unclear

looking for an outfit for a themed get-together...

me to sister:  'do you have floral?'

sister:  'what floral?'

me:  'dress...  why?  what other floral would i need?'

sister:  'it could be a hanky...'

okay...  :"}

at the right time

we were set to bring someone to this restaurant then my mom suddenly suggests maybe we should just go somewhere else and save said restaurant for next month so the birthday celebrator's daughter could join.

me:  'mom, next month it's going to be <the daughter>'s birthday already, not anymore <the mom>'s.  just go someplace else next month but for now let's go to this restaurant so <the mom> would feel that the celebration is really for her.'

my mom agreed...  : )

well, she received a text message from the celebrator afterward thanking us for making her birthday "unforgettable and enjoyable."

see!

timing is important.  some things become more special because of the time element.  you do something too early or too late and you risk turning it to something ordinary.

do something for someone when it should be done, not when it's convenient.

finally

i choked (again!)...  harder than usual...  as in, my companions were saying i've turned red already...

when i finally could talk, i blurted out:  'number!'
(ahahaha...  crazy!)

my mom quickly replied:  '7!'

me:  '7?  E, F, G!  wow!  i'm so happy!'

<3 <3

big little thing

last february, i took a pic of an old lady, a wheelchair-bound beggar, with a friend's phone.  i told my friend to send me the file right away so i could have it printed.  well, i got the file only this month of may.

today i was finally able to give the old woman a copy of her pic.  she was sooo happy and kept saying 'beautiful' while looking at it.

i, too, was so happy looking at her...  : )

i actually have a 3-inch-high stack of pictures i have yet to give away to the subject.  uhm, i haven't seen them again.  these are street people, beggars, ambulant vendors, random people i meet anywhere and everywhere who i think have never had a picture in their life.

in this digital age, i don't usually have pictures printed anymore.  i make an exception for the less fortunate, however.   i make it a point to have a hard copy of their pics.

i like candid shots but in their case i ask permission first before taking a shot.  i even ask them to pose.

some readily agree.  others ask what for.

my standard reply is, 'nothing.  i just want to give you a pic.'

and then there are those who ask how much, hahaha.

i tell them it's for free.

the joy i see once i give them the pics is more than enough payment.  their joy is my joy and the feeling is priceless...  : )

thinking of you

everytime i choke, i ask for a number...  hereabouts, they say when you choke, someone thought of you.  supposedly, the letter corresponding to the number is the first letter of the name of the person who remembered you.

for years, whoever i ask, wherever i ask, the answer i get is usually 10.

and then a couple of months back, the winds of change blew.  suddenly i was getting different numbers.

and then today, i choked again.  well, the number i was given was again 10.

me:  'eh?!  10 is back?'

sister:  'multiply it by 2...'

me:  'he thought of me twice?'

; p