Things I miss in the Philippines

I was a make up artist by profession and most of the things that I truly miss was the make up yes.. all about cosmetics stuff I am into it its my thing and forte and strength.  Cosmetics specially the make up and the artistry involved with it had earned me a good life and a good career it has been my ticket to some adventures of my life I have been vocal about it I have some of my previous work and sample event that took off when I was hitting on my career.

Since I hit my mid 30's I started to take care of my physical health as well as my mental health so how do it do it? 2 times or 3 times in a week I do run on track and field in Marikina City this help me on my cardio and the muscles of my whole body because I want to stay physically fit I am eating same without deprivation but running help me maintain my ideal weight and active now there are some things needed to be done before you do this activity because this make a toll of your body if you don't know the proper and right way of doing it read and ask opinion for expert. As for my mental health I just do one thing "stop worrying" I just pray even in times of troubles our "FAITH" is our most best defense.

I have miss great bonding with good people we were not perfect as Friends but we do care and love each other we would have updates on everyone life and to talk about things we have learned from the past and talk about plans for the future.

Here I was doing my last prayer in the church I used to drop by whenever I pass by some churches but this one in my city proper which is in Antipolo City you can see the image of Our lady of Peace and Good Voyage ( spanish: Nuestra Senora de la Paz y Buen Viaje) here I pray that if work was meant for me I ask for good guidance since she is known as the patron for safe travel fast forward 3 years yes indeed I did have a safe travel to where I am now prayer really works.

Here my hair was still long i remember the time when my dear friend Reginal Clemenia invited me over for small trip in Baguio this around February in time with the Flower Festival of Baguio City I can't remember how short the trip was but we had fun of strolling around the city and try to dine out some restaurant that we wanted to try on but of course everything has to be within our budget we stayed in one of the dorm houses to which we knew the owner so we can have a great deal in terms of our accommodation expenses is concerned yes invest for a good friendship cause you may never know how in the future some great people you've met will make a great impact in your lives.

While doing a lot of walking and passing by or by any chance we see something touristy we would stop and know whats into it here while walking on the famous session road we pass by to see this beautiful church known as Baguio Cathedral with Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral it was really indeed famous because when we pass by it was full we couldn't get a glimpse of what is inside because of the crowds since we want to maximize our time and we felt a bit hurry and hungry as we say we would definitely go back and pay tribute to our visit.

As for some special occasions and event I do miss to chill out  and step back for a while , paused for a while for life has been so fast time has been so fast and sometimes we tend to rush our self for goal that is way beyond our control and in the end it became our struggle. Struggle to survive struggle to chase our dreams and we forget to be within ourselves we forgot to pause and ask ourselves to what was our purpose yes I do ask myself sometimes to whats the best and chilling out is one outlet I tend to do either me alone myself or with my group of friends so that i can gather and processed my thoughts.

Last was I miss hanging out with my family well as you can see they were small in here as time flies they will grow fast so i miss the moments in their life the stages that will go through and not be part of it so I hope their love and affection will never change. This were just only the things I am missing there will be a lot more to tackle hope you look more forward to that.


ever bilena event : sample event with Reggie
cebu taoist temple : my vacation 2018 in cebu
ukay ukay sa kuwait : my life in kuwait

My Life in Kuwait as first time traveler

My life in Kuwait as a First timer Expat working in the Middle East

This was my first time to travel out of the country and it happened when I was on my mid 30's and never would have thought this would happened to me It was never been on my plan nor dream because all I want was just to travel and explore whenever possible I can because travelling takes a toll on your Budget,Time and Energy. I was looking so pretty weird because as a certain precautions and advice for you not to get some attention from the Arab country or Arab world i should have maintain a manly look sound weird but better follow some certain precautions. The year it was taken was April 2016

During the first quarter of my stay I am lucky to have a brotherhood and sisterhood on the church ministry that help me cope up with my homesickness and loneliness here me attending a series of teachings for you to become a full pledge member of SFC (Single for Christ) I am grateful for the every Friday i need to attend with the group.  Here I have felt the love and Fun experiences with them.

My first taste of going around the places here in Kuwait the first of all was in the famous GRAND AVENUES MALL first hand experience walking in the mall and seen Arab people I am in the Prestige side of the Mall where you can find all the Luxury brands you can think of from Shoes, bags, Clothes, Accessories and so on.

well whenever I feel sad and low I tend to eat a lot and my all time favorite comfort is the famous McDonald mostly the famous crispy fries without the Mcspaghetti  which i truly miss because in the Philippines you can have it in a meal plus you request for an additional spaghetti sauce and cheese in which in the Arab country you will never find it here even if I have try searching in some of the most famous fast food chains here.

so most of the free time if your an OFW you will definitely understand me to kill the boredom and every payday or salary you would often see our "KABABAYAN" having some social life through going to the mall and eating out and most of all roaming around for some window shopping and also shopping and we all love to update with the latest trends for fashion and gadget and most of all we love t look forward for SALE and we love to buy stuff that we can give as our "PASALUBONG" for our Family and Friends.

There are some moments in your life that you would feel that you are in prison as doing the same routine for work and house and vice versa but all in all we learned to cope up and live the kind of lifestyle and culture that you are living in with all your prayer everyday all is well in the few days to come.  So far so good i have my stay up to know and have learned to cope up and love the country.

during the summer time I was able to experience my first ever feel of the Sun and the Beach so far this was my First and last experience Because people will tend to stay indoors and at home during the hot season for the temperature was so killing me but this experience is one of a kind that i can never forget but for me nothing beats the beautiful beach of my country PHILIPPINES.  I hope i can do my own version of that blog soon since I just become active only this time.

I still have my ups and down in my life here but you know life must go on i still have my high hopes because of my FAITH...

My first experience of winter the cold weather where everyone is looking forward where you can wear a good outfit and walk around were you can feel the cold breeze of the wind damping on your skin.

Since your going in the mall and get to see beautiful stuff i learned to adopt and buy good stuff and be fashionista by heart here I got My ALDO shades that i bought for 2KD under the sale item.

Another fast food chain that i love to go to as your comfort food since this was the most accessible and very affordable.

During the Summer this is my go to food indulgence to beat the heat from outside and feel refresh from the inside here i was able to look and scout for a Filipino restaurant that you can find within my area since I am living in Salmiya the restaurant name is "SPECIAL CUCCINA DE GUCCI" here you can find all the mostly 80% of the menu is catered to a Filipino dishes so expect to be with our "KABABAYAN" there will be more blog soon to post.

Yes Middle Eastern people love to have coffee as part of their social gatherings and socialization so I did try some coffee and this mouthwatering Strawberry Cheeze Cake and Caramel Machiato coffee here in Al Salam Mall were you can find this very cozy Green Leaf Coffee Shop good product as well as taste, presentation and service for an affordable price.

to see some of my life in Kuwait you can check out on my YouTube channel: mitchicoke22

https://youtu.be/cur7vwVN950

greenleaf coffee shop

sample video you can watch!

welcome 2016

It is always nice to work with people whom you can rely on especially when it comes to preparations

like for this year of welcoming the year of 2016. Since I move in to my in and transfer all of my stuff in her house it would be delightful if I made an effort to make some preparations in the house.

I am on a very tight budget after all the cost and expenses of transferring I still made it to a point that I have to something to served for the whole Family feast. 

ok this our Dirty Kitchen where every preparation has to be done. so what do i have for the feast since i am craving for seafood my first priority to have was a Prawns the "Tiger one" its a bit big and juicy when you eat.. Now how do you choose the right one for you? I strongly suggest to buy this at the wet section of the market at morning time for you to have the freshest choice of wet items to have ...because in the afternoon it is not as fresh as it be since they have to put in a freezer of rolled it with ice to preserved for the next day...  since its a holiday season everything goes up literally the prices.. so better yet if you have what you call "suki" in our term you can haggle the price or ask for a discount as a reward for being a loyal customer during this season i was able to have my 1kilo of prawns at the price of 600+

here with all time partner Pepay doing everything helping us out from preparation to serving and all the cleaning.

This is one of our end product the very famous "BIKO"

Biko is a Filipino rice cake made from sticky rice (locally known as malagkit), coconut milk, and brown sugar. ... Traditionally, this delicious rice cake is placed over banana leaves in a bilao (round woven bamboo tray) and garnished with latik (cooked coconut milk residue) on top.

This is the old fashion way or the very "BARRIOTIC" way of cooking it since we need to save for the Gas consumption this method is the one I strongly suggest but of course the "cons" of doing this is that you'll get all the smoke and you will smell smoke from the woods. Another thing you will get is that if you have a big fire it will burn your pan for this I used the big pan also known as the "dripping pan" you should not stop stirring the coconut milk until it turn into oil. More muscle works are highly needed.

me with my little sister helping me out in preparations

the shrimp is sauteed in garlic finely chopped then butter so it has some salty taste don't season anything since it was marinated already so guest could have the options of adding some side sauce whether it is plain fish sauce or soy sauce or just be itself alone. 

this is how I prepared my shrimp. clean it first and removing all their hairy part using the scissors and cutting their back portion so that the marinate of seasoning will enter the flesh making it more tasty to eat..

of course it will be more enticing and delectable to eat all of the foods when it is done with love and passion. Happy new year everyone

Day 1 Bora Escapade

One of our Favorite Extreme activities that we did the Banana Boat  

on our board masaya pa kami niyan at pose ..pose muna then wave and wave to the camera...without even knowing how extreme the driver of the fast boat have stored for us...

another thing we did was the "Snorkeling" and we did some fish feeding we have our fish encounter we were happy because of the good climate that we have during that day ..

here comes the extreme set yourself for a roller coaster banana boat ride...if you could hear how we scream to death....

fixing my snorkeling gadget pose,,,pose...before i get off to the water..with my photobumber.

Here comes the whole gang #teambora...

posing before we wear the safety jacket...

so if your planning for an activity it would be better and nice if you do i with groups because you can haggle and negotiate with the price since there we are talking to a number of person we are so happy because we are able to meet a very nice guy who take care of us during our stay he was able to give us a discount...
1,500/head for a 2 day activities
Day 1. island hopping/tour, snorkeling/fishfeeding, banana boat
Day 2 view of the island, ATV ride, Zorb ride
if you want to know the person who guide us just click on the link below he has a Facebook page where he puts some of our moments aside form being a guide he comes to be as our official photographer during our activities...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Conquer-Boracay/1403325273282351