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<br>This simply contains some of the things I think ofTiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.comBlogger605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-69081790237000770122020-01-11T22:54:00.005-08:002020-01-11T22:54:29.522-08:00Dream On - Final Chapter 12<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Where am I?” Mikey asked as he opened his eyes to see his parents beside him. “Mom… Dad… what am I doing here? Where am I?” he asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t worry. We’re in the hospital.” Mrs. Williams said. “You just had a bad accident awhile ago,” Mr. Williams announced.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Accident? What accident?” Mikey asked forgetting what happened to him. “You’re going to be fine,” Mrs. Williams said. “Have some rest. You’ll need it for our trip home,” the lovely lady ended as she gave a comforting smile to her son.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey looked around the room to see his friends; Kate, Livie, Liza and Jeremy, seated by the couch beside Ms. Austin. “Oh! I remember!” Mikey said. “What is it?” Mrs. Williams said in a whispering voice.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I had the most wonderful dream,” he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What did you dream about?” asked his father.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I dreamt about my real parents and I also saw Ms. Austin there,” Mikey said as he looked at Ms. Austin, who gave him a smile.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Looking back to his parents, he was very lonely. “Why are you so sad, my son?” Mrs. Williams asked sweetly. “It didn’t go as nice as I thought it would be,” Mikey said. “At the end of my dream, I witnessed the tragic end of my real parents,” Mikey said as a tear rolled down his cheek.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t worry,” Ms. Austin said as she approached the bed of Mikey. “I think now they are really happy for you, now that you have parents like you have now,” she smiled and put her hand on Mrs. Williams’ shoulders.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“How nice of you to say that, Ms. Austin,” Mikey said. “I will never ever give up my wonderful parents,” Mikey said as Mr. and Mrs. Williams gave him a kiss on both cheeks.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh and one more thing,” Mr. Williams paused. “Mikey, don’t you know how to respect your aunt,” he said as he looked at his wife. “You mean… Dad…?” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, Mikey. You can now call Ms. Austin your aunt,” Mrs. Williams said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Sorry to interrupt the conversation,” Kate said. “I would only like to know if you would continue with the part?” she asked as Liza answered her with a raised eyebrow. “You really are quick when it comes to food,” Liza said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh yes… the party!” Mikey said. “Are we not going to continue it?” Mikey asked eagerly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Your father and I decided to celebrate it in a different way,” announced Mrs. Williams.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What do you mean?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well it’s almost Christmas so we would like to celebrate it at a skiing resort,” Mr. Williams proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Really, Dad? You’re not joking?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Of course not. We were even planning to invite your friends,” his father said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You mean we’re invited too?” Jeremy exclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, together with Ms. Austin,” Mrs. Williams said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well that would really be a fun-filled trip!” Livie said dreamily.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Would you believe that? We’re going to a ski resort for free!” proclaimed Liza while everyone laughed at what she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“When will this be, Mr. Williams?” Jeremy asked as he rose on his feet and approached him. “The sooner the better,” Mr. Williams answered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“That’s great, Dad!” exclaimed Mikey as he gently sat on his bed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Be careful or else you might stay here a bit longer,” Mrs. Williams said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well I can’t wait to get out from here and go to that resort!” Mikey said as he hugged his parents.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"> <br>***THE END***</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>Two things... it was a short story... and I didn't remember that I ended it that abruptly... perhaps I didn't want much complications to the story... my 12-year old mind can't handle telenovela-like conflicts hahaha😂</i></b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Hope you enjoyed killing time with this short story of mine as much as I enjoyed retyping it...</i></b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Gawd! What was I thinking back then?! SMH</i></b> 😅</p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-10725952185797662662020-01-11T22:54:00.004-08:002020-01-11T22:54:23.997-08:00Dream On - Chapter 11, The Tragedy<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr">Next day, everyone woke up early and were getting ready for the new day.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Come and get it!” Ms. Austin said as theothers were running towards the kitchen and were taking their seats.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mmmmmm! What a nice breakfast we have here,” Mr. Miller said. “You really are a good cook,” he said as he looked at his wife saying, “second only to my wife of course,” he ended as Mikey gave a little laugh. “Well, ket’s eat,” Mrs.Miller said as she was getting a plate filled with bread.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Where are you going, Mrs. Miller?” Mikey asked as he noticed that they were dressed-up.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“We’re going to the office,” Mr. Miller said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“This early?” exclaimed Mikey.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well yes, if we left a little later the streets will be filled with people already, which makes a lot of traffic,” Mrs. Miller said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And in the middle of the conversation, Mikey heard Old Hernews’ voice. “Mikey, we better go now,” he said as he told Mikey to go to his room for awhile. “Excuse me,” Mikey said. “I would like to go to my room for awhile,” he said as he ran to his room.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In his room, Old Hernews appeared to him. “We better go now,” the old man said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“But why?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“As I told you yesterday, your time is up! We better go,” Old Hernews insisted.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“But can we wait until Mr. <b>&amp;</b> Mrs. Miller leave?” Mikey pleaded. “That’s what I’m afraid of,” Old Hernews said as he sat on Mikey’s bed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“:Afraid of what? Come on, you better tell me!” Mikey exclaimed. “Don’t you remember?” Old Hernews asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Remember what? What are you talking about?!” Mikey exclaimed. “Don’t you remember how your parents died?” Old Hernews asked. “Yes, I know they died in a vehicle accident.,” Mikey said as he sat beside Old Hernews.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why, Old Hernews?” he asked. “Today is the day of that accident. That’s why I want you to leave this moment, so that you wouldn’t be here to see it,” Old Hernews explained.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey,” Mrs. Miller called out as she and Mr. Miller walked towards the room of Mikey. “We’re leaving. We would like only to say goodbye to you before we go,” she said sweetly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Bye. Take care of Ms. Austin and the baby for us, okay?” Mr. Miller said as they walked outside of the room and went towards the front door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Hernews, what will I do? They’re leaving already. I better stop them…” Mikey said as he quickly ran outside of the door while Old Hernews was following him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, where are you going?” Ms. Austin asked as she saw Mikey rushing out the front door. But he was too late. The couple were already on the street and were on their way.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Stop!” Mikey screamed. But the couple did not hear him as they increased their speed.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">In Mikey’s surprise, he saw a pickup truck with a drunken man behind the wheel, speeding at a very fast pace. The truck was zigzagging its way through the street, not knowing that a vehicle was coming his way.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey reacted quickly and he ran towards the speeding car of Mr. <b>&amp;</b> Mrs. Miller and was signalling them to stop. “Stop the car! Stop the car!” Mikey shouted as he saw the two vehicles, nearing each other in collision. Mr. Miller is trying very hard to outrun the truck but failed…</p>
<p dir="ltr">C-C-C-C-C-C-R-R-R-R-R-A-A-A-A-S-S-S-S-H-H-H-H!</p>
<p dir="ltr">“NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!” Mikey screamed.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
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<p dir="ltr"><i>The shortest and the second to the last chapter of the story...</i></p>
<p dir="ltr"><i>What do I have against pickup trucks when I was younger I wonder? haha</i> 😅</p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-62005143791466184362020-01-11T22:54:00.003-08:002020-01-11T22:54:19.634-08:00Dream On - Chapter 10, Once In a Lifetime<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">“Come on wake up young man,” a policeman said as he was trying to wake up Mikey, sleeping by a bench at the park in their village. “Come on, wake up now, beggars are not allowed to sleep here. This is a private park and only residents pass by here,” the policeman said as he took Mikey by the arm and led him out of the park. “And don’t ever make a mistake of coming back again,” he concluded.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Me, a beggar?” Mikey asked himself. “How can that be? I live here, I know this place. I know this is private park and I recognize that policeman, he only looks younger. And how can he say I’m a beggar?” Mikey muttered to himself as he looked at what he was wearing. “Rags?” Mikey asked amazed. “But how can I be wearing rags?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You dreamt of it,” a ghostly voice said as it echoed in the ears of Mikey. “Old Hernews, is that you?” Mikey asked as he recognized the voice. “Old Hernews? Where are you?” Mikey asked as he went from one corner to another searching for Old Hernews.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Just remember I’m always with you,” the ghostly voice said as it faded away.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Hernews…” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As the voice drifted away, Mikey quickly thought of going to his house and changing his clothes. “And I would like to take a bath too,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As he walked towards his home, he passed by the house of Livie, Kate , Liza and Jeremy, but found no signs of people.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Livie’s house is still being built while Kate and Liza’s houses are for rent, yet no one is living there… while Jeremy’s house is not even being built yet,” Mikey said to himself amazed. “What is going on?” Mikey asked himself as he rested at tree by the sidewalk and thought of what’s happening.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey thought of it, he snapped his fingers saying, “So that’s why… I remember now… I went back through time… I really am in the past…. Thinking that the house of my friends would be occupied by them… And to think of it maybe even my house…” Mikey’s words were cut off as he quickly ran to his house hoping to see someone.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he arrived at his house, he saw a sign hanging by the gate saying, “For sale, yet no one has bought it yet,” Mikey said. “Where can I go now? I don’t have a place to stay the week. What will I do?” Mikey said in despair.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey stood up and walked down the block to see if he knows where he can stay. And he thought, “How about if I go to Ms. Austin’s house… she could still be there…” Mikey said as he ran down the curve to Ms. Austin’s house.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he arrived, he was relieved to see the blue sedan of Ms. Austin parked in the garage with another red sedan. “There must be somebody home,” Mikey said as he explored the place and saw a sign hanging by the fence. “It says room for rent,” Mikey said as he read it. “This answers my problem,” Mikey said as he quickly knocked at the door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">At his first knock, no one answered but again Mikey knocked saying, “As Old Hernews said all you need is patience, my lad,” Mikey said as he even imitated the voice of Old Hernews. And in no time, someone answered the door. And in Mikey’s amazement, it was Ms. Austin who opened the door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey saw Ms. Austin opening the door, he quickly said, “Good afternoon, Ms. Austin.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You know me, young man?” Ms. Austin asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t you remember who I am?... I’m…”Mikey’s words were cut off as he mumbled to himself, “Don’t you remember… you went back in time. No wonder Ms. Austin does not recognize you,” Mikey said as he looked back at the waiting Ms. Austin. “Well I asked your neighbours what your name was,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh is that so,” Ms. Austin said. “You may come in,” she said as she opened wide door the door and led Mikey into her home and telling him to take a seat.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey was looking around at the things displayed in the home of Ms. Austin. “This is the same couch where I brought Ms. Austin when she was dizzy that day,” Mikey said to himself as Ms. Austin arrived with a plate full of biscuits.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here you are, young man,” Ms. Austin said sweetly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“And what is your name?” Ms. Austin asked as she took a sip from her coffee which she brought in together with the biscuits.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, ma’am,” Mikey said as he took a bite from his biscuit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What can I do for you?” Ms. Austin asked as she put down her cup of coffee.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I saw the sign in front of your house saying ‘room for rent’,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“And you want to occupy it…ah…” Ms. Austin said as she was trying to remember Mikey’s name.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, ma’am,” Mikey quickly answered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh yes,” Ms. Austin said. “Do you want to occupy it, Mikey?” Ms. Austin asked as she took a sip from her coffee.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, Ms. Austin,” Mikey proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Do you have the money to pay for the rent?” Ms. Austin asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“How much do I need to cover the expenses?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It depends. If for how long you’re going to stay,” Ms. Austin said as she leaned onto the seat.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m only going to stay for a week,” Mikey said as he looked at the vases displayed on the table just beside the couch. Upon looking at the table, he noticed a picture frame just beside it, recognizing it was the same picture Ms. Austin showed him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If I may ask,” Mikey said getting the frame from the table. “May I ask who are they?” Mikey asked as he showed the picture frame to Ms. Austin. “Oh that is my sister with her husband and her baby boy… and that’s me just beside them,” Ms. Austin said as she was pointing to the faces in the photo.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Do they live here?” Mikey asked curiously.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes they do,” Ms. Austin said sweetly. “Well I better show you where you’re going to sleep,” Ms. Austin said as she stood up and Mikey put down the frame on the table and followed her through the hall.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here’s your room,” Ms. Austin said as she opened the door of the second room from the right. The oom was filled with furniture. It had a small TV, a small couch and a medium-sized bed and cabinet just beside the door, facing the glass window.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It looks beautiful,” Mikey exclaimed as he went inside the room looking at the furniture; opening the cabinets, drawers and even checking if the TV is working,</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It even has a set of clothes,” Mikey said as he opened some drawers.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, it’s the old clothes of Mr. Miller and I think it will fit you perfectly,” Ms. Austin said as she smiled at Mikey.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh, Ms. Austin,” Mikey paused. “Can I explore your lovely house for just a minute?” Mikey pleaded.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Sure you can. You can walk around the house while I start cooking dinner,” Ms. Austin said. “And thanks for the compliment,” Ms. Austin said as she headed to the kitchen and was getting things from the refrigerator, which she needed for cooking. “Any minute now and my sister will be coming,” Ms. Austin added.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey went to the living room and again looked at the picture frame on the table, just beside the couch. As Mikey picked up the frame, he noticed something hanging from the baby’s neck. “It’s really the same pendant I’m wearing,” Mikey said amazed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">HONK! HONK! HONK! HONK!</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Who could that be?” Mikey said as he put down the frame and looked out the window to see who was coming.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, please open the door. That could be them,” Ms. Austin said as she was trying the stew she was cooking. “When you open the door, introduce yourself. They don’t know you, remember,” Ms. Austin said as she was cutting some of the vegetables and was putting them in the stew.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here they come now,” Mikey said as he quickly opened the door to let the couple in.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Good evening, sir, ma’am,” Mikey said as he was looking at the couple, who looks exactly like him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Who are you?” Mr. Miller asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“My name is Mikey. I’m the one who occupied the room you rented out,” Mikey said smiling as he looked at the baby which Mrs. Miller was holding. “Please come in,” Mikey said as he opened the door wider, letting the couple inside.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Michelle, we’re home!” Mrs. Miller said as she brought the baby in the room while Mr. Miller took a seat by the couch, got a newspaper and started reading it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Where are you?” Mrs. Miller asked as she went out of the room into the hall.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m here, Jenny,” I’m cooking dinner,” Ms. Austin said as she was getting some plates and was putting them on the table. “Okay let’s eat!” Ms. Austin said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, you can join us,” Ms. Austin said as MIkey quickly went into the kitchen and looked for a vacant seat and occupied it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Is your real name Mikey?” Mrs. Miller asked as she took some veggies from the plate in from of her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No, ma’am. My real name is Michael,” Mikey said a he took a sip of stew from the cup in front of him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What a coincidence, our son’s name is Michael too,” she smiled.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If I may ask, how old is your baby boy?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“How do you know it’s a boy?” Mr. Miller asked sternly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t worry, John, I told him,” Ms. Austin said. “Well to answer your question, he’s just ten months old,” Ms. Austin said as she took a bite from the food she was eating.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Two months more and our baby will be celebrating his first birthday,” Mrs. Miller said smiling. “What brings you here, Michael,” Mrs. Miller asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Just call me Mikey,” he said. “I’m new in this neighbourhood,” Mikey answered. “So I decided to look for a place where I can stay for the week.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here, Mikey, would you like more of the stew?” Mr. Miler asked as he handed to Mikey the bowl of stew.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Thank you, sir,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">W-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-H-H-H-H-H!</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh no!” exclaimed Mrs. Miller as she rose up on her feet and quickly ran to the room of the baby.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey, can you please assist my wife with whatever she’s doing?” Mr. Miller said as he tried to look at where his wife went.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“My pleasure,” Mikey said as he too ran after Mrs. Miller.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he arrived in the room of the baby, he saw Mrs. Miller carrying the baby in her arms and was rocking him back to sleep.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Do you need any help?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No I don’t it’s alright but thank you for being there to help,” Mrs. Miller said as she carefully put down the baby on the crib.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“He looks so cute,” Mikey said as he was looking at the baby sleep. “What’s that hanging around his neck?” Mikey asked as he noticed the necklace.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It’s a necklace which we gave him,” Mrs. Miller said as she was patting the head of the baby. “You know he kinda looks like you,” Mrs. Miller said as she noticed the necklace hanging around Mikey’s neck.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What a nice necklace you have. It’s just like that of Michael’s,” Mrs. Miller said. “Who gave it to you?” she asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well my real parents gave it tome,” Mikey said. “To tell you the truth, you and Mr. Miller make a good couple and good parents too,” Mikey proclaimed. “Your baby is lucky to have parents like you,” he added.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well thank you, that’s rather sweet of you!” Mrs. Miller said as she pulled up the blanket of the baby. “Ssssh! The baby’s sleeping now so let’s go back to the kitchen,” Mrs. Miller said as she turned off the light and walked back to the dining table.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“So how’s Michael?” her husband asked as he saw her with Mikey coming towards the table.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“He’s now sleeping like a small cuddly bear,” Mrs. Miller said as she pulled back her seat and sat down.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“That’s wonderful,” Ms. Austin said. “Now let’s go back to our dinner,” Ms. Austin said as she got the plate of stew and was filling her cup with it.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As they all finished, Ms. Austin was clearing the table with the help of Mikey. While Mr. <b>&amp;</b> Mrs. Miller were watching on their black and white TV and talking about the day’s work.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here you go, Ms. Austin,” Mikey said as he handed Ms. Austin a plate, which he got from the table. “It’s the last one,” Mikey said smiling – not his usual way.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Thank you, Mikey. You’re a great help even if you have not stayed here for a week yet,” Ms. Austin said as she remembered to say something. “Mikey, if I may ask. When are you going to pay the rent?” Ms. Austin asked as she was wiping some plates which she just finished washing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well, Ms. Austin, I’m going to check if I brought money,” Mikey said as he quickly ran to his room and hastily locked the door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">After locking the door, he waved his hands. “I wish I had the money to make these people happy,” Mikey said but in the middle of his magic. “Hep! Hep!” Old Hernews said as he appeared on the bed of Mikey’s room, interrupting him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Herenews, why are you stopping me?” Mikey asked as he was only holding half of the money.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well I just want to remind you of something,” Old Hernews said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What is it?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well let’s put it this way, you only have a few more hours to stay here and when that is finished you have to go back home,” Old Hernews said as he felt sad for Mikey. “Don’t worry, that little time will be enough,” he said as he flew closer to Mikey.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“But that time is not enough! It’s been years since I have not seen my parents yet… now that I have the chance here it still has to end this way?! I have not been with them even for a day and now you’re going to say that my time’s up?!” Mikey said as he fell on his bed, teary-eyed. “If only I knew this was going to happen, I wish you did not help me anymore.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">After Mikey said that, all was silent. Old Hernews was thinking of a way to cheer up Mikey. “Can I see the baby?” Old Hernews asked changing the subject.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“But they’ll see you,” Mikey said as he led Old Hernews to the other room.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You look cute when you’re a baby,” Old Hernews said laughing. “But I still look cute,” Mikey protested. “But I still say that the baby is cuter than you,” Old Hernews argued.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Who are you talking to, Mikey?” Mrs. Miller asked as she entered the room, wondering who Mikey was talking to.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well I’m just talking to myself,” Mikey said as he quickly looked where Old Hernews was, the he saw Old Hernews standing by the crib still looking at the baby.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You sure are full of imaginations, young man,” Mrs. Miller said smiling to Mikey as she walked closer to the baby and carried him in her arms. “I’ll take young Michael out for a walk,” Mrs. Miller said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Can I go with you?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Sure you can,” Mrs. Miller said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I better go with you,” Old Hernews whispered in Mikey’s ear.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“On second thought, we better not leave anymore. It’s cold outside and the baby might get sick,” Mrs. Miller said as she put down the baby Michael back in his crib.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Too bad,” Mikey exclaimed. “It’s a nice day to have a walk.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, and it’s a nice day to have a cold too,” Mrs. Miller proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Jenifer, come over,” Mr. Miller called out. “There’s a nice program on.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What is it? “ she asked as she approached Mr. Miller sitting on the couch and as Mr. Miller welcomed her with a hug.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey and Old Hernews looked on, “I’m warning you, Mikey! You only have a few more hours to stay here and when that time is finish you have to go back to your parents,” Old Hernews announced.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I know… I know… I’m not deaf! Exclaimed Mikey as he stood beside the crib of Michael.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Hernews, can you not extend my deadline?” he asked as he was gently patting the head of the baby.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No, I can’t because you’ll… oops!” Old Hernews cut off.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What do you mean oops?” Mikey asked. “Old Hernews, tell me what’s in your mind!” he insisted.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If I tell you, you’ll get disappointed,” Old Hernews proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Come on, tell me!” Mikey said furiously. Old Hernews did not say a word as he slowly disappeared. “Old Hernews…..!”</p>
<p dir="ltr">Then Mikey heard a whispering voice, “ You’ll know it when it’s your time to leave! But I tell you if you don’t want this to happen, you would wish to go home this very instant,” the voice said as it drifted away.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What does Old Hernews mean?” Mikey asked himself. “What could happen which I would not like to see…? Well never mind. Old Hernews must be only joking,” he said. “I better go and sleep,” he proclaimed as he said good night to everyone.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><i>I think you can guess what will happen next</i></p><p dir="ltr"><i>Just a couple more until the end..</i>.</p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-81429782861166429522020-01-11T22:54:00.002-08:002020-01-11T22:54:13.514-08:00Dream On - Chapter 9, The Dream<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr"> “Where am I?” Mikey asked as he saw himself in a white chamber filled with smoke.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What am I doing here?” he asked as he explored the smoky chamber.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When he was exploring the chamber, at one side the smoke cleared and he saw someone familiar.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hello, my lad,” Old Hernews aid as he approached Mikey.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Hernews?” he paused. “What are you doing here?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“On second thought what are we doing here?” Mikey asked irritated.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Old Hernews smiled and answered, “Well let’s put it this way, you’re having another dream rather you’re having a coma.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“A coma?” Mikey exclaimed. “What’s that?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You’re really still a young boy, you still don’t know much,” Old Hernews said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You still have not answered my question yet,” Mikey said. “What are we doing here?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well this is a nice chance for you,” Old Hernews said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“A nice chance for what?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You boys are really hard to handle,” Old Hernews said as he said some magic words, which made his hands glow. “A good chance for you to meet your parents.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Meet my parents? How? “ Mikey asked as hew was surprised to hear that Old Hernews is going to help him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Have you forgotten that I have the magic to help you?” Old Hernews said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay… okay,” Mikey said. “Let’s start.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“The only thing we need is patience,” Old Hernews proclaimed as he made the glow of his hands brighter.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“The only thing you need to do is dream,” Old Hernews said. “You must dream that you are with your parents, that you are going back to the time of your parents.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“First thing we have to do is,” paused Old Hernews coughing. “To get out of this smoky place,” Old Hernews said as he waved his hands in a circular motion, making the smoke disappear into a whirlpool.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">And in no time,they were back to Ancient Rome, to the house of Old Hernews, this was the place the two were heading for.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here we are,” Old Hernews said as he opened the door to his old cottage.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As they entered, Old Hernews got a rug and a duster and started dusting the whole area with the help of his magic.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“You are lucky,” said Mikey as he sat on a clean chair, watching the rug and duster flying around, cleaning the cottage.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why is that so?” Old Hernews asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Because you don’t get tired easily because of your magic,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I wished I had magic like yours,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Old Hernews heard this from Mikey, he quietly said some magic words and pointed his hands to Mikey, making him glow like gold.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Old Hernews, what are you doing?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m just fulfilling what you wished for,” Old Hernews said smiling to the young man.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why don’t you try it,” Old Hernews said as he sat on his chair.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Try what?” Mikey asked impatiently.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Your magic,” Old Hernews proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Really?”Mikey said. “Okay, I’ll try it.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">He pointed his hands to a nearby vase and tried to make it fly around the room. He tried but it did not fly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why is it not flying?” asked Mikey in despair. “I can’t do it.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes you can,” Old Hernews said as he pat the back of Mikey. “If you only believe.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay, I’ll try,” Mikey said determined. “Now fly…”</p>
<p dir="ltr">And in an instant…</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I did it.” Mikey said jumping around. “The vase is flying. I did it!”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I told you, you can,” Old Hernews said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Thanks for the tip,” Mikey said as he made the vase land on the table.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Now enough of that,” Old Hernews said. “Now that you have the magic, you can now go back through time and meet your parents,” Old Hernews proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“When the sun sets, you must get to sleep and in no time, you’ll be with your parents again,” Old Hernews said as he got his cane and went outside to see whether the sun was already setting.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“We just have to wait,” Old Hernews said as he closed the door of his little cottage.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">At sunset, Mikey was already sleepy and wanted to go to bed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay,” Old Hernews said. “All you have to do is dream… dream… dream… dream…” Old Hernews said as he whispered softly in the ears of the sleeping Mikey. “Don’t worry I’ll always be with you.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“O dear magic, give me the power to bring this young man to the rightful hour… O dear magic, may he be with his parents he always dreamed to see.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><i>I guess you know by now why DREAM ON is the title of this story...</i></p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-62062190108532490872020-01-11T22:54:00.001-08:002020-01-11T22:54:08.100-08:00Dream On - Chapter 8, The Nightmare<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr"> At the signal of Mikey, the two boys hastily pedalled their way onto the streets, not minding what may come their way.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Is that the fastest you can get? Can you see I’m even faster than you,” Mikey said proudly. “Come on do it a little faster,” Mikey proclaimed as he increased his pace on his bike.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If that’s what you want,” Jeremy said as he too increased his speed, trying to outrun Mikey down the block.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The two boys raced down the block, not knowing what comes their way into the next turn.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As they turned right, they found themselves in the street of Mikey’s house.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As they made the turn, the two boys were looking at each other to check who is outrunning the other.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m still winning!” Mikey exclaimed as he looked at Jeremy, while keeping his speed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“We’ll see!” Jeremy said as he again tried to outrun him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">While they were outrunning each other, Mikey was leading the way with Jeremy at a distance. But Mikey did not notice the oncoming pickup truck which was running in a tremendous speed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey not seeing the oncoming vehicle, still continued pedaling his way to his house.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Jeremy saw this, he quickly warned his friend, “Mikey, there’s a vehicle coming toward you!” Jeremy screamed. “Stop! Quickly!”</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey heard this warning from Jeremy, he quickly tried to decrease his speed to avoid the vehicle.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But in his struggle, he still can’t slow down his bike due to the speed. While the driver sees what comes its way it is also trying to outrun each other, the man behind the wheel, presses his horn to catch the attention of Mikey.</p>
<p dir="ltr">BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey!” shouted Jeremy. “Stop at once or you’ll hit the truck,” Jeremy said as he was following Mikey at a distance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!</p>
<p dir="ltr">And in an instant, Mikey and the pikup truck collided with each other, making a tremendous noise and “waking” up the whole block.</p>
<p dir="ltr">C-C-C—R-R-R-R-A-A-A-A-S-S-S-S-H-H-H-H!</p>
<p dir="ltr">After the collision, everyone on the block went out of their houses, to see what made that noise. As the other neighbors saw the truck and the bike, one of them said, “There was an accident.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It’s an accident between a truck and a bike?” the other one said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I think one of them is badly hurt,” yet another one proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As the people were making up stories about the collision, they went closer to where it was.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Williams and the friends of Mikey went out of their houses and pushed themselves among the crowd to see what was happening. As they sawy Jeremy by the truck and holding someone in his arms, they were surprised to see it was Mikey…</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey!!!” screamed Mrs. Williams in fright.</p><p dir="ltr">------</p><p dir="ltr"><br></p><p dir="ltr"><i>Obviously, I was too young then to think of a proper crash scene that it looked like it happened in slow motion...</i></p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-59571843947463609302020-01-11T22:54:00.000-08:002020-01-11T22:54:01.350-08:00Dream On - Chapter 7, Invitation<p dir="ltr"><b>DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></b></p><p dir="ltr">‐------------‐</p>
<p dir="ltr">As the Williams arrived home, Mrs. Williams instructed Mikey to invite some of his friends.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why don’t you invite your friends to lunch,” said Mrs. Williams.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay Mom, if you say so,” Mikey said as he quickly ran to their phone and dialed Livie’s number.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As the phone rang, Livie quickly answered it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hello.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hello. Is this Livie?” Mikey asked shyly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes, speaking,” Livie said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh hi Livie, it’s Mikey,” he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hi! What’s up?” she asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I would like to invite you to have lunch at our house,” Mikey proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What’s the occasion?” Livie asked curious.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well my mom just wanted us to have a get together,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If you want to, you can invite Kate and Liza over,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What time are we supposed to be there?” Livie asked as she curled the phone wire on her forefinger.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“At about eleven thirty,” MIkey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay we’ll be there,” Livie said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“See you. Bye!” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Bye!” Livie said as she quickly put down the receiver and started looking for Kate’s number.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh here it is,” she said as she quickly dialed her number.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As the phone rang, Kate dropped the pocket book she was reading and swiftly ran to the kitchen, where the phone was.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hello. May I speak with Kate,” Livie said sweetly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Speaking,” Kate answered quickly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh it’s you!” Kate said as she identified Livie’s voice. “So what’s happening?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well, Mikey called up,” Livie said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Tell me the good news… I don’t care if Mikey called,” Kate said crossly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“He invited me to have lunch at their house,” Livie said sweetly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oooh! So there is really something happening,” Kate said laughing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Stop that!” Livie said. “To tell you the truth he invited you too.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well I don’t want to interfere,” Kate said jokingly.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Will you please stop that!” Livie exclaimed – not her usual sweetness.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay… Okay…” Kate proclaimed. “What time are we supposed to be there?</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey said at about eleven thirty,” Livie answered – back to her sweetness.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Are we the only ones invited?” Kate asked. “It would be boring!”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Mikey said he will be inviting some of his friends too,” Livie said. “But we can also invite Liza.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’ll call her up,” Kate offered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay tell her all the things I’ve told you,” Livie said as she was looking at her clock.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh it’s already ten o’ clock. We better get started,” LIvie proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Ok, I’ll call up Liza,” Kate said as she was turning the pages of an address book beside her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t forget what I’ve told you,” Livie reminded her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Don’t worry,” Kate said. “Ok bye.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Bye!” Livie answered back as she quickly put down the receiver and ran to her room to look for a casual dress to wear.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As Livie was choosing what to wear, the phone rang…</p>
<p dir="ltr">R-R-R-R-I-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-G-G-G-G!</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Livie heard this, she hastily dropped her dress on the floor and ran to the phone, hearing nothing but a dial tone.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I swiftly ran to the phone and here no one answers… oh my goodness!” she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As she stood up, the phone rang again…</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well this better be good,” she said as she picked up the receiver. “Hello.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Hello, is this Livie?” the one on the phone answered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes… is this Mikey?” she asked as she recognized his voice.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes it is,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Did you call up Liza and Kate?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I called up Kate and I asked her if she can call up Liza too,” Livie said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh by the way,” Livie paused. “Kate was asking if we were the only ones invited?”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No. I’m still going to call up Jeremy and talk to him,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay. Well it’s just nice to know that there are others invited,” Livie proclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well, Livie, that’s all that I wanted to know,” Mikey said. “Don’t be late.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I assure you. Bye” Livie said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“See you!” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey finished on the phone, he ran to the kitchen to look for his mother.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Upon seeing Mikey, Mrs. Williams smiled at her son. “Did you invite your friends already?” she asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes.” Mikey answered. “But I have to invite one more.” he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Well you better invite him now,” the lovely woman said. “My stew is already boiling.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay, Mom but I have to go to his house,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“May I ride on my bike,” he pleaded.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes of course but hurry up,” Mrs. Williams instructed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Right mom,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay now go,” Mrs. Williams said as Mikey kissed his goodbye.</p>
<p dir="ltr">After saying this to his mom, he swiftly ran to the garage and got his bike and opened the gate.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As he rode off, he thought of passing by Ms. Austin’s house to check on the lady.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he passed by, he saw Ms. Austin watering her daisies and planting some more. As he saw this he stopped for awhile and watched Ms. Austin.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As the minutes gone by, the sun grew hotter and the breeze was not as cool as it was making people perspire all over. Mikey was still watching Ms. Austin, not knowing what time it was. As he looked at his watch, he gasped in surprise.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It’s quarter to eleven already. I better get going,” he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he was about to leave, he took a glance at Ms.Austin. He saw that Ms. Austin was holding her head and looked like she was dizzy.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“What could be happening to Ms. Austin?” Mikey asked himself.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he continued to stare at Ms. Austin, the lady was now trying to stand up but with difficulty. But as she stood up, she fell on the ground, which Mikey saw and he started going up the fence of Ms. Austin to help her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he caught up with Ms. Austin, he quickly felt Ms. Austin’s forehead.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Ms. Austin, are you feeling fine?” Mikey asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Yes I am,” Ms. Austin answered. “Who are you?” she asked as she slowly looked at her rescuer.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh it’s, Mikey,” she said in a soft voice. “Thanks for helping me.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“My pleasure,” he said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I better bring you inside your house before anything else happens,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mikey quickly helped Ms. Austin rise on her feet. As he did so, he accompanied Ms. Austin inside her house and laid her on the couch, just beside the door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Would you like me to bring you a glass of water?” he asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ms. Austin answered Mikey with a nod and he ran for the kitchen,</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As he came back with a glass of water, he quickly gave her the glass he was holding.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Here you go, Ms. Austin,” Mikey said as he handed the glass of water to her.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Thank you very much,” Ms. Austin said as she gave a sigh.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m sorry if I cause you a lot of trouble,” Ms. Austin said. “I think that’s why you passed by because you were going somewhere.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">As Mikey heard this from Ms. Austin, he looked at his watch.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It’s already eleven o’ clock,” he said. “I better get going. Do you think I can leave you now?” he asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Of course, I’m feeling fine already,” she said as she gave Mikey a nod. “Yes you can go now. Don’t worry about me.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“If you say so,” Mikey said. “Okay… Bye…”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Bye… and thanks again,” Ms. Austin said as she led Mikey out of the house into the garden.</p>
<p dir="ltr">As he got his bike and rode off, he waved at Ms. Austin who also answered him with a wave.</p>
<p dir="ltr"> </p>
<p dir="ltr">As he arrived at Jeremy’s house, he left his bike and pressed the doorbell, waiting impatiently.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Will someone open the door. Mom will be worried and I’ll be late too,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">And immediately, someone opened the door in Mikey’s surprise it was Jeremy.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh hi Mikey,” Jeremy said, “Would you like to come in,” he said as he opened the door.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No, this won’t take long,” Mikey said. “I’m inviting you to have lunch at our house.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Oh! That’s terrific!” Jeremy exclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Ask permission from your mom and let’s get going,” Mikey said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay but you really don’t want to come in and wait inside?” Jeremy asked.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“No thank you. I’ll just wait for you here but hurry up!” he exclaimed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay,” Jeremy answered.</p>
<p dir="ltr">After Mikey instructed Jeremy to dress up, Jeremy quickly slammed the door behind him and and ran up the stairs toward his room, leaving Mikey waiting.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It’s already eleven quarter,” Mikey said to himself worried. “I hope Jeremy hurries up.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">After a few more minutes of waiting, Mikey saw Jeremy coming out of their garage with his bike.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Let’s go!” Jeremy said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Okay,” Mikey said. “Let’s have a race to our house,” Mikey said as he challenged Jeremy.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Sure,” Jeremy answered. “Let’s see how good you are!”</p>
<p dir="ltr">“At my signal… ready… get set… go!” Mikey shouted.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><i>Incidentally, we still have a landline at home up to this day... the phone conversation is plain but nostalgic a bit for me haha</i></p>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-33845409925231217612020-01-11T22:19:00.002-08:002020-01-11T22:22:20.789-08:00Why does it always take a year 😅So yes I am still around but using a different platform as they call it...<br />
It is usually during the time when I log off social media for the coming lenten season when I take stock of the other options where I can still blog...<br />
Ikeep forgetting that I still have this first blog site of mine 😅<br />
If only there's an app that would connect my wordpress and tumblr to posts here then I would be a happy kid...<br />
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<br />TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-75924029055592003162019-04-25T00:01:00.002-07:002019-04-25T00:01:59.689-07:00Transferring to wordpressI haven't been active here obviously so perhaps you may want to check out my other blogs<br />
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which connects to my tumblr site: http://justarounddbend.tumblr.com/ which also has my IG postsTiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-16780946118326115432019-02-18T21:00:00.001-08:002019-02-18T21:04:31.435-08:00Funding for 40th Birthday Trip<a href="https://gogetfunding.com/funding-for-40th-birthday-trip-outreach-donations/#.XGuNbKmeDrI.blogger">Funding for 40th Birthday Trip</a>: To celebrate my 40th birthday this year, I am set to go on a solo vacation to Cebu and ask for pledges for pocket money for that trip AND donations for the outreach/advocacy that I currently support – a group of scholars for their schooling.TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-75714325066575248882018-02-11T03:56:00.000-08:002018-02-11T03:56:02.039-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 6, Meeting At Church<span style="color: #99cc00;">DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;">DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Mikey… Mikey… Mikey, wake
up! Time to go to church,” Mrs. Williams said as she knocked on Mikey’s room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Haaaah! Coming, Mom,” Mikey answered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Haaaa!” Mikey yawned. “What an adventurous dream I had… I think it
is…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “It was nice meeting old Hernews and knowing more
about my… but do yu think that dream could really be showing the truth about my
parents?” he asked himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Hmmmm to think it was the same story Ms. Austin told
me about her sister…” Mikey paused.
“Could Ms. Austin be my long lost relative? Could Mr. & Mrs. Miller be my real parents?...
I’m confused.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Well like Old Hernews said… if only you
believe. Well I believe that very soon,
I’ll get to know the truth,” Mikey concluded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “When the time comes, mom and dad will tell me the
truth.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I better dress up for <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">mass.</st1:place></st1:state>” He said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Francis dear, can you hand me my pearl necklace,”
Mrs. Williams requested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Here it is.
I’ll put it on for you,” Mr. Williams offered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Thank you, dear,” Mrs. Williams said as she gave her
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “We might as well go now,” <st1:city w:st="on">Mr.</st1:city>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Yes, you’re correct, we might be late for mass,” <st1:city w:st="on">Mrs.</st1:city> Williams said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Mrs. Williams got her shoulder bag and they passed
by Mikey’s room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Mikey, we have to go,” Mr. Williams said as he
knocked at the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Yes, Dad, I’m coming,” Mikey answered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I’m ready now,” Mikey said as he appeared in his
doorway a few seconds later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Ok let’s go,” Mrs. Williams said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> As they rode off, they passed by Ms. Austin’s house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I think Ms. Austin is going to mass… the best time
for her to meet mom and dad,” Mikey whispered to himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “That house looks like the house I saw in my dream,”
Mikey said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> As they have driven past the house, Mikey frowned,
appearing as though he is losing hope of finding his real parents. But we all know that Mikey already knows the
whole truth just because of his dream…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> As they arrived at church, the family chose a pew
near the altar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “It’s Ms. Austin,” Mikey said. “I’ll introduce mom and dad to her at the end
of the mass,” proclaimed Mikey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Mom,” Mikey paused.
“Let’s not leave yet after the mass.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “Why is that?” asked Mrs. Williams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> “I would like to introduce you to my teacher,” Mikey
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span>“Where is she?” asked Mrs. Williams.</div>
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“She’s just there across the aisle,”
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“Okay after the mass we’ll talk to
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At the end of the mass, Mikey
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“I better follow her so I won’t lose
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At a fast pace, he followed Ms.
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“Ms. Austin… Ms. Austin…” Mikey
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Ms. Austin heard this and she took a
glance behind her to see who was calling her.
Then Mikey waved at her.</div>
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As she saw this, she asked, “Who
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“Ms. Austin… Ms. Austin…” Mikey
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As Mikey caught up with Ms. Austin,
he was gasping for breath. “Ms. Austin…
Thank goodness you stopped!” exclaimed Mikey.</div>
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“Why, what’s the matter?” asked the
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“I would like to introduce you to my
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“Where are they?” Ms. Austin asked.</div>
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Mikey looked back to see where his
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“There they are,” he said.</div>
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“Mom… Dad… I’m here,” Mikey shouted
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“Oh there you are,” Mrs. Williams
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“Mom… Dad… I would like you to meet
my new adviser, Ms, Austin,” Mikey said.</div>
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“Ms. Austin, they are my parents,”
Mikey said.</div>
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“Pleased to meet you,” Mrs. Williams
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“Nice to meet you,” Mr. Williams
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“It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr.
& Mrs. Williams,” Ms. Austin said.
“To think you look familiar… like I saw you somewhere before.”</div>
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“Yes… we have the same feeling too,”
Mrs. Williams said.</div>
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“Can we talk in private,” Mr.
Williams said as he instructed Mikey to go somewhere for awhile.</div>
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As Mikey left…</div>
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“Yes… I remember now…you’re the
couple who adopted my nephew,” Ms. Austin said.</div>
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“I also remember… are you Michelle
Austin?” Mrs. Williams asked.</div>
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“Yes I am,” Ms. Austin paused. “I am now convinced – you are the couple.”</div>
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“So now that we have met again…may
we ask… how are the parents of Mikey?” Mr. Williams asked.</div>
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“They died two months after you
adopted Mikey,” Ms. Austin said softly.</div>
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“We’re sorry,” Mrs. Williams said.</div>
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“Now that you’ve seen your nephew,
do you have any plans of getting him from us?” Mrs. Williams asked bluntly.</div>
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“I don’t have the right to take your
child away from you,” Ms. Austin said.</div>
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“But we ask from you one favour,”
Mr. Williams said.</div>
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“What is it?” Ms. Austin asked.</div>
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“We would like you to keep these
things from Mikey,” Mrs. Williams pleaded.</div>
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“For the sake of Mikey’s future, I
will,” Ms. Austin said.</div>
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“Thank you, Ms. Austin for being so
cooperative,” Mr. Williams said.</div>
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“It’s really my pleasure… just for
my nephew,” Ms. Austin said. “Please
take good care of him.”</div>
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“I hope we could talk like this
again,” Mrs. Williams said.</div>
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“We should be on our way home now,”
Mr. Williams said. “Would you like a
lift home?”</div>
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“No thank you. I have my own ride,” Ms. Austin said.</div>
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“We’ll be going now,” Mrs. Williams
proclaimed.</div>
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“Bye. See you!” Ms. Austin said as she waved
goodbye to the pretty couple.</div>
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As the couple went outside, they met
Mikey who was waiting impatiently by their car.</div>
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“What took you so long?” Mikey asked
curious.</div>
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“We still had to talk to your
teacher,” Mrs. Williams said.</div>
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“Like what?”Mikey said irritably.</div>
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“Enough of this talk and let’s go
home,” Mr. Williams proclaimed.</div>
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As the Williams rode off, Mikey was
still wondering what his parents and Ms. Austin talked about at the church.</div>
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“Mom… Dad… you haven’t answered my
question yet,” Mikey said crossly. “What
were you talking about with my teacher?”</div>
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“Mom! Dad! Why don’t you tell me?”
Mikey exclaimed.</div>
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“I think it’s about my real
parents…” Mikey uttered.</div>
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“How do you know?” Mrs. Williams
asked.</div>
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“So the truth comes out after
all. You were talking about my
parents…”Mikey said.</div>
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“Tell me… Tell me about them. Come on Mom… Dad… it’s high time that you
tell me,” Mikey said.</div>
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After Mr. and Mrs. Williams heard
this from Mikey, they looked at each other and understood what the other was
thinking.</div>
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“Shaine, I think we better tell
him,” Mr. Williams said.</div>
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Mrs. Williams took a deep breath and
started telling Mikey, “Ms. Austin is your long lost relative,” Mrs. Williams
paused. “She is your aunt.”</div>
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“How about my real parents?” Mikey
asked anxiously.</div>
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“They died two months after we
adopted you,” Mr. Williams said softly.</div>
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“Now that you know the whole truth,
we hope you will still love us as the way you always do,” Mrs. Williams said
tearfully.</div>
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“Of course.” Mikey said. “You are my parents.”</div>
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That’s my boy!” Mr. Williams
proclaimed.</div>
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“Let’s have a small party when we
get home,” Mrs. Williams said.</div>
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“Yehey!” Mikey screamed happily.</div>
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<em><span style="color: #99cc00;">The 12-year old me obviously did not like the dramatic confrontation... I kept it neat and simple...over and done with haha...</span></em>
TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-74196074902622949192018-02-11T03:48:00.001-08:002018-02-11T03:48:30.130-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 5, The Escape<span style="color: #99cc00;">DREAM ON is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;">DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</span><br />
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<img class="size-full" height="200" src="https://randomthoughtsbinofadistractedfemale.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/img201802081927581092109606.jpg" width="400" />
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“Let
the games begin!” proclaimed the Emperor while instructing the guards. “Let the first gladiator out and let us see
who is the toughest.”</div>
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As the Emperor instructed the
guards, trumpets were playing and the audience was shouting as the gates slowly
opened, letting the ferocious lion out of its cage.</div>
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As the lion stepped out of its cage,
it was roaring like thunder and hungers for food, waiting impatiently for its
prey.</div>
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“Now… Bring out the next gladiator!”
exclaimed the Emperor.</div>
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“Here is Old Hernews as our first
prey,” shouted the guard.</div>
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And after this announcement, the
gates swiftly opened and let Old Hernews out tied with chains. And then the people were surprised to see a
boy following Old Hernews.</div>
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As the Emperor saw this, “Who is
this impostor with this old man?”</div>
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“Remove their chains and let them
speak for themselves,” the Emperor said.</div>
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“Sir, to inform you I am not an
impostor and who are you to make slaves of these people?” Mikey asked
determined.</div>
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“Who are you to say that to the
Emperor?” the Emperor said irritably.</div>
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“Who are you to interfere with my
dream?” Mikey said.</div>
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“What an imaginary boy you are… you
even don’t know to whom you are talking to,” the Emperor said. “Well to tell you, I have the power to harm
you, and as we all know, you’re only a little boy.”</div>
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“Enough of this nonsense. Let the games begin!” the Emperor said.</div>
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As Mikey and Old Hernews heard this,
they quickly put their plan into action.</div>
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“Old Hernews, do you have magic?”
Mikey asked, his knees shaking as he heard the lion growl.</div>
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“Well yes… what do you like me to
do?” Old Hernews asked.</div>
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“I want you to do some magic on the
lion and turn him into a dog,” Mikey said.</div>
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“Okay… I’ll try,” Old Hernews said
as he thought about the magic words.</div>
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“O dear magic turn this animal to a
tame little dog,” and quickly Old Hernews pointed his cane to the lion’s mouth.</div>
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As the magic worked, the lion started
to growl but the sound was like that of a dog.</div>
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“Woof! Woof!” the lion growled as he
walked toward Mikey and licked his cheek.</div>
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“What happened to our ferocious
lion?” asked the Emperor in dismay.</div>
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The audience kept on asking each
other, “What happened?” as they looked at the tamed lion.</div>
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“Well even though my magic did not
work perfectly at least it’s worth it,” Old Hernews said as he watched Mikey
and the lion.</div>
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“We better escape while they are
still wondering. Let’s get a move on,”
Mikey said.</div>
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“But we need a ride,” said Old
Hernews.</div>
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“We have one here,” Mikey said as he
pointed to the lion. “Hop on!”</div>
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And quickly Old Hernews and MIkey
rode on the lion’s back and were swiftly carried away and out of the arena.</div>
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As the Emperor saw this, he instructed
the guards, “Catch those slaves! Never
come back without them!”</div>
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“Giddy yap!” Mikey said as he hit
the lion with Old Hernews’ cane.</div>
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“Let’s try losing them,” Old Hernews
said.</div>
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“But how? I don’t know much of this place,” Mikey said.</div>
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“Turn right here. I know a short cut,” Old Hernews said.</div>
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As they turned right, the two
chariots behind them quickly followed.</div>
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“Now take the came while I mix up
some of my magic,” Old Hernews proclaimed.</div>
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As he turned his body and looked at
the chariots behind them, he said, “O dear magic, help us now to block these
chariots with a big, big cloud.”</div>
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As he said this, his hands glowed
and he pointed them to the chariots. And
as the magic worked, a big, big cloud blocked their view.</div>
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“We lost them!” Mikey said relieved.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Now where’s our next stop?” Mikey
asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Let’s turn right here. My cottage is just around the corner,” Old
Hernews said.</div>
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As they reached Old Hernews’ house,
they bid goodbye to their friend, the lion and went inside the small cottage.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“What a nice cottage you have,”
Mikey said in admiration.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Well it’s worth living for,” Old
Hernews said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“What do you mean?” Mikey asked.</div>
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“In this place, it’s hard to make a
living especially with our Emperor sitting on the throne. They steal money from the townsfolk and they
catch some of them and make them slaves.
That’s why I’m very grateful to you for saving me,” Old Hernews said.</div>
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“If it wasn’t for your magic we
could be doomed,” Mikey said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Well let’s say we both did it,” Old
Hernews said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Now that you have saved me, I can
make good on my pledge,” Old Hernews proclaimed.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Now my boy, what is it that you
wish?” Old Hernews asked.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“I would like you to help me know
more about my real parents,” Mikey said softly.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“In what way?” asked Old Hernews.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Can you do some magic tricks and
show me in a vision who my parents are,” Mikey said.</div>
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“As you wish,” Old Hernews said as
he looked through his books on the shelves above them.</div>
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“Here! I’ll just red them over and I’ll start,” Old
Hernews said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As Old Hernews read the item in his
book thoroughly, Mikey was waiting impatiently and hoping that he will know
enough about his parents.</div>
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“Okay, I have read it all over and I
have mastered it already,” Old Hernews said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“That was fast,” Mikey said in
amazement.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“You children can never learn how to
cope up with us hermits,” Old Hernews said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Never mind… let’s start,” Mikey
said irritably.</div>
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<br /></div>
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After a few minutes of preparation,
they were now ready to go through time.</div>
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“Now it’s ready,” Old Hernews
proclaimed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Now look into this boiling pot and
you will see a lot about your parents if you will just believe,” Old Hernews
said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“I believe,” said Mikey.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
While Old Hernews was stirring the
water in the pot, a figure was forming in it.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Now look into this pot and you will
see your parents,” Old Hernews instructed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
Mikey looked into the pot and saw a
figure of a couple who looks exactly like him.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Are they my parents?” Mikey asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“They sure are… Now look further,”
Old Hernews said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As Mikey watched, he saw a familiar
house.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“That house looks like the house of…
Ms. Austin!” he exclaimed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“It also has a blue sedan – the car
of Ms. Austin,” he muttered.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“There is a couple coming out of the
house with a baby,” Mikey paused. “The
woman is like that of the picture of Jenifer Miller and her husband, John.”</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As Mikey stared at the baby, he
noticed something. </div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“The baby is wearing the same
pendant as I’m wearing,” Mikey said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Do you think they are my real
parents?” he asked Old Hernews.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Do not ever be against my power,
whatever you see here is true,” Old Hernews said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“If I may ask, why do you want to
know about your real parents? Aren’t they living with you?” Old Hernews asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
The frown on his face quickly
answered Old Hernews’ question.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Well thank you for your help, Old
Hernews,” Mikey said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“My pleasure,” he answered.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“One more thing, Old Hernews,” Mikey
said.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“What is it?”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Can you bring me back to my own
time?” Mikey asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“As you wish, my lad,” the old
hermit said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“O dear magic, bring this young man
to his very own land,” Old Hernews said as he pointed his fingers at Mikey and
he disappeared.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p> </div>
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<em><span style="color: #99cc00;">Okay so I am back to cringing again while I type this... hahaha </span></em>
<em><span style="color: #99cc00;">Gawd! There were a few scenes that really made me think of what the heck was really going through my head during that time?!... </span></em><em><span style="color: #99cc00;">I just retyped it even if it didn't make much sense... I think this chapter deserves a SMH emoji hahaha</span></em>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-91907060115811142382018-02-11T03:45:00.000-08:002018-02-11T03:45:01.083-08:00Week END food tripping again<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's another night out with my friends...</div>
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And we started with <b>Su Casa</b> in this food strip compound in Parañaque...</div>
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It seems like a popular food resto since it has the stamp of "no. 1 Mexican joint in Metro Manila by When In Manila" outside (it's a website for travelers and tourists and such)... </div>
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Since I am around the area and we're waiting for our ramen in the nearby resto... </div>
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We passed by the <b>community market</b> first, which is open on weekends here in <b>Salcedo in Makati</b> </div>
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TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-22738215992906463262018-02-08T23:43:00.001-08:002018-02-08T23:43:15.704-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 4, Mikey Approaches<span style="color: #99cc00;"><b>DREAM ON</b> is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></span><br />
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<strong> </strong><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-align: justify;">So as he closed his book and
rested his eyes, his friends: Liza, Livie, Kate and Jeremy entered the room.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “So you have awaken
from your deep sleep,” Liza said jokingly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What sleep?” asked
Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Never mind!”
exclaimed Liza.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Have you eaten
your snack?” asked Livie sweetly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Oh! My goodness!”
exclaimed Mikey. “I forgot to bring my
snack.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well you have to
eat and there’s no time for you to eat anymore,” proclaimed Livie.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I do have another
sandwich,” Jeremy offered. “You can have
it.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Thank you. You’re a good friend,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “How sweet! Yech!”
exclaimed Kate.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “So Mikey, how’s my
book? Is it interesting?” Jeremy asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yeah… it’s okay,”
Mikey answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What’s so
interesting about it?” Kate asked.
“You’ve been reading it since our fist class.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “If you want to
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Not the kind of
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Never mind, let’s
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As time passes by,
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Come on,
Mikey. What’s taking you so long?” asked
Livie.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Go ahead. I still have to talk with Ms. Austin. Wait for me at the gate,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As the others left,
Mikey approached Ms. Austin.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Good afternoon,
Ms. Austin,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Good
afternoon. Is there any problem?” Ms.
Austin asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I would just like
to ask you some questions, if you don’t mind?” he said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Of course not…
what is it?” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well, it’s quite
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I don’t mind,” Ms.
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “How old are you,
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well, I’m 43 years
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Are you married?”
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “No I’m not” she
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do you have any
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I do have a
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do they have any
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “How old is he?”
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I think he is as
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Where is he
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<span lang="EN-GB"> She said softly,
“Well it happened twelve years ago , my sister and her husband died in an
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I was not
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What is the name
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well I don’t
remember much… I prefer not to recall,” she proclaimed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do you have a
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well yes, I think
it’s here,” Ms. Austin said as she opened her shoulder bag and got her wallet.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Here. They are holding my nephew when he was only
two months old,” she said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What is that
hanging around the baby’s neck?” he asked.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s a pendant
given to him by his mother,” she paused as she looked at Mikey and noticed his
necklace.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s almost just
like yours,” she said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Oh this? It’ was
given by my mother too,” he said as he looked back to the picture saying, “What
a nice couple they are!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “They sure were,”
Ms. Austin said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well Ms. Austin,
thank you for that wonderful conversation,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “My pleasure,” Ms.
Austin answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As Mikey took his
bag and left the room, he glanced at Ms. Austin who answered him with a smile.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he left the
school grounds and headed for the gate, he was welcomed only by Jeremy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Where are the
others?” Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “They all
left. They said they could not wait for
you any longer,” Jeremy said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Let’s just go
home,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’ll just get my
bike. Wait for me here,” proclaimed
Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As they were on the
road…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do you have a
collection of stamps? Like something
that can remind you of the past?” Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I think I
have. When we get to our house, I’ll run
up and get it,” Jeremy said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As they arrived in
Jeremy’s home…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’ll go and get
it,” Jeremy said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’ll wait for you
here,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> After a few minutes
of waiting, Jeremy rushed out of the door.
</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’m sorry Mikey
for keeping you waiting but I can’t find it.
I’ll just give it to you at school,” proposed Jeremy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Alright. I better go home now and my mom will be
worried,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he rode off, he
saw a blue sedan with someone familiar behind the wheel.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Isn’t that Ms.
Austin?” Mikey said to himself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “How about if I
follow her…” he muttered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> After saying this,
he quickly pedalled and followed the car of Ms. Austin at a distance.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As the car turned
left, “Ms. Austin’s house is only two blocks away from our house,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And again he
followed the blue sedan as it went to a stop and parked at a house two meters
away from the block.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s just like
ours except for the wooden fences,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I better go now
and mom will get angry,” he said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “So how’s your day,
sweetheart?” asked Mrs. Williams.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s fine,” Mikey
said as he took a bite of his vegetables.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Your mother said
you came ten minutes than your usual curfew,” Mr. Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Huh? Oh! I have
plenty of things to do in school before I leave,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Like what?” Mr.
Williams asked sternly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I had to clean the
room and fix the shelves,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “That is a good
reason, Francis,” Mrs. Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well Shaine, for
me that is still not a good reason!” exclaimed Mr. Williams. “Maybe that’s why he was cleaning their room
because he was punished.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Is this true,
Mikey?” asked Mrs. Williams.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “No. I cleaned the room because we were assigned
to,” he answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “See how good your
son is, Francis,” Mrs. Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “May I be excused,”
Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes you may,” Mr.
Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he reached his
room, he quickly closed and locked the door.
He opened his bag and got his book and started reading it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mikey…Mikey… What
are you doing?” Mrs. Williams asked as she was knocking on Mikey’s door.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “May I come in?”
Mrs. Williams asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “The door’s open,”
Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What are you up
to?” Mrs. Williams asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Nothing much,”
Mikey said as he quickly covered his book with his pillow.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well I just came
to give you a goodnight kiss,” Mrs. Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Goodnight, Mom,”
he said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Goodnight, dear,”
Mrs. Williams said as she turned off the light.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> In the middle of
the night, Mikey was again having his dream… He was back to the same dark cell
with the same old man in it. And he
heard people shouting, “Let the games begin!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Then he tried to
speak to the old man who was with him in the cell.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “What is your
name? What are you doing here?” he
asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> The old man stared
at Mikey and answered him with a whispering voice, “My name is Old Hernews and
I don’t know what I’m doing here.”</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s been years
since I was locked in this dark cell,” Old Hernews said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What’s that noise
we’ve been hearing from outside?” asked Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s the game of
the gladiators,” answered Old Hernews.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What actually do
they do?” he asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “They take one of
the slaves and let him fight with the lions,” he said gasping for breath.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do you think you
are going to be sent too?” he asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “If I don’t get out
of here that’s the next thing that will happen to me,” Old Hernews said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What’s your name?”
Old Hernews asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “My name is Mikey,”
he said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Nice to meet you,”
Old Hernews said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I would like to
help you,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “In what way?” Old
Hernews asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’ll help you get
out of this cell for good,” Mikey said determinedly. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What can you do
for a small boy like you?” asked Old Hernews.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Don’t worry… I’ll
think of a way… but if I help you, you must grant me a favour,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Anything… just get
me out of here once and for all,” Old Hernews said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay… Here’s the
plan…” Mikey began whispering to him...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><em>I forgot why I thought of the name Hernews and why the days of the gladiators? I think I watched a Hollywood movie with such a setting during that time...</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #99cc00;">Less cringing now since I've gotten used to my crappy writing style hahaha</span></em>
TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-409728075385182362018-02-08T23:38:00.002-08:002018-02-08T23:38:43.362-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 3, Unfulfilling<img class="size-full" height="200" src="https://randomthoughtsbinofadistractedfemale.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/img201802061811101667544168.jpg" width="400" /><br />
<span style="color: #99cc00;"><b>DREAM ON</b> is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid.</i></span>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hmmmm! This tastes
delicious, dear,” Mr. Williams said as he took a bite on his steak.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well thank you for
the complimen,t dear,” the housewife said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mikey, what
happened in school today?” asked his dad.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Nothing much. Like always…okay…” he said gloomily.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Why so sad, my
son? You even have not touched your food
yet. What’s the problem, dear?” asked
Mrs. Williams anxiously.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Are you still
thinking of your dream last night?” asked his dad.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “It’s not really
that… I’m thinking about our new teacher.
She looks like the one in my dream,” he paused. “And I noticed that I look a little like her. Do you think she could be my relative of some
sort?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “And Dad, I’m
already at the right age to know who my parents are. Can you allow me to search for them?” he
pleaded.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “We don’t want to
lose you. We won’t allow you to search
for them,” she protested.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I just want to
meet them. It doesn’t mean that I’ll
forget all about you,” Mikey answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well, that is what
you’re giving us as the reason? We won’t let you and that’s final! Do you understand?” Mr. Williams asked
sternly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes, Dad,” he
answered helplessly.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Now finish your
food and go straight to your room,” Mr. Williams said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes, Dad,” the boy
answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Now go!” his dad
said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So he stood up and
sadly went to his room, looking back at his dad.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Dear, don’t be too
cruel on the child,” Mrs. Williams protested.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well it’s the
right discipline for him,” Mr. Williams said determined.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> When Mikey reached
his room, he opened door, slammed it and locked the door. As he had done this he fell on his bed and
started crying.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Why…why…why me?!”
Mikey said weeping. “Why do I have to be
an adopted child… lost… in a way I don’t know where I belong…” he continued.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> After uttering
this, he rolled back and forth on his bed, punching the mattress and pillow,
growling and throwing his pillow and the air and catching it with a punch.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he rested his
anger, he started his crying again, crying himself to sleep.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And in no time, he
was dozing off in a deep slumber.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And as usual, he
was again having his dream.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> He was back to the
small dark cell seeing nothing but darkness.
And in a flash, a spark of light appeared. He again saw a figure. He was the old man with a small wooden
cane. He looked like a sorcerer or a
hermit.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And in a snap,
Mikey was with him in the dark cel.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Where am I?” he
asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> No one
answered. The old man just kept on
staring at him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What are you doing
here?” Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> But he did not
reply. He just kept on staring at him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And then suddenly….</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> R-R-R-R-R-R-I-I-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-G-G-G-G!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Huh! What happened?”
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Mikey woke up
amidst his dream wondering… </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “How did I get
inside my dream?” he paused. “Who is
that old man? And what is he doing there
in the… I don’t understand! What is
going on?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mikey, wake up,”
his mom shouted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes Mom, I’m coming,”
Mikey answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hurry up, food is
ready,” his mom retorted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he heard this,
he quickly got up, opened his cabinet and got his towel and went to the
bathroom. As he finished, he opened his
closet and got a pair of jeans and a blue-printed t-shirt. He also got his rubber shoes and wore it
together with his black blazer and went out his room.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he went out of
his room, he dashed for the stairs and he slid down the banister to the
kitchen. But he did not notice the
statue at the end of the stairs until he hit it and fell on the floor.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Upon rising… “Ouch!
That’s some great move! I’ll do it
better next time… if there is a next time,” he said while rubbing his knees in
pain.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mom! What’s for breakfast?” he asked as he was
dragging his leg into the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Why are you
dragging your leg in here?” his mom asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well Mom I think
when I grow up, I want to be a stuntman,” Mikey said with a smile.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well you deserve
it for being so rough,” Mrs. Williams said.
“Now sit down and wait for your food.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Oh Mom, I
remember,” he paused. “I’m sorry about
last night. I hope you can forgive me.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> His mother did not
reply, she just paid attention to what she was doing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As Mikey heard no
reply from his mother, he just frowned and pouted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> After a few
minutes, Mrs. Williams was bringing in the food of Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Here’s your food,
Mikey. Eat up!” she exclaimed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mom, where’s Dad?”
Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “He has an
important meeting to go to so he left early.
You have to use your bike for today.
Finish your food so you can start your trip early,” she retorted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he finished his
breakfast, he gave his mom a kiss and went to the garage to get his bike.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he rode his bike
to school, he passed by Jeremy walking by the sidewalk.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hi, Jeremy!” he said
as he stopped by him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Oh hi, Mikey! What’s a coincidence seeing you here…” Jeremy
said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Do you want a lift
to school?” Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “If you don’t
mind…” Jeremy said.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Of course
not. Hop on and we’ll be late for
school,” retorted Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay,” Jeremy
said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So Jeremy rode at
the back of Mikey’s bike and they were on their way to school.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As they arrived at
school…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “We’re here!”
exclaimed Mikey. “But before we go
inside our room, I’ll put my bike at the bicycle stand and lock it.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay, I’ll wait
for you here,” proclaimed Jeremy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As Mikey finished,
he met Jeremy where he left him and together they entered their campus. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Upon entering the
school, they saw Kate, Liza and Livie striding up the stairs. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Kate! Liza! Livie!
Wait up!” shouted Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Upon hearing this,
the three girls stopped as they waited for the two boys.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “You’re late. It’s almost five minutes before the bell
rings,” Liza exclaimed.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well it’s hard to
get here by bike,” proclaimed Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Never mind. Enter our classroom before the bell rings,”
Kate said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “But before that
let’s keep our things in our lockers,” Livie said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay,” Jeremy
said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So they entered
their campus and passed by their lockers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Livie, can I
borrow your notebook in English?” Liza asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes of
course. I’ll just get it from my bag,”
retorted Livie.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hurry up! The bell
will ring any minute!” proclaimed Kate.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay we’re done!
Let’s go now,” Livie said.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So as they entered
the room, they sat at their respective seats waiting for the bell to ring.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Oh Jeremy, did you
bring your book?” Mikey asked.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “What book?” he
said.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “The book about how
you can go back in time through your dreams,” Mikey said.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Ah it’s with me…
why?” Jeremy asked.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Can I borrow it?”
asked Mikey.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yeah sure. I’ll just get it from my desk,” Jeremy said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he looked
through his things in his desk, he found the book and handed it to Mikey,
saying… “Here it is.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Thank you. Can I return it to you tomorrow?” pleaded
Mikey.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Sure,” Jeremy answered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> And then…</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> R-R-R-R-I-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-G-G-G-G</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “I better go back
to my seat,” Mikey uttered to himself.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As Mikey and the
other children sat in their chairs, Ms. Austin appeared with a smile on her
face.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Good morning,
class.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Good morning, Ms.
Austin,” everyone chorused.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay bring out
your notebooks and I’ll check your homework,” she said as she opened her class
record.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Please pass your notebooks
to the front, quietly,” she instructed.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So everyone got
their notebooks and passed it towards the front.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “At the count of
three…1…2…3… Very slow!” she proclaimed.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay class, as I
check your homework, please copy this,” Ms. Austin said as she instructed Mikey
to hang it on the board.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mikey can you hang
this there,” she pointed.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes, ma’am,” Mikey
said.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he finished, he
went back to his seat being welcomed by his friends.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Bravo! Bravo! What
a fine performance,” Kate said jokingly.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “A fine performance
indeed,” Liza said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hush! Stop that!”
Mikey protested.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Sssssh! Quiet please,”
Ms. Austin said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> After that warning,
everyone got their books and copied… except for Mikey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “May I see that!”
said Kate as she grabbed the book Mikey was reading.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey! I’m still reading that!” Mikey
exclaimed. “Give that back to me!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Okay…okay you’ll
have your book,”’ Kate said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What is the cause
of the commotion? Mr. Miller? Ms.
Lawrence?” Ms. Austin said. “Keep quiet
please.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yes, ma’am,” they
answered.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So they went back
and finished what they were copying.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As they finished…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Let’s talk about
what you have just copied,” the teacher said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Mikey please
explain the first item,” she said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As he stood up, he
started explaining the first item.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> While he was
explaining… “Kate, put the book of Mikey on his chair so that when he sits on
it…” Liza said mischievously.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “If you say so…”
Kate said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So as Mikey
finished, Kate quickly put the book beneath him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey! What is
this?” Mikey said as he held the book.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Well it is a
book,” Liza exclaimed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> Everyone was
laughing until Ms. Austin quieted them down.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Quiet please… this
is the last warning!” Ms. Austin exclaimed.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “You know even
though Ms. Austin looks sweet her mouth is as noisy as a herd of mooing cows.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “No, like a gorilla
out of his cage,” exclaimed Kate as Liza started laughing.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey shut up!”
Livie said furiously – not her usual sweet self.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So again they were
all listening to the teacher.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “I’m getting
bored!” proclaimed LIvie.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Don’t you know
what the lesson is all about?” asked Kate.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “What?” asked
Livie.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “What else except
the sense of boringness!” exclaimed Liza.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “But of course!”
exclaimed Livie.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Shut up!” Ms.
Austin said. “If you don’t want me to
throw you out of this class you better shut up…”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> So after this
furious announcement, the children all kept quiet and waited for the bell.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And in no time…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> R-R-R-R-I-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-G-G-G-G!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Yehey!” Kate said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Free again!”
exclaimed Liza.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Come! Let’s go out
and buy our snack,” Livie said back to her own sweet self.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey Mikey! Come on
let’s go!” invited Jeremy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Are you still
stuck on that book?” Liza asked snapping her fingers in front of his eyes.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey! What’s
happening to you?” asked Livie.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> But Mikey was still
reading his book like he was hypnotized.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Never mind about
him… let’s go!” proclaimed Jeremy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"> As they left the room, Mikey was still reading
his book.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> He said to
himself, “It is writer here that you can
go through time by thinking of a sweet thought… A sweet thought? What sweet thought?” </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Hey there’s
another thing written here,” he paused.
“You need something that will remind you of the past.”</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “What can I use?”
Mikey mumbled.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB"> “Never mind…I’ll
just think of this later on when I go home,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><em><span style="color: #99cc00;">Now I know what my writing style was when I was a kid... it's as if I was simply telling a story... straight forward and all... no descriptions and just the basics...</span></em> <em><span style="color: #99cc00;">Well... I am still cringing hahaha</span></em> TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-22039291289774011712018-02-07T19:02:00.000-08:002018-02-07T19:02:36.574-08:00It has been a week since my socmed hiatusToday is the 8th day of the month and technically it has been a week since I deactivated and logged off my social media accounts in Twitter and Facebook...<br />
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And by gawd!<br />
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I SO MISS IT!<br />
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I don't know how much more I can endure my quiet mobile phone at night after work... or even when I stop for a breather at work... it has been really quiet...<br />
To be honest...<br />
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What I really miss so much is my fangirling... <b>My fangirling over Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza or the phenomenal loveteam in the Philippines called ALDUB...</b><br />
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If you don't know much about them you can go and search for them online or on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook...<br />
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I still have LOTS of photos on my phone obviously but...<br />
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I don't want to get into much on what I have been fangirling over the past 2 years... I will just feel sadder that I don't get to be updated on whatever is happening in their careers and in their lives and I also miss the friends I met online because of these two...<br />
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I just really miss them... my stress relievers and my happy pill... Seeing them together oncam in their regular show, Eat Bulaga... And chatting with my peeps online - Aldub Nation is what the fandom is known as...<br />
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Well aside from my hiatus from social media, I also am not watching TV much anymore and so I redirect my time to watching online stuff and now this... blogging again...<br />
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One week...<br />
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A couple more weeks before I go back to Twitter... and Facebook... and the rest of the socmed platforms...<br />
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Haaaaay.... Is it April yet?!
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<span style="color: olive;"><i>All photos credit to their original owners.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: olive;"><i>If you want to know more about Alden and Maine, ALDUB and the Aldub Nation just search the keywords online and on Twitter </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: olive;"><i>Or check out my other blog, I think I posted a few about them there </i><i><a href="http://tikisoka.blogspot.com/">http://tikisoka.blogspot.com </a></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: olive;"><i>Or wait until I go back to Twitter and see my profile </i><i><a href="http://twitter.com/tikisoka">http://twitter.com/tikisoka </a></i><i>or my fangirl account on Instagram </i><i><a href="http://instagram.com/tikisoka_fg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/tikisoka_fg </a></i></span>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-85727321288752460152018-02-07T02:47:00.004-08:002018-02-07T02:49:02.975-08:00First time to do water color artAt work we get to enlist in specific "Learning Classes" where we can learn more from our usual jobs...<br />
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We've had cooking, technical writing and even basic Spanish classes to name a few...<br />
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I am currently enlisted in the Art Appreciation class and we had our 3rd session today...<br />
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So during our session (we did pencil sketching and shadowing the last two sessions) earlier this afternoon, our teacher taught us basic water coloring...<br />
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She asked us to do a simple sketch of 3-5 flowers on a sheet of paper... It's your choice to copy hers or lift something from the internet... A few of us had our phones with us...
She showed us a short vidclip tutorial on how to use water color and blending with the right brush strokes techniques and amount of water...<br />
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Here's my pencil sketch... I did a few more than was asked since I wanted to maximize the space 😁
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And tada!<br />
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Unfortunately for me, I can't erase water color so I had a lot of color off the edges which I tried to mask with blending 🙈<br />
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Our teacher said that my work reminded her of drawings from The Little Prince book 😂<br />
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What I learned, aside from the fact that I need more practice 😁, is that doing water color is quite soothing because you need a certain kind of finess, discipline and patience to do a passable painting 😊TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-80776490564916149552018-02-07T02:36:00.001-08:002018-02-07T02:36:11.547-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 2, A Day In School<br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><b>DREAM ON</b> is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><i>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up by a 12-year old kid. </i></span>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"> As they entered their respective
classrooms, they were excitingly choosing their seat and at last they have
chosen theirs.</span><br />
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They were all sitting on the two
rows in the middle of the room. Mikey
say in front of Kate, beside her was her cousin Livie and behind them was
Liza. Beside Liza was a new
seatmate. Guess who? It was the new boy in class.</div>
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As Liza saw this, she said to Livie,
“It will be the worst semester for me in maybe five years.”</div>
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“Don’t worry! We still don’t know
his personality,” exclaimed Kate.</div>
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“Ssssssh! Here comes the teacher,” proclaimed Mikey.</div>
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As they sat on their seats, they saw
the rosy cheeks of their teacher. She
had curly hair which she piled up on top of her head. She was wearing a loose dress which showed
how thin she was. As she gave a grin to
the children, she said…</div>
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“Good morning, class.”</div>
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Everyone answered, “Good morning!”
upon rising from their seats.</div>
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“Okay let me introduce myself,” the
teacher said as she wrote her name on the board.</div>
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“My name is Miss Michelle A. Austin,
your new teacher for this semester,” she said smiling.</div>
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“One more thing before I
forget. I’ll check the attendance,
okay,” she said.</div>
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“Yes, ma’am,” they all answered.</div>
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“Okay, I’ll call out your name and
just answer me,” Ms. Austin said.</div>
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“<st1:city w:st="on">Lawrence</st1:city>.”</div>
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“Present,” she answered.</div>
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“Miller.”</div>
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“Here, ma’am,” Mikey said.</div>
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“Roberts.”</div>
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“Present,” she retorted.</div>
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“Smith.”</div>
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“Present,” Livie answered.</div>
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As she called almost all of the
pupils she called out…</div>
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“Lance.”</div>
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“Present,” the new boy answered.</div>
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“So are you the new boy in class?”
Ms. Austin asked.</div>
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“Yes, ma’am,” the boy answered.</div>
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“What’s your real name?” she asked.</div>
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“Jeremy. Jeremy Lance, ma’am,” he said.</div>
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“Oh! So that’s his name,” Liza said.</div>
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After the teacher finished checking
the attendance, she gave the class an activity.</div>
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“Hey Mikey! Why aren’t you answering your book?” Kate
asked.</div>
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“Oh nothing… It’s just that…” his
words cut off.</div>
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“What?” Kate asked eagerly.</div>
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“Oh never mind,” Mikey exclaimed.</div>
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But there is something whirling in
his mind. It could be about his dream?!</div>
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He said to himself, “Our teacher
looks familiar. She looks like the one
in my dreams. But how…” his words
drifted into space as he went back to answering his book.</div>
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As they finished, Ms. Austin asked
for a volunteer.</div>
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“Okay Jeremy, please answer the
first item,” the teacher instructed.</div>
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As Jeremy stood up and answered
loudly, the students murmured…</div>
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“He answers very well,” said Mikey.</div>
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“Yeah he does look intelligent,”
Livie said impressed.</div>
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“I am impressed! Do you believe that Livie will have a new
partner?” Kate said jokingly.</div>
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“Well, I’m not impressed. He looks weird,” proclaimed Liza.</div>
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“Let’s introduce ourselves,” Livie
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“Ohhhh how sweet of you!” Kate said
laughing.</div>
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“Ha! Very funny!” Livie answered.</div>
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“Stop that. Just listen,” protested Mikey.</div>
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After a few minutes, the bell rang
for their recess and in no time, the children were noisily running through the
halls of the school.</div>
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“Hurry up, Livie,” Liza
shouted. “You’re such a turtle!”</div>
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“Be patient, Liza. I’m just getting my sandwich,” exclaimed
Livie.</div>
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“We might lose our place at the
playground,” Mikey proclaimed.</div>
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“Okay I’m ready… how about a race?”
she said.</div>
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“At my signal… Ready…set…go!”</div>
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And quickly they darted through the
exit of their school. As they reached
their place they were all gasping for breath.</div>
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“I win! Me, the great Liza wins!” she said proudly.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“There goes her mouth again,” Kate
said. “Well never mind. Let’s eat!”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Oh and LIvie…” Liza paused. “Who are you looking at?”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“I’m just looking at our new
classmate,” proclaimed Livie.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Yeah but he looks weird and looks
friendly. Let’s talk to him,” retorted
Mikey.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Why don’t we invite him to eat with
us?” Livie uttered.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Why not… let’s go,” he said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Do you want to join us?” she asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“No.
We’ll just wait for you guys here,” exclaimed Kate.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Okay if you say so,” Mikey said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As they left their spot, they walked
towards Jeremy, who was sitting on a bench nearby.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Hi, Jeremy, my name is
Livianne. You can call me Livie,” she
said sweetly.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Nice to meet you, Livie,” Jeremy
said as he shook the stretched hand of Livie.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Well my name is Mikey,” he
retortred.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Thank you for being so nice to me,”
proclaimed Jeremy.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“No problem. What are new friends for,” said LIvie.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“What are you reading? May I borrow it?” Mikey asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“How to go back in time through your
dreams…” he read. “Hmmmm… where did you
get this?”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Well I got it from my dad,” Jeremy
answered.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Could that be true?” asked Livie.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“It could be…” Jeremy said.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As he said this, Kate and Liza were
approaching them, carrying their sandwiches each biting one at a time.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“We were getting tired of waiting
for you so we decided to come here,” Liza retorted.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Oh Jeremy, we would like you to
meet our other friends, Liza and Kate,” exclaimed Mikey.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Hi, Jeremy!” the two girls said in
succession.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“So now that we’ve met, we’ll all
have a great semester ahead of us, Mikey proclaimed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
After some of their friendly
chatting…</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-i-i-i-i-n-n-n-n-g-g-g-g-g!
The bell rang for their next period.</div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As they heard this, they all got
their things and were hurriedly walking up the stairs to their room. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As they sat in their seats, Ms.
Austin gave them more activities.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As time passes, the bell rang for
the last time.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Okay class that’s the final
bell. Don’t forget to do your
homework. Class dismissed,” she
retorted.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
As they bid their goodbyes, they
were all ready to go except…</div>
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</div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Come on,
Mikey, lets get a move on," proclaimed Kate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"What's
bothering you?" asked Liza.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Well it is
that Ms. Austin looks familiar. To tell you the truth ..." his words
cut off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Let's talk
about it on the way," protested LIvie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As they darted through
the sidewalk, Mikey continued his story...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Last night,
I had a nightmare. I saw someone who looks like Ms. Austin. And when I look at
her, it’s just that, it seems like I'm looking at a mirror," Mikey said
troubled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Yeah, it's
true, you do have a resemblance," proclaimed Liza.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"What are
you going to do about it?" Jeremy asked sympathetically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"I'll better
talk about it with my parents," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A few minutes
later, they reached the house of Mikey. After they bid their goodbyes, Mikey
entered their house and dragging his bag inside. When he opened the door, he
smelled cooking sausages and steaks coming from the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Hi, Mom,
what’s the food for this evening?" he asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"We'll have
sausages and steaks for dinner," said Mikey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Hmmmm! My
mouth is watering already," uttered Mikey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Before
that, go upstairs and get dressed. Finish your homework before your
father arrives," the housewife said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Yes,
Mom," Mikey said as he quickly climbed up the stairs to his room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He opened his
cabinet and got his black blazer printed with his initials. After wearing that,
he went down and turned on the television as he waited for his dad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><i>Goodness! How does a 12-year old properly converse with people and at the same time keep track of grammar and sentences while writing?! This isn't graded for crying out loud! hahaha</i></span>
<span style="color: #99cc00;"><i>Still cringing each time</i></span><i> 😝</i>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-11279768590090104362018-02-05T19:04:00.002-08:002018-02-05T19:04:55.010-08:00What I do at work...<img class="wp-image-101 alignnone size-full" height="400" src="https://randomthoughtsbinofadistractedfemale.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/img_20180206_1123012071120312.jpg" width="212" /><br />
This morning, I just finished with another round of admissions testing for our primary grade school level...<br />
<br />
I currently work in a school and I handle the admissions testing of new students...<br />
<br />
Their requirements is to come bringing their pencil, snacks, together with their test permit of course, allowing them to take the entrance test...<br />
<br />
I had 5 students earlier and they tested my patience in as much as they were quite talkative and wanted to share whatever is in their minds... Good thing they raised their hands first and waited to be called and then they are allowed to talk...<br />
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We finished the test earlier than I anticipated for a big group... I usually have just around 4 girls - yes I work in an exclusive girls school...<br />
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They were smart to begin with... it would just be challenging for their teachers to reign in their attention since they get to be distracted often...<br />
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I say... good luck to their future teachers!
via <a href="https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/permit/">Daily Prompt: Permit</a>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-20299345678984670752018-02-05T02:25:00.000-08:002018-02-05T02:30:00.713-08:00DREAM ON - Chapter 1, Of Things To Come<span style="color: green;"><em>As I mentioned in my previous post, I plan to re-type the short story I did when I was in grade school, summer of grade 6 if I am not mistaken so that is around summer of 1990. </em></span><br />
<span style="color: green;"><em>It's that old! </em></span><br />
<span style="color: green;"><em>S</em></span><span style="color: green;"><em>o can you just imagine the mindset of a 12-year old. I wrote this because I was envious of a classmate who wrote stories too and she's the better writer then. </em></span><br />
<span style="color: green;"><strong><br /></strong></span>
<span style="color: green;"><strong>DREAM ON</strong> is a story about a boy who is transported back to the times of the gladiators in Rome... or was it? I can't quite recall anymore... I would be going through the story again as I retype it here...</span><br />
<span style="color: green;"><em><br /></em></span>
<span style="color: green;"><em>DISCLAIMER: All scenes, characters, names and places that may be similar to real situations are all coincidental and are just made up of a 12-year old kid. </em></span><br />
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<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Dream
on, dream away,” Mikey sang as he was listening to the radio trying to knock
himself to sleep.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Within
minutes he was snoring loudly after a hard day’s work at school.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Mikey…Mikey…Mikey!”
said his mom.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“He
always leaves the lights on. I better
turn it off.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
She
immediately turned it off and in a snap Mikey woke up screaming.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Aaaaaaah!
Help! Help!” Mikey screamed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Mikey,
wake up!” You’re only having a nightmare!
Wake up!” shouted Mrs. Williams.
Immediately after saying this,
she slapped Mikey on the face and quickly, Mikey was back to his senses.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Mom,
I’m glad to see you!” said Mikey relieved.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“What
happened?” asked his mom waiting for an answer.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
At
that moment Mr. Williams was dashing to the room of Mikey curious of what is
happening.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“What’s
going on here?” asked Mr. Williams.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Mikey
had a nightmare!” said Mrs. Williams.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“What
was it all about?” asked Mr. Williams.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“It
was a bad one, Dad. It was so dark and
then I saw a figure pleading for help.
Somewhat an old man with chains both tied on his wrists and ankles. I was with him in a small dark cell filled
with the sound of squeaking rats.
Outside the bars of the cell, I heard screams of people in fear. In one corner, I saw a guard. He had an armor, like that of the early
Romans. After seeing this, there was
again darkness. Then I woke up.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“What
could that mean?” asked Mikey eagerly.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“We
don’t know son, we don’t know!” his mom said consolingly.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Come
on let’s talk about this tomorrow. We
need enough rest tonight for tomorrow we need to get up early”, exclaimed
Mikey’s dad.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Yes,
Dad!” he answered.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Sleep
tight,” his mom said as she tucked Mikey into bed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Good
night,” they said to each other.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
The
next day, they all woke up early.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Mrs.
Williams was already cooking bacon, eggs and sausages and was toasting bread in
their medium-sized kitchen. It was
filled with cabinets made out of oak tress.
It also had a round glass table in the middle of the kitchen and it was
decorated with a vase filled with colourful daisies. It also had <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region> properlu fixed on the table
waiting for hungry people.</div>
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“HI,
Mom” Mikey said upon reaching the kitchen.</div>
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“What’s
for breakfast, Mom?” asked Mikey as he kissed his mom. </div>
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“Just
sit down and wait for your food,” retorted the lovely housewife.</div>
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“Yes,
Mom” uttered the twelve year old boy as he sat down on his place at the
table. </div>
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“Hi,
Dear” Mr. Williams said as he kissed his lovely wife.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
“Ready
for work, sweetheart?” she asked.</div>
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“I’m
as ready as always, Dear” Mr. Williams said as he opened his paper to his
favorite page.</div>
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“Before
anything else, let’s eat!” proclaimed Mrs. Williams.</div>
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“Hmmmmm
it tastes great! You really can cook,
Mom even better than a chef in a five star hotel!” exclaimed the young boy.</div>
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“Okay
now, finish your food. You’ll be late
for school,” she said.</div>
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“Oh Mom, before I forget, what can
you make about my dream last night?” he asked.
“Mom, are you even listening?”</div>
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“Huh! Oh I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention; I’m amazed with my
own cooking,” she said as she took a bite on her bread.</div>
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“Dear, why don’t you bring Mikey to
school?” she asked.</div>
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“Yes of course, Dear. After I finish this article,” proclaimed <st1:city w:st="on">Mr.</st1:city> Williams.</div>
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“What is the article all about,
Dad?” Mikey asked.</div>
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“Huh? Oh it’s all about how you can
go back in time through your dreams,” Mr. Williams answered.</div>
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“Do you believe in that, Dear?” his
wife asked.</div>
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“Let’s see, it could be true,”
protested Mr. Williams. “Well we have to
get going.”</div>
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“Bye, Mom,” Mikey said.</div>
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“See you, Dear,” his wife answered.</div>
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As they stepped into their car,
Mikey asked a sad question, “Dad, I want
to ask you something,” he said.</div>
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“What is it?” Mr. Williams asked.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“I know I’m only an adopted child
and I like you and mom very much but I think I’m at the right age for me to
know who my parents are,” Mikey said.</div>
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“Don’t worry, you’ll get to meet
them…in time,” Mr. Williams said.</div>
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As he said this, he turned the key
of the ignition and started the engine.
They darted onto the road and they were on their way.</div>
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As he stepped out of the car, he his
dad a kiss and he was hurrying to the gates of the school.</div>
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As he darted through the gates of
the school, he met his friends, Kate Lawrence, Liza Roberts and Livianne Smith.</div>
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“Hi, Mikey, what’s up?” Livie asked.</div>
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“Everything that’s up must come
down, as we all know,” the humorous Kate said.</div>
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“Well nothing much,” Mikey answered.</div>
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“Well it’s another day… another day
of learning what the word BORED really means,” Liza said the grouchiest amongst
the friends.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“Well it’s another dumb, stupid and
ugghhh-ly day!” exclaimed Kate.</div>
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In the middle of their conversation,
they saw a new face coming their way.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Who is that boy?” Liza asked.</div>
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“I think he is our new classmate,”
well-briefed Livie said.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“How did you know that?” asked
Mikey.</div>
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“Don’t you know that Livie is our
walking newspaper. She knows everything;
in and out of the school,” Kate said.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in center 207.65pt; text-align: justify;">
“I would like to give her a name for
that, I’ll her Switchboard,” exclaimed Liza.</div>
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“Ha ha very funny,” she said.</div>
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After a few minutes of their
conversation, the morning bell rang.
Each other waved goodbye to their friends and went to their respective
classrooms; starting a new day of their semester.</div>
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<span style="color: #99cc00;"><em>Author's note: Gawd! If I were an English teacher now I would not accept this based on its first chapter hahaha</em></span>
<span style="color: #99cc00;"><em>Remember I was 12 years old then.... and retyping it now I lost count how many times I kept cringing at my choice words </em></span>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-9760728639244757362018-02-05T00:09:00.001-08:002018-02-05T01:07:24.808-08:00Amateur writing at age 12<br />
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I remember that I had a short story, which I wrote way back in grade school, and which I have been wanting to post online.<br />
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Why?<br />
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Because the paper where I typed it using an old electric typewriter is yellowed with age...<br />
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Since the internet has been the online journal or haven of most writers nowadays, I just thought why not just put it online just for it to be "stored" in the big digital cloud out there 😁<br />
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And no... This is the only story I have ever written since I have discovered that I have no patience or creativity to come up with more so...<br />
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I would rather read, appreciate and critique others which for me is more fun I guess...<br />
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So I plan to retype the story here, verbatim - well with edits like the spelling and grammar of course since what does a 12 year old in the 1990s know back then - a chapter at a time...<br />
Can you guess what's the title of the short story I made?<br />
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It's a popular song then of Color Me Badd hahaha and you look carefully at the photos above, you'll see it 😉TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-31987728860004541892018-02-03T03:39:00.000-08:002018-02-03T03:39:03.331-08:00I so like Ji Chang-Wook (my appreciation of Korean dramas in a nutshell)I am really not that much of a fan of Korean drama but I get to watch whenever the mood strikes me or whenever a friend, who is a hallyu fan, would really recommend or convince me to watch some kseries...<br />
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When I have nothing else to watch or have nothing else to do then I might just go ahead and watch online...
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I have watched a few Korean dramas which have been shown locally on TV...<br />
I watched the old ones a few years back... Endless Love, Winter Sonata, Stairway to Heaven,<br />
Coffee Prince, Full House...<br />
Sorry if I didn't get the English titles right and I don't really know the Korean titles...<br />
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Let's fast forward to last year when I was convinced to watch this hyped Korean drama at the time...
<b>Descendants of the Sun</b>...<br />
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And by gawd!<br />
It is so good I finished the whole series in 3 days!<br />
I have a new oppa!<br />
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And of course who would not love the now married <b>SongSong couple...</b><br />
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<b>Song Joong-ki</b> and <b>Song Hye Kyo</b> are just so beautiful...<br />
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And I watched a few more series I think...<br />
Like that <b>Secret Romance,</b> which was a cute story, before I finally got down to watching this drama series which again was popular that time (and has been shown locally twice already) - <b>Goblin</b>.<br />
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At first it was a uniquely weird story for me but as most kdrama series it got me hooked into watching it until the end.<br />
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What surprised me too was I initially didn't quite like the pairing between <b>Gong Yoo </b>and the female lead because she was obviously young, but by gawd this scene convinced me (see below) and I loved that series!<br />
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This for me is one series, together with <b>DOTS,</b> that I don't mind replaying all over again.<br />
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Ok so during the recent holidays, since I rarely watch TV, my other recourse is to watch movies online or series...
So I caught up with a few Pinoy movies that I liked...<br />
I even listed it down in my new journal to keep track of them...<br />
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And watched another Korean drama that just finished a couple months before -<br />
<b>While You Were Sleeping</b>, and like any series for me it is another original<br />
or at least a well thought of story...<br />
You have got to watch the local series on TV for you to understand when I say "original"...<br />
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Since this series is about a prosecutor, I got interested to watch this other series that my friend has been raving about... <b>Suspicious Partner (Love in Trouble)</b><br />
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And let me tell you...<br />
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<b>THIS IS WHEN I STARTED TO LIKE THIS MALE LEAD!!!</b><br />
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Let me backtrack, I watch Korean dramas and hardly take note of the actors' names and I just identify them by their characters or series, except for <b>Gong Yoo, Song Joong-ki and his Song Hye Kyo and finally I now add another name to my list of notable Korean actors - Ji Chang-Wook!</b><br />
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I kept telling my friend and my boss who is more of a kpop fan, that this is the only series that I would stop every minute and just stare dumbfounded at the guy 😳<br />
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Gawd!
As my friend said... <b><i>I have a new oppa 😂</i></b><br />
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And whenever I am fascinated about someone, I try and watch more of his shows...<br />
And so I watched his movie <b>Fabricated City</b><br />
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<b>This convinced me that he is indeed an action star!</b><br />
You go and watch that movie because the story and visual effects is good...<br />
And btw it's the first time for me to watch a Korean movie...<br />
Well after <b>Train to Busan</b> that is 😂<br />
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And my favorite series of his so far... <b>The K2!</b><br />
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<b>And by gawd another series which I finished in a short span of days if only I didn't have work to interrupt my viewing 😂 </b>I finished all 16 episodes in 4 days, after work and before sleeping of course...<br />
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Also what makes me like this series is the female villain...<br />
She is like our Cherie Gil (local actress who is so amazing as a villain)<br />
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<b>Song Yoon-ah</b> is so amazing in the series I wanted her to succeed in the end...<br />
But of course that would not be the case so... Better watch the series to know what happened to her character ...<br />
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Despite the series having it's own romantic angle, of course we can't forget that... I took note of the episodes with the action scenes and whenever Wooki and Song would be in the same frame!<br />
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I had to make screnshots of my favorite scene - <b><a href="https://youtu.be/inYrLsfv3Ag">the umbrella scene</a></b><br />
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The action sequence before this scene is good too he didn't muss his hair 😂<br />
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What I realized too is that I like Wooki with his hair brushed up but I still find him.handsome in any way...
Here's the <a href="https://youtu.be/otm_gfevmpA">last scene</a> of Song and Wooki together in the series...<br />
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Until the end of this series, I kept stopping and staring at him, muttering to myself - <i><b>ang gwapo nya talaga </b></i><i>(he is so handsome)!</i><br />
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And now even tough I am watching a new drama series, another popular one that recently finished in Korea - <b>I Am Not A Robot</b>, I plan to go back and watch Wooki's other series, <b>The Healer </b>too...<br />
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At least until he gets out of his military service then I guess I will get to see him more by then...<br />
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<i>*All photos used are not mine but screenshots and downloads from the internet... Credit to original owners</i>TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-75051435783919318812018-02-02T21:31:00.001-08:002018-02-02T22:09:23.976-08:00Coloring by numbers<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 8px;">
<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Day 3 of my socmed hiatus and I am really trying to change my habits...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">So yesterday after work, before watching my usual kdrama online,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">I colored a page from my sister’s coloring book... I didn’t finish the whole page but it was enough for me...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">This morning though when I woke up, I grabbed my phone to check and as usual it has been quiet...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">So I opened the coloring by numbers game I have installed on my ipad and did a few...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">I already did a few when I first installed the app</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">And I discovered something...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">I can color using photos taken by my camera!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Hahahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">I did a few of my face and gawd it is not easy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">It would really take time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">If they did not have to call me in for lunch I would not stop and take a break from it</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">So I wonder how long will I last with this one until I get bored again and look for some other game to kill time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Perhaps going back to my pending reads...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Will get back to you on that...</span></div>
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TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-64808438763414008452018-02-01T15:12:00.003-08:002018-02-01T18:08:01.996-08:00It took me to do a socmed hiatus to blog againAs the title says...<br />
I'm back to posting here because I promised myself<br />
that I wouls let go of social media - particularly Twitter and Facebook<br />
and even Instagram and just stay connected thru messenger apps,<br />
email and text.<br />
Gawd! When I first thought about it I thought I would literally cry...<br />
I have been immersed in socmed esp because of my fangurling<br />
for the past 2 years and yeah I fuess I would have to recalibrate<br />
and change my habits so as not to be too dependent...<br />
As you can see I haven't been blogging like I used to...<br />
There are alot of other hobbies or habits I let go in lieu of my fangirling<br />
and socmed...<br />
But I guess this isn't counted as socmed...<br />
I plan to chronicle my days off socmed...<br />
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Today is Day 2<br />
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I decided to start early instead of starting on Ash Wednesday because<br />
something personal came up and I had ro immediately attend to it<br />
So this prompted me to deactivated earlier than I first planned...<br />
I said goodbye for now to a few of my contacts online so they would know<br />
at least that I did not die haha<br />
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So this morning, instead of my usual habit of going online on Twitter to<br />
be updated, I just checked Viber messages I missed during the night and then<br />
What else to kill time? I installed a coloring by numbers app haha<br />
I colored a few until I had to be picked up and go to school...<br />
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I downloaded a few news site app kn my phone, Twitter has been my<br />
newspaper ever since so I need alternatives during this hiatus to be updated.<br />
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I also thought of blogging about this hiatus and so I downloaded the blogger<br />
app too<br />
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And I am on the way to work now while I am writing this on my phone<br />
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Adding a screenshot for you to see what I am doing at the passenger seat haha<br />
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And so... In a few minutes I will be at work so I won't need to go online much except for work so I have a whole day to get my mind off my socmed hiatus...<br />
Sort of like those withdrawal pangs people go through haha...<br />
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I can do this!<br />
One day atTiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-91867132529793103292017-05-25T17:33:00.001-07:002018-02-01T18:20:20.718-08:00It took me a year to blog again...I remembered to check my blog and lo and behold...<br />
My last post was more than a year ago...<br />
so what happened?<br />
I guess I was too stuck on other socmed platforms like Twitter and Instagram to bother much and sit down and really blog about something...<br />
Or perhaps...<br />
Taking time out to write about something is not what it used to be for me...<br />
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I don't know...<br />
I usually post something because I feel like it...<br />
Well check out my Twitter feed and IG and you'll know that I have been busy fangirling over<br />
this phenomenal loveteam from the Philippines... that's a different matter altogether...<br />
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Anyway...<br />
what is there to talk about?<br />
My life is still the same old same boring one from last year...<br />
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My birthday last Wednesday just passed like usual...<br />
Stayed home and ate with family to celebrate...<br />
Maybe perhaps as you grow older... celebrating doesn't matter much...<br />
Or I I said to myself I celebrated my birthday last month already with a trip to Boracay so...<br />
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When I came back to work yesterday and treated my ofcmates for lunch...<br />
One of them asked me... what was my birthday wish...<br />
And off the bat I answered...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For time to stop...</span><br />
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Of course as expected you can't stop my ofcmate with such a vague answer as that without her prodding me a bit more...<br />
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I just said that that was the first thing that popped in my head...<br />
I don't know what I would've answered if I were given more time to ponder on it...<br />
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So of course my other ofcmates just had to ask more...<br />
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And I had the time to rethink my answer...<br />
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Perhaps what I meant...<br />
I wish I had no worries in the world...<br />
I wish I can have more than a day to do things or not to do things...<br />
I wish that time would stop and the day will not end...<br />
I wish that I didn't have to care much about whatever or whoever...<br />
I wish I can be so carefree...<br />
I wish simply for time to stop...<br />
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Perhaps it's because I am getting old...<br />
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<br />TiKisokAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07573785201674791167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4227227776626857768.post-31494687691540962112016-05-24T00:00:00.000-07:002016-05-24T00:00:07.879-07:00With age comes cynicism...If only I can go back to being younger...<br />
If only I have no cares in the world...<br />
Just thinking of getting even with my playmate who beat me in our last game of tumbang preso or patintero or jackstone...<br />
If only I just had my mom's sermon to worry about or what my friends would say about my new haircut... who cares anyway?<br />
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If only I can go back to being younger...<br />
but come to think of it...<br />
there are perks to being older too...<br />
Can you name a few off the bat?<br />
I can be accountable for every decision I make and just have my conscious to guilt trip me...<br />
well including my parents too and self-righteous people...<br />
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I can be accountable for every mistake<br />
for every expense...<br />
Wait! Scratch that... I want somebody else to commit the mistakes...<br />
I want somebody else to spend for me...<br />
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If only I can have unlimited source of everything that I want and need and wish for<br />
like Aladdin with a genie from a lamp granting not just 3 wishes and no conditions...<br />
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But I don't have a lamp...<br />
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All I have though are other things that matter...<br />
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I have family...<br />
they love me as much as they can...<br />
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I have friends...<br />
They're not much...<br />
but they can stand my aloof, crazy personality and idiosyncrasies...<br />
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I have the experience of the past 36 years to help me survive and go forward...<br />
It might not be much...<br />
I might always be ranting or raving whichever the mood strikes<br />
But hey...<br />
I'm still grateful...<br />
I just don't show it much...<br />
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