Image by Jeffrey Buot, 2013. Used with permission. Remember the old Marcos property near Mines View? The one with the dilapidated yet hauntingly beautiful old house surrounded by majestic pine trees, creating an eerie yet serene vibe? Sadly, that picturesque view is now a distant memory. They demolished the old house and cut down those […]
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Do you know someone who is an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)? Is that person a part of your family? Do you ever wonder how they live while working outside the country? This is a series in which I interview OFWs (current and former) I know and ask them questions about their lives as OFWs. I
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What would you like to be when you grow up? That is a question children often hear. And they would usually answer, they want to be a lawyer, teacher, or doctor. How about you? Now that you are an adult, were you able to realize those dreams you had as a child? Dreams change as
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Are there books that you’ve read and a phrase or a paragraph caught your eye, and suddenly you had a “Eureka” moment? As a bibliophile, it happened to me a lot of times. Sometimes, that phrase helps me make decisions (I am not sure if that is foolish) or see life from another perspective. One
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Note: The information listed here is based on my personal experience and doesn’t replace or precede the current guidelines. These events happened during the 1st quarter of 2022. While in Israel: * I did mine online because of COVID-19. OWWA sent me the requirements via WhatsApp. 3. Accomplish the following requirements: – OASIS – ONE HEALTH PASS
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“I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process.”― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observe One of the most challenging moments in an OFWs life is when one of their loved ones dies. That is what happened to me two years ago. My
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