Kaldereta- Filipino DIsh Recipe.. Try it!!

Kaldereta is a dish popular in the Philippines, especially in Luzon island. Its common ingredients are cuts of pork, beef or goat with tomato paste or tomato sauce with liver spread added to it. In Metro Manila it is more commonly added with potatoes but in other regions such as Southern Tagalog provinces, it is simply the sauce and the cuts of meat that are used. There are other meats that can also be used such as chicken but pork, beef and goat are the three more popular cuts of meat used.

Beef Kaldereta

1 kilo beef, cut into chunks
1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver
5 onions, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
6 tomatoes, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce
3 green peppers, diced
3 red peppers, diced
4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 cups beef stock or water
1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Instructions:

*In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers.
*Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
*Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.
*Serve with plain rice

Music

1st of all what is music?

Music is the art of arranging tones in an orderly sequence so as to produce a unified and continuous composition". In reality, music does not have any one concrete meaning. Music has different meanings for different people. Music is unique in each person's life. To a musician, music is their life. They eat, breathe, and live music. Music is their passion. For others, music is a hobby, a pastime. Music is something that arouses interest and is pleasurable. The casual fan may learn about music, how to read music, how to sing, or how to play a musical instrument, but they do not have the all encompassing passion a musician possesses. Music is a means of relaxation for some, while others simply enjoy listening to the sounds, melodies, and rhythms that music brings to their ears, minds, and hearts.

Different people have different kind of taste in music.. There are many types of music like pop, jazz, classical, rock, country, and more.

Everyone can learn an instrument for example like the piano, guitar and more.. But it is based on their interest.. We cant simply play an instrument without enjoying. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music.

Mother's Day

What is a Mother's Day?

Well every year we celebrate Mother's Day. But do we really celebrate it because everyone else does it or the opposite?

Mother's Day owes its origins to several long standing traditions in Europe and the UK where a speific Sunday was set aside to honor motherhood and mothers. Traditionally the day was marked by the giving of token gifts and the relinquishing of certain traditionally female tasks such as cooking and cleaning to other members of the family as a gesture of appreciation.
While the role of the woman has become less rigid in modern day society Mother's Day (or Mothering Sunday) as it has been called in the UK dating back to the sixteenth century, remains an important day for the honoring of the role the mother's play in the home and in society in general

Only One MotherHundreds of stars in the pretty sky,

Hundreds of shells on the shore together,

Hundreds of birds that go singing by,

Hundreds of lambs in the sunny weather.

Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,

Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,

Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,

But only one mother the world wide over. '

that's my mama and me..

ACHOO!!

What a day!!

Having a very bad cough!! *COUGH COUGH* yet i still can smile!!

Anyway yesterday was a very very rough day 4 me.. Haiz.. But God took care of me!! :)

Today... Hmmm let's see what's the plan.. Gonna practise my piano for about 1 hour.. 2 is too long..

Gonna pray den help my mum a bit.. M 2 sick.. can't do much. Moreover, I'm doing lots of preparation 4 COLLEGE! m taking international business.. And i m confident about it.. Before this i thought of taking banking and finance but 1 of the lecturer told me dat there's a lot of CALCULATION which can really blow my head off the zone!! No way i m taking dat.. So at last i decided for international business.. WHEW!!

As a Conclusion, Hope i will get well soon enough and i hope as well dat Dis college-Utar i won't feel so lonely as the college is filled with Chinese people.. GOd help me!! Even the lecturer's are CHINESE! what is this world coming to?

But I know GOd will be there with me all the days of my Life.. :)

Daily Scriptures

Philippines here i come!!

5/4/2009-We(Sis. Cecilia and Me) couldn sleep.. Too excited... We left from the house around 5.30a.m. and the flight is around 7.45.. We rushed to the airport and thanked God the plane was a bit delay.. Finally we were on the plane around 7.45. My, the sunrise view was Way awesome from the plane.And finally around 11.30 we arrived safe and sound.We alslo Met my aunt at the airport. Sis. Cecilia parents came and pick us up and the journey from the Airport to the Manila City was about 2 hours. As soon as we arrived, we unpacked and I met all of Sis. Cecilia sis and bro's.

7/4/09- Meet Aunty Neneth in a mall. Went to her Beautiful Mansion and stayed there for a night. "Aah how i've missed that place".. Meet her granddaughter-Leila- Had roasted chicken and veggies for dinner.. Couldn't sleep as all of her dogs(30+)were howling.. T_T

8/4/09- Went to Pastor Dave using train.. Arrived around 11.00 a.m. It was their church annivesary. Kuya(Bro) Dave was the song leader and his dad was the preacher. Durinf the preaching, i couldn't really understand as it was spoken in tagalod language, but it,s fine as Sis. Cecilia was my interpreter. Then we had lunch with the Cutar family.

Kuya Dave: So Su-Anne do u have a boyfriend now?

Su-Anne : No, kuya.. Too young.. I'm concentrating on my collge
Besides, i m not really into this right now.. Not the right time.
Kuya Dave: Good.. And i wont allow u too. Any guys that court you must ask me 1st. Too young LAR
Su-Anne :*Laughs*

The Church that we attended on the 1st week of Sunday we were there


Some of the wonderful people we met.. My 1st time meeting Blessy Joy-Pastor Dave wife. :)

General Conference 09

The General Conference 2009, was from 19-22 of feb 09..The morning speaker was Rev. David Wright and the evening speaker was Rev. Bruce Howell.. There was a might move of God on the 1st night as Rev. Bruce Howell preached about the potter and the clay. Either the clay stay on the wheel( wander off even God hasn't finish moulding us) or the clay stays on the wheel(we wait until God finish moulding us until we become a beautiful pot).

with Sis. Cecilia, Her sis(brown shirt) and her Pastor's Wife(blue shirt)

Sis. Nenet, SIs cecilia and Sis. Cecilia sis..

Some of the missionary of the Philippines

2nd day

A local church presenting special songs

During the preaching of the Gospel

Sis. Cecilia and her siblings


With Kuya Dave


With Sis. Brenda MAllory...-1 of the missionaries