I’ve been ‘flipping through’ the pages of the free e-books since we started with our online Jane Austen Book Club. However, I didn’t think twice when I saw this Austen pack containing Emma, Sense and Sensibility, and Pride and Prejudice. The 25% price slash was too strong to resist. After all, this contains Austen’s most known novels (and had film adaptions, too). And I know you would agree that the real book is still better.
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That explains why I was terribly chilling last friday, UAE had its coldest weather then. To the point that it snowed in one of its emirates, Ras Al Khaimah. Temperatures on Jebel Jais dropped to -3°C last Friday night (while Abu Dhabi and Dubai had heavy rains). On Saturday, the area had reached 1°C.
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The only time I went to National Museum was when we were required to see Spoliarium and other paintings by Philippine National Artists, as part of arts appreciation chapter in our Humanities class. I find it strange (and a bit of shame) to have not been visiting our very own museum, while I find time to explore the foreign ones. Hence, I’ve booked this tour (with a college friend who I thought might want to revisit the place, too) before coming home for a vacation.
Kindly check the Pinoy Expat Blog Awards (PEBA) site for details.
For your added reading, you may check the overall ranking of 23 nominated sites for the 2008 PEBA. Some of these I’ve already been visiting even before last year’s nomination started. It’s good to get oriented with the other Pinoy expats’ blog.
I’ve watched the video of his inauguration through NY Times yesterday. It’s very moving, isn’t it? But there’s one that moved me more. Here’s an excerpt from the letter which President Obama wrote for his daughters Malia and Sasha, few days before moving to White House.
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you have. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn’t make up for all the time we’ve been apart. I know how much I’ve missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that’s why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
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