spot the meow!

i can see you!gotcha! meow meow meow.

i need an extra hand... or maybe five :)

this week will be very tiring for me... i am swamped with client requests, deadlines and errands. actually, i think i'm busier now that i am unemployed! ironic, huh? oh, on top of all that i have to clean my room pa pala. growl.

btw, our group Kaeskwela is organizing another shoe and bag drive for Wawa High School in Montalban. Please PM me for donation pledges or for more info on this. will write a more detailed post about this tom.

my lola wants to clean my room :(

my room has been messy all my life. i would have like 1 or 2 cleaning sprees within the year wherein my room stays orderly for say 3 to 5 days... and then after that it goes back to its normal messy state. i love my room the way it is. i am comfortable and believe it or not i know where everything is. but my messy room is not to be mistaken for bad hygiene! i change the sheets often, empty out the trash and sanitize my keyboard and mouse almost everyday :) most of the stuff on the floor are composed of paper-- fliers, postcards, magazines, RECEIPTS, greeting cards and the like. i put the word receipts in all caps because i am hoping that i will be the next BIR millionaire. i have a whole collection of receipts still waiting to be texted (you text in the number, tin, amount...). will get around and do that this week.  I keep finding random things in the mix.  I do wish though that i found full extension drawer slides so I can dump all my stuff inside :D
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yesterday, my grandmother came in and said: "kate, i love you. i don't mean to disrespect but do you think i can clean your room?" NOOOOOOO... i better do my own cleaning NOW or else i am dead! i will be on a 9 day vacay to Singapore next week and i'm so worried that she will sneak in while i am away. (Btw, my lola just got back from San Francisco after about 15 years) oh, i won't be locking the door since my little sister wants to sleep in my room during that time. waa! 

spaghetti days.

i love spaghetti! for me it's the easiest dish to cook (aside from grilled chicken. hehe.) and everybody loves it! start with nice ripe organic tomatoes!
and then just dunk everything in... olives, capers, garlic, onions, basil, salt...
hmmm! yummy!

cupcake drawing by meow.

i made this drawing at work last night :) yes, cupcakes na naman! i've been thinking about them the whole day -- the ones at Tiendesitas were horrible kaya i think i am still craving. i want a banana pie cupcake from sonja's. yum. yum. yum.

i heart cupcakes.

i love cupcakes... always have and always will :) i remember hoarding from a bus mate who sold mini cupcakes at p2 a piece when i was in grade school. this was waaay before the Cupcake by Sonja's craze. during that time the "in" cupcakes were the clown shaped ones from Gateau de Manille or the beehives in Sugar house. yum yum yum.
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this afternoon i bought a box of 4 sugar free cupcakes (p30 each) at a the KG Kitchen and Cakes stall at Tiendesitas. the cupcakes look yummy (and photogenic too) but are a disappointment! the chiffon is dry and has absorbed the smell of the cake refrigerator... sobrang "lasang ref!". sad. maybe its because the stall does not get a fresh batch often but still-- this is not an excuse to sell stale cupcakes! i checked the receipt and found out that they have a main store at Whiteplains... maybe i'll drop by soon and buy there to compare freshness. will also drop by Gateau de Manille (since it is in the area na naman- haha!) and check if they still have those clown cupcakes :)

all the way to Montalban.

after weeks of preparation, we finally made it to Montalban last Saturday, June 28. our initial shoe delivery was scheduled last June 22, Sunday but was postponed due to the typhoon.

the road leading up to macabud elementary school is long and rough... i cannot imagine how some of the kids are able to walk for hours in bare feet! i felt really happy that we were able to collect a lot of footwear for them-- thanks to all the generous donors! aside from the shoes we were able to collect umbrellas, raincoats, clothes, bags, school supplies and food! yey!

all lined up!waiting for the goodies!
each kid brought home a pair of shoes and or slippers, socks
an umbrella or raincoat, a school bag, a pencil, 2 shirts or pants
and a plastic bag containing 2 cartons of milk and 2-3 milo sachets! Feeding time!
a yummy plate of spaghetti or pansit, pandesal and chocolate milk Yummy!