afterthoughts. http://www.gingster.com based on a true story Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:40:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. http://www.gingster.com/?p=330 http://www.gingster.com/?p=330#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:39:32 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=330 This is all too surreal. I can’t think. I can’t stop crying. The five stages of grief keep cycling over and over. And over.

R.I.P. May Guevara, fondly known to us as Auntie Nene, and to me as my Ninang. I love you and will miss you always. It’s not the same without you here. May the Lord welcome you into His Kingdom where you can be reunited w/ Uncle Per, Grandma, and all of our loved ones who have gone before us, and enjoy the pleasures of Heaven’s everlasting life. We take comfort in knowing that you are no longer suffering or feeling pain, and that you are in a better place.

Ging.

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=330 0 Oh my dog :( http://www.gingster.com/?p=327 http://www.gingster.com/?p=327#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:26:22 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=327 She just came back from having 3 biopsies on her nose, eyes, & ears. She also has an extreme dermatalogical condition. The tests results come in next Tues or Wed, but the vet said that it doesn’t look good. Wahhhh :*(

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=327 0 broken http://www.gingster.com/?p=319 http://www.gingster.com/?p=319#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:49:57 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=319 Love is horrible, isn’t it?

It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens your heart and it means someone can get inside of you and mess you up.

You build up all these defenses. You build up this whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no di erent from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life. You give them a piece of you. They dont ask for it. They do something dumb one day like smile at you and then your life isn’t your own anymore.

Love takes hostages. It gets inside of you. It eats you up and leaves you crying in the darkness, so a simple phrase like “maybe we should just be friends” turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart.

It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. Its a soul-hurt, a body-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain.

Nothing should be able to do that.

Especially not love.

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=319 0 Listen to me. http://www.gingster.com/?p=298 http://www.gingster.com/?p=298#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:12:21 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=298 You need carbohydrates. YES YOU DO. Oh, and the Atkin’s Diet does not work. Dr. Atkins 1)was obese and 2) died before he could do more research on his “diet plan”. But book publishers wanted to make money so they threw a “Dr.” on the book as an author and sales skyrocketed.

Anyway. Back to my point. You need carbs to have a balanced intake of nutrients. “Losing weight fad diets” don’t work, but a balanced diet will help you lose weight.

And, being that I’m now a Certified Culinarian & a Nutritionist, I’m going to utilize my knowledge of food to create an organized and specialized meal plan for myself. Couple that with some rigorous exercise, and hello again to my SoBe body ’07. :)

Usually, I tend to waver from new projects after a couple of weeks. As a means of motivation, I’m going to be blogging about the meals I’ll be creating and post some recipes and pictures. Hopefully that will give me a good start.

Tomorrow’s Lunch: 1/5/09
Haricot Vert Salad (Green Bean Salad)
- 8 oz haricot vert, blanched
- 3 or 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 oz red onion
- 1 sm clove garlic, ciseler (minced)
- 1 oz balsamic vinaigrette (1 part balsamic vinegar, 3 parts oil)
- 2 oz smoked turkey, diced
- 1/2 oz feta cheese (reduced fat)
- salt & pepper TT (to taste)

If anyone would like some advice on food & nutrition, recipe ideas, or what your daily caloric intake should be, then holler.

Happy New Year.

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=298 0 This one’s for all the cal eta’s circa 2005-2007… http://www.gingster.com/?p=297 http://www.gingster.com/?p=297#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:57:06 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=297 “Jaunty”.
HAHAHAHAH

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=297 1 Hoorraayyy http://www.gingster.com/?p=295 http://www.gingster.com/?p=295#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:35 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=295 Snowboarding. Two 5day holidays. 2 weeks Philippines trip. Britney Spears concert!!

Omgomg

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=295 0 Chicago – Songfest 2005 http://www.gingster.com/?p=290 http://www.gingster.com/?p=290#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:13:23 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=290
]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=290 1 Monday morning Poochie-shoot http://www.gingster.com/?p=284 http://www.gingster.com/?p=284#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:12:22 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=284 She’s such a camera whore.

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=284 0 Chicks with decks http://www.gingster.com/?p=278 http://www.gingster.com/?p=278#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:30:33 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=278 My friend, Roger Saiki is one badass mofo. & he builds custom skateboards/longboards. He cuts the wood, wraps it in fiber glass, double wraps it in carbon fiber, then presses it together with a machine he built.

So I asked him to build me one…& it’s so fresh…

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=278 0 i’ll be graduating with HIGH HONORS http://www.gingster.com/?p=268 http://www.gingster.com/?p=268#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:48:26 +0000 julie http://www.gingster.com/?p=268 OH YEA!

despite my single B+ (AUGH!) which was only because i missed was sent home ONE DAY due to pink eye

i love culinary school.

]]> http://www.gingster.com/?feed=rss2&p=268 0