We need to think about

Yesterday's seminar, our speaker was one of the head nurse here in the municipality.She was telling how important this time to hold the belt and thankful that we have job today as "economy crisis" still going on.Things that comes into my mind was MY FAMILY IN PHILIPPINES. How grateful i am that I am here and can support them time to time they need my help.

I am not ashamed writing this in my blog because I want to share that I have wonderful life and family both here in Sweden and Philippines. I admit that their are times that I felt boring here,I told my husband onetime that living far away from my dearest family is hard and he understand me. I was thinking that I need to be strong and faced the challenge in life since it's hard living in the country with a high standard. I know I can make it as I often heard from my family saying that "I can do it". Lot of my colleague wonder how come I adjust directly "their cold climate during winter",food,culture and language. I only answered "I need to adjust"and forget everything I have before and face today's life. Actually I do"rosary" and cried if I needed too.

As swine flu has come and the whole world suffered! Lot of countries today have problem of food. Sweden's today's situation is quite secure if I compare to the other countries here in Europe.

This year and the coming 2 years we don't know yet if the whole world can survive the economy situation but all of us hoping for the recovery..I am worried of my home country too,that hoping the government official will do their job and serve their people not just thinking their personal interest. I know that I am not alone saying "stop the corruption" and please do your job address to the Phil.government.

how dangerous this HIN1

I was thinking to continue writing about "swine flu"or we called "HIN1". I post blog the other day that in my department where I'm working we are all waiting for vaccine.We have seminar yesterday and we've been asking the head nurse about the side effect of the said vaccine,that it could possible to have fever,or maybe redness of the skin above the shoulder.Doctors don't know yet if these are the effect,depends how our body react as they concluded.



Why it's important to have vaccine against (HIN1)yes because this affected our lung.This is dangerous to the young age under 30.This pandemic swine flu can spreads through hands and by sneezing. Be considerate cover your mouth to avoid spreading the virus. In Sweden now this time, in hospitals doctors and medic personal did their greeting by saying"welcome" avoid shaking one's hand. People here are very careful, by washing hands time to time before and after meal.

The man behind "My WAY"

I personally like music,and love singing karaoke. Having karaoke in the family is common in every "Filipino family".I heard lot of legendary songs like "My Way" "Diana" and other classic hits songs,but I am not used to bother about who was the writer.

One TV channel here in Sweden (TV3) have reality TV show tittled "The Swedish Hollywood Wives" this 3 women have such a luxury life that living in Hollywood. One of them married to the successful song writer "Paul Anka".

It was just a little of surprised for me because I did not know that he was the writer of "My WAY" that sang by Frank Sinatra since I thought that it was Sinatra who composed and wrote the song.But well..well.. I apologized myself not knowing this before,it's embarrassing! of course.

I would like to share my words of opinion about his wife "Anna Anka".She is 38 years old 1 year older than I am. In the show "The Swedish Hollywood Wives" Anna Anka was the talk of the town just after the TV showed because of her strong commentary against men in Sweden and "Swedish lifestyle is not good"as she quoted.

I could say that yah!she's maybe right but since now she is living in her dream and married to the most successful guy so it's easy for her to judge other peoples living standard.She was actually an adopted child from Poland.

"HIN1"vaccine

I watched the news on TV yerterday that the HIN1 vaccine was ready.Should we need to take vaccine? a lot of people says no but some says yes.In my case I take vaccine, working in hospitals and "nursing home" and same related job need to have this vaccine for the reason that we always have contact with sick people.

Here in Sweden vaccine against HIN1 is free to the people working the said occupation I mention above (I'm not sure if it's free to all citizen).I did take it and grab the opportunity and hopefully everything will be fine.As of this time my whole department waiting for the HIN1 vaccine.

my own openion!

A shocking catastrophe that happened in Manila Philippines this year. Typhoon "Ondoy" makes a big damage and lot of families lose their houses. After "Ondoy" typhoon "Pepeng" is coming and reported that it will hits Luzon. I don't need to worry because my family was living in Cebu, but I feel sorry and sad to my co Filipinos specially the victims of the said catastrophe.



Why it's always have typhoon in my country? and it always hit Manila areas and Luzon. Filipinos used to say the word "kastigo sa Ginoo" ( God's punishment ) since lot of them don't know the real reason why we have typhoon.



In my opinion Manila area and Luzon are an open area,( no mountain surrounded). The second reason is no enough trees in the Philippine forest as of today. Third, people keep throwing garbage anywhere that could be the reason why the rain water stagnant.



We usually used the words "bahala" or "da" ( not bother about). We need to realized that we make a mistakes and need to take action. It is not correct using the name of "God" and blame HIM.I think the "Philippine government" needs to change and improve their strategies. Stop! the corruption!instead help the "Filipinos".

We need the right form of government just like "United States" and as President Obama used to say "we need change".

I do believe that it's possible that we can be one of the best country in Asia.

my sushi day

Autumn weather is not my favorite,rain,windy it was cold outside. Day off after work I phoned my friend asking if they were free today. We decided to eat "Sushi" restaurant somewhere in Gothenburg City.

It's a long time that I've been in Japanese restaurant. I have this longing of their ginger and wasabi mixed with soy sauce. At home it was only me who like "Sushi" my husband did not. I felt awkward ( I still don't know how to used their stick!).Hohoho, I'm practicing time to time.I cannot explain why?but still I can't have it.

Well, there is nothing wrong when people use spoon and fork while eating "Sushi". .I think it looks more social when using stick.

dinner for tonight

It's quite boring to have the same food for every meal.I wanted to have something different(as I said to my husband).I've been surfing in the net for recipe that I want to cook for tonight dinner.

It's hard to decide,theirs plenty different good menu, what should I want hmm typical.I talk my husband and showed him what I've founded.Lot of the menu is complicated that we don't have all the ingredients that needed and means we should go out and buy in the grocery.Both of us feel not to go out and do shopping.


Setting in the couch and thinking ,then comes out in my mind a "shrimp"maybe.My husband get his recipe book in the bookshelves.Then we decided!!

"shrimp Au gratin"dinner for tonight.





Ingredients:

• rice


• 2 table spoon butter




• 1/2 tsp curry
  
  


• 2 pc pepper (1red 1green)
  
  


• 2 tablespoon wheat flour




• 2 dl cream


• salt and black pepper (ground)
  


• 1 table spoon chili(ground)




• 2 table spoon mayonnaise




• cheese


• 1/2 kilo shrimp
  

1. Here things you need to do:
   
   Peel the shrimp as seen on the photo.Cook the rice at the same time,sliced the pepper in piece.

2. Melt the butter,add the curry and pepper.

3. Sprinkle the flour and pour on cream.Let all simmer in a few minutes.Add salt&
black pepper(grounded)
As seen in the photo.




















4. Take away the saucepan from the stove,mix the chili and mayonnaise.


5. Put the cook rice in the Pyrex glass form or whatever(you have )Start the oven to 275d.
























6.Put the shrimp above the rice.(brown you see in the picture)is the roe of the shrimp.























7. Pour the creamed




















it looks like this..





















and that!Put the cheese on the top!























it only takes 10minutes to cook!then serve..

enjoy your meal!!!