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Sorry for the late updates.The last few months of schooling was a helluva roller coaster ride. October: Midterms, November:Final Assignments December: Final Exams and the cycle will continue soon in the Spring term. For now I just want to take life as it is.No worry and no rush...Chilling in the tropical climate yet in a world totally different from the one I grew up in. Most importantly taking the time off to do thing I love the most, that is to contemplate on life and humanity.

2010 has not been a good year for me.A lot happened in my personal life. I wish the whole year would just disappear from my memory. Yet there it will remain deep in my hippocampus. Only time will heal the wounds. The only thing that keep me going is the fact that academically I did better than I ever did. How did I manage to get such a result despite the high level of stress and deperession I was (maybe am) in ...is much to my own amusement too. I guess I owe it to the greater force beyond me that might be trying to light things up and put genuine smile back in my face.

All I can hope for is 2011 will bring something new and better in my life. A good tequila shot will mark the end of my miserable year and a begining of a new and hopeful year :)

Whew,it has been a while since I updated my blog. It is that time of the year again when assigments start to pile up and every new week is greeted with a midterm. But I am trying to be patient and keep cool. Coz in a few more weeks I will be back in MEXICO wohoooooooooo. Tacos, Quesadillas,Pozoles, Pina Colada and the sunny beach ...here I come :D.

So why I wish I am a candy factory owner? Well I am broke so venturing into business could be profitable. Especially selling candies in North America. Almost all the celebration involves the infamous super sweet tiny blocks of sugar(or corn syrup) with artificial flavouring and sometimes chocolates widely known as CANDIES. On Valentine's boys give girls box of chocolates, on Easter kids hunt for chocolate Easter eggs...Do I have to mention Halloween?, and last but not least candies are popular during Christmas too.

So you see....you can rake in bags full of bucks if you happen to own a candy shop or better still factory. It is almost a staple here in North America. Oh...at the same time you maybe be consider funding a research for diabetes. Trust me, in 30-40 years you will make quite a fortune ;).

As you would notice update is slow in my blog. It is the time of the year when assignments and exams steal the 'human' out of me. Everyday is the same routine. Going to school, coming back to assignment, sleep to recharge myself for more schooling the next day. The long weekend was fantastic. Finally a getaway from the mundane life. So I join my friends for a little hike up the Webster's Fall.

The trip was worthwhile. The autumn here in Hamilton is just so beautiful. The golden leaves...the sound of the water flowing.... I wish I could freeze the time and just stay there forever. No matter how badly I wish I couldnt run from life problems. The trip does give me a bit of room to reflect on life and things that has been happening to far though. I just need time to heal and let things go...so I can give way to a new beginning.

Some says pop out songs in blogs are annoying. But for me the songs in my blog represents what I feel...and sometimes contain hidden clues to what's going on in my life. This song now that you are listening to is called the Rip by Portishead. The lyrics are :

As she walks in the room
Centered and tall
Hesitating once more
And as I take on myself
And the bitterness I felt
I realise that love flows

Interpretation:
The girl is talking about herself. She is ready to face the one she loves. She is trying to overcome all the bad feelings and anger she has because she know she still has feeling for him. Obviously there is problem in their relationship. Probably he hurted her in some ways.

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

Interpretation:
The chorus represent the battle she has withher own feelings. Whether she would continue to be depressed. Or follow the white horses and leave all the anger behind. White horses represent purity and liberty. She wants to leave the sadness behind but worry she might fall back to it.

Through the glory of life
I will scatter on the floor
Disappointed and sore
And in my thoughts I have bled
For the riddles I've been fed
Another lie moves over

Interpretation
Again worrying about the possibilty that she will not forgive her lover. She knows disappointment is inevitable and worry she may fall back into depression. Whatever her lover did that nearly destroyed her love for him is still fresh and bleeding. But she try to push it away as another lie, hoping it will not repeat itself and move on.

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?

That...readers, is exactly how I feel now. Honestly there is a bit of problem between me and him. But we are still holding on to the last hopes. And see if things would get better as time goes... hopefully. I rather not talk about it for now so please dont ask why and what happened. Just listen to the song.

Today in German cinema class we watched a very...philosophical and poetic movie called Wings of Desire. The movie kind of reminds us how things used to be when we are little children. Things are more colourful, more beautiful back then. The main thme, that is Innocence, is represented by presence of angels whom only children could see. I must admit...little tears dropped when I watched this movie. Given the difficult situation I have in my life now I can easily relate to this movie,

There are time I wish I have this kind of unseen companion, an Angel
that will always there to listen whatever my badly injured heart has to pour out.
That will never be bored listening to me over and over again about these burdensome problems I have in my life now.
That will stay by my side until things gets better...
and pat my back though I can barely feel it.
That will not make me feel lost and alone in the world
And give me hope to go on and be strong.

Woke up into a dark,gloomy rainy day. For strange reason the bed became extra comfortable than usual. There I was, lying and reflecting on the strange dream I just had. About my boyfriend getting pregnant with our baby girl. Wish I can know what that dream means. 8.30 a.m. Too bad I have to get up. Gonna have appointment with my new Spanish tutor in downtown. Though I would like to just stay at home I have to brave myself through the rain.

To cut the story short..I finally reached the designated meeting place...all soaked and wet. Looking around for a guy with shaved head. A number of them passed by, but none look like a legible tutor. Except for one guy, about mid 20s, dressed in black hoody, with Monster in his hand and a back pack. So I tried to make eye contact and smile a little to him. Hoping that he would come and say " So are you Darlene? I am your Spanish tutor Chris". Ten minutes pass but nothing happened. " That is ok," I told myself, " I am 20 minutes earlier perhaps Chris is not here yet".

11:15. That's it I am just going to ask random strangers with shaved head. Either that or write CHRIS on a big card. First target: guy with black hoody. He had been standing here for a good half and hour too so he might be Chris.

Me: Hi I am sorry. Is there by any chance you are Chris?
Guy: No I am not * smiling*. Are on a blind date or something?
Me: Oh no, I am just waiting for my Spanish tutor
Guy: I see. Too bad I dont speak Spanish.
Me: Yeah sorry for asking you but I guess I have to ask all guys with shaved head now. That's how my tutor described himself
Guy: Oh you mean like mine? * lift his cap
Me: Something like yours I guess.
Guy: For a while I thought I was lucky because finally a girl smile at me. And you look really cute too.
Me: Well sorry again about that, really I thought you were my tutor.
Guy: So...what's your name? Why are you learning Spanish?
Me: I am Darlene. Well I always go to Mexico so I thought of learning their language. I am learning German too.
Guy: Oh my family is German, but I dont really know how to speak the language...

So the conversation went on...we talked about ourselves. About schools. About hobbies. About life. We joke at times. Occasionally he asked some guys with shaved head who passed by if they are Chris. Finally...

Guy: You know you are really an interesting person. Hmm...can we hang out sometimes?
Me: *baffled,nearly speechless* Well... I dont know, I am a very busy person. I have assignemnts, class and dancing most part of the time. Honestly I am a nerd
Guy: But you dont look like one. But well I agree, we are all nerd in the inside.

Silence...
A bunch of guy walking towards us.

Guy: My friend they are coming , but...really you dont want to hang out with me ?
Me: Hmm no.... I dont think so.
Guy: Hmm...well ok then. It's nice meeting you. Enjoy your Spanish lesson. Hope to meet you again soon.
Me: Nice to meet you too and thanks...

So two strangers parted, back to their own life... while the song " If We Ever Meet Again" by Katty Perry played in the air. The End.

I must admit, I had never been so enthusiastic about a class ever in my whole university career. My Antrophology 2W03: Aztecs and Incas class is just...Epic. Most of the other students in the class came in with tired and worned out faces but I enthusiastically sat in the frontmost seat with a wide smile. Mind you...the class is 7 pm -10 pm every Wednesday night.




So why I love the Aztecs? I guess the primary reason is because I have been to Mexico. I am familiar with the Aztec cultures and have been to an ancient pre-Aztec pyramid, Teotihuacan. So I can understand and relate the things the prof says to my own experience. It is the same feeling a Malaysian would feel when they are taking a Malaysian History class in their respective university. Though I must admit the Aztecs' history is more interesting :P.



That doesn't mean I don't enjoy any of my Political Science class. I like lectures on political issues...I have always been lucky to have super cute TAs. This year my poli sci TA is a dashing, hunky Greek guy with a cute Greek accent.But somehow this Aztec class has become some sort of an escapade from the mundane topics I encounter in political science.Anthropology 2W03 is just...unique. There is so many interesting thing to learn. I even discovered the area my boyfriend and his family live,Azcapotzalco(the place of the red ants),was an ancient capital of the Tepanec people. And I just discovered the Metro station 5 minutes from his house was named after an ancient Tepanec leader of Azcapotzalco called Tezozomoc. How cool is that? While I was there I never know all this until I did my readings a few days ago.

Contrasting my hunky poli sci TA, the Anthro prof is in no way good looking. But the class itself sort of...takes me back to ancient Mexico for 3 hours every Wednesday. Too bad it is only for one term....I will really miss it. At least I already promise myself to take a Pre-Columbian Mayan class next year. So...am looking forward for another exciting class next semester :).

We all love comedy shows... as long as they do not make fun of us. Those who know me personally would probably be warned of my distaste towards cheesy,romantic shows/movies and musicals. So don't ever try to pester me to watch Glee or worse...Twilight. I prefer some comedies but not just normal comedies. I dislike empty and junk comedy shows as much as I dislike romantic dramas. My kind of comedy is something a bit more...brainy. Something witty... perhaps a satire of current political issues. One of the rare shows that actualy fit this criterion is the good old Monty Python. Here is a clip that will sure make a Political Science student laughs.




This clip from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" criticizes different forms of goverment from monarchy to dictatorship and communism. It makes fun of the use of Noble Truth, an important element from Plato's Republic. And it also incorporates the main arguments of philosophers such as Rousseau ( supreme executive power or general will derived from the masses) and Karl Marx ( the mention of working class, economic and social differences). It is hillarious while at the same time educational. This what I call intelligent comedy because only a certain people would laugh at it compare to shows such as Just for Laugh. That is also the main reason why I enjoy this kind of comedy.I am a nerd really.

Whew... the weekend is here. The first week of school was indeed the loooongest stretch weekdays I ever had. It is the first schooling weekday since May anyway. Since I dont have that much of a workload yet so it is a perfect weekend for outings.

First stop, today the Malaysian McMaster family will be having Raya gathering. It has been more than a year since I had Malaysian food...the closest I could get to Malaysian food are Thai food. Unfortunately Hamilton does not have any Malaysian/Singaporean restaurant. When I went to Mexico City one of my main destinations is a Malaysian restaurant there...but too bad for some unknown reasons they are no longer in business. Gosh...I can't wait to see what my Malay friends prepare for the gathering:)

And tomorrow is the day I have anticipated since so long ago...the first day of my intermediate Salsa class. I must admit I miss dancing. While on holiday in Mexico I went to a Salsa bar with him and his family. And they all really dance like PROs! What I learned in my class is just totally different from their version of salsa. Luckily for me my boyfriend only know one step so it is pretty easy to dance with him. But still, I want to learn more about salsa. Hopefully the next time I visit a Salsa bar I could flaunt on my graceful movements...with more confidence that is. At the same time I am looking for a place to learn the infamous Argentine Tango since they don't teach it in McMaster. I fall in love with the dance after watching a video clip of "Total Disguise" By Serhat and Viktor Lazlo. The dance is just so sexy and romantic...I guess I know what dance to do for my First Dance on my Wedding day :)

Hello...fellow students. Summer is over (*sob) so here comes the piles assignments..waiting to be burned...I mean completed. Soon enough stressful and sleepless nights will begin to take the human out of me...sigh.

So what do you do to get away from it all? Most of us prefer watching TVs or reading. Others may resort to excessive daydreaming or in worse case... taking drugs and alcohol. As for me i prefer keep a holiday-ish atmosphere in my room. Ever since I got myself a big poster of a tropical beach last year...I wake up to a nice view every morning. It also help me to relax a little while I attempt to complete my assignments. And now it constantly reminds me that Acapulco is waiting for me after my final in December :)

So the summer break ended officially for me.Gone with the wind. Disappears into thin air. Beamed over into the far future ( in 8 more months that is). It is hard to say farewell to the summer break...to be specific Mexico, more specific my boyfriend. We've been in a long distant love for years and each moment we could spend together physically together is so...precious. If I am daring (and stupid) enough I'd already sell my soul to be back there with him. Waking up in the middle of the night and realizing he is not by my side is really...depressing. Besides I miss his family's company too. They are like my own family now.

Guess I need some days to get usual to this student life once more. I will be back to my normal self pretty son. But for now... Can I pretend that the airplane in the night sky is shooting star, I could really neeed a wish right now...and I wish the airplane take me back to my love one :(. In 98 days I will be back there... Just 98 more days and I will be back in his arms. 98 days loaded with assignments and exams though.

Hola readers! How's summer been treating ya?! I am currently having a blast down south.....in Mexico. Here are just a few pictures of my trip to Acapulco. The rest are in Facebook.






In two days it will be officially autumn in Canada. I will really miss the summer heat and holiday of course. 8 months of hardwork, assignments, presentation will begin soon. Not to mention the cold crappy weather in Hamilton. Sigh...instead of feeling all sad about it I guess the better thing to do is to enjoy the last days of my break to the fullest. And spend as much time as I can with my other half before the cruel distance separates us once more...See you when the school opens.

Call me strange but really... I have serious problems with wedding. I rather stay at home and read a good book than attending a wedding ceremony. I am quick to reply with all kinds of excuses whenever I am invited to a wedding. The thought of listening to the infamous Wedding March tune is enough to make my stomach churns and my palms sweat. I must say I am quite successful in avoiding real weddings so far...but it is not easy to avoid those wedding scenes on TV. YES I fear those weddings on TVs too. Whenever I am confronted with one, I would automatically grab the remote with the skill of a ninja and turn to other channels. So you see...I am not really a wedding person.

Ironically I have been together with my boyfriend for five years. Sure enough I start to feel uneasy when people start to ask us when will we get married. I do not fear commitment...it is just that I fear the wedding ceremony itself. I just hate the entire atmosphere...the stares of the guests...the stress of preparing for a wedding..the pressure of the entire wedding vow ritual..the cost of the reception dinner...it is all just absurd to me. Why go through all the difficulties of telling everyone that you are committed to love someone?

So what kind of wedding is ideal for me? First and foremost I only want between 50-80 guests.Just close friends and close family members is enough for me. Unfortunately family have the habit of inviting well over 200 guests for weddings but I wont let that happen in mine. Moreover, I prefer not to have my wedding in a close setting like a church. I rather have my wedding in a garden or beach, or anywhere close to nature itself. It will give me some space to breathe and relax. Finally, I would like to have just a simple wedding dress. No 30 meters train or Victorian skirt. I dont want to look like a Bridzilla on my wedding day feeling all uncomfortable and ugly. And if possible, I do not want to hear the Wedding March tune...it is just the worst composition of music I ever known in my entire life. Tall order for someone who really fears weddings eh?

I am hoping I could cope with this whole phobia of weddings soon. I'd love to come to my friend's wedding and just enjoy the day. Any tips on overcoming my fear?

His family showed me some of the old photos of the families. Naturally the ones that I am most interested with is Daniel's baby pictures. It is hard to believe this little baby in this pictures is now the boyfriend I love. Maybe in a few years we will have the exact clone of this baby :D.




When he was just 3 days old.



Daniel and one of his uncles.



The day he was baptized.



Days when he was super cute and adorable. Now he is more of a quite and macho type.




He and his young dad



With his mom. When he was baby he looks more like his mom but as he grows he looks more like his father. There is one picture of his dad that looks so much like Daniel now. Maybe that explains why Daniel is his mom's favourite among his siblings :D



This is my personal favourite photo of him. Look how chubby he was :D:D. He was just one years old. His mom told me he loved to eat soup and beans and this time when other babies prefer milk and other baby food.



His 4th birthday with his sister Norma. Er...I don't know what he is doing in the picture.



Daniel and his godfather and his wife. His godfather passed away last year at a very young age of 50.




Those eyes...that I love so much till this very day :D He got his eyes from his mom.




I believe this is the same uncle in the earlier picture. Everyone changes a lot over the years.

There are more pictures of him but with the slow internet connection it is almost impossible to upload all of them. I even found one naked photo of him when he was three ;)

This helluva enigma baffles me for quite some time now. It's regarding what some (extremely narcissist) people do on Facebook. Well yeah it is their Facebook so it is their right but...still...there are really certain things that annoys other users who are not your close friends. So please be considerate of their walls too.

Changing profile pictures weekly/daily/hourly is pretty common. But I just don't get it when someone takes a picture of themselves...alone,and started tagging everyone in their friend's list in it. It's fine if they are trying to show that they are at the beach, or..maybe cooking pancakes, or catching the bus or whatever. But taking picture just for the purpose of showing how you look like TODAY and later tags everyone in it...that's just ridiculous. Like what the heck are they thinking??? It gets annoying when you have to untag yourself all the time from this kind of pictures -_-. Enuff said.

Paradise on earth is when you could spend some time with your other half in a nice warm, weather and preferably... on a beautiful beach. Imagine holding hand with your loved one while walking along the sandy beach....as the sun sets on the horizon...romantic kisses follow...awwww! Ahem anyway I am currently counting down the days to go down to the state of Quintana Roo. It is a present for our coming 5th anniversary. It is pretty rainy here nowadays. Hopefully the weather is sunny in Quintana Roo when we go there.

Beach in Quintana Roo

Aerial view of Cancun

This, however, is NOT Cancun. This is the Greek Island of Mykonos. It is in my list of future honeymoon destination. *Hintety hint hint ;)

So...yeah.... I am enjoying my summer break in full swing now. I guess this explains the low frequency of updates in my blog. Hope you guys are enjoying your summer too =).

...With the dance in this song called "Total Disguise " by Serhat and Viktor Lazlo. I have been watching this video over and over again... fantasizing I am the girl in the video who dance gracefully with the guy who is also an excellent dance partner. Unfortunately for now I am yet to master the ballroom dance. I do know the basics though. I took a Latin and ballroom dance class since the last 2 months. My conclusion so far...Latin dance is more relaxing and it is meant to be a club dance so it is less formal. On the other hand, ballroom dance is more technical. Your head has to be tilted in a certain direction, your feet has to move in a certain way. Moreover you have to learn different dances such as Waltz, Tango, Rumba and Cha Cha. Personal favourite... hmm I love salsa in Latin dance. After all, being a pure Mexican my boyfriend is good in salsa. But I do love Tango and Waltz too. Tango looks so dramatic and of course...sexy :P.

I got myself a new pair of dancing shoes yesterday. I pick silver because I have a black dress. So it will look nice when I go dancing with him. Since dancing is my new hobby, I thought it will be best if i get a real dancing shoes. Dancing shoes are specially designed to withstand the long hours of dancings. Furthermore, the soles were made from suede instead of typical rubber so that the dancer could glide easily on the dance floor. Besides it is much more flexible and easier to bend than normal heels. I tried to wear my dance shoes at home to get comfortable with it and to stretch it so it match my feet. Just pray I don't break my ankle while sashaying around the house with 3 inch heels.

No...not menses. In case you thought it is. Or.....is it......? Either way this post will be a bit emotional. What I mean by that time is a stretch of time when me and him are having a big fight. Like the Canadian goose big fights are pretty seasonal for the two of us I must admit. It seems that everytime before we go and see each other after months apart, we tend to have a fight about a week before we meet. The issues are different each time we fight though.

Last Saturday I confronted him about whether he is really serious about his plan to come over in September. The last months was pretty tainted with disappointments as none of his plan to come and visit me ever ... come true. Not even on my 21st birthday. I was really heartbroken when he told me they didn't approve his visa application due to lack of convincing financial balance. It was just a day before he is scheduled to fly. I never feel so.... disappointed. Never.

From that time onward ...it seems like all hell broke loose. For me at least. At first we planned maybe he could come somewhere in late March, it didnt happen. Then we plan for him to come over in May to enjoy the early summer and later in July for him to pick me up and we can head to Mexico together , even I tried to help him a bit with the financial things and send him some money to make his account look convincing enough. That plan too was thwarted. It seems that he can't come because....well he can't . He has to work and he cant come anytime he want. So fine. He sent me back my money.

Then, we agreed he could come on July for pick me up. Well not surprisingly that too will not materialized because....well he want to quit his job soon so he prefer to not take any holiday so he could claim some money for the holidays he didnt take. And use it to come in September. When I ask him last Saturday about whether he need me to bring some documents to help him with the visa process that he need to undergo before coming over in September, I got pretty upset when he shows this "yeah, whatever" attitude. Which is the reason why I begin to question him about whether he is serious or not with his plan.

I have my limits too. I have been disappointed for ...freaking 5 TIMES the last few months! I really just cant afford to have one more false hope about him coming. I am tired of having high hopes and being disappointed over and over again. And am I to be blamed if I say, "I start to feel you are not doing enough for the relationship" ? By saying that it seems that now I hurt his feeling. That sentence hit him so hard that he dont want to talk to me for two days now to think about that thing that I said. I begin to wonder whatever happened to the man who used to be my companion in the cold winter, who used to come last minutes to Canada in my rescue, who used to fly over here just to say goodbye before I go back to my country. Where do that hero go?

Is it just me who is being too demanding and not considering the difficult situation he is facing at work now ? Maybe I am wrong for saying he is not doing anything for the relationship. I must say I should appreciate him for toiling from morning to night to save some money. Unfortunately in the end I just blurted out all my discontent after all the months of....patience with his...situations or excuses, depend on how you see it. And later blaming him for not doing enough for the relationship by not being able to come over here. But really I dont know if it is fair for me to come over to his place all the time we could meet. I am just a girl, a student even. I need money as much as he needs money too. But it doesnt mean i dont want to go there, because really I want to meet him as much as I can. It is just that... it will be nice if he could at least show me some effort that he tried his best to come here instead. Somehow I feel there is really more to this problem than just the difficulties with the visa application.

I hope this will end soon. I am getting tired of being treated coldly and ignored. Even If I died in accident tomorrow he wont know anything about it since he never even ask or care about whatever happened to me the last couple of days. And when it ends, I hope both of us learn a lesson from it and hopefully make the relationship stronger than before.

So there is this anti-G20 protest around downtown Toronto over the weekend. I have been following the progress of the protest in Toronto Star blog all day. You can view more pictures in Globe and Mail . I rather read about the riot than watching the slaughtering of Mexico in World Cup Match against Argentina. The peaceful protest turned violent yesterday with the involvement of the anarchist group called Blackbloc. Windows in McDonalds, Starbucks, Nike and Adidas were smashed. Not to mention about 4 cop cars were torched. Suddenly downtown Toronto look like downtown Baghdad eh?

So what are the people actually protesting about? Honestly I have not find any answer to that yet. At first it looked like an anti-neoliberalism protest given the fact that the protest are organized in conjunction with the G20 summit. Soon more and more group with different causes started to join in and the protest turn into a massive and diverse movement that covers issues such as:

1. Worker's Union
2. Homeless and Poverty movement
3. Anti- neoliberalism/globalization. or Anti-big corporations etc
4. Women's right /maternal health
5. Legalization of Marijuana
6. Native rights
7. Some movement of immigrants though I am not sure what their causes are
8. Socialism/Communism
9. Peace movement
10. some group also address Tibetan, Ethiopian political problems
11. Quebec separatist movement
12. One guy tried to protest against the H1N1 vacine
13. Religious movements

14.Gay right movement

15. Anti slavery

and the list goes on...
not to mention the Flower Power and hippies are there too

Can someone please enligthen me with the main reason of the massive protest please. For I do not know. But I believe violence is really not the solution to the problem...with a few words the political authority can easily divide the movement if the wish to. We learn from Gandhi that the key to a succesful movement is civil disobedience (starving oneself, silent gathering, or any other tactics to win sympathies)... and of course Unity. Looking forward to the outcome of the protest and what Harper has to say about this.

By my dad that is. I was asking for Gawai pictures from my brother and my dad asked him to send the photos of our big family taken in my grandma's house. He said, " Send this picture to your sister so that Daniel can see the family ". Woo...what does that signal? :D Are they beginning to accept him as the prospective member of the family ? :D. I really hope so. Crossing my fingers now...

It is THAT time of the year again, the mass exodus from the university... make way for students on summer holiday!!! So where are you going or have been for the summer break? Are you homebound to Malaysia. As for me I decided to stay in this side of the world for the summer. Just for fun. I took Latin and ballroom dance class for a month now and I must say it is a very worthwhile experience. I need to master Salsa pronto so I can dance with him in a Salsa club soon :D I am still counting down the days for my own holiday escapade. Gosh I reaally realllly can't wait any longer. Wish I could fly there right now, and finally be reunited with my dearest after 6 long months. By the way here are some pictures of Mexico :)

On top of Basilica de Guadalupe, overlooking Mexico City

Angels on top of the hill near the Basilica

Mountain on the way to Queretaro.

Souvenir sellers in Teotihuacan. Their expressions are priceless. Behind those eyes you can see the hardship of life.

On top of the Pyramid of the Moon looking toward the Aisle of the Deads and Pyramid of the Sun

Pyramid of the Sun. Ever watched Apocalypto? The Aztecs used to sacrifice men on top of the pyramid.

Walking on the Aisle of the Dead towards Pyramid of the Moon.

Tourists on the Pyramid of the Moon

Typical Street in Tequisqiapan, Mexico

A native Indian souvenir seller selling handmade dolls, blankets,zarape and carved pumpkins.

A Mexican restaurant in Tequisqiapan.

Around the central plaza in Tequisqiapan. It is a a very small yet classic Mexican town. The whole town looks like a movie set.

A church in Tequisqiapan. Doesn't it remind you of Nacho Libre?

The Mariachis in San Juan del Rio. Too bad they are not performing that day.

I believe this is a replica of Mayan ruins outside of the Museum in Mexico City

The ancient Aztec pictogram

The famous Mayan calendar that predicts the end of civilization in 2012. The Mayans were obssessed with time and their calendar accurately predicted date of the arrival of the Spaniards in Mexico hundreds of years after the calendar was made. Only time will tell if the Mayans were right.

This is Taxco. The town is famous for its silver mines and white buildings. Pretty congested with tourists. If you are looking for cheap silvers, this is the place to go. There are more silver stalls than food stalls on the street.

The other view from Basilica de Guadalupe overlooking Mexico City.