blue christmas is when you're not around
blue christmas is when i've lost you and you're gone
blue christmas is when you're not by my side
blue christmas is when the stars stopped to twinkle
and the sun had finally ceased to shine...
yes, very simple words but very meaningful and heart boring... one uplifting celebration recently is when our president attended the ceremonial program officially ending the war in Iraq. after more than 4,000 plus young soldiers dead and 50,000 wounded, there is finally a light shining at the end of the tunnel. at least no more young soldiers as war casualties in Iraq, no more empty chairs on noche buena nights, less families that are suffering and stressed, less sadness on Christmas time. i'll take that :) now if the war in Afghanistan will end, that is really the time to celebrate in a very big way. so please Jesus, make it soon as well. and let's pray for the victims of the recent calamity in the southern philippines and their families. may those who aided them with their big charitable hearts be blessed in their lifetime by God... nothing can ever beat service to our fellowmen in times of their need. if not by our own sweat then by our own generous contributions...
yeah, baby it's cold outside tho' no snow :)
posthumous sales of a john singer sargent's painting...
In December 2004, Group with Parasols (A Siesta) (1905) sold for $US 23.5 million, nearly double the Sotheby's estimate of $12 million. The previous highest price for a Sargent painting was $US 11 million.(From wikipedia)Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson and his Wife sold in 2004 for $8.8 million to Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to be installed at his newest casino, Wynn Las Vegas...
art is very expensive for sure. next, maybe i'll have a blogging siesta? i dunno, a big maybe :)
