For Sale RS100
2 stroke engine.
1982 model
Complete papers
Issue: Not running, not registered
Price: 5k
January 22, 2023
January 15, 2023
For Sale
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1. Yero long span 5 pcs 5 ft -used bubong ng dating garahe.
Price 700
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Price 800
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May 10, 2019
Go Green this May 13!
Election again, sadly reviewing the candidate’s platform only
few includes the protection of the environment in their platform. So as a voter
looking for a green candidates have no other option but to look on their green track
records. Fortunately, Rappler, an online news media have an article entitled “How'green' is your Senate bet?” which
have a matrix of candidates who have best and worst green track records. Sadly,
those have worst track records belong to the administration bet and now leading
the pre-election survey. Only two from administration included in the top
twelve who have a good green track records. Seven from opposition and three are
independent. The candidate that is the
most green is Neri Colmenares and worst is Bong Go. Neri got the number 1 spot
for creating laws that will protect the environment and serve as lawyer for
environmentalist. While Bong Go got the last spot is for the Duterte administration
favoring China’s project that will harm the environment like Chico and Kaliwa
dam projects.
If you are green
lover, you can use this matrix to select your 12 senators this coming May 13
election. You can view the chart by visiting this page: “How 'green' is yourSenate bet?”
November 29, 2017
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February 2, 2013
Occupy SM Baguio, Game Over?
If the United States has Occupy Wall Street, Philippines has Occupy SM Baguio. If Occupy Wall St goal is to stop wide income disparity, Occupy SM is trying to stop cutting of trees, they have one thing in common though, fighting corporate greed. For those who are not familiar with SM, SM is the largest shopping mall and retail operator in the Philippines. SM has several branches spread across the Philippines and the subject of protest is their branch in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines and famous for its pine trees.
Occupy SM was established due to SM City Baguio's plan to cut or uproot trees to give way to their expansion project. With this expansion project 182 trees are possible to be cut or uprooted. Occupy SM held several rallies protesting SM City Baguio's expansion project. This was attended by more than 5,000 people, comprising of Baguio’s residents and environmental group. Environmental complaints were also filed against SM Baguio by some environmental group to stop them from uprooting trees.
Sadly, it seems that the expansion project is already a done deal since Court dismissed the case vs. SM Baguio. Judge Antonio Esteves found no irregularity in the issuance of the amended Environmental Compliance Certificate, tree cutting and earth balling permits, building permit and zoning clearance. This should not be the end of the protest though, we can still continue our protest by boycotting that SM branch and not voting the government official who supported it or did not do anything to stop to it. By doing this, SM and some government officials will realize that by doing harm to the environment their earnings and career will be affected. We should not stop making noise until SM and some government official stops doing something that is harmful to the environment. We should not adapt the ningas kugon attitude because we will give the SM management and City Officials the impression that they all need to do is wait a little and the objection to their questionable activities will automatically subside.
Occupy SM was established due to SM City Baguio's plan to cut or uproot trees to give way to their expansion project. With this expansion project 182 trees are possible to be cut or uprooted. Occupy SM held several rallies protesting SM City Baguio's expansion project. This was attended by more than 5,000 people, comprising of Baguio’s residents and environmental group. Environmental complaints were also filed against SM Baguio by some environmental group to stop them from uprooting trees.
Sadly, it seems that the expansion project is already a done deal since Court dismissed the case vs. SM Baguio. Judge Antonio Esteves found no irregularity in the issuance of the amended Environmental Compliance Certificate, tree cutting and earth balling permits, building permit and zoning clearance. This should not be the end of the protest though, we can still continue our protest by boycotting that SM branch and not voting the government official who supported it or did not do anything to stop to it. By doing this, SM and some government officials will realize that by doing harm to the environment their earnings and career will be affected. We should not stop making noise until SM and some government official stops doing something that is harmful to the environment. We should not adapt the ningas kugon attitude because we will give the SM management and City Officials the impression that they all need to do is wait a little and the objection to their questionable activities will automatically subside.
September 11, 2012
The Incoming Threat
Why giving China the disputed island is dangerous to the environment and to us?
During the most recent SONA of PNoy, he mentioned that he received some advice that in order to avoid conflict with China we can just give them the Scarborough shoals and other disputed reefs, islets, atolls, cays and islands in Spratly. Luckily the president did not agree to that suggestion.
Why do you think it is bad to the environment if China will occupy this island/shoal? The islands provide important habitats for many seabirds and sea turtles. Some sea turtles inhabiting these islands are critically endangered. The sea turtle is a symbol of longevity in Chinese customs, and their shell is a traditional decorative ornamental material used in Japan and China , so expect that there will be a big declined on their numbers once China fully occupied this island. Most recently the Philippines' navy have caught Chinese fishermen illegally entered the Philippines territory then collected giant clams, live sharks and other endangered marine species in violation of local laws. This incident resulted to the increased tensions in the West Philippines Sea . China has passed the U.S. to become the world's biggest energy consumer, while remain as the number 2 oil consumer. This country's big demand for energy and oil will mean an over exploited Spratly and Scarborough.
There will be a lot of disadvantages to us Filipinos if China will have the Spratly and Scarborough. China has big demand for food because of their more than one billion populations. Because of their big population they will be forced to do heavily fishing to support their big demand for food. China 's heavy commercial fishing in the region will deplete our already scarce sea food supply and Filipino fishermen can no longer fish on this area once it became the territory of China . Once the supply of fish and other sea foods become scarce, the price of this commodity will surely skyrocketed thus hurting our pocket even more. In terms of national security, China's present just few mile from our region mean a jittery Philippines, with a bully and militarily powerful nation within your doorstep, it will need for an investor to have a heart of stone for not to get nervous and wary in investing in the Philippines.
Whether we care for the environment or not, we should be in one voice in condemning this China 's bullying because this will not only have a negative effect on the environment but on our security and livelihood as well.
January 30, 2012
Wasted Lessons
Lessons of Ondoy and other previous calamities that brought havoc to the country seem wasted. Another typhoon named Sendong entered the country and brought another devastation and as previous calamities, people were caught unprepared resulted to high casualties. According to the local authorities, there is a high casualty because of illegal logging and mining in that area. Nature looks like taking a vengeance; flash flood carried the cut trees and served as a battering ram in destroying building and houses.
You cannot avoid to wonder if there is still a chance that people will finally change their behavior towards the environment. And accept the fact that the impact of climate change, most appropriately called "global weirding" in weather terms, is becoming clearer with each event. The 100 years floods are piling up. The storm systems are gaining in strength. The boom and bust cycles of flood and drought make old stories of "the way things are" sound like trite but frosty old memories.
Deny if you will, trees perform many important functions in the eco-system, one of which is dealing with water. You just can't chop down millions of them in one place and expect no consequences. This is not so much a case of "Nature" out to get us, as this will be spun, no doubt. This is a direct consequence of man's actions. And, yes, once again, follow the money.
You cannot avoid to wonder if there is still a chance that people will finally change their behavior towards the environment. And accept the fact that the impact of climate change, most appropriately called "global weirding" in weather terms, is becoming clearer with each event. The 100 years floods are piling up. The storm systems are gaining in strength. The boom and bust cycles of flood and drought make old stories of "the way things are" sound like trite but frosty old memories.
Deny if you will, trees perform many important functions in the eco-system, one of which is dealing with water. You just can't chop down millions of them in one place and expect no consequences. This is not so much a case of "Nature" out to get us, as this will be spun, no doubt. This is a direct consequence of man's actions. And, yes, once again, follow the money.
December 18, 2011
Three R
In some parts of the Philippines you will notice garbage along the highway and vacant lots. You may quickly conclude that this is because of lack of discipline of its people. This may be true to some but for others this is due to poverty. Even though local government is the one in charge of garbage collection, it is not free in some municipality, the fee range from 30 to 100 pesos. For a country wherein most of the people live on $1 dollar a day, that amount is very hard to find. They would rather buy foods than pay the fee for garbage collection. For those who cannot afford paying the fee, they have no choice but to throw their garbage anywhere possible. This garbage include some hazardous materials and chemicals such as used fluorescent tube and used diapers, posing a health risk to the people especially the young ones. Some of this garbage is also being thrown to bodies of water like river, stream and seas causing fish kills and water pollution. Some were being burned releasing toxic gases in the air.
Its baffling why in some barrios or municipalities, garbage collection is free. This will made you wonder that there is a fund being allotted for garbage collection, it so happen that when the barrio official is corrupt, they will only put this fund on their pocket and will ask their constituent to just shoulder the cost of garbage collection. Though there is a fund being allotted for barangay, it is up to the barangay official where they will use that fund. Another possible reason why they are discrepancy in garbage collection is because fund allotment differs, there are barangays which have a higher fund allotment while some have small fund allotment. The government should shoulder the cost of garbage collection if fund is not yet being allotted for this purpose, since people are already paying high taxes which are more than enough to shoulder garbage collection cost. And to make sure that the fund being given to barangay will be used for garbage collection, they should make it illegal to use it for other purposes and collecting dues to its constituents.
Some may think that waste management is not important to be given that priority in the budget. Improving garbage collection will actually save the government budget because we can save the money being allotted for health purposes. Polluted air, water and land due to garbage can cause illness to people and damage to our environment. Improper disposal of garbage can also cause flooding, because this will clog our drainage system. Government has already spent so much money preventing flood and repairing the damage cause by it. And for ordinary folks, we should do our part too; we should practice 3 R, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. By following this 3 R there will be few garbage to collect, and few garbage mean less money to be used for garbage collection.
September 30, 2011
Is Extinction Near?
There's an article in the Internet entitled 'Shocking' Report Warns of Extinction, it tackles the current report of expert panel of scientists that warns of a mass extinction unlike anything human history has ever seen. It may sound prophecy especially for those who don't believe in the global warming and even those who believe it but just close their eyes to protect their own interest. For sure many global warming deniers will contend these findings because they don't want their lavish lifestyle to be affected.
According to the report the mass extinction will likely to happen on marine animals. In the Philippines it appears that it already happening because recently there are series of fish kills that have happened in two Philippines provinces, Batangas and Pangasinan. According to the news the reason behind the fish kills is because of the lack of oxygen. Coincidentally this is one of the factors that will cause the future mass extinction mentioned in the said report. The other two are warming and acidification. They warn that the combination of these three will inevitably cause a mass marine extinction if there is no action taken to prevent it.
Sadly, this fish kills and previous calamities didn't serve as an eye opener to us specially the government. As of this time, no new country wide policy that has been implemented to stop this from happening again. Government official did not even include water pollution as one of possible reason for this fish kills. According to them the reason for this fish kills is over population of fish. Though, over population can cause decrease of oxygen, they should also look for other factors that may also contribute to the depletion of oxygen. Clearing of land can lead to erosion of soil into the river. Trees and plants prevent soil erosion but since they are being cut, erosion continues unimpeded. Some farmers, used large amounts of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides to maximize their harvest and profits, but these can be washed into the waterways by the rain. This can also happened to leaks of oil and antifreeze from a car on a driveway. Excessive amounts of sediment in waterways can block sunlight, preventing aquatic plants from photosynthesizing, and can suffocate fish by clogging their gills. When organic matter increases in a pond, the number of decomposers will increase. These decomposers grow rapidly and use a great deal of oxygen during their growth. This leads to a depletion of oxygen as the decomposition process occurs.
Everyone should look deeper on the cause of recent fish kills in the Philippines . We should look on every possible reason so that a correct solution will be implemented otherwise this extinction will not be far from happening.
According to the report the mass extinction will likely to happen on marine animals. In the Philippines it appears that it already happening because recently there are series of fish kills that have happened in two Philippines provinces, Batangas and Pangasinan. According to the news the reason behind the fish kills is because of the lack of oxygen. Coincidentally this is one of the factors that will cause the future mass extinction mentioned in the said report. The other two are warming and acidification. They warn that the combination of these three will inevitably cause a mass marine extinction if there is no action taken to prevent it.
Sadly, this fish kills and previous calamities didn't serve as an eye opener to us specially the government. As of this time, no new country wide policy that has been implemented to stop this from happening again. Government official did not even include water pollution as one of possible reason for this fish kills. According to them the reason for this fish kills is over population of fish. Though, over population can cause decrease of oxygen, they should also look for other factors that may also contribute to the depletion of oxygen. Clearing of land can lead to erosion of soil into the river. Trees and plants prevent soil erosion but since they are being cut, erosion continues unimpeded. Some farmers, used large amounts of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides to maximize their harvest and profits, but these can be washed into the waterways by the rain. This can also happened to leaks of oil and antifreeze from a car on a driveway. Excessive amounts of sediment in waterways can block sunlight, preventing aquatic plants from photosynthesizing, and can suffocate fish by clogging their gills. When organic matter increases in a pond, the number of decomposers will increase. These decomposers grow rapidly and use a great deal of oxygen during their growth. This leads to a depletion of oxygen as the decomposition process occurs.
Everyone should look deeper on the cause of recent fish kills in the Philippines . We should look on every possible reason so that a correct solution will be implemented otherwise this extinction will not be far from happening.
August 6, 2011
The Killer Maybe In Your House
In this blog’s previous article entitled Mercury, it was stated that some Filipinos are not aware of the danger of mercury that can be found in several products available in the Philippines' market. Sadly there is another dangerous material wherein many Filipinos are not aware of. This material is asbestos, which according to the World Health Organization estimates, more than 107,000 people die worldwide each year from asbestos diseases.
There is alarming news in the Internet that mentioned about the plan of Canada to push through the production of asbestos from their last asbestos mine which is being objected by physicians and public health workers around the globe. This is due to the possible harmful effect of asbestos to people's health. The most alarming information from this article is that the asbestos produced from this asbestos mine would be exported to Asia, with about half going to India and the rest to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and here in the Philippines, which according to the article are the countries with lax or nonexistent asbestos-control process. It is very alarming that Philippines is one of the countries lacking an effective asbestos control and the one who accept this kind of material.
Since exposure to asbestos can cause cancer and since cancer is the third leading causes of morbidity, it is only appropriate for Philippines' government to take an aggressive action in totally eliminating this material. Banning alone will not stop this material from entering our country; greedy business men with the help of corrupt government official will still be able to find a way to enter that banned material in our country. The best way to stop this is to go directly to the root. The Philippines government should collaborate with other groups or countries to pressure Canada not to push through with the production of this dangerous material. It is unbelievable that these big business, government corporation and leaders do not have a conscience and would allow this stuff to be mined and sold to the less fortunate and unprotected. It is very scary to think of how cruel and greedy human kind really can be! We should not allow this to be mined anymore let alone sold.
There is alarming news in the Internet that mentioned about the plan of Canada to push through the production of asbestos from their last asbestos mine which is being objected by physicians and public health workers around the globe. This is due to the possible harmful effect of asbestos to people's health. The most alarming information from this article is that the asbestos produced from this asbestos mine would be exported to Asia, with about half going to India and the rest to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and here in the Philippines, which according to the article are the countries with lax or nonexistent asbestos-control process. It is very alarming that Philippines is one of the countries lacking an effective asbestos control and the one who accept this kind of material.
Since exposure to asbestos can cause cancer and since cancer is the third leading causes of morbidity, it is only appropriate for Philippines' government to take an aggressive action in totally eliminating this material. Banning alone will not stop this material from entering our country; greedy business men with the help of corrupt government official will still be able to find a way to enter that banned material in our country. The best way to stop this is to go directly to the root. The Philippines government should collaborate with other groups or countries to pressure Canada not to push through with the production of this dangerous material. It is unbelievable that these big business, government corporation and leaders do not have a conscience and would allow this stuff to be mined and sold to the less fortunate and unprotected. It is very scary to think of how cruel and greedy human kind really can be! We should not allow this to be mined anymore let alone sold.
June 17, 2011
Opening of Classes Heyday for Crooks
Opening of classes in the Philippines are here again, parents are doing everything to save money needed for the enrollment of their kids. They're working very hard to be able to earn money but some schools especially the private schools are making it harder for them. Most of the schools in the Philippines always make revision to the prescribed book to prevent students from just borrowing a used book from friends or relatives, this mean additional profit for them because students will be forced to buy the new revised books. During my time, I'm only borrowing the books of a relative or sibling, this give a lot of savings to my parents. Unfortunately, this day due to greed, students can no longer do this to save money.
I understand that there are some updates that need to be done, but it should not be on all the subjects and not as frequent as they currently doing. It can be acceptable for computer books since there are always changes in computer technology, but for other books like mathematics, language, those were invented long time ago and heard no changes recently, it obvious the main reason for revising the book is money. And the most unbelievable is even books regarding religion is being updated frequently. I cannot imagine that there are always changes in the teachings of our Creator and sadly the project director of the book is a priest. I cannot believe that he will condone an action that is very clearly have a negative effect to the people and the environment.
According to the prediction of some scientist by 2030 we will need two earths just to supply the resources we need to survive. Upon reading it, I thought that the author is only making a hyperbole but by the way I see people now on how they exploit our natural resources due to greed for money, I think what the author mentioned is not far from happening. It needs 500,000 trees to produce one ton of papers. If all students will buy new books it is not impossible for us to consume that one ton of papers to make a new book for every student in only one school year.
It is scary to know that money is now became so powerful, it can now dictate people on what to do, sadly, most of this are not good for the human kind and environment. And they can now control people in every walk of life including those who you think will guide us to what is morally right. The president is planning to increase the number of school year to enhance the education of the Filipinos and improve their lives. But for me this is not the right thing to do, as long as we have this kind of system in our school institutions, even you lengthened it to another more year this will not improve the Filipino lives. The school has a big influence in our children lives; they are the one that suppose to hone them into a better person. But showing our children this kind of business, it is not possible that they will do the same thing in the future. With the institution that suppose to be the one to instill what is morally right is the one showing example of wrongdoing and greed, improvement of Filipino life is still far from reality.
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I understand that there are some updates that need to be done, but it should not be on all the subjects and not as frequent as they currently doing. It can be acceptable for computer books since there are always changes in computer technology, but for other books like mathematics, language, those were invented long time ago and heard no changes recently, it obvious the main reason for revising the book is money. And the most unbelievable is even books regarding religion is being updated frequently. I cannot imagine that there are always changes in the teachings of our Creator and sadly the project director of the book is a priest. I cannot believe that he will condone an action that is very clearly have a negative effect to the people and the environment.
According to the prediction of some scientist by 2030 we will need two earths just to supply the resources we need to survive. Upon reading it, I thought that the author is only making a hyperbole but by the way I see people now on how they exploit our natural resources due to greed for money, I think what the author mentioned is not far from happening. It needs 500,000 trees to produce one ton of papers. If all students will buy new books it is not impossible for us to consume that one ton of papers to make a new book for every student in only one school year.
It is scary to know that money is now became so powerful, it can now dictate people on what to do, sadly, most of this are not good for the human kind and environment. And they can now control people in every walk of life including those who you think will guide us to what is morally right. The president is planning to increase the number of school year to enhance the education of the Filipinos and improve their lives. But for me this is not the right thing to do, as long as we have this kind of system in our school institutions, even you lengthened it to another more year this will not improve the Filipino lives. The school has a big influence in our children lives; they are the one that suppose to hone them into a better person. But showing our children this kind of business, it is not possible that they will do the same thing in the future. With the institution that suppose to be the one to instill what is morally right is the one showing example of wrongdoing and greed, improvement of Filipino life is still far from reality.
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April 14, 2011
Natural Arthritis Remedies
After playing basketball I felt a little pain in my left knee. I suspect that I already have arthritis because this is not the first time I felt that pain in my knee. I just ignored it previously because the pain is still tolerable and the pain will subside in just a few days. Though the pain is not that worst yet, but since it became regular lately and I also felt the pain in my wrist and shoulder joints I have decided to give attention to it before it get worse. To take advantage of the wonder of Internet, I search for more information about arthritis and I have learned that there are lots of natural remedies for Arthritis. This is good news to me because I am not fond of using over the counter medicines. I grew up in a herbal medicine dependent family. All of us siblings were given herbal
instead of the commercial medicines that being administered to a new born. My mother has bladder stones and she was able to cure it using herbal medicines.
What’s good about it, is one of them are available in my backyard and some of them can be bought cheaply in the market. According to the articles I have read, boswellia, tumeric, oregano, dandelion, grapple plant, myrrh, meadowsweet and willow bark are natural remedies for arthritis. I have an oregano plants in my backyard, I usually use this to cure cough and colds but I'm not aware that it also helps cure arthritis. It made me more feel relieved when I learned that the natural remedies for arthritis is not only limited to herbs. Sulfur-Rich Foods such as avocados, lentils, broccoli, cabbage, coconut, soy beans, and garlic and high in omega-3 fatty acids food such as fish oils, flaxseed oils, green leafy vegetables and eggs can also help cure or prevent arthritis. Most of the foods mentioned were already part of my diet all I need to do is to eat more frequently of those food to cure or probably totally eliminate this disease.
If you will notice most of the natural remedies mentioned are plants and trees, this only show how important trees and plants to our lives and environment. It doesn't only help us save money, cure our ailments and keep us healthy it also has a big contribution in saving our planet. So even you are not a tree hugger, but you still have a lot of vacant space for these natural remedies, you may still want to plant them if you want to have a free remedies for your ailments.
instead of the commercial medicines that being administered to a new born. My mother has bladder stones and she was able to cure it using herbal medicines.
What’s good about it, is one of them are available in my backyard and some of them can be bought cheaply in the market. According to the articles I have read, boswellia, tumeric, oregano, dandelion, grapple plant, myrrh, meadowsweet and willow bark are natural remedies for arthritis. I have an oregano plants in my backyard, I usually use this to cure cough and colds but I'm not aware that it also helps cure arthritis. It made me more feel relieved when I learned that the natural remedies for arthritis is not only limited to herbs. Sulfur-Rich Foods such as avocados, lentils, broccoli, cabbage, coconut, soy beans, and garlic and high in omega-3 fatty acids food such as fish oils, flaxseed oils, green leafy vegetables and eggs can also help cure or prevent arthritis. Most of the foods mentioned were already part of my diet all I need to do is to eat more frequently of those food to cure or probably totally eliminate this disease.
If you will notice most of the natural remedies mentioned are plants and trees, this only show how important trees and plants to our lives and environment. It doesn't only help us save money, cure our ailments and keep us healthy it also has a big contribution in saving our planet. So even you are not a tree hugger, but you still have a lot of vacant space for these natural remedies, you may still want to plant them if you want to have a free remedies for your ailments.
February 26, 2011
For Real or Not, Let's Go Green
Still on the heated global warming debate, some expert suggested that instead of calling the current weather event a global warming the right word should be climate change. This is to stop some Global warming deniers from using the current cold weather to deny global warming. That is not the only word that is being changed because of the heated debate on Global warming. Democrats the political party of the current US president, now prefer to call the energy they are promoting on the national stage a clean energy instead of green energy.
Due to cold weather the debate whether the global warming or climate change is for real or not became more intense which lead to some to make changes with the terminology. Leading proponents of Green Living have said that "scientists have warned for the last 20 years or so that global warming could bring more snow. And snow has two ingredients: cold and moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air. When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow." But despite of this explanation on why we have this cold weather, the debate has not died down. One of the Global warming denier have answer to that explanation, he said that the earth is entering the phase of its orbit that will take it the farthest distance from the sun that is why the earth cools naturally. And some said that the changes in the climate are happening naturally and the human activity has nothing to do with it.
I think we should end up the debate on whether the global warming is real or not. And whether we want to call it global warming or climate change, wager on Clean Energy, preserving the ecological balance and being conservative in using our natural resources are the right role for everyone. It doesn't matter if we call it clean energy or green energy, what’s important is we are applying it in our daily lives. Let’s Go green save money, and leave the place a better world for us and future generation, Small steps make for big changes.
Due to cold weather the debate whether the global warming or climate change is for real or not became more intense which lead to some to make changes with the terminology. Leading proponents of Green Living have said that "scientists have warned for the last 20 years or so that global warming could bring more snow. And snow has two ingredients: cold and moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air. When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow." But despite of this explanation on why we have this cold weather, the debate has not died down. One of the Global warming denier have answer to that explanation, he said that the earth is entering the phase of its orbit that will take it the farthest distance from the sun that is why the earth cools naturally. And some said that the changes in the climate are happening naturally and the human activity has nothing to do with it.
I think we should end up the debate on whether the global warming is real or not. And whether we want to call it global warming or climate change, wager on Clean Energy, preserving the ecological balance and being conservative in using our natural resources are the right role for everyone. It doesn't matter if we call it clean energy or green energy, what’s important is we are applying it in our daily lives. Let’s Go green save money, and leave the place a better world for us and future generation, Small steps make for big changes.
February 4, 2011
Let's Do It Online
I know many of you are already aware of online jobs. I learned this also a long time ago but I did not give too much attention because I'm doubtful if it is legit and I'm also preoccupied with my current job. But because of the current financial crisis and the price of everything are going up, I'm having problem stretching my budget. The best solution to this problem that I can think of is by having extra job. But since it is not easy to find a part time job now a day, I have decided to give the online job a second look. When I learned that one of my friends is earning handsome amount of money doing online job, I quickly asked him for details. Upon checking the website he referred to me, I was amazed by the volume of available jobs being offered on that site. From data entry to website design and it almost available to everyone teens, students, house wives, retired persons, part time or full time. And it is not only for those looking for job but also to those who want to outsource their work, it is an employee and employer haven.
This made me wonder what if all the people in the world will do most of their transaction online, like shopping, schooling, viewing beautiful places or even looking for their future partner. Imagine if you want to buy something in Europe you do not need to spend a lot to travel there and go shopping. Earn more by staying in the comfort of your home considering that you will save a lot in transportation expenses. Now that the prices of gas and car spare parts keep increasing, this will be a good relief. If you are still going to school, you can choose the schedule you want when attending classes, no need to buy notebooks, pen or books. There are unlimited possibilities. I know that this already happening to some but if we will made this available to everyone,this may be the solution we are looking for to the problem with the rising cost of fossil fuel and most importantly the climate change.
This made me wonder what if all the people in the world will do most of their transaction online, like shopping, schooling, viewing beautiful places or even looking for their future partner. Imagine if you want to buy something in Europe you do not need to spend a lot to travel there and go shopping. Earn more by staying in the comfort of your home considering that you will save a lot in transportation expenses. Now that the prices of gas and car spare parts keep increasing, this will be a good relief. If you are still going to school, you can choose the schedule you want when attending classes, no need to buy notebooks, pen or books. There are unlimited possibilities. I know that this already happening to some but if we will made this available to everyone,this may be the solution we are looking for to the problem with the rising cost of fossil fuel and most importantly the climate change.
January 21, 2011
Mosquito Season, The Third Philippines Season?
I can't help myself laughing every time I see the commercial of a fabric conditioner. The commercial model/actress claimed that it is mosquito season again. I find it crazy because why they are adding season to our climate just to promote their product. Philippines have only two seasons, the dry and wet season. No wonder the product they are promoting is a fabric conditioner which they claimed effective in warding off mosquitoes. And they are still airing the commercial now even it is no longer rainy season which is the only season when we have a lot of dengue cases and when there are a lot of mosquitoes.
But when I learned that the son of my neighbor got dengue, it looks like they make sense after all. Dengue is most common during rainy season and it is quite surprising that this kid still got dengue when it is already dry season. And what more surprising is our barrio has just been fumigated by barrio officials. It is alarming to know that we now have an all season dengue carrying mosquitoes and the use of chemical is not quite effective in eradicating this kind of mosquitoes. This is only show that we cannot resolve the dengue problem by using insecticide alone, we still need the natural way of limiting the population of mosquitoes. We still need the help of animals that prey on mosquitoes. We cannot discount the fact that during the old days the big population of this mosquito predators save us from mosquito related diseases. Sad thing is their population is now very small. The most common mosquito predators here in the Philippines that I know are frogs and lizards. I can rarely see frogs now a day even during rainy season and the last time I saw is a victim of a road kill. The on going land development is the main reason why their population decreased. Farm land which is their habitat is now being converted to residential and commercial area. It is sad that we have maintained our old belief but not the ecological balance. Up to now many still afraid of Palakang Araneta or bullfrog in English, because they believe that they will be poison by it, so every time they see this kind of frog they will kill it, but so far no known incident wherein a person has died because they were poison by this frog. While the Palakang Bukid or mountain frog has remained as one of Filipino staple food, which is why they are always being hunt. While the Palakang Dikit or banana frog is being believe to be the cause of kulogo or warts once you have contact with their urine. Although lizard can still be seen, there is still a possibility that their population will decreased because there still some Filipino that still believed that eating a lizard will cure their asthma.
If we will continue to have this beliefs and we will believe with the word of the commercial model of the fabric conditioner commercial that they will be able to solve the problem of disease cause by mosquito then we will continue to be reluctant in keeping the ecological balance which is very important in keeping the harmonious coexistence of , organisms and their environment.
But when I learned that the son of my neighbor got dengue, it looks like they make sense after all. Dengue is most common during rainy season and it is quite surprising that this kid still got dengue when it is already dry season. And what more surprising is our barrio has just been fumigated by barrio officials. It is alarming to know that we now have an all season dengue carrying mosquitoes and the use of chemical is not quite effective in eradicating this kind of mosquitoes. This is only show that we cannot resolve the dengue problem by using insecticide alone, we still need the natural way of limiting the population of mosquitoes. We still need the help of animals that prey on mosquitoes. We cannot discount the fact that during the old days the big population of this mosquito predators save us from mosquito related diseases. Sad thing is their population is now very small. The most common mosquito predators here in the Philippines that I know are frogs and lizards. I can rarely see frogs now a day even during rainy season and the last time I saw is a victim of a road kill. The on going land development is the main reason why their population decreased. Farm land which is their habitat is now being converted to residential and commercial area. It is sad that we have maintained our old belief but not the ecological balance. Up to now many still afraid of Palakang Araneta or bullfrog in English, because they believe that they will be poison by it, so every time they see this kind of frog they will kill it, but so far no known incident wherein a person has died because they were poison by this frog. While the Palakang Bukid or mountain frog has remained as one of Filipino staple food, which is why they are always being hunt. While the Palakang Dikit or banana frog is being believe to be the cause of kulogo or warts once you have contact with their urine. Although lizard can still be seen, there is still a possibility that their population will decreased because there still some Filipino that still believed that eating a lizard will cure their asthma.
If we will continue to have this beliefs and we will believe with the word of the commercial model of the fabric conditioner commercial that they will be able to solve the problem of disease cause by mosquito then we will continue to be reluctant in keeping the ecological balance which is very important in keeping the harmonious coexistence of , organisms and their environment.
January 15, 2011
Cold Snap Energized Global Warming Deniers
Global warming doubters and agnostics get help from cold weather to bolster their argument that global warming is a hoax. Due to cold season many doubters flooded blogs, online news site, social networking and forum to criticize those environmentalist that promote green living. They are saying that the proponents of green living only use the global warming scenario to earn money. They are now asking for explanation why there is a cold snap if the earth is warming.
Maybe our creator only wants to remind us what we will lost if the global warming is for real and will reach its peak. Sure it may be cold now, but as a whole the world is warming. 2010 is the warmest year on record; we've been experiencing a hot weather for a long time, so let’s not be quick to conclude that global warming is a hoax just because of once in blue moon cold snap. If it wasn't for global warming this cold snap would happen much more regularly. We don't know what will happen next, this might be the last time we will experience a cold weather.
I hope that the current cold weather will not halt the ongoing green program of some organization and government and the environmentalist will not be discouraged by the recent challenge being thrown upon them. Regardless if the global warming is true or not I still see some benefits if we will continue to be conservative in using our natural resources. Let us remember that by limiting our carbon footprint we will prevent air and water pollution. Two million die prematurely each year because of air pollution and ther'e is a mass extinction of marine life due to water pollution. Let’s not forget that fish and other marine life is our main source of food. By taking care of our environment we are also taking care of our future, health and wealth.
Maybe our creator only wants to remind us what we will lost if the global warming is for real and will reach its peak. Sure it may be cold now, but as a whole the world is warming. 2010 is the warmest year on record; we've been experiencing a hot weather for a long time, so let’s not be quick to conclude that global warming is a hoax just because of once in blue moon cold snap. If it wasn't for global warming this cold snap would happen much more regularly. We don't know what will happen next, this might be the last time we will experience a cold weather.
I hope that the current cold weather will not halt the ongoing green program of some organization and government and the environmentalist will not be discouraged by the recent challenge being thrown upon them. Regardless if the global warming is true or not I still see some benefits if we will continue to be conservative in using our natural resources. Let us remember that by limiting our carbon footprint we will prevent air and water pollution. Two million die prematurely each year because of air pollution and ther'e is a mass extinction of marine life due to water pollution. Let’s not forget that fish and other marine life is our main source of food. By taking care of our environment we are also taking care of our future, health and wealth.
January 8, 2011
Eat Bulaga's Plastic ni Juan
It is 12:00 pm again and I'm about to watch my favorite noontime show "Eat Bulaga". Eat Bulaga is the longest-running television show here in the Philippines. One time one of their program segment caught my attention because of its environmental tempo. I learned that Eat Bulaga has a project named “Plastic ni Juan”, this is part of their Juan For All, All For Juan: Sugod Bahay sa Barangay segment. They are asking viewers to bring 3 plastic bottles or containers so that they can join a game wherein they have a chance to win cash prizes. According to one of the program host, this project aims to collect waste plastics so that it can be used for good purpose instead of clogging the drainage system and avoid flood. The Collected plastics will be then recycled to a school chairs and will be donated to selected public schools here in the Philippines.
It is nice to hear that a TV variety show such as Eat Bulaga is doing an Eco project like this. This only shows that environmental awareness is getting a headway. This will help spread environmental awareness among Filipinos especially the masses since Eat Bulaga has a lot of viewers from all social classes. And since Eat Bulaga is the number one noontime show some TV program tried to imitate them to gain viewers. It will be advantageous to the environment if the other TV program will also have their own environment friendly program.
But there is a little downside though. The plastic they are collecting are those that can be sold in the junk shop. Most of these plastics are being collected by scavengers and being sold to junk shop. Plastic bottles and containers are like treasures to the eye of scavengers so it is very rarely that they will missed one and end up in the drainage system. And because most Filipinos having a hard time with their finances very few people throw this kind of plastic, there a lot of Filipinos now a days collect everything they can sell and that's include plastic bottles and containers.
I am not trying to discredit their good deeds, I'm just hoping that they will be able to think a project that instead of collecting plastic bottles and container it should be plastic bags instead. Plastic bags are the most common cause of clogging of our drainage system. Since plastic bags cannot be sold in the junk shop, they are mostly being thrown away everywhere and ends up in the drainage system. And the worst thing is some Filipino just burned their garbage that includes plastic bags that is why it emits toxic smokes. Or a much better idea is a project that will encourage Filipinos to limit the use of plastic bags.
It is nice to hear that a TV variety show such as Eat Bulaga is doing an Eco project like this. This only shows that environmental awareness is getting a headway. This will help spread environmental awareness among Filipinos especially the masses since Eat Bulaga has a lot of viewers from all social classes. And since Eat Bulaga is the number one noontime show some TV program tried to imitate them to gain viewers. It will be advantageous to the environment if the other TV program will also have their own environment friendly program.
But there is a little downside though. The plastic they are collecting are those that can be sold in the junk shop. Most of these plastics are being collected by scavengers and being sold to junk shop. Plastic bottles and containers are like treasures to the eye of scavengers so it is very rarely that they will missed one and end up in the drainage system. And because most Filipinos having a hard time with their finances very few people throw this kind of plastic, there a lot of Filipinos now a days collect everything they can sell and that's include plastic bottles and containers.
I am not trying to discredit their good deeds, I'm just hoping that they will be able to think a project that instead of collecting plastic bottles and container it should be plastic bags instead. Plastic bags are the most common cause of clogging of our drainage system. Since plastic bags cannot be sold in the junk shop, they are mostly being thrown away everywhere and ends up in the drainage system. And the worst thing is some Filipino just burned their garbage that includes plastic bags that is why it emits toxic smokes. Or a much better idea is a project that will encourage Filipinos to limit the use of plastic bags.
December 28, 2010
Beauty And The Bees
The Sugar Sop tree planted in my front yard have a lot of fruits and the size are much bigger compare to other sugar sop. And as far as I know this tree bear fruits only once a year but this sugar sop tree bears fruit thrice a year and in succession, a new flowers will appear again right after we harvested the fruits. Me and my neighbors notice the distinction of my sugar sop tree and wondered what is the possible reason behind it.
I suspect that it is because of the presence of bees in our backyard, I noticed the presence of two beehives in my backyard one in the sugar sop tree itself and one on the Annato or Lipstick tree. I got this idea in one of the famous game in Facebook, FarmVille. I am one of the addicted player of this game and it took times before I was able to complete the Beehive. As I learned in that game, your harvest will increase if you have a bee in your farm. I did research and I learned that this is not only true in the virtual farm but also in the real one. I learned that beekeepers are earning money for moving their bees from field to field as the crop needs pollinating.
I also learned that Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction. So next time you see a bee in your backyard and you think it will not be a big distraction, if it is possible just keep it there and it will help your plant to reproduce. The lesson that we should learned from this is every living things have their contribution to this world and ecological balance. We should give importance to every living things because they were not created without a purpose. With honey bees we can assure the continued reproduction of plants and trees. That means they are helping in increasing the number of plants in the world through natural process. And the more plants and trees the more air that will be cleaned.
I suspect that it is because of the presence of bees in our backyard, I noticed the presence of two beehives in my backyard one in the sugar sop tree itself and one on the Annato or Lipstick tree. I got this idea in one of the famous game in Facebook, FarmVille. I am one of the addicted player of this game and it took times before I was able to complete the Beehive. As I learned in that game, your harvest will increase if you have a bee in your farm. I did research and I learned that this is not only true in the virtual farm but also in the real one. I learned that beekeepers are earning money for moving their bees from field to field as the crop needs pollinating.
I also learned that Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in plants, thereby enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction. So next time you see a bee in your backyard and you think it will not be a big distraction, if it is possible just keep it there and it will help your plant to reproduce. The lesson that we should learned from this is every living things have their contribution to this world and ecological balance. We should give importance to every living things because they were not created without a purpose. With honey bees we can assure the continued reproduction of plants and trees. That means they are helping in increasing the number of plants in the world through natural process. And the more plants and trees the more air that will be cleaned.
September 25, 2010
Planting Of Trees Requirements Not Needed
According to weather expert 2010 might become the warmest year on record, in spite of this cutting of trees are still rampant while planting are anemic. It is very seldom that you will hear a tree planting activities and it is uncommon to see a new trees growing unabated. There are few political figure and organization who do tree planting activities but their action is only limited to planting. They don't care anymore what happened to the tree after they were planted. Some of our politician doing it only to capture votes during election.
I wasn't blessed with big land and money, I am not influential and don't belong to any environmental group. But this sad reality encourages me not to limit my tree planting only in my small backyard. I know that I need to do some tree planting activity outside my limited space to at least offset those trees that were cut.
Prior to deciding to have my own tree planting activity, I already have some tree sapling planted in a used plastic bag. Every time I see a used plastic bag, I am having a hard time throwing it away because I know that if I do so, it will contribute to the already polluted environment. And since there is a lot a tree sapling growing in my backyard, I have decided to transfer the rest of them to these used plastic bags. And just dream that someday lady luck will smile on me and will give me a land to plant these trees. But it looks like my dream will not come to a reality sooner or might not happen at all. The trees are growing fast and need to be planted to a well suited environment, so I found it perfect to use these trees in my tree planting activity.
I have decided to do my first tree planting activity in the vacant lot between one of the streets and the fence of our subdivision. It has a width of only one meter but it is almost fifty meters long, enough to plant at least 10 trees. I discovered this vacant lot while jogging in our village. I found it well suited to plant trees because this will no longer be used by the residents of the village. And this will also favorable to those who love to jog because it will give them shade during sunny days.
I did not completely fill the idle lot with trees right now, I will first observe if the tree I have planted will be able to grow fully on that location and no one will delay or stop the growth of the tree I have planted. This is to avoid wasting my effort, time and energy. I'm always checking the progress of the tree every time I jog during weekends and so far it is going well. I hope it will continue and I know that this is not enough to cope up with the massive lost of trees all over the world but at least I am doing my small contribution and if each and everyone of us will do the same it is not impossible to happen.
August 28, 2010
Save Our Bodies of Water
I came across an article entitled "Welcome to the World's Trashiest Hotel" which topic is all about a hotel made of garbage. According to the article this hotel was created to help save the beach throughout Europe. I have decided to share it because we have a lot of polluted beaches and rivers here in the Philippines and thought that this program might help clean our polluted bodies of water. And being an archipelago, much of the Philippines is surrounded by bodies of water. We have a lot of beaches to save so we need all the help we can have.
Although currently the program is only open to European waterfronts but the article said the company is considering expanding the Save the Beach program to other areas in the coming years. I hope they will also include other bodies of water like lakes and rivers. This is good news for beach lovers here in the Philippines; I think this is our chance to give back to our beaches that always give us fun experience especially during summer. If you want to nominate one of our beach for the “Save The Beach” program, you can go to the article I mentioned for more information or you can go directly to this site www.coronasavethebeach.org, this site is the one provided in the article wherein you can nominate the beach you think that needs cleanup. But be sure to check first if the program is already expanded to include beaches and other bodies of water all over the world.
Although currently the program is only open to European waterfronts but the article said the company is considering expanding the Save the Beach program to other areas in the coming years. I hope they will also include other bodies of water like lakes and rivers. This is good news for beach lovers here in the Philippines; I think this is our chance to give back to our beaches that always give us fun experience especially during summer. If you want to nominate one of our beach for the “Save The Beach” program, you can go to the article I mentioned for more information or you can go directly to this site www.coronasavethebeach.org, this site is the one provided in the article wherein you can nominate the beach you think that needs cleanup. But be sure to check first if the program is already expanded to include beaches and other bodies of water all over the world.
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