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I didn’t have any plans to write an entry for my blog today but after hearing a fellow employee share her emotional experience when she lost a loved one to a bombing incident, it inspired me to write this piece. A famous quote states “art imitates life” and so I realized there are a lot of movies that showcase our real struggles and experiences in life. Some movies make us laugh, some movies make us cry and some movies make us do both. Here is a list of movies that have elicited different feelings for me and I feel that one should see these movies at least once in their lifetime. Movies starring Robin Williams – for some reason there is a lot on my list from Robin Williams 1. What Dreams May Come – This movie takes love and loss to greater heights and I mean that both literally and figuratively. In this movie, you will see how a husband loved his wife dearly that he went to the depths of hell just to find her. This movie is also a feast for the eyes because of the rea...

Do you believe in coincidence? I do and I’ve had a lot of experiences to show for it, one of which is for our Halloween Party in the office. I was planning to just wear the white dress given to me by my sister-in-law, pair it with angel wings and a halo and voila, I’ll be a wholesome angel. However, a series of coincidental events changed my Halloween look to exactly the opposite and this was the result: This was what happened: I went to an Ukay2x Store to look around for stuff after paying for my bills. I checked one store and saw a long black dress reminiscent of vampires and witches and I grabbed it immediately, thinking I’ll just pull off a gothic look. A few blocks away, I saw another store that had some items on sale for 50 pesos. I just went through the shoe rack and saw what resembled a witches’ hat in a clear plastic. Intrigued, I checked it out and instead saw a black pair of wings with a maroon and black headdress. It was just for me! Here are a few more ...