advent begins

tomorrow the church officially begins the 3-week liturgical period of advent, the time of waiting for christ's coming.

in two days, baby center will tell me i'm 36 weeks along. kimi jesu will be full term by then, and we --- S, mikka, and myself --- have a 4-week, plus or minus, advent for the newest member of our family.

thank god he'll be born in europe, where people will not wonder too much why he has a "girly" name. i'm hoping that there will be more who will recognise that his and his older brother's names derive from formula one finnish race car drivers, mika hakkinen and kimi raikkonen. if i have yet another child... let's say, a girl... maybe i'll take the name of that american babe making waves in race car driving, danica patrick. (thanks, jing, for the update! as of dec 9 2005)

this is the greatest gift of all. kimi, we're waiting.

a night with chito tagle

down-to-earth. charming. warm. intelligent. sensible. perceptive.

being with bishop chito tagle of imus, cavite, last night at a gathering of pinoy students and their friends was a very pleasant experience for me.

plus it reminds me that there really ARE cool priests.

i really like him. ever since he officiated a mass for us at our JVP 10-year reunion 4 years ago, i have been hooked. what a great man!

blessing, indeed.