Fall Is Finally Here

Top 10 Signs of Fall

1. When I got out at 7pm last night from an hour's class at the gym, it was already dark.

2. The household was in full swing at 6am (Hayden has church @ 7:45am) and all the lights were on.

3. The heater was in full blast making the house warm and cozy.

4. Finally got out of bed by 6:30am and saw the sun started to peek and greeted us.

5. Beautiful sunny day with a brisk cool wind blowing.  Definitely a "cardigan" kind of day.

6. My niece already has a Halloween costume.

7. It's already 2nd week of the month that ends in "ber."

8. Talks and plans about Thanksgiving.

9. I started to look for my sweaters kept in the basement.

10. The reason for #1, seeing the glimpse of "stuffing your face eating marathon" months.

100th Time

I was just reading Cherie's post about her reaching 100 posts.  

On that note, today is also the 100th time the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology has been awarded, and to more than one woman.  They are Elizabeth H. Blackburn , Carol W. Greider  and Jack W. Szostak.  This 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine is for the discovery of "how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase."

I bet you someone probably celebrated their 100th birthday today. 

Well, I hope this short post brightened your day! 

Sadness and Hope

There was this deep sadness in me when I heard about the calamity that hit the Philippines.  My only consolation is the fact that my friend Buday kept on updating me on how we can help the victims from wherever we are.  I also have friends that posted in FB excerpts  from news about the countless good Samaritans that risked their own lives to save others.  From where I am standing, it seems so incomprehensible to fathom the depth of sadness from those who where affected and those who were helpless in the midst of this catastrophe.  However, I have this firm belief in the goodness of everyone, the collective strength of the people, and the unshakable faith that life will go on.  My hope and prayers go out to  those who are affected and also to those who had the strength in them to help others.  May we find hope in every smile we receive today, and that little glimpse of sunshine.