South Korea condemns North Korea’s firing of ballistic missiles
South Korea criticised North Korea following the latter's launch of 10 short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang Thursday, August…
By James Mario Ajero
James studied for a BA in Communication Arts at STI Caloocan, Philippines.
A self-confessed Game of Thrones nerd and MTG card collector, James’ interest in other world and fantasy fiction was sparked by reading the novels of George RR Martin and JRR Tolkien.
James is also a huge sports fan, and will happily watch his favourite basketball team Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA and NLEX Road Warriors in the Philippine Basketball Association.
In college, he was an essay competition champion in his first year before becoming a two-year impromptu speech contest champion.
James owns two male cats, Shadow and Snow.
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