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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...

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...