Birthdays

Found this on Liz's blog and decided to do it myself. To do this, you need to list 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday. I'm gonna list all 3 of our birthdays here ok?

June 2 (Gemini) - Bambi

Events:
1. 1780 - The Derby horse race is held for the first time
2. 1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus begins their first tour of the United States
3. 1946 - Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum Italians decide to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After this referendum the king of Italy Umberto II di Savoia is exiled

Births:
1. 1731 - Martha Washington, First American first lady (d. 1802)
2. 1960 - Tony Hadley, English singer (Spandau Ballet)

Holiday:
1. Independence Day Samoa 1962

March 30 (Aries) - Jojo

Events:
1. 240 BC - 1st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
2. 1842 - Anesthesia is used for the first time in an operation by Dr. Crawford Long
3. 1954 - Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada

Births:
1. 1853 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890)
2. 1945 - Eric Clapton, British guitarist/singer

Holiday:
1. Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day - Public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago

January 29 (Aquarius) - Finn

Events:
1. 1595 - William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably first performed
2. 1959 - Sleeping Beauty, an animated feature produced by Walt Disney based upon a fairy tale, is released
3. 1978 - Sweden outlaws aerosol sprays due to their harmful effect on the ozone layer, becoming the first nation to enact such a ban

Births:
1. 1843 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
2. 1954 - Oprah Winfrey, American producer, actress, talk show host, and publisher

Holiday:
1. Roman Catholic saints - Valerius of Trèves, Saint Juniper

List:
Mommyness is Happiness
This is a miracle
HiPnCooLMoMMa
MommyBa's Journey
Bernales Family

Don't forget to copy the list, remove the first link and add your own at the bottom (^_^)

Lookie!!!

"This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you've been awarded please pass it on to others who you feel are deserving of this award."

I got an award! Thanks so much to Liz for honoring me with this Nice Matters Award. According to her, "We were schoolmates from grade school 'til high school. We did not grow up to be that close but I just would like to acknowledge the fact that she is one of the nicest persons I know. No pretensions - it's just her!" Sweet (^_^) Even if she hasn't been blogging recently, she still found the time to send out this award. Now that's nice!
So it's my turn to pass this nice gesture to others. Since I don't have a lot of blog friends, I send this out to all of you on my list of links! You're all there for a reason, you're my friend and have touched me at one point in my life. So that automatically means you're nice (~_^) If you've received this award already, you're doubly blessed and I guess you're excused in forwarding another batch of awards out ... unless you want to (^-^)

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 (^_^)