A Woman’s Fantasy and Fancy
I have always been frank and proud about my humble beginnings. Actually, my life is still as modest but with some embellishments. When I was younger, among my simple dreams was to have a shower installed in our bathroom. Since I experienced the joy of taking a shower bath, I have always thought it would be so cool to have our very own shower at home.
That childhood dream was still with me when I fixed our little house when I was already capable of financing the renovation. With my mean salary, of course I can only afford a discount bathroom but nevertheless with my dream shower in it.
I have personally picked and bought the materials for the bathroom construction and to highlight my showering experience, I have designed the bathroom with beautiful lighting, although again, I can only afford cheap lights, but nevertheless, it highlighted my showering and bathing experience.
I’m really happy I’m quite a simple person and that I take joy in simple things. As I always say, “life is what we make it.” I chose to be cheerful even if I was only able to afford inexpensive things. My fantasies and fancies are quite simple so it’s easier to be happy. Try it today — appreciate more, love more, smile more. It’s a beautiful day. 
Learning to Hope
The Shawshank Redemption Story
Last night, i stayed up very late to finish a movie my husband and bestfriend has been telling me for years to watch. It took us a while to get a copy of this movie since it’s an old one and my favorite video stores do not have it anymore.
The movie was Shawshank Redemption which starred Tim Robbins who played Andy Dufresne, and Morgan Freeman, one of my favorite actors, who played the Role of Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding.
The setting was in a Prison, the Shawshank Prison, where Andy headed after he was wrongfully sentenced for killing his wife and her lover. Andy used to be a brilliant and highly paid banker who, because of his demanding job, hardly had time for his beautiful wife who fell in love with another man. The night his wife told him she wanted a divorce, she and her lover were murdered and the circumstantial evidences pinned the crime to Andy.
Inside the prison, Andy was in for really rotten lucks. Red summarized his misfortunes in this narration:
Red: [narrating] I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight, and the Sisters let him be. I wish I could tell you that - but prison is no fairy-tale world. He never said who did it, but we all knew. Things went on like that for awhile - prison life consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, Andy would show up with fresh bruises. The Sisters kept at him - sometimes he was able to fight ‘em off, sometimes not. And that’s how it went for Andy - that was his routine. I do believe those first two years were the worst for him, and I also believe that if things had gone on that way, this place would have got the best of him.
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