Well, that is not what I mean... I merely want to say that today is a scorcher once more in Taipei.... and it was just getting nice and windy, too... boo hoo.... 
Summers in Manila can be really trying... The HOTTEST TIME of the year can also be the WETTEST time as rainy season falls on the Hot Summer months.... now I know why Schools' summer vacation here is between Mar & June.... so people can still enjoy some kind of summer instead of be stuck at home, or worse yet, caught in a flood somewhere while on a summer holiday.
The last few days have been either TOO SUNNY or RAIN POURING DOWN... and if one is LUCKY - you get both, alternating in one day... as I have been... makes it really so hard to get around, plus I cannot even go for a swim... I can only eat.... no wonder many people are a bit on the heavy side... and why I am always catching a cold when here in the summer months...
Oh well, at least there's the GREAT BIG & VERY CHEAP movie houses to escape too... as I recently did, and saw TRANSFORMERS... not that I was really dying to see this but nothing else is playing that catches my fancy.... besides, they had this BIG OLD TRUCK displayed right outside the movie theatre - which turned out to be one of the main robot characters in the movie... and in fairness, it was entertaining ebnough for the 2 1/2 hrs, its running time.
Last day of June - depending on where you are it is either the beginning of Summer (Taiwan); the middle of the Summer (USA) or the end of Summer (Philippines)... No Matter where you may be, I only wish that you are all well - and all is going as smooth as they could be... and that you are finding Happiness...
On that note, I leave you a couple of quotes on LIFE & HAPPINESS... words to ponder over - words to live by...
-from the Dalai Lama:
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
-and this one from my very good friend, Mary E:
"...if you're able to find some happiness for yourself and bring a little happiness to others, then you're living a good life."
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-and my very own stance on Happiness:
"Find happiness in anything and everything you do & see in life... no matter how small or simple they may be.... as sometimes, the small things in life is what gives us the biggest pleasures."
SOMETHING CUTE TO START OF THE BRAND NEW WEEK!
Here's another cute way to keep cool this Summer.... Battery Operated Mini Fan in various KAWAII designs.... Lately I have been seeing a bunch of different designs of these mini fans - from Disney characters to Japanese Anime figures.... but the ones that appeal to me are these ASIAN characters themed one... with the BLUE one am holding being my fave...
Measuring less than 3 inches tall, they are lite enough that you can totally wear them around your neck - take them to go hiking for some cooling break or clubbing and they can double as conversational pieces...
...last HOORAH for SUMMER 2008....
So THANKFUL for the extra time this last trip in MANILA...was able to check up on my Mom.... do my family obligations.... and even had a a few moments to do a bit of relaxing.... we got to have a one nite get-away and am I ever so THANKFUL for it.... got to celebrate the last rays of summer and bid it adieu once again... and return to the coldness of Taipei - Typhoon and all....
SO LONG SUMMER!!!
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