Dear mouse, I am not feeling well. I must be under the weather. It is a feeling when you like to sneeze and it just simply does not come. But I have been taking a nap lately ever since I read that article that sleeplessness could make you crazy. hahahaha. Am I not? During the [...]
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Then there was darkness
Dear mouse, My knee is still an accurate barometer for snow. I was not feeling well since last Friday. The driver of my ride last Wednesday must have infected me with virus. Then my knee hurt again. I looked outside; there was no snow. I could hardly sleep, I’ve been “barking” despite the diabetic tussin [...]
Washington Monument and Vietnamese Noodles
Dear mouse, We went for a drive in DC yesterday. Did not get much picture because parking is a ” rare commodity” even during Sunday. We can’t drive near the Capitol. Bawal. Ito pinagtiyagaan ko ang Washington Monument Kodak ko from the the car. I was fascinated by the sun and the sky. After the [...]
The Turkey and my first Thanksgiving
Dear mouse, Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday, and is a form of harvest festival. My first thanksgiving in the US was a very memorable one. In October of that year, I transferred to my new employer. We were three who started at the same date with the notice from the [...]
Christmas Parols-The BSS memoir
Dear mouse, When I came to the United States, I missed the Christmas parols. I have to put the word Christmas before parol because without it, the term will have another meaning. Anyway wikipedia defines parol as: Parols are ornamental star-like Christmas lanterns from the Philippines. They are traditionally made out of bamboo and paper [...]
