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Grace Padua

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THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT LOVE

Sandy is raised from a strictly religious family. In her understanding she has to follow the religious beliefs and traditions her mother is following. She has to practice the rituals to develop a good character like praying each bead of the rosary necklace then attend the daily mass at their church. She has slowly absorb this habits and became comfortable doing it. Her parents worked hard to raise them with her two brothers and her sister, Kelly . Another important thing to consider what kind of livelihood do they have to keep their financ...

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SEARCHING FOR TRUE LOVE

No one believes about the origin of true love. It is popularly known that god is Love. It is called Agape Love. It all started in the Garden of Eden, Land of Paradise. God created humans to live on Earth. Out of the ground God with a handful of clay created Adam the first man to inhabit the Earth. God designed him in his own image and likeness then infused air in his nostrils to become a living soul and become a human being. Living alone God noticed he is lonely and sad despite everything He prepared for him is abundant and beautiful. Thin...

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PERSONAL IDENTITY

Dr. Rudy Pascual is getting ready to go to work . On his kitchen table he calls his wife Germie to keep him company. She pours his favorite freshly brewed barako coffee into his cup The brewed coffee comes from locally grown coffee beans. After drinking his coffee and eating his breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausage with a small bowl of fruit salad. he bade goodbye to Germie with a light kiss on her cheeks. " Eat your breakfast with your son and make sure he is full," His steps lead him to the door, opens and closes it quietly. He ride...

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THE GUEST

Jenna is surprised to receive an invitation from a group with artistic talents to attend their meeting. She is wondering why she has to be there having no idea about being an artist who performs on stage watched by an audience. Could it be that it is related to the English workshops she attended before with writers and those who have talents in performing arts which is presented by a cultural organization? After those workshops Jenna attended the events at the theater and she explored the opportunity to used what she learned in that worksh...

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BREAKING UP

Marriage is the the union of a man and a woman to live together in one roof leaving their parents to raise their own family. It started when God created them as a male and female in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve are the first parents who started the human race and inhabited the Earth and classified into white yellow brown and black race according to the color of their skin. The two opposite sex , male and female has the tendency to attract each other and develop an intimate relationship when the sperm of the man unites with the egg of ...

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LEFT OUT

In an urban city located in Northern Philippines Carmi and Benny are entrepreneurs operating their businesses in real estate and the oil and gas industry. Two professionals to engage in their career in business. Having two kids Yoyong a youngster in his secondary school course at an exclusive religious private school and Lenlen his sister taking her elementary grades school course in another exclusive religious school run by religious nuns. Their parents choose to send them here for security purposes having their businesses and they know s...

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BERBER THE GIANT RAIN

At the tropic zone of the equator lies the countries experiencing tropical climate with only two seasons the wet and dry , sunny and rainy season. People in these areas don't wear any thick clothing at all and mostly have brown skin. During the dry season it is of harvest after passing through the wet season, People are in festive mood having gathered so much fruits and vegetables from their orchards and their gardens. This is the only time people in the village can attend festivals when they are invited by a relative to go to town. If th...

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THE KINGDOM OF DANCING LIGHTS

From the balcony of his castle Prince Nor is watching snowfall lightly on the ground. There is too much snow fallen for the past few days, He is wondering when will the Northern Lights show up. it is what he is thinking why it is late. Their kingdom was established during the ancient times when his ancestor King of the North Wind conquered the North Pole. Their people were happy to see the northern lights a spectacular show of colorful lights unpredictable when it appears in the sky. It is a natural phenomenon and King of the North W...

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LEAVING HOME

Many farewells happen at home when children leave their parents to pursue their dreams or start a new life with their new found love. Tina and Pipo who lives in a remote village till the soil and catch fish to feed their family of four Bongbong Empot Nene and Petra, Pipo has a piece of land he inherited from his parents while Tina has a small store. They send their children to the village elementary school and most of the villagers attend Sunday Mass to practice their beliefs. Pipo is a hardworking father who tries his best to provi...

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THE DIVISION

Christians seem to overpower the creator of the universe which is God. Preachers seldom talk about the power of God any more. They declare there is no more distinction between God the Father ,the Creator of the Universe or Jesus Christ the Savior of mankind. Early believers like the Jews only believe God the Father whom they worship as the creator of the Planet Earth where men live. He created the first humans in the Garden of Eden the land of Paradise. God took a handful of clay and breathe life to Adam's nostril to be the first man to ...

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MASTER ICEDOG CHAMP

Erickson is a hockey player who wanted to go to Inuit and meet the indigenous people to see how they play the sports in their locality contacting local enthusiasts to help plan for his trip. From his place will take almost 8 hours to go there using a private plane. There are no regular flights going there, airstrips are only possible for an airplane to land. The weather is unpredictable and he must be ready to have his equipment and his tools also his apparel to meet whatever kind of weather he may encounter. He thought of staying there may...

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THE QUEST

In Asia during the ancient times there were many kingdoms ruled by their rulers which they call a king or an emperor. Along the Pacific Ocean when the galleon trade was navigating the route to the West Shenshing Dynasty set up its kingdom along the ocean. It brought many ships to its shipyard from other countries to bring their goods and exchange its own products like tea , china ware, and livestock. The kingdom collected a certain amount from the merchants making their own profits to maintain their business. The kingdom of Shenshing tr...

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THE MASTER PLANNER

These days there are many arguments how people can succeed in life. For many they strive put all their efforts in one goal and if they fail it seems to them it is the end of their world. Others will continue even if they failed many times until they succeed. To be ambitious is like a spinning wheel that working for that goal is unstoppable. How about a person who is stricken with an illness will she have a chance to become successful? Even her relatives are doubtful withdrawing all their support. Only his father is the one who is giving a...

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UNIDENTIFIED

A banquet is taking place at a plush hotel The Grand Pink Pearl Hotel in the heart of the City of Pearl Divers to celebrate it's tenth anniversary. Many young businessmen are present and Elsie a young intern in Hotel Management approach them to ask what they need and offers them some drinks. The male waiter who is in-charge of their table took their orders. When their orders arrived they invited the Elsie at their table to join them. Elsie accepted their invitation as a sign of courtesy to these bigshots She wants them to be regular...

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THE TREE OF LIFE

In a village where the center of activity lies at the old Christian church where young minds are early introduce to the life of becoming a priest and upon his commission to serve in the parish in his entire life. Young boys who chooses to become a priest inspired by their parents to have their support along the way to follow their chosen vocation. How much does it take and how long will a young boy get started to this career path in life? It depends when a boy gets the support of his parents and send him to a religious school then right aw...

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