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Heat

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo     LATELY, I have difficulty adjusting to the heat. It gets so hot that no matter how many times I change my clothes, my back sweats like a flowing river.  It does not help that the trees along the sidewalks had been cut to allow…

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Heat

By May 24, 2021G Spot

The composition of poems

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   A friend was going through a difficult period in her life, deciding whether she would end or continue with a 7-year-old relationship. The couple decided to cool it off for a while, focus on their personal concerns and explore experiences outside their current circles. But…

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The composition of poems

By May 17, 2021G Spot

The colors of the rainbow

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   ROYGBIV, a guide my mother made me memorize to remember the colors of the rainbow, in the same manner that “Man Very Easily Makes Jokes So U Never Pout” ingrained itself in my memory as a guide to the first letters of the 9 planets….

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The colors of the rainbow

By May 3, 2021G Spot

Maginhawa Community Pantry

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   A few hours from now and the Maginhawa Community Pantry shall begin to share the goods it received from various individuals and groups from all parts of the country. All the other pantries that have sprouted all over the country will open as well, some…

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Maginhawa Community Pantry

By April 27, 2021G Spot

Urbai Equation

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By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   WHEN I listen to Dr. Tony Leachon, former Special Adviser to the National Task Force on COVID-19, the conclusion is that the Philippine Healthcare system is on the verge of a collapse. To him, and most of the scientific community, there is no other conclusion…

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Urbai Equation

By April 19, 2021G Spot

The light

By | G Spot, Opinion

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THE dawn is my constant friend. Like clockwork, it wakes me up at 4:00 a.m., making me witness the quiet blending of light and darkness in the sky, the slow disappearance of stars before my eyes, making me feel the soft caress of the passing…

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The light

By April 12, 2021G Spot, Opinion

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By | G Spot, Opinion

Women and World Water Day By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   IT would have been a day for dancing, singing and poetry if the pandemic did not happen. Women’s Month celebrations across the years were happy occasions, a combination of intellectual discussions and lively festivities. The event, “Women, Environment and Poetry”…

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By March 29, 2021G Spot, Opinion

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By | G Spot, Opinion

Unsent By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THESE days, I have written so many letters, all waiting to be sent. One reason they have not been sent is I want to read and re-read them again, to see if, over time, I want to say the same things. Another reason is…

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By March 22, 2021G Spot, Opinion