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Thursday, October 27, 2011
New Waffles
Anyway, again with no decoration here is what I made in our new waffle maker we bought last year...I think.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Sick Day
I rarely stay home from work. I have been known to show up to work so sick that my manager has sent me home. I literally have to not be able to move or talk to not make it in. Last week, I was feeling under the weather, but of course, I made it to work. My manager informed me that I looked terrible and was worried that I was going to get everyone else sick. She sent me home at ten in the morning. I did not have anything to do, so went straight home to take some medication , get in the bed, and try to get well so that I wouldn't get sent home the next day. I have to admit, I loved staying at home. I put on my pajamas, heated up some tomato soup, curled up with my dog in the bed and watched EXPERT SATELLITE. I did not check my e-mail or answer my phone. Relaxing and watching television with absolutely nothing to do was pure relaxing bliss!
Friday, October 21, 2011
A New Friend of The Family
Our children love to play with markers, pens, and pencils from relatives. And they always use our walls as their papers, like we are running out of paper, (we have plenty to go around). Water, vinegar and dish soap erased them. Of course it takes a while because I don't want to have a bare wall (no paint), so I am taking easy on scrubbing it.
Our bathroom sink is made from ceramics. Since the bathroom is closer to the classroom than our kitchen, our children always empty their paint brushes wash in the bathroom sink. The tempera paint sticks to the ceramics. I tried brushing it with soap or bleach, they don't go away. I had such positive outcome with the walls and tried the same mixture. When I was finish, I cannot believe my eyes. It looks like it was a new sink.
We have a a well and our pool filtering system always get clog with lime/calcium from the water. And concentrate vinegar does the job. Even with our faucets. I will do it with our shower head very soon because our shower is not a shower anymore. More like a faucet the way the water comes out of it.
Thank goodness for distilled white vinegar. It is my cleaning savior.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Eggplant Rollatini
I just need to adjust the cheese measurement I put in mine according to my taste. However, I am the only one that eat a lot of vegetable in my household. I probably eat enough for the whole family...lol. I definitely recommend "eggplant rollatini." Just type the name on your search window and you should find plenty of recipe.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Having Kids
When my husband and I were dating, and even in our first few years of marriage, we went out all the time. We went to see movies almost every weekend. We went out to dinner at least twice a week. We went to concerts and college football games and traveled to every state within a six hour driving distance. However, after we had our first child two years ago, we were no longer able to go out as much. I began working part-time instead of full-time, so our income decreased and we were not able to afford going to movies and concerts as much as we used to. We actually did not have cable TV at home until after we had our first child because we were never home to watch it. Now that we're home a lot more and cannot afford the entertainment that we used to, we decided to get cable from Direct TV. Now my husband and I go on "dates" after the kids are asleep, and we usually watch a movie or a show that we both enjoy. Times have changed in our house, and I miss the days when we would travel or go to the movie theater, but I am glad we did those things when we could, and I would not trade these kids for anything.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Something Goes Wrong
Easter dinner, I bought a roast beef not knowing it was already seasoned and cook it the regular way, turned out really, really salty. My FIL offered to bring some pre-made meal before the dinner and we opt not. Then the meal I made was horrible...ack!
July fourth party moved to last week because of rain. My ever famous Hershey cocoa chocolate cake turn very very cocoa-we. It taste I put too much cocoa in it. How are all this recipes gone bad? I can see the mistake with the Easter dinner, but the cinnamon rolls and chocolate cake? I was always able to cook them perfectly.
I blame my DD for always talking to me while I was making them. I kept on telling them to watch, but no, she needs to asked questions and sometimes I forget the measuring count for the ingredients. Sometimes I start making some other meals than intended. I can't wait for her to grow a little taller so that she can work in the kitchen by herself.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Baptism Over the Weekend
It was a very tiring weekend for me. I cooked the kabobs (she helped me put them on a skewers). Their little one was getting baptize on Sunday noon. And what a rainy day that was. I think the High Almighty is telling them not to do it...he he he. Their house was packed and there was some cabbage salad from the night before and we also serve it. I cannot believe how fast it disappeared. Almost everyone who loves salad praise me on how delicious it was. Well, thanks to DH friend Bob from NJ for it.
While in church DD asked a lot of questions about chanting, the word Amen and why they say it, kneeling and crossing oneself. The man sitting next to DH sing very loud, he is probably telling us something like, "how come your children don't know anything about Christians or Catholic church?"
I am sorry, I know they are good people, but...yes that, there is always but. People like him don't need to shove his belief on other people. The very same reason why this country is the way it is right now.
Anyway, that's it for this week. I have plenty of things to do to prepare for the first day of school.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Before we always buy for everyone, and the children never finished theirs and DH ending up eating it all up. I guess we never been out for sometime and DH was surprised last night that our children finished what they got. As soon as we got them something we left and went home. Poor DH didn't have anything to eat...lol.
We now know to buy each one something. DH was disappointed, however, he is always out and about and can buy himself something.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Customer Service Stinks!
I think one of the most obnoxious things in the entire world is customer servicelines. They all always say that they have representatives that are 'available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." That is always such a joke! Even when you call during normal business hours, there still usually isn't someone available until 30 minutes later. Then they get mad at you when you're not overly excited to talk to them because: a.) your product doesn't work in the first place which is why you are having to call, and b.) now you've just wasted 30 MORE minutes of your time to try to ask them why your product isn't working. Even online help centers aren't the best, because they try to give you computer generated answers based on the key words in your query. One such place I should look for help with customer service for my high definition television is: ExpertSATELLITE.com. I need to call in with them, and I'm hoping that they are better than the rest with response time!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Fresh Peanuts
If I can't find fresh peanuts, I settle for dried raw peanuts.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Guess What
So, until EC decided to update the tool bar, I will not be able to return drops when it is convenient for me. I don't want to re-install the all firefox because the last I did it, my back, refresh, forward buttons got messed-up. I will leave it alone for now.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Broccoli Salad
1 pack cooked bacon (crumbled)
2 crown broccoli
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1 c mayonnaise
Rinse the broccoli and separate the floweret. I let it set in the fridge until crunchy or rinse them in icy cold water. Mix the rest of the ingredients, pour on top of broccoli and mix until the dressing is well blended then add the crumble cook bacon. Yum!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Simple Meal
Monday, June 13, 2011
Coffee (@4pm)
Yup, drinking my old coffee right now. I don't want to wake up with a headache tomorrow morning. As for DH, he will drink coffee morning, noon and dinner or even before bed. That how he was when I met him. And yes, he did not have any problem falling sleep at night. I do, I'm hoping I will be able to go sleep on time tonight. I don't want to spend some days in my summer vacation with a headache. I can easily get it from other things already, I don't need to add something else to it...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Looks Familiar
Anyway, a lot of you are probably familiar with the following. Egg-rolls, rice and rice noodles with vegetables.
I am craving for fish for a while now, and anything Filipino takes care of that craving. I can buy fish, but I am craving for bonito or milkfish. I can't get those in my local grocery store. DH call most of the fish I like, bait fish...:(
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Cooking on the Weekend
Which I just did last weekend. I put all the meat that I wanted to cook late Thursday in out fridge. By Friday night they are almost thaw and Saturday and Sunday I do all the preparations and cooking.
However, on the weekend we also go to our local farm to get milk to last our family for a week. And what you will find in our refrigerator are a lot of it on the weekend. You can imagine how pack my fridge last weekend?
The deep fried things are chicken tenders on the left and fish sticks on the right.
Anyway, the images can tell you how much I cooked. An image of my beef adobo is not included because I forgot to take a picture of it. It was still cooking inside my crock pot when I put everything on the table right after everyone was done eating. I always forget to take a picture before eating. I can't stop the hungry tummies in my household to hold until I take some photos of the food. I will hear it from DH...:))
The deep fried meat took forever to make/cook. The process takes time. The strawberries are sour being early in the season so, I made the children strawberry smoothies. It has been a very hot few days for us. The bananas I mixed some pieces with cottage cheese and mandarin oranges, and shredded coconuts on top. I tried not to add any cooking on some days when its hot outside. And the following was very easy to make.
There are only 5 pieces of the barbecue wings left. DH commented not too cook to often because he might gain more weight. We both been there and we don't want to go back weighing more than we should have. I mixed the regular barbecue with some honey and DH can't stop eating them.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tips on Making Salad
When one does all the planning and the rest just wait to be told is very hard. Now-a-days meal planning is next to impossible. I will asked what they want to a meal. Most will answer, "I don't know." Well, that will not solve anything. They end up just eating what is ready to eat (mostly like junk food). And whatever food was cooked will never get touch and end up rotten and wasted.
Anyway, let's get back to my title. Most of the time DH will come to the kitchen hungry because his answer was, "I don't know." I don't usually pre-cut romaine lettuce because I am not organize anymore. So, what I do is, rinse the lettuce in ice water. It makes the lettuce instantly crispy. If you are a salad person you know what I am talking about. The crispier part of the refrigerator does not work very well. And limped lettuce is not appetizing.
I can make salad in ten minutes, considering everything that DH wanted mixed on it are ready or cooked (ex. grilled chicken).
Tips with the lettuce: Rinse them on icy water for extra crunch.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Texas BBQ Queen
I didn't know anything about barbeque before I moved to Texas. I got my new place, checked out the wireless internet providers dallas had to offer and got hooked up – before long I was surfing the web to find out what there was to do in my neck of the woods. Turns out, there are a couple of world renowned barbeque restaurants near my house so I started trying them one by one and it didn't take long before I was hooked! I've learned the difference since then in sauces (mustard is Carolina, Tomato is Georgia) and what types of meats work best with each cooking technique. I can't believe it took me so long to get into bbq, especially since I'm originally from Kansas! I've challenged my dad to a barbeque cook off the next time in town and between me and you, I think I might just win! I've got the techniques under my belt and the best teachers in town behind me…it's really impossible for me to lose!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
On Buying Meat
It turned out it was pre-season and I was supposed to add a lot of water to it when I cook it. Yes, I got a very salty brisket. Geez! I should have stick and followed my own tips. Yes, no one touch it after tasting it on Easter dinner.
I was so disappointed, because my FIL offered to buy some hoagies for our dinner and I insisted to cook something. Yup, lesson learn.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Need to Replace
Lucky enough our dining table does not use vinyl tablecloths. Did you know that the fork can go through anything when they don't want to eat? I would have change that thing once a week, and don't get me started with butter knives...:)) They used it as a saw. They are getting big now, and they can comprehend a lot of things too.
kitchen pantry cabinets, but that is another story. However, I will settle for more than one drawer. Every time the drawers come to mind, I always asked, what are they thinking when they build this kitchen (for the people who owned it, before us), they never thought about of using it, I think?
Monday, April 25, 2011
Too Much Sweets
Sunday came and DD was complaining because we didn't do egg hunt. DH was supposed to go out and buy some candy, but instead he stayed home Saturday evening and download some movies for the whole family to watch (X-Men four movies). So. I went out today grocery shopping with our two children, and I bought pounds of chocolates.
For the celebration of new beginning, I got my whole family sweets and some summer clothes. They are happy.
I was thinking about cooking a lamb (easter-n-all) but I am sure I'm the only one who's going to eat it, and even roast. They are happy with the sweets, and I am glad because they are happy. That's all matter...right?...:D :D
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Enjoy It Inside or Out
That is inside or outside your house. I know spring is a very crazy when it comes to the weather, that is why Pier 1 import made their furniture and decors versatile. You can move it anywhere in your property. Outdoor entertaining is normal this season, when the temperature is a bet warmer and nicer than winter. You may need a new umbrella or stand. They have it for you. I like their swingasan. I think that one will look great hanging on my big tree in the back yard. And the color selection of the cushions, you will really feel the spring season.
Furthermore, for those of you who want to join tweetups, please check them at Pier 1 Tweetups to get the latest upcoming event near you. I am about half hour to the city, New York city that is.
Anyway, let's get back to their spring collection.
I will swing by to the one location close by me to check that swingasan I found online. Just looking at those print patterns is very uplifting. I need to keep bothering my husband about the patio he started a long time ago. Maybe, just maybe with a little nag, he might actually finish it this year for everyone to enjoy. I like having dinner out back when the weather is perfect and perfect ambiance from Pier 1.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Photobucket is Back
Have a great weekend. My children and I are on spring break for a week, starting today around noon. They got done with their lessons early.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Excuse my blog for being bare
Monday, April 11, 2011
Rice Noodles/Vermicelli
We (my family) been to NJ yesterday, and we passed the Asian Food Market in Plainsboro but I opt out to stop. Our children was tired and just wanted to get home after a long day playing with other children. I could have bought many Asian vegetables, but there is always another day.
Here is my cook rice vermicelli. Right from the pan...lol.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Beef Adobo
I used beef cubes use in stew. I had to slow cook it first and add all the the spices little by little after an hour. I made sure it is soft enough, I hate tough beef.
So, no more pork adobo for us. The beef taste better and much healthier in my opinion. I will add the picture next. Have a great weekend everyone.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Anything Salad
And if you past 10 minutes, you can't eat it all because your stomach feel full. So, you need to eat it fast to trick your stomach to eat all of it. I hope I make sense here...ha ha ha.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Fish Sticks
And with flash.
My secret with the batter...baking powder. I got myself a new deep fryer nice big one too. However, I don't know what the coil is made out from. For all I know, it is made out of aluminum...they advertise these things as chrome to look commercial. I rather goes for what materials they used to make the inside of the damn thing. I've so many years not using that is made from that and tiplon (SP?), now I am frying and heating oil with it..grrrr!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Iron Chef is My Favorite Show
Baking shows are very popular. There are many reasons that can be given for this current baking show craze. Many people may say that it is because people need to cook food for themselves to eat and this means that they like to learn new tricks and can relate to people who are trying to make great dishes. There are a number of great baking shows that are currently on television.
My favorite show with a baking theme is The Iron Chef. The Iron Chef is an extremely popular production of the Food Network. People find the intensity of this show hilarious and exciting. This is not a warm or fuzzy show like many of the other baking s! hows. This is a baking show for real men. I love to watch it on my satellite TV that I got after reading up on this DirecTV Offers Information. Some of the things that make this show so goofy and weird are all of the dubs, subtitles, and voice-overs that they use. Chefs battle one another and try to be faster and more original. These chefs wear strange and very elaborate jackets that make each of the competitive men look individual. When the special ingredient gets revealed, they begin their showdown and start a cooking free for all.
The Iron Chef is an extremely entertaining new take on the baking show. There is nothing else like it on television.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
The Cakes
And this one was from the wedding. A very simple cake.
I did not like any of them, but they are nice to look at. I like my homemade anytime...:))
Monday, March 7, 2011
Hello Blogging World
I am with the kosher way to butcher animals and what animals are kosher, but other than that I am pretty much the same as before. Not all kosher products are good for human consumptions. That is my opinion and will stick to it.
I will be posting some cake pictures (2) from my niece bridal shower and wedding day. Everything happened within a month. Looking forward to some great nieces or nephews. She is the second niece from DH family who is married. The first one is not planning on having any children. She will be putting un-natural drugs (birth control) into her system before finding out that they are not good for humans.
Anyway, thank you everyone for all the visits and EC drops during my absence. I still have a commitment next week for my child state testing, so, I maybe MIA again. That would be 4 days next week. I'll be driving about 45 minutes to an hour one way. I may be staying and just wait for him to get done along with his siblings. I hate state testing. It has nothing to do with the children but a lot to do with the school and teachers. Why do the children have to take the test to find out how the school is doing their job? It's like testing a dog if it will chase a cat in the yard to find out if the owner is teaching the dog to behave.
Ok, enough of that. I need to start cooking new recipes again. Running out of new recipes. I should try making crackers to keep my children for eating not healthy ones from the store. Have a great day everyone.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Kosher Recipe
I am not bashing the kosher recipes but some of the ingredients on some of the recipe I found was a killer. Literally can kill someone when they eat enough of eat. I know about the "boiling a kid in its mother milk." However, our rabbi was nice enough to explain it too us.
First we are not converting to anything, because we are nothing to begin with. We (my whole family) wanted to learn the other side of the story (the easiest way to put it). We don't mind learning about Islam if someone is willing to teach us about it too. Our rabbi is in the same phase with us about the government and other organizations that are made up to control people.
So, the phrase "boiling a kid in its mother milk" was pertaining to the way women cook a long time ago. On Kosher meat I pretty much do it when I was living with my parents, except for pork...yuck! That is what happened when your elder did it while they are alive.
So, on Saturday after learning some words from the book of high almighty, we ate together. We jump from books to books, and chapter to chapters and it took forever. Anyway, I decided before going to this study to bring Brisket. I don't think the meat is kosher because there are blood all over it. And yes, it did not say kosher on the tag. I cook it the easiest way or the less ingredients as possible, because I don't want to add non-kosher with the dish. Our rabbi did not have any problem eating it. I am not saying anything, simply stating he is not hard to please, and he puts everything in perspective.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I Been There
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Peoples' priorities had changed dramatically over the years. Don't even get me started with marriage because people seem to do it for the wrong reason. Hey, I am not perfect and very far from it. I am trying to be a good individual here. I am just making everything better from what I did the year before. I am more spoken about the right and wrong and don't follow what was established but what is right.
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Red Snapper in Sour Broth
I also told her that the fish is not very fresh just like the ones I used to eat when I was little. What kind of fish are fresh in my local grocery store? We far away from the ocean and I am pretty sure most of the seafood they sell are not fresh. I miss my island life.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Yes, it would be an inconvenience for people like me, because I hardly used cash, since they invented debit cards with Visa and MasterCard logos. I can use it as a credit or debit card. I am bad at remembering things, so I use it as credit most of the time.
Who uses cash these days? Yes, I know, someone will say, "I do, all the time." Well, majority of people nowadays doesn't. These eateries should get a restaurant merchant account. Serve more with merchant account providers. They are offering a limited time offer with free setup, free application, free programming, same day approvals, free technical support, free internet check software (for those who love to write checks), free shopping cart software, and next day funding available. If this is what you are looking for, please follow the link I provided and check their rates.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Asparagus And Tilapia
Moreover, what is the urine smell after eating these little bamboos? I search online and found out that I am not the only one having the asparagus scent in urine. It's like eating jackfruit. Well, jackfruit have a sweet smell because it is a fruit.
Anyway, study said that some people cannot smell anything when eating asparagus. I don't know if I can say it is a good thing or not. I really don't mind about the urine smell, as long as my family does not complain about it. Flushing the toilet right away eliminates the odor.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
What's Up With EC
I apologize if I cannot return all your drop if you drop in the last two days. Can someone enlighten me with the EC issue. Thanks.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
One Pound of Cod for $19.98
Mind you our road are still bad from the storm two days ago. Our driveway is not totally melted because it is gravel. And I have to back up to the garage when I get back because it is very hard to get out of the driveway backing out to the road. Our garage is lower than the road. However, I did not have a hard time backing to the garage earlier. Our driveway shape like a "L."
I asked DH if it really worth the driving and the backing-up to get $13.00 back. He said no. I think I can go back and forth for $5.00 gas, and aggravation of driving on the snow, looking for a parking spot, be out in the cold, so the verdict...I'll cook my very expensive fish stick I have right now. I have to make sure to check the tag next time.
DH was also arguing with me, that taking it back I may get a look from the costumer service window. Why, I ask? They might say you bought that some other day and wanted some money back today. But the tag was wrong, I did not get a Lobster Tail, I got some fish. He thought that I got a fish and the tag on the fish said fish, but somehow the cashier charge me for Lobster tail...I was like...what! No, the person at the fish department press the wrong code, and somehow printed a lobster code instead of a cod code and put it on to tag my fish. The cashier only scan the bar code on the package, they can't change it. This is what happens when he does not let me finish telling him the story and simply jump to solve the problem.
Plus, it's his money, if he say's "fine let it go," well...it's fine with me. However, I do get mad at him when I tell him do not spend any money on the account it might over drawn...then he will say...huh! what happens to all the money in there? Then I can say...well someone gave away $13.00 not to long ago at so and so grocery store...remember the fish and lobster story? He needs to take some kind of money management class of some sort.
Ok, I better get off my PC. Time to cook the very expensive one pound Cod I bought for $19.98...gee!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
This is our favorite snack while watching some family movies. Sometimes we go to the library to borrow children movies. We never watch real movies, most of the time we borrow animations.
We mix the popcorn with butter, sugar, and salt. I miss the way my mother makes it. With caramelize sugar! Yummy!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Get Organize with These
Yes, I own one, and I am very happy with it. I don't have a nice one as enclume potracks, but mine does its job. With my little kitchen, I freed part of my shelving, and I can hide other things there. I just wished I have a bigger kitchen. However, mine is workable...(barely that is)...:))
I recommend enclume pot rack to anyone. There is nothing to like about it. Easy to install and use. You don't need to on your knees looking for that special pot anymore. All you have to do is look up, if you buy the hanging types. However, there are disadvantages for the hanging ones. With my size and height, I need to use a step to get something on top of it. Though, I like the advantages of it more than the other, though.
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The Rice Comes from an Elephant?
As soon as I was done, he ask me if the rice came from an elephant. I knew right away that he was talking about the empty bag of rice. He made me smile sometimes and he is attentive too. I had to explain to him that it was only a logo or name brand for the rice. Poor child brain was probably working hard...thinking that his been eating elephant the whole time...lol
I showed him some images of rice online and telling him how they grow. I should know, my parents used to grow them when I was little. I can't wait to take them all back home and show them how things are done with basic equipments. I better start working on my zappy machine to zap ourselves in Asia...:))...lol.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Out of Control Eating
People must realize that eating junk food can be done occasionally. Furthermore, over eating will not help either. I am thankful that I don't have that kind of problem. I eat when I am hungry, and I eat natural or whole food 80 percent of the time. I rarely go out and buy cook food. If my family and I are traveling, yes, there are times just like that. However, as soon as we get home, we stop and make home cook meals. Cooking at home helps at a lot, especially for myself. It isn't healthy to sit all day and call for take out when it's time to eat. Yes, it is very easy for me to say because I've done it many times.
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Napa Cabbage Salad
5 oz. sliced Almonds
1 butter stick
I head Napa cabbage
2 bunches scallions (optional)
1/2 c Cider vinegar
3/4 c brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
3/4 c Olive oil
Break raw Ramen noodles into pieces. Saute noodles and almonds in butter until lightly toasted.
Chop cabbage.
Finely chop scallions.
Combine vinegar and sugar in a sauce pan. Stir over low heat until sugar is melted. Combine with soy sauce and Olive oil.
When ready to serve, toss all ingredients. When I serve it at home, I keep everything separated, and who ever wanted some, they can make their own servings. I like to keep the noodles and almonds crunchy. You should try this.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Family Favorite
I also found out, that when you drink milk after eating some minty chocolates your mouth feel very cold almost like a brain freeze.I know you probably knew that a long time ago. I am just sharing my new found experience. This is also a post as a reminder to get something for your love ones on this coming event. I always give out chocolates for the holiday when I was still working. I may not be as sweet as chocolates but at least my associates received something sweet from me. My sappy self is coming out...bleh...ha ha ha
No More White Sugar
I also asked my mother to send me some sugar patties. As soon as I get it, I will take a few pictures and post it here. The sugar patties is much healthier than the brown sugar crystal. However, the patties are cooked, as well as the brown sugar crystals. The patties are process less than the brown sugar, so in my opinion much healthier.
I can't wait for them to come in the mail.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Exercise schedule New Year's resolution
I think that one of the reasons that I'm never able to keep up the exercise habit when I've decided to work out a lot before is that I never arrange my schedule to where I reasonably have enough time to work out. It seems like to make time for working out I would always just give up something else in my schedule that I really needed to do, like spending time with my girlfriend or even getting some extra much-needed sleep. Well, my New Year's resolution this year is to come up with some time to work out without letting anything else in my life suffer.
I had let my gym membership at my old gym run out months and months ago, so I thought that I would go online with my BUNDLE CLEAR INTERNET to find some information about other gyms with extended hours.
I found a few gyms in my area that I think would go along with my schedules and let me work them into my exercise routine resolution. I signed up for a membership with one that's on the way home from work, which I think will make me want to work out even more.
Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese
I usually add milk with it rather than water, and I only heat it up a little. I been using raw milk for a few years now, and cooking raw ingredients will not give the full nutritional value. No, the tomatoes came from a can. I did not made this from the scratch. Warm up everyone!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
I Am a Guac Snob :(
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What is guac you ask? Well, this is a neat sweepstake that Avocados from Mexico is doing right now. They call it Guac Rocks Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes run until January 28, 2011, there are two grand prizes of "Fly Away" for two, three first place prizes of $100 in groceries for your next party, and 80 second place prizes of $20 coupon good for Avocados from Mexico. You need to click on the links to see what you need to do to enter. I can't tell you everything here, where is the fun on that? :))
Anyway, the above image is what I score on their Guac Star Style quiz. The quiz called me a Guac Snob, yikes! And my perfect Guac recipe is the Wild Side Fiesta Bar. I like guacamole but I only like a little zing in them. I like eating it plain when ripe. What can I say, I am your average guac consumer. Will you try your luck at Avocados from Mexico Facebook page like I did? You better do it fast because you only have 17 days.
I had two avocados trees in the backyard when I was growing up. I wonder if they are still alive and providing essential nutrients for my family. I missed going out in the backyard when I needed something for a snack. Those are the days. Furthermore, I just wanted to mention that you can follow them @guacgrl at Twitter and use the hashtag #guacrock to tweet about the promotion. Good luck everyone!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Homemade Fish Sticks
Anyway, I tried making a few pieces of fish sticks yesterday for my ever picky 10 year old DS. He said it was ok, well I told him that it is home made. However, DH likes it because it does not smell or taste like fish. I used wild caught cod. I slices them thinly, submerge with butter milk, then flour, next butter milk again, lastly into seasoned flour. I used cooking oil to fry them.
I am thinking about using the tempura mix next time, or better batter and breading. I have to research some more online and see which one most prefer.
Monday, January 10, 2011
I Like a Little Zing
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You can also read about the Pizza Perfected page while you are there. That I haven't tried, because some of the toppings I use in my home made pizza already have that zing I am looking. This gives me an idea to try different toppings on my next pizza. I always wanted to try ham and pineapples. I had it a long time ago, but never tried making it myself. Hmmm, this would be interesting.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Plain Lazy
Well, like I said I have fresh chicken...I made quesadilla for lunch and I still have some left over. So, I decided to make chicken Parmesan. I cooked the chicken without any breading. When I am ready to bake it, I started thinking. Will it be fine without breading to make the dish? Well, guess what, it did not taste right. Something is missing with the taste. I checked online and most or all recipe for this dish calls for breading.
ODS still ate it because that is what we have for dinner. He is very nice for putting up with me, with my cooking mistakes. Well, that goes with DH too...:)) Always follow the recipe is the lesson for me.


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Ghen Ghen!!! Nigerian Woman Calls Out Husband's Mistress, Accuses Her Of Using 'Juju' To Squander His Money...(Listen)
This audio of a woman calling out her husband's side chick, Erhabor Mamus on Facebook is currently going viral. The woman did a voice audio with her phone showing the girl's photos on Facebook.
According to the woman, she has been married to her husband for 15 years and he has never done things he has been doing for the girl for her and her son. The woman revealed that the husband bought her a house, car, iphone and shops for her from the UK. She also said the husband set up a business for her mother.
Listen to the woman speak HERE

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How to be an A+, #1, super special, good white ally in four easy steps
It's hard to be a white guy who cares about racial justice. It's a pretty heavy burden for me to bear. Being a white ally in the struggle for racial justice isn't easy, but if I can do it, you may be able to do it too.
If you aren't yelling, you are doing it wrong
A good white ally educates both himself and other white people about white supremacy and privilege. It gets said again and again: "White people need to educate and organize themselves! Stop asking POCs to teach you about racism!"
That is just so true. So get out there and start educating and organizing!
The best way to organize and educate your fellow white citizens, IMO, is to yell at them indiscriminately. If there is anything the two-party political system has taught us, it is that talking really loudly is an extremely effective form of discourse. Make sure to add insults. Nothing is ever accomplished without a good insult. It's a cliche for a reason!
If you want to be a good white ally, you are going to need to tap into some kind of anger that can drive you. Feel the rage of oppression (that you don't experience). And direct that rage at other white people. They don't understand the problem? Yell at them! They aren't as enlightened as you are? Yell more! They have questions? Names! Call them names!
We all know that white privilege and the multi-century history of deeply rooted racism is a really easy thing to confront, overcome, and move beyond nearly immediately and that internalized societal and cultural norms can be easily exorcised by repeating a slogan (I personally got rid of my white privilege via a neat "Fuck Racism" button!). So if other white people don't get it, well, that's on them. I mean, you yelled, didn't you? (Try yelling again!)
The key to mind changing yelling is to make sure you do it indiscriminately. Yell at people who disagree with you. Yell at people who want to understand. Yell at people who have questions. Yell at people who want to help. Make sure you make it very clear: White people (who aren't you) are racists and need to change!
Know you are special
Sometimes I get really frustrated that other white people just don't seem to get it like I do, even when I have yelled really loudly. It can be hard to be so enlightened. If you start to feel a bit blue about it all, don't doubt your tactics. Instead, take comfort in the fact that you are actually very special. White allies deserve a lot of gold stars for how special they are. Make sure to remember that when you are feeling down. Gold stars are neat, because not everyone gets one!
If open dialogue, space for processing, patience, or meaningful engagement actually worked, more people would do it. You will never get anywhere by meeting someone else where they are at. Sure, browbeating is hard work, but it is the least you can do for the cause.
When you start to doubt, just look at your little gold star. Hear it whisper: "You are very special. You are not like those other white people. You are not a part of the problem!" Take comfort in that specialness. Afterall, if other white people were allies, it would mean less gold stars for you.
Make it all about you: every black led movement needs a white face
A good white ally takes direction from the people most impacted. Youaren't the leader! If everyone associates you as the leader, well, that's not your fault! You are just taking direction from POCs.
We have already covered that you are pretty special. People will automatically want to assume you are the leader of a movement, group, or campaign. If they point out that you seem like the leader because you are the most visible, always the one yelling, and your name seems to be on everything, do not inspect that this may be a way that your privilege is playing out. Yell at them and call them racist instead. They might just decide to become a white ally yet!
Obviously, other white people will assume you are the leader of the group because of their own white privilege and racist assumptions. It definitely has nothing to do with your behavior. If you aren't sure, just look at your gold star again. Don't get distracted by trying to sort out whether part of the problem is the bias of other people and part of the problem is your own behavior.
It's not that complicated.
Nothing about race or allyship is complicated.
Embrace the burden: it's a hard job but someone needs to tell people of color that they aren't really people of color
It's really awkward being a white ally sometimes. Like, really awkward. You have to do all the yelling. You have to carry the burden of your specialness. You have to do lots and lots of commenting online. And sometimes, you have to be the one to tell a person of color that they aren't really a person of color, or that they aren't the right kind of POC.
Personally, I've had to do it myself a number of times. Once, a young black woman came to a protest I organized and she disagreed with us. Well, let me tell you. It was HARD. I tried yelling at her to get her to understand. It didn't work. Some people just don't want to be educated about the struggle, I guess. Anyway, I was forced to conclude that she wasn't really a POC. Sure, did it look bad to have a white guy yelling at a young woman of color at a purportedly anti-racist event? Yes. But it had to be done.
Everyone knows that racial groups are homogenous. It's why all of us white people agree on all civic, political, and human rights issues. It is the same for the POC community. If the group of POCs you know and work with hold a certain viewpoint, it represents the viewpoint of all people of color.
If you are going to be a good ally, it is your job to shepherd people of color who have strayed away from the agreed-upon stance (I think it gets voted on at a national conference) back into the fold. As a white person, you should do the heavy lifting and make sure to educate POCs who don't agree with you about their experience with racism. If they continue to disagree, it's your job to demand they turn over their official Person of Color card to you (also distributed at the national conference).
The good news is if you collect ten POC cards, you become an honorary member!
Be a dick to ladies: intersectionality is for pussies
Sometimes, some mouthy bitch will interrupt your yelling — rude much, amirite? — and say something like, "Hey, you are being a misogynist."
Bitch, please.
You are here to fight racism. Never forget that. If some vagina tries to distract you by pointing out "intersectionality," talking about how race, gender, sexual orientation, and class relate and connect, and claims that it is fucked up that you, a good hearted white man who is sacrificing so much for the struggle, are failing to recognize not only your white privilege, but also your privilege as a straight cis man, you should tell her she is crazy.
Being a A+, #1, super special, good white ally is going to take a lot of work and sacrifice on your part. Remember that your feelings are an important part of the process, so don't hesitate to talk about how hard it is for you to do this work. Expect to be ridiculed and criticized. Embrace it. It just means that there is more yelling to be done.


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Turbine manufacturer Gamesa has inaugurated its fifth factory for Nacelles for G9x-2.0MW in China.
The new facility is located in Jilin province, propping up Gamesa's presence in the country where it already has four factories, including blades, generators, nacelle and gearbox assembly.
Currently, another two plants of Gamesa are underway in Tianjin and Inner Mongolia.
Late last month, Gamesa has bared plans to diversify its line of products to venture into new green technology investments in photovoltaic energies, energy storage, green mobility, energy efficiency and off-grid systems.
Over the next five years, Gamesa will invest up to 50 million euros to buy stakes in companies that are developing the most promising technologies for the next generation. The green technology investment is financed by a venture capital fund.
The Jilin facility, on the other hand, is expected to have an initial capacity of 500 MW, and is considered as one of China's most important wind resource hubs.
"Gamesa continues to tap into the opportunities being thrown up by the fast-growing wind power markets such as China," José Antonio Miranda, Chairman and CEO of Gamesa China, said during the inauguration ceremony.
The wind turbine company's "commitment to developing its platforms locally spells job creation, the nurturing of a local supplier network and contribution to the region's social and economic development, as will be the case in Jilin," he added.
Since 2006, Gamesa has been working on various agreements related to wind farm developments in the Jilin province.
Gamesa has started installing wind turbine facilities in China a decade ago. To date, there have been around 3,000 turbines in more than 60 sites built by Gamesa.
These projects have also provided more than 1,200 jobs.


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Interview With Tim Montijo About Creating A $200K 360-Degree Movie @ Adobe MAX 2016
If you use Adobe products, this is the conference to attend. Normally held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, this year, it was held at the San Diego Convention Center. The conference is focused on creative professionals working on the Web, in TV, Film and this year, there was a big emphasis on VR and 360-degree video.
In this (360-Degree) episode of our video podcast, Marcelo Lewin talks to Tim Montijo from Unified Pictures about their latest project, a 360-degree movie that costs $200,000 to make. We talk production, including how they shot with the Nokia OZO 360-degree video camera attached to a $35,000 drone to get that perfect shot. We also talk about how dailies were created, what kind of stitching issues they ran into, post-production VFX in 360, plus much more.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has published the minutes of its September 5 meeting. Officials at that meeting kept the policy interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1.50 percent, again concluding that current policy settings were consistent with sustainable growth and achieving the inflation target "over time". This rate was last changed in August 2016 when it was cut by 25 basis points.
The minutes start by noting recents signs of ongoing improvement in the domestic labour market, though officials pointed out that wage growth remains low and looks likely to remain that way, consistent with their forecasts. Officials also discussed the domestic housing market at length, noting that conditions had moderated to some extent in Australia's largest city, Sydney, but to a lesser extent in the second-largest city, Melbourne. Nevertheless, officials again expressed concern about high levels of borrowing for housing and household debt.
Officials again discussed the impact of the recent appreciation of the domestic currency, noting the impact that this and any further appreciation would have on the growth and inflation outlook. Since the meeting the Australian dollar has remained at relatively strong levels. Officials also discussed the outlook for Chinese demand for iron ore, arguing this would likely wane in the period ahead.
The minutes concluded by noting that available information had persuaded officials that current policy settings remained appropriate. The minutes' discussion of the labour market, exchange rate and levels of household debt suggest there are offsetting pressures that could extend this period of policy stability at least for the next few months.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes minutes of its meetings with a two week lag. The text expands on the statement published two weeks earlier at the time of the announcement.
Although the RBA's Reserve Bank Board issues a detailed statement at the conclusion of its monthly meetings, investors also look to the minutes for a more detailed description of current economic outlook both domestically and abroad along with the latest RBB policy thinking.
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Could Indonesia overtake Thailand as an auto manufacturer?0
Will Indonesia overtake Thailand as the automotive manufacturing center of Southeast Asia? Thanks to increased investment from overseas carmakers, government incentives and a growing domestic demand for vehicles, many think so.
Thailand has traditionally been the country of choice for international manufacturers. Despite its own large middle-class customer base and strong production figures (1.64 million vehicles in 2010) it faces new pressure from rising costs and a new government-set minimum $10 daily wage for workers. Companies produced a total 650,000 vehicles in Indonesia and sold 764,000, but forecasts predict both numbers could top a million by 2013.
The Jakarta Globe reports:
Indonesia is already expecting more than $1 billion in investment in the automotive sector starting this year. Nissan recently announced a $250 million expansion plan; Suzuki has announced an $800 million expansion; Chrysler a $100 million expansion; Daihatsu just carried out a $246 million expansion; and BMW a $12 million expansion. India's Tata also expressed interest in building a production base in Indonesia.
Peugeot and General Motors have also announced plans to assemble vehicles in Indonesia. The government also intends to provide tax breaks for investments over Rp1 trillion (US$117 million), though no formal arrangement has been made yet.
Indonesia's auto manufacturing base is in Bekasi and Karawang, near Jakarta and the government-set minimum wage of $8 may see Thailand-based companies chase lower costs. As always, Indonesia's infrastructure inadequacies will be an issue and the country would need to address them before it could become a serious global export leader, an analyst said.
source & article: The Jakarta Globe
Infrastructure, construction boom in Southeast Asia: Reuters0
News of a boom in Southeast Asian infrastructure spending is creating excitement, according to this piece in Reuters. New government initiatives to attract investment and stimulate economic growth, along with added interest from Chinese investors, will see about US$20 billion worth of new construction projects due to begin across the region this year.
The article is most confident about projects in Thailand and Malaysia, which is about to start its $11.5 billion, three-line Klang Valley MRT railway network around Kuala Lumpur. It says the two countries are "believed to be in the early stages of a new infrastructure investment cycle," with construction companies posting record orders.
Thailand wants to spend $62 billion in the next two decades to expand its electric rail network to 391km and start building a 23km new line on its metro system, both moves intended to increase traffic on its relatively under-utilized public transit system.
Singapore, with more modest construction projections, is also planning to expand its rail network to 280km from 138km by 2020.
Risks to investors are potential land acquisition issues in Malaysia, Thailand's politics, a land reform bill in Indonesia and funding problems in the Philippines. Malaysia's land laws were relatively clear compared to others, but projects with such ambitious land acquisition plans were susceptible to delays.
Analysts in the article were most optimistic about Malaysia's IJM Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd, and Thailand's Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Pcl.
source & article: Reuters
Australian companies urged to bid for Asian transport projects0
Australia's international trade development agency Austrade is encouraging local firms to get involved in a series of major transport proposals across Asia. The region's emerging big hitters have realized the importance of solid infrastructure to support their booming economies and logistical needs, especially airport expansion and roadway construction.
Among the projects Austrade has flagged for attention are Indonesia's US$255 million Ngurah Rai Denpasar Bali International Airport expansion and accompanying expressway, due to open before the 2013 APEC Summit, new expressway and metro line projects in Vietnam, and development of numerous transport plans and policies for the Philippines. There's also the $2.3 billion Phase 2 of Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport improvement involving a third runway and new passenger terminals. As well as the Southeast Asian projects, giants China and India are also active in the infrastructure boom, with Beijing planning a second airport and India investigating dedicated freight rail corridors (DFCs) and over 70,000km of proposed new roadways.
Austrade's Senior Export Adviser Stan Roche said Australian companies could offer their expertise in several areas, not only in design and engineering but also in finance advisory and expertise in dealing with public-private partnerships (PPP). There were also other opportunities in related fields like security systems and technology.
source: Austrade
Maybank's next move is Thailand: analysts0
Maybank won't stop with its intended acquisition of broker Kim Eng, according to analysts, and will likely continue its march into Southeast Asia by buying a Thai bank sometime soon.
Analysts from HwangDBS Vickers Research and RHB Research said a commercial bank in Thailand would be the next "obvious move" for Maybank since it has no current presence there, but the company will need to spend some time looking for potential targets. Although Maybank's management have denied any further M&A plans in the next 12 months, it has commercial operations in all surrounding countries and Thailand's huge market represents a glaring gap in its plans to spread throughout Southeast Asia.
Kim Eng is Thailand's number one broker, with 41 branches. Maybank's ability to acquire 100% of the company as planned is still uncertain, but it would be a big step towards establishing itself as an investment bank and equities trader in the region. Reactions to the news have been positive so far, with Kim Eng's shares hitting a record high of S$3.04, just below Maybank's offer of S$3.10.
source & article: Business Times
Cross-border trading on ASEAN markets to begin in 20110
ASEAN economic integration takes another step with plans for cross-border trading on member countries' exchanges. The first link, between Thailand and Malaysia, could appear by the end of 2011. Regulators agreed at a regional meeting last year to create a road map for full integration of ASEAN's major markets, and the very first step will take place with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) launching an information board of the top 30 equities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to generate interest among investors.
Bursa Malaysia and SET will start building infrastructure for a pan-ASEAN e-trading link immediately, allowing about 12 months to get everything up and running smoothly. The Singapore exchange is expected to join shortly after with Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam to come onboard at an unspecified future date. Demand for cross-border trading is said to be strong, with investors across Southeast Asia looking forward to enjoying a more diverse range of options.
source & full article: Channel NewsAsia
Thai & Tiger to form new low-cost airline0
Another airline will soon jump into the Asian budget flight market, with Thai Airways and Singapore's Tiger Airways teaming up to form a new low cost service. The new airline, Thai Tiger Airways, will begin flying out of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Q1 2011. Thai Airways and another Thai entity will hold a 51% share, while the remaining 49% will belong to Tiger.
The move is yet another sign that both the Asian airline and travel industries are set for a tumultuous time as passenger numbers increase and more companies compete for their business. Analysts at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) say it could also lead to entry barriers falling in some countries where smaller airlines have traditionally been locked out.
Tiger Airways, based in Singapore and part-owned by national carrier Singapore Airlines, began flying in 2005 and is modeled on RyanAir, the successful European budget carrier. It flies to 37 destinations in 11 countries and also operates Tiger Airways Australia, a domestic airline.
source & article: Yahoo! Singapore
Indonesian auto sales growth is region's strongest0
Car sales in Indonesia have jumped by 76% in the first half of 2010 to and are expected to reach 700,000 units by the end of the year, the market outgrowing Southeast Asia's usual auto powerhouse Thailand.
Just how good this news is depends on where you sit. All auto brands have been trying to increase production capacity at their Indonesian plants to meet demand, thrilling automakers. Nissan plans to double capacity at its local factory to 100,000 units and invest another US$20 million in the country. Increased auto sales are obviously a sign of growing wealth and economic activity, especially since a significant portion of that increase is minivans and multi-purpose vehicles.
Others say Indonesia needs major improvements to its road and highway infrastructure to accommodate large numbers of extra vehicles. After all, spending hours in traffic jams doesn't increase economic activity and is likely to worsen pollution. Auto industry figures say even 700,000 sales represents a shadow of Indonesia's potential, given its population of 230 million.
New vehicle sales in 2010 have reached 1.18 million already across the region (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam & Singapore). This should please Japanese automakers, whose brands make up 80% of that total.
source & article: The Jakarta Globe
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We continue our unusual fascination with the growth in popularity of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, here with Bloomberg's roundup of current opportunties. Despite a fall in sales this year, they continue to attract more attention across Southeast Asia with various public and private offerings in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. This list notes that even tiny European nation Luxembourg may jump on the bandwagon with its own sale.
The diverse list includes sales by (among others) Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd (US$108 million), mobile communications giant Axiata Group Bhd ($315 million +), Kencana Petroleum Bhd ($78 million), Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd, the Governments of Indonesia ($650 million) and Thailand ($1.5 billion).
ASEAN's Free Trade Area: 2015 a 'stretch goal'?0
A compromise by Thailand and the Philippines over rice tariffs has led to new optimism that ASEAN can indeed establish a regional Free Trade Area by 2015. But domestic interests, development gaps and the Myanmar issue still present obstacles.
Larger economies such as the USA and European Union now prefer to negotiate trade agreements with individual countries, rather than the bloc as a whole. A region-wide Free Trade Agreement with China came into effect on 1 January 2010, but is now being renegotiated with ASEAN's largest economy Indonesia, after pressure from domestic industries.
Economic gaps are obvious between member states such as Singapore and Laos. A successful Free Trade Area would also necessitate improvements in transport and financial infrastructure across borders, to ensure the free movement of capital, goods and people.
article & source: Business World
Lexus wants 10% of Thai luxury auto market0
Lexus, Toyota's luxury brand, aims to increase its share of the luxury auto market in Thailand to 10% over the next five years.
Despite the economic downturn, Thai luxury sales grew 5% last year with a total of 7,700 vehicles sold. Projections indicate this trend should continue in 2011-12. Currently, Mercedes-Benz dominates the market (as it tends to do across Asia) with a 50% share.
Lexus sales increased by 6% last year, but its share of the Thai luxury market is still only 3.6%.
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Organisational culture seems to be a buzzword in ITSM circles at the moment, and for good reason. I think its becoming clear to most that the laudable aims of our discipline cannot be achieved without paying attention to the people who work within the sector. Good old homo sapiens, were not like microprocessors; we don't execute a JP NZ 4000H command if certain conditions are met or not met. So the question appears to be, how do we align the mindset of those working in the ITSM enterprise with its stated goals.
And here's the big however, however. Culture is a very slippery concept; both in terms of its definition and operationally. Its appearance as a management buzzword seemed to coincide with the rise of the Asian tiger economies of the late eighties onwards. Management theorists marveled at the successful way in which these organisations operated and concluded that it had something to do with organisational culture and we in the West should try to emulate it.
Some decades on, a lot of research time has expended on the concept, and many of the the leading theorists are still in disagreement about exactly what organisational culture is. Some say it is the shared understandings present in an organisation, others say it's the unique way of doing things in any particular work environment. What do you think? Regardless of your answer, spend some time on these two points:
- How do you measure or determine a culture at any organisation?
- Where's the evidence to show that any particular cultural configuration is related to the outcomes you desire?
Some leading theorists suggest that culture is a deep construct, composed of hidden, underlying assumptions which drive the next level of culture, the values of the organisation. This model suggests that the outward appearances of culture that you and I experience are only a manifestation of the other two less visible phenomena. These theorists suggest that to understand culture one needs to perform detailed ethnographic analyses of the organisation, otherwise one only examines surface level displays which are not helpful for understanding, or in order to facilitate change.
Other leading theorists suggest that the history of cultural research reveals three ideas of culture. Firstly the traditional one which assumes that culture is shared across the organisation. A second, the 'differentiation' perspective, describes not single cultures but multiple subcultures in an organisation - for example by hierarchical level (managers versus workers), department (sales versus technical), job role (programmers versus support) gender, or age, or length of industry tenure. I could go on. The third cultural perspective is 'fragmentation' which would have that there is no permanent consensus, rather shared values that are based upon individual issues that particular individuals may agree or disagree on.
Also, is culture unique to an organisation? Some argue that there are elements of shared understandings that are industry wide, and in a sector such as ours with contractors and high turnover in certain roles, the correct level of cultural analysis should be the industry and not the organisation. Tell that to your consultant who is trying to sell your organisation a cultural change programme.
So even if you've managed to negotiate the above concepts with your view of organisational culture still intact, let's return to the idea of measuring culture and setting a target of some destination culture that you know will deliver those valuable outcomes. As one theorist suggested, organisations are complex social systems and managers can never be in control of all the spurious interactions that occur. He suggested that 'tinkering' with culture is dangerous. Anyway, I think that some of you say culture when what you mean is climate. And if there's one thing that ITIL has taught us, it's to use the terminology correctly.
As for climate, I like it as a construct because it's measurable and particular climates have been repeatedly shown to be related to valuable outcomes like customer satisfaction. I guess you all want to know what climate is? Well at the risk of sounding like a spammer, you can either listen to the BrightTalk webinar that I gave on the topic or wait until my next blog entry where I shall reveal all.


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KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan election headed for a second round run-off between former opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after final results on Thursday showed no candidate had won an absolute majority.
Abdullah took the lead with 45 percent of votes, followed by Ghani with 31.6 percent, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said.
Former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul, widely seen as incumbent President Hamid Karzai's favorite, finished a distant third with 11.4 percent, but has since joined Abdullah's camp. Karzai was constitutionally barred from standing for a third term.
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1. Do you expect daily spot hire rates to increase or decrease next year? Provide adequate justification for your argument. (10 pts) Hint: To answer this, consider the following questions to understand how the supply and demand parameters will change over the next year: a. What is the expected increase in the iron ore shipments over the next year? b. What is the expected increase in the shipping capacity next year? To do this, find out how many ships are expected to be added next year, and how many are expected to be scrapped.
2. How would you characterize the long-term prospects of the capesize dry bulk industry? Justify your arguments.(10 pts)
3. Should Ms. Linn purchase $39M capesize? Make two different assumptions. First, assume that Ocean Carriers is a U.S. firm subject to 35% taxation. Second, assume that Ocean Carriers is located in Hong Kong, where owners of Hong Kong ships are not required to pay any tax on profits made overseas and are also exempted from paying any tax on profit made on cargo uplifted from Hong Kong. For both cases, assume that the company will operate the ship for 25 years and the salvage value for the ship is $6.7 million.
Use the spreadsheet provided for your calculations. In the third sheet of the spreadsheet, explain your calculations and assumptions. (60 pts)
4. What do you think of the company's policy of not operating ships over 15 years old? As a consultant, would you recommend the company to maintain the assumption that the ship should be sold at 15 years of age, or rather recommend to use the capsize ship for a longer period? Why? Support your discussion with numerical analysis (i.e., repeat your analysis in Q3 with the assumption that the ship will operate for only 15 years) (20 pts).
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