Greetings everybody! I am Monica and I humbly ask for the approval to get a free no ads web host from LordOfTheBoard =)

Although my life is pretty colorful, I don’t intend to just talk about that. In fact, if not for the wonderful people I’ve gotten to know coming from all walks of life, there wouldn’t be anything special to talk about me or my life. I believe it’s people around me who make me interesting; people from my community, from my family and friends who I grew up with, and people I’ve worked with in my profession… these are the people who helped shape who I am, and they are my inspiration for sharing my thoughts and my views in this little space on the web.

Once in awhile I may talk about my interests… like adventures I have with my laptop or maybe the latest web technologies which I think are worth the extra attention. But for the most part, I’d like to share the insights of the one who has influenced me greatly in most of my views… my brother, Johanne. If not for him, I’d probably have a limited interest revolving around computers. But because of my brother, I’ve gotten a deep appreciation for the pinnacle of motor racing, Formula 1–and I’m not just talking about knowing the different teams and their drivers, I’m talking about understanding it’s rich history and the lessons you’ll learn from the drivers, ever since the official Formula 1 began in 1950.

And because of my brother, gaming is not just about playing games anymore, at least for me. There are so many aspects about video games that describe popular culture and other sociological issues–even political, and so much philosophy you can learn from it… lessons in life that are worth discussing! These insights coming from my little (–well, younger) brother who I used to do feet-fights with =P Who would’ve thought he’d turn out to be quite the modern day philosopher.

But there’s one common interest my brother and I share that sort of runs in the family… our appreciation for Music! We may have different preferences in music, but our common preference is Jazz and we like the same artists =) thanks to our dad who is our greatest influence in the music that we listen to and play as a band (we have a family band by the way).

With so many things I can talk about, it’s really hard to keep a single focus in this blog. One thing I guarantee though, it’s going to be interesting!

I hope I made the cut!