Crocodile Park Davao
Crocodile Park Davao is among the popular places to have a nature adventure in Davao City. It is not a place only dedicated to crocs but also to a variety of animals (though they really made a spotlight for the crocs).
Trek to Mt. Apo: The Greatest Walk I ever Had
Knowing nothing but the simplicity of the fact that it is the highest point in the nation, I didn’t hesitate for a second. Well, the decision was a little bit not in the right track, but because of the exciting idea of climbing the highest peak in the Philippines, all doubts vanished. So let the journey begins!
Crab-a-licious Night - Let's Crab Eat! in Davao City
Just had a wonderful satisfying eat-all-you-can crab buffet at Let's Crab Eat! at Torres St., in Davao City. A simple celebration for heart's day and oh well to satisfy my intense crab-ing!
Monday, March 11, 2013
How to Make Cake Without Oven - Update
Sunday, March 3, 2013
How to Make Cake Without Oven – Homemade Baking
¾ cups cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups sugar
½ cup oil
1 cup boiling water or hot coffee
2 eggs
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two 23cm round cake pans, or one 23x33cm rectangular baking pan, with wax paper. Grease the paper and the sides of the pan well.
- In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together.
- Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla essence and beat with an electric mixer for about two minutes. Add the boiling water or coffee and mix until combined.
- Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 30-40 minutes.
- To test if the cake is ready, insert a toothpick into the middle of the pan. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready. A single rectangular cake will take slightly longer to bake than two round layers.
- Slide a knife around the edge of each cake to loosen it from the pan, turn the pan over onto a metal rack and peel off the paper.
- Let the cake cool completely before covering with icing. For the icing recipes. I recommend a chocolate buttercream icing or ganache.
How to Make Cake Without Oven : Using Gas Stove
How to Make Cake Without Oven : Using Electric Stove
Try 1: Electric Stove – Mixing Bowl
1 level tbsp syrup
200g coarsely chopped chocolate (use dark chocolate for the best results)
- Pour the cream into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Remove the saucepan once boiled.
- Stir in the syrup.
- Place the chopped chocolate into a mixing bowl.
- Pour the heated mixture over the chocolate.
- Mix until all the chocolate has melted.
Molded the cake in a plastic container since we can't get it out of the bowl |
What happened? burnt cake (What an idiot, using a mixing bowl to cook - there's a reason why it's called mixing bowl!) ;> |
Try 2: Gas Stove – Baking Pan
Try 3: Electric Stove –Baking Pan
Here are some photos from my chocolate cake without using an oven. Be creative on your decoration and no will know it's homemade!
Tips:
Friday, February 15, 2013
Crab-a-licious Night - Let's Crab Eat in Davao City
The restaurant offers different main course dish including the mouth-watering curry-like crab.At first I though it was cooked with curry powder because of its taste and aroma. Just before posting this, I research and found that there's a name for it and it's Szechuan Crab. Thanks Sir Blogie for the info. I'll also be featuring your images here since what we took last night was not giving the place enough credit they deserve.
A rather disorganize plate ;> |
Appetizers and Dessert |
After a delightful dinner |
Mouthful of green salad |
Dining area |
Let's Crab Eat! As of the night of Feb. 14, 2013 : Php 449.00 per person excluding drinks, some says Php 398.00, maybe they raise it a bit because of the celebration.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
HBO's "The Newsroom" - Getting the News right
"On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers." See complete Suits Plot Summary
After the first season of Suits, I was in the pursuit of finding a good series again. I was intrigued with "The Newsroom" so I gave it a try. Initially my first thought is that it would be boring. I mean who wants to see a room full of people discussing what news to deliver? right?People taking calls, writing notes, shouting to each other - a completely normal day in the stock market. And yet I was completely mistaken. And I mean GREATLY mistaken. Watching a few episodes gives you a different perspective of what news is. Gives respect to people who risks their personal interest for the profession. How television and media conforms to what the greater audience wants and left out the vital information that we should be sharing. Information that should be worth sharing - and must be discussed.
The Newsroom Plot
The Newsroom: The Complete First Season
A news anchor, Will McAvoy, returns from a forced vacation to find his staff have jumped ship for another show. He is forced to work with several new team members brought on board during his absence.
More on: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/
The Newsroom is an American drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin, airing on HBO, that chronicles the behind-the-scenes events at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) channel.
I felt a little disappointed since I am among the people cultivating entertainment to be on top of everything on the news. It's like celebrity gossip is a trend no one can put down. What I learned from it is that as much as we love talking about the pretty faces in Hollywood, we should be civilized through real informative NEWS. HBO's "The Newsroom" would make you cry and feel proud. I highly recommend it.
Here's an excerpt on the first episode which is nothing but utterly breathtaking.
We Just Decided To [1.01]
Will: Sharon, the NEA is a loser. Yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our paycheck, but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants. It doesn't cost money, it costs votes; it costs airtime, column inches. You know why people don't like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so fucking smart, how come they lose so goddamn always?
Sharon: Hey!
Will: [to Lewis] And with a straight face, you're gonna tell students that America's so star-spangled awesome, that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? Canada has freedom, Japan has freedom, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom. [laughs] So 207 sovereign states in the world, like a hundred and eighty of them have freedom.
Moderator: Alright–
Will: And yeah, you, sorority girl. Just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there's some things you should know, and one of them is, there's absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're 7th in literacy, 27th in math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, number 4 in labor force, and number 4 in exports. We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined. 25 of whom are allies. Now, none of this is the fault of a 20 year old college student. But you, nonetheless, are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period. So when you ask, "what makes us the greatest country in the world?" I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Yosemite? [Pause] We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors. We put our money where our mouths were. And we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, acted like men. We aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it, it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in our last election. And we didn't... we didn't scare so easy. We were able to be all these things, and to do all these things, because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore. [Pause] Enough?
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Newsroom_(U.S._TV_series)
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Festive Kasalang Bayan 2012 – A true BAYANIHAN spirit
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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My Little Planted Tank
Here are some pictures of my young aquarium. I’ve been meaning to change it to all tetras but Petsmart (Davao) in Sta. Ana doesn’t always have the stock. Got to wait though. Taking care of these plants is far more difficult compared to taking care of the fishes ;> Whoever has nice freshwater plants, I’m accepting gifts even it’s after the holidays!
A well planted tank with tiny fishes is an amazing sight. It’s nice to watch them glide and chase each other. Takes away the boredom of being alone.
If you have your own aquarium. Share it here! Happy Fish Keeping Davao
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Crocodile Park Davao
Another enjoyable trip with the Almoceja Family and friends.
Crocodile Park Davao is among the popular places to have a nature adventure in Davao City. It is not a place only dedicated to crocs but also to a variety of animals (though they really made a spotlight for the crocs).
They have a lot of shows and you can check it in their website.
Here are some info for you to prepare for an amazing Crocodile Experience.
The Davao Crocodile Park will open Monday to Sunday
Monday to Thursday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
As of 2010 their Entrance fee is:
ADULT: P150.00
Inclusions
1. entry at Butterfly House
2. entry at Tribu K'Mindanawan
3. entry at Crocodile Park
KIDS (2-12 years old) P75.00
Inclusions
1. entry at Butterfly House
2. entry at Tribu K'Mindanawan
3. entry at Crocodile Park
Davao Crocodile Park showcase their animals by having great shows which includes the Crocodile Dancing, Crocodile Encounter, Crocodile Frenzy, Crocodile Feeding, Wildlife Encounter and the Tightrope Walking.
Davao Crocodile Park Complex
Riverfront, Corporate City, Diversion Highway
Ma-a, Davao City 8000 Philippines
Phone: (082) 286 8883 or 286 1054
Telefax: +63.082.221.4671
It’s expensive when you have a crowd. But truly it’s worth it.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
EPOL Spring Trip
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Snage's Top 10
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