Bonjour !

  Finally decided to Ombré my hair . Tehee! 

THE HOBBIT

I can't hardly wait. I even have the chant as my ringtone. Though some will find it eerie but for me, the chant is moving that it draws out a lot of emotions.  

Fish Cannot Live With Bread Alone

Yes, I went helmet diving with my best travel buddy Eloise. In the course of our underwater walk, Eloise was wondering ...

Eloise : Ngano kaha nga ganahan ang mga isda ug pan nga wala man bakery sa dagat. (I wonder why fish like bread when there's no bakery underwater.)

Helmet Dive

Helmet dive is an underwater walk on the ocean floor approximately 12 feet deep. This is best for the non swimmers who still have a sense of adventure. We were guided in climbing down a ladder until the water is shoulder height. Once in such position, a helmet  was placed over our heads.Then we climbed down further until we reached the ocean floor.

The helmet weighs approximately 30 kilos above water but felt weightless when down under. I can't explain the science of it, but it is what it is. We can freely breathe inside the helmet since oxygen is pumped in through a hose connected to a tank above. Our heads remained dry and I can even slip my hands in to fix my bangs. Prior to the dive, a lecturer gave us the safety measures, hand signals and techniques to equalize underwater ear pressure as pressure increases the deeper we go.

Ways to equalize underwater ear pressure:
1. Pinching the nose and breathing gently against the pinched nose. One should hear a popping sound as the ears equalize.
2. Moving the jaw back and forth or sideways
3. Swallowing saliva.

 My head looks tiny inside the helmet. 

 Me and my cousin Eloise with our matching swimsuits enjoying the synchronized helmet dive.

My cousin and I with my fish head.

The underwater walk lasted for 20 minutes. We fed the fish with bread while the guide took a video. It was a whole lot of fun under the water, feeding the fish and feeling like a pro. 

Alcoholism meets childhood !

It's my friend's birthday! Along with another friend who can't be around during the celebration bought a chocolate cake in Lola Lilia's  which I must say sells the best chocolate cake in town. Scout's Honor, it's worth the calories.

A simple " Happy Birthday " on the cake seems to bore me so I thought of a short but personal message in hopes to crack her up.

Jell-o shots intrigued me. I haven't made one nor tasted one. At least I had a reason to try making them than on a random weekday which people might associate it to Alcoholism. Just saying. Inspired by a pin on Pinterest, I prepared a pack of Jell-o, boiling water, brandy, and a fruit mold, particularly, orange cups. It's also worth noting that orange cups is more earth-friendly than the plastic ones. Vodka can also be used but I preferred brandy since I knew that the celebrant will be serving brandy at the party.

I sliced the oranges into halves, scooped out the fruit, poured the prepared Jell-o mixture, chilled for an hour then sliced in wedges. VIOLA! Alcoholism meets childhood!

No matter how pretty and yummy they look, pace yourself if you want to wake-up hang-over free.