tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149069972024-03-13T07:05:59.180+08:00Pregnant PausesA pregnant pause is a momentary stillness laden with significance. It is rich, prolific, provocative, wow. It is a threshold for ideas and can translate into one to one thousand emotions. It welcomes imagination and brims with untold possibilities. Sometimes, it is even pinched with humor. Life's most unforgettable moments are highlighted by pregnant pauses. Now, I gladly share with you mine.Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-55721568466594693752018-02-07T20:35:00.001+08:002018-02-07T20:55:29.423+08:00The Gold Key<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our sonshine Niccolo just won a 2018 GOLD KEY, the highest honor granted by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, for the short story he submitted to New York! 🔑🏆🎉 Past award receipients include Sylvia Plath, Stephen King, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates. This just makes us the most awed, joyful, proud and grateful parents of the moment! Yay! ♥️♥️♥️</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Niccolo Manuel C. Tuazon</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The boss furiously storms through the office hallway. His eyes blaze, his thick brows are set in almost one straight line, and his cheeks are flushed red. His dark unbuttoned coat reveals his crumpled shirt inside while his tie hangs unevenly around his neck. He stomps onward with both his hands clenching a bulging stack of paperwork. He abruptly stops at one of the office rooms and kicks the door open. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He immediately spots his employee seated at a desk. The sales clerk is slouched backward with his head bent to the right. His computer screen is on but he obviously isn’t seeing it because his eyes are closed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The boss is in front of him in an instant. He slams the huge pile of papers on top of the table, making a sound as loud as a gunshot. The dozing employee wakes up with a jolt to find his supervisor glaring down at him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> “What do you think you are doing?” his boss yells at the top of his lungs. “Trying to sleep on the job? Again?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The employee can’t help but shake with fear. “I’m sorry… so sorry, Mr. Hawkes! I didn’t mean to fall asleep!” He desperately tries to hide his panic and keep his voice calm. “It’s just that I had a long fight with my brother late last night so I hardly got any sleep after…”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> His boss does not bother to let him finish and growls at him. “You have slept on the job many times, Cain Linkladder, and I refuse to tolerate any more failures from a useless and pathetic punk like you who never runs out of excuses!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cain‘s finger shakes as he points at the papers scattered around his desk. He asks with a trembling voice, “What are all these papers for, Mr. Hawkes?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Mr. Hawkes smiles meanly at him. “Those papers are your punishment for being the worst employee in the entire company! Your workload has now been doubled and your salary has been cut in half.” He continues mercilessly, “Stop making fake excuses using your brother. It won’t get your life anywhere. Just get out of here this second and start working on those company orders!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cain’s face is now completely pale. He tries desperately to explain his situation, “But sir, it’s--” Cain suddenly loses his ability to speak as he is forcefully grabbed by his collar by Mr. Hawkes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hawkes then releases his employee from his grasp. Cain uses the chance to run rapidly out of the work building. He flees, consumed with great fear, worry, and shame. He wants to get back at his boss, but he knows he can’t. He cannot afford to lose his job. All at once, he feels a rising hatred towards his brother. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cain ends up standing in front of the small and cramped apartment building he lives in with his younger brother. He marches inside, climbs up the stairs and unlocks the door of the space he pays monthly rent for. As soon as he hears his brother’s voice in his bedroom, his eyes narrow dangerously. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He barges into the messy room where his brother is engaged in an online conversation using a laptop. Without a word, Cain seizes the computer and ends the ongoing call. His stunned brother protests, “Stop grabbing my stuff and give that back! It isn’t yours!” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cain’s expression darkens. He blurts out, “I’m the one who bought this and practically everything you have, Abel! And you never even thank me for anything I give you!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He continues lashing out at his brother, “Ever since Mom and Dad disappeared, I have been working with blood, sweat and tears in order for me and you to survive, but you just don’t care. You don’t do anything to help. You’re a useless and pathetic punk who doesn’t have what it takes to live in the real world. This is my punishment to you, so just grow up!” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Cain raises the laptop he is holding and swings it down until it smashes on the wooden floor. Shrapnel and glass from the destroyed laptop fly across the room. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> In utter shock and anger, Abel charges at his brother. Cain, who is much larger than he is, easily dodges his attack and then shoves him into the concrete wall. Abel hits the wall so hard that he falls on his back in pain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Abel sobs and sobs as he lies on the floor. Slowly, he stands and cleans up the debris of metal and glass spread in the room. His sadness is overpowered by his anger and hate. He wants to get back at his brother, but he knows he can’t. He feels an overpowering need to release his rage. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He follows Isaac until the boy reaches his locker. As Isaac opens the door of his locker in the hallway, Abel rushes up to him and slams his locker door shut. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Abel replies, “Because I wanted to, ugly nerd!” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Isaac, his heart beginning to pound, says, “What did I do to you, Abel? I have done nothing wrong!”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> “Oh yes you did do something wrong, Isaac… you know what you did wrong?” said Abel. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Isaac, now white as a sheet, asks, “What?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Abel replies with a scary smirk. “You. Were. Born. You useless and pathetic punk!” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> “No… please don’t hurt me, Abel! I’ll give you my lunch money! I’ll even do your homework! Just please, don’t hurt me!” Isaac pleads with him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Abel then punches Isaac in the face and throws him down to the ground. The dazed boy tries to recover, but Abel kicks him in the stomach again and again. Isaac rolls on the floor, crying for help and begging for mercy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The father carefully approaches the medical bed he is stretched out on, leans down, and asks, “Son, do you recognize me?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Isaac softly replies, “Yes, I am Isaac. Isaac Hawkes.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Isaac’s eyes fall shut. He struggles with all his might to answer, “My classmate Abel. Abel Linklad- aahhh!” </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Isaac cannot continue. He starts shaking violently. The doctor rushes forward to help him, but he has already collapsed. The doctor reveals to his parents that Isaac has most likely fainted again due to the painful trauma of recalling the incident that happened to him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The parents are overwhelmed with pity for their only child. Suddenly, the father remembers the name his son was trying to say and figures out who did it. It was Abel Linkladder who must be the younger brother of his employee, Cain Linkladder. </span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The father’s thoughts go whirling inside his head until the pieces come together. He finally understands what happened. He had lashed out at Cain who lashed out at Abel who lashed out at Isaac. The chain of rage and hate began with him. He was actually the useless and pathetic punk who started it all. Now, this was his own punishment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hawkes crumbles to the floor and weeps hard, his insides overflowing with deep remorse. He comes to a kneeling position and prays harder than he ever prayed before. With his whole heart, he asks the heavens for forgiveness for his sins against Cain and others like him. He vows to never again let his own anger hurt and infuriate others. Nobody deserves to feel like a useless and pathetic punk.</span></div>
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</span>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-86879008717946791462011-06-08T13:55:00.004+08:002011-06-08T14:02:09.895+08:00The Kiss<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqhjh5-yxcJFQG4n6aYiWLQIEvQBJGCK5KiaXCBvQpltsS4q4vMFAC9z66DN2ew6ZdN5X_PntQgYLa_HMkw6vNfdrETRnliTMAa1jZS7_cTIcqYs8iYOkeziEx7CxBnKiv1pn/s1600/Jimmy___n_Cindy_Kissing_by_nintendomaximus.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqhjh5-yxcJFQG4n6aYiWLQIEvQBJGCK5KiaXCBvQpltsS4q4vMFAC9z66DN2ew6ZdN5X_PntQgYLa_HMkw6vNfdrETRnliTMAa1jZS7_cTIcqYs8iYOkeziEx7CxBnKiv1pn/s400/Jimmy___n_Cindy_Kissing_by_nintendomaximus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615724043009631714" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">My six-year old approaches me looking uncharacteristically shy and a tad embarrassed: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">"Mom, I watched kissing. But it's in the cartoons... so that's okay, right?"<br /></span><br />Bwahahahaha!</span></span></span>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-87837569413522547752010-12-30T15:38:00.003+08:002010-12-30T15:44:09.412+08:00Celebration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1u0fr_59taTAHwTRp3XWkKUsgbcVI-rMVkVVYylX6PwR4Yzyv4hqSwEb8hPSVbpCbnuq2ZCSPCJo_W_Uyvf5Vh8jvKMas8F9fBZ6BvxUQJya0RgQRSkeoapXlGOwJsbjvihc/s1600/DSC_4681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1u0fr_59taTAHwTRp3XWkKUsgbcVI-rMVkVVYylX6PwR4Yzyv4hqSwEb8hPSVbpCbnuq2ZCSPCJo_W_Uyvf5Vh8jvKMas8F9fBZ6BvxUQJya0RgQRSkeoapXlGOwJsbjvihc/s400/DSC_4681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556376675229496642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">As G.K. 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It is that we should have a new soul."</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Let's celebrate all the good things that happened in 2010 and look forward to even better things to come in 2011!</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-62526065578842725352010-05-28T14:05:00.003+08:002010-05-28T14:09:37.835+08:00Twitter Bug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMZfQ3Y2J-uLyQ8hNkBcPZnm4a9PyMvW6rfGVNM9jVnIVw7PrYn-5wb7cGczSyOSjafMG4tvekEZ0djMaCJWZIJgS1LA_wOJN3IGosl8z4gdQWQJz5rOi5YTiCit1THlhcQkr/s1600/twitter.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMZfQ3Y2J-uLyQ8hNkBcPZnm4a9PyMvW6rfGVNM9jVnIVw7PrYn-5wb7cGczSyOSjafMG4tvekEZ0djMaCJWZIJgS1LA_wOJN3IGosl8z4gdQWQJz5rOi5YTiCit1THlhcQkr/s400/twitter.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476198472370146034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">Follow me at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><b>http://twitter.com/LoonymuseIrene </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;">so we can be tweet buddies!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#33FFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#33FFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Woot! Woot! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#33FFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-50410784181564739302010-02-27T00:59:00.004+08:002010-02-27T01:07:13.381+08:00The Best Gift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GGoxXBf55jewKEdJd1fI09dKmAG0kCt3oV6bu-WXhZG4SFxOqo8VPfJO74Nwdy2k2IuMCjWmTTZ3BSu03SDzdjH3XCLy2wJTxERZyiXT8TqUQlTgjVXq-TtkVnGU6lJozRZq/s1600-h/IMG_2741.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GGoxXBf55jewKEdJd1fI09dKmAG0kCt3oV6bu-WXhZG4SFxOqo8VPfJO74Nwdy2k2IuMCjWmTTZ3BSu03SDzdjH3XCLy2wJTxERZyiXT8TqUQlTgjVXq-TtkVnGU6lJozRZq/s400/IMG_2741.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442598219162519970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQtRo2wE6L346Vc2B1gXTvrObIK1C1sDvGVtNBmjdPBUT4P2LFaH1goIrYgr8nUZuR3fePLrKTQw_0j_XiYfoRfPOpeJBYhP-4cS8xsJ597nJ0zE4l8-ZtSB3etLPfr7zDei6/s1600-h/IMG_2744.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQtRo2wE6L346Vc2B1gXTvrObIK1C1sDvGVtNBmjdPBUT4P2LFaH1goIrYgr8nUZuR3fePLrKTQw_0j_XiYfoRfPOpeJBYhP-4cS8xsJ597nJ0zE4l8-ZtSB3etLPfr7zDei6/s400/IMG_2744.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442598101129077106" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">All the expensive presents in the world will never compare to the value of the hand-made card my son gave to me on the eve of my birthday.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It was all I needed to feel such overwhelming love, happiness and gratitude. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Everything else that followed was just icing on the cake.</span></span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-51902863084173238142010-02-16T18:36:00.006+08:002010-02-16T18:51:49.277+08:00Staying Alive<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC0Bwpay79AUsm95Ao9AxGnt6fNjR6JtuyrgauAKBtU9bDSGDBq7dVTCncd5w1-epnlQq_o5_SfRpF_XqAN7V1xHb-pUb2YBqSb9NBH1Am3uHCXIZvFDoiEA6M5C4e6jZF4I4/s1600-h/jump.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC0Bwpay79AUsm95Ao9AxGnt6fNjR6JtuyrgauAKBtU9bDSGDBq7dVTCncd5w1-epnlQq_o5_SfRpF_XqAN7V1xHb-pUb2YBqSb9NBH1Am3uHCXIZvFDoiEA6M5C4e6jZF4I4/s400/jump.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438791608303100290" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Unbeing dead isn't being alive.</span></b></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"> - ee cummings</span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-69700576608689788152010-02-15T00:53:00.008+08:002010-02-15T01:14:35.773+08:00Love Blossoms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLDxxM5jqfgIblYmVIUXtv21x549s14seWV-_bIYOecha7Ghuq0EgbWxEezaTFHODs6WLzACci3DEf2ttfCzoYf8YYwVpuj_ToRhzr0PogzeAVmSyOrk-FmUKxb5vWJDqH3v7/s1600-h/Img0038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLDxxM5jqfgIblYmVIUXtv21x549s14seWV-_bIYOecha7Ghuq0EgbWxEezaTFHODs6WLzACci3DEf2ttfCzoYf8YYwVpuj_ToRhzr0PogzeAVmSyOrk-FmUKxb5vWJDqH3v7/s400/Img0038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438143410705625458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thank you for the beautiful bouquet of red roses, my honey! I feel like the luckiest woman in the world for having you in my life. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">From that fateful moment we met many moons ago, I have amassed wonderful memories of Valentine's Day celebrations happily spent together. Whenever I think it can't get any better, you always do something to surprise me and prove me wrong. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You have an endearing way of keeping the romance burning. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My heart feels so ever content.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My gratitude is boundless. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You are my saving grace and I love you endlessly. </span></span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-89831613503391322792010-01-03T00:24:00.004+08:002010-01-03T00:29:21.958+08:00New Label<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksON_iVCYWYweaEgXendo9mTXhmnAzThGg7XSeMlIYwiskyFn_Vg-oAYuGk7FXjoQMwiBUqCg8VmvyZ_8Wuwj-ZKVkei7WAXCzfWf3Q4wD7I9HxYRAavyODloPSme838pGcrH/s1600-h/booby+belt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksON_iVCYWYweaEgXendo9mTXhmnAzThGg7XSeMlIYwiskyFn_Vg-oAYuGk7FXjoQMwiBUqCg8VmvyZ_8Wuwj-ZKVkei7WAXCzfWf3Q4wD7I9HxYRAavyODloPSme838pGcrH/s400/booby+belt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422179170266270610" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Upon spotting one of my bras lying on the bed, my impish toddler suddenly exclaimed:</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> "Mommy, you forgot to wear your booby belt!"</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">BWAHAHA! </span></span></span><br /></div></div></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-14957263243771736452009-12-31T18:01:00.005+08:002009-12-31T18:07:26.309+08:00Resolution<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">"Resolve to make at least one person happy every day, and then in ten years you may have made three thousand, six hundred and fifty persons happy, or brightened a small town by your contribution to the fund of general enjoyment."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">- Sydney Smith</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1PjO1E2WKY4hZ67b8pVqFGuH3iucU4ERJIEowMdGgzk0G7icDYEqc11EGmVSaF-FMWDt2SYhfuqWNBSPTOlzmiHqBt_ZhyphenhyphenB92JBoIpFg454Ed2LR8Cs7J-G0VQxHB-dWspmw/s1600-h/happy_new_year_by_clwoods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1PjO1E2WKY4hZ67b8pVqFGuH3iucU4ERJIEowMdGgzk0G7icDYEqc11EGmVSaF-FMWDt2SYhfuqWNBSPTOlzmiHqBt_ZhyphenhyphenB92JBoIpFg454Ed2LR8Cs7J-G0VQxHB-dWspmw/s400/happy_new_year_by_clwoods.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421338916224293522" /></a>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-83380451368431107252009-12-27T00:14:00.004+08:002009-12-27T00:22:44.578+08:00Farewell to Cuteness<span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My 4-year old's teacher told him he was so cute and pinched his cheeks.<br /><br />His indignant reply: "I'm <i>not</i> cute... I'm <i>not</i> a baby! I'm a big boy... I'm handsome!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgiWsjcXmJFwzmfhnYSJ8qeBFENi1HhlwiDfRzkdrQKTJA6tmxKYg92T3aomSwgT_DwR_0htxmr3y-nroYscWaYgVMLrBw6dgoFe6ojSOJawZ86tjQKHpP3gwD9DSZwF_m-PF/s1600-h/DSC_9362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgiWsjcXmJFwzmfhnYSJ8qeBFENi1HhlwiDfRzkdrQKTJA6tmxKYg92T3aomSwgT_DwR_0htxmr3y-nroYscWaYgVMLrBw6dgoFe6ojSOJawZ86tjQKHpP3gwD9DSZwF_m-PF/s400/DSC_9362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419580640722299234" /></a><br />BWAHAHAHA! </span></span></span></span>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-83461961534628040262009-08-07T14:16:00.035+08:002009-08-07T15:10:19.195+08:00People Power Lives On<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffff99;">There it was, weaving its way through the crowded city, a startingly simple truck carrying the simple coffin of a simple woman who in her own simple way succeeded in summoning the people's power to unite and fight to regain our country's freedom from dictatorship through peace and prayer.<br /><br />Even the heavens seemed to be in mourning as the wet drizzles from the sky mingled with the yellow confetti showers falling from the skyscrapers of Makati. Everyone left their office buildings and sacrificed their lunch hour to wait outside for a glimpse of President Cory Aquino's casket.<br /><br />She always had the gift of bringing together Filipinos from all walks of life, and there they all were... reuniting of their own free will, paying their respects, shedding tears for her, flashing the famous L sign for LABAN and reliving the moments of the 1986 EDSA revolution when we rallied to her cause and stopped soldiers and tanks with nothing but rosaries to shield us.<br /><br />She strove so long and so hard for peace. Though the entire nation is saddened by her loss, our hearts are also rejoicing with the certainty that Tita Cory is now finally permanently at peace in the arms of the Lord together with her husband Ninoy.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbz2O2au4bVMIJz-9DMBKMkT8uSBD7VUWCvHSplnXkLlT8985o3rlpPWM752Fa4eEZyUANFskr3nO1IAYfJnhAx1jpIm0jqswjpmZz9xpnEDXIsiQgz9FX8eRRsOco81dg2fW/s1600-h/DSC_6486.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367104442157727074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbz2O2au4bVMIJz-9DMBKMkT8uSBD7VUWCvHSplnXkLlT8985o3rlpPWM752Fa4eEZyUANFskr3nO1IAYfJnhAx1jpIm0jqswjpmZz9xpnEDXIsiQgz9FX8eRRsOco81dg2fW/s400/DSC_6486.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOxroEeeDbF8f5uQJ-V-sbTLrKj7bboEvVFjXZd225EV2Gypu0B7DajRLdzSx5mwHLNZcmB-YR6i6nqxF84dKIOjFqi275z5AOAv8QCPfjhlNAkk6_aR7njYc1Nd4Wd4Orpr8/s1600-h/DSC_6507c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367104360413517730" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbUltFWbCEXfSU9x_oKjW9aPq_EATe-OytoDXqMusupyVkOhrv2RYk-fLUDwCmkNBs-VRJ9WRFwAHKbV_0UK4DcpWpbFUCgb4r6OtlWv7nWWrsugcpWh_y9W29g0zOTzKbfT1/s400/DSC_6778.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ffff99;">Thank you. We will never forget you.</span>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-35553270519396508142009-08-01T11:14:00.011+08:002009-08-01T11:31:41.122+08:00A National Treasure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG66_hYqdtwtV5VHNI6eN8XgLDyEVROv0OD0g778g22ofKSrgySVjRP7hPbK3mgDwBgZdd3M_HqWvGIFh5JZiHuygsrsqNY3OwWTy4hJCDmDumF60La1VK3pCVoW0igkx-j7wJ/s1600-h/PRESIDENT_CORY_AQUINO-_DSR_pix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364829737328292338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 352px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG66_hYqdtwtV5VHNI6eN8XgLDyEVROv0OD0g778g22ofKSrgySVjRP7hPbK3mgDwBgZdd3M_HqWvGIFh5JZiHuygsrsqNY3OwWTy4hJCDmDumF60La1VK3pCVoW0igkx-j7wJ/s400/PRESIDENT_CORY_AQUINO-_DSR_pix.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yQ8tYYIpJNNkJeh0ta0cKeF09I3wlYCMviI2CGqx_n3pk6TCotjcTeQ7at-KT0Dzmryz6NNRtIOAP4vZp46WaIky221nkF1SNmqutDRLGQB30rpgxjdl8GbhWN759iOItXli/s1600-h/peoplepower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364829906289506546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yQ8tYYIpJNNkJeh0ta0cKeF09I3wlYCMviI2CGqx_n3pk6TCotjcTeQ7at-KT0Dzmryz6NNRtIOAP4vZp46WaIky221nkF1SNmqutDRLGQB30rpgxjdl8GbhWN759iOItXli/s400/peoplepower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_FPctVKNIVEFvy2sI49OpBVSsR-YvXIUBEZTfEOJ1-QKBc4aCg5fn9uKOqjGBE3sCb2g9UjBVeuZ4a7_iol4rljHjCzuYXK2dQDAB6jm9DpRF6wCWqvmEcQjIoFPXwwQfWBM/s1600-h/cory.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364830009049641362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_FPctVKNIVEFvy2sI49OpBVSsR-YvXIUBEZTfEOJ1-QKBc4aCg5fn9uKOqjGBE3sCb2g9UjBVeuZ4a7_iol4rljHjCzuYXK2dQDAB6jm9DpRF6wCWqvmEcQjIoFPXwwQfWBM/s400/cory.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpJEkXudIHzECHLPLzAPLrjnWVKXTSMrj38imM3PfGos3HoE8Srjho6EbUlBALK3q3nurJjRsnk21a3HkiwV0A4kO6qMBSVp-TFywH_tFYcLaCY94BWk5RxH4w8gvx8g7VeIG/s1600-h/Cory_Aquino.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364830530458422866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpJEkXudIHzECHLPLzAPLrjnWVKXTSMrj38imM3PfGos3HoE8Srjho6EbUlBALK3q3nurJjRsnk21a3HkiwV0A4kO6qMBSVp-TFywH_tFYcLaCY94BWk5RxH4w8gvx8g7VeIG/s400/Cory_Aquino.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#ffff33;"><strong>“I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.” - President Corazon Aquino</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffff33;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ffff33;"><em></em></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">Rest in peace, President Cory. You will always be a cherished part of our country's history.</span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-546017559080250992009-07-27T15:51:00.015+08:002009-07-27T16:35:41.495+08:00Burn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H70OH9VljV__bJw4b_R3nRWElMXeqYyzi67X3bn7Gp117q053Np0n0q8vVE0K4TR4jRn1hqE7qnOBkdLmfZYuYwmAA_itQTLT81dcoVuSk1_TBjElY-rKhxwcX7t8Sk6tR7n/s1600-h/bigstar.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H70OH9VljV__bJw4b_R3nRWElMXeqYyzi67X3bn7Gp117q053Np0n0q8vVE0K4TR4jRn1hqE7qnOBkdLmfZYuYwmAA_itQTLT81dcoVuSk1_TBjElY-rKhxwcX7t8Sk6tR7n/s400/bigstar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363053388022688706" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>only</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b> </b></span>people for me</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">t</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">h</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">e</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> mad on</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">es</span></b></span>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">nes who are</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">mad to live</span></i></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">mad to talk</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FFFF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">mad to be saved</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">desirous</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF99;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">everything</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">at the same</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> time, the ones</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> who </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">never</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">yawn or say a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> commonplace thing but </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">bur</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n burn burn</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">fabulous</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">yellow roman</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">candles</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">exploding</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> centerlight pop and everybody goes 'awww!' "</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">- <i>Jack Kerouac (On the Road)</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So be mad. Be passionate. Be extraordinary. Be the shameless star of your own life. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Promise.... I'll be right there burning with you.</span></span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-26793122864560766622009-07-07T17:58:00.019+08:002009-07-27T15:23:11.535+08:00Aisles of Paradise<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;">"I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library." - Jorge Luis Borges</span></i></span></span><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I usually try to avoid entering bookstores because once I'm in I have a bitch of a time finding my way out.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love bookstores. I love scouring the aisles in search of a good find. I love the feel and smell of a new page turned. I love unearthing a new title that I just know my son, my husband or I will enjoy devouring. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If I had tons of money, I would certainly put up my very own bookstore.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And I would make sure I visit this one located in Maastricht, Holland for inspiration. The store is called Selexyz and it is installed in an old Dominican church, with the coffee shop nestled right at the altar.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMUG9ylwattNEieQFDmS0cN3PX3tB7nxr05ajiFkp0dGtL4f9A16nJP5OKEI_TnAcBGKiZyDHIjF12SeMMkITjAqVJQBFk-3D8d_rQP3lSG7Gz-DST-uCU6o5V_3ugEc-Dxf5/s1600-h/selexyz_20070321_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMUG9ylwattNEieQFDmS0cN3PX3tB7nxr05ajiFkp0dGtL4f9A16nJP5OKEI_TnAcBGKiZyDHIjF12SeMMkITjAqVJQBFk-3D8d_rQP3lSG7Gz-DST-uCU6o5V_3ugEc-Dxf5/s400/selexyz_20070321_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355660294941453890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhml_cLJNMnwEPKIj-aZCBhVbYQVae0OmKdRo3qDiA9nt_i11JM-snKJ1zIJveTStBRliLG7Gqy6MvHz7Lc5ToYSYhL_ZYwZLnVqnFSYD9Z7ZKJSz1bFzM-L7hj4SZayOD0fn3N/s1600-h/bookstore-selexyz-altar.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOFCigrzjFv35BjrFoQ87skZUjeYBEXFstZukCknZ_OukY1k8SBBLYYt3qbS2OWdleS_uOlUf-XH82ow8wxL_fqrkUbBuL8bxmQ3vkBI4L-bZUEJV_xVhE9HkF-ZbAYhyphenhyphengUna/s400/selexyz-bookstore-maastricht.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355660137853067474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2I_PSx1aM1PhYQy2DYPmGAhVy3VDlYbraxR8NIo1MNO0zEhokO13fvNTGs0vTMSkD_sl1QeNq7Vb_rsYSdN8r2mUD0Can2p5Sv1LwadwiPKCfb6hZdIyuNNDQj_6V37tQMSV/s1600-h/Bookstore_MerkxandGirod8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2I_PSx1aM1PhYQy2DYPmGAhVy3VDlYbraxR8NIo1MNO0zEhokO13fvNTGs0vTMSkD_sl1QeNq7Vb_rsYSdN8r2mUD0Can2p5Sv1LwadwiPKCfb6hZdIyuNNDQj_6V37tQMSV/s400/Bookstore_MerkxandGirod8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355680303840316210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcdsbdGnoWOlGcG9ljhT1WurBb3zuNrnoLjWcIJi3z7sfiz73e4BcNeH3lwX-PYgzG2GM9KmmEPJ0CoW6KuJToMmjS-TIBzHPfrpe1hQor3Jc0_tBwEbJiBEMljH28eOGglWs/s1600-h/2125189863_8b3a65b1b4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcdsbdGnoWOlGcG9ljhT1WurBb3zuNrnoLjWcIJi3z7sfiz73e4BcNeH3lwX-PYgzG2GM9KmmEPJ0CoW6KuJToMmjS-TIBzHPfrpe1hQor3Jc0_tBwEbJiBEMljH28eOGglWs/s400/2125189863_8b3a65b1b4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355659920863797058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8POXZFvgIOmi_1zZHkmZEG20otR5cg-srDp2Di1w87eKHtV2CYY1JkhwkQaIFWumDUht82m1Tna7E3fRyKXjIDl0qeYmnlc2Apx6bXrNJ2Ydvaz3stdLLWky3Zhyphenhypheny6ZNIlsa/s1600-h/04+slexyz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8POXZFvgIOmi_1zZHkmZEG20otR5cg-srDp2Di1w87eKHtV2CYY1JkhwkQaIFWumDUht82m1Tna7E3fRyKXjIDl0qeYmnlc2Apx6bXrNJ2Ydvaz3stdLLWky3Zhyphenhypheny6ZNIlsa/s400/04+slexyz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355678196329044674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Hallelujah! </span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-32399421875306848862009-06-27T00:52:00.006+08:002009-06-27T01:04:30.384+08:00Gone Too Soon<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with."</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- Michael Jackson</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjOkWfYkya8hCEmndYYg_qF1K8kplwhZB6Y5qUj-E32y1XzzbFAF3Lw_0Ur8jxrSeY78lY8isW61nc7c4a5qIO-sj9i-gpluBAhyphenhyphenSIRS9UIZeXdzq6eLfffBgEq_xL2huTKPE/s1600-h/MJ2965920.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjOkWfYkya8hCEmndYYg_qF1K8kplwhZB6Y5qUj-E32y1XzzbFAF3Lw_0Ur8jxrSeY78lY8isW61nc7c4a5qIO-sj9i-gpluBAhyphenhyphenSIRS9UIZeXdzq6eLfffBgEq_xL2huTKPE/s400/MJ2965920.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351680221687340114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Thank you for rocking our world.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Rest in peace. </span></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-10851385182416714162009-06-24T19:39:00.005+08:002009-06-24T20:00:03.399+08:00Falling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqJ8N2OmyI1Hyl0j-p8fWfMUA45SRmKhStk6a3HwN5ziW8C0FWKz8dXs3afaRwDp7_Pq6zmgj82f2v4gQgdwN6g9TiRU29dcvV9lRlVJExxp0AsObc2KVuVTvO22Y2Xj3-45w/s1600-h/woman_square.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqJ8N2OmyI1Hyl0j-p8fWfMUA45SRmKhStk6a3HwN5ziW8C0FWKz8dXs3afaRwDp7_Pq6zmgj82f2v4gQgdwN6g9TiRU29dcvV9lRlVJExxp0AsObc2KVuVTvO22Y2Xj3-45w/s400/woman_square.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350861860486557666" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!"</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> - Sandra J. Dykes</span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-65911342598799534912009-06-06T18:59:00.010+08:002009-08-07T16:06:55.184+08:00Metamorphosis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><br /></div></span></span></span><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">It was early morning in our hotel room in Beijing and it was freezing cold.</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255);font-family:'trebuchet ms';" ><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">I was preparing a warm bath for our four year-old son, so I proceeded to remove his pajamas and underwear. </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">After a few seconds, my son gives a squeal and his already very round eyes got even rounder.</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">Worried, I asked him what the matter was.</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">He immediately pointed to his protruding little penis and bluted out: "Look, Mommy! My turtle turned into a giraffe!"</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">I tried valiantly to keep a straight face, but it was impossible. I almost fell to the floor laughing. </span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">I have never looked at a turtle or giraffe the same way since.</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4lIHa4kEaWp6I-4lwXPs_PAYEm-YE2UDgRZfodgYaUmBX3mhhgVUeAHhdtGgcxNFWgXv2NIJsC2XyhUStTP7l4-HGOY4h7F39PyfsRBS00IMGqQl9xN-vrglxI9zzodrVGws/s1600-h/turtle_article.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344173378250515410" style="DISPLAY: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx58E-pmvwEPtbAIJ5jRaiUiggH69Cz-YGHhHxyDaymS_nwSQUkApIvs-msmYphyphenhyphenNe_EueCtq995rmxGForX5Kon02JxaZA2krPr9fSo0x1kyIDDTEhjn5kPOMexVE-8xNXfe/s400/flr_89.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343438668718122114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHmytzMtYbM4gmb79UL9F9EXbDl5u5xHMV3oN4FmkGx0mUZU_IYHFzcneOuCd_Xe31vezDXCSK6xlz9HdhLxODhOzeoXZeTVjV6KMOThtEX9b7pvwZePbNP3e5DejEEbw9iTP/s1600-h/wed_81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHmytzMtYbM4gmb79UL9F9EXbDl5u5xHMV3oN4FmkGx0mUZU_IYHFzcneOuCd_Xe31vezDXCSK6xlz9HdhLxODhOzeoXZeTVjV6KMOThtEX9b7pvwZePbNP3e5DejEEbw9iTP/s400/wed_81.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343442274449530642" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">BWAHAHAHA!</span></span></span><div><br /></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-55510408325830167472008-11-27T09:49:00.011+08:002008-11-27T10:47:28.236+08:00Turtle Family<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">My son has never before exhibited a great fondness for stuffed toys. Gifts of the fluffy kind simply serve as displays on exhibit at his bedroom, to be glanced over from time to time, maybe even patted or held briefly on a few occasions, but never really seriously considered as major objects of affection.<br /><br />I was thus more than mildly surprised when, on a recent trip to the department store, my toddler gravitated towards the toy section and excitedly grabbed a stuffed turtle from one of the shelves.<br /><br />It was Crush (...or was it his son Squirt? I honestly can't tell the difference...) from "Finding Nemo." His big eyes lit up with pleasure as he held the toy next to him. He even brought the cute and cuddly green thing next to his face and gave it a kiss on the cheek.<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi7pr5rEXnJb81bhVRtjcNujM9f_DXP_GUJdHfFQzTxgTTZja7_j3o7DtCDcNWC9J_JFVsTO8OQw0SQtrPomCc0pJV5G3Iu7DanV-oo-kWpzpXATgsUTSzvfd05KZAEMOcCnm/s1600-h/IMG_1325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273148904006261186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUi7pr5rEXnJb81bhVRtjcNujM9f_DXP_GUJdHfFQzTxgTTZja7_j3o7DtCDcNWC9J_JFVsTO8OQw0SQtrPomCc0pJV5G3Iu7DanV-oo-kWpzpXATgsUTSzvfd05KZAEMOcCnm/s400/IMG_1325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">From that moment on, he absolutely refused to let go of Crush/Squirt. The cashier had to resort to cutting the price tag off for scanning because my son adamantly refused to hand over his precious find lest it disappear from him forever.<br /><br />I was hugely amused to see how much he loved his new toy.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu4o-ZOyu4AOjWwBiFbl8JQZDpR-0UF7fhKdi9kVcXl4LuL-K5h6gmFMLSxPjSf4ug0xOlGK_VCBatM60P8PN_igTXOBYcux5f1H9DcIrDoNtFnIVYKJsnR0u3j2nQnozALCO/s1600-h/IMG_1328.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273154397131445170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu4o-ZOyu4AOjWwBiFbl8JQZDpR-0UF7fhKdi9kVcXl4LuL-K5h6gmFMLSxPjSf4ug0xOlGK_VCBatM60P8PN_igTXOBYcux5f1H9DcIrDoNtFnIVYKJsnR0u3j2nQnozALCO/s400/IMG_1328.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">As soon as we arrived back at our condo, my litte boy suddenly looked for his <em><strong>real</strong></em> pet turtle, which he received a few months back as a present from his Uncle. He asked his Daddy to take it out of the aquarium and set it down on the floor. When the live turtle was on the floor, our three year-old got his stuffed pet Crush/Squirt and put him down beside it. A few seconds later, my husband and I were flabbergasted to see our son plop down on the floor as well. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">Before we could say anything, our wonder kid looked up at us with a big grin on his impish face and said: "Look, we're the same! All turtles....we're family!" </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3YKbBue0uAdZ7LBBTUBtJpqnAgbk0GIFnpeMZDzaPB66NwKUsLlOZPZXfEBTuicyjtWrPlXV5KgWmaxeK3l1vn4QAwMM3Yxhyphenhyphengyi0F346yBct3GNGmH7UrwUfYqeQZ-feMyJ/s1600-h/IMG_1330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273158534436817874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3YKbBue0uAdZ7LBBTUBtJpqnAgbk0GIFnpeMZDzaPB66NwKUsLlOZPZXfEBTuicyjtWrPlXV5KgWmaxeK3l1vn4QAwMM3Yxhyphenhyphengyi0F346yBct3GNGmH7UrwUfYqeQZ-feMyJ/s400/IMG_1330.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">And so that is how we found ourselves with a happy family of turtles living at our home.<br /></span></p>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-9301915954258191262008-11-13T23:09:00.010+08:002008-11-13T23:42:42.727+08:00i carry your heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jUb1_w7oKpipXrkHfLL_u4GCYYhsKx0_7VUcz7me4eeX11ZDldZRSpcAA6cU_dFm_aRMxOI68cs9qCCo-XhyphenhyphenmDwymfrwbVZVeXcJLNSbJ18fATyfQw24WedOm05Lr-WWiokn/s1600-h/n601587827_980663_2276.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jUb1_w7oKpipXrkHfLL_u4GCYYhsKx0_7VUcz7me4eeX11ZDldZRSpcAA6cU_dFm_aRMxOI68cs9qCCo-XhyphenhyphenmDwymfrwbVZVeXcJLNSbJ18fATyfQw24WedOm05Lr-WWiokn/s400/n601587827_980663_2276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268166289457298450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">i carry your heart with me(i carry it in</span></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">my heart) i am never without it(anywhere</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">by only me is your doing, my darling)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">i fear</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">no fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">and whatever a sun will always sing is you</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">here is the deepest secret nobody knows</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">- ee cummings</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Who do you carry in your heart? =)</span></span></span></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14906997.post-70630255126050221662008-11-10T00:21:00.009+08:002008-11-10T00:34:27.516+08:00Retrospective<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tried uploading my photos at yearbookyourself.com. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And TAH-DAH....these were the results generated....</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXW1sC30_ljsD0Qy_7ITO1R12t6Jonyw_638LQW-kwtB_yV1g4Bwxie4BJ9RcTdh-X7qZasRibSK8djSFhOOvLo22ZiCVcY9gTsSnjB_6H6bw6sOlCLG7ShZ2yaUnGjfSDK1u/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXW1sC30_ljsD0Qy_7ITO1R12t6Jonyw_638LQW-kwtB_yV1g4Bwxie4BJ9RcTdh-X7qZasRibSK8djSFhOOvLo22ZiCVcY9gTsSnjB_6H6bw6sOlCLG7ShZ2yaUnGjfSDK1u/s400/myYearbookPhoto3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266694490502724994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m0866_oZEKUQ2Jgz4UFIeoInov5LnBt9lTGY5dsQhFSV3GdeZqVzkYpiQPAQZ-e0wia_8qt9Ocb5fzcH8cat1Tt_Occ21UfWCOusTgUDYbMttXTEuoOA1SfabzOUI7vkA6FH/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m0866_oZEKUQ2Jgz4UFIeoInov5LnBt9lTGY5dsQhFSV3GdeZqVzkYpiQPAQZ-e0wia_8qt9Ocb5fzcH8cat1Tt_Occ21UfWCOusTgUDYbMttXTEuoOA1SfabzOUI7vkA6FH/s400/myYearbookPhoto5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266694391800158402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6SsdF6ALlgbWMjVFNKux4FdWCcM720XZjBm1PeAPLRM663VAVPXHRTzKp9cnY76bkHbboGI5ZcF2Xe56bt39ahh-CXgYOXgOYyOTnxIe93qqEnmrocJIetbqimpPkCLmxXVE/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6SsdF6ALlgbWMjVFNKux4FdWCcM720XZjBm1PeAPLRM663VAVPXHRTzKp9cnY76bkHbboGI5ZcF2Xe56bt39ahh-CXgYOXgOYyOTnxIe93qqEnmrocJIetbqimpPkCLmxXVE/s400/myYearbookPhoto4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266694260150107698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU7Xe54FwIP0c-8FGvZ-pMznXl_ZqkUZnQidkOrGZeSZmpTmoynPvFjYH2Fw1Ka4dpRaaUCcpFdfDkxRc1XnVOZF3iqFZUEtHA3POi3OoUrnPqwFgz-8U2BX805cLYwgDG37j/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU7Xe54FwIP0c-8FGvZ-pMznXl_ZqkUZnQidkOrGZeSZmpTmoynPvFjYH2Fw1Ka4dpRaaUCcpFdfDkxRc1XnVOZF3iqFZUEtHA3POi3OoUrnPqwFgz-8U2BX805cLYwgDG37j/s400/myYearbookPhoto2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266694125993989250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDI61ckAPJIgDSriJPIjgz8icCHqtaNCPJmuOkbw4aFsZEZXCc1pRWvdwaXq470oQvUpucULcYT2tOzido5OF_Jp-OBYzcb1190oUC34QM7s-o4i0hygdQygv9c9Pa7jl6hys/s1600-h/myYearbookPhoto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDI61ckAPJIgDSriJPIjgz8icCHqtaNCPJmuOkbw4aFsZEZXCc1pRWvdwaXq470oQvUpucULcYT2tOzido5OF_Jp-OBYzcb1190oUC34QM7s-o4i0hygdQygv9c9Pa7jl6hys/s400/myYearbookPhoto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266693933251116482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Don't think I can't hear you laughing your ass off!</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BWAHAHAHA!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Okay, now YOU do it! Then share the outcome...so it can be my turn to laugh. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">BWAHAHAHA!</span></span></span></span></div></div>Irenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510297318390124951noreply@blogger.com3