Sunday at the theater

What a wonderful Sunday we spent at the theater watching Tholl de Pelotas!  What made it very special was that it was our first theater experience in Brazil and we watched the show with our Brazilian friends who bought tickets for us.  The audience was very warm and receptive and families came with children in tow. 

Just like any circus, there were clowns, jugglers, gymnasts, unicyclists, acrobats, fire breathers, and dancers. But I specially liked that part where they used confetti to mimic rain. The visual effects blended together perfectly and that scene made me feel cold as though I was really playing under the rain on a cold night. The visual impact was incredible! They are a bunch of talents! What a beautiful show to start another week.

A breath of Christmas

If there’s something I love about September, it is the fresh, cool breeze that reminds me that Christmas is just around the corner.

Here in Rio Grande do Sul, September breaths the same kind of freshness that I have always enjoyed and I’m glad it does. It feels more like home that way.

In my hometown in the Philippines, this is the time of the year when we could finally look forward to cooler, more comfortable weather, which is going to be so until after the holiday season. This is also the time of the year when Christmas songs start to fill the air.

There is something about September that lightens up my spirit. More than the breeze, it is something sentimental.

How to kill yeast

In my brave attempt to learn the art of breadmaking six years ago, it was killing the yeast that I, sadly and unintentionally, mastered first!

In every batch of bread I made, I always came up with rock-hard breads that would instantly turn off a hungry dog.  I was learning it on my own, trying to treat myself with the thrill of discovery, something I never experienced in my high school science class.  I didn’t even know how a yeast that is proofed and a dough that has properly risen look like.