october by choice

october tops any other month of the year for various reasons:-

1. fall. my favourite season. okay, so it may seem absurd to associate myself at all with the concept of winter, spring, summer and fall since i've lived in 'mono-season, come rain and shine tropical' malaysia pretty much all my life. fortunately though, vacations abroad have allowed me to stumble upon and experience mother nature at its finest and what a fine fall it delivers. oh, and who could disregard the ethereal mis en scene set against central park where winona ryder and richard gere aver their lust for each other in the tear jerking autumn in new york?
2. the year is closing in. it's almost the end of the year but not quite. if you've had a crap year, it's only 2 months aways til u embark upon a new chapter of your life. otherwise, 2 months is plenty to make up for those new year resolutions you made in january. and it's never too early to start making new resolutions for next year.
3. it's breast cancer awareness month. show your support and don on a pink ribbon to show your support. i'm an avid supporter of this cause, as only those close to me know of the temporary shock and surgical operations i had to undergo early this year. oops, the secret's out now.
4. it's paris fashion week! whee. i love fashion week. the designs are inspiring and like a kid loose in the candy store i gape in awe at the emerging trends for spring/summer '08 especially when at the moment, i am stuck in a style rut. so much hype is emphasized on the paris shows though and they often overshadow the equally compelling shows in milan. my faves from milan this year are: alberta ferretti, alessandro dell'acqua, d&g, dsquared, emilio pucci, roberto cavalli, versace and bottega veneta.
5. lots of cake. it's my mum's birthday today. (i would put pictures of the mini-celebration over buka puasa we had today if i still had my camera which mysteriously disappeared over a month ago) and my birthday falls on the 31st. not so yay. i dread any age past 21. in the fashion industry, all those over 21 can go drown themselves (or a less drastic alternative; start eating and quit puking). so this year i'm turning 21 and 13 months.

some facts on october:
* October begins on the same day of the week as January in common years and May in leap years
* October in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
* October's birthstone is the opal or tourmaline.
* October's flower is the calendula or cosmos.
* The month October has become famous as "Red October", due to the Russian October revolution of 1917, although in the modern Gregorian calendar, the revolution started in November.
* In the nineteenth century, the month of October was dedication to devotion to the rosary in Roman Catholic countries.
* October is the most common birth month, along with July :)