150/365 - When Kitties Relax

30 May 2010

I woke up late - around 9AM - and because I overslept, my day was a bit slow for me. Add to that the body aches I got from yesterday's outing, and I was pretty lazy yesterday and has no mojo to do whatever. I even just had hotdogs for lunch because I didn't want to stay that long in the kitchen.

Anyway, I was hoping to join another blog meme for Mondays (which means I have to take the pictures on Sunday), and I did... only that I overlooked one key factor and as I browse the images, none of it satisfied me. I did take the pictures, but I guess not having the mojo have dragged my brains out.

This picture was one of those pictures that just happened. The mother cat (the one lying) just took some time off from watching the new born kitties when one of her older offsprings went near her. I so happen to be holding the camera, so I gave this one a shot. Because I didn't intend for this one to be my photo for the day, I didn't give it much thought - after all, the cats sometimes flee away upon seeing the red light from my camera - but because the supposed to be picture for today didn't pass my standard, I have to settle for this.

May Mr. Mojo come back now. :)

*** Jenn ***

149/365 - It's the Climb

29 May 2010

On Day 149, us family together with our neighbors went to Loreland Farm Resort in Antipolo City, Rizal for our annual neighbors summer outing. It was a bit sad that it was mainly our family and the Raboys who went out, but still, all of us got to enjoy a day out. Now that classes are about to open and that summer is officially coming to its end, we feel blessed that we were able to come together.

For this trip, I didn't take much photos because I stayed in the pool most of the time. I had my share of trips for this summer, but this was the only time that I went in the water, so I really did soak up the sun.

Late in the afternoon, my brother and I went to walk around the resort and checked out the different pools. I took my camera with me so I can also take pictures, and somewhere in the resort, brother saw this wall and asked me if I could cheat the shot and make it look as if he was really climbing. This was my attempt.

When I showed it to mom, she asked me, "Do they have wall climbing activity place here? I thought they only had the zipline..." I guess I was able to cheat out the shot. :)

*** Jenn ***

148/365 - Quail Eggs

28 May 2010

It rained pretty much the whole afternoon, hence I wasn't able to go out and take pictures. I was keen on not taking food pictures for Day 148, but I just cannot find anything here in the house that would be a good subject. When I opened the fridge to get some water, I noticed this bag of quail eggs, and I thought, "what the heck... lemme do a food picture again today."

I hoped to take pictures of the eggs on a nest, but I don't know what could be a good material for the nest. I saw a bag of potpourri in brother's room and decided to use it instead. Sometimes, I am still amused at how our house pose a lot of possibilities.

*** Jenn ***

147/365 - Coconut Poached Fish

27 May 2010

And it's food once again. :) Well, I did take other pictures for Day 147, but then I decided to cook this dish and figured I want this as my photo for the day. This was the last recipe I tried off the May issue of Yummy Magazine... and I am so looking forward to try out other recipes in the days to come.

This one tasted good. It was my first time to cook and taste dory fish, and I really loved it! Will post a full version of this on my Food Blog.

*** Jenn ***

146/365 - It's a Hairy Situation

26 May 2010

First time to join "Shoot Me" meme... and I am so excited!

On Day 146, I scrambled to think how to picture myself. If doing Project 365 is difficult, I guess it was more difficult for people to do it all with self portraits! For a person who's not really into having her pictures taken, week after week, thinking of how to do a self portrait is indeed a mind blowing activity. :)

I was watching television in mom's room when I realized I still have to take a self portrait. This shot was one of those random thoughts I had... I was combing my hair when I thought of lying in the bed, brush off the hair to one side and take pictures. Using my cell phone, it took a while before I got the hang of it. I had small eyes and big eyelids, and with a big face, I didn't know how to position my head to make a good shot. I just took pictures after pictures and when my cell phone's battery gave off that "low batt" signal, I stopped. I told myself I might have taken something that would satisfy me. In the end I chose this picture.

I have always had the limpy thin hair. If there's something I could do to make my hair thick, I'd do it without asking a question.

*** Jenn ***

145/365 - Chicken with Tausi

25 May 2010

While eating dinner a few days ago, brother expressed his interest in tasting dish with tausi (salted black beans). And on Day 145, he was able to satisfy his interest when he cooked this. The dish was a total experiment - he just fried some chunks of chicken breast (minus the skin, darn it) dusted with some cornstarch and a few seasonings and cooked off the sauce in a way I forgot to ask. For an experiment it turned out to be good. I guess we will be eating more of this in the future, but using fish, as mom said this would be better with fish fillets.

Been posting a whole lot of foods lately - reason for that was because I am always indoors, and I would only remember about my project 365 whenever dinner is served. :) Will try to take different subjects next time, I promise. :)

*** Jenn ***

144/365 - Crack Me Up

24 May 2010

I am a person who doesn't really eat cracker nuts. However, when I took out my big planner (which us unupdated for the longest time now) in my bag, I saw a bag of Nagaraya Crackers (barbecue flavor), which was actually our neighbor's... which she left in my bag and already forgotten about it. It has been two weeks since it was left in my bag, and I couldn't muster up a courage to send it back, so I just opened it.

After taking pictures, I took a handful and gave it to my brother.

*** Jenn ***

143/365 - OreoLandi

23 May 2010

I am a person who's in front of the PC for most hours of my day. Whether I write articles for work and for personal things, the PC has been my best friend since I started enjoying the wonders of the Internet.

Aside from different components that make up my totality as a person, I am also a cat owner. In our house, we have seven cats (plus three new kittens), and among all the cats, Oreo is the one who loves me much. He doesn't come to me when I call him and at times he would run off when he notices me coming, but on several occasions, he would just let me play with him. When I carry him, he won't complain and would just be still.

But what made me say he loves me the most was because whenever he would come near my feet, he would rub his head on my toes and try to be as close to it as possible. Cooking sometimes create minor accidents because he would sleep near my feet and when I go get something, I would accidentally step on him. He would be surprised, but would go back to his position as soon as he realizes it wasn't my intention to hurt him.

On Day 143, I was just playing Cafe World on Facebook and he just came near me, rubbed his whole body in my leg, rubbed his head on my toes and sat still. I would (at times) move my foot because it was getting warm, but he would never leave. He stayed until I got up. So sweet of a cat.

...which is why I love him, too.

*** Jenn ***