"Claudius The God"

Finally! After long agonizing months I finished this book last night.I don't know.This has'nt warmed up to me unlike the first one, I,Claudius. It accounts of Claudius' reign as an emperor and his relationship with his wife Messalina and his friend, Herod Agrippa.

I just found it gripping during the latter part of the story and his confrontation with his harlot of a wife. Makes me wonder, had Calpurnia not confront Claudius of Messalina's promiscuity, would history change? I think that this is the turning point of history and of the story.Because of what happened, Agippina came in to power, subsequently, of Nero(the infamous prosecuter of Christians).

Nah! Somebody else would have risen to power to give mayhem to all.

Get to know us

Nobody knows why we call each other wah.Its a secret between the two of us.Unless you can count my Mom's guess,which is correct much to my dismay,though I did'nt admit to saying yes.Mothers have an uncanny instinct of being right.She knows when I am lying.She knows when we did someting funny like......Or when I reek of........Anyway, the point is don't lie to your mother!!! Where was I? (I was straying as usual).

Yeah we met at work when I was an HR Assistant, and he a Logistics Officer at a leading chemical company in Manila.

I know super cliched huh? We met almost 6 years ago. I can still remember the exact moment we saw each other.No love connection then let me tell you. We both still were thin then and looking like "totoy and nene" Super payat as in! I still had short hair and he,no pot(beer) belly yet he he he.(nag gygym na sya promise!).

3 years of being together and 3 years and being apart? Things must have changed between us......We'll see.

The Snow Drifter

As I get up this morning to prepare for going to church(I go every Sunday at 7:30am prior to work) I saw a big pile up of snow outside.The snow storm came after all.As I went out,Lo! It was knee deep.( I was more concerned about ruining my fave boots though)I was seriously contemplating of going back home and go back to sleep(coz' its a 15-minute walk to the church).However, I changed my mind and plowed through with it so to speak. 7:30am

I love winter.It's my favorite season.No matter how cold it gets ( up to -27 to -32 without the wind chill) I still love it. I love the cold. I love the snow. It's just simply amazing. Snow flakes dropping from the sky.I always liken it to being inside a snow globe.Hayyyyy... Really, the best things in life are free.

My Newest (and only??) Baby

I rarely have something to brag about.I hardly buy stuff to myself. I am a self confessed frugal. I enjoy saving, thank you very much. My cell phone is pathetically out of date.I only own a few pairs of shoes.Maybe out of habit. I grew up watching my pennies that I find it soo hard to roll them away.

That makes my purchases sweeter.This is my latest MP3/MP4.The newest from Sony. Only 4GB, it can chold up to 1,000 songs.I chose this over ipod because of the picture resolution.It's like watching a freaking movie when I watch videos.It's soooo sweet. Plus,ipod modifies its product every fall making them depreciate faster.I also chose 4GB over 8GB so I have a reason to replace it when I get bored over this.

Dream Fund...EUROPE!

I'm going to Europe.

Well not yet but I will.As soon as I finished saving for it.My Uncle Sam brought me to work last Sunday.As usual we got to talking about possibilities.My wedding for starters, on how I planned to move the date.Somewhere in the middle we got to talking about Europe.You see, he went there last year.He went from country to country only by train.Never in my imagination had it occured to me that I can do it.

Now I lust for it.

I want to go by myself.Perhaps after getting married.As a matter of fact I have begun saving and planning for it.I plan to go by 2009 or 2010.Hopefully I won't have a change of heart (as I often do),got chickened and not do it.

For the record,I want to backpack to Europe since November 25,2007.

"Tuesdays With Morrie"

I already read this one.Well, almost.I was 5 pages short of finishing it last year but lost interest.Last week I started reading it again and got to finish it last night.

It's an ok book.Very poignant in self-reflection kind of way.The content comes no surprise since I incorporate the teachings already in my life. I can't say its life altering for me.I did cry a bit though, especially on the part where Mitch was saying his last goodbye to coach.Morrie got to him at last.This teared me up.

All in all I would recommend it so you can go deeper in your view of life and death.

My First Canadian Baptism

For the first time here in Canada I attended a baptism.I was also fortunate enough to be a godparent to Raissa Anne,daughter to my friend Annalyn.Its a good thing that it was held in Scarborough and was just 20 minute drive from whitecap.My aunt and grandma dropped me off.I was the first one(as usual) to arrive.

The ceremony was very private.Unlike back home there were gazillion other babies being baptized at the same time.Afterwards we head off to Imperial Buffet.The restaurant was located where Wal-Mart used to be.I went home around 3:30.It was freaking cold outside!