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Under the Fire Tree
Along my street, not too far away from home, there is a magnificent tree ablaze with bright, red flowers. I pass under it every day, and I look up each time – at its vermillion blossoms and outstretched branches offering shade to anyone passing by. It is the most striking thing on an otherwise ordinary street, and I often wonder how it came…
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A good reason to wake up at three in the morning
There are only three reasons why I would get up insanely early: 1. I need to cram for a deadline, 2. I want to watch the sunrise, or 3. I have to go on a trip. Fortunately, this one fell under the last category. I’ve had “Trek to Pinatubo” on my bucket list for the longest time, and…
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Ocean sun and salt
On a whim, my friend, Pat, and I got on a bus to La Union and went straight to the Flotsam and Jetsam hostel. It was perfect timing, really, because everyone had just gone home from a long weekend of drinking and partying (from dusk ’til dawn, we were told), so we had the hostel all to ourselves.
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The Young Kids Club
At the start of summer, my 7-year-old sister, Dani, and her friend, Lovely, founded the Young Kids Club. As of today, they only have two members (you can guess who they are) and they spend each day thinking of fun activities. According to their brochure, these include: “Milo making, ID creating, mini golf, orientation, mini fishing, drawing,…
Trish in Transit
The stories that happen between point A and B.
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