NTKYW Meme

My answers to the questions:

1. In the hall beyond, two Keith Harings and a Chagall.
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 Shipwrecked
3. Martha Stewart, she'll teach me proper etiquette.
4. Half-full, when I'm tired, it's half-empty.
5. Fetched the kids from class, had a great dinner with family.

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Korean Food in our City!

This is a photo of a dish I enjoyed at a Korean restaurant in our city. I have to confess I was skeptic about Korean food at first. I love Thai, it's my first love in other Asian food, the second one is Japanese, my roommate was the one who got me hooked on them. Finally, I got to taste Korean food and surprisingly I also liked it!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the quality of fine dining or restaurants where you can eat is what makes a city, a city or a place worth visiting. My non-biological twin before coming back home here in our city taught Koreans ESL (English as a Second Language). She worked in Baguio and at different academies. When she came here, one thing she said she really missed are Koreans and their food! She developed the taste when she got to know her students.

Luckily, last year, a Korean restaurant was opened in our little city. We finally got to get together to eat in the restaurant. I always let hubby get take out since the restaurant is near the school where he works.

Photographed above, is a Dolsot Bibimbap. Sizzling Bibimbap or Bibimbap served on a hot plate. Yum. Mixed toppings of veggies and some spice to add in it. Yummy. Eating dine in has its perks too. You get served with hot tea, a sampler size of kimchi and marbled potatoes. I like the marbled potatoes even it was sweet and I'm a diabetic. 

For more info and details, check out Brianne's Place's Facebook page. Their menu and more photos of their food are there.

My history with Bingo

I always looked forward to the times when my grandmother from California would come visit. She is an aunt of my mom who has lived in California for the longest time ever. I remember during my elementary years, she came and introduced a game to me which I've never heard of before. The game is called bingo.

She had her own complete set of cards and a little roulette for it. I had fun playing because I learned about alphabets and numbers at the same time. Plus, she made the game more enticing by sometimes using candies as prize. She came from California so imagine my delight at getting imported chocolates and candies.

The last time she was here, was the year I got pregnant with my daughter, around 2006. This time, Bingo has changed. She had her own machine that called out the numbers and showed which pattern would be the winning pattern this time. I got so amazed. My husband even enjoyed joining the game.

Fast forward to this year and she can't do what she usually does anymore because her husband got sick. She usually goes to bingo centers. She takes a bus and follows a religious schedule about it. How do I know? My mom went to the States and discovered that she still enjoys bingo days or bingo nights with her friends. Now, my grandmother with the help of her granddaughter now enjoys playing online bingo . She told us that she was taught by Marinella on how to play and she has a variety of bookmarked Bingo sites. So my grandfather and grandmother who taught me Bingo, now plays Bingo through the net and I think it's really great. They can do it at their own free time, have fun, at the comfort of their own homes!