It was quite tiring these past two days,  I went to Philippine embassy last Thursday to claim my new passport. I renewed my old passport two months ago eh. I just went in and went out, but of course I have to travel by bus going home which makes it tiring not included the train ride and transfer on the subway.

The next day I wake very early so I can go to Suwon immigration so I can report my new passport, ride a taxi,  went in and went out. In short I have been traveling these past few days with lack of proper sleep and food.  Well if I forgot to mention I traveled without eating anything because if I do eat before leaving our apartment it will take me longer.

Anyway I survived riding  a taxi by having printed out in Hangul where I want to go (immigration) and writing in a piece of paper the word Suwon bus station terminal (수원 버스 터미널)  so I can return home. The driver’s would like to talk to me sadly all I can say is “Hangul Mulayo”  luckily they speak a little English so we still had short conversation like where you from and etc.,

The old man (taxi driver going to immigration) asked me how long I have been in Korea, which I replied four years and he was kind of astonished why I can’t still speak Korean, he even told me to learn Korean and when we arrived in the immigration he thought me how the pronounce the place (immigration) in Korean. I said thank you and show him my English-Korean dictionary, I want to learn Korean but there’s no way I can because I don’t know any school that offers teaching Korean language, I am hermit that’s why I don’t know anything. I spend the whole day in front of my computer surfing, blogging, reading and playing online.

Anyway inside the immigration while waiting for my electronic number to be called I looked around and was wondering why I can’t find the pink application form from everyone,  the immigrants are holding a different form. So I went to the table and there I found out the immigration has new form, I filled it up again just to make sure I  belong. Haha, I already have the old (pink) form because I took one when we visited the immigration last March to extend the period of our sojourn because I know I am going to return after I renewed my passport.

We have been craving for KFC’s double down sandwich these past few days but the KFC outlet is about 5 kilometers from where we are and we are bit lazy to travel.  At the ground floor of our apartment building there’s a BBQ Olive Topokki outlet or Olive-dduk and they have chicken barbecue which we first mistaken as meat when we saw their menu outside.

On my first visit in the BBQ Chicken I have ordered 4 sticks and when they asked me what sauce I want it took us long time to understand each other. So I just said all flavor including hot sauce which I regretted because it was too spicy.

So the second time I visited the shop I bought 6 sticks and ordered chicken barbecue on teriyaki sauce.

The other day I experimented cooking the hot dog by adding stir fried vegetables.  I added ginisa mix to add more taste other than salt. It was awesome for me but as usual my husband comment is it is crap without tasting it. Lol

Cooking this was very easy I sauted garlic and then add the hot dogs and vegetables when the hot dogs are little brown. After it I add ginisa mix and little salt and add little water to cook it.

As what I have blogged before our next door neighbor has a pet dog that keeps barking all the time. The other night while I am using the bathroom my husband scared me by standing in front of the door, so when I opened the door I immediately shout in fear that made the dog alert, and didn’t stop barking for almost two hours.

Dogs has really the since of alertness, they know when something is wrong or someone is on danger that’s why they are called man’s best friend. I tried to walked in the hallway just to let the dog know that someone is on the building and there’s nothing to be scared of but still it didn’t stop him from barking, dunno if the dog gets nervous breakdown.

The owner moved the dog to different apartment when she knew that dog is loud at all times,  my husband and her accidentally see each other in the hall way and my husband told her about her dog barking attitude.

Free housing/apartment is included in my husband’s contract, it was shouldered by the school. So we are not expecting any miscellaneous fee and everything but when we moved out from our old apartment we are surprised to know that we have to pay something. Yeah right, we have to pay a certain amount of money for the sensor light. The sensor light is installed in front of the building which is used by all of the people living in the building so who will thought there’s a fee for that when we are not informed when we moved in.

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Same thing happened when moved in to our new apartment, we have been living one month already when we are informed that we have to pay maintenance fee monthly that includes the used of elevator, garbage disposal, sky life and water. Now we know why we are not receiving water bill as it was bill in the whole building. As we are not using television the landlord eventually deducted the bill for sky life, with this hidden fees our budget was affected. Instead of saving the extra $$$ we have to use it for maintenance fee every month.

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It was early this year when we started the construction of our house but within more than one month we need to stop the construction because we have no enough funds to continue the construction. The first floor was already built, the beams were made this week, what is left is adding slab or roof to the first floor that will also served as floor for the second floor.

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My mother told me that we need about $1, 705 for constructing the slabs because we need to buy lumbers, ply woods, lot of cements, steel bars, pay laborers and other materials. So I am trying my best to save that amount of money so we are able to add slabs to our house before rainy days came, and might cause problem to our things and stuff because our old house is open.

Saving money is not easy when you have no stable job and you are just relying on your blogging earning which is sometimes good and sometimes it was not.

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Nothing really special with my adobo today I just cooked in sprite, add eggs and carrots. I was already tired eating normal adobo, it was kind of salty for me as the soy sauce and venigar in Korea are quite strong compare to the Philippines which soy sauce usually is sweeter.

I would like to add broccoli to my adobo but the supplies we had in the fridge is not enough so I just ate the broccoli raw while eating rice with my viand adobo.

Cats are well known for their independence and ability to look after themselves. So what do you do when your cat seems to need your help more than ever? An ill cat can be distressed or lacking in energy so you need to do your best at keeping your pet calm and happy.

Skin Issues

 For cats with skin complaints caused by common problems such as fleas, bacterial infections and allergies care for them by bathing their sore or itchy patches in cool salt water. Alternatively you can apply an ice pack to relieve any discomfort to your cat’s skin. It is a good idea to also put an Elizabethan collar around your cat’s neck to stop him from licking the affected area. Flea treatment might also be an effective way of eliminating the fleas that still exist within the fur. For skin problems that turn septic or excrete an unpleasant smelling puss, an antibiotic treatment from the vet will likely need to be used.

Vomiting

Cats are more likely to become dehydrated when they are really young or elderly. If your pet has been vomiting for more than 24 hours, it is vital that you seek help from a vet straight away as dehydration can be potentially very dangerous. It is also a good idea to take a look at multi pet insurance when budgeting for those unexpected vet costs.  However if your cat’s vomiting is less serious and occurs much less frequently, you should try not feeding him for at least 12 hours after the vomiting has stopped. After this, you could try feeding your poorly pet a tiny piece of boiled chicken or white fish and offer a slightly larger portion 2 hours later if this is tolerated.

Cat Flu

Mouth ulcers are a common result of cat flu and they make swallowing food uncomfortable and difficult. Ulcers that form on the eyes should be looked at by a vet as they can cause a lot of discharge around the area. Discharge can be wiped away from around the eyes and nose using a solution of warm salt water or Olbas Oil. A bunged up nose caused by this virus may also lead to loss of appetite for your cat as they are not tempted by the smell of the food. You could therefore try stronger smelling foods like pilchards to tempt them. It is also important to encourage them to eat by stroking them or grooming them. Finally, liquidising food will make swallowing easier for your cat in the case of ulcers caused by the virus. Also remember that if your cat has not eaten for more than 24 hours, you must call your vet.

It was almost two months since we moved in Shinha-ri from Icheon downtown and it was been two months since we are working out in this new gym.  Yeah, right before we moved here we surely check if there’s a  gym nearby so when our membership ended on Life Change gym we didn’t renew anymore, it was good too because when the new owner told us that there is no gym in Shinha-ri we know that there’s one.

You heard it right, Life Change has new owner since last year when we returned from vacation on Chuseok the gym has new owner already, we said it has a new owner not just because of the new guy but also because all of those plants you can see in the gym adorned by colorful sash. Probably the old owner sold the gym.

Anyway  we signed up for six months membership in M2 Gym in Shinha-ri, the first week is life changing I mean we are still looking for the comfort of Life Change, the familiar faces and working equipments.  We worked out in Life Change for almost three years and surely we established a bond with the equipments, haha joke!

M2 Gym is just few steps away from our apartment building which make it convenient for us, I would say they have more equipment but they only have few heavy plates, and most of their gym equipment are older than those in Life Change.  The good thing is M2 gym has a separate rooms for aerobic class if you want to attend one unlike in Life Change there’s none but they have small space for fitness enthusiast to do the stretching and etc.,

The other day I tried cooking Filipino version of chicken curry using powdered coconut milk I bought in the Asian store.  Though my ingredients are not complete so it is really a chicken curry but a poor man’s curry, haha.

Using powdered coconut milk is not that good unlike using fresh coconut milk for cooking, well at least I tried. Ins’t it? My husband likes it though I think he will like more if I used fresh coconut milk and complete ingredients.