Sunday night we had pasta for dinner. I used San Remo Spinach Fettuccine pasta.The truth is there was nothing in the fridge except for a packet of milk fish back fillet and I was uninspired to do something about it.

So I decided to make pasta.

After I cooked the spinach fettuccine pasta according to instructions, I made the “sauce”.

I melted 2 or 3 tbsp unsalted butter along with half a small block of grated cheese. With this, I put a little dried basil. Then I put in a can of tuna (solid in water) and cooked the fish meat for a bit. Then I put all-purpose cream and let it “boil” or have bubbles. Two teaspoons of mushroom sauce was also placed in the mixture.

After the pasta has been added to the sauce, I put in some loaf bread slices in the toaster and heated these a it. Spread a bit of the same unsalted butter on one side.

Finally, we had this:

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Two of my students were absent the other Saturday. KJ went out of town because his grandfather passed away. JE also had an uncle who passed away. Both had cancer.

I first thought it was JE’s the aunt that passed away because she also has cancer, apparently, not, because cancer runs in their blood.

I shudder when I think about these diseases that people have and that includes life-threatening ones. I am pondering about getting a group health insurance for my family.

I know this is expensive but as they say “health is wealth.”

In the meantime, I will be reading and watching Dr. Budwig’s videos on having a healthy diet.

I have written about my son and us too, drinking fresh lemon grass tea here. I have written about having a vegetable garden here.

I am now proud to say that the plants, mongo or mung bean plants, lemon grass, calamansi plant, Italian oregano and those spring onion plants (that I separated from the bunch I had for the chicken noodles I cooked) in my vegetable garden are alive.

Except for the basil plant which seems ready to face its untimely demise. I don’t know if it had hard feelings so it chose to dry up. Maybe because I removed all the leaves with small white bugs on it or maybe because of the ants bothering the plant, eating the small white bugs on it, it just chose to dry. Oh well, I hope I can get another plant to replace that soon.

I feel bothered that some of the leaves of the mongo plants (which were planted as a part of our homeschooling lesson) are being eaten by something. Whatever it is that bother these leaves will be hunted by me. Hmhp.

Poor mongo plants, something seems to be trampling on them too. When I observed closely, I saw paw prints. Of course, we only have one dog so I know who the culprit it.

I hope now my husband will believe me that we really need to have some sort of fence installation done to protect these plants from harm. Nothing fancy, just something that will prevent the dog from stepping on these poor plants. I know he likes plants because it was this same dog that trampled and destroyed the marigold and hydrangea plants we had last year. Sigh.

Walking is probably one of the most underrated exercises one can engage in. When the weather is nice, walking is a good way to loosen the unwanted pounds, sweat it out and stretch those legs.

Having a young child is not an excuse to not walk. I have seen families with young children sitting in strollers as they do their walking.

Some even bring their dogs for walks. Others have ear plugs with music playing plugged into their ears to make them feel better.

If my neighbourhood is only safe for walking, I would have started walking a long time ago. Now I have thinking about this again because I see a group of elderly people walking on the streets near our place every morning when I go out to accompany my daughter when the school service picks her up.

I am thinking of introducing myself to them and joining them. But i know my husband will not like me doing that, even if I have suggested already that I may bring the dog with me.

Today, marked the celebration of Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer walk all over the Philippines.

My daughter and I joined a sea of people in pink for the celebration of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This celebration was presented by Avon, in partnership with the Philippines Cancer Society, is an event that aims to raise awareness about breast cancer. It also aimed to gather 30,000 participants in 16 places all over the Philippines walking towards a healthier tomorrow.

Part of the purchase of the PhP149 pink KGBC shirt serves as a donation to the cause. A limited edition KGBC Skin So Soft ultra-healing lotion also has part of it’s price that will go to the Philippines General Hospital’s Breast Care Center which houses the Philippine Cancer Society’s library.

This event was made possible by other sponsors like GMA Network, Globe, Reebok, Astra Zeneca, SM Mall of Asia and the Rotary International District 3780.

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I still have to see the numbers if the targeted number of participants has been achieved.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This month highlights awareness of people to the condition. My mother’s eldest sister died of breast cancer. A mother of my student had this but she has survived.

In celebration of October as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Avon Philippines in cooperation with the Philippine Cancer Society encourages Filipinos to join the “Kiss Goodbye to Breast Cancer”.

Click here to read about the said even which will happen on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 16 Avon walk venues all over the Philippines.

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