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Part of Tribu Paraiso in Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. 

The merelion statue is a ten-story structure,
where one can get a view of  Singapore and the surrounding islands. Photos by the blogger

     Subscription to the magazine was then P500.00 per year. The blogger was personally delivering copies of the magazine to Estrella Arellano, a school teacher in San Mateo, Isabela. She was not subscribing then but the blogger kept pestering her and so one day, she said he was taking a one-year subscription. But she did not pay immediately. 
     Each time the magazine was out, the blogger would make the trip from home in Oscariz, some 10 kilometers away by jeep or van. From the highway, I would get off and hire a tricycle to Estrella's school and after a brief chat with her, I would go home if I did not visit my son's family, the house of which is along the road to Bacarrena.
    That was the ritual until Estrella, who promised to write for the magazine when she retires from the service, paid her subscription. It was the same story with her P1,000.00 subscription. She only paid the amount last August. 
     The blogger also dropped by the San Mateo Municipal Library and gave the librarian copies of the magazine, hoping the municipal government would take out a subscription. The female librarian, a Domingcil, said the matter needed the approval of the Sangguniang Bayan. After several unsuccessful follow-ups, the blogger gave up. 
     Writing is truth-telling. If the young writer uses his mind, he could become a great writer. 
     Truth is a million times greater than lies.