Couple of years I go, I told myself that if I won’t be a successful IT Consultant, I will consider opening a restaurant and just live the rest of my life making a living out of my second passion which is cooking. When I was still a kid, maybe around 10, my grandfather enrolled me to a weekend Japanese cooking school in Manila. I have already been passionate about cooking food since I was small. It always got me into thinking of doing an alternate career in restaurateur or being a chef. Now that I reached more than a quarter of my life, I am sort of considering moving to a different career.

In any battle, you have to be well-armed before you go. Northwest Culinary Institute is a division of the International Air and Hospital Academy. They offer a 9 month culinary diploma program in a fully equipped culinary kitchen. Their corporate headquarters is located in Vancouver, Washington. What’s great about this culinary school is that they offer financial aid, culinary scholarships and housing to those students who cannot afford to send themselves to a culinary school. I know that culinary education does not come cheap so this is a great help for those who are aspiring to become future chefs but never got the opportunity to study. Check out their site to know more about culinary institutes that can truly help in starting a career or moving to a new career.

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The GG and I went to the Cardinals game yesterday afternoon at the University of Phoenix stadium. Thank God for the free BLUE parking pass, we were able to park not so far from the stadium. The little big boy (my boyfriend) sure did enjoy the game. It was both our first time to watch a live football game. He better enjoy the game because the tickets did not come cheap! Haha. Anyways, here a photo before the game started when the national anthem was sung.



I enjoyed the game too... finally after couple of hours trying to figure out the rules of the game. Hahaha. Lots of drunk people after the game. Took an hour to get out of the parking area because of the mob traffic. Seriously bad traffic! But then again, maybe we would watch another game next time. Or better yet, watch the Suns game! Yehey! Oh btw, Cardinals won!

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My boyfriend is a big Transformers fan. When we planned our trip to Maryland, he insisted that we visit the Air and Space Museum in Virginia where the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird was being housed. This aircraft is more popularly known to be Jet Fire in the Transformers movie that was shown early this year. Take note that there is another Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in downtown Washington, DC but the one in Virginia is the one that houses this aircraft. Do not make a mistake! Haha. Here are some amazing photos that we took.

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Yesterday was my first time this year to drive in the morning to work without turning my AC on. Yehey!!! Welcome autumn! Living in Arizona for almost two years now has been a daily battle with the weather. Don't get me wrong, I so love winter time here. But the summers... the summers!!! The summers are like 115's and up that it's like an oven. Well obviously, getting a tan here is never a problem. Sunny, sunny days almost 80% of the year. Now that autumn is starting, I am starting to love Arizona again. Finally I will be able to take my jackets out of my closet.

One of the best places to live in Arizona is the Scottsdale area. It's close to where the "night life" is in Arizona and definitely one of the better places to live in. Do check out real estate in Scottsdale Fine Properties website where reputable Scottsdale Arizona realtors can be found. If you're eyeing to get a brand new home, do check out their listing for New Home Developments by clicking on the link.

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Yes, I'm back! Just wanted to be go back to blogging to keep my sanity. It's been months since I've updated this blog and from today, I am officially out of my hiatus. Yehey!

Quick update, I am still in Phoenix working for the same project. They've extended my contract until end of the year so that means another non-snowy winter for me. Yehey!!! Ummm... nothing exactly is new. Just busy, busy, busy days ahead because of SFC and my going home to the Philippines for a short vacation month. Will be posting photos of my last trip to Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia in a couple of days. For now, let me settle back to my old blogging self and try to catch up.

Weebee to me!!!

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A good friend of mine rear-ended another car yesterday in California. Good thing that they were both ok after the accident and that the damage to both cars weren't that big. Well, not as big as totally replacing the whole car. Hehe. Anyways, my friend drives an old bimmer and I know that his baby bimmer would definitely cost him a lot of money for repairs. And I am also pretty sure that he would need a good and reputable auto body shop in his area. Collision Repair experts is a good website that contains a huge network of "best in class" collision repair experts. Their huge network is made up of reputable and committed to excellence shop owners therefore you will assured of the good service they do. I am definitely sending the link to this auto body shop anaheim to my friend so he can get his baby bimmer fixed to it's pre-accident condition and bring it back to its tip top shape.

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Oh-em-gee... I haven't updated this blog for almost a month now. Oh well... work has been crazily busy again because my teamlead went on a 2-week vacation during a production go live. It's good that I survived this go live without her and been struggling to catch up on blogging.

I know, I know. I should blog more. I haven't even been doing paid blogs in a while. Yay! Anyways, I hope everything's well with all of you. Keep visiting my blog for random updates.

Btw, it's so !@*(#$% HOT here in Phoenix. Weather report says it's going to be a high 116 degrees here over the weekend. WAAAAA!!! Winter please take me!

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I am currently in a hunt for a new apartment and I am planning to furnish it on my own. I found a great site where to get my new furnitures! Check out ScenicFurniture.com for unique, artistically made and rustic furniture.

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A friend in plurk posted a question: What are you going to do if your partner cheats on you?

I know my initial instinct is to get mad. *who doesn't?!?* I guess if I know that I have been neglecting my partner and his needs, then I guess it's also my fault that he cheated. But then again, fidelity and being trustworthy is one of my non-negotiables so yeah, it might be a difficult to just let this thing pass.

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I am again in search for a new apartment or condo. I just got another contract extension for my client here in Phoenix until the end of the year. This means I will have another six months of certainty in my life and it also means that I will most probably spend Thanksgiving and Christmas here in Phoenix. After a lot of thinking and weighing of options, I have finally decided that I will be moving to an unfurnished place and will start acquiring my own furnitures and appliances.

I am so thankful for professional real estate property managers because they make the life of renters like me very convenient. Real Property Management is one of those real estate professionals who manages single family homes, multi-unit apartment buildings and homeowner's associations. If you have your own property and you want to put it on rental, Real Property Management can take care of tenant placement, credit and multi-state criminal background screening of potential renters, regular property inspections, accounting, project management, monthly financial reporting to owners, maintenance services, collections and a lot more. Real Property Management prides itself for winning the "Franchise of the Year Honorable Mention" award. They are a reputable organization that can definitely professionally manage your real estate property with no hassle. Check out their site to request for more information.

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