Happy Anniversary!

My Lolo Ding has passed on. This, however, has not stopped my Dada from celebrating their wonderful marriage every single year. Here's a snapshot of the them... in their younger days... during the beginning of a partnership that inspired countless lives and continues to touch many more.

I sent this e-card to her this morning. No, she's not a tech-ie at all (she does not even know how to operate a microwave!). She has her secretaries who do all the downloading for her. And by the way, this Smilebox? Love it! Go ahead, click PLAY.

Make a slide show, scrapbook or ecard

Written at the back of this photo:

21 Dec 2005

For Karmina,

A precious remembrance of your "young" grandparents. Photo taken in a Paris nightclub on our 5th wedding anniversary - Nov. 21, 1948.

Dada M.

Thanksgiving

It's a big deal here in the States. Thanksgiving is. Apparently, after a harsh winter in 1621, the Plymouth Colony reaped a bountiful harvest. The governor then, Willliam Bradford, promptly declared a day of thanksgiving. The colonists invited the local Wampanoag Indians and thanked the heavens by having a traditional harvest spread. Historians, to this day, are still not able to put the original menu down but most of them seem to be in aggreement that the feast may have consisted of roasted venison, stewed or boiled fowl, lobster and fish, corn and wheat breads, stew of dried fruits and perhaps pumpkin, one or two boiled vegetables and only water to drink.

Since then, Thanksiving Day has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.

Since then, giving thanks has not been exclusive to being thankful for abundant crops. It's now synonymous to showing appreciation to troops (who continue to fight in unfounded wars), the mailman, your pet, the heater, sunshines and downpours, financial abundance, a roof over one's head, friends and family and anything that makes one breathe easier.

So, to the one who says my prayers for me, to you - who shields me from my pains and fears, for making me laugh every single day, for holding my hand... Thank you.

The Guy Has Talent

So the office needed some pics for their pitch package... and I didn't have any on me. JohnD says any pic will do, as long as it's recent. What a dilemma. Ah! But the husband proved to be quite the saviour. Check it out, the guy has talent!

It Wasn't That Bad

8:56 am. I just came back from the hospital. The first of the many vials was drawn... and it wasn't that bad.

Coolness.

So, all's good except that I killed a spider last night using my hairspray.

Buddha forgive me.