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JOSE GERVIC LABE, JR.

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Flecks of Varied Colors

FLECKS OF VARIED COLORS
A blog and a collection of things gathered into one.

Well here I am, trying to think of something interesting to write and put in this blog. Honestly, I've always wanted and liked to do a blog yet blogging doesn't seem to like me. I created Flecks of Varied Colors to showcase my works and writings of various genres. I chose this title because my proposed contents for this blog are mainly scribbles, poetry compositions, life events and happenings, and anything you might find pointless. So read at your own risk.

I don't know if it's best to include my compositions here, but I'll give it a try. Perhaps, I will use this as a daily or weekly journal of things, happenings and events that I find interesting. Well maybe just anything I can think of. By the way, English is my third language and I'll do my best to make things clear and comprehensible. If you found something off the hook, please don't hesitate to inform me. I'd really appreciate it if you do so.

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iluvhorses

Jan 8, 2023 at 10:39pm
In response to "Lives of Street Children [Essay]"

Ah, it is hard to read this piece as it reminds me of the people begging at so many street corners near where I live.
Begging children are less common, or maybe just less visible.
I am grateful that some charitable organizations are trying to change these young ones lives: Samaritan's purse, Compassion international, CURE hospitals, etc.

It is not enough and the need feels overwhelming.
Thank you for speaking of the need and bringing it to light again.

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GERVIC

Feb 5, 2022 at 12:34am
In response to "She's So Beautiful"

Hi Kåre เลียม Enga!

Thanks K! Yeah she had it recorded in her phone, thus, the background noise. It was actually a video of herself singing the song with our old guitar. I only converted the video to audio. You can see the video of her in my FB account.

Novallas is a very small place (baranggay, located in the remote place of Tanjay City. You wouldn't find it in Google map. But I checked Google Earth and it's in there.

JanayJanay, I've never been in that place but San Jose is a town in between Dumaguete and Tanjay (From Dumaguete, there's the town of Sibulan, and then San Jose, and then Amblan, then Tanjay). So, I certainly pass across San Jose every time I go home. Guess, it's something I need to check and visit anytime soon.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 5, 2022 at 12:17am
In response to "She's So Beautiful"

Talent runs in your family.

I really like the lyrics. I do write poems for friends and want to write a song as well. My voice however... I listened to the mp-3 link (it would be nicer without the background noise).

OT: I looked up Novallas on the map. Not much there? My friend worked in JanayJanay (San Jose) 20 years ago. I see that it's between Tanjay and Dumaguete. She wanted to know whether you knew about it. Do you? It seems to be a small out-of-the-way place like Novallas.

GERVIC

Mar 31, 2021 at 9:36pm
In response to "I Made It"

Thank you Kåre เลียม Enga I'll try suggestion.

Yeah right QPdoll is Grateful! It's fun and rewarding. I'm glad that I courageously tried joining in to this competition.

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QPdoll is Grateful

Mar 31, 2021 at 6:55am
In response to "I Made It"

Yes, you did make it! I've had fun blogging with you and I hope you continue to write something every day. Thank you for your participation in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 30, 2021 at 11:41pm
In response to "I Made It"

You are very fluent in English. Fewer mistakes then I make in my second language, Spanish.

Just found a quirky spell-check on line for Norwegian (There are two versions; I use nynorsk) and should see whether any of the Spanish spell-checkers are good. Grammarly can help with English. I'd use it if I were writing essays. It might be helpful with writing stories or novels. Poetry?

We break rules.

If you can... write a short blog entry every day (don't wait for a challenge or prompts) even if you don't have much to say. Common every day life is best as that's the vocabulary people use when speaking. Describe your job, what you cook, what you wear, how you live, your apartment, your family, your friends. Anything on your mind will do. What may seem boring to you won't be to your readers.

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GERVIC

Mar 30, 2021 at 9:17pm
In response to "I Made It"

Yes Capp. Same here. Thank you!

Cappucine

Mar 30, 2021 at 9:07pm
In response to "I Made It"

Lovely to meet you this March for the blogging challenge, & hope to see you here again!
Onwards & upwards~ Capp

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 30, 2021 at 12:11am
In response to "Then and Now"

I agree, go or stay for love.

In Philippines I might prefer a mountain village because heat and taffic don't thrill me. I live in the center of a small mountain city now. I can walk most anyhere. It's a quiet city. The last year though has been horrible.

I've lived in small towns ... when I had a car. I loved the open spaces. I loved the prairies ... grass, corn, wheat, as far as one could see.

QueenNormaJean maybesnow?!

Mar 30, 2021 at 12:04am
In response to "Then and Now"

Hard to choose, but you have to stay where the work is if you have to work. We're lucky now to live where we do.

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Born A Taurean

May 19, 2022 at 8:55am

BORN A TAUREAN In response to one of May's projects of , I decided to research something about my own Zodiac sign -Taurus and write a poem about it. Below are the following information I gathered: Introduction to Taurus Zodiac In astrology, Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, considered as governing that portion of the year from about April 20 to about May 20. Its representation as a bull is related to the Greek myth of Zeus, who assumed the form of a bull to abduct E... [Read more]

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Lives of Street Children [Essay]

May 10, 2022 at 12:24am

Whenever I go to church or walk along the sidewalk with other pedestrians, I can’t rid myself of the feeling of pain the moment I come across those little children. At a very young age, they strolled over and gadded around busy streets and highways, looking for food for themselves and their younger siblings, who waited patiently at their abode near dump sites. Their calloused feet were stumped over dirt, and they frequently burned on those hot concrete roads. One might be fortunate enough... [Read more]

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I Have No Regrets

April 17, 2022 at 8:31pm

Here's another song composed by my sister. It was written in the Cebuano dialect. Cebuano or Bisaya is the first and the native dialect I speak. My second language is Tagalog/Filipino (our national language) and my third language is English. The song is entitled "Wala Ko Nagmahay" which I translated to "I Have No Regrets". I will place the translation below each original line for your reference. Also, I added the link to her recording. The quality of the audio isn't th... [Read more]

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She's So Beautiful

February 4, 2022 at 11:05pm

I'd like to share to you my sister's composition. It is a song about the inner beauty of her friend. This was especially dedicated to her friend April during her birthday. Also, she's the one who created the music by only using our old guitar. My sister's name is Cindy and she's a fan of composing songs. Here's her song: [If you like to listen her song while reading the lyrics, {xlink:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1idmS_Sb9hQWlSnGWyA9uczGDLHwDG6F3/view}click... [Read more]

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I Made It

March 30, 2021 at 8:50pm

MARCH 30, 2021 PROMPT Congratulations on making it to the last day of the competition! What was your favorite prompt from the last month? What was the most rewarding aspect of participating in the competition? I Made It W ow, I finally made it to the thirtieth! I thought I couldn't survive a daily blogging but here I am writing my last entry for this blogging month. It has been a tedious work since I have limited time to write and respond to each day's prompt. I'm j... [Read more]

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Then and Now

March 29, 2021 at 12:15pm

MARCH 29, 2021 PROMPT What did you like / dislike about where you grew up? What do you like / dislike about where you live now? Then and Now T he place I live in right now is totally different from my original hometown. With the fact that I currently live in a city while my birth place is in a hinterland located in a remote mountainous area of the province, the differences are extremely apparent. In there you can see tall trees and mountains while here are towering buildings... [Read more]

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Prompting Prompt

March 28, 2021 at 10:40am

MARCH 28, 2021 PROMPT We need your help filling the Challenge War Chest with prompts! In your entry today, write three of your own 30DBC prompts and then choose one to respond to. Prompting Prompt B rilliant prompt I admit. I know it's very hard to think of good prompts even for a prompt-based contest running on monthly basis, how much more with this challenge that needs daily prompting. It might be so exhausting to think of a unique prompt considering the fact that this ... [Read more]

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The Lost Pair

March 28, 2021 at 12:29am

MARCH 27, 2021 PROMPT In your entry today, write about one of the most frightening moments of your life. The Lost Pair L iving in a place so remote from the city has lots of frightening moments one will certainly encounter. And I'm not an exception to this. I have different frightening encounters during my childhood to teenage days back in my original place. Perhaps my exposure to some horror movies we used to watch every time we visit our grandma (to watch TV/movies sinc... [Read more]

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Me in Three

March 27, 2021 at 8:08am

MARCH 26, 2021 PROMPT If you asked your friends to describe you using only three words, what would they say? And why do you think so? Me in Three I remember a question somehow similar to this being asked on the exam I took prior to getting my job. Although not verbatim, the question conveyed the same thought as it tackled about my strengths and weaknesses. Also, I had those moments when my colleagues (whom I considered my friends) said that I am like this and that having this... [Read more]

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No Practical Jokes Please

March 25, 2021 at 10:20pm

MARCH 25, 2021 PROMPT What’s the best or worst practical joke that you’ve played on someone or that was played on you? No Practical Jokes Please I haven’t done any practical jokes to someone nor did they happen to throw one at me. But if you say just joke alone and not those sort of embarrassing, traumatic and unworthy pranks, I have lots and have been joked with almost every time. I’m not really that good of a joker but at least they’d laugh every time I thr... [Read more]

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There's No Place Like Home but Beach is Fun!

March 24, 2021 at 11:12pm

MARCH 24, 2021 PROMPT Write about some of your most memorable vacations. Where did you go? Who were you with? What was your favorite part of the trip? There's No Place Like Home but Beach is Fun! I can't remember a single time in my life that I went on vacation. I might have gone to other places but it’s not for vacation purposes, it was for our college field trip. I don’t have the luxury to go to some other places for leisure and relaxation. I’d rather go home a... [Read more]

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Frustrations and How I Handled Them

March 23, 2021 at 10:57pm

MARCH 23, 2021 PROMPT What do you do to improve your mood when you are sad? If you are frustrated or angry, what is your secret to feeling better? Frustrations and How I Handled Them I have lots of ways to cope up from sadness. Depending on the level of sadness I'm in, too much sadness will certainly take few days to quell while the minimal will eventually fade in a matter of hours. Whenever I feel frustrated and angry, one can easily detect while I'm in this moo... [Read more]

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My Earliest Memories

March 23, 2021 at 5:05am

MARCH 22, 2021 PROMPT Write about your earliest memory. Try to describe it in as much detail as possible. My Earliest Memories While might be a bit misleading, my earliest memories are more like scattered puzzle pieces than a grand narrative. There's the one where I was five, inexplicably locked in my grandmother's room. Another is a chaotic jumble of splintering wood and flailing limbs - the time a friend's enthusiastic jumping on a wooden bridge sent my sister... [Read more]

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Food I Might Try

March 22, 2021 at 3:31am

MARCH 21, 2021 PROMPT What food or dish have you never eaten but would really like to try? Food I Might Try I've been very fussy when it comes to what's on my plate. If you happen to read my last post, I did mention about what type of food I love eating, and what's not. Meat other than pork, chicken and fish is a big NO. Never serve me with beef if you don't want me to puke while you're enjoying your sumptuous meal. I might take a small bite to show re... [Read more]

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Popcorn Time

March 22, 2021 at 3:16am

MARCH 20, 2021 PROMPT What are your favorite movie genres? Share some recommendations with your readers! Popcorn Time There are a lot of great movies out there and it's too hard to sift them out from a vast array of selection. However, the following list of movies that I'll be showcasing in here might not be my favorites but they are movies I always like watching even for the second time or third time. Fantasy has always been my favorite genre. Perhaps my children... [Read more]

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A Decade is Enough

March 19, 2021 at 10:41pm

MARCH 19, 2021 PROMPT How are you different now than you were in the year 2010? What have been the most significant changes in your life in the last ten years? A Decade is Enough Ten years are enough for me to say that I've changed a lot. Change in the sense that I had transitioned completely from that once demure and pessimistic adolescent to being confident and optimistic adult. Perhaps my early exposure to various life struggles and adversities served well in m... [Read more]

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A Trek to- Home

March 18, 2021 at 11:45pm

MARCH 18, 2021 PROMPT If you were hired to show tourists what life is really like where you live, what would you show them or have them do? A Trek to- Home The place where I live is not a great spot for tourists. Unless if they wish for a very long and tedious hike from the city going to our place, then it will be. Our place is not known despite the beautiful landscapes and all green ambiance it offers. However, there were few travelers who happened to pass by and woul... [Read more]

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The Leaves of Luck

March 17, 2021 at 1:13pm

MARCH 17, 2021 PROMPT Pretend that you have found a four-leaf clover that will bring you extraordinary good luck for exactly one day. Write about your lucky day. The Leaves of Luck This is one interesting topic, I should say. I never know that this kind of leaf brings luck to its finder. Although I've seen images of this around and it's often associated to leprechauns and Saint Patrick's Day, it never came to my curiosity why this mythical creature always has this. ... [Read more]

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Life's Lessons

March 17, 2021 at 5:48am

MARCH 16, 2021 PROMPT What lesson do you remember most vividly from your childhood? Life's Lessons Okay, here we go again. I'll be bringing you back to my childhood years with so much fun and some boring experiences. I hope you will continue to read my entries. This time, it'll be more on discussing the many values I learned and how my parents disciplined me to become who I am now. I had been scolded many times, been shouted at many times, lectured many times,... [Read more]

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Playing With Dice and Cards

March 16, 2021 at 2:24am

MARCH 15, 2021 PROMPT What’s your favorite board game or card game to play with friends? Playing With Dice and Cards Oh game! This one is a great topic I suppose. I'm glad it talks about cards and boards, otherwise I might not be able to write something. This is favorable to me since I'm more inclined into mental games than physical ones. I'm no good with balls and the like. Well, does anyone knows how to play Snake and Ladder? This was the board game we us... [Read more]

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Playing With Words

March 14, 2021 at 11:35pm

MARCH 14, 2021 PROMPT In your entry, make a list of your favorite words to say. Then describe why they are your favorites and include a pronunciation guide for your readers. Brownie points if you can use your words in a sentence. Playing With Words Did I mention about English being the third language I speak? Oh yes I did. Our country has more than 170 dialects spoken by people living in different islands and regions. We are composed of more than seven thousand islands and is... [Read more]

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Our Family's Favorite

March 13, 2021 at 8:32pm

MARCH 13, 2021 PROMPT What traditional ethnic food dishes from your culture does your family still enjoy? Tell us about how the recipe was passed down and what modifications were made over the years. Our Family's Favorite When it comes to household chores and activities, I would say Mother knows best most especially when we talk about cooking. At home, I have my all time favorite dish. Although this dish is easy to cook that almost everyone here in our country knows how t... [Read more]

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The Indigenous Lives

March 13, 2021 at 8:56am

MARCH 12, 2021 PROMPT Imagine you had to create an art piece for a gallery or museum. What would you create? The Indigenous Lives When I was little, my interest was not really into scribbling words to create pieces of poetry but it's more into doodling and sketching. I used to draw anime characters from game cards, stickers and any random anime images I found on my notebook covers. I also did some portrait sketches and drawings about nature. Sadly, I somehow lost t... [Read more]

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Tell Me Who Your Friends Are

March 12, 2021 at 4:32am

MARCH 11, 2021 PROMPT What qualities do you look for in a friend? Are there any qualities you avoid? What qualities about yourself do you think make a good friend? Tell Me Who Your Friends Are "Tell me who your friends are and I tell you who you are" is one powerful adage commonly used by those individuals who make one less of a person. The truth hurts may sound cliche but it's the reality. People tend to use this to measure one's worth and to stereo... [Read more]

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Music is not my cup of tea, But...

March 10, 2021 at 12:07pm

MARCH 10, 2021 PROMPT What artist or band do you always recommend when someone asks for a music recommendation? Music is not my cup of tea, But... Oh my! This is too hard. I am not really that music fanatic. Although I listen to it whenever someone turns on the radio or plays a random song on spotify and YouTube, only a few captured my interest. I prefer listening to songs coming from a country genre, reggae, and pop music. I also have recent addition to the aforementioned ge... [Read more]

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