It is so easy to get in touch with loved ones across the globe with the advances in technology. Today is my husband's birthday and we celebrated it's eve with much fireworks because of the 4th of July event. :) But what made the event memorable as well is the presence of skype.
At 7:00am we were communicating with family in Manila through skype. As I was preparing breakfast and baking the birthday cake, he went to the kitchen carrying his laptop with the videocam and mic on. I saw our family in West Avenue preparing for dinner and celebrating his birthday as well. While they were eating, we could see them and they could also see us eating on the dining table.
The kids even made up a funny joke... the "pass the Nutella" gig. We had a Nutella and they had a Nutella with them. My niece said, "please pass the Nutella" and we pretended to hand the Nutella to them and they pretended to receive it. It looked surreal. :)
And when we were decorating the cake already, they were looking at us. And when it finally got done and I placed the queer birthday candle which did not announce the age but simply a note which says... "Over the hill, too old to count!" everyone started singing happy birthday. It was just as though we were all in one place. When my husband blew the candle, they were also taking pictures of the monitor from across the globe. We also posed as a family and they took our picture, ha, ha, ha. Technology is such a bliss.
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