Divas

Ok, I was watching some clips of the winning performance of the Philippine Madrigal Singers in the European Grand Prix held last month, and that got me to dig through my videos and pulled out the ADB Chorale concert in 2000 entitled "Divas". What's the connection? Well our coach and conductor then was from Madz that's why (^_^) So anyway, here's 2 clips - one is called the Cat's Meow and the other is a solo bit from Miss Saigon.

Student of the Day

Master Kim doesn't always give these certificates out so I'm proud that Finn got one today. I hope it won't be his last (^_^)

$2.00

That's how much I spent for 2 bags of books (^_^) A steal right? I've seen the sign at the public library a long time ago but haven't been able to check it out. Now that I have lots of time for myself, I decided to go. I brought with me 2 shopping bags just in case and I was hoping I could fit everything I wanted in just one bag but I just found more so good thing I brought along 2. It's only a dollar for a bag of books. These books are marked as discarded for whatever reason but they're not in bad shape at all and most are hardbound. I hope my bookshelf doesn't fall apart because of the weight ... I have to put 2 rows of books in a shelf, that is if I can make it fit.

Mini Golf

We went to Dynamite Falls Adventure Golf after lunch today. It's Finn's first time and have been asking to go to one since last year, but it's only now that we found one close enough (thanks to our GPS). It was fun but it was sooo hot out today. Maybe it's better to go back there during spring or fall ... or later in the afternoon till evening. When we finished the course and I tallied our scores, Finn got a little upset when he found out he lost to us. But he enjoyed it and said he loves golf (^_^)

Kindergarten!

It's Finn's first day in Kindergarten today (^_^) Assembly was at 8.30am and since there's only one kindergarten class, his classmates are mostly from his pre-k class too so it's a nice reunion for them. This week, they only have 4-hr sessions so I'm gonna pick him up at 12.30. Starting next week, class will be up to 3pm. Yay! More "me" time (^_^) No more hurrying when running errands, I can take my time grocery shopping or just relax at home, watch what I want to watch without having to negotiate with Finn on who gets to watch in the big TV, play PS2 without interruptions ... sigh ... can't wait for next week when full day classes begin.

Canadian Weekend

We spent Labor Day weekend in Canada visiting my sister. Drove 9 hours from NJ to get to Scarborough on Friday and got there a little after 9pm. The next afternoon was spent in Canada's Wonderland and we all had a great time! We were only able to ride Dragon Fire and Vortex plus Speed City Raceway, White Water Canyon and Spongebob Squarepants 3D. We didn't want to wait long in lines and had to catch the bus home too so there wasn't really enough time to ride everything.
Sunday, we went to Pacific Mall and we got all excited coz there were a lot of anime shops, cosplay stores and swords!!!!! We got ourselves a set of 3 small swords with a stand. When we have our own house, we'll be able to collect lots more. I also wanted to buy a priestess/miko outfit but it was $160 (-_-) So I just got myself an Ichigo keychain and Akatsuki wallet. Finn bought a keyblade. After eating lunch at the mall, we went around downtown Toronto, then headed back home.
Monday was our last day and we left after 11am. This time it took us 11 hours!!!!! Man were we tired. Got home past 10pm and I still had to pack Jojo's bag for his trip to Princeton this morning. Right now I'm still kinda sleepy but I have to prepare for Finn's first day of school tomorrow too.
Anyway, enjoy the photos here (^_^)

Presidential Coins

I'm not a hardcore numismatist but I have some that I inherited from my mom and grandfather, plus our state quarters collection. Then I found this special offer in Newsweek magazine (Aug. 13 issue) about the Presidential dollar coins that they're giving away for FREE! Well, you get the first year (4 coins) free if you get the Presidential Money Gallery - the album - which is $8 plus shipping so a total of less than $13.
The coins are special because they are carved with edge lettering and since they are uncirculated, they come in crystal clear display capsules. The album itself is hand made with the great seal in the center.
The other 36 uncirculated coins is worth $162 (-,-) I wonder if Jojo is willing to buy it for me? Hmmm ...

UPDATE: I got my answer ..... sigh (-_-) Oh well.

Restoration

Jojo has some old photos that he wanted scanned and restored so that's what I did today. I'm a virgin at this so please don't compare me to pros but I'm quite pleased with what I've accomplished. There's a few of them but I'm only going to show you these two ... although the other one didn't really need that much work.