Cheers to all...

If you are looking for an easy and yet special menu for this celebration here's my suggestion:

Entrée
Artichokes Bacon Cheese Muffin
Goatcheese Lollipops
Zuccini Crisp in Rosemary
Chicken Liver Bruschetta

Main Course
Beef Daube Provençal
Chicken Tagine in Lemon Preserves and Olives
Rolled Turkey in Walnut Parsley Presto and Mango Orange Sauce

Dessert
Tropical Santa Cookies
Christmas Log Cake
Profiterole with lychee ice-cream and cherry chocolate sauce
Raspberry tiramisu

There is always a beautiful rainbow after the rain

The wind has finally slowed down, and the rain has stopped from falling. The typhoon is gone but leaving behind an unforgettable and painful experience to everyone. Lives were taken, some people are still missing, houses damaged, certain areas are still underwater but people's morale has never been so high. For the calamity has brought out the best in everyone. Help from all over the world pour out from different walks of life and it was really admirable!

I was extremely happy to get reassuring news from all my friends that they were fine although most were still fragile sharing their near death experiences. Kudos to my goodfriend and her staff for spearheding our own little outreach activity few days ago in one of the striken calamity area in Manila. Clothes, medicines, goods and some hot soup were distributed. Again we would like to extend our gratitude to all the donors and to all the people who contributed in their own little way in helping out the victims.

To my friend, I may not be there but thank you for making me a part of this.

When it rains it pours....

When an awful something unexpectedly strikes us it is only human to feel miserable and devastated. I remember when I was a kid, everytime I was intensely happy I was always scared that something negative would happen anytime. As if somehow I feel subconsciously that I have no right to be enourmously joyful or else...

Two weeks ago, I was happy as a clam in a butter sauce; there was our unforgettable London trip and then the radiant wedding of my sister in law. Everything was doing well, until last Saturday when I received the phone call of my sister telling me about the recent catastrophe that hit Philippines. A strong typhoon striked and left lots of families homeless and the death toll still continues to rise. My family was luckily spared but there lots of others that are suffering. They need our love and prayers.

I will be back with my regular blogging in a few days. Please bear with me.