The Fibbers' Page

At 11:30 pm, June 6, 2016 Manila. Late night shows were suddenly interrupted by a breaking news that also hit the media globally. It was one of those rare occasions where people from around the world glued to their television sets like that of the Apollo landing on the moon or that of the September 11 terrorist attack. "What is this?" Ilaw [EEL-aw] thought as his internet surfing was suddenly interrupted by a pop-up window. The video showed the sun filtered by some technology which made it appear dark orange. Its surface had those usual dark circular regions which widely pigmented the sun and those huge golden circles which release huge pillars of fire into space. Ilaw clicked on the cancel button but the video won't go away. He notices the "Live" icon appearing on the top right of the screen. It was followed by the logo of CNN appearing on the lower left corner. A text began running right above the news channel's logo indicating the video as live fee

"I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it..." you sang delightfully as you rose from bed, stretching your arms up, relieving the tension at the lower back. After splashing your face with a handful of cool water, you looked at the post-its stuck on the mirror with the to-do-list. There were just two items there - the cake and the flowers. You smiled at why you still had to write those down. In less than ten minutes, you were out of your room and heading downstairs. The grandfather's clock in the living room said 9:00 and you fear that your grandma may already be up in her nursing home room anxious at your absence. You rushed to the 150 square foot greenhouse at the back of the house beside the shed. Upon entering the sliding glass doors, on the multistep plant racks, sits about 60 pots of lilies on both opposite sides of the wall followed by 40 pots of red roses and to the far end were your grandma's prized ornamental flowers sitting in full vibrant bloom.