Maritz (Part II)

You might want to read Part I
Music, Life and Love
So in 1990, Maritz left the Philippines to try her luck as a singer. She toured around Asia with her band, performing in luxury hotels in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, the Middle East and other popular destinations in the continent.
Along the way, our heroine met [...]

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Reality Bites

Last month, I posted about “Imagine a World Without Filipinos” in Read on and Be Proud. Now, I will post about how this phenomenon they call mass exodus, affects the the country of our birth, the Philippines. It’s like looking at the same thing from opposite perspectives and I am sure, after reading this, you [...]

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Maritz (Part I)

This story took a long time to come along because it deserves enough time to be composed and re-written to do justice to its drama and excitement. It is all about Maritz Moore, a Filipina who found fame, love and home in Hamburg, Germany.
I should begin this story in a big national high school in [...]

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A Thank You Note to a Favourite Visitor

I intended to post the first installment of my next true story of Pinoys around the world but something amazing and special and humbling all at the same time came up. I only saw it posted by other bloggers but I never imagined it to be passed on to me.
You see, Jena Isle of Gewgaw [...]

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Adjusting the Palate Away From Home Part III

This is the last installment to this series. I could have stopped at Part II but I feel the need to elaborate further on my personal thoughts and feelings about food and why being away from home has such a great impact on my gustatory satisfaction.
Being a vegetarian and an Ilocana at that, I have [...]

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