Pinay girl writes to Obama, gets response

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By Doreen Yu Updated November 07, 2008 12:00 AM

OBAMA’S PEN PAL: Eight-year-old Karina Encarnacion, shown here with parents John and Cindy, sent a letter to Barack Obama with suggestions on what laws to pass and what dog to get for his daughters.

Eight-year-old Fil-Am Karina Encarnacion recommended a dog that president-elect Barack Obama should get for his daughters, and in return got “three bits of advice that will make your life more fulfilling.”

Karina sent Obama a two-page handwritten letter in September, and suggested a Coton de Tulear, a small Bichon-type dog named after the city in Madagascar, for its soft cottony coat, noting that “they do not shed, they are very lovable, small and very soft.” She said she has one, named Murphy, who “is very smart and sweet.”

took me aback for a moment