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So yesterday, I was in Burlington  with friends  and after dinner, when we all stepped out of the building, guess what we discovered? It was snowing. It's been over a week since Spring officially started in Canada and everyone here is really thankful for the warmer, sunnier weather, but yesterday, I realized that we were not really there yet. While we all wait to get "there", I'm going to show you another place in the Philippines that warms my heart whenever I think of it. Danjugan Island, Negros Occidental, Philippines When my friends and I were just planning for our Bacolod trip in October last year, I was determined to find a nice beach in Negros Occidental that we can visit after attending the Masskara Festival (so that we can relax after two days of partying). During that search, I didn't just find a nice beach, but a beautiful island called Danjugan Island. A lot of you have probably never heard of Danjugan (pronounced as dan - hoo - gan ). It's ...

One of my favourite books in the world is Francois Lelord's Hector and the Search for Happiness . Does it ring a bell? To those who haven't read it yet, think the Alchemist and The Little Prince combined. The story plot's very simple, as well as the style of writing, but it's written with great wisdom. This entry is not a book review, but just to introduce what I really want to say... In the story, Hector goes on a journey to search for happiness and came up with 23 lessons about what make people happy. I believe that almost all of his observations about happiness are true, although I haven't proven them all. One lesson I've proven (once again) just recently, though, is Lesson #19:  "The sun and the sea make everybody happy ." I know you'll all agree. If you don't, then take a look at these: Sun... photo courtesy of John Taluban Sea...  Happy! having fun in the sun with my friends Still not convince...