[Fwd: From Twitter 04-30-2011]

Well, my activities for last Saturday are pretty much summarized in the tweets below. Did a drive-by search for Mocha, with the usual lack of success. I have learned to cope with Ma's nightly recriminations, because I've observed that she can go from angry to sunshine (as if nothing ever happened) in a snap. So while her words still sting, they do not make me dissolve into a tearful wreck as formerly. Carry one's cross and all that, with many prayers that I'm not making a mountain out of a molehill.

In happier events, the Hainanese chicken rice at Kenny Rogers' wasn't bad at all. Personally, I could have used some more sesame oil in my ginger, but that's just me. Got Ma's vitamins at Healthy Options. Would have liked to linger a little longer but Ramon looked like he needed a nap, so home we went, after a quick dash into Rustan's for cat food.

* * Tweets! * *

• 14:19:03: BBC News - US tobacco firms win Missouri hospitals case http://bit.ly/k7Tv7P
  
• 14:19:03: Michael Ware on the Pain of War Reporting - Newsweek http://bit.ly/jT9NZh
  
• 14:19:03: Six Planets Now Aligned in the Dawn Sky | Planetary Alignment Sky Maps | Skywatching | Space.com http://bit.ly/kOdp4Q
  
• 21:19:43: New Blog Entry: From Twitter 04-27-2011 http://bit.ly/mUOuXL
  
• 21:19:43: New Blog Entry: From Twitter 04-28-2011 http://bit.ly/khXgWJ
  
• 21:19:44: New Blog Entry: From Twitter 04-29-2011 http://bit.ly/lrpqiw
  
• 22:25:43: testing ping.fm posting via email
  
• 22:37:06: RT @momblogger: Hah how funny. There is 56,000 plus likes for "Pippa Middleton is single - Prince Harry likes this." http://on.fb.me/m ...
  
• 22:40:36: have a feeling i'll be doing twitter post blog entries for the duration. i seem to be totally drained of energy. the heat?
  
• 22:41:40: in any case, tweet blog probably better than nothing. event of the day: drive-by lookout for Mocha at Mandaluyong.
  
• 22:43:09: after drive-by, stopped at Rockwell Power Plant. got vitamins at Healthy Options and cat food at Rustan's.
  
• 22:44:58: tried new Kenny Rogers menu item: Hainanese Chicken Rice. for a fast-food version, not bad. the real thing would have sesame oil in the ging
  
• 22:47:59: ...that is, more sesame oil in the ginger sauce.
  
• 22:53:42: home was pretty much life as usual. put away clean laundry, scanned and printed out stuff for dad.
  
• 22:55:08: am on a Borgia family kick. :) watching the Showtime TV series and just started Mario Puzo's "The Family"
  
• 22:55:33: am also finishing up "The da Vinci Code" - finally got to the exciting bits. :)
  
• 22:57:04: have decided that if laptop LCD fix costs same as a new monitor, will get a CD-R King external monitor for the money
  
• 23:04:09: RT @calperryAJ: Former #CNN Correspondent Michael Ware Recalls the Pain of War Reporting, "I walk with ghosts" http://bit.ly/euYiJb
  

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[Fwd: From Twitter 05-01-2011]

Event of the Day: I think I mentioned at some point that my laptop screen started doing that thing where a tiny black spot becomes a virtual mushroom cloud of LCD liquid? Well, I took it to the laptop service stall to ask how much it would cost to replace the screen. Initial estimate was 8,000 pesos. Then the boss of the stall arrived and said, no, it wasn't 8,000 - it would be about 6,000 pesos.

*meep* So the choice was spend 6,000 - 8,000 on a 15" screen, or 4,000 on a 19" external monitor. Long story short, I am now the happy owner of a CD-R king 19" LCD monitor. It is *amazing* how different everything looks - and Ramon is happy at the thought that I won't be stressing out my eyes. (Methinks that when the time comes, I ought to get him a 22" monitor, at the rate prices are going?)

The fun part is, I have this gadget that turns the monitor into a TV tuner. Am using earphones in lieu of a proper sound system; but then again, I watch TV when the house is asleep, so maybe I don't really need the sound system just yet.

* * Tweets! * *

• 12:51:50: Hokay. Picked up ramon's medicines, bought a new broom.
  
• 12:52:52: Laptop being serviced. Removed lid, will buy new external monitor. Head HURTS!
  
• 13:46:14: 19in lcd monitor, 4k php at cd-r king. Better than replacement cost of 6.5k php for 15in screen!
  
• 18:18:34: I favorited a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/n9mzJhvC-8E?a President Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Din
  
• 20:56:27: @afuna re 19" beauty - yup, it was a sweet deal. CD-R King, but I've had pretty good luck with their stuff, so expecting it to last.
  
• 20:57:23: @IshaSesayCNN I can just imagine! Everyone must be catching up with each other!
  
• 21:00:15: RT @octavianasr: A first that I know of!! -> Child suicide bomber kills four in #Afghanistan RT @FRANCE24: http://f24.my/mmh556 #AfPak
  
• 21:07:42: @Nikobaua Congratulations to you and the lovely fiancee! Don't stress over how to tell the parents just yet. It'll work out! :)
  
• 21:08:33: first noticeable difference in using new monitor - i can see the character countdown while writing out my tweets now. @__@
  
• 21:09:32: and everything looks so...so clear. and...big. good lord, just *how* big was my old screen, anyway? (makes note to check tomorrow)
  
• 21:14:45: RT @vausecnn: Kids should still learn cursive writing... >> YES! Legible handwriting is a wonderful thing to see.
  
• 21:50:11: well. looks like the party somewhere out there finally decided 10pm was a good time to turn off the music.
  
• 21:50:58: aaaand. suddenly I don't see the character countdown in seesmic again. whut?
  
• 21:52:29: did my final check of locks and lights. off to take a shower in a few minutes.
  
• 22:12:21: The Case for Cursive - NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/lJuhWA
  
• 22:29:22: @piersmorgan the one thing i regret about your coverage of the Royal Wedding is that you never got to stand up (cont) http://tl.gd/a6nomh
  
• 22:49:01: RT @ANCALERTS: For our final word tonight, we leave you with words from Blessed John Paul II: "The truth is not always the same as the m ...
  

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[Fwd: From Twitter 05-02-2011]

Event of the Day: the world discovers that bin Laden is dead at the hands of US Navy SEALs. Twitter erupts with people sharing official news, personal reactions, speculation and all the rest of it.

Our cook/maid announced yesterday that she would be leaving us - apparently the stress of managing a family of three teenage daughters from a distance is getting to her. Add to that, her aunt passed away last week and her mama is sick and the ex-hubby is still problematic...we agreed it would be much better for her to go home to Bulacan rather than take constant days-off for every family emergency. To say that there was general rejoicing is an understatement. I cleaned out the kitchen cabinet and sounded like a setting hen on steriods, I was clucking so much.

In the end, Dad engaged a new cook/maid, and (a) she appears to be getting along with the other maid and (b) she is a cheerful sort of worker. So far, so good.

Decided to dabble in the kitchen and came up with a decent version of chicken adobong puti. It's essentially cooking chicken (though you can use pork also) with a little pork saute cubes, vinegar, garlic, and peppercorns. One can also add soy sauce, but that's not part of the original version of the dish - the ultimate Pinoy comfort food. Soy sauce helps speed up the cooking. But the best way is to toss all the ingredients in the slow cooker and let it rip for about four hours. Gorgeous stuff is what happens next. Guaranteed, no leftovers.

* * Tweets! * *

• 01:31:46: Business - PAL’s retiring K-9s to be adopted by handlers - INQUIRER.net http://bit.ly/krYZpI
  
• 01:31:46: Lago di Olginate Photo – Italy Picture – National Geographic Photo of the Day http://bit.ly/jlVxoc
  
• 11:23:59: Event of the day: Osama bin Laden has been(allegedly) killed. Hoping for verification soon. Jumping the gun on this would be awful.
  
• 11:26:55: @dcpswann it just broke on twitter - all the CNN and BBC accounts are saying bin Laden was killed by an American operative in Pakistan.
  
• 11:27:32: by the look of my twitter feed, there is much rejoicing in the US.
  
• 11:28:36: @dcpswann http://ow.ly/4KTch (CNN article on bin Laden death): need to turn on big TV and check my adobo. :)
  
• 12:41:22: @dcpswann back from lunch! ;) chicken adobo with a few pieces of pork fat. no soy sauce, it's adobong puti.
  
• 12:42:13: @dcpswann the heat, it is *insane*. even Ramon sees the wisdom of electric fans in this weather. thing is, the breeze activates his aches.
  
• 12:44:29: RT @twistedcat @billyharrell Rethinking many aspects of my life after realizing I learned Bin Laden dead via Kim Kardashian's twitter feed.
  
• 12:45:49: hokay, @andersoncooper isn't scheduled to be on, and the breaking news happens, for the umpteenth time! :)
  
• 12:48:19: wonder when the murmurs of "habeas corpus" for bin Laden's body will start. OTOH - seeing corpse may up the reprisal factor somewhat?
  
• 12:49:32: darn. should've done my laundry. it's a great day to have the sun bleach out all the bacteria.
  
• 12:49:51: RT @abashima: Yup. RT @AP: BREAKING: US puts embassies on alert, warns Americans of al-Qaida reprisal attacks for bin Laden killing.
  
• 12:50:21: RT @kellyfrankcnn: A U.S. helicopter crashed during the raid—because of mechanical reasons, an official said. It was destroyed. #CNN #OBL
  
• 12:51:17: helicopter in bin Laden operation crashes, mechanical failure - what IS IT with choppers and that area of the world? ;(
  
• 12:54:08: @dcpswann maybe. one appliance running kinda sounds better than three. but then you'll be isolated from outside world sounds.
  
• 12:55:20: @dcpswann maybe change positions of fans? *blink* oh wow, big fat dark cloud blots out sun. amazing temp drop.
  
• 13:01:18: @dcpswann it may be on its way. the sun is out again, and literally beating down on the house. should've done laundry this morning.
  
• 13:02:38: RT @gmanews: Americans in areas where bin Laden killing may cause violence urged to limit travel; alert issued worldwide (via @Reuters)
  
• 13:27:43: @dcpswann room cleaning is serious business and not to be attempted unless one is in good condition. at least, that's how it works for me.
  
• 13:53:55: @dcpswann purging is a wonderful thing. got rid of "dead" electronics from years back in the latest recycling fair. room feels happier. :)
  
• 13:54:09: RT @garytuchmancnn: Osama Bin Laden lived 3,519 days longer than the people he's responsible for killing on September 11, 2001.
  
• 13:56:31: @newsjunkie365 a local blogger: "So that's why it took so long to find the birth certificate. The man was getting rid of terrorists!" :)
  
• 14:04:12: @dcpswann leaving the house at 3pm. need to pick up stuff for parents. will be back online after the sun goes down, i think.
  
• 14:06:16: RT @ryan_chua: Ang sakit sa balat ng init. “@harold_geronimo: Weather at this hour expected to hit 36 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila.”
  
• 14:23:39: @tintinbabao @juLiusbabao Thank the good Lord for good results on the brain scan! Peace of mind is a blessed thing. :)
  
• 14:29:08: @HecklerForever you're in good company: FOX news got it wrong in their news graphic as well.
  
• 23:04:10: Making headway through my feeds backlog. Down to 96 from 200 posts. Truth be told, I deleted a lot of outdated posts.
  
• 23:05:09: am getting a wee bit miffed at the way my cable internet gets these long gaps of idle time usually from 8-10pm. rush hour blues?
  
• 23:07:07: @Jonx13 re sports - i never got the idea of having sports so late at night (well, it's night here, anyway). a 1hr The Brief would be nice!
  
• 23:36:21: @jonx13 well, some day i suppose the sports segment will find a time slot to satisfy most folks. :)
  
• 23:49:38: @jonx13 yup, sports generate tons of money. :) though i'm partial to golf, as my dad is a golfer. tennis - Ma thinks Federer is cute, LOL.
  
• 23:50:35: @jonx13 hubby follows basketball news. i've learned football/rugby/cricket terms through osmosis. :)
  

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[Fwd: From Twitter 05-03-2011]

Event of the Day: Ma had her physical therapy session a day early, because her birthday falls on the next day. Cris brought a Goldilocks ube roll as an advanced birthday gift, the darling.

After we dropped her off at Alphaland, Ramon and I got some groceries at the SaveMore across the way, and then home to life as usual. There is a part of me desperately hoping I can reclaim the aspects of my life that seem to have been put by or snatched away by circumstance; it would be a lovely thing.

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• 00:00:23: @ricksancheztv we live in hope that those fighting forces will soon be home with their families - and recognized for their service!
  
• 01:38:56: More re OBL: Michael writes for Aussie newspaper | ware~abouts http://bit.ly/lmWajr
  
• 22:45:13: After Kate, Prince William kissed his Filipino nanny - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos http://bit.ly/lBEiuL
  
• 22:45:13: If programming languages were religions http://bit.ly/lV6tYs
  
• 23:37:16: @jonx13 what picture is this where Hillary Clinton looks aghast? the one you tweeted @JohnKingCNN about? am consumed with curiousity.
  
• 23:47:08: @thegrottotweets re anchor saying US Prez shuffled off mortal coil - oh good glory be. the career, it is good as dead, it is.
  
• 23:49:45: @jonx13 *does a happy dance* yay! and of course, i am all but falling asleep...
  
• 23:51:14: @thegrottotweets it's not going to be pretty if the blogs pile on the poor sod. Anchors have teleprompters, they ought to know better.
  
• 23:52:59: @jonx13 *runs off to google picture* this should be good.
  
• 23:56:20: @thegrottotweets *huge grin* i bet the station manager probably had kittens in the moments after realizing what that anchor said.
  
• 23:58:31: @piersmorgan re being called Brad Pitt: mrmph! you're far more tidy in appearance.
  

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