Preschool Congress at The Medical City

I chanced upon this post from the Medical City on Facebook last Friday. It sounds like a really interesting seminar, and will really help a lot of parents out there who are at a crossroad about their kids educations. My husband and I have had to decide recently about whether to let our eldest stay at her current pre-school or whether we should send her to big school already. This literally took us 6months (although admittedly, we did a lot of procrastinating). It was definitely one of the toughest decisions we've had to make as a couple. We also had to decide whether to send our almost two year old to preschool or not. There were too many "what if" questions that kept popping up. We also knew very little about preschool education, or for that matter, education in general. Since both my kids are not yet 5, I am really interested in attending this seminar. I hope I can free up my schedule to go. Too bad we can't avail of the discount anymore. Still, 700 pesos is not so bad if your child's future is at stake right?

Seeing the World: Kinkakuji, Kyoto

This photo was taken by me, on my iPhone. I love it because it feels like I was the only one there at that time, basking in the quiet dignity of the Golden Pavilion. In reality, there were about 100 or so tourists there, all timing when they can jump into the view for their own souvenir "i've been here" shot.
I've seen pictures of Kinkakuji while I was researching online for our trip. They all look like this - and I always thought that it's because they were professional photographers, who could have the place booked to themselves.
This is what makes Kyoto beautiful - the temples, the gardens, the trees and the greenery all stand in their full, regal glory, oblivious to the people in awe of them.

Read about Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) here.