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I actually have a different site to herald events going on on the Exchange sites, but I'm announcing it here anyway. MomEx now has Book Reviews, starting with a review from Jill re a book for teens. I worked all day today on this and I'm pretty happy how that worked out. Later on I'm gonna tweak the node page further to align the image and highlight stuff better but for the most part I'm happy.

This is the 2nd feature I've added recently, the first one being the Bloggerfeeds section, which shows feeds from 18 and counting Mom Blogs at the moment. Some blog more often than others naturally, but I'm getting good stuff for the most part.

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I'm actually looking forward to this:

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Went for a fantastic walk today from the house to Paseo, the shopping center. Only went halfway back though because I had to shop at Rustan's for rice. I bought into the brown rice healthy shtick only to be told be Jill that it tastes like cardboard, so I'm feeling like a shmuck right now. Glad I only bought 5 kilos.

Work wise I'm firing on all cylinders to get some business going with some big clients. I had some bad luck with a few ones but there's nothing I could've done about that, so I've pretty much closed the door and moved on in my head. Feel much better now frankly.

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The pauso pinakbet really turned out ok. Prob is I'd had to make enough to accommodate all the veggies I bought, and soon I got tired of it so I have to admit some of it went to the trash can. What a waste, but at least I learned an important lesson - portions - or in other words, cooking just enough and not just to feed me but factoring in variety and how bored I'd get with a dish as well.

Anyway, the problem persisted. I ate mostly pork, chicken and fish, I definitely needed to put some greenery in my diet. So I think I found it.

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I love pinakbet. Problem is the ingredients are bad for me, ie. Bagoong, Baguio Beans (or any beans), Shrimp and Okra. Just the fact Bagoong is bad for me completely nixes this dish out obviously, as Pinakbet in English is translated 'Meat Vegetable Stew in Shrimp Paste'.

Current diet however, suggests I need to eat more veggies. And I really really want some. So..

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I spent a full hour or so browsing around Fully Booked this afternoon. I would've bought myself a wall calendar except that the ones they sell there are goddam expensive (-+2k?!?). I mean, they're really nice and all but I'd be happy with those free ones Chinese - owned hardware stores give out, with big red numbers.

Anyway, I wanna buy these two books:

AMERICAN CAESAR: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, 1880-1964

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I played my first game yesterday, and I ached a little bit that night but overall felt great. It was just a simple 2 on 2 with some village kids but I huffed and puffed and did fairly well, I think each team won a game.

Today I had to take a meeting with someone at The Fort. Going there was a 20 minute tricycle ride, a 40 minute shuttle ride and another 15 minute cab ride. I left at 1040am and was there around lunch. That's pretty good and comparable to when I lived in Cainta, especially considering the approx. 60+ kilometer distance. The difference of course was virtually zero traffic and we were moving all the time. Under the same conditions the travel time to Cainta would be less than half, but since the idiots who run that place can't get their heads together long enough to fix the traffic that's never the case.

Anyway, here's a pic of some adobo.

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Fried / Baked Chicken is prepared by frying chicken breasts or thighs for a few minutes until the outside is nice and crispy..

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I can name a whole new blog that - Tomato Balls. What an interesting name. Anyway, here's how to make it.

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