Friday, April 25, 2008

Homemade Caramel Macchiato

I spent two days looking for flavored syrups that can be used for to flavor my lattes and other espresso based drinks. Finally, thanks to a friend, I bought my first set of syrups today at Gourdo's.

So I did a little experiment and tried to copy my favorite drink.

Sugar-Free Vanilla Non Fat Caramel Macchiato:
2 Shots of espresso
Steamed Milk and Froth
Sugar-Free Vanilla Syrup
Caramel Sauce (for the drizzle)




It's not perfect but it'll do. haha

Here's the total number of drinks that I made for the day:
3 Mocha Lattes
3 Caramel Macchiato
1 Latte


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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

My First Latté

I woke up today at 9:00am. I set my alarm to 8:00am or 9:00am because I'm having trouble sleeping. I remember two weeks ago, I've been lying in bed for 2 hours (2-4am) but I'm still wide awake.

Anyways, after freshing up, I quickly went to the kitchen to make my morning coffee. First, I placed water to the container and turned on the espresso machine. Then I prepared my freshly ground coffee and measured a double shot.

Ok forgive me, I'm not an expert. haha. I'm still figuring out how to properly tamp the coffee. haha.

Then I steamed my milk. Since I'm still on a diet, I used a non-fat milk.

After a couple of minutes.......

TADA!!




Haha. Well that looked sooooo made by a novice. But I'm proud of it. (You can see that some of the coffee spilled on the saucer. lol)

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Monday, April 21, 2008

New Baby!

I have a new baby!! No, it's not a baby MBP.. I wish. haha.

I bought an espresso machine earlier today. I really love espresso based drinks rather than a plain old brewed coffee made on a coffee press.

Mom and me went to Anson's to look, compare and canvass espresso machines (not buy). Then I saw this Oster espresso machine. It's kinda cheap compared to the Krups espresso machines but it looks good and I think it can cater to my daily caffeine shots. haha.

Here's my new baby. I still don't have a name for it. haha


















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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Cover the Damn Red Spot



















After like 20 tries, I finally got it!



Try it for yourself.
http://www.dumptrumpet.com/?v=4097

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

iWorld

A couple of days ago, me, my mom and my sister went to the grocery. Thanks to my sister, we got there 40 minutes before it closes. haha

My sister got her own cart and did her own shopping. She headed straight to the appliance and household items section of the grocery while me and my mom went to buy food supplies. haha

You know, my newlywed sister is kinda excited shopping for furnitures, appliances and whatnot. haha. Their apartment is small so just imagine stuffing all those items inside.

So let's fast track...

After buying all the items in our grocery list, I called my sister and asked her where the heck she was. We went to the other side of the grocery and found her looking at water jugs, tumblers and pitchers. I was looking at the stack and to my surprise, found these two interesting items:



Okay... The left item has a click wheel like an iPod and the right item has a pear with a bite like the Apple logo. And it's named "iBottle". hahahaha.

Well I have nothing against Apple as I am a Mac and iPod user myself. But what the heck is with these tumblers? lol. Can't they think of other logos or just make a plain one? lol.

Would you use that click wheel and pretend to click, scroll and listen to music while drinking water? ahahaha.


Geeeez.. lol

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Add Syrup... huh?

So I got sick last Monday thanks to the rain and our driver. lol

Yesterday, my dad went to the doctor to have his eye examined and my mom told me to come with them for a check-up. I brought my cousin with me so I have someone to tag along for coffee. haha.

So after my check-up, me and my cousin went to my favorite starbucks shop to check if "CP" was there. haha. We didn't make tambay for a long time coz my parents might call me anytime. And as expected, "CP" wasn't there. haha. hmmm... Is my theory about my cousin correct? haha. Just kidding.

So after like 30mins, we went back to the other mall to meet my parents. We stopped by Cyber Zone first to do some window shopping and drool a little. haha.

I called mommy and I told her to meet us at Italiani's but we'll stop by starbucks megastrip first. So me and my cousin walked out the strip and entered the shop.

Here's the fun part. hahahaha

I had a plan to make my order longer and see if the baristas there could get it right. haha. But I decided not to so I ordered my usual drink (Hot Venti Sugar-Free Vanilla Non Fat Caramel Macchiato).

So I was like...

Me: I'll have one hot venti sugar-free vanilla non fat caramel macchiato.
Boy Barista: Ok.
After a few seconds...
Boy Barista: Venti?
Me: Yes
Boy Barista: Sugar-Free?
Me: Yes
Boy Barista: Hot?
Me. (ugh) Yes... (with a smile)
Boy Barista: Can I get your name for the cup?
Me: *bleep bleep*

Hahaha. I thought that he got my order right at once coz he just said "ok" after telling him what I want.

Then I whispered to my cousin..
Me: Mukang nahirapan ata siya.
Cousin: Muka nga.
Me: Hahahaha. First time?
Cousin: *laughing*

Then my order was called at the pick-up counter by the girl barista. My drink was right! Yay! So she asked for my receipt.

Girl Barista: Saan po yung may add syrup?
Me: Ha?
Girl Barista: Yung yung vanilla ba po yun din pero sugar-free lang?
Me: Yes
Girl Barista: Ok. Wait lang po.

She called the Boy Barista and informed him that there was a mistake with my order. I don't usually check my receipt so I didn't notice that he added a syrup.

After a while, she came back and handed me my P20 back for the "add syrup".

Lol.

Omg. Where did they got that Boy Barista from?

While walking back to the mall, I was still laughing from what happened at the starbucks shop. I thought that the baristas were trained for taking long and customized order. Good thing I didn't order my original Quad Ristretto Hot Venti Sugar-Free Vanilla Non Fat Caramel Macchiato coz it might cause a havoc. lol

Sayang, cute pa naman siya. hahaha

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Me? A Teacher?

I'm afraid that the answer is YES.

I'm 80% sure that I will be teaching this next school year (2008-2009). I still haven't talked to my dad regarding this again but I think that my parents are serious.

They are letting me teach the Computer subject for grades 4-6 and 1st-4th year High School. You see, the previous teacher resigned because of god-knows-what so my parents chose me to replace him.

I asked them if it's ok for me to teach because I don't have a degree in education but they told me that it's fine. The old teacher only has a diploma for a 2 year Computer Technician course and I have a 4 year BS Degree in Computer. Well I'm sorry for the comparison and if I sound "mayabang" but he really don't impress me much with his way of teaching. Hehe. I admit that when I have problems with my PC before, I ask him for help. But beyond those hardware stuffs, he doesn't really know anything.

I remember before that he likes to install softwares and whatnot in my mom and dad's pc. Then later on, my parents will ask my why their computers were acting strange. gosh. But I have to give him credit though. He fixed our LAN/Wifi at home. Oopps, I'll take that back. His friend fixed the Wifi, not him. lol

Anyways, I don't have any real experience in teaching. I have no problems performing in a live audience but I don't know if it'll be the same with teaching students. yikes. Elementary and High School students? hmmm... How will I handle their weird attitudes?

I want to be a good teacher and I like my students to learn. But I don't want to be, as much as possible, strict. I know that I can be "mataray" but I don't want it to be the reason for my students to study and learn. I want them to enjoy my subject, and not just do their assignments because they are scared of me. I've experienced that before as a student and I don't want my students to experience the same.

Well this will be a very big challenge for me. Teaching is not a joke. Whatever comes out from my mouth will change the minds my students. I know that I'm not perfect but I will try my best to share the knowledge that I have to others.

My dad asked my to create a curriculum/lesson plan a couple of days ago. I don't know if he's really serious. But if he is, I have to get started.

..........

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Pregnant?

I think I am. haha

JK.

You see, my violin and all my gadgets are my babies. So no, I'm not like the pregnant man on the news. haha.

So when I say I'm pregnant, it means that I'm in love with a gadget. haha. I think I'm carrying a baby MBP. haha. I won't reveal what "MBP" stands for cause I might jinx it. lol

Well I still have to wait a month to find out if I'm really pregnant.

Mommy!!!

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