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“Our Earth…In a Moment in Time”, an old cello mix I have been listening to while I am travelling the forest and green fields of my hometown for a summer vacation. I still have the earphones my grandmother Victory gave me for my birthday 10 years ago. Well, I don’t really need to use these “old junk”, as what my mother Shanti used to scold me about plus not to mention my friends at the Uni. Mom is just exaggerating, though nowadays we can use ear pieces which can download or upload music, documents, projects or whatever you ask the internet in an instant. We no longer need T.V. or computer monitors just a hologram which is easier and economical for we can talk to someone or anyone without bothering them to come to you or visit you. However, I am still an old fashioned lad. To me this gift Nana gave me is the most precious thing I keep among many others since she passed five years ago due to old age. This and Dada’s present , my own automatic motor bike , hot big ride which I parked in my apartment. Dada has a mini cooper at home in case I need a somewhat means of transportation to the country side. But as I peek through the digital train I can see that my home is no longer a province but a city with sky crappers but full of plants and gardens even up the tallest building in the busiest area of Sun City.

Tinsel Town is one of the towns that has been here for hundreds of years but hasn’t had technologies or scientific breakthroughs until one day, Mr. Ark, a scientist who is known to be a beginner in teleportation invented time travel and being at a place at one time that can be in another at the second time. He has a daughter named Elise and she is the cutest. Mr. & Mrs. Benette had been fond of children but they weren’t blessed with one, so they would pay for impoverish family or people to hand them their child in exchange for payment and properties. Mr. & Mrs. Benette is known to own many lands and businesses in Tinsel that everyone knows them. Even Mr. Ark. Benedict Ark lost his wife from childbirth, but he never blamed his daughter for it, since Amanda, the most beautiful maiden sorcerer in the land loved him and their daughter so much that she gave her life and magic just to save her. Benedict though saddened by the loss, continued to care and love Elise that he even helped her practice her powers and abilities which are the most powerful when combined together.

(Tagalog Novel) What do you think of having a garden in front of your porch? I love sunflowers, roses and orchids but not much of daffodils, gumamelas and bongavillas. Ayyy!, anu bayan? Punyeta ka, di ka kasi tumitingin sa dinadaanan mo!, Hoy, ikaw, oo ikaw!, sigaw sa akin ng isang ale na nabangga ko dangan  kasi’y masyado ako’ng naaliw sa mga magagandang bulaklak na animo’ng nakaparada sa Dangwa. Sorry po, manang!, sabi ko humihiningi ng pasensiya at napatingin na parang sasabunutan ako ng ale. Anu’ng manang ka diyan, miss pa po ako no!, hay naku, mahuhuli ako sa trabaho ng dahil sa’yo, galit na sabi ng ale na dali-dali’ng sumakay sa jeepney at may pahabol pang matalim na titig na para bang napatay na niya ako kung di lang ako umilag. Haha!, joke lang!, Marami talaga dito’ng mainit ang ulo sa Manila, kapag namali ka lang ng galaw o kaya tatanga tanga ka, gud lak!, sampal or sabunot ang mapapala mo. Well, ‘di pa naman ako nasabunutan pero sa pagtitinda ng bulaklak dito ng sampung taon, sa palagay ko marami ang makaka relate sa akin.

   Zhena                                                                   (Good Wife)                                                                    MVManalo                                     Perks Copy right. Cover Photo Credit to Owner *************************************************************************************************************************** PLOT/Summary: A story about a naïve, innocent, pretty, virgin girl from a rich family in the Philippines. She needed to marry a rich fellow from the U.S., Europe to get a green card or what we call a mail ordered bride. But for the right reasons. She messaged a hunk guy in a dating app (Date Me) who is a business man which did a game with his elite friends in a formal party after the meet and greet and dancing, they went on a drinking spree, frenzy at the beach resort near the shoreline that the hunk owns, betting for the first girl he would tick blind folded, he will date her and make her fall in love with him for a year up to three years. The women and men he was with then, believed that he could make a girl fall in love since he’s a handsome, model and business tycoon who girls or women love to be with or go gaga with. But since the girl is conservative, a nurse who graduated with flying colors in Manila but she needed to go abroad to work or much better to find a man she could marry so that her family’s fortune which her dad is about to lose in gambling would be recovered better yet saved. Her mom nearly lost her mind and her young sister is still in grade school that she needs to care for. Her boyfriend split when he heard about the news about her family’s painstaking and nearing poverty. She needed to act now but what can she do when her only option is be with a man she doesn’t love to get a green card or better yet to get his fortune to save her family. But she really intend to work for her fortune or luck and never wanted a man nor a person helping her for she depended on herself and she didn’t need anyone until now that her mom is about to be put away in a loony bin and her sister to an orphanage if her dad won’t stop drinking and the mom to get well soon. She needed to act, and it’s now or never. Their mansion is about to be foreclosed and be taken by the bank since her dad has enormous debt because of his gambling problems. She is a nurse and paid for her ticket going to Great Britain to meet the business tycoon and guy she is now with for the time being. Her best friend also gave her money to be able to by her ticket and though it’s just sudden about meeting the guy, she sold her gold earrings and necklace to have pocket money. She didn’t want to go but her friend made her promise to come back and see her. If anything goes wrong, call or message her and she will send money for her to come back to the country. Her sister was so sad crying when the plane is about to leave and she needed to say goodbye. She couldn’t and almost died to leave her poor sister with her best friends care. Her mom is still in their mansion with her dad who is trying his best to work things out to get out of his debts and help our family save our home, our lives and future. Maine isn’t a poor girl so she’s aware of the riches and class of a high society people yet she is a simple girl even though she is rich in Manila she didn’t buy stuff she didn’t need and worked part time to pay for her own college. She is very thrift why she had enormous savings but her dad’s debit consist of millions and she couldn’t pay for it unless she did this horrible thing.

Asia is a beautiful and vast continent where countries in South East such as the Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan, etc. reside. Many folks have registered stories of old which they called Urban Legends that dated back decades of centuries ago are noted to be scary, historic or heroic. But this legendary story I am about to tell you will make you think and realize about your existence. That reading this urban legend will make you rethink if you are part of their lineage or not? Keyoshi is tagged as the village’s finest, fear less girl alongside Yuna, the former’s challenger in the Hunt’s game. She is part of a clan in an ancient village called Mimiko. Mimiko Village has tradition that to be able to grow strong, and be part of a powerful hunting team, young girls at the age of 13 years will need to travel West and fight all goblins and dark spirits (dead monsters) that they will face in a land a hundred kilometers away from their village, called Yomi (land where a living could never go back alive). Yomi is an island where humans who lived an evil life will get trapped here. Souls from centuries ago have been chained and bounded not to leave that island until a self-less and courageous huntress free them but with a price, which is sacrificing herself for the freedom of these heartless demonoids. How? Find out later.

You are beautiful just the way you are….you don’t have to….!, the song repeatedly reverberates from her IPOD. Her earpieces are soaked with sweat from working out in the middle of the night, since she couldn’t sleep and don’t want to go home. Anyway, no one is waiting for her there in the first place. She will just drink and wallow away wondering what her family is doing now and if her friends really care if she exists or not. It’s a good thing that their gym at the office is still open, even though she is the owner of the building, she respects the rules of the company. Her phone rang and the music in her IPOD stopped since her cell phone is connected to it. Yes, good evening, hello!, yes, I’m about to head out. Haha!, thanks Franco, you’re a dear!. Oh, okay!, yes, the grey one. Really, they lost, damn! I bet a thousand dollars that my team would win. I think I need to follow your advice once in a while huh! Okay, you’re the boss, see you down stairs!. Man, that Cristiano is really good. I thought they’d lose this time. Hmmm….so much for wishing the inevitable! I am Vilenia Hart and the owner of F1 Industries which specializes in car parts and engines for race cars and soon to venture in the motorbike investment as well.

Asia is a beautiful and vast continent where countries in South East such as the Philippines, Japan, China, Taiwan, etc. reside. Many folks have registered stories of old which they called Urban Legends that dated back decades of centuries ago are noted to be scary, historic or heroic. But this legendary story I am about to tell you will make you think and realize about your existence. That reading this urban legend will make you rethink if you are part of their lineage or not? Keyoshi is tagged as the village’s finest, fear less girl alongside Yuna, the former’s challenger in the Hunt’s game. She is part of a clan in an ancient village called Mimiko. Mimiko Village has tradition that to be able to grow strong, and be part of a powerful hunting team, young girls at the age of 13 years will need to travel West and fight all goblins and dark spirits (dead monsters) that they will face in a land a hundred kilometers away from their village, called Yomi (land where a living could never go back alive). Yomi is an island where humans who lived an evil life will get trapped here. Yomi has a man-spirit king named King Aatma.

Haaa…I am happy for Miles but I just couldn’t take my mind off the worry, what if?, I smiled at Miles and hugged him. I know that look Ericka, if you are worried about me, don’t be, I can take care of myself now. You’ll see. We are not children anymore and I will prove to you that I am more capable of handling myself and those filthy monsters, so rest assured that I will come back home for you and Sarah!, Miles said and I hugged him again but now tighter. I don’t think that he will make it unless I am there with him to protect him. I love my friends and though I am a good Barista, I love war games and killing monsters is my specialty. But I don’t really know if my special ability could help the aviators but I want to try and put it to good use which way possible, I thought and decided to check on DOGS Academy the next day and tried to sign up for the course. I got accepted right away and when I checked on the systems they use it’s almost the same as the simulators I usually play with and this is making life more interesting and exciting for me. Miles didn’t know I will be joining him for the eight months training. And this is going to be a hell of a game in real life, fighting, killing monsters, here we go!

I may seem weak but I am one of the greatest swordsman in the land. I have travelled across Egypt and abroad to fight. I have competed and fought, defeated many boys and men who I silently annihilated because of my great skill as an experienced blade warrior, Henshupta added pulling her sword and motioning the elders to give her Egyptian soldiers or whoever to fight against with and prove to them that she is worthy to become Leader, Pharaoh, Female Pharaoh of Egypt. The Council and the soldiers surrounding the Council Room laughed and teased the girl. But the  humble girl smiled and moved to attack a soldier on the right side of a Council member, thus, standing since he thought the girl would strike him dead. .....The guard who was twice as tall and has bigger body built charged in front of the girl. Henshupta knew what he's going to do but waited for him to come closer. Then, when he is almost three feet near her she moved her sword as quick as the wind and cut the guards sword in half plus cutting his leather uniform in two. Aahhh..what the...he didn't know what hit him!!!!

Teaser: I saw like in a dream, I can see Mark, me and a little girl. We are so happy running in a garden full of beautiful colourful flowers. I think it’s the small hut I inherited from Papa. It seems different, bigger and wider. The hut is now a two storey house with a small yacht in front of the house facing Lake Nijori. Trees and plants still grow there and … Mama, Papa, I love, Mama, Papa….the little girl said…smiling at me and Mark lively, sweetly and cutely. Oh, my, Mark….haha! I said closing my eyes and the vision is gone. I was teary eyed but very happy to see my future with him. A baby girl huh!, I said while caressing my tummy. Unmei! (Destiny), I love you, I loveeee you…I added looking at Mark, kissing him lovingly.

It’s been a while since I came for a visit to Italy. I can still remember that rainy day when I met her. It’s started out with a little conversation, what was that we talked about…uh!. Oh yes, about our stay in Italy. Rain is pouring but my heart was beating faster than the droplets of water that was making her blouse wet and her black colored bra sticking out, literally sticking-out with her breasts seen because her top’s unbuttoned its upper three buttons. She didn’t care for she laughed with my lame jokes about the rain, the people we met while we were walking. I can’t remember where we we're headed but I just knew that she was the girl for me. I am a woman, born and raised in Italy until I reached 15 years old. I needed to go to a dormitory in the states and graduated at Harvard....yet, meeting Leila is different...she is different, wild, sweet, beautiful, crazy but sensitive. I am such a quiet person and so lucky to have her as a friend, but are we just friends or something more. I hated her guts, but the way she talks, smells and moves make me insane....

Beck is just an ordinary girl. She was kept sheltered by her parents since an only girl. Ever since she was little she dreamed of weird and scary things, people, but what does all this tell her. One night a voice asked her, Who is Christ? Sino si Kristo? Will she be able to answer the QUESTION? Now that she became a big time businesswoman, will she be able to hide her feelings for Liz. And would she be able to face her destiny with a powerful secret group who have been wanting her to join ??? Vic hates Liz but what if tables turned and Liz happens to adore her? Being the CEO and holding power was what she alwasy wanted but what if she needs to rule over the world and need to do it soon? Superhumans are only seen in the movies or you tube vids, what if you yourself is one? What would you do?

I will miss that son of b*tch for handing me a totally hard job and to top it all, working with Victory. I know I am weird and inconsiderate but how can I work with someone I secretly love, so much I can't even stand close to her I'll faint just by seeing her or the mere of being close with her. I hater her ever since but that hate turned into love when I dared her to kiss me and when she did she blew me away. I never got over that kiss and until now I crave for that and why I always tease Vic to even chat or look at me. I'm so hopeless, haaay!, but I love her and I can't run from it now, I can't turn my back from her now. When I see Vic she seemed sad or always wanting to be alone. She's been a loner or quite the moody type since high school but when I was with her then she changed. She was happy and cool, smart and witty. But when I embarrassed her in front of our classmates in our high school dance, everything changed and she hated me ever since. Now I hope she has already forgiven me. But the old flame has sparked and I don't know if I can contain the fire that's keeping me in heat all the time and driving me insane because I desire for her and want her more than anyone else in the world.... And I.....Liz almost jumped still thinking of Vic when the devil paged her to come to her office and pronto!!!

Mortha is assistant to the Savior and the light bearer, commander of the Army Angels. He was summoned by God the Father to go down Earth to seek what's happening ghere and why humans no longer trust or love God, Jesus. He was asked to help people and lead them back to God. But him meeting Belle Sun seems a life changing experience for our angel that he was torned between his duties and his affection for her. He falls for the lovely, feisty and sweet country girl who neither believes in God nor angels, but nature and ancestral gods. Yet, will it be allowed when Mark is immortal, an angel and Belle is human? I thought I would die of sadness and despair because of the people I helped and reached out to save. But only you can save me, your love, your smile and your whole being, I miss and always desire to have and be in forever. Haaa!! ….Mark's eyes changed colour to golden yellow and as if magic, light is now covering him and Belle who is wiping her eyes to clearly see Mark in his glory glowing like a grand god in gold and glitter called. Ma...aaarrkkk!!??..I am already at the nuke’s tail and about to catch the body so he can detonate it. The bomb is so sophisticated that it took me some time to figure out how to stop it. Within ten seconds the nuke will explode, though my speed is about .....Ahhhh

"Breathe in, breathe out!", Hmm..., doing yoga isn't that easy!, Alexa silently said. She's doing some flexes, twisting her leg to sort of breaking it though not then the same thing done to the other. After that, she went down and spread her hands up, thus, bent down, butt on top In a push-up position. Did five or more push-ups and laid her back on the mat (ground) and did a half positioned sit up, to improve the 'abs'. "Just so you know, my abs haven't made that pack, not yet, maybe, in two years time or so (He! He!). Alexa smiling, while imagining what it'll be like when that happens. Since she was very inspired to do the work outs to improve her health and to impress her love. It's so sad to think I'm loving someone who is so popular and Jodie Moon, isn't someone who just love and really fall in love with an ordinary person. Yet, I know as a star she knows what she wants and always gets it. I'm good now. After my prolonged break-up from my womanizing boyfriend of 10 years, I am just relieved we ended up as friends now, maybe so. Okay, maybe not as good friends, but we talk occasionally. Hey! Alex...what are you doing?, Shane asked, my annoying but cute sister, who kept on interrupting me while I exercise. "Stop....(Shane touching my face...)...stop it.," while I get up and position my self sitting with hands on top of my folded legs. Alex!, teach me yoga!, okay!, Shane said irritatingly. Oh!, Shane stop, I can't concentrate. Please!, Shane insisted. Okay, okay!, later!... how about now!!!. Alex tickling Shane who wanted to escape her grasp, but it was too late. Alex was already over her and Shane was giggling hard until she almost cried. Alright, I'll stop! Ha! Ha!, How about joining me now? Shane looked at me and shook her head in tears. No!, some other time!....and ran out of the door. Haaay! I sighed. Silly girl! Sometimes I just want to bite and pinch her cute face in adoration. I love her so much! Done with yoga. Now I need to check on my emails, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Being a photographer and blogger isn't really an easy job but not as difficult as it seems either. I survive on artists, models and showbiz personalities who cater and support my work and talent. By the way, I'm Alexandra Steele, Alexa or Alex for short. And this is my story, your story, our story all together.