This song will always remind me of endless choir practices on weekends with my childhood friends and it was, for me, the most challenging piece we have sung together.


Whenever I’m needing some explanation in an aspect of my life or when my emotions seem to be running on uncertainties, I play this song in my head and draw inspiration from the comfort this song brings.


When feeling tired, down, angry or needing to forgive, this song calls out to me to look into my heart and find love in whatever situation I’m in.  And it is through LOVE that I get the courage to love and forgive myself or others, to accept things as they are and let God take care of me and my loved ones. 

LOVE IS THE ANSWER
by: Raymond Hannisian

Morning comes and I must go; day is breaking yonder.
After all the places I have been, now I’m going home.

I have been to seek the sky, to travel on the highway

And the time has come, I don’t know why
I am going home.

Refrain 2:

Where is the answer to so many questions

I don’t know, so I begin another journey

Where is the meaning for my world 
I see the answer now.

Though we came by diff’rent roads, now we walk together.

Stay beside me all our days, strangers never more.

Through the cool of summer rains, by the hearthside fire

Here I’ll be with you when nothing remains
I am home to stay.

Refrain 2:

For love is the answer to so many questions

Now I know, and I can stop my endless wand’ring

Love gives the meaning to my world

I see the answer now.

Love gives meaning to my world

And I see the answer now

Love is the Answer… Love!

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Have a great week, everyone!

Since November 2011, the Harry Potter Exhibition housed at the Powerhouse Museum has given Sydney the excitement and wonder of seeing hundreds of iconic props and costumes that appeared the Harry Potter film series.  It is a treat for movie enthusiasts to see each character’s wands and outfits worn in the movie, the flying car, the Horcruxes, the Twizard Cup, pieces from the Wizard’s Chess, the Invisibility Cloak and the full version of Buckbeak.  You can also experience playing a miniature Quidditch, lifting the screaming Mandrakes and sitting on Hagrid’s massive chair inside his hut.   

Being fans of the movie franchise, the Husband and I can’t let the exhibition pass without seeing it.  We waited for a long time for the exhibition to arrive in Sydney and finally we saw it last month.  


I felt nostalgic as we were about to enter the exhibition that I can’t help but say, “Imagine, we grew up with these films.”  It was a bit similar to that feeling of nostalgia when we saw the last Harry Potter film, however, this time I had feelings of thrill as well because the exhibition really made us feel like we were part of the movies’ journey throughout the years.  The experience made us love the Harry Potter films even more as each item helped us remember the most memorable scenes from the franchise. 


Just a few tips for you:
  • Buy tickets online and avoid the queue and disappointments on when tickets are sold out for the day.   
  • Arrive at the museum at least 15 minutes prior to the time printed on your ticket. Late arrivals will be guaranteed prompt admission and will have to wait until the next session.
  • A few things not allowed inside the exhibition: food, drinks, taking photographs and videos and touching the artefacts.
  • Once you’re inside the exhibition, you can spend as much time as you want.  So just relax and take time looking thru each artefact.  Enjoy!
  • Want to bring home some Harry Potter souvenirs?  The museum’s shop has several Harry Potter merchandise to choose from.  You can pay by cash or credit (with a surcharge of 2.5%).

One of the things we bought and enjoyed from the exhibition were these HP Chocolate Frogs.  Other than the chocolate being yummy, we enjoyed getting souvenir cards enclosed with it.  

You won’t know what card you’ve got unless you opened the pack.  Grateful we got the Potter Family and Albus Dumbledore cards.
 

If you are a Harry Potter fan, I recommend that you experience the magic of Harry Potter one last time.  The exhibition will be shown at the Powerhouse Museum (500 Harris Street Ultimo, Sydney) until 9 April 2012, tickets available at ticketek.com.au 

It’s Autumn in Sydney!  It’s getting cooler as the days go by so last weekend, I allotted some time and brought out some of our Autumn outfits and scarves.

Things I Love: The Scarf Hanger



Over the years, we’ve accumulated scarves and now it’s hard to ignore the fact that we needed to store them properly.  It was good timing that we visited Howards Storage World three weeks and found a SCARF HANGER.  

Things I Love: The Scarf Hanger



It can hold up to 10 scarves and I swear, it did save space inside our closet.  And it’s easier to find the scarf that we’d like to use for the day.

Things I Love: The Scarf Hanger

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There is no Math or Science, no exact formula to make it work…most times it just takes a good balance, letting ourselves go with the flow without compromising the values important to us.


Sometimes there are no reasons…just a lot of understanding, giving and taking.


There are shared moments…of milestones and defeats, of dreams and what-ifs, of tears and most importantly, an abundance of laughter. We never let a day pass without making each other laugh and making each other happy is a always priority.


There are moments when we let each other be…it could be anger, disappointment, frustration or a day when things aren’t going right—whatever the reason, we listen and hope that a hug will make things better (and it does!).


There are adventures…the travels that make us learn more about the world and of each other, the challenges that help us become better people.


There are times for daydreaming…of things we want to do, places we want to go, of seeing ourselves grow old together and still holding hands.


There is so much respect…for each other’s opinions, for when we both need a bit of space, for our individual growth. We always want to bring out the best in each other.


There’s a lot of trust involved…in God, in each other, in people we hold dear.


And of course, there’s friendship and love…our great foundations in being TWOgether. Everyday and always. <3