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I am writing this blog two weeks after I got my second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech. That means that starting today, I am what medical experts call “fully vaccinated and protected”. I got my first shot on February 2, 2020 and the second shot on March 2,…
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Having relatives and friends who are nurses and work in the medical field, I am quite aware of the possible side effects when getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Common side effects include pain and swelling in the arm where the vaccine shot was made. There’s also a possibility of experiencing fever,…
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A Garden of Rosesby Eric Ariel L. Salas I saw a garden of red roses,bloomingso tempting for a pickyet leaving me only the admiration for the beauty of it.Just an illusion it was. A dream. Then a dream I had.A butterfly, red in its fullnessmagnificently flyingdiving and dippingoozing and sippingthe…
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This is just a reprint of one of my articles that was published in the lifestyle section of the Sun Star Newspaper many years ago, during my teenage years. I truly miss my ‘Philippine jeepney’ days. ********What would you feel if when you have to wait for hours on a…
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Wilbur and Orville are the famous Wright Brothers who invented the plane. They are the pioneers of aviation! Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867. His younger brother Orville was born in 1871. Do you know that Wilbur was the middle child in a family of five children? The…
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I am really fascinated at the trees that align the road bordering the park across my apartment — they bear fruits that look like tennis eballs. From afar it seems like someone intentionally decorated the trees with yellow-green colored tennis balls. I never had the chance to look at them…
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Gone are the silent nights. The usual quiet evenings at the New Mexico State University pond outside my window has become a thing of the past. Blame the Pokemon Go craze, tens and tens of poke goers now envelop the pond with their smart phones’ screens flickering like fireflies. It…
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How would you feel if, one time in your life, you gave your very best and end up being beaten? Or offered everything for the very first time and losing it all? I used to listen to woes from graduating students, who, for strenuously trying to reach a passing mark,…
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