As with all fairy tales, it starts once upon a time, with a starry-eyed girl who owned a computer after great sacrifice. She did not celebrate her 18th birthday with a run-of-the-mill debut into society, as was expected, but she asked her parents to buy her a PC instead. Back then, owning such a thing
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Musings, Personal
Change and a Motivational Poster
It is amazing to think that I have been away from my native country for more than 17 years now. I feel like it was only yesterday when I stepped onto the Thai Airways plane bound for Muscat, my first ever international flight. The last time I visited the Philippines was June this year. I
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Musings, Relationships
Seven Lessons for a Woman
Value yourself as a woman as you live and love. That has always been my adage in life and especially in relationships. Below are seven things I have learned as I make my way in adulthood and marriage, from my own personal experiences and those of friends. My life is definitely far from perfect, but
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Culture, Entertainment
Lessons from Candy Crush Saga
I have been playing Candy Crush Saga created by King Entertainment for more than a decade now. Initially, I used the Android app on my old Samsung tablet, then synced it up on FaceBook (before King and Meta called it quits), and eventually my Galaxy mini smartphone. In a nutshell, Candy Crush Saga is a
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Personal
A Decalogue
I have been blogging since 2001, but this is the first time I have put together a website with the infrastructure to showcase my adventures as an author as well as a wide array of writing-related subjects close to my heart. Rather than offering a long-winded introduction about myself, I wish to share my personal
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Personal, Site, Technology
A History of Blogging
As with all fairy tales, it starts once upon a time, with a starry-eyed girl who owned a computer after great sacrifice. She did not celebrate her 18th birthday with a run-of-the-mill debut into society, as was expected, but she asked her parents to buy her a PC instead. Back then, owning such a thing
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Site
Welcome
A very warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to ShiSia.com, the online portal of author, athlete and web savant Shirley Siaton Parabia. This domain was purchased on 17 March 2016 and launched as my blog on 12 May 2021. Although I have various literary websites, I wanted a space where I can write freely about my
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