Thin line

There is a very thin line between loving a person and respecting oneself. You cannot love your partner if you cannot respect yourself. It is better to lose love than losing your self worth.

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my very first snow

it was snowy friday, my very first snow experience. my neighbor called us in a loud voice informing us that it was snowy outside. i ran in excitement, smiled and laughed at the very first bursts of crushed ice falling from the sky.
“wow, ang galing!” i called my husband and we both were amazed in [...]

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Bumming beautifully

These are the longest days I am bumming: literally having no idea what to expect next, what to do next, no plans, no tasks, no goals… I am now at my weakest points: looking at me, the inside me.
Boring. Procrastinating. Thinking bum.
But these days I seem to be more human: a normal human being. I [...]

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For sir Emy Rolle

I learned to love music through him. I was in Grade 5 when there was a Rondalla team to be organized in my school in Dalahican. We were the pioneers.
Sir Emy taught us how to play the octavina, along with our then mentor, Ms. Marcaida. One by one, I remembered all of us in unison [...]

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