Happiness in a home is oftentimes created with music – a mom gladly teaching her little one to play the piano or a proud dad listening to his daughter singing her favorite Adele song. Music-loving parents usually involve their kids to learn how to play even just one musical instrument, and the most common choices […]
How do you find happiness? This feeling of contentment, peace, satisfaction or being pleased can be so elusive and fleeting when you try to pursue it. But sometimes happiness comes when you least expect it… the sudden burst of a baby’s laughter, the surprise call from somebody you’re missing so much or the appreciation from […]
My bedroom used to be cozy and pleasant to the eyes. Now it’s crowded with two drafting tables inside and papers and drawings and blueprints all over. Well, I can’t even keep them yet coz I am still working on them. Even some books are cluttered on the shelves. That’s what I get when I’m […]
One dreary morning, I had this unusual conversation with nature. I was out of the house when I chanced upon a pretty sight along my way to the gate. It was one of those wayside flowers bursting in bloom. The plant’s stems were cruelly pushed back to a concrete bench because of the dumping of […]
Yesterday I posted an entry about leaky ceilings, and… guess what? I got this cute illustration on my e-mail inbox today: LOL, another leaky ceiling reminder! It’s not a very reasonable piece of art though if you look at it more than once. Notice the kids all look like they’re of the same age, except […]
“Happy is a yuppie word…” so goes the chorus of my background music. It’s one of the cuts in Switchfoot’s latest album. Cutie sis or better yet “Curious sis” made a comment, “Huh, what exactly does that mean?” “Dunno…” was my reply. Nowadays you can hear songs being played with senseless lyrics or maybe the […]