When I was younger, I dreamed of living in the city.I do not have the “survival skills” needed to live in the province.I need to know or get someone to climb the coconut tree for me if I want to eat some coconuts, for example. Nevertheless, I also want to live in the province because of the peace and serenity that if offers. I hate dealing with traffic, for example. Thankfully, I live in Toril and it is where I get the most of both an urban and rural life.
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Today is February 29, 2008 and today is a leap day. February normally has only 28 days but every four years, February adds another day. According to some info I gathered online, Leap years are important because the additional calendar day every four years will keep our modern calendar in sync with the earth’s revolution around the sun.
Four years ago, in a leap day, our son Kulay was christened in Sto. Rosario Catholic Church here in Toril, Davao city. I chose a leap day for the christening date so it …

2008 will perhaps be one of hubby and I’s most expensive years. We are renovating the house; the salary of our helper is twice the salary of our helper two years ago; we will start to pay for our son’s tuition; we will be traveling as a family, etc. I thought about all the expenses and realized that my earnings will not be enough for me to set aside some amount of money for “emergency purposes”. At first I thought at least I have an insurance but while I read …