Keystroke Journal

After a week from our cruise, we only had the time today to have all our 200+ photos taken in Florida and Bahamas printed out. While waiting for the photos at Costco, my friend and I separated our ways. I went to the Ladies’ apparel section while she did her grocery time. With two Bermuda shorts in time for summer laid on my arms, I suddenly noticed the books section nearby. I browsed along the best-selling novels on sale. As expected, they’re all mostly about romance and crime. However, I found two books which caught my attention: Amy Tan’s memoir and a novel on music and war. I think both are interesting to read and maybe I can write my book reviews later on. Torn between having two new pairs of shorts and the two new books, I chose the paperbound ones. I’m saving them for my next airports' waiting time this coming May and June as I travel to the West Coast. As for the shorts, I can still find better ones. Speaking of papers, I’m doomed to finish three more projects … I alm...

I was busy working on a project in the computer when my IM alerted me with a new message received in my email inbox. I saw a familiar name but I wasn’t sure if it was the same person I know. Thus, I immediately checked out my inbox and it was indeed an unexpected email from someone. His message was brief but filled with anticipation. After reading his email, I wasn’t sure how long I stared at the monitor as I tried to recall the years. We went to the same alma mater in grade school. Then I remember the first time we bumped into each other was more than 10 years after. He got my number and he called for sometime then we lost touch. He was still single at the time. A few years later, out-of-the blue, he called and for awhile we rekindled our friendship. And then we lost touch again due to the long distance. At the time, he was already married and I moved on with my life. Now surprisingly, here he is elated to finally find me again through cyberspace. To quote him, I tried so hard to find...