Some people are lucky enough to find what they love doing aka their passion early on in their lives, while others end up finding their passion the whole of their lives, often wondering what their passion really is. A friend found her passion in Make-up and hairstyling as soon as she sets in her puberty years. However, it is only on her 30th birthday that she decided to educate herself and get a degree from the Regency Beauty Schools. Currently, she already finished her degree and has started her own salon business. From time to time, she would also do photoshoots.

Here's sharing a healthy dish this week before I check on general liability insurance. No picture as I can't find a good one. Hope you try this out, I tell you it's an easy whip!

FANCY FISH FINGERS:

4 pcs (400 grms ) fish or ffillet
1 small can pinaple crushed drained (reserve 2 tbsp syrup)
2 tbsps calamansi juice
1/4 kl ground pork
1 medium carrot grated
1 stalk celery or kinchay chopped
1 med size chopped onions
1tbsp soy sauce 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

Procedure:
1. fillet and scrape flesh with spoon. remove bones, then marinate in pineapple syrup and calamansi juice for 15 minutes.
2. combine with the rest of the ingredients except breadcrumbs. season with 1 tsp iodised salt or rock salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. mix thouroughly.
3. form every 2 tbsp into sticks or croquettes. roll in breadcrumbs and fry until golden brown. serve with ketchup or sweet chili sauce.

Many different rice varieties exist in the market today. There is the Thai Jasmine rice, wild rice, long grain rice, California mocho rice, Southern medium grain rice and more. Of course when we eat, we want to get as much nutrients as we can from the food that we take and so it is also important that we choose the right kind of rice that will give us the most nutritional content.

They say that among all the rice varieties available, the one that will give the most health benefits is whole grain brown rice. Whole grains contain 3 layers: the Bran, the Endosperm, and the Germ and each of these layers contain different nutrients that can help improve our health. The process that transforms the brown rice into white rice is called milling and it strips off the Germ and Bran layer. This process, therefor removes the nutritional content coming from these two layers which lessens the nutrients that we can get from eating rice.

So where can we find whole grain brown rice? Whole grain brown rice can be bought in your local supermarkets and even in online stores. In local stores, they are found in the same area as the white grain rice and you can easily spot them with their brown color.

Whole grain brown rice is also available in different packaging and can be cook using different methods like stove top cooking, boiling, microwave oven or the instant and ready to eat brown rice. When purchasing rice of this kind, you can check for the label and it should say “whole wheat” to make sure that the rice that you are getting is whole grain. These type of rice products are made from 100% Whole Grains and is sodium free, cholesterol free and gluten free and contains 0 grams of trans fat and saturated fat which is good for the heart.

Health experts recommend that we consume at least 3 servings of whole grains every day. We can easily achieve this goal by eating healthy whole grain brown rice that will keep us healthy and can help prevent diseases like heart problems, cancer, and diabetes.

...and so my cravings gave in to these!
Yes, I am munching on these as I blog.

These Rice Cakes from Quaker Oats are something we always keep in our pantry. We just recently discovered this and all 3 of us love it. It says that 1 rice cake is equivalent to only 60 calories but it is so good you end up finishing the whole pack! Ayayay, I guess I need to check on these breeches site and then drink some tea before hitting the sack. Goodnight!

This is the sad part of turbo-blogging at wee hours of the night. I was just supposed to make a blog review of these mobile home floor plans then the next thing I knew, I was organizing food photos to be shared here in this blog and review some restaurants. Now, I am currently craving on these 2 dishes! One from Ikea resto and the other one from P.F. Chang's! I guess this means that I need to make reviews on these 2 places we always frequent when we want to pig out.

I am the kind of person who is careful with what medicine to take. In fact, I rarely take medicines even when a Physician prescribed me to take one. I make sure to read the literature and seek for second opinion, probably because of my dad who is very particular with our health.

A friend sent me this link about Wellbutrin Lawsuit. Apparently, Wellbutrin can result in serious injuries such as rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down rapidly. Products of the damaged cells are released into the bloodstream and could destroy your kidneys. No wonder, lawsuits are being filed by many who were afflicted with these serious illnesses.

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I am still up, yes, but I will hit the sack after posting this entry. The reason why I stayed so late because I had to wait for a slot for DS' summer music class which include learning how to play the Alesis Keyboards. Only a few classes are offered in our city and of course, slots are limited. After 4 hours of waiting, I was asked to wait for a confirmation of email early morning tomorrow. But thank God, I chanced upon this article which I just recently pinned, otherwise, my night would be put to waste.

"One of my most important food shopping tips ever--those annoying stickers on fruits and veggies tell you A LOT! 4 numbers mean they were conventionally grown, 5 numbers starting with number 8 means they are genetically modified (GMO), and 5 numbers starting with 9 means they were organically grown (no pesticides or nasty GMOs)"

Source: drfranklipman.com via somethingpurple on Pinterest

I am a huge fan of oatmeal-raisin cookies. I would choose this over some rich chocolate chip cookies or any chocolate-flavored cookie. Initially, I thought this would be one of those toughest cookie recipes to bake but I was wrong. You see, we have also stopped buying DS' most favorite grocery-cookies: Chips Ahoy and Oreo. I try my very best to bake homemade cookies at least twice a month. After baking chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies and crinkles, it's time to try a new batch of cookies, the Oatmeal-Raisin cookies. I just had this feeling that DS would start begging for his old-time fave store-bought cookies so I better try out new recipes.

From Palm Sunday until Easter Sunday, dear hubby and I went Pescetarian/Pesco-Vegetarian. I tried to limit my rice intake for only 1/3 cup a day while hubby has to limit his to 1 cup a day. We felt good that even during Easter Sunday when we were supposed to feast on a good steak, we ended up having this for our Easter Dinner. (Did I also mention that we were able to complete our Spring Cleaning during that week? Think lotsa storage bins filled up!)

Before I check on this barcode scanner online supplier, let me share with you a couple of Running Pinterest photos I strongly relate. You can also check out some other running quotes/inspiration HERE.

This is how I feel about running.

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While, I truly believe that I need to work on my posture too hee hee before I bravely join a 5k marathon.

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After our most recent family trip which was a week ago, I haven't found time to juice my veggies and fruits again. I know very bad for my lifestyle commitment. Also, my gym workout as well as regular running have been lessened to 2-3 time a week only. I bet I would not fit into those womens lingerie which are still brand new. But I plant to go back to my regular routine again tomorrow. On the other hand, dear hubby kindly volunteered to wake up early tomorrow and prepare one day's worth of juice. If you are interested, you can follow my Pinterest Board which compiles Juicing Recipes HERE.

DH and I have been doing good in terms of our Living a Healthier Lifestyle goal this year. Of course, we do not want to be thinking nor Funeral preplanning because our kid is still very young.

Anyway, I did not realized until yesterday when a friend pointed out the conversion of mi and K in her running tracking device, that I have been running at least 5k (3.1 mi) every single day! Hmmm, quite an achievement I can say but I still need to work on a faster pace before I can finally join in our 1st 5k Marathon.