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Macapendeg (2014) "Napaka flamboyant ko as a person, maingay ako. Lahat ng mga extra-curricular sa school namin mula elementary sinalihan ko, ako 'yong nagturo ng sayaw, ako 'yong kumakanta, ako 'yong sa mga play, lahat," pahayag nito (ni Ate Glow).["I was flaboyant as a person, I was talkative. I
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joined all extra-curricular activity groups in school. As early as elementary I joined, I was the one who taught dancing, I was the one who sang, I was the one who got involved in the play", she (Ate Glow) said."
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