Trying a youtube recipe 3

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The title actually was kinda stupid. The video was in english although the character is a Filipino. At first I could not understand his english, but I got hooked up when I saw what he was cooking. Baked tahong, by the way, is baked oysters. It looked simple, yet it looked like a fifty dollar meal in a fine dine restaurant.
After work, I rushed to the grocery and grabbed some oysters. I tried the recipe at home and IT WAS AMAZING. I think I have made something so delicious. So delicious that I could let my friends and family try it without expecting negative feedback. But then again, my subconscious mind tells me to just zip it. Oh well.. it is really hard to recover from a traumatic experience. But hey, who cares. Ill make sure they will need some diet pills for women. This saturday, I am making baked oysters, and I am going to invite friends over (to bring the beer).

Trying out a youtube recipe 2

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Dinner started and I thought they loved the meal. Until one by one I noticed that they could hardly finish up their plates. They talked about the meal the same way announcers talk about what is going on a football game. In short, my cooking was crappy. That night, I was not able to brag my award from school.

SInce then I cooked only for myself not to mention take metabolism pills. There were occassions when I helped mom but I always ask her to do the final seasoning.

Anyhow, enough with the long intro. Earlier I was tired with my work so I took a breather. I went out to get coffee and brought out my ipad. Then I stumbled upon this cool video in youtube “how to cook baked tahong”. What?! you probably ask. Yeah, baked tahong. Tahong actually means oysters. Or at least it looks like an oyster.

Trying out a youtube recipe 1

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Something my friends do not know about me is, I love cooking oh and also that I am on diet pills . Well they do know that I love eating but I never tell them that I cook. I am kind of shy about my talent because in my family, everyone is a food critic.
It all started when I was in highschool. I was a freshman then and I just earned my first recognition. In celebration for this wonderful event, I decided to cook for my family. You know, throw a surprise party for myself to brag what I have achieved. Dinner came so the whole family was there. I basically did a whole feast. To surprise them even more, I decided not to tell them that I made dinner. I just told them I took it out from a restaurant.

Weight loss without exercising?!

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At first I thought weight loss products are only effective if you actually exercise daily and refrain from eating too much.

A friend recently proved me wrong. She said that there is such a product called sensa that apparently advertises effective weight loss without diet, exercise or supplements.

I am really intimidated. I have never heard of such a thing. I’m going to recommend this product to all my friends, and see if it really is what it is cut out to be.

I did a little research and found out that it works through a person’s olfactory senses. You just have to sprinkle this above the food you’re about to eat and this will help your body feel full quicker than the usual so you do not overeat.

The science of this product is quite amazing, and I can say, I’m quite impressed.

Acne on an adult

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My aunt recently linked me to acnetreatmentgel.org and I can say I’m quite pleased.

Even with my age right now, I still have random acne breakouts. What brought this to my attention was how my friends noticed it on our high school reunion, and it made me start worrying. I guess it’s partly my fault for being so caught up with work and the stress it gives, and I can’t really say I had fun or did something to unwind in quite a while. I can also blame my diet for this. I haven’t really been that careful with what I’ve been eating lately, as well. With our current society focusing on aesthetic beauty, I guess this can be quite an issue. I am actually quite grateful that my aunt showed me this, it turned out to be quite a good website and I tried their product.

I’m still checking to see the results, but so far, it’s good, and I’m happy. Taking care of yourself once in a while doesn’t hurt, you know.

Chicken Chicken Chicken

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My sister’s husband, I believe, is the only person I know who apparently loves chicken too much.

On his first time in the Philippines, we took him to Max’s and Jollibee, and he just couldn’t get enough of them ever since.

Now that Max’s restaurant has a promo of unlimited chicken for a limited period of time, I think he’d enjoy it to bits. He actually even thought about getting a Jollibee franchise just so he could eat all of the chicken he wants.

The problem with him is I’m never really sure if he’s serious, though it sounds like a good idea. Jollibee could possibly be one of the best franchise opportunities that there is here in the Philippines not only because the product is good, but because Filipinos from all over the world love it, too.

On the importance of prenatal vitamins for newlyweds

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My friend Rei recently got married, and no, it’s not a gunshot wedding – she’s not pregnant. It was a happy-romantic wedding. ^_^

With the couple being very career oriented, Rei told me, they have no plans on having kids for the next two years. Given that she’s only 25, it does seem practical. However, even with thorough planning and a combination of safe sex methods, pregnancy is still a possibility – especially for a newlywed couple. So, just to be on the safe side, I told her to start taking a daily prenatal vitamin.

For those who don’t know, prenatal vitamins are specially formulated multivitamins that is designed with pregnancy and breastfeeding in mind. While the supplements contain numerous vitamins and minerals, their folic acid, iron, and calcium content are especially important. These vitamins and minerals help reduce your risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect since a lot of defects develop in the first 28 days after conception – the time before many women realize they are pregnant.

So for the newlyweds, do consider prenatal vitamins at the onset of marriage. 0;) After all, you want to reproduce healthy, adorable babies, don’t you?

Beware of taking diet pills

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A friend of mine was recently hospitalized for side effects caused by taking diet pills she bought from the internet. I think the name is hydroxycut advanced. This brand was suggested to her by another friend because it was popular and effective years ago. Unfortunately my friend did not do any research about this product and just took the word of her friend for it.

The doctor explained that last year, the FDA issued a warning to the public not  use these drugs because of side effects that were discovered. This included general weakness, depression, liver damage, and many more. Good thing that my friend was immediately taken to the hospital in the first symptom. Else she could have had permanent damage to the body or even worse, she could have died.

I’m sharing this story to you as a lesson to those people so stubborn to consult a doctor first before taking any drugs. You don’t even know what those pills are made of so better consult a pro.

This Heat Is Killing Me!

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Lately, the heat has been killing me. Everywhere I go, and wherever I walk, the sun just hurts my skin so much.

Most of the time I just end up running towards the nearest shady area and walking slowly when I’m under it, then running to the next.

I’ve been sweating like a pig, too. And after the 2010 elections, I felt an intense headache. It was so painful that I wanted to slam my head into the wall.

My parents and siblings told me that I was just dehydrated and that I lacked sleep, and advised me to take vitamins. I followed their advice and sure enough, I felt better!

I guess parents know best. :)

Skinny? Try Soya Milk

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Tired of weight gain supplements that do not seem to do you any good? Are you fed up with the awful taste of those high protein cookies? I know you are but I also know that you don’t have a choice. You are too skinny and you barely create a shadow on the wall. Well, why not try taking soya milk!

Soya milk is a great tasting way to gain weight. It has been proven by experts to increase muscle mass in just a few weeks of regular intake. You do not even have to put effort because it tastes great. I saw some good brands advertised in muscle milk reviews websites and some of them have already been tried by my friends.What is best about this is, soya milk is organic and it will not give you any side effects, unless of course if you are allergic to soya – which means you’re and alien.