Dede Sophie

No matter if you’re from the Philippines or not, travel Philippines should be at the top of your bucket list. For those who’ve never been, you’ll find heaven on earth: breathtaking beaches and kind people in an unbeatable combo. For those that are lucky enough to have been born in paradise, there’s still so much travel Philippines to do! With over 7,000 islands, you could spend your whole life exploring this enchanting Eden. And for vegan travellers and vegan Filipinos alike, let me tell you when I first travelled to the Philippines as a vegan I was surprised by how hard it was for me to be vegan in the Philippines. I found it so hard in fact that I ended up writing an entire blog post about vegan travel Philippines . But if I found it so hard to be vegan in the Philippines the first time around, why do I still insist vegans put the Philippines at the top of their bucket-list? Find out here with these 5 reasons vegans should travel to the Philippines: 1. Abundance of Vegan-friendly Foo

THE Papua New Guinea Minister for Defence MP Win Bakri Daki who is also responsible for Natural Disasters throughout the country visited the University of Goroka on Thursday to see first hand damages caused to it’s hall of residence following the recent 7.6  magnitude earthquake. Mr Daki acknowledged the University of Goroka Vice Chancellor Dr Teng Waninga for managing things well on the ground before relief assistance was given. He assured the UOG Management that the Marape-Rosso Government will work with them to assist where needed. Dr Teng Waninga in a meeting with the Minister for Defence said a total of K8m will be needed to secure an alternate accommodation for the 1500 students who have beeb directly displaced from their dormitories after damages to the halls of residence. Dr Waninga said the cost is for accommodation alone for the next 5 to 6 weeks before the academic year ends. UOG students grieve following the destruction on student residential halls by the 7.6 magnitude quak

At RLWC2017, schoolgirl Gloria Kaupa was the youngest player in the Papua New Guinea Orchids squad and played just a handful of minutes against New Zealand in the team’s final match of the tournament. But she channeled her disappointment into motivation – and rose to become vice-captain of the team by the time of the 2019 test series against England. It has been a long journey for Goroka-based Gloria, who stars in the internationally released PNG Orchids documentary Power Meri, to persuade her community to support her playing rugby league as a woman (for religious reasons). She says the turning point was the Orchids’ match against England in 2019 in her hometown. “When we played in Goroka, it was the first time half of my church members, as well as my community came to watch…more than 50 people who knew me. After that, they were more supportive and started to take women in rugby league more seriously,” she says. Gloria has taken it upon herself to develop women’s rugby league in Goroka

S.P. Wish’s first thriller/horror/children’s novel ‘Roses of Doom’ on now available for FREE at Smashwords.com. It is also available on Lulu.com and some other online retailers. Here is the LINK . If you do download and read this book, I encourage you to post reviews of it on Goodreads, Smashwords and other sites. The summary of the book is as follows- When horror strikes…………..black roses are left behind. A school camping trip leads quirky middle schooler Mizu, her twin brother Kaji, her friend Akumu and school newspaper reporter Seiya to a mysterious mansion in Greenfire Forest. In the mansion, Mizu’s friend is swallowed up by a hole that opens up and closes instantly! Many other unexplained happenings follow until Mizu discovers an old newspaper with information about a centuries old intrigue which has remained hidden till now……….and no person who knows of its existence is allowed to live……. The book trailer can be viewed on youtube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAFInpvLYoE ———————