I had the most pleasant shock (again, promise!) yesterday when I saw a postcard, from among the lot I collected from the Post Office yesterday, bearing a familiar handwriting. I could not believe it but a dear old friend from university, who I haven't seen in 16 years, has somehow gotten hold of my address from a friend of a friend and sent me a postcard! Unbelievable! Her opening words here... Eto, buhay na buhay pa ko! Here I am, still alive and kicking! *lol*
My friend is now married to an American and has been living in the state of North Carolina since last year. She sent me a link to her newly-created blog where she detailed her first 365 days in the US. Her posts were honest and candid, funny and irreverent, just like she is in person. I lol-ed at her husband's hilarious joke about a special health plan just as she was about to apply for her health insurance in nc. It's an inside (and a personal) joke so I can't really divulge the rest of the details.
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| Placed in service in 1892, this 156-foot black and white horizontal-striped Bodie Island Lighthouse receives thousands of visitors every year. |
My friend and her husband traveled to this place for several hours by car and stayed with their friends overnight. They visited this brick lighthouse and marveled at how well-maintained the lighthouse and the environs are. Although the tower is not open for climbing, there is a visitor centre, a gift shop, and a mini-museum where exhibits that tell about the history of the lighthouse are displayed at the former keeper's quarters at the bottom floor.
The stamp used was a 94-cent definitive stamp for international airmail featuring a photograph of Trunk Bay, St. Johns, in the US Virgin Islands. It is classified under the Scenic American Landscapes series. Photographed by George H. Huey, of Prescott, Arizona.
Hehehe sana may mag send din sakin ng postcard. Ang sarap cguro ng feeling, an unexpected card from a dear friend =)
Happiness to the max, Mumsified!
Pangalawang beses na ito. Unang-una yung long-lost childhood bestfriend ko. Sa Facebook ko siya nakita after two years of searching for her, bigla na lang sumulpot ang pangalan ng kapatid niya. I contacted her brother right away and the rest is history...