Vida Maya Ko has posted on her blog, and emailed me this letter: My niece Kaisha, 4, was brought to the hospital several times here in Davao--medical check-up at Brokenshire Hospital and confinement at San Pedro Hospital to be exact. Lab tests and observations were inconclusive until finally her sharp stomach pains and vomiting were dismissed as mere dyspepsia. When they thought she was well enough to travel, they flew back to Manila. However, the stomach pains recurred, but this time with purplish rashes on the legs. She was brought to St. Luke's hospital, and after several visits and a confinement, she was diagnosed for Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, a form of blood vessel inflammation (vasculitis) syndrome affecting the kidneys, though intestinal in nature. The irritation of her stomach due to rashes/swellings in the intestines causes her to vomit. The swelling also causes displacement of her kidneys, thus affecting excretory functions, which also causes arthritis of her legs (edema or pagmamanas) and hypertension. Aspirin is the only medication at the moment that she can take to relieve the pain and swelling. Complications could be cardiac overload, respiratory arrest, and hemorrhage if long term treatment of aspirin is used. A serious long-term complication…
Month: May 2008
Meet the Cousins
(A Warning to Shaun Ochia and other future manliligaws/nililigawan/bf/gf of my cousins) More than a month ago, Ate Ina told us the chismis that she saw Luan, one of our more timid cousins, at the mall, with a guy... about to hold hands. WAAAAIT! ANO ITO?! We have never heard Luan talk about a manliligaw/boylet/boyfriend. Later that day, we had our Sunday dinner and Luan was grilled to death about Mr. Shaun Ochia. NYAHAHA! Last Saturday, we were finally able to meet the mysterious Shaun when we played DotA together. Lucky him, we weren't in our vicious mode YET. He might think we're all nice and civil... well, we are. Or are we? This serves as a warning from the Council of Cousins (THERE'S 25 of US!) who will hunt you down and make you suffer pag kumilos ka ng masama... Meet the 4 active members of the Council... Ria Seems like a bitch... she can be at times. She will make your life hell if necessary. Special skill: Information gathering Andrew Ang Kuya ng Bayan... silent, won't bite unless you give him a reason to bite. Special Skill: Tech specialist Marc Youngest among 25... seems innocent and harmless. Special…
Manila Ocean Park
I went to the Manila Ocean Park on my birthday with Ate Aileen, Kuya Jay, Miguel, Kuya Andrew, Migs, Blogie, and Winston. Here's a video of the sights I enjoyed... It was definitely a fun experience. Sulit ang P400! :)
Goya Dark Mint Chocolates and More Goya!
Everybody first heard about Goya Dark Mint when AJ twitted about it a few weeks ago and also blogged about. Thus, began the bloggers' search for the mysterious Goya Dark Mint. Goya Dark Mint intrigued a lot of us since Goya is a local brand of chocolates and local dark chocolates with mint are unheard of. The Philippines isn't exactly known for high end chocolates. What were used to are local chocolates with a distinct flavor and texture that tastes better when not refrigerated. Goya is a brand I grew up with. I have recently seen and tasted the latest reformulated and repackaged good old Goya Milk Chocolate... ...and it didn't disappoint. Compared to the old Goya, it had a smoother texture. I can't exactly recall how the old Goya tastes, but this one is gave me a good chocolate fix for only PhP 14.75! Then, I saw they had a new variant... Dark Chocolate! As a dark chocolate lover... I just had to try it out. It's not as bitter or intoxicating as other dark chocolates I've tasted, but it's good enough. It packs in enough punch to give me a sugar rush. And it's only PhP 16.75! Goya…
How to Make Italian Cream Puffs
Here's a short how-to video for making Italian Cream Puffs. It is called Italian, because the filling is made of sweet cheese rather than Bavarian or Cream. Puff Pastry Ingredients 1/2 cup Butter (preferably salted) 1 cup Water 1 cup pre-sifted Flour 1/4 teaspoon Salt 4 Eggs This is a standard puff pastry recipe. Filling Ingredients 1/2 cup Cream Cheese* 1/4 cup Ricotta Cheese* 1/4 cup Sugar *1 cup Mascarpone Cheese (instead of Cream Cheese and Ricotta) can be used if available. Chocolate Sauce Ingredients 1 cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips 1 tablespoon Butter We used half this recipe only. The video features me - Ria Jose, my cousin Gwing Cabreira, and my aunts Ivi Cabreira and Baby dela Serna.
Great Food
Coz I want to make a food post but don't have much time, I'll show you photos of the wonderful food I've had these past few weeks... Lechon during my Tita's birthday party Ginataang Crabs during my Tita's birthday party Italian Cream Puffs my Titas, Gwing, and I made Italian Cream Puffs my Titas, Gwing, and I made Wagyu Beef, and Mashed Potatoes we had for dinner last night Obviously my Titas are also into food styling now that we photograph the food. :D More awesome photos and detailed food posts (and maybe some recipes) soon. :P