Down The Chimney

The Christmas season is fast approaching, and as the kids are getting older, the harder it is to explain to them things about Santa Claus.  Especially when it comes to the chimney and the fireplace issues.  I remember one time when we were watching a movie, my son begun asking why we didn't have a chimney and how Santa would be able to go inside our house.  I explained to him that chimneys are intended for fireplaces, since we don't have winter or very cold weather in our country, we don't pretty much need a fireplace and that Santa would definitely find a way to get inside our house.  But despite of me explaining to him everything, he still insisted that we should have one in our house.

So to cut the conversation short, I promised him that if we move someday to somewhere cold, we will definitely have one, and I intend to keep my word.  So I started to look for information in the net to give me some idea of the trouble I got myself into and I found this website.  They had different price range and discounts for their fireplace, it's accessories and furnish.  And by the looks of it, I know it's not that cheap but the cost of construction is manageable.  At least by now, I already have some hints of what are the things to expect and base my decisions upon.

Though it's still wasn't sure if we will be able to transfer in a colder region, whether it's in our country or in a foreign land, but if ever that time comes, God willing, I 'm keeping my promise.  I just hope that it'll be the real Santa going down that chimney or he'll be toasted before he reaches the fireplace... LOL. Yahweh bless.

The Cool Breeze Of Baguio

Reminiscing the times when I was still studying in Baguio City, I can't help but remember how cold it was there.  It was really a struggle to take a bath with an ice cold water especially during breaking dawn, the only time we're allowed to take a bath, being still in first year at a military school.  But the good thing was, the weather was very conducive for sleeping.  It's just like having a centralized air conditioning turned on the whole day 24/7.

Coming from a not so cold part of the country, it was such an experience for me to wear woolen clothes and thick jackets, to see the warmth of your breath like smoke as it meets the cold air, and to sit in front of a fireplace as you look at the thick fog covering the city from a glass window.  These were things I just usually see in the movies before.

So, when I bumped to this website, I remembered what was it like back then when I used to spend some of my vacation leaves at my foster parents' home.  They had this elegant looking fireplace in their living room, where we spent time sharing some thoughts over a cup of hot beverage.  Then, ever since, it had become something I kept on looking forward to.

It was such an experience worth remembering.  Since as a child, I kept dreaming of how cool it was to have a fireplace where in it's chimney Santa could easily get in to give me a lot of gifts.  But then my parents helped me realize that it was impractical and unfit for our place.  So you can just imagine how happy I was to experience it firsthand in Baguio.  

And now being back to our city, whenever I see a fireplace, I can't help myself missing it.  There's no question if I want to visit my foster parents again, but as to when and how, only Yahweh knows.