It is sad that a typhoon had to hit the country so near Christmas 
Mindanao, more particularly Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, was badly hit by Sendong over the weekend. It is heartbreaking to watch the news. The death toll is rising and a lot of people are still missing. Fellow Pinoys are getting hungry and sick. Clean drinking water supply is dwindling.
I pray for strength for the victims and volunteers in Mindanao.
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I think I will have to pass giving gifts this year. Call me a scrooge but we are currently tight on budget these days. I only bought gifts for some kids, meaning I only bought for those that I am sure we would be seeing. For the rest, no gifts from me, sorry. I promise to make it up to them next year. And I promise also we will start shopping early next year so as to avoid the rush. I will be more practical and hunt for coupons! 
I got the idea when I received this alert for 2012 nfl shop coupons. Why not right?
Again I’m sorry folks, I am sure you’ll understand
A few weeks ago, while at our library, we let my DD sit in front of our old piano. Like most toddlers, we expected her to just hit any note as if just pretending to play. Much to our amazement, she played good notes that are pleasing to the ears. And her fingers were not stiff at all. I was so glad to have captured it in video and a lot of my friends said that this kid has potential.
Since she was one (she’s almost three now), we noticed that she is musically inclined. She likes to sing and play instruments. She visits her uncle’s room just to watch him play his esp guitars. I would like to believe that she is gifted like that. I promised to nurture whatever talent she has. Who knows, I could be raising a future famous pianist (or violinist), right?
The husband recently discovered the joys of online shopping. I am not sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing? I guess this is something good because it means he can now fully understand my need to online shop every now and then. LOL! Anyway, he just spent the last day of his six-day off from work by shopping online for statement cum funny t-shirts (the more tamed ones, of course!) from Team Manila. He lamented that even if we just stayed home, he still did not escape spending money 
He must be thankful I was in no mood to shop, else he could have spent more!