Borrowed from Andra Exclusive 24 April 2025 Lifted from Celia Diaz Laurel 23 May 2023 Because YOU asked for it, we are giving you another snippet of “The Remarkable Miss Nora Aunor” penned by Celia Diaz Laurel for the Superstar's 18th birthday. Lollipops and Roses was a certified blockbuster but her legion of fans would not have probably hinted that Nora was silently suffering from many things, mainly intrigues and social pressure during this film’s shoot in the US. In her tribute, Mrs. Laurel disclosed about a particular day when Nora was not in her usual active self and had become the shoot's cause of delay due to her frequent disappearances from the set. Naturally, the delays had also began to make her two leading men, Cocoy and Don Johnson, fidgety too. So with all good intentions, Mrs. Laurel silently followed her. She found her sobbing in a corner. Trying her best to comfort her, Mrs. Laurel gently placed her hand on Nora's head. Though surprised, the...
15 August 2024 THANK YOU FOR THE LEARNING, LESSONS & MEMORIES By Duoi Ampilan Since 01 August 2024, I officially ended my deployment in Ukraine. Though short (4 months), my deployment was among the toughest, most challenging and most difficult. The last 45 days were among the things I would never wish for. Ukraine was my 14th country of deployment and the 24th country I traveled to. After all the twists, turns, trials, tensions and torments, I am feeling tired. Being a Humanitarian Worker is said to be among the Most Dangerous Jobs because of the associated risks and uncertainties aside from the daily stress & tensions. Where there are calamities and crises from disease outbreaks to earthquakes, displacements to war and devastation, humanitarian workers are there. We offer our services, our time, talents and for some our lives! We also have the fair share of the things that make us love our work - the opportunities of reaching many places of historical im...
9 November 2019 lifted from the writing of Melany Amante Mabao Maguindanao too irresistible not to share. How beautifully crafted by your magic pen. The description is beyond dreaming. A vision of a paradise! - Leah C Dancel, 9 November 2024 Deep inside the woods, the thick foliage draped over the wide clearing within.It hung gloriously from the mighty branches of the towering trees around. A spellbinding beauty of green leafy canopy that shades you from the heat and glare of the sunlight. Standing in the middle of several massive wood trunks...I'm savouring with delight, the beauty of nature. I am drowning in the freshness of the natural woody scents coming from the tree barks, combined with the smell of the mossy earth. The abundance of light green moss carpeted the ground and seemed to have crawled and covered several large protruding roots. The temperature here is much cooler than the outside and it permeated through the pores of my skin.I inhaled long...