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Who doesn’t want to receive some presents? Who doesn’t want to befriend a cheerful giver? Nobody. Everyone wants something. However, at times, we can’t help being baffled by a seemingly easy question: What to give on Christmas? Roaming around Wafi City for hours didn’t help me find gifts that match the people I have in…
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Uso sa mga nangingibang-bansa ang makipag-usap sa sarili. Hindi ito senyales ng kabaliwan – ngunit maari rin. Sa halos dalawang-taon kong pananatili sa UAE, ngayon pa lang ako nakatagpo ng kasambahay na maituturing kong “uncle”. Madalas kasi sa mga kalalakihan dito, palainom, palakain, palatulog. Di mo sila masisi. Karamihan kasi isang araw sa isang linggo…
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In 2002, an announcement flashed on our TV screen: 1 MILLION TEACHERS ARE in DEMAND in the US. My parents hurriedly selected Education as my major. They were funding my college tuition, I should follow their orders.
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Skeeter, a white American raised by a black nanny during the 1960’s Civil Rights movement, decides to feature the stories of American-African housemaids – their sorrows and hardships as they daily serve the white families. She comes up with a book, The Help, in which “colored” housekeepers reveal their grievances. If you think the plot…
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Scanning through a list of posts I could write about, I came across a client who wanted articles on Numerology. I instantly downloaded a Numerology e-book entitled “The Power of Numbers” and went through it until I got all the figures I need to know my life path, Expression and Soul Urge. There are more,…
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Flushed with fever, red-hot cheeks, mouth filled with oranges every hour. I savored the light emitted by my laptop’s screen. Every sick person is a grouch, so here are the DON’T’S I learned from Lizzy. Perhaps more will come if I get sicker. (Note: Lizzy is Elizabeth Bennet, the main character in Pride and Prejudice by…
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Masasabi kong sa lahat ng kapatid ni ate, ako ang una nyang minahal. Paano ko nasabi? Kwento ko sa inyo. Noong anim na taon pa lang sya, at tatlong taon ako, kalong-kalong nya ako habang nasa gilid kami ng tulay. Gawa pa ito sa kahoy kaya di matibay. Tapos biglang may paparating na malaking sasakyan,…
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If I had a grandma like hers, who constantly and faithfully advised: “Never cry, never complain, To God you may, but not to humans.” Those who like you will only be sad, Those who hate you will be glad, Those who matter to you will be depressed, Those who don’t care would only disappoint. Are…
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Cheerleader: You know what Bill, I’m sorry. Bill: Don’t worry. (pause) You only have 3 minutes and 26 seconds (pause) left in heaven. -Another Scene- Bill: What’s it like being pretty? Cheerleader: I don’t know. Like… this is the only way I’ve ever looked. Bill: I think people treat you nicer when you’re pretty. Cheerleader:…
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At five, Jam proposed we check out Star Cinema’s “No Other Woman”. I refused. Why watch something that would only make you feel bad, if not mad? I said I’d rather linger at the cozy cafe at the ground floor of our building. She hesitated, so I told her: “It’s on me.” A moment later,…