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full. Then bake for 25 minutes

8. Let it cool then decorate your icing.

How to make icing for cupcakes?

1. Using an electric or hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth.

2. Add the confectioners sugar then mix again.

3. While mixing, add milk one at a time until the desired thickness

met.

4. Add the vanilla extract then mix.

5. Add color to your icing, drop by drop until the desired color met.

YUM YUM

JULIAN SMITH - Jeffery's Christmas Medley

Why I'm too BUSY this past WEEKEND???

January has ended.. And the most important month of the year is here.. Last weekend, I'm too busy baking and baking and baking to death... Cause it's my nephew's 5th birthday. His momz is too busy"my cousin ate Ann" for some important matters so I'm the one who she can lean on when talking about cooking. "A complement for me" :)) So I blog the food I cooked and some pictures of those.. I also write the below some ingredients who will need. First in the list.. APPLE PIE

What you need:How to make apple pie?

DOUGH-

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup of milk

egg wash

FILLINGS-

6 different kinds of apple

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup butter "frozen or melted"

2 tbsp flour

pinch of salt

INSTRUCTION-

FILLING

1. Cut apples into cubes.

2. In a large cooking pot put apple,sugar, cinnamon, butter, sugar, honey, dissolved flour and a pinch of salt.

3. Let it cook in a medium fire for about 15 minutes or until the

water comes out and become thick.

4. Let it cool and set aside.

DOUGH AND BAKING - Pre-heat oven at 375 degree F.

1. Spread butter on a pie pan. Then set aside.

2. Using a hand mixer, mix flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

3. Add milk and mix again.

4. Knead the dough, and when the dough is already smooth divide it into 2 and place it on a plastic wrapper then sealed it for 20 minutes.

5. Flatten the dough for the desired shape and thin you want using rolling pin.

6. Place the one part flatten dough to the pie pan.

7. Put the cooked apple.

8. Close it using again the 2Nd part of the dough. You can use your creativity and put design in your pie. For me I use the usual thing. Criss cross dough. And put some egg wash.

9. Place in the oven and bake at 375 degree F. for 30-40 minutes or until the pie is golden brown and the syrup of apple comes out.

10. Let it cool for about an hour and then enjoy your delightful apple pie to the fullest! :)

SECOND RECIPE - PIZZA

What you need:

DOUGH-

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup of milk

bell pepper "green and red"

white onion

ham

quick melt cheese

pineapple tidbits

pizza sauce

ground black pepper

salt

INSTRUCTION-

1. Pre heat oven for about 350 degree F.

2. Butter the pizza pan and set aside.

3. Using the above instruction in making a dough. Flatten the pie o how you want your crust to be. Either thick or thin crust.

4. Spread your tomato pizza evenly.

5. Be creative on putting your toppings. Add a pinch of salt and black pepper.

6. Bake it at 350 degree F. for about 15 minutes.

7. Enjoy you melted cheese, hot pizza.

Optional: Add cayanne if you want hotter and spicy pizza. or just a hot sauce. YUM YUM

3rd On the list- CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES - Coming soon

How to make Chocolate cake

MY FIRST CAKE EVER!!!!

-yum-yum-yum-

Making cake with just a HAND MIXER

Yesterday I'm looking for some chocolate cakes recipes in foodbuzz.com and a cute and yummy looking chocolate caught my eye, and just my luck that i have all the ingredients that i need. :))

Believe me i'ts a very sweet and yummy cake ever.!! Perfect for a first timer .. :))

What you need -- chocolate cake

1 3/4 all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar

1 1/2 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup of vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla or almond extract

1 cup hot coffee of water

STEPS:

1. Pre-heat oven at 350F degrees.

2. Grease 2, 8'' cake pan or place a non-stick paper.

3. In a large bowl mix all purpose flour, sugar,unsweetened cocoa,baking soda, baking powder and salt using a spatula until it swell mix.

4. Add 2 eggs, milk and vegetable oil then mix again until it became smooth.

4. Add vanilla extract and mix again.

5. Add hot coffee and using a spatula mix thoroughly.

6. Transfer to 2 cake pan and bake at 350F degrees for about 30 minutes. Check the cake using toothpick, a toothpick inserted in center should come out with just a few moist crumbs on it. Do not over-bake!

7. Remove the cake in an oven pan and put it up side down then let it cool for about 1 hour.

What you need for Frosting-

1 1/2 pack of softened not melted unsalted butter

2 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar

1 1/2 tablespoon of milk

1 tsp vanilla or almond extract

.red food color

STEPS:

1. Put the butter in a bowl and mix it until it smoothed.

2. Add the sifted confectioners sugar and mix gently for about 1-2 minutes or until the desired thickness have made.

3. Add milk and vanilla extract and mix again. "If the frost is too thin add more confectioners sugar and if is too thick add a little bit of milk.

4. Add some drops of food color of until u get the desired color you want.

5. Spread the frost in the cake. Be Creative :))

WELL DONE_ HAPPY EATING ))

JOURNEY to THAILAND

Last December 7, 2010 my Auntie treated me to Thailand as a gift because I passed the Nursing Board Exam. That was my first out of the country ever.. And it became an unforgettable memories to remember :) We had a 6-day tour in Thailand.

First, after we arrived at Bangkok, Thailand we straight ahead in our reserve hotel "THE SIAM PLACE AIRPORT HOTEL" even though it was a little bit far from the center Bangkok, it was the perfect place for us, near to Paradise Mall, near to Airport, way nearer going to Pattaya :)).

The first whole day we just enjoyed the view of Thailand and had a very relaxing walked in Paradise Mall. My fist captured picture was the four faces Buddha, Thailand is so cool because of their amazing Buddhas.

And also I ate Thailand's delicacy,the sour and spicy noodles but sadly i really don't like the taste of their food.Our second day of our tour we went to Grand Palace, the most sacred place in Bangkok Thailand, were people can see the golden palace and the great great Buddhas, these places were very calm and sacred. I read some articles that visitors need to dress properly before they can enter the palace but very disappointing that some tourists did not respect the proper attire. And take note "this is the best place in Thailand".

For those who are shopaholic?? come and visit Thailand for their famous and very cheap shopping malls, like MBK Mall and the street night market, they also have designer clothes and stuff like Hermes, LV, Bvlgari just go to the Siam Center.. I assure you, you will max out your credit card in this place...

There are many cool places tourists really appreciate in Thailand,like the well known floating market, but HEY! there are many floating markets in Thailand but the best place is the Dameon Saduak Floating Marketthat if you want to go in this spot you must wake up so early and make sure that you're there before 11:00 AM because the closing time is until 11:00 am only. Tour in Thailand is not complete if you do not visit the famous floating market.There are also beautiful attractions like crocodile farm, tigers and elephant show that is only 20minutes far from the Floating Market so your whole day will not be waste and just enough to visit these famous tourist spots!

We also went to Pattaya Beach and I really fell in love in view of the beach,.

Citizens and those who visit Thailand said that Phuket is the most beautiful beach in Thailand, but Pattaya is also great.!. There are many activities you can do the whole day in Pattaya like- jetski, parasailang, banana boat and more.. But to have a very perfect tour in Pattaya beach you must go to the Coral Island, the white sand beach is the very much awaiting view in this beach. Very calm and relaxing place..A trivia for those who want to go to Pattaya, specially for boys-- hmm.. Pattaya is well known Night Life, girls-bars.. Boys will never forget their stay here in Pattaya. :)

To make my story short- I really enjoy the 6-Day tour in Thailand, and someday I will go back there and enjoy my stay to the fullest,again!!!! :)

Lovely place ♥

Yummy PORK Spareribs :)

Inspired by Chef John "www.foodwishes.com" I made a twist of his recipe, I combined the baby back ribs recipe and the bbq ribs, and the result?? YUM YUM -- deliciosio!!!!!

These past few days, I'm getting bored here in our house because I'm always alone so this is the result of my boredom!!!! As a past time I cook and bake and cook a lot!!!! and my mom and dad starting to complain about their weight, but even though they complain they really enjoy eating.. "they appreciate every little bite"..

-- Planning to bake a cake,.. I really wish i have a full packed gear kitchen, :(

YUM YUM :)

irreplaceable "jaz and diane"

having a good time with my sweet cousin diane :)) miss those days

LAZINESS

God gave us a reason to live.. :)

A couple of days ago, I'm staring to realize that Most of the time my parents went out and leaving me in this creepy house. And the fact that i have no job that's why i'm always here in front of computer wasting my whole day-week-month with nothing to do.. And technically maybe God gave me a huge spunk into my head.. "HELLO" aren't I'm too lazy not to find job or plan my life?? " Then realizing that God gave me life to use it in a proper way of living- live life to the fullest. Maybe tomorrow or after an hour I'm going to die and I have nothing to do with my life, because I am too lazy to do some productive stuff..

Life is beautiful, so i need not to sit back the whole day here in the computer searching for nothing, or just in Facebook looking for the status of those pathetic people... BE CREATIVE- FIND JOB- ENJOY LIFE!!!!!

and now after writing this blog-- i became inspired again :) thanks GOD!!! you ROCK!!!!

b0red??

bored..

just bored.

Here it comes,.. Can't I see???

Gosh!!! I'm starting to get addict on baking.. specially i KNow the oven is quite new.. but I'm starting to realize that baking is much much expensive, specially here in Phil. dairy products are way much costly.. :(

Poor jaz.. no budget for baking.. :(

CORN MUFFINS

My dad bought me an electric oven, cause she saw me really craving to have one. "You know me, im a trying hard cook, baker etc." cause I want to learn new things... So as a human to develop and grow.. It's almost 2 months that I never been writing here in my blog,.. and Inspired by my cousin Ayessa AKA Wi, I open it up again.. And noticing that every time I write here. I always remembering God.. Its ode but I appreciate how God really loves me for being so blessed. :) Anyways, before my tears fall down and goosebumps come.. I will start typing down about my first baking!!! YAHOO :)))

First, I just browsing here in the net about the recipe and I really Love chef John for inspiring me everyday " http://foodwishes.blogspot.com " check out his blog. I find his ways of cooking are very unique and cool and I'm really thankful that i found his blog.. And thanks also to my Aunties,

Cousins, Parents who appreciate my baking!! :) I put some pictures of how i baked and wondering if someone wants an evidence .. lol

as Chef John Said.. "ENJOY"

------- yum yum