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Breaking Your Mental Barrier and live in another city: A lot of people do not attempt to change their life in any way. Most people I know are content living in one community and for a time I was this kind of person. I am afraid to get outside my boundaries and often thought that what I considered universal truths was the same for everyone. For the last 7 years, all of my attention was focused in one area. I thought that I would be living in Baguio City for the rest of my life. It seemed that everything that I wanted to do was in this city. There are artists and musicians everywhere and the events and occurrences seemed too important to let go. But the Universe had other plans for me. I had to leave everything behind, the community that I know, the friends that I am comfortable with and even my hometown. You see, Baguio City will comfort you to sleep—it is a silent city, with eternal fog and misty season for the entire year. It was comfortable to live in Baguio--- too

Bakata: Battle of the Street Poets: Taking Community Theater to the Next Level

BAKATA: THE BATTLE OF STREET POETS by: Kali Alaia Creative Image Foundation under the leadership of Toshihiko Uriu is paving the way for local talents to get noticed on a global scale. Bakata: The Battle of the Street Poets project is a play that involved not only the children being supported by Creative Image Foundation ' Creative Image Foundation (CIF) has been providing free education to children who are picking trash since 2000. The main objective of the education program is to provide opportunities for flowering talent. The number of graduates from CIF if already at 5,000, the lessons provided are not limited to regular education subjects. The education program involves workshops that will involve singing, dancing including that of theater performance. Creative Image Foundation makes use of the TIU Theater, located in Amorsolo, Makati as a venue for talent showcase. The children from Payatas and Smokey Mountain are given an opportunity to experienc