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Last Minute Meals: Carbonara

I love pasta, especially Pinoy-styled Spaghetti. When I was kid, I would usually cook some spaghetti just on impulse. Or every time we eat outside I always ask for some pasta. It's truly my favorite food! So tonight I cook some Carbonara  because I was craving for some pasta. Yes, it's another one of those moments when I cook things without really knowing the recipe.

So I prepared the usual stuff: onions, garlic, cheese, luncheon meat, mushrooms, and some cream mixture (contains all-purpose cream, eggs, and milk)

Sautéed the onions and garlic in oil and butter. Added the luncheon meat and mushrooms. Poured a little bit of the pasta water (the water where the pasta was cooked). After that I poured in the cream mixture little by little. Added some salt, pepper and basil. 

Mix in the pasta, and it's done!

So I paired it with some some fried chicken which my sister cooked. The pasta was bit bland. I added some fish sauce to give it more flavor but it was still a bit off. It tasted good but it was lacking something, I can't point it out what it is. So I ask my ever so awesome sister and she replied that I made only a little bit of the sauce that the pasta became a bit dry. So this is a kinda a failure (or total failure) just like my so-called version of chicken ala king. le sigh. . .

A Different Kind of Sound

I love covers. I love the way the singer incorporates their own style, change the lyrics or the way it was just sung. It's just a nice way to hear a different kind of sound and appreciate music. So on that note, I present to you some awesome covers I've heard. Sit back and enjoy the music.

Boyce Avenue's cover of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream
Swtichfoot's Only Hope please note that this is the original, Mandy Moore's was a cover nevertheless both are good versions
Chamberlain's cover of Foster the People's Pump Up Kicks

Tyler Ward's cover of Coldplay's Paradisecheck out his awesome covers and originals: TylerWardMusic
James Morrison cover of Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror

Unavoidable Topic: Childhood Memories!

They say you know you're old when you start comparing your generation to the new generation. If I have to believe that, at this age I am considered to be old.

Comparing music, shows, and other things from my generation to the new generation has always been a regular topic in my conversations with my friends. It all started when I was about to graduate high school, my friends and I were reminiscing about our childhood.  We can't stop gushing over how cool our childhood was. Yeah 90's and the early 2000's ruled!

I know, this kinda of post is kinda all over right now. But let me give you my 2 cents. 

1. They don't make good music like that now-a-days

Boy Bands ruled. Love songs filled the air. Empowerment was there. Every music felt it was gonna be a classic!

2.  Disney/Nick teen shows, what happened to you?

Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven, Even Stevens, So Weird. . . what happened to meaningful plots? that bust-your-gut humor? the cool and awesome stories? Wizard's was okay. Hannah Montana was good. But I just missed those quality made series. All I see now are shows that try to be funny in an over the top manner.

3. Cartoons, why did you suddenly change?

Most of the cartoons I'm seeing is for adults or teenagers or just sucks. Series mix with violence, unfunny lines, and sometimes horrible or shallow story lines. Yeah I still watch cartoons like Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Adventure Time, Phineas and Ferb but I miss those old cartoons that changed their appearance it such bad ways. Spongebob became dumber and stupid. Fairy Odd Parents became shallow and unfunny. I miss Hey Arnold, As Told by Ginger, and The Weekenders.

4. Kid shows becoming more Dora-styled.

I'm not embarrassed to admit that I watch some of the kids shows like Bubble Guppies, mainly because I watched it with my nephew. Sadly, they don't make these kinda of shows like they used to. Bear in the Big Blue House, Stanley, Madeline, Rollie Pollie, Little Bill. . . those were the days. I know the Dora-styled, can you tell me blah blah, encourages interaction but sometimes the story is neglected.

4. Life in general! 
Life was simple. Internet was not yet mainstream. What's an iPad? Yeah. . . Technology rapidly evolved and now were stuck in this generation.

It sucks but you gotta go with it.

Last Minute Meals: Buffalo Wings!

Every time I'm going to cook something in mind, I try googling it, read it and have a go with it with my own style. The sad thing is that I usually do it in the last minute and experiment with it as I cook - adding spices, soy sauce and other things I just have in mind. Surprisingly, they usually turn out good like my pork and apple sauce and my personal favorite chicken cooked in Coca Cola! 

So tonight, I was again in my "last minute meal mode" and tried cooking Buffalo Wings for the first time! As usual, I googled some recipes and here is how it went. . . 

 First, I chopped some onions and garlic. Then I added some soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup and hot sauce. I wanted to add some kalamansi but I hesitated.

Next, I marinated the chicken wings for about 15 minutes or so. After that I fried it until the other side was a bit caramelized or when I thought it was cooked. I don't know how to fry that much, so yeah everything here is all guessing.

After frying, I placed the wings on a container. Turned the heat off and let the oil cool down. After the oil cooled down, I removed it from the wok and save some for later.

After that, I turned on the heat again. I added the sauce/marinade to the wok and mix in the wings until it becomes sticky. Then place it again in the container.

After that I made some cheese sauce because I saw it in the pictures of buffalo wings. So I chopped some cheese. On a separate pan, I fried a bit of onions and garlic with the left over oil and some butter.

After that I added some milk, all-purpose cream, and water. Then I added the cheese which I then realize that my pan was too small so switch into a small pot. Continued mixing until the cheese had melted!

Final product and verdict!

I thought it wouldn't taste good because I the sauce/marinade didn't taste that good so I added more ketchup. The wings were a bit dark because I added too much soy sauce. But overall, the taste was awesome, and it was kinda like the "chicken cooked in Coca Cola". The cheese sauce was fantastic and it tasted so good with the wings. I was only disappointed that the wings weren't spicy enough better add more hot sauce or some pepper.

So I was really glad that another last minute meal was a success! And my sister's friends love it ^^. +1 

Frustrated writer, the road to nowhere

When I was kid, I used to write stories about the most random things. I remembered I wrote something about wanting to live in a farm, about Jenny and Mr. Ice Cream Man fighting over a cup or cone, about meeting the mysterious witch living in the hut, and about the weird looking door that transported you to the future.

But now I'm turning 18, and I'm having writer's block for the longest time. My creative mind is gone. I can't seem to write a story and not finished it. It's probably my perfectionist mind kicking in. I used to write without think of grammar and spelling, free as the wind. And now, I'm over thinking stuff too much. . .  ugh what's a wanna be writer to do?

So here I am presenting to some of my unfinished stories. Tell me guys what you think 

photo from AngelsAndDemonsMovie.org

Demon's Halo: this one was inspired by story I wrote for my Filipino subject in high school about the Theory of Existentialism (or something like that). It's about a demon and angel being the opposite of what they are.

Opposite beings, the opposite results.

They were beyond different. 

He was an angel. Beautiful, serene, strong and brave. A warrior in the heavens above. A protector.

He was a demon. Powerful, brave, witty, and evil. The darkest mind of all. A man of greed and gore. A lazy fool.

But they had one thing in common. They watch the boy. One will protect him. The other will neglect him.

photo  by  ~biszkopciik

Alex, A Meaningless story: this is one of the stories I wrote when I was still in elementary school. I decided to rewrite since when I wrote it it was a bit messy. This is about a guy named Cody meeting and befriending Alex. This story is somewhat paranormal since the original title was "She didn't know it was her". 

For some unknown reason, I went to the rooftop of our school that day. I saw her in a simple summer dress and a black crop jacket, staring into the blue sky. She was familiar. Was she was in my class? I tried searching my mind for a name. 

ALEX

"Hey Alex," I said trying to break the silence. She didn't flinch. She continued to stare at the sky. Then I remembered; she wasn't very social with anyone. Knowing that I can never start a conversation, I decided to leave. But suddenly I heard her murmur, "It was me." 

I turned around to her ask what she was talking about but the only thing I saw was her deep green eyes staring at me, a smile plastered on her face; a face that I never notice was beautiful. She pass me by and descended the stairs, I still stood there, frozen. It was not because I was struck by her beauty that I never knew, but it was her expression; a mixture of sadness, happiness and fear. I have never seen anything like that.

photo by ~the-chake-dog

Detour to Happiness: I wrote this in my mind. I was already imagining all the characters and the scenes. So when I decided to post it in my Wattpad account, I don't know if it makes any sense anymore.

It was dark and cold. The room was silent, oh so silent.  And suddenly there were bright white lights. And voices soon came after.

"Charlie! Charlie!" A woman cried hysterically.

"Ma'am please settle down," a man silently spoke.

Soon, you see blurry images. Something, no.... someone. Bit by bit the images became clear. A woman was holding your hand, she was crying and screaming something.... a name.

Who's name?

 "Oh my god! My baby! Charlie Wake up, please!

Finally you felt everything. You saw everything. You heard everything. The cold air, the people around dressed in white clothes. A screaming woman holding your hand. The beeping sounds behind the background.

And then it hit you...

"Oh shit, i'm still alive"

And you succumbed again to the darkness

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So what do you guys think? Give me your honest opinion! Also check out some of other written works @ Wattpad.com [ImperfectPrincess]

A Love and Hate Relationship: Cheesy Movies

Predictable, cliche and shallow, and yet I love them. Cheesy movies turns me into a hopeless romantic. I sometimes ponder why I love these things and to think I watch them very time they're on tv. So what's that big deal? just to get that sweet "awwhhh" feeling? just to watch something fictional, hoping it to become real? Whatever the reason is, I have a love-hate relationship with them! 

I actually considered this my favorite [chick-flick] movie. I was like, 12?
I was naive, and I was loving it!

It's cute, it's sweet, it's adorable. . . but it's just soooo cheesy.
Still can't get over Bradley Cooper's character >_<

Yes, I fell for the Greek dude. I have such a thing
for European dudes! It's the accent, I guess.

It's not as good as the first one but I like it.
The "funny" moments were meeh but it was still a pretty good story
Does this movies deserve to be here anyway?

It was one a.m, and still watched it. Nothing else to watch, you might say.
No, I just want to stir up my childhood memories and see if it was
as good as I thought it was. 

Predictable, cliche and sometimes shallow. . . more please!
any cheesy or chick flicks you watch a lot even though the story is just sooo. . . you know?
Sound off below!