Have you ever seen a decoration your parents kept, carrying it with them from another country or a previous marriage? Carmina realized that parents often hold onto items they've purchased in the past. While browsing Greenhill's shopping center, she stepped into Mystic Gems by Bensani and saw so many nostalgic items that reminded her of growing up. I pointed out to Mom Violy that she had a similar crystal tree decoration at home. She said it was forty years old and already dirty. The saleslady explained it could be cleaned easily with soap and water. Carmina decided to take Mom Violy home and bring the crystal tree decoration with her. Mom Violy questioned why she was taking it, and I said I would clean it and return it. I noticed Mom Violy had placed planting seeds inside the decoration, for reasons I didn’t understand. Before cleaning it, I checked online to see what was needed, knowing its value. I placed a towel underneath, prepared a plastic container with dishwas...
As we grew up in our teens riding a bike was our source of transportation when we're not allowed to drive. When I was in my teens my parents bought us a bike to ride and do errands for my mom when she felt she needed something at the grocery store. My sister and I would ride our bike together. We had a bike that had a basket in the front. I remember I always had a problem riding the bike the chain would get loose or my pants would get stuck from the chain. No matter every time it had happened I still found ways to learn to ride that bike. Now, bikes at this generation comes in different styles, color, design, brand and accessories to fix it up. Bikes to me is like having a car where you end up upgrading it's performance. I remember when my dad had promised he would buy me a brand new car. I remember the day he came home with a car. I thought it would of been something he had promised me, but it turned out to be a second hand car. Even though my dad didn'...