http://micamaldita.multiply.com/ <center>&nbsp; <font size="3">Travel, trouble, music, art<br>A kiss, a frock, a rhyme --<br>I never said they feed my heart<br>But still they pass my time.<br><br>- Dorothy Parker</font></center> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:51:33 -0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:18:00 -0000 http://images.micamaldita.multiply.com/logo http://micamaldita.multiply.com 100 100 <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.micamaldita.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SI2RSQoKCCEAABld7Js1/dumagats.JPG?et=lGoj40HELrCYkqovQRGJFg&#x26;nmid=0" border="0"> &nbsp; The <strong>UP Outdoor Recreation Group (UP ORG)</strong>, in cooperation with the <strong>Philippine Science High School Class of 1996 (Pisay 96)</strong>, will be conducting a series of medical missions for this year in two indigenous communities: namely, the Dumagat tribes in Sierra Madre and the Aeta Tribes in San Jose, Tarlac. <br><br>The Dumagats and the Aetas depend greatly on nature to survive but only on meager supply. The Dumagats have to take a 2-hour banca ride (if there is banca available to them) to get to Norazagaray, Bulacan to trade yantok for rice, salt, and medicines. On the other hand, the Aetas have to wait for the truck that comes to their place once a week. This is where they get the chance to trade their charcoal with some supplies that the truck had brought like instant noodles, junk foods, canned goods, and medicines, if there's any. Without the truck, the Aetas will travel by foot, carrying loads of charcoal and will arrive a day after at the marketplace. This trading system emanated greatly ... http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/51/Medical_Mission_for_the_Dumagats_of_Sierra_Madre Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:18:00 -0000 27-28 May 2008 CI-P http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/69/Grande_Island Mon, 2 Jun 2008 05:35:59 -0000 Pictures nina <a href="http://obieobias.multiply.com">Obie</a> at RJ nung Sabado sa Powerbooks Trinoma. Bili kayo nang books nila, available at all Powerbooks and National Bookstore outlets. http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/68/Literotika_RJ_Ledesma_Powerbooks_Trinoma Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:22:19 -0000 Tubig: Buhay Natin, Ating Pagyamanin April 22, 2008 Cultural Center of the Philippines http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/66/Agos_Earth_Day_2008 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:42:49 -0000 Earth Hour is a global movement to bolster awareness of climate change. The very successful campaign was led in the country by the environmental group, <a href="http://www.wwf.org.ph">World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) - Philippines</a>. Next year's Earth Hour will be celebrated on March 28, 2009. Please regularly visit the <a href="http://www.earthhour.org">Earth Hour website</a> for news and updates. <i>Sorry konti lang pics, nakalimutan ko mag-charge ng camera, as usual :P</i> <br> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/63/Earth_Hour_2008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:58:15 -0000 http://micamaldita.multiply.com/video/item/12/I_love_you_too Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:25:30 -0000 http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/59/Selyas_11th_birthday Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:35:59 -0000 8 February 2008 Metro, West http://micamaldita.multiply.com/video/item/11/Imago_-_Sundo Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:44:57 -0000 (Kinopya ko kay Vyxz)<br><br>Leave a comment and I'll reply by answering the following.<br><br>1. I'll respond with something random about you.<br>2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.<br>3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.<br>4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.<br>5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.<br>6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.<br>7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.<br>8. I'll tell you what I'd like to do with you.<br>9. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal.<br><br>:D<br> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/48/Game Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:31:00 -0000 Happy January Birthday to Moonyeen, Ms. H., Padoy, and Kent Carpenter. http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/57/Happy_January_birthdayS Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:15:27 -0000 <i>As an 18th birthday gift for her niece Janzen, Mar assembled an almost all-girl (Brymac being the exception) production team (complete with a director and a PA!) for a photo shoot last Saturday. Of course I had to be in on the production. I am a (self-declared) photographer, after all, and I have an ID to prove it (long short story, ask Markku or Hana for details)! So I insinuated myself into the action and, with my pretending-to-be-a-lomo-cam little point and shoot, snapped away on my very first ever photo shoot. Hehe. I tried to get the in-between-poses shots and let the real photographers take the real shots, and here is what I came up with. Not bad, eh?</i> Happy Birthday, Janzen! 5 January 2007 UP Diliman <i>More pictures from <a href="http://brymac.multiply.com/photos/album/74/Fairy_Wings_Pre-Debut_Shoot">Brymac</a></i> <br> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/55/A_Sorta_Fairy_Tale Mon, 7 Jan 2008 03:39:30 -0000 Something round and red for the new year. While bloghopping one day, I found this recipe for a Pineapple Upside Down Cake in <a href="http://80breakfasts.blogspot.com/2005/08/virtual-40s-70s-party-pineapple-upside.html">80 Breakfasts</a> , one of the handful of food blogs that I regularly visit. I've been wanting to try it for the longest time but haven't gotten around to doing it until http://micamaldita.multiply.com/recipes/item/12/Pineapple_Upside_Down_Cake Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:07:09 -0000 15 December 2007 UP Diliman Other sites to visit: More (and better) pictures from <a href="http://markku.multiply.com/photos/album/23/2007_Pisay_96_Streetkids_Christmas_Party">Markku and Hana</a> Short write-up from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rebelpixel.com/archives/2007/12/20/2007-pisay-96-streetkids-christmas-party/">rebelpixel.com</a> Slide show from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://baratillo.net/?p=888">baratillo.net</a> Pics from <a href="http://brymac.multiply.com/photos/album/73/Street_Kids_Xmas_Party_2007_">Brymac</a> Pics from <a href="http://mjmedina.multiply.com/photos/album/67/Street_Kids_Party#">Migz</a> Pics from <a href="http://hanagrace.multiply.com/photos/album/20/Pisay_96_Streetkids_Christmas_Party">Hana</a> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/54/Pisay_96_Xmas_for_Streetkids_2007 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:13:23 -0000 Balik ako sa January. Sino gustong sumama? :) Para sa mas maraming detalye tungkol sa <b>Habitat for Humanity</b> o para mag-volunteer sa lugar na malapit sa inyo, bisitahin na lamang ang kanilang website: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.habitat.org.ph">Habitat for Humanity</a> <br> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/53/Habitat_for_Humanity_-_Caloocan_Site Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:56:32 -0000 <br><img src="http://micamaldita.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/streetkids-invite.png"><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Please contact Mic or <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rebelpixel.com">Markku</a> to make a donation or to volunteer.</p><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Maraming salamat!</p> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/46/Pasko_na_naman Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:37:00 -0000 Population, Health, and Environment Network Christmas Party 7 December 2007 Balay Rehabilitation Center Diliman, Quezon City <i>Nung natapos kong i-charge ang camera, pauwi na yung mga tao. Kaya eto lang ang mga nakuha kong litrato.</i> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/52/PHE_Network_Christmas_Party Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:06:03 -0000 Rock the Riles 2007 Taft Avenue Station, focus on MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 9 December 2007 <b>Gutom ang bayan dahil sa swapang!</b> <i>Sensya na, hindi ako marunong humawak ng camera :P</i> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/51/Rock_the_Riles_07_Taft_Ave._Station Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:42:19 -0000 First is an ordinal number. If you came in first in a race, somebody must have come in second. Otherwise, it wasn't a race and nobody came in first or second. If you were awarded first honor, somebody must have been awarded the second honor. Otherwise, what they gave you is just an honor. You celebrate a first birthday on the assumption that there are going to be more of them in the future. Otherwise, it's just a birthday. Same thing's true with anniversaries. You celebrate a first anniversary presuming you will be celebrating a second one the next year, and maybe even a golden one forty-nine years later. So when you talk about a first kiss, you're obviously assuming that there's going to be another one. You can't say, "we had our first kiss" if it only happened once, especially if there is no indication that it's going to happen again. You just say "we kissed." Or you say it like Cookie does and say it was the first and last. http://micamaldita.multiply.com/music/item/7/Unat_Huli Sun, 2 Dec 2007 23:56:02 -0000 <p><strong>Sacrifices</strong><br> <strong>(Conclusion)<br> </strong><em>written by Conrado de Quiros<br> published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 22, 2004</em></p> <p>I’M glad Ibarra Gutierrez wrote what he did. I have at least someone to point to (other than myself) to show the alternative is by no means hypothetical; it is real. The choice of coming back to the country, or indeed staying put, may now take on the aspect of the road not taken, or the one littered with sharp stones, but as Gutierrez shows, that is the illusion and not the reality. It is the paradise espied in the distance that is the illusion and not the reality. Or it is the mirage and not the oasis.</p> <p>I had a similar experience when I was in the United States three years ago. The salesman in the department store where I bought a memory stick for a camcorder was a Filipino, and he was absolutely delighted when he discovered I was a “kababayan” [fellow countryman]. He said he thought at first I was Japanese. I wanted the 128 MB, but they had only the 64 MB. But not to worry,... http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/45/Sacrifices Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:41:00 -0000 <p>I’m reposting an article that was originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 21, 2004.&nbsp; I hope we can all pick up something from it.</p> <p><strong>Sacrifices</strong><br> <em>written by Conrado de Quiros</em></p> <p>IBARRA Gutierrez has written a very inspiring piece that surprisingly hasn’t yet found its way in print. So I have the honor of doing it for him.</p> <p>Gutierrez says he’s finishing his master’s degree in New York, where he’s lived the past year, and is all set to come home soon. Not just to revisit for a while but to reoccupy his teaching post in the University of the Philippines (UP). This has raised no small amount of eyebrows from Filipinos and Americans alike. He is graduating this May, and it’s all his friends can do to understand why on earth he doesn’t just stay put and get a job there. But Gutierrez hasn’t just defied convention in not opting to remain in New York, he has defied reason in having no reluctance to go back to Manila. I reproduce his piece in its near entirety, it’s worth eve... http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/44/Seeing_the_things_that_really_matter Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:39:00 -0000 This is a recipe for Classic Fettuccine Alfredo, without the adornments. I had a pack of spinach fettuccine lying around, courtesy of Micka, so I used it instead of the regular fettuccine. Hence, Spinach Alfredo. For variety, you may add whatever other ingredients you want (bacon, shrimps, tuna, etc.). What's important is that you start with the basics. Some notes on the ingredients: If you're on a budget, go ahead and substitute some of the ingredients. Of course the end product wouldn't be as rich, but it's guaranteed to taste good anyway. If you're having trouble finding fresh parmesan, use the grated parmesan cheese packaged in canisters. You may also substitute the heavy cream with all-purpose cream and the butter with margarine. We use white pepper in the recipe so as not to have any dark specks in the sauce, but black pepper will do just fine. Some measurement shortcuts: One pack of butter is equivalent to 1 cup, so for 1/2 cup, just cut the butter in half. Some groceries ... http://micamaldita.multiply.com/recipes/item/9/Spinach_Alfredo Mon, 5 Nov 2007 03:56:02 -0000 http://micamaldita.multiply.com/video/item/10/You_really_want_to_know_what_love_is Sun, 4 Nov 2007 03:02:25 -0000 I wanted to make cupcakes but I was too lazy to go to the store to buy ingredients, so I had to make do with stuff I already have. I did some web-browsing for a recipe and saw one for Nutella Frosted Cupcakes. Fortunately, we never run out of Nutella in the house. I tweaked the recipe (specifically, I changed the amount of butter) so now it's a slightly modified version of a recipe that I found <a href="http://bakingsheet.blogspot.com/2005/07/cooking-school-self-frosting-cupcakes.html ">here,</a> which is a slightly modified version of a recipe originally published in Donna Hay magazine. Approximately 40 minutes later (including prep time), I had a dozen cupcakes. I made a second batch and, for variety, I added 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, which gave it a more chocolate-y taste but took away from the visual contrast between the cupcake and the "frosting." Anyway, to describe this recipe, it's easy, easy, easy. And yum, yum, http://micamaldita.multiply.com/recipes/item/8/Nutella_Self-frosting_Cupcakes Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:07:41 -0000 15 October http://micamaldita.multiply.com/photos/album/50/Moonyeens_Surprise_Feng_Shui_Party Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:25:48 -0000 Para sa mga maraming reklamo sa lipunan, gobyerno at sarili. Para sa mga naghahanap ng bago at pagbabago. Para sa mga nais tumulong. Para sa mga naghahanap ng kabuluhan. At para sa kapwa. Ang pahinang ito ay nagbibigay ng impormasyon sa maraming oportunidad magboluntaryo sa iba't-ibang NGO at proyekto. "Umpisahan ang pagbabago, tara na't http://micamaldita.multiply.com/links/item/13/Bayanihan_A_Site_for_Pinoy_Volunteers Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:40:30 -0000 <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RxR82AoKCpsAAAGKOlw1"><img class="alignmiddle" src="http://images.micamaldita.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RxR82AoKCpsAAAGKOlw1/ipodam.JPG?et=LbtovGkhmTbRqDCiFl6cgg&amp;nmid=62154599&amp;nmid=62154599" border="0"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RxR82AoKCpsAAAGKOlw1"><br></a> http://micamaldita.multiply.com/journal/item/42/Ipo_Dam_Shuffle_Race_for_Reforestation Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:56:00 -0000