Happy Birthday to ME!!!

This Day in History, February 18

On February 18th, 1229, Emperor Frederick II signed a truce, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem for the Holy Roman Empire.

On Feb. 18, 1885, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain was published.

Notable Birthdays for February 18
Ernst Mach, German Scientist (1838-1916); Wendell Willkie, U.S. Presidential Candidate (1892-1944); Helen Gurley Brown, U.S. Writer (1922- ); Toni Morrison, U.S. Writer (1931- ); Milos Foreman, Czech Director (1932- ); Yoko Ono, Japanese Artist (1933- ); Audre Lourde, U.S. Writer (1934-1992)

Famous Birthdays, February 18
-- Jack Palance, 84, Actor, born in 1921
-- Helen Gurley Brown, 83, Author, editor, born in 1922
-- George Kennedy, 80, Actor, born in 1925
-- John Warner, 78, U.S. senator, R-Va., born in 1927
-- Toni Morrison, 74, Author, born in 1931
-- Milos Forman, 73, Director, born in 1932
-- Herman Santiago, 64, Singer (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers), born in 1941
-- Irma Thomas, 64, Singer, born in 1941
-- Dennis DeYoung, 58, Singer (Styx), born in 1947
-- Sinead Cusack, 57, Actress, born in 1948
-- John Hughes, 55, Screenwriter-director, born in 1950
-- Cybill Shepherd, 55, Actress, born in 1950
-- Randy Crawford, 53, Singer, born in 1952
-- Juice Newton, 53, Singer, born in 1952
-- Robbie Bachman, 52, Rock musician (Bachman Turner Overdrive), born in 1953
-- Vanna White, 48, Game show host ("Wheel of Fortune"), born in 1957
-- Greta Scacchi, 45, Actress, born in 1960
-- Matt Dillon, 41, Actor, born in 1964
-- Dr. Dre, 40, Rapper, born in 1965
-- Molly Ringwald, 37, Actress, born in 1968
-- Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 31, Tennis player, born in 1974
-- Sarah Brown, 30, Actress ("General Hospital"), born in 1975
-- Chanda Rubin, 29, Tennis player, born in 1976
-- Sean Watkins, 28, Bluegrass musician (Nickel Creek), born in 1977
-- Tyrone Burton, 26, Actor, born in 1979
-- Shane Lyons, 17, Actor, born in 1988

Source: arcamax.com

Lector Buddies

With the young and the young at heart: Mitch (1st row, extreme left), Me (1st row, extreme right) at the Lectors' Guild Christmas Party 2006. Taken from Tita Nancy Herrin's hi-tech digicam.

My V-day

Happy Hearts Day! So how did I spend mine?

1. Went on my weekly pilgrimage to Baclaran
2. "Indulged" in Sonja's cupcakes afterwards. Whether this is better than original plan to watch Hugh Grant's "Music and Lyrics" I really don't know.
3. Attended mass for retired priests.
4. Watched my comfort shows American Idol and Grey's Anatomy as soon as I got home.

Nothing special. Hope your V-day is better than mine.

Joy's Birthday Bash at The Fort

I really like these pics taken from Ember's digicam. Except that I had a facial days ago and my face just started to peel off. Good thing that the venue was not well-lighted for people to notice. But I had a blast! Wish I could party forever. Happy Birthday Joy!

So what if it's February?

I can't believe I have the birthday blues. Maybe because I'm not really looking forward to getting old. In a few years time I will hit the 30s--the age bracket that seemed so far away then.

Am I afraid of getting old? Maybe not yet. But what I fear now is that I would age knowing that I haven't done any significant thing, not really something that would change the world but at least one that would make an impact on myself and the people around me.

As I contemplate these thoughts (which I do more often now), a question hit me as I went to sleep last night.

Would I trade youth for wisdom? Would you?

My answer as soon as I figure this out. Maybe on my birthday. Which will be in a few days. Aaaargh!!!!