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Coco jam and bread = perfect combination. You can also try peanut butter + coco jam together and you will get two thumbs up experience. This of course will depend on your tolerance to the coco jam.

All three featured in the photo came from a bakery that uses the old fashion way of baking bread, through brick oven. As a child I disliked coco jam candy because it smells “ewww”. The taste, I must say, seems like an acquired one and is something that develops over time.

The oil from coconut is said to work fine for pimples but I am not sure if acne vitamins and an intake of coco jam would go hand-in-hand for a clearer skin. Maybe it would, who knows?

Why waste time thinking about it, let’s all use up the coco jam in that little jar on the bread and eat!  😀

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Now that school has started and I need to, have to, must wake up at 4am (or 4:30am when I have cooked food for packed lunch the night before), I admit to say, I miss summer. Yes, I miss summer with its super scorching days, snotty children from the informal settlers area playing on our front gate and cravings for halo-halo.

We planned to go camping last summer but we weren’t able to do anything like it. We have the necessities to do it, two tents, sleeping bags, eager children with lazy parents. Boo! We were even prepared to go all the way like get a pair of binoculars, portable lamp and camping stove. But nah, nothing came out of the plans.

So now I encourage my children to join the Scouting Movement in school to be able to experience how to be a camper and a Scout at the same time. I think that would be cool.

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Tocilog = Tocino, Itlog and Sinangag. In this plate I used steamed rice, booo! I think this was a breakfast special served for dinner. Chicken tocino is home-made. I often use chicken breast fillet in the meals I prepare.

It is so easy to cook the chicken tocino, just heat chicken tocino pieces on a skillet with a little water then put a little oil when the water has evaporated a bit. It would have been nice to have grilled chicken cooked on an electric grill but this would do for those who are pressed for time like me.

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Who doesn’t like chips and dip? I don’t know about you but I know I do:

And all I need is a big glass of ice-cold Coke and a book 😀

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I really want to continue with my on-again-off-again love interest with running. I even take womens multi vitamins to boost my energy level.

Everything should be cool right? If only I wake up an hour (and a half) earlier to be able to do just that: run without seeing people on the streets where I live. But how can I wake up earlier, I stay up late to watch something for writing assignments? Excuses!

When I mean people, I mean people, since we live a block away from informal settlers littering on the streets day in and day out.

They heckle, cuss, walk without shirts on even if they big bulging tummies and wear jejemon caps. Gah! It is understandable one would desire to go out without them in sight. I don’t mean to discriminate but…

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The summer heat is so oppressive that eating has not been fun at all. Yeah, I think appetite suppressants will not really work since one’s appetite is lessened during these days.

I am one of those who do not delight in staying in the kitchen to cook. I am not even excited to eat yummy food. I should lose the unwanted weight, right? Wrong. I drink lots of ice-cold sugar-laden fruit juices and soda to quench my thirst. Argh! And now that I’m writing about this, I want halo-halo 😀

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