Wanderings and Wonderings by Arwena Tamayo

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Saturday, November 18, 2006

THE DAY OF THE SUNFLOWERS

THE DAY OF THE SUNFLOWERS (November 16, 2006) Sunflowers were the first to greet me as our van moved languidly into this City of the Pines today. This is Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines; home to the first Americans who came to our beautiful country in the 40’s, fell in love with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Lessons from the Pencil Maker

Life is a colorful tapestry of wanderings and wonderings. In fact, I'd like to regard it as an exciting journey, a daring adventure. My fellow bloggers, let me share with you some colorful glimpses from this journey. Let me begin my story with a story. A pencil maker told the pencils 5 important... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 6, 2006

HOLES AND HOW THEY MAKE OUR LIVES W(HOLE)

HOW HOLES HAVE MADE ALL LIVING THINGS W (HOLE) “Man was made in a hole, and he came out of that hole upon birth… and when he dies, back to the hole he goes!” One of the most unforgettable characters I’ve ever met in my wanderings was Old Tacio, prayerful old man of Tamalagon, a quaint and charming... Sign in to see full entry.

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Missing in Manila and More

MISSING IN MANILA AND MORE Have you ever experienced getting lost in the big city? I did, when I was barely 21 years old, young and naïve, just fresh from a local rural college in the Philippines. At 21 however, I was a courageous young woman, full of ambition and zest for life. I thought that the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 4, 2006

Part 2 - Maria and Her Shells

“Maria who?” I asked. I wondered what kind of shells she had, when everyone else was combing the same long stretch of beach day in and day out. “How could her shells be different from the rest, tell me!” Surely, I thought, she did have some lucky charm? I was the more intrigued when my friend told... Sign in to see full entry.

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Maria and Her Shells

MARIA AND HER SHELLS (Part 1) I met Maria in October this year in a sluggish little town up west, (barely 3 kilometers away from famous Boracay Beach) where beautiful, rare and delicious shells still abound in this unknown seashore; where you could claim the sea and its pristine beauty in stolen... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I love traveling. It doesn’t matter where. It could be imagined or real. But going places and learning about people have always fascinated me. In fact, I can say that I find much of my greatest joys just finding out what people dream about, what they cry and hurt about, what they laugh about. Personalities fascinate me no end. People are beautiful. Everyone has a story to tell. I learn a lot from others. I am enriched and humbled by knowing and interacting with others. I have also this nagging burden to share my wanderings and wonderings with you so that somehow, the roads that we take could be entwined and lead us to the one great road of learning and loving and growing……together. Watch out for my next blog! Will start Part 1 of an exciting story. It is about a woman named Maria, well known in her little town of Buruanga, AKlan, (Northwest Panay Peninsula), near Boracay, the Philippines who gathered the best shells in these parts of the sea.

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