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December 26, 2015 by K.Z.

Back to work soon… but right now, I’m enjoying the holidays. 🙂

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“What day is it?”
“It’s today,” squeaked Piglet.
“My favorite day,” said Pooh.
– A.A. Milne

Compliments of the season!

K.Z. ❤

SUNDAY POST : Christmas — Pinoy Style ;)

December 23, 2012 by K.Z.

Last year our Christmas eve was pretty silent. Some relatives living abroad weren’t able to make it. There was too much food, too little to do 😦 So unlike Christmas Eve 2010 when the whole family’s there… We all dressed up in green, each one trying to outdo the other.lol And we wrote our names down in little pieces of paper for our little Monito Monita/ Exchange gifts. To me Christmas Eve with family means a lot of things and one of the words that I can’t help but associate with the season is FOOD —- like LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of it. We eat like the world’s about to end.lol In fact, I feel like I eat more on Christmas Eve than the rest of the year combined. Oh boy.. ^^ Below are photos from Christmas Eve 2010.

lechon / roasted pig — a must in every huge Filipino festivity ^^

chef wang — kind enough to work overtime and spend Christmas eve with our family

palabok or rice noodles with shrimp gravy, seafood, pork cracklings and deep fried pork and eggs

cordon bleu

shrimp tempura

steamed fish by mommy (my grandma)

rellenong bangus — milkfish stuffed and deep fried

chicken stuffed and baked

embutido — ground meat stuffed

crema de fruta

mixed buttered veggies — an attempt to have “something healthy”– as if! lol

lumpia 2 variations fresh and fried aka spring rolls

caldereta — beef stew with tomatoes, carrots and potatoes. i know it looks gross but it’s yummy!!! my specialty

buko salad – young coconut strips with condensed milk, cream, preserved fruits

gulaman/ gelatine

By the time you reach the end of this post, you’re prolly already suffering from a stroke. ^^

Here’s my happy news… This year, the family’s complete again– well almost.. we’re doing exchange gifts again and dress up in green and it’ gonna be awesome! ^^

see and share how Christmas is celebrated all over the world at Sunday Post by Jake

Merry Christmas from my fam’ly to yours 🙂

Story Challenge: Letter “Y”

December 18, 2012 by K.Z.

I know what you’re thinking.. jeez, how many posts can this girl make? lol but I can’t bear to be late for for frizztext‘s A-Z weekly story challenge! ^^ Join in and share your Y story.

Y is for the Yuletide Season

Yummy food, bright yellow lights;
Friends, fam’ly, young and old souls
Sit together to share a few bites
Of ham and yam and yeasty dinner rolls.
Adults yapping, children yawning,
But all come together
For this yearly gathering.
‘Tis time to forget
the sorrows of yesterday;
A new leaf, a new life
To those that have lost their way.
Yearn not for the past
Rather, look yonder;
Youth is never lost
It’s in the heart of the beholder.
So yield, my friend, let go…
Embrace the new year.
Forgive, forget..
Kiss the ones you hold dear,
Open your palm to blessings
And leave behind fear.