Writing by wisteria on Tuesday, 27 of November, 2007 at 10:44 am
My friend Marie has recently joined the worldwide voice for American climbers, the American Alpine Club. The club will soon have a major event and for this reason, Marie is now looking for a Colorado bed and breakfast, a place to stay with her loved ones. This type of accommodation suits the needs of a practical visitor of Colorado.
Aside from mountaineering interest of Marie, they will be able to visit the historical places and the beautiful sceneries of Colorado. They will surely enjoy every minute of their family bonding.
Category: RnR, sports
Writing by wisteria on Saturday, 27 of October, 2007 at 11:20 pm
I recently had dinner with a childhood friend. While eating, I noticed that the color of his left hand is way lighter than his right hand. I voiced out my thoughts and he answered, “I play golf in a nearby golf club.”
Now why didn’t I think of that? Anyway, he was not the sporty type when we were kids, so I was surprised about that information. Curious, I prodded more about his new recreation, and soon, we were scheduling my first golf lesson. He told me he’ll lend me some of his golf equipment while taking the lessons until I decide whether or not I’ll include playing golf in my weekly routine. I can’t wait for my first golf lesson.
Category: RnR, sports
Writing by wisteria on Thursday, 25 of October, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Since my uncle offered free use of his Orlando vacation home early this year, my cousins and I have been saving up for a “Theme Parks” trip to Florida. Of course, our target dates are sometime this December. You see, although Florida’s theme parks are enchanting throughout the year, the overlay of holiday cheer triples the magic and fun during this Christmas season.
Here’s a list of Theme Parks we have in our itinerary:
- Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens
- DisneyQuest® Indoor Interactive Theme Park
- Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
- Fantasy of Flight
- Magic Kingdom® Park
Hope to see y’all there!
Category: RnR, travel
Writing by wisteria on Sunday, 21 of October, 2007 at 11:18 pm
We have a family band composed of four girls. Dad has been successful in motivating his daughters at their young age to have the musical instruments instead of dolls as their toys and playmates. Though the all female band is not performing to earn for a living, the girls are usually invited in family and school gatherings. There are also occasions they perform to raise funds for charitable institutions. Now, Dad had decided to replace the old and worn out musical instruments of the girls.
For the all-female band, Dad had already selected what to buy musical instruments online. These are the musical instruments in Dad’s list: Casio WK 3300 76 Keyboard; Epiphone Les Paul 100 Electric Guitar; Ion le d01 Electronic Drums packed with percussion power; and Pioneer MP3 Player. These musical instruments have the best price and known for quality. The all-female band is very excited to have the new set of band instruments delivered.
Category: RnR, gadgets
Writing by wisteria on Monday, 27 of August, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Whenever people come to a decision that they are in dire need of hiatus, they generally opt to go to places where they can forget about work and their problems. They start planning on a secluded romantic, active, or relaxation getaway to compensate for their busy and sometimes exhausting routine.
Now when this happens to you, you ought to make sure that your vacation is worth it. Otherwise, you would just have wasted your money and your precious leaves from work.
One of the best places to go for an escapade is in Hawaii. Not only can you hike, boat, snorkel and whale watch in an unaffected, natural habitat, you can also stay in unique places, such as villas, with your family and/or friends so you can spend more quality time with them. Do try a Kauai Vacation.
To ensure that you achieve maximum pleasure from your trip, I suggest you visit websites like the Hawaiian Beach Rentals which offers KAUAI VACATION PACKAGES and allows you to plan a customized, unique, memorable, and even environmentally-friendly vacation at economical rates.
Category: RnR, travel
Writing by wisteria on Tuesday, 14 of August, 2007 at 4:56 am
We recently had a drinking-bowling company outing last August 10. I had so much fun that I recounted the entire evening to my mom.
She told me that bowling is a great game and we ought to do it as a family recreation one of these days. I told her a bowling game is expensive, so why not just play billiards? In fact, since we have plenty of space in our new house, why not avail of a pool table so we can have unlimited fun without the hassle of time constraint and per hour gaming fee. Besides, pool tables nowadays aren’t that expensive. My mom said she’ll consider it.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed. It would be really great to be able to play billiards in your own house and even invite friends for a game every now and then.
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Disclosure: This post features a paid link.

Category: RnR, sports
Writing by wisteria on Friday, 10 of August, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Drained from work, I decided to browse over some websites during break and encountered this, “Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.”
As of the moment, I am not satisfied with my answers to those three questions. But then again, I am still able to “work to live” and NOT “live to work”. That is, I can still squeeze in some time to meet up with my friends and I am still capable of spending some dough in out-of-towns. I guess my breaking point will be when my main existence revolves on my job. Until then, I am going to continue looking at leisuretime promotion brochures and websites and enjoy the “fruits of my labor” (or what’s left of it).
Category: mumblings, RnR, travel
Writing by wisteria on Thursday, 9 of August, 2007 at 3:00 am
No matter how much creativity goes into it, cooking is an art. Or perhaps I should say a craft. It abides by absolute rules, physics, chemistry, etc. and that means that unless you understand the science you cannot reach the art. We’re not talking about painting here. Cooking’s more like engineering. I happen to think that there is great beauty in great engineering.
ALTON BROWN, interview, Sep. 12, 2002
Anxious on finding a good cooking school to create “great engineering”, I surfed the net once again and came across this: http://www.baychef.com/student_services.asp
While I’m still undecided, I like the fact that, you are not only “in the middle of a culinary playground” at California Culinary Academy… they also help their students secure significant jobs in restaurants, hotels, resorts, bakeries, and other culinary and hospitality related businesses. What makes it more captivating is the student housing options and the personal and professional development activities that they offer throughout the term.
So far, so good. I’ll keep you posted on my final culinary school decision.
Category: wine and dine, RnR
Writing by wisteria on Friday, 6 of July, 2007 at 11:47 am
A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.
ELSA SCHIAPARELLI, Shocking Life
I just came home from dinner with my officemates at Gateway. While eating, Maricel, one of my colleagues, heard me producing delighted and satisfied, “Mmmm!” chewing sounds. She looked at me, saw my equally delighted expression towards the dish I’m savoring, and laughingly commented, “Fe’s really appreciative. Feeding her gives one a sense of gratification.”
True. I’m one of those people who delight in eating (especially if it’s free!). In fact, food has a great influence in my mood. Bland dishes can add to my depression. On the other hand, exquisitely prepared food can momentarily (or even permanently) dispel some of my unceasing anxieties.
With this wondrous effect, I aim to be able to produce the latter effect (conjure happiness) to the recipient of my cooking. Achieving this will of course entail notable training. Still in search for an appropriate school to get this high-end cooking skill, I browsed the net once more and encountered this: http://www.twincitiesculinary.com/. What can you say about that culinary school?
Category: wine and dine, RnR
Writing by wisteria on Tuesday, 19 of June, 2007 at 8:43 am
“Picture, picture!”
This is one of my colleagues’ famous (shrieking) quotable quotes on me.
You see, I’m a camera and picture addict. I take pictures at whim; of just about anything I fancy at any given moment (sense of decency, common sense, and all caution being set aside for the sake of art – MY collection of art that is).
From coincidental same-colored shirts of my colleagues to glorious sunsets, I savor them all by freezing them in a photo. And every time, the pictures I take are worth throwing away all caution and enduring the ceaseless banters of my colleagues about my weird photo-hobby. They’re simply exquisite. And looking through them sometimes literally takes my breath away – in an awe or nostalgic fashion, depending on the picture.
Thus, when I have enough money (I know, I know. It will still take time to reach that state.), I intend to upgrade my basic photography skills (I did take a photography class in college if you must know – complete with SLR and developing sessions). Someone recommended Brooks school of photography. I had a look at it and I like the fact that it offers training in filmmaking,graphic design and photojournalism too. We’ll see…
Category: visual culture, RnR