WRITING

Way back the good old days, some people also like to write in Diary.  Each day what happened in their lives and have memory what  God Created. Today in this generation, the technology increased a lot of people doing it through computers. In my way of thinking, it's Ok to do it online while I am here  far away from my family that they can still update some details what 's  my life here in Holland  through reading my Blog. To those people  that can relate my life story and can pick up some ideas. I learned also through net and like to read forums and blogs. Blogging is my extension to express what's in my mind. It's like an outlet for every word what I want to say. I want to exercise my writing skills although I'm not so fluent in English. I have to write it in English because some people can't understand. The most important is to treasure each day together with my husband.

6 months permit

Today, Bert has to go to work.  Last week he had a  week  free off. We did a lot of things we painted the walls and changed the floor in our house. We went also to IND Zwolle  and applied for my  resident permit. It was good we have all the authenticated papers and we answered some question very good .The IND gave me a temporary stay for six months here in Netherlands I can work too if I want. Hopefully by three months maximum of waiting, I can get the residence permit.

autom

Autom is here in Netherlands it started a month ago 21st  of September. The cold days will start again. Bert strolled me around the woods yesterday. I've seen different kinds of leaves that fell into the ground. A lot of colors everywhere like a picture painting. 'Twas so beautiful the trees has to survive and could not get leaves anymore. Rainy days and long nights again it was only 4:30 in the afternoon, but it was dark when we took this pic. The winter is so near I'm looking forward to see the snow for the first time.

WHILE WAITING

We are already six months on paper in Germany. Now we can go back here in Holland the time that we waited for. We have an appointment from the city hall this coming Monday. We were told to bring all the papers that they need and we don't have any problems to go back. Bert has European rights because he's living in Germany and me as well. After that, we will receive the document proof that we're living here in Holland, then we're going to submit it to IND. We read that it will take  four to twelve weeks of waiting for the response.  However, there's no  problem for me to stay here because I have the green card from Germany. I really want to go to school and learn dutch and get a training to have a better work someday. Bert said  we have to wait first what will be the reply. I hope it will be fine or else I will go to Germany and learn German to be a German citizen. While waiting, I make myself  busy of blogging searching things that are new and learning on internet. Jen a Filipina online friend also gave me the link to study the nt2taalmenu.nl, read the Prisma self study for dutch lesson. After doing something about my page, study and clean the house never get bored in my life.

GARLIC,ONION and tomato

This three are not just only condiments I like to use it if necessary in every time I cook. GARLIC has been found to have antibacterial, intiviral and intifungal activity. However it can't be a substitute as antibiotics or antifungal medication. It can help also to prevent heart desease. Another study showed that suplementation of garlic extract inhibited vascular calscification in human patients with high blood colesterol. So many studies showed that ONION contain chemical compounds believed to have anti-inflammatory, anticholesterol, anticancer and antioxidant. More consumption of onion reduces the risk of cancer it can also prevent osteoporosis.TOMATO is rich in lycopene so many studies consistenly believed that the more you eat tomato,the lower the risk you can have in different types of cancer. The tomato also an excellent source of vitamin C and a good source of vitamin A. The garlic, onion and tomato can make the food so tasty and deliscious and it has a health benefits too.

BREAKFAST

 I can still remember my mom taught me to eat breakfast  every morning. She said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here in Netherlands, mostly people don't eat breakfast for they are in a hurry always.  Studies show that children who eat breakfast do better in school also for adults as well and doing good in any kind of work. When you skip breakfast, you are likely to become tired during your daily activities. Skipping breakfast is a common strategy for losing weight most people doing it but it's not a smart one. They believe if they will skip meal to maintain figure, but the body needs to be refueled a few times each day. Take it as a hobby to start it with daily breakfast. Actually, eating breakfast is good for weight loss and sets the tone for the rest of the day. This is one of Bert's favorite food every morning.

THE WARM DUBAI PICS..

DESERT SAFARI DUBAI

Desert safari dubai is a memory to share this the only thing we can't do back home so we didn't miss it.We did dune bashing a drive through along the desert.I was a little bit scared but bert enjoyed it so much.It was almost dark when we ride the camel.In the campsite,we enjoyed the show,henna painting,unlimitted sofdrinks and the buffet dinner and BBQ.

We went to DESERT Safari in Dubai we stop over a store to look for a comfort room. The man dressed up Bert with an Arabian suit my mom said and whispered to me..makabayad jud ka ana..yeah! and she was right it was a trick so that Bert can pay. But it seems that Bert likes it and he wanted also to have it as a souvenir. It suits him very well.

PINEAPPLE KIP

Kip is chicken in dutch I cook it every Sunday and Bert likes it very much and Michelle. Mostly dutch people like to eat potato like we usually eat rice. But here at home they like to eat rice also breakfast in the morning an egg with a sausage or ham. Our daily meal is 7:30 breakfast then 5:30pm dinner, but Sundays we will just drink coffee in the morning because we woke up late. I started to cook the PINEAPPLE KIP at 11:00am it's just an hour cooking.

Here's how to cook:
I prefer to cook it into the pot if you have cast iron pot that would be nice. The ingredients, whole chicken,garlic powder, white pepper, soy sauce, paprika, union leaves and pineapple juice. Put the paprika, a slice of pineapple and  union leaves inside the belly of the chicken then sew it make sure that it's close. Marinate it with soy sauce, white pepper, garlic powder then PINEAPPLE juice. Leave it for 30 minutes. Then simmer it over low heat until tender. I cook it for 1 hour it's so juicy and tasty.

Bert don't like to eat fruit that's why I include pineapple fruit in my recipes. Everytime I cook fish, chicken, pork meat, ham or sausage. PINEAPPLE fruit is a good source of vitamin C, minerals fiber and enzymes that is good for the digestive system and helps in maintaining ideal weight and balance nutrition.

It depends how you cook  I'll cut it sometimes the whole chicken and let the juice remain..Bert likes the sauce..

Tinola w/ Moringa (malunggay)

It's eating time! My mom told me that they have Malunggay in their backyard so I told her when we get there to cook TINOLA for me. She said when I was a child I will not eat if I could not see leafy vegetables on the top of one spoon rice. We are used to eat vegetables. A tinolang salmon with Malunggay I will never exchange it for any kind of food.

I'ts so easy to cook. The ingredients are tomato, union leaves, ginger, malunggay, water, salt any kind of fish you want but we chose salmon fish. Boil water add the union leaves,tomato and ginger put the fish, salt then lastly the Malunggay. Serve it while it's hot, so quick to cook and it's healthy.

what is malunggay? MALUNGGAY is called in the philippines SAJINA in indian Subcontinent, and MORINGA in english. Many asian use the leaves of malunggay like asparagus it is very nutritious which contain  seven times vitamins C found in orange, four times vitamins A of carrots, four times as much calcium as milk and three times the potassium of bananas. It is best known as an excellent source of nutrition and natural energy booster.It grows only in hot tropical climate.

MY MOTHER

She's working  in Dubai of  the kingdom of Jesus Christ the name above every name as a  Cook and manage a lots of orders to feed some Filipino workers there  for 15 years in service. I can say that my mother has a good determination in her work and cook very delicious food too. We stayed in City Season Suits in Deira Dubai this is our first pic together again. I'm  so happy that I met my mother after 9 years. Thank you so much Bert for making it happened..She is now 60 years old.

Dubai experience

We chose Dubai for our vacation to meet my mother. I have Filipino passport so I still need visa to get there. Some hotels can arrange visa for me, but since my mom was there she was the one took care of it. Bert paid 700aed for the visa and they sent it to me through email. We traveled the Turkish Airlines connecting flight from Amsterdam to Istanbul then Istanbul to Dubai. It was tiring, but it's Ok we had a great deal for the tickets and in fairness the Turkish Airlines have good accommodation, I like their food and I felt comfy too.

We arrived evening in Istanbul I've seen the elegant country with  lots of lights and big buildings. I took pics, but it came out blurred we were in a hurry to connect another flight. Early morning, 5:30 we arrived in Dubai one of co- workers of my mom fetched us she waited for a long time because we were lost. The Dubai airport was so big! Gosh...I've never seen such a big airport so impressive! But the signs are confusing. It took time for me to pass the immigration I need an eye scan before they will stamp my passport. A bit interview of an immigration officer. I have to laugh about it they think about Filipinos that went there and never came back. A lot of  Kababayan I met and even some Arabian can speak a little bit Filipino. We were in terminal three, but supposed to be in terminal 1.  The baggage area was in terminal one and we have to go there. It was two hours of seeking and walking one thing we learned never ask somebody and go for your instinct.