A few weeks back, some of my friends in the Philippines were complaining about the chilly weather there (which was around 20 degrees Celsius) and I wanted to tell them, believe me, it could be a lot worse! As much as I want to be more like Elsa (of the Disney movie Frozen) and say that the cold never bothered me anyway, it just ain't happenin ' in Canada. It's hard not to let the cold bother you, especially if it's biting cold outside (around -20 to -40 degrees Celsius) and you have to shovel up to 20cm of snow. To ward off the somber mood that the cold season is bringing, besides starting a countdown to Spring, I find myself always looking at photos of the beautiful places I've been to in the Philippines last year. Since I'm a tropical baby, having been born in the Philippines and lived there for 20 years, it's not too hard for me to imagine how warmth actually feels like. Hehe . I've read somewhere that thinking about good thoughts or reminisc...