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Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

"Who are you? Where does the world come from?" These questions are like haunting, right? Those are the first two questions Sophie got from a man named Alberto Knox. These are simple questions that become complicated the more you think about them. It’s like the more you try to find an answer the more you can’t think of a valid, concrete one. Sophie's...

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Oblivion

"It might sound like Augustus trying to justify himself to Hazel but still, I hope, someday, I can look up the sky and say, "Aha, I lived a fruitful life. I'm thankful...deeply thankful." ...

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graduation

Where to go next?

It has been more than a week since the commencement exercises. It wasn't the best graduation ceremony ever and surprisingly, way less fun than what I've expected. College Recognition Imagine sitting alone on the last row of the seats allotted to graduates with no seatmate to talk to for the entire program! Take my sablay off and I'm no different from parents and...

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graduation

Magsasablay na ako!

"UP Life? Yes, it's full of uncertainties...but that's what makes it so exciting! Happy graduation! Congrats to all of us! Aja, aja! Gambatte!" That was the last paragraph of the acknowledgment section of my SP docs I was writing a few days ago. Yes, that's right! Magsasablay na ako! I'm part of the BIG day and only God knows how happy am I....

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Banahaw

At the Foothills of the Holy Mountain

Because of our country's complex history reflected by our different cultural heritages, Filipinos became a group of people with different beliefs and traditions. From Catholicism to Islam among various religions, from political to social institutions we are divided by different ideologies and philosophies.  One of the places where one is sure to witness and experience Filipinos' various beliefs is the so-called "Holy Mountain"...

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