hear ye! hear ye!

For the longest time, I have been the only princess in the family (being the only girl among four siblings). But at 10:38AM of the 12th day of January this year, after 31 years of my existence, I have been dethroned! A new princess was born! :)

Much to our delight, my Kuya's third child is a girl.

1 in 10B

Last friday night, while husband and I were driving home, we ended up discussing about the 6/49 Superlotto. I told him, "I wonder how many possible combinations there will be from the 6/49 lotto." I was telling him that there is a finite number of combinations for this particular lottery. And I would like to know if it is possible to bet on all the combinations and still get a winning. Husband said if it is possible, then syndicates have thought of it and have done it already. He said it can't be done. Well, i told him it can't be, if the money you'll pay betting on all the combinations will be more than the jackpot amount.

So, to find out, I asked a college friend, who I know is very good in formulas. Several minutes after sending my email inquiry, I got his response, which I would like to share with you all.

Well, for super lotto 6/49 (meaning from numbers 1 to 49, one has to bet on a 6-digit combination), there are 10,068,347,520 possible combinations. That's 1-in-10-billion chance of winning!

Lotto winners must be really lucky, huh? :)

N7W of Nature

Of course, one of my seven voices went for the Philippines' Puerto Princesa Subterranean River.

happy fifth!

This day marks my fifth year with my company, ASCENT. And to celebrate this day, I am sharing with you pictures taken during my fifth Christmas party with this small organization, which has truly been like a family to me over the last five years.

And the counting continues, of course! :)

2 January 2009

Another reunion with my high school friends. However, we missed one of us because she's in the U.S. to spend the holidays with her family. Nevertheless, we still had a great time... and this time, we have our families to join us.

Here are few of the pictures taken that day:

so kulit pa din!

nothing much has changed...

with our families

1 January 2009

Ever since I got married, the very first day of my new year is spent in a reunion with my husband's maternal family. It is usally a feast of food, games, and exchange of gifts. No matter what we receive, we are always delighted because we know that we are remembered through the simple gifts they give.

Here are some of the pictures taken during our simple get-together:

Happy New Year, everyone!