Hello! Please pardon me as I go through some re-organizing of my blog. I noticed someone tried to look at my food tab but there's nothing there right now. Still a learning process for me.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
SISTAR "Loving You" Drum Cover
I have a good college friend who loves to do drum covers of songs from famous artists.
After some, ok lots, of begging, he's starting to do covers of K-Pop songs again. Yay!
One of his new drum covers is by popular girl group, SISTAR!
I love this song and I love the scenery. It was shot in and around one of my favorite places to blog, a beach park in Hawaii!
I wanted to share this with all who come by. He's an awesome drummer and I want him to keep doing K-Pop! If you have a moment, stop by the "Xymbalreborn" page on YouTube. And show him your love for this song by liking it.
By the way, if you've ever seen a TV show called "Hawaii Five-0", he does a pretty good drum cover of that, too. It's one we all know too well, haha.
Check out his video below!
After some, ok lots, of begging, he's starting to do covers of K-Pop songs again. Yay!
One of his new drum covers is by popular girl group, SISTAR!
I love this song and I love the scenery. It was shot in and around one of my favorite places to blog, a beach park in Hawaii!
I wanted to share this with all who come by. He's an awesome drummer and I want him to keep doing K-Pop! If you have a moment, stop by the "Xymbalreborn" page on YouTube. And show him your love for this song by liking it.
By the way, if you've ever seen a TV show called "Hawaii Five-0", he does a pretty good drum cover of that, too. It's one we all know too well, haha.
Check out his video below!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Pancit Bihon Palabok
One of my most favorite Filipino dishes is pancit bihon palabok, or just palabok.
What is pancit bihon palabok? It's a dish made with thin rice noodles (pancit bihon) and tossed gently (or ladled generously with) with a sauce made with pieces of pork or chicken, stock, sliced onions and carrots, garlic, fish and soy. Topped with slices of egg, crumbled chicharron and green onion. It's usually served for special occasions like birthday parties or weddings. And, from I know, a little labor intensive.
My aunty made the best palabok while I was growing up. If she was throwing a party at her house, I made my parents go just so I could eat it. (Yes, even then I was a little piggy.) Sadly, she is no longer with us and I never got the chance to grab the recipe from her.
Now I have to settle for whatever I can find in restaurants or Filipino take-out counters.
Thankfully, there is a restaurant that my sis-in-law turned me onto that has palabok that tastes really close to what my aunty used to make.
Here's a picture of what it looks like. The link below the picture has a fairly decent recipe. If you want to try to make it, by all means, be my guest. They sell the sauce mix alone, too.
If you try it, let me know what you think!
Link to site: http://eternaltreasures.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-cook-PANCIT-PALABOK#
Happy eating!
What is pancit bihon palabok? It's a dish made with thin rice noodles (pancit bihon) and tossed gently (or ladled generously with) with a sauce made with pieces of pork or chicken, stock, sliced onions and carrots, garlic, fish and soy. Topped with slices of egg, crumbled chicharron and green onion. It's usually served for special occasions like birthday parties or weddings. And, from I know, a little labor intensive.
My aunty made the best palabok while I was growing up. If she was throwing a party at her house, I made my parents go just so I could eat it. (Yes, even then I was a little piggy.) Sadly, she is no longer with us and I never got the chance to grab the recipe from her.
Now I have to settle for whatever I can find in restaurants or Filipino take-out counters.
Thankfully, there is a restaurant that my sis-in-law turned me onto that has palabok that tastes really close to what my aunty used to make.
Here's a picture of what it looks like. The link below the picture has a fairly decent recipe. If you want to try to make it, by all means, be my guest. They sell the sauce mix alone, too.
If you try it, let me know what you think!
Link to site: http://eternaltreasures.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-cook-PANCIT-PALABOK#
Happy eating!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Joo Ji Hoo Making Comeback
Remember him, gals? It's rumored that Joo Ji Hoo (Goong/Palace, Antique Bakery) will be heavily promoting himself in a new drama series and a movie! What it will be yet, I will be sure to find out!
I sure have missed this guy!
I sure have missed this guy!
Lee Hong Ki- Rock Star to Movie Star
Am I being too presumptuous? I have a lot of faith in him!
Lee Hong Ki, actor and lead vocalist for FT Island, was recently cast as the lead role in the upcoming comedy/drama movie "Our Heaven". He will be playing a spoiled, arrogant and bratty singer who is ordered to spend some time working in a hospital to get him in check. I think we know where this will be going.
When I heard this news, I squealed! I am so proud of him. He's got acting chops, good looks and a sweet charm. I can't wait to see him a little bit the opposite. I have every bit of faith that he will give his everything into the role and that he will be great.
Lee Hong Ki! Hwaiting!
Reference http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/07/lee-hong-ki-cast-in-in-his-first-film/
Lee Hong Ki, actor and lead vocalist for FT Island, was recently cast as the lead role in the upcoming comedy/drama movie "Our Heaven". He will be playing a spoiled, arrogant and bratty singer who is ordered to spend some time working in a hospital to get him in check. I think we know where this will be going.
When I heard this news, I squealed! I am so proud of him. He's got acting chops, good looks and a sweet charm. I can't wait to see him a little bit the opposite. I have every bit of faith that he will give his everything into the role and that he will be great.
Lee Hong Ki! Hwaiting!
Reference http://www.dramabeans.com/2012/07/lee-hong-ki-cast-in-in-his-first-film/
Olympic Fever
This is not related to anything Asian. I just wanted to share that I have Olympic fever. Just like millions of viewers across the globe, I have been glued to the telly since the opening ceremonies.(Present time excluded)
Tonight, as I was watching the men's swimming preliminaries, I heard a name that I haven't heard in ages come up. Matt Biondi.
In a nutshell, Matt Biondi was an Olympic swimmer who represented the US in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 summer Olympic games. In his Olympic career he won 11 medals.
I happened to meet Matt as he was teaching at a school on the Big Island of Hawaii. I was coordinating a photo shoot for work in which he was one of the participants.
When he walked into the room, I tried to keep my cool, be calm and be professional. But on the inside I was screaming. I had watched this guy swim when I was just a little girl. And he inspired me to want to learn how to swim.
He was an intimidating 6'7". But, let me tell you, as we went through the shoot, I could see he was a down to earth nice guy.
I will forever cherish that moment. Some people have the chance to win gold. I will never be able to have that chance. But at least I was able to shake the hand of one of the greatest swimmers and spend a couple of hours with him.
My Olympic moment. My Olympic memory.
One day I'll share another. My Kyla Ross one. I still can't believe the US women's gymnastic team won gold!
Tonight, as I was watching the men's swimming preliminaries, I heard a name that I haven't heard in ages come up. Matt Biondi.
In a nutshell, Matt Biondi was an Olympic swimmer who represented the US in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 summer Olympic games. In his Olympic career he won 11 medals.
I happened to meet Matt as he was teaching at a school on the Big Island of Hawaii. I was coordinating a photo shoot for work in which he was one of the participants.
When he walked into the room, I tried to keep my cool, be calm and be professional. But on the inside I was screaming. I had watched this guy swim when I was just a little girl. And he inspired me to want to learn how to swim.
He was an intimidating 6'7". But, let me tell you, as we went through the shoot, I could see he was a down to earth nice guy.
I will forever cherish that moment. Some people have the chance to win gold. I will never be able to have that chance. But at least I was able to shake the hand of one of the greatest swimmers and spend a couple of hours with him.
My Olympic moment. My Olympic memory.
One day I'll share another. My Kyla Ross one. I still can't believe the US women's gymnastic team won gold!
Fanfics
Other than a bit of posts on this blog, I've been toying a bit with the idea of creative writing along the lines of fan fiction.
Until I started to get into Korean dramas and K-pop, the only concept I had of idols were American Idols.
Then I found dramas like My Name is Kim Samsoon, Summer Scent, Boys Before Flowers and You're Beautiful. And then there were groups like SS501, Girls Generation, CNBlue and FT Island. And I went fangirly!
I thought to myself, "wouldn't it be great to write stories about these stars?", and then I found out I wasn't the only crazy one. There are actually sites, yes, sites, full of these stories. Bwahahaha! A fangirl's dream.
After reading more than I could count, I am inspired. The only thing is, what or who to write about? There's too many! Should I open this up to suggestions?
Until I started to get into Korean dramas and K-pop, the only concept I had of idols were American Idols.
Then I found dramas like My Name is Kim Samsoon, Summer Scent, Boys Before Flowers and You're Beautiful. And then there were groups like SS501, Girls Generation, CNBlue and FT Island. And I went fangirly!
I thought to myself, "wouldn't it be great to write stories about these stars?", and then I found out I wasn't the only crazy one. There are actually sites, yes, sites, full of these stories. Bwahahaha! A fangirl's dream.
After reading more than I could count, I am inspired. The only thing is, what or who to write about? There's too many! Should I open this up to suggestions?
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