Wii want some!

We've started walking 3 miles every day in an attempt to help Jamz get his old weight back. I don't need to burn calories, but since he won't do it alone, so I have no choice but to go with him. So be it..

After seeing an advertisement for the new Sports Active game for the Wii, made me think if walking is indeed such a good idea..

EA SPORTS Active

EA sports just released this new game that will supposedly help you lose those unwanted weight. It features 12 workout programs that will help you reach your goal.I guess this is all worth it, we can do multi-player exercises at the comforts of our home.


There's boxing, basketball, tennis,etc and 20 mins cardio work outs! The Sports active package comes with the resistance band and leg strap.



Here's more:

• Active fitness from the comfort of your home in just 20 minutes a day…

– 20 minute circuits feature a variety of familiar activities that target upper body, lower body as well as cardio. Circuits can be customized to your interest and fitness level.

– Choose your duration, intensity level & set your own goals for calories burn.

• Take the 30 Day Challenge…

– 20 minute circuits change each day throughout the 30 Day Challenge as you progress.

– Circuits will adjust to your fitness level and will track calories, intensity and progress.

• Your trainer in a box…

– Bob Greene will be the focal point both of the experience, providing you with clear instruction, motivation and positive encouragement.

– Feedback will be given throughout your workout.

• New Ways to Play…

– The specially designed leg strap lets us track your movements on screen.

– A resistance band is included to increase the intensity of upper body exercises.


Hmm.. for 60 bucks.. why not?

Time to get Mii one!

New Recipe: Roasted Chicken

Back when I was in PH, my brother who loves to cook and does it well has his own recipe for Turbo roasted chicken. We all loved it, Jamz and Mig in particular. I remember Mig asking me about it when he was still here but I didnt know how to cook one and we didnt have a turbo roaster back then. Now thanks to the Purisimas for the turbo roaster and finally I asked my mom what the ingredients are. So last month, the Elisans, Buenaobras and Purisimas got the chance to taste Dodie's Roasted Chicken.

Here's the recipe just in case you're interested:
- tamarind mix
- garlic
- butter
- 1 whole chicken
- salt

Mix all the above ingredients and marinate the chicken with it. For added flavor, put 1 stick of butter inside the chicken.


Broil the chicken with its marinade ( when the marinade gets cooked it makes a good sauce, so set it aside once the chicken is cooked). Set the broiler to 250 and broil each side for at least 20mins...




Finish product!! So Mig, if you are reading this.. I now know how to do this.. So when you come visit soon, Ill make some for you! Promise!

Addicted to Diner Dash

So I have not been blogging for couple of days... ok.. ok.. couple of weeks.. In fact I just started back tracking and posting stuff again this week.. Why? Well, aside from the fact that we had a loaded weekend last week, I have been addicted to Diner Dash- Sizzle and Serve. Instead of me reading a book before I go to la-la-land, I would play Diner Dash in my DS. So for almost a month, I finished it! I would try to finish one level even when Im in the office,just about anywhere I can find a place where I can sit, and turn on my DS!I would also end up dreaming about the game too! That was how addicted I become of the game.


That's us, playing DS . Jarno got hooked playing the game too!!


while the rest of the group are playing Rockband

I was first stuck at the last level, but after few weeks of trying, I was able to reach my quota and finish the whole game!!! Its not that its the first game I finished in the DS, Ive finished Mystery Suspect: Million Heir, few months back, its just that finishing this game requires patient and perseverance!

The game itself is good for killing time, well aren't all games are right? It only has 4 stages ( Diner, Resto, Goddess, etc), plus 1 bonus stage (Sushi) if you get to finish one stage in expert mode. Each stage has at least 10 shifts (levels) with its corresponding quota. Thats the challenging part, trying to reach the quota, there have been days that I would only miss $30.00 in the quota and I had to repeat the level again!!! I was ready to give up since I was stuck at the last level of the fourth resto until, Jamz upgraded my DSTT software and with the update, came the cheats!! I have been searching high and low for cheats about this game, but had no luck at all. Not that I wanted to cheat but I am almost in the brink of giving up since I am really stuck and I needed some guidance.. So after few weeks of trying, I finished the game! Yahoo!

Here's some tips for those who are playing this game: Make sure that you sit customers at the same colored chair, that would give you more points. Always, always serve them drinks so that they would order dessert afterwards. Dont sit the businessmen beside the booklovers, you'll end up loosing customers. Finish one resto on expert mode and you'll not only unlock a gallery but one last stage, SUSHI resto. Playing multiplayer, unlocks stuff too but make sure you win in that versus game though.

Now Im into another Mystery file game. Thanks to Jamz' buying me an 8GB memory card, I can now put more games in my DS! Also, thanks to Mitch for sharing with us her 20gb worth of NDS games!