a bedtime story part 2
by JBR for TC

... the trader was introduced to the king
as the king oversaw all the town's business
one day the king was showing the trader the town
and the princess was in the center of it
picking up goods from the market
at a bargain price
tessa: lol
she was afterall Chinese
tessa: ahahaha
JBR: thought you'd like that
JBR: anyway

as the king and trader passed by, the princess caught the eye of the trader
and he was absolutely mesmerized
so much so
that he ignored the kings conversation
which the king noticed
and ordered the carriage to halt
which worked perfectly for the trader
the princess too noticed the halted carriage and looked toward it
both their eyes met
the princess and the trader
the king looked at the trader and finally got his attention

"What has you so distracted?" asked the king.
"I'm sorry your highness. I was immediately drawn to that lovely vision over there at the market."
"Oh I see." said the king. "Well she is promised to another and so you cannot have her"
no sooner did the king say those words than the trader lept out of the carriage
and jogged to the market
he approached the princess
and said, "my fair maiden, I could not help but to come over and at least talk to the most beautiful vision I had ever seen"
the princess, being shy of course
blushed and giggled a little
"I am so flattered" she said, "but I am also promised to another."
"I know," said the trader, "I don't care. I will not rest until I find a way to make you promised to me.
the princess swooned at this
as she was very much attracted to confidence
plus he was rather striking too

the princess
she asked coyly "How do you plan on winning me for yourself?"
to which the trader replied
I will meet you here at the same time everyday
if I see you here
I will know I am on my way to winning you
the princess laughed again
and said okay sure

the next day
the princess decided to let her curiosity (and hormones) aroused
the princess headed for the market
sure enough
she met the trader
who had a surprise
somehow he had found the princess's favorite flower
the white casablanca
she was so taken aback
she felt even more feelings for him
she thanked him for the gift by giving him a quick hug
and returned home

to be continued...

a bedtime story
by JBR for TC

once upon a time
not too long ago
in a country that was in the South Pacific
lived a beautiful princess
she had everything
cars
clothes
fine bedding
maids
butlers
everything she could ever wish

One day
an unfortunate event occurred
and the princess lost everything
except her mother
whom she loved dearly
they both moved to a smaller city and started over
the princess had to adjust
to a more modest life
but she made do
reluctantly at first
after time she got used to her new life
which meant getting a job
afterall
she was taught by the finest scholars througout the land
and work she did
in a company that sold books
soon
it was time to think about marriage
as tradition dictated
suitors lined up far and wide
as she was very beautiful
on caught her fancy
one
he was strapping
and handsome
and very well in shape
they courted for two months
and
although he never was really romantic
and didn't always treat her well
she loved him just the same
time came for him to propose
which he did
and the princess accepted
and she was soo happy
she told her mother
who arranged the whole thing
one day though
a foreigner had sailed into town
he too was a very strapping lad
but very exotic to the natives
he was well taught and could communicate well with these fine people
as he was a trader....


to be continued...

sense and sensuality

well... not to anyone's surprise, ms. t's apparently beginning to learn and know again how infatuation can get you a little out of this world, with a sense of withdrawal from anything else but... JR, everywhere and every time. will time difference, continents to come across, hormones, moms and as if march being not long enough get in the way of her keep thinking of K1, K1, K1...

Funny the way it is, not right or wrong
Somebody’s heart is broken and it becomes your favorite song

happy birthday to me!

11:16:45 PM thekingonline_king: a happy birthday.
11:16:59 PM tessa_id: thanks
11:17:07 PM thekingonline_king: make a wish
11:17:09 PM thekingonline_king: close ur eyes
11:17:13 PM thekingonline_king: think of god
11:17:18 PM thekingonline_king: he will give u
11:18:31 PM thekingonline_king: :D
11:18:41 PM tessa_id: thanks for the prayers :)
11:18:44 PM tessa_id: appreciate it
11:18:58 PM thekingonline_king: hey do it now
11:19:02 PM thekingonline_king: right now
11:19:11 PM tessa_id: i did
11:19:19 PM thekingonline_king: :)nice
11:19:25 PM thekingonline_king: dont tell anyone
11:19:27 PM thekingonline_king: let it work
11:19:53 PM tessa_id: hope it will
11:20:13 PM thekingonline_king: wanna tell u something
11:20:18 PM tessa_id: yes?
11:20:21 PM thekingonline_king: if i give u chillies
11:20:28 PM thekingonline_king: and i tell u they are hot
11:20:31 PM thekingonline_king: will u say
11:20:35 PM thekingonline_king: hope they are hot
11:20:54 PM tessa_id: hehe
11:21:01 PM tessa_id: of course they are hot
11:21:13 PM thekingonline_king: same with god
11:21:17 PM thekingonline_king: that u cant feel
11:21:20 PM thekingonline_king: this u can
11:21:24 PM thekingonline_king: everything works
11:21:31 PM thekingonline_king: provided u have patience
11:22:21 PM thekingonline_king: keep the faith
11:22:30 PM tessa_id: i am
11:22:42 PM tessa_id: thanks for reminding me
11:27:12 PM thekingonline_king: did u enjoy ur day
11:28:54 PM tessa_id: not really
11:29:05 PM tessa_id: my team mates is ignoring me
11:29:15 PM tessa_id: they dont even wish me happy birthday
11:29:34 PM tessa_id: although the whole office wishes me happy birthday
11:29:36 PM tessa_id: so sad
11:30:41 PM thekingonline_king: you must have learnt something
11:31:16 PM tessa_id: i dunno
11:31:55 PM tessa_id: what to learn from that
11:32:21 PM thekingonline_king: either ur too good or ur no good
11:32:25 PM thekingonline_king: and u know what ur
11:32:26 PM thekingonline_king: right
11:32:32 PM thekingonline_king: ;)so dont worry
11:33:07 PM tessa_id: sigh
11:33:25 PM tessa_id: i cant understand why
11:33:44 PM tessa_id: i dont have problem with the other colleague but my own departement
11:33:49 PM tessa_id: what went wrong....
11:34:46 PM thekingonline_king: thats envy
11:34:48 PM thekingonline_king: dont worry
11:34:55 PM thekingonline_king: its a natural reaction
11:35:10 PM tessa_id: i tried to talk
11:35:16 PM tessa_id: but they kept ignoring me
11:35:20 PM tessa_id: so i stop trying
11:35:23 PM tessa_id: enough already
11:35:27 PM tessa_id: theyre getting rude
11:36:38 PM thekingonline_king: dont worry
11:36:43 PM thekingonline_king: their days or numbered
11:39:39 PM thekingonline_king: ;)
11:40:26 PM tessa_id: well im just worrying that i still need them to work together on marketing program
11:40:33 PM tessa_id: i cant do it all by myself
11:40:43 PM thekingonline_king: you dont have to react
11:40:49 PM thekingonline_king: of what happened
11:40:55 PM thekingonline_king: take it as if its normal
11:42:04 PM tessa_id: okay
11:42:13 PM tessa_id: thats actually what im trying to do
11:42:21 PM tessa_id: feels kinda depressing tho
11:42:24 PM thekingonline_king: now u ignore that this never happened,
11:42:26 PM tessa_id: to be ignored like that
11:42:32 PM thekingonline_king: dont worry,
11:42:39 PM thekingonline_king: they are not ur bf or gf
11:42:40 PM thekingonline_king: ok
11:42:45 PM thekingonline_king: its business work
11:42:47 PM thekingonline_king: and money
11:42:51 PM thekingonline_king: take it professionally
11:42:56 PM thekingonline_king: dont get emotional
11:43:00 PM thekingonline_king: and dont expect
11:43:06 PM thekingonline_king: back to work babessssss
11:44:00 PM tessa_id: okay
11:44:04 PM tessa_id: ill try
11:44:12 PM tessa_id: thanks for the encouragement
11:44:22 PM tessa_id: i was discouraged by them
11:45:13 PM thekingonline_king: all days are not same
11:45:17 PM thekingonline_king: we cant be loved always
11:45:24 PM thekingonline_king: we cant be hated for ever
11:45:30 PM thekingonline_king: you know that too
11:46:51 PM thekingonline_king: bandung had earthquake could anyone prevent it

even the best fall down sometimes

So a friend of mine asked, "how does it feel turning into 29 yo," and I replied, "so-so."

when you're feeling sad does that mean you're really sad, when you think you're in pain does it really mean you're in pain, when you're happy is it how it supposed to be