MY MOM AND HER EYE...(PLS DON'T CRY)

I HATED HER!... she was such an embarrassment..

my mom ran a small shop at a flea market.

she collected little weeds and such to sell...

anything for the money we needed

she was such an embarressment.

there was this one day during elementary school..

it was field day, and my mom came.

i was so embarressed. how could she do this to

me? i threw her a hateful look and ran out.

the next day at school...

"your mom only has one eye?!?!" ..and they

taunted me.

i wished that my mom would just dissappear from

this world

so i said to my mom,

"mom.. why dont you have the other eye?!

if you're only gonna make me a laughingstock,

why dont you just die?!!!"

my mom did not respond..

i guess i felt a little bad, but at the same time, it

felt good to think that i had said what i'd wanted to

say all this time..

maybe it was because my mom hadnt punished

me,

but i didnt think that i had hurt her feelings very

badly.

that night...

i woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass

of water.

my mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she

was afraid that she might wake me.

i took a look at her, then turned away.

because of the thing i had said to her earlier, there

was something pinching at me in the corner of my

heart.

even so, i hated my mother who was crying out of

her one eye. so i told myself that i would grow up

and become successful.

cause i hated my one-eyed mom and our

desperate poverty..

then i studied real hard.

i left my mother and came to Seoul and studied,

and got accepted in the Seoul University with all

the confidence i had.

then, i got married.

i bought a house of my own.

then i had kids, too..

now i'm living happily as a successful man.

i like it here because it's a place that doesnt

remind me of my mom.

this happiness was getting bigger and bigger,

when..

what?!

who's this?!

...it was my mother...

..still with her one eye.

it felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me.

my little girl ran away, scared of my mom's eye.

and i asked her,

"who are you?!"

"i dont know you!!!" as if trying to make that real. i

screamed at her," how dare you come to my

house and scare my daughter!"

"GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"

and to this, my mother quietly answered,

"oh, i'm so sorry. i may have gotten the wrong

address,"

and she dissappeared out of sight.

thank good ness... she doesnt recognize me..

i was quite relieved.

i told myself that i wasnt going to care, or think

about this for the rest of my life.

then a wave of relief came upon me...

one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came

to my house. so, lying to my wife that i was going

on a business trip, i went.

after the reunion, i went down to the old shack,

that i used to call a house...just out of curiosity

there, i found my mother fallen on the cold ground.

but i did not shed a single tear.

she had a piece of paper in her hand.... it was a

letter to me.

my son...

i think my life has been long enough now..

and... i wont visit Seoul anymore...

but would it be too much to ask if i wanted you to

come visit me once in a while?

i miss you so much.. and i was so glad when i

heard you were coming for the reunion.

but i decided not to go to the school.

...for you...

and i'm sorry that i only have one eye, and i was

an embarressment for you.

you see, when you were very little, you got into

an

accident, and lost your eye. as a mom, i couldnt

stand watching you having to grow up with only

one eye... so i gave you mine...

i was so proud of my son that was seeing a

whole

new world for me, in my place, with that eye. i

was

never upset at you for anything you did.. the

couple times that you were angry with me,.. i

thought to myself, 'it's because he loves me..'

my son... oh, my son...

i dont want you to cry for me, because of my

death.

please dont cry....

my son, i love you so much

You Can Be Everything!

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The smile is indeed an indelible mark that people always possess while and after the festivity. There would be no reason for us not to smile and ignore the infecting happiness that the golden sound gives; The food is a constant cause of joy to the visitors as it possesses the ingredients that we all should be proud of; and the people will be the one to force you in wearing a smile.

The tourism department is indeed correct with its slogan “It’s more fun in the Philippines.” The festivals alone would give the people an infinite reason to draw a curve on their faces hence we all have to celebrate for it!

On a more technical aspect. ABS-CBN is undoubtedly the best producers and makers of Station ID. Through the years, they have proven their worth to the industry. With all the innovations that they have, the station never ran out of flamboyant ideas in showcasing what the Philippines has to offer to the world! Good thing that their talents always uplifts the mood and the flow of the music video with their suave dance moves. And of course, the composed music will be another hit to every Filipino as it shall be the national anthem for this summer.

Now, let the world see how fun it is in our country through the help these Summer Station ID. Let them move with the stars of ABS-CBN along with its enticing music. Let the music do the thing. And of course, let them smile as they witness a celebration that they wouldn’t see in any country except ours. This shall we take pride on! We are a country of the bests and thank God for blessing us with unending graces. - http://mrengine.tumblr.com/

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