Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Arkin and the Little Lie

 


Arkin was a cheerful 3-year-old boy with bright eyes and a cute little nose. His best friend in the whole wide world was a fluffy gray cat named Mimi. They played together every day — hide-and-seek in the living room, pretending to be pirates, and sharing snacks under the big mango tree in the backyard.


One sunny afternoon, Mommy gave Arkin a yummy chocolate cookie and told him, “This is your last one today, okay?”


Arkin nodded with a big smile, but as soon as Mommy left the room, he spotted the cookie jar on the counter. His eyes grew wide. Just one more won’t hurt, he thought.


With Mimi watching, Arkin climbed onto a stool, grabbed another cookie, and munched it happily.


Later, Mommy came back. “Arkin,” she said gently, “did you take another cookie?”


Arkin’s face froze. He glanced at Mimi, then shook his head quickly. “No, Mommy.”


Mimi’s ears twitched. She looked at Arkin with big, round eyes and softly meowed, “Meowww?”


That night, as Arkin lay in bed with Mimi curled beside him, he felt a little strange. He couldn’t sleep. His tummy didn’t hurt, but his heart did.


“Mimi,” Arkin whispered, “I told a lie.”


Mimi gave a soft purr and rubbed her head against his cheek.


“I said I didn’t eat the cookie,” Arkin said, “but I did. Mommy asked, and I lied.”


Mimi blinked slowly, as if saying, You know what to do.


The next morning, Arkin walked to Mommy, holding Mimi in his arms.


“Mommy,” he said in a tiny voice, “I ate another cookie. I said no, but that was a lie. I’m sorry.”


Mommy knelt down and hugged him tight. “Thank you for telling the truth, Arkin. That was very brave.”


“Lying made my heart feel sad,” Arkin said, pressing a hand to his chest. “I don’t like that feeling.”


Mommy smiled. “That’s because you have a kind heart. And telling the truth helps it stay happy.”


From that day on, Arkin remembered how it felt to lie—and how much better it felt to be honest. With Mimi by his side, he tried every day to be truthful, even when it was hard.


And each night, as Mimi purred beside him, Arkin slept with a smile—because his heart felt light, and his cookie jar adventures were now just part of his honest stories.


Thursday, September 8, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

As BTS Rises, BTS Wordle Has also Gained Online Popularity Quickly

 


The immense popularity of the South Korean band, BTS, is phenomenal as they continue to break records in the music industry.

Recently, they received their 1 billion streams plate plaque from Spotify, one of the biggest streaming sites in the world.

BTS also won the Artist of the Year for 2021 at the American Music Awards, Best Pop Group, and Best Pop Song.

BTS broke records again as they grossed more than 30 million from their Permission to Dance on Stage through face-to-face concerts, online viewings, and Live cinema viewings.

In April, they are going again to the U.S. in Las Vegas for the extension of their PTD on Stage concert at the Allegiant Stadium.


Image credit: HYBE

If you’re a BTS ARMY, you should have heard of BTS Wordle, the currently popular online word game that people can play daily.

You can play the game daily by guessing the 5-letter word.

How to Play the BTS Wordle Game

1.    1.   Try guessing the 5-letter word.

2.    2.   The words that you have guessed right will turn purple in color. This means that you got the right letter in the right position.

3.     3.  The words that turn yellow in color mean that you have guessed a correct letter but it is not in its right position.

4.      4. The words that stay black in color mean that you have guessed the wrong letter.

5.      5. You will be given 5 tries to guess the correct word.

6.      6. The BTS Wordle Game is given only once a day.

If you run out of words to use, you can get some clues of the words in the BTS Wordle game from this Suggested Words for BTS Wordle online.


Monday, August 23, 2021

I'm Back

 I've not been writing for this blog for so long. But I'm back and will continue to write for this blog. See you soon.



In the meantime, you can watch this video of the famous pop sensation, BTS.


Saturday, August 24, 2019

Kalinga Musical Instruments


This is one of the incredible musical instruments that Kalingas have. Not one current musical instrument can duplicate its sound, nowadays.