To our dearest baby girl, Six months have passed since you started growing in my tummy. I suspected you were a girl when I started getting the sniffles and sneezes after just a month - I cannot explain why or how; perhaps it is simply a mother's intuition. I must admit that I had hoped for another boy, for another son who could...

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On the 25th of January 2015, 44 members of the Philippine National Police's Special Armed Forces were killed in Mamasapano. They were young policemen, the best among the best. They were brothers, sons, fiancés, husbands, fathers and comrades. They returned as corpses to their families on the 29th of January 2015. Much has been said and many tears have been shed on the...

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There's this thing called photography. Pick up a camera, peek into the viewfinder and press the button to capture a moment. This thing is actually an art. It's on my bucket list, to learn photography. It's been two weeks since I started my research and practice. I've just realised it's both challenging and fascinating - it's not easy to capture that poignant moment but what...

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As a child, I used to create cards on Valentine's Day for my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. I used white bond paper, crayons and what little creativity I could muster from my normally rational being. As a teenager, I would secretly hope, along with a  multitude of other girls, to receive a surprise bouquet or a single rose from a boy (or several boys)...

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