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Balloons for our Mothers
Angeles City, Pampanga, the Philippines February 10, 2012 My friend Ki surprised my mom with party balloons on her 79th birthday in January. A month later, he had a bigger surprise in mind. He invited my mom and me to the annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, now on its 17th year. Held in [...]
Drowned World: True Stories from the Titanic
Singapore, Singapore November 23, 2011 Forget Jack and Rose, the fictional characters in James Cameron’s Titanic. The real passengers of RMS Titanic have more compelling stories to tell. Some of these anecdotes have gained legend status; others are little-known factoids about the people who lived through and died in one of the greatest tragedies in maritime [...]
The Golden Hour
Taal, Batangas, the Philippines April 30, 2011 And he had learned to love, I know not why, for this in such as him seemed strange of mood. But thus it was and though in solitude’s small part the nipped affections have to grow, in him this glowed when all beside had ceased to glow. When [...]
