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Filipina Soul

Archive for April 2006

April 13th, 2006

Holy Week

This week is Holy Week here in the Philippines and the whole Christian world is in observance of the passion of Christ. In my part of the country, we call it Semana Santa.
Here in the Philippines, it has been a holiday since Wednesday in order for people to get home early. While the holy week […]

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April 12th, 2006

More Expat Views on the Philippines

Filipinos are everywhere. There must be a Filipino in every country of the world, for various reasons. In the blogosphere, Filipinos are abound too. But you’ll never notice unless that fact is stated somewhere in the posts if you are closely following. Photos on their profile will not be a give away, Filipinos could look […]

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April 9th, 2006

Home Sweet Home

Like I promised in my previous post, I will tell you more about home.
Sorsogon (the province of my birthplace: Payawin,Gubat) is located at the southermost tip of Luzon, one of the Philippines’ main islands. It is the land of the famous whalesharks, pili nuts, abaca and copra.
 Sorsogon (most especially the town Gubat) is a place where […]

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April 6th, 2006

Home Down South

Finally, I am home. Even if the office paperwork is not yet done, I cannot wait. My son is just too important. Anyway, being down here is both comfortable and fresh. Jeepneys literally fly on the road (no traffic baby!) even if they pass by at 15-minute intervals. Even so, you are not assured of a […]

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