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Bacon of the month club
We usually have bacon in our breakfast. It is very good with fried rice, fried egg, or grits. But they shrink so much that I would end up cooking more for the two of us. I know it is the type of bacon that we bought. Today I found out that that there is a bacon that is cooked the traditional way and so it does not shrink. It is from the pig next door website. The good thing is that they deliver it to your door when you are member of the bacon of the month club. If you are a serious bacon lover, or have no time to shop in the markets, this is a good option.
Roasted pig
Roasted pig, or lechon, is a staple food in the Philippines especially during celebrations, gatherings and big events. There are so many “lechonhouses” in the malls and almost in every streets that is it readily available if you don’t roast your own. To be most crunchy, crispy and yummy, it has to be slowly cooked over a fire for several hours to a day. The pig is completely cleaned and its internal organs are removed for another menus or whatever way one wants to cook them. Inside the pork for roasting are several spices and seasoning for greater taste, especially lemon grass that removes any pungent meat smell and makes it fragrant. The roasted pork/meat is very tender and the skin is very crispy the food is very delicious. It is best served with ketchup or any sauce.
I missed lechon so much, so it will just wait till I go home!
Charter internet and 2009 Civic Hybrid
We can save green when we go green. In communications, we can save energy, time and money by having a high-speed connectivity. Charter is one of the top cable operators in the US providing cable TV services and programming, telephone service, and also high speed internet. Compared to other providers, you can save more to Charter services especially this period because they have package and promo deals for subscribers. Recently we had problems with our Internet connection here, it has become so slow and we don’t get proper support. So we had to find our own way of getting out of the mess. Charter is a trusted provider with superb support, and that is all the matters when something goes wrong, if it does. Aside from getting high-speed Internet connection, loud and clear telephone service and high quality cable, the highlight that makes these all so great and super saving deal is that they have a car giveaway! It is not just a car, but a 4-cylinder engine that runs up to 45 highway-mpg. That is savings in gas and helping the environment at the same time. I think this is Charter communications’ way of rewarding their growing millions of customers. Visit the site and choose the service that fits your need, or simply register for a chance to win the hybrid car.
Christmas at home
I chatted with my sister today and I am glad to know that my other sister in Dubai can go home after some issue with the airline ticket that the company is supposed to give her. I am glad all went fine with her and she can now travel. I am excited for them, for the reunion, I wish I am there! Just wishful thinking. We are not clear yet I would go home again for a vacation. It would be nice to spend Christmas with my family this time.
Orovo detox
Detox formula means detoxifying our bodies from toxins that have built up over time through our unhealthy lifestyle, by the food, liquid and air that enter our systems. The diet pill called orovo detox is not just for shredding some pounds off the scale as a diet supplement, but it is supposed to clean our bodies as well from toxin build up. It heals, purifies and balances our bodies back for easier weight loss. It helps to start from within us.
Two wheel drive
I remember an email circulating around about “only in Vietnam”, featuring the scenes and stuff that happen only in the land, or in the streets of the Viets. Motorists using the motorbikes and loading them like they would a big truck. The more load, the better is the driver, I guess, because he has to have more control and balancing. This also reminds me that in Netherlands, thousands of bicycles are rolling down the streets as much as the four-wheel drives. This is the beauty of going to a lot of places for we will learn new things and about the other people and their culture. And I love it.
Healthy grilling
One of my favorite tools in the kitchen or for outside cooking is the fat grilling machine. It is so convenient to use and is very handy, sure makes the grilling meat for burgers so easy, as well as the cleaning for it has a non-stick surfaces. Grilling meat should be kept to a minimum but we can still make healthy grilling. You can find these new nice grill designs that will grill meat perfectly at George Foreman cooking website.
Horn blowing
Do you let people know that you are in town? And if you do, how do you do it? Today a man in New York was arrested for misdeanor and ticketed for blowing his horn excessively. Of course he is DWI for which he is charged with. He just wanted to let people know that he is in town. Whatever, intoxication really makes one to do unimaginable and unreasonable things. Speaking of horn blowing. The very first thing I noticed while traveling in India right outside the airport was the excessive horn blowing! Horns honking here and there always, and by always it was almost every second. I was surprised at first, but of course, I was entering into a different place with a culture of its own. But when those horns stop blowing, one would definitely kind of miss it, for the roads are not complete without vehicles and rickshaws that don’t blow horns, loudly.
Compact flash
We have installed six infrared cameras around with memory cards in each one. Maybe this week we are going to check the cards out for the photos that had been captured automatically by motion sensor. No wonder that these compact flash become so popular for digital cameras for they make the storage medium so convenient and advanced and more durable for any environment such as this, and also especially when we are traveling. It is the best data storage system. I will need a good card that is compatible with my new camera, may it be genuine high capacity Samsung/Toshiba/Sandisk/Lexar Compact Flash and I found good ones at memory suppliers online. When you are shopping for compact flash, be sure you’re not getting a counterfeit; get it from a reputable store.
At the Taj
A photo of us at the Taj Mahal one chilly early morning in December last year. Our tour guide took this photo. It was a wonderful experience. Isn’t it lovely?
Frontier trivia of the day:
There are calligraphies everywhere in the Taj Mahal compounds. As we enter through the gate of the Taj, there is one that says, “O Soul, thou art at rest. Return to the Lord at peace with Him, and He at peace with you.”