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Fall for Fall at Dundas Peak

(Note: This is a photo heavy post.) I do one or more of the following to relieve stress: I get a massage, go shopping, do yoga, enjoy an aromatherapy bath and/or shop some more. However, from my experience, the best medication for stress is still going on a nature trip. And the best thing is, you can do it free! There's something about becoming one with nature that makes you forget all your worries. Thankfully, in Canada, nature is just close by anywhere you go. For weeks, I've been thinking (non-stop) about finding an interviewee for my project at my other job -- to the point that I get restless and feel sick to my stomach. So last weekend, to momentarily take my mind off the project, I decided to do something I always wanted to do and invited our  friends,  Ate Shayne and Ate Sheena (whom I will also refer to as the Rollan sisters for brevity), to go on a hike with us at Dundas Peak, which is just a few minutes drive away from home.  I have seen so ...

Today, I'm thankful for...

"Thank you Lord on this day for our many good blessings. Thank you Lord on this day for all our many good friendships." It's Thanksgiving in Canada once again. Last year's seems just like yesterday; I was in the Philippines around this time in 2013 and wasn't really able to get into the spirit of the celebration. Because I have to leave for Toronto again today and since we are not really the turkey type of family (we prefer " litson "/roast pig because we're Filipinos), we celebrated Thanksgiving this year a day earlier by having lunch at an Asian restaurant yesterday.  With or without turkey on the table, I think the true essence of the holiday is to be grateful for all your blessings. There are blessings that every day and night I thank the Lord for, but on occasions like this that it becomes very apparent that, each year, God gives us so many new blessings.  Today and everyday, here are things I'm really grateful for: 1. Family My ...