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One of the better news I heard yesterday was about an invitation to sing in Taiwan this July. A choral festival is going to be held in Taipei on the last weekend of July. Plans for this didn't materialize until we heard about the Cebu Pacific promo. We don't have the budget for these spur-of-the-moment trips. From what I heard, the organizers are taking care of the group's plane fare. Since today is the last day of the promo, ----------------- I visited Taipei nine years ago. Again, it was all because of my previous choir, the ACGC. Several of us were invited to fill-in the missing voices in PCC. We had three concerts in three cities. The most hi-tech theater was in Taipei, of course. The stage risers were adjusted using hydraulics. Memories of my short visit is still fresh. I remember... ... sleeping in a room with no window. ... the distinct smell of eggs cooking in tea-infused water every time we visit a convenience store. ... realizing that they always talk...

Despite the fact that I turned thirty, that is how I'd describe my birthday. Not that we didn't make an effort. It was all because of this darn flu. I woke up a bit better, still dizzy and weak. At least, the fever had gone. By noon, I was well-enough to go out for lunch. I didn't enjoy it much. My throat was sore, I had a hard time swallowing. I would have loved to go around and shop ( w/o guilt ), but I was starting to get tired. We just made a few stops to get some necessities. Then we left my "office." That evening, we could've gone out to get something special for dinner but Vic had meetings scheduled till 8PM. I ended up cooking our dinner, in between watching over Johann and Javi . I didn't have the energy to concoct anything special. All the activity that day drained every ounce of energy left in me. I went back to bed with a fever. ----------------- One of the greatest gifts I received was the newest addition to my household staff. (...

... before my birthday, I am nursing a flu. I caught it from Johann. He was irritable all night. Waking up every hour last night aggravated my condition. So this morning, I woke up to a sore throat, achy joints and a slight fever. Since both Vic and I didn't get to sleep last night, I asked my parents if they can take the kids today. Johann seems to have no trouble with his ailments. He's already playing with his cousins. He just refuses to eat and go to bath =) I, on the other hand, have sweat it out several times so my fever has gone down. I pray that I'll get better tomorrow. My lone yaya can't cope with two boys and her chores.

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This is the latest of the series of purchases I made this week. It would look perfect with the magenta shirt dress I'm going to wear for my party next weekend. The beads are just too perfect for summer. ------------------- I just realized that I've been purchasing footwear every other week. In just two months, I've amassed five pairs already. This has to stop.

In two weeks, we'll start the bidding the contract for our expansion. Our target completion date is August. By then, I'm sure I'll be clamoring for decors as I did the last time. The most difficult of all was looking for something to hang on the walls. I mainly selected mirrors and sacred images for my walls. The most artistic touch I had were the blown up prints of my friend's shots of our European trip. It's not that I am not into art. I am just not an expert in that subject. I just know what I like. What looks good to others may not necessarily look good to me. When it comes to art, I am easy to please. I usually settle for those that are not too complicated. I admire the work of Kerry Hallam , Mark Eliot Lovett , Liudmila Kondakova , Jia Lu, Vladimir Volegov and Tomsz Rut. Their works reflect the natural beauty of the European scenery and the intricacy of the human body. The detail in their work is remarkable. The "Magic Realism" f...

My little boy has been under the weather for a couple of days now. It started with an itchy throat then coughing and a runny nose. The following day, we woke up to him feeling weak. The nanny recounted that he has thrown up twice in the morning already. He felt warm to the touch too. His eyes were quite watery also. He wasn't active as you would expect from a toddler. It was quite evident that he wasn't feeling himself that morning. I didn't bother with breakfast anymore. We went to the hospital to have him checked. He complained about his headache. Fortunately, the fever didn't progress. We gave him meds for the cough, colds and headache. We were instructed to monitor his temp and to see if rashes would surface. By mid-afternoon, he was already running around as if he didn't feel ill in the first place. He must be on his way to recovery. After his midday nap today, he woke up with crusting in his right eye. I was also informed that his bowel movement...