• Scammer Alert!

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    Five missed calls from five of my relatives. Oh, I didn’t want to hear them grumble so I didn’t call back. My, when I got home, I came to know they were “emergency calls”. This guy calls himself “George Smith”. He is close to his fifties, widower, with a ten-year old son. To further feed

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  • Dama De Noche

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    Once there was a wanderer named Froilan who passed by a lofty, damp, and dusty tower where Frociela had lived for a very long time.  Froilan was first captivated by her straight, silky,black hair as ‘his’ was stubbornly curly and dry. Frociela knew Froilan wouldn’t be held long just by the beauty of her hair. She then crafted some

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  • Leave ‘Em Out!

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    Why say more than you ought? Learn to leave out some words that belabor expression. First of all I shall give you a lesson in Vocabulary, and last of all in Composition. Omit “of all” as it is unnecessary. I sought him throughout the whole country. Leave out “whole” because it’s already implied in “throughout”.

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  • Happy Holidays

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    It’s officially a holiday here today! Yehey! Since freedom without purpose is boring, I thought of listing some fun things I could do for the long weekend. Wanna have a peek? 1. Grab and wrap some ‘pasalubong’ for my family. I can imagine my sisters’ (and bro) smiles anticipating yummy chocolate bars! Nay and Tay

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  • Echo

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    Do you seem like losing track? Going back to where you’re from, Digging pain and stain of past, Either hurt, sick or aghast. Bury yesterday I say! Shake it off, oh, Shut it off, Listen, listen,volume up, Turn it up till ears turn deaf. Face the troubles of today, Never let vexations stay, Neither let

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  • Do Indian Girls Buy Guys?

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    “Honey, don’t worry, I’m not spending a penny for any guy,” Kav said smilingly. I felt some blood surged to my cheeks at Kav’s assurance. I forced a chuckle as a reply. It all started with a date anecdote I shared to Kav. I never regret getting an answer straight from an Indian woman’s mouth,

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  • Meet Charlie, The Math Whiz

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    His eyes are magnetic, his hair such sexy curls. His nose as high as towers,  his lips fully kissable. He applies math to anything, everything he comes across. He believes life is all about it, all mysteries yet unsolved. No gravitational force can keep you from falling for Professor Charlie Eppes. His extrapolations, his perspicacity, his curiosity

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  • Master Silence

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    Only whenever a letter is silent, or usually so, do we form Spelling/Pronunciation rules. We cannot spell by rules –there are just too many exceptions. I’ll tell you why we’ve got to forgive our English teachers for torturing us of pop spelling quizzes back then. B keeps quiet before t, or after m, on the

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  • Catch the Big Fish!

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    Edward Bloom told his son stories of the life he desired to live. Soon, the son grew old enough to know that none of these tales were true. Even when Edward was dying, he would never talk of the facts of his life, purely fancy, & fascinating stories. Would the son ever draw the factual recount of his dad’s life? If so,

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