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It's been almost 6 months since last I posted on my blog, and a lot has happened. This is probably the worst year of my life. When I made my post in January, I didn't know that my life will be changed so much. My mom died. There's a superstition that how you started the year will determine your fortune for the rest of the year. New Year's Day 2013 wasn't exactly a bad one, but it wasn't as exciting as it was before. My mom wasn't feeling too well then. She felt nauseated a lot of times, puking in the bathroom at least once a day. At this point she's lost some weight. I don't know why we never considered it a serious illness. We thought she was just having her usual ulcer attacks. It didn't help that my client was delayed in paying my salary, so I couldn't ask her to go to the hospital to have herself checked. She knew my money situation too, and since I supported my parents since I started working 9 years ago, she probably felt that it wo

So we're halfway past the first month of 2013, and so far I've been busy with work. At least I am able to squeeze in this blog post. I just want to record here that this has been so far the COLDEST month I remember experiencing. I don't know the official temperature right now, but according to my app it's 23 degrees Celsius. It's 7:35 am, so that temperature is understandable. But it's unusual for us living in a tropical country. It's so cold especially in the early mornings when I work, that I have to wear a jacket inside the house. And when I sleep in the afternoon I don't even have to turn on the fan. I probably would have enjoyed the cold weather more if I don't have a trip coming up this Sunday (January 20). I will be going to Hong Kong to sight see, the second country I will be visiting after my trip in Singapore last September. From my weather app, I am seeing that Hong Kong will be VERY COLD, with temperatures dropping to as low as 12 degrees