• The Big Sick

poses I still don't know how to do

• Pincha Mayurasana (Feathered Peacock Pose)
• Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)
• ✔ Sirsasana (Headstand)
• ✔ Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel)
• Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog)
• Kapotasana (King Pigeon)
• Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose)
• Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance / Dancer's Pose)
• Bakasana (Crane)

I've been more conscious of my spending when I started logging all my expenses...

• Water instead of soda when dining out
• Fast food for dinner (On the other hand, it's unhealthy). Or The Sandwich Guy
• Reimburse cab rides!
• Bring my own coffee to work (stopped getting coffee from the dispenser since someone found a roach leg)
• drastically cut down on Starbucks / expensive coffee
• Follow deals / treats
• Hopefully by June 2011, strictly set aside 50% of earnings to savings and investment
• Always pay bills on time
• drastically cut back on magazines
• Cut back on massages, nail treatments (about once in a quarter)

• It's better to look like you eat than to look like you don't.
• Everyone on the planet is driven by the same basic desires: happiness, healthiness, and someone to spoon with.
• No one can live life to the fullest while sucking her stomach in.
• The best way to make any decision is to think, when I am 87 years old, will I be glad I did that?
• Reality TV, overpriced gym memberships, and chihuahuas are overrated; the radio, bike riding, and stray dogs are underrated.
• To quote Yoko Ono, "you will always look good to the person who loves you."
• To quote Dr. Seuss, if "you have brains in your head and feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose."

Some things I picked up from books, tv shows, movies, friends--

• Arancini
• Rosewater Gelato
• ✔ Blinis (La Terasse, Palawan)
• Beef Wellington
• ✔ Bistecca Fiorentina (Il Latini, Florence, Italy)
• Rissoto Alla Milanese
• Quattro Formaggi at Pizzeria Michele in Naples
• ✔ Osso Bucco (Buon Giorno, Cliffhouse Tagaytay)
• ✔ Steak Tartare (Tirolska Izba, Bratislava)
• ✔ Macarons de Paris (at some cafe in Vienna)
• ✔ Bryndzove halusky / sheep cheese dumplings (Restauracia Tarpan, Bratislava)
• ✔ Camaru / Sautéed crickets (Abé, Serendra, Manila)

(Fall 2009)

• No Reservations Seasons 1-6
• Proposal Daisakusen
• Project Runway Philippines Season 2
• Project Runway Season 6
• TOP CHEF LAS VEGAS
• How I Met Your Mother Season 5
• The Big Bang Theory Season 3
• Grey's Anatomy Season 6
• Modern Family
• Cougar Town

I snack like no other.

• Kinder Bueno
• Kit Kat peanut butter
• Nachos with salsa or guacamole
• Muncher green peas!
• chicacorn
• Regent pizza chips
• cheese
  • cheddar slices, cheese cubes, parenica
• Sour cream and onion chips
• kettle corn
• kinder pingui
• plain milk chocolate
• Salt and vinegar chips (Lay's or that local brand)
• chicharon
• Tesco milk chocolate butter biscuits
• Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream

Not a beach person at all, but wow didn't expect that Bali would have my heart.

• ✔ Pura Tirta Empul
• ✔ Dreamland Beach
• ✔ Goa Gajah
• Pura Tirta Gangga
• Candidasa
• unspoilt WEST Bali
• John Hardy's Green School
• Yoga Retreat
• Proper surf lessons
• Balian
• Pura Besakih
• Lovina dolphins
• Jatiliwuh
• Bali Safari
• Sari Organik http://www.sari-organik.com/
• Ubud Hanging Gardens
• Bedugul
• Sardine http://www.sardinebali.com/
• Antonio Blanco Museum

• microplane zester
• cast iron skiller
• oven!

• Cintai Corito's Garden
• The Farm at San Benito
• Las Casas Filipinas de Azucar
• Prado Farm, Lubao

lest I forget

• Peter John O.
• Kirk Travies S.
• Josh M.
• Annika D.
• Nino M.
• Elise Angeline G.
• Rocco Alfonso A.

A list of 100 things that every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. From http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk/ My memory is a bit rusty hence my experience withe some items are disputed (Kobe Beef, S'mores, Umeboshi, etc). They remain unmarked.

A sad 52 / 100

• Venison
• Nettle tea
• Huevos rancheros
• ✔ Steak tartare
• ✔ Crocodile
• Black pudding
• Cheese fondue
• ✔ Carp
• ✔ Borscht
• ✔ Baba ghanoush
• ✔ Calamari
• ✔ Pho
• ✔ PB&J sandwich
• Aloo gobi

• Bone Church (Sedlec Ossuary), Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
• A religious pilgrimage (Rome / Fatima / Lourdes / Prague / Assisi / Avila / Lisieux / Nazareth)
• Hilton Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Rangali Island, Maldives
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland
• Hotel Fox, Denmark
• La Casa Azul, Coyoacán, Mexico
• Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic
• Journey via the Trans-Siberian Railway

• ✔ Jens Lekman (30-Mar-10, 31-Mar-10 Manila PH) I LOVE THIS MAN
• ✔ Death Cab For Cutie (4-Mar-11)
• The Postal Service
• Gogol Bordello
• Feist
• ✔ Mae (14-Nov-09 Manila, PH)
• ✔ Kings of Convenience (31-Mar-10 Manila PH)
• Imogen Heap
• ✔ Incubus
• The Killers
• KT Tunstall
• Adele
• Jimmy Eat World
• ✔ Anberlin (9-Mar-11 Manila, PH)
• Ingrid Michaelson
• Alexi Murdoch
• Phoenix
• Snow Patrol

Alas, I can only gape at these beautiful things. I save the pictures I like for inspiration.

• MoMA Store
• West Elm
• Pottery Barn
• Pottery Barn Teen
• Apartment Therapy
• Ikea
• Design*Sponge
• decor8
• Poppy Talk
• Shelterific

Asia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wor...]

• Philippines
  • ✔ Baroque Churches of the Philippines (San Agustin)
  • ✔ Historic Town of Vigan
  • ✔ Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
  • ✔ Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras [2015]
• Indonesia [2013]
  • ✔ Borobudur Temple Compounds [2018]
  • ✔ Cultural Landscape of Bali Province [2013]
  • ✔ Prambanan Temple Compounds [2018]
• Cambodia [2014]
  • ✔ Angkor Archaeological Park [2014]
• Japan

Wishful thinking -- I may NOT be equipped with the skills and/or talent

• commis / prep chef / line cook
• Travel photographer
• Cab driver
• City Bus / tram driver in a country with "pleasant" traffic
• Writer
• Supermarket cashier
• Theatre actor
• Computer programmer (what I currently do)
• Website / graphic designer
• Musician
• Tour guide
• Coffee barista
• News Anchor
• Social Worker
• Shopkeeper
• Preschool teacher
• Swimmer

All dishes are from Simply Recipes [http://www.elise.com/recipes/] unless otherwise noted

• ✔ Grilled Rosemary Porkchops (Good Housekeeping Cookbook)
• Beef Stroganoff
• Beef Brisket
• Banana Nut Muffins
• Tuscan Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce
• Chicken with Mushroom Cream Sauce
• Chicken Piccata

I'm not a morning person, but I love breakfast food.

• BACON AND EGGS
• poppyseed bagel with cream cheese
• Cafe Americano with cream and sugar
• Tapsilog
• Arroz caldo with boiled egg
• Dimsum and congee
• Salted fish with rice
• Fried anything with garlic rice
• Cornflakes with milk and honey
• Buttery pancakes
• Waffles with fruit
• McDonald's Sausage McMuffin with egg
• Buttery croissant
• ham / mushroom / cheese omelette
• Ciabatta or pandesal with spanish sardines
• Eggs Benedict
• Croque Madame
• Gordon Ramsay's perfect scrambled eggs

• Anouk
• Clare
• Katarina (Katka)
• Anya / Anja
• Jana (Slavic pronunciation)
• Gabrielle
• Ethan
• Tatjana / Tatiana (Tanja, Tana)
• Matthew / Matthieu
• Miguel
• Casey
• Alexander
• Agnieska
• Colin
• Chloe
• Elise / Elyse
• Lila
• Sophie
• Gisella
• Julien
• Chantal

If I had all the money in the world. This list gets longer and longer as I travel and know more about the countries I visit.

EUROPE

• ITALY
  • ✔ Roma
  • ✔ Pisa
  • ✔ Firenze
  • ✔ Siena
  • Assisi
  • ✔ Milano
  • ✔ Bergamo
  • ✔ Venezia
  • Verona
  • Napoli
  • Pompeii
  • Amalfi
  • Sicilia
  • Modena