Boy and Ice Cream

When special ice cream (ice cream sundaes) are still cheap, a boy aged about 10 years into the Coffee Shop, and sat at the table.. A waitress approached, and gave the water to him..

This child is then asked "How much the price of one ice cream sundae?"
"50 cents..." replied the waiter..
The child then removing the contents of his pocket and counted and studied the coins in his pocket..
"Well.. How much for the normal ice cream?" he said again..
But this time the people sitting at other tables have started a lot, and the waitress was getting impatient..
"35 cents!!" the waiter said with a grumpy..
This child began count and learn his coins again..
"Miss, if so I ordered just normal ice cream.." he said..

The waitress then brought the ice cream, put a bill paper on the table and continued to walk away.. The child start to eat ice cream, paid the cashier and go away.. When the waitress back to clear that little boy's table, and she began to cry.. Arrayed neatly beside the empty cup, there are 2 pieces of 10 cent coins and 5 pieces of 1 cent coins..

You can see, that little boy could not order ice cream sundae, because it does not have enough to give the waitress a "proper" tip..

Stone Craftman

Once upon a time there lived a stone craftsman.. Every day he went into the mountains to break the stone.. While working, he was humming happily.. Although he is poor, he does not want more than he had, so he does not worry about the world..
One day he was summoned to work at the house of a nobleman.. When looking at the beauty of the nobleman house, for the first time in her life he experienced the pain that arises from a desire, envy.. He said as he sighed, "I wish I was rich, do not have to work hard to make a living by sweating as it is today.."

What a surprise when he heard a voice, "Your wish is granted!! From now on anything that you have the desire will be granted!!" He did not know the meaning of those words until he returned to his shack, and found a beautiful big house like the dream.. He forget his job as a stone craftsman and enjoy life as a rich man..

One day, he saw the King passed by, accompanied by guards, slaves as well as maids which surrounds.. He thought, "I want to be king, sits in a magnificent royal cart.." His wish was immediately granted, he immediately sat down in a magnificent royal cart, with guards and maids..

every day he going around with royal cart, someday the weather was very hot inside the cart.. He looked out and admire the power of the sun which radiates heat to the earth. "I want to be the sun!!" he said.. Once again his wish granted.. He became the sun radiates heat into the universe..

In the rainy season, the sun trying to break through a cloudy sky but with no luck.. So he changed himself into the clouds and glorious in its strength able to withstand the heat of the sun..

Until he became rain and met with a strong rock stone..
"What's this.. Thats rock stone stronger than me? Then I want to be a rock stone"
So there, he stood up straight towering mountainside as a rock stone..

Several days latter, he heard a strange voice broke beneath him.. He saw a man working emboss chunk of stone..

Eventually he returned to become a a human, back became stone craftsman, with a heart full of gratitude as he felt happy with what he had..

Dandelion's Letter..

Hi Clover, how are you shorm?
Have long since we last chatted, i mean really talk..
I can imagine, surely you're grumbling right now, because once again i "how are you?"..
It's past midnight here, outside the rain is very heavy.. When the rain is usually the most nice thing to do is sleep, but somehow lately im hard to sleep.. So here is me now, writing a letter to a friend..

Just now i look at our photos, there is bring back old memories.. I realize, we have been friends for a long time.. Dear Clover, i know our friendship is very complicated.. Do you know a shorm, lately i so scared.. Im afraid the ship that exists between us will fade under over time.. Whether you realize it or not, you're treating me like before you treat him.. Now i realized, why back there i was defending him.. I think because i was really scared, im afraid the same thing will happen to me someday..
I know this is hard.. It is difficult to maintain long distance friendship, because there are sometimes the distance and the presence can be heavy trials.. If you're happy, i was not there to share laughs and hapiness, and when you're sad or upset, I couldnt be there to share your burden.. How hard i try, how nice the words that i sent, not to replace the presence which you expect.. We also have a different activity, when you're free maybe im busy or can not stay online with you, and vice versa .. No wonder we always fight, no wonder you become bored and fed up with all this.. In the end, all my actions even more and makes you annoyed.. Especially once you've experienced things like this..

Every day i always convince myself, "1 year is not long time.. Be patient, january will soon come.." But still some doubt in my heart, "What if it the time comes, all is just too late?" Im afraid if we meet again later, im just going to be a wound in your heart, im just going to be a reason for your absence, or the cause of your bad mood.. I do not want that to happen.. The distance between us is widening, bridge that was warm, now feels so cold.. I tried to reach you, but it seems you're always turning away from me, either because you cant hear my voice, or because my effort is not enough, or because you're avoiding me..
I realized, you were get hurt because it is always left out.. Path i travel now, is my decision..
But Clover...
Did you know? I dare to take this decision was because of the courage that you give me.. I want to learn to become a better man, for me, and also for you my friend..

Clover, you know i always miss you.. When i feel down, just simply imagined your smile, remembering that someone are waiting for my return, this is make me ease and always do my best here.. But lately every i remember you this heart feel sad, there are doubts in the heart.. Is i choose the right path? Should I separated from my best friend? Long long distance.. Im sorry to disappoint you, im sorry that remind your old wounds, im sorry always makes you angry, annoyed, and sad..

Yeah, i know this is my life, i should be focusing on my behalf.. I determine that my road travel, but I also, dont want people i love sad because of me..
Although we are far apart, believe that i never leave you, in my heart there is always space for your.. I'll always be here with this umbrella, when the rain hit, or the sun shines hot, when you need me you know im always there for you, maybe what i give right now is not exactly what you want, but Clover, believe me.. Believe me, i tried very hard at it, i always hoped someday i could give more than what you want..
I've changed, you changed, time and conditions have changed us.. But i believe, in our heart are still the same .. I'll wait, and try to get back like old times, where i was the reason of your smile.. with all these changes, with the remnants of our memories ..

So clover, how are you?
I hope you are happy there..


your friend,
Dandelion.

Punctuation Mark

This is the history of the establishment of several punctuation marks are often used around the world....

1.  Question Mark (?)
At first, in Latin, one must write the word "Questio" at the end of the sentence to indicate that the sentence would be asked as question.. So to save space, the word is eventually shortened to "qo", which is then compressed again into the small "q" letters above the letter "o", which eventually grew up into dots and curve like a worm, just as we are now question marks..

2.  Exclamation Mark (!)
Like a question mark, initially starting with the letters piling up.. This sign comes from the Latin word "io" means "cry of excitement" when the letter "i" is written above the letter "o", after a long time is shortened as the exclamation mark us today..

3.  Equals Sign (=)
Invented by English mathematician Robert Recorde in 1557, with this kind of thinking (in Old English) "I Will settle as I doe woorke Often in use, a paire of paralleles, or Gmowe [i.e., twin] lines of one length, thus:, bicause noe 2 thynges, can be more equalle." or translation: "I will use this sign as usual, a pair of parallel lines, or a twin of equal length, because no two things could be more similar to these two parallel lines." Signs similar to the original findings of Robert least 5 times longer than we know today..

4.  Ampersand (&)
This symbol is a form of "et" in Latin, meaning "and".. This sign was invented by Marcus Tullius Tiro, an author of the first century in Rome.. Ampersand name was only given after 17 centuries later.. In early 1800, school students learned this symbol as a letter to 27 after Z, but still without a name. So in early 1800, they learned the ABC (alphabet) with "and per se, and" meaning "&" and then read so fast because, eventually became "ampersand"..

5.  Octothorp (#)
This strange name for numbering sign comes from the word "thorpe", on ancient Normandy language used to said the village or farm, which is often encountered in English to place names.. Initially used for map-making, which means the village is surrounded by eight farms.. Because eight (octa) and agriculture (thorpe), it appears this name, Octothorp..

6.  Dollar sign ($)
The new American government issued their own money in 1794, and at that time was still using old world currency, the peso, or Spanish dollar.. First U.S. dollar coin exactly same as Spanish peso currency, both weight and value, so they take the same acronym: "Ps".. The longer the development, the letter P is written upon S, and then began to circle above the P was removed, so only the letter S is overwritten with a vertical line.