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Reflecting Pools

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   IN Morocco, I watched a man walk quietly, his steps without the slightest sound, the lightness of a cat, through a small reflecting pool, a very still water that mirrored everything and everyone who passed. In this stillness, nothing seemed to move, not a leaf,…

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Reflecting Pools

By February 11, 2024G Spot

The human spirit

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   IF you have not seen it, watch Alexander: The Making of a God, a six-part docuseries that explores Alexander the Great’s conquests using contemporary accounts and fact-based archaeology, based mainly on ongoing excavations being undertaken by Greek archeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta in Alexandria, Egypt, the city that Alexander…

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The human spirit

By February 4, 2024G Spot

The lizard

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   YESTERDAY, I was surprised to find a lizard (skink) approximately one foot in length, inside the plastic tank where I stored water for the garden. It was not moving until I poked its head, so I thought of filling the tank to the brim so…

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The lizard

By January 28, 2024G Spot

Family reunions

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   WE were not supposed to be there because my sister Emma was very sick, but she insisted on going. She thought that those who organized will take our absence in a negative way, as they have prepared for this event with so much effort. They…

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Family reunions

By January 21, 2024G Spot

Remembering

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   HOW do we remember? How often, how long do we think of our departed and loved ones? Perhaps not so often, and we forget their significance in our lives, so we assign a special day.  Last January 9, I attended one of those special days:…

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Remembering

By January 14, 2024G Spot

Women and the Digital Order

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THE world today, according to Michio Kaku, an American theoretical physicist, is witnessing the fast evolution of technology that is changing our lives. In the book, Physics of the Future, he gives us a glimpse into the technologies that will shape the next 100 years,…

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Women and the Digital Order

By January 7, 2024G Spot

The Year of the Wood Dragon

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THE year 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, an auspicious year for most, but especially for the five luckiest Chinese zodiac signs: the Pig, Monkey, Rat, Goat, and Tiger. Depending on their own attributes, those born under these five signs should experience favorable…

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The Year of the Wood Dragon

By December 31, 2023G Spot

The body

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   DOCTORS are not always right. I have witnessed people go through life’s end and recover. Yesterday was one of those days. I was supposed to meet my sister to buy a charger for her laptop at SM Cyberzone and to have the data from the…

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The body

By December 25, 2023G Spot

The light of the fireflies

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THE darkness has always been a friend, and before dawn each morning, I listen to the silence. At this time, it is in the silence that I am able to connect with all the scattered pieces of me, and become a part of the larger…

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The light of the fireflies

By December 18, 2023G Spot

My cup spills over

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   I never intended to officially publish the poem Spillway which I wrote in 2015. I sent the poem to Marian Eikelhof of the Foundation Literary International, upon her request to write about “love”. A month after, I received this notification: Thank you for your wonderful…

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My cup spills over

By December 11, 2023G Spot