Slim is In!

Definitely not the biggest loser in Asia! I'm talking about THE MR. SLIM, world's richest according to Forbes . And with $74 billion net wealth,  Carlos Slim Helu's  2nd straight year as world's #1 has solidified Asia's (especially China) burgeoning quest to dominate the world economy. I believe in the years to come, there will be a more or less equitable distribution of the world's wealth . As Steve Forbes , head editor of the biz mag noted, "There are literally millions of people around the world who have the opportunity to be creative".  So extract those creative juices and start your centavo to the million NOW! Take it one day at a time :-)

"Our premise is and has always been that we leave with nothing; that we can only do things while we are alive and that businessmen are creators of the wealth they temporarily manage." - #10 Principle, Grupo Carso's Top Ten.   (A beautiful statement of faithful stewardship!)

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Almost missed it on a dot! But it ain't so when there's cat in the hat!

Sounds familiar? the rhymes and riddles, i love it so...but it isn't a line from Dr. Seuss' books. It is an attempt to make one, actually! Oh how I love Dr. Seuss! And what a more fitting way to celebrate his 107th anniversary than to write about the works of the man, Theodor Seuss Geisel?

As long as i can remember, I always drool over Dr. Seuss books the way I did in my teens for the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series.  Its simplicity and not-so-dramatic pictures have taken me into some distant lands not known of.  Being a mom now,  I love that my 2 kids also love Dr. Seuss' books. Thanks to Booksale, we can always raid the store and still leave not penniless. When Dana and Boj started reading at 4 and 5yo, never did a night pass by without leafing through "The Cat in the Hat" 

And sometimes i would complain (guiltily!) because there as sooo many pages and we keep on reading the book every night! When it was Boj's turn, I suggested the " Foot Book" would be better  - go figure why :-) and it also comes handy for a Math activity

 

English and Math, well even cakes now have the cat and the fish too (check this out - lovely designs for Dr. Seuss' themed cakes)! And who could ever forget the Grinch and Horton that heard Who?

So here's a toast to a generation of readers! And along with it comes a prayer that, may our tribe greatly increase!