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Rain got so hyper listening to her new cd today. It’s so enjoying watching her smile and giggle to the tune of those classic nonsense kids’ songs.

"it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! " it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! to.. S-M-I-L-E! "

She even tried to sing along ( I swear she did) that when the beat got faster and louder she did squeal along with it. James had to turn the volume down so our little lovely tyrant would calm down some as well. Oh yeah, that little lady made a blast! It was funny though. As early as now we could tell when she’s happy and excited. Her new collection of cds came from my aunt. She sent her a package (from New Jersey) full of lovely dresses, hats and pictures. And we we’re glad about it…

There are a couple other reasons for me to smile today. Oh it’s so great! I found two long lost friends I’ve never heard of/from for almost 13 years. Who would have known??? ANd the venue? Friendster. COOL di ba! How excited I got to talk to them just to catch up on times long past. Until now I can’t get over it…

One is a very good friend from highschool who migrated here in the US when we were 14. WE’ve only been friends for a year - we’re classmates in freshman. But that single year was full of fun memories and crazy dance steps!haha. Yep, we formed a dance group during that time. Mind you, we made it to the finals and won 2nd prize! The emotions I felt on stage when we got the award is the same feeling I have now that I found her again. She’s still the same girl who left the country 13 years ago. Cracky, cute,wacky, happy and gay.

The other one is someone I met and became friends with when we were fresh in college. Like Jayme, him and I stayed close only during that year. But the times we spent together are great and special and fun too. One of those I treausre a lot. He’s still the same funny, lovable (daw sabi nya,haha)and cool lad I’ve known. I’m proud of what he’d become now - one of the tough guys in the US Air Force.

So there. Friendster really connects people and friends. Esp those you never thought you’d get in contact with again - ever!

But I’m glad I did. I really do.

So friends, get your wiggles out and sing with me!

" it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! to.. S-M-I-L-E! "

By the time the clock struck 9pm, we had decided to call it a night. He went straight to sleep but I was awake for a long time. I walked to and fro the bedroom and the living room to check one last time if there’s anything left undone for the day. When finally I made up my mind to join him in bed, I allowed darkness to slowly enveloped our room as I pulled the closet light switch off. But then I stopped for a while when I noticed from the corner of my eye, a small white thing laying on top of my pillow. I walked  quietly at a snail’s pace closer to the bed and there I found a piece of neatly folded paper. I took it and there are words written in it that I could barely make out so I turned around to reach for the bedside lamp and switched it on. The light was dim enough for me to be able to read it without waking him up. And so it was a poem, a new one he’d probably just read and wanted to share with me or simply something he feels like giving in return …

Preparedly, I tried to remove the quandaries of everyday life to enter into the enchanted words of the poem with a relaxed feeling.  That way I can envision far inward through the image of the written way…

and the poem goes:

One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand by Edmund Spenser

One day I wrote her name upon the strand,

But came the waves and washed it away:

Again I wrote it with a second hand,

But came the tide, and made my pains his prey.

Vain man, said she, that dost in vain assay

A mortal thing so to immortalize!

For I myself shall like to this decay,

And eek my name be wiped out likewise.

Not so (quoth I),let baser things devise

To die dust, but you shall live by fame:

My verse your virtues rare shall eternalize,

And in the heavens write glorious name;

Where, when as death shall all the world subdue,

Our love shall live and later life renew.

end of poem.

I finished the journey through the writer’s spirit…

I folded the paper back, placed it on the bed table, turned the light off and kissed him goodnight. He’s still asleep and this time I could hear his slow-steady breathing…

Darkness once again filled our room and I laid awake for a little longer wandering through the galaxy of my mind. Then I stopped and smiled and told myself :

So the brownies I baked yesterday turned out right well. (wink. wink!)

Indulge yourself and d special people in your life with fresh baked brownies

It is 10:50am central time and I’ve finally gotten the chance to type entries to this blogger.  The little one’s peacefully sleepin in her cradle swing and I’ve already baked my hubby his all time favorite - triple chocolate brownies.  He’s been telling me to make one for almost over a week now but because we ran out of fresh eggs and I am lazy to drag my ass out to the groceries store eh, di ko mabigay ang kahilingan ni mahal. (haha,sweet!) So last night (finally), we drove to Wal-Mart to get a few things. I hurriedly went to the food section -  and got milk and eggs while my hubbydoodles was busy looking thru tools section. He ended up buying oil for d admiral (d boat). Anyway, last night is a different story. Thing is, today we can snack on this mouth-watering-very-chocolatey-fudgy-brownies (ahh,dats hella good!)  Gusto ko na ngang umpisahan kaso mas masarap makipag agawan sa parang 12-yr-old kid na nagdadamot! At di ko na kelangan ng addt’l 170 calories count in my body chart. pero ciempre chocolate ata yon kaya hindi ko yon palalagpasin.

Sorry I got side-tracked kasi sabi sa computer clock ko it’s only 8:08 am which is 2 hrs behind, I need to adjust it to CT kasi western time pa ito nung nasa San Diego pa kami. So ako na lang paniwalaan nyo.

Anyway back to brownies, well obviously idadaan ko na lang dito ang effort kong i-resist na tikman that. After all I made it for my hubby and I’ll be happy to see him enjoying his fudgy treat later today! (asus, mapagpanggap!) Next time I’ll give you complete recipe but for now, bili na lang muna kayo ng ready mix type ok.hehhe. Yummy din yon minsan mas masarap pa nga than making it from scratch!

OOpps, gotta go guys, Rain’s wide awake! nagising ata sa aroma ng fresh baked brownies ko, puntahan ko na sya naku baka unahan pa kami sa brownies namin!!! Laterzzz!