Our beloved Philippine flag…

Our flag represents all of us…Filipinos, the gov’t , Phil. territory, sovereignty or independence, history, culture, our dreams, sufferings, ambitions, ideals, ideologies, visions…..all of us together waving it in God’s land….we are One because of it….

 

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Happiness is deep….

I had a nice chat today with my young friend from Vietnam….She is just so adorable….I hope one day I could meet her in person…..

Today I just stayed home and did some paper works….I still feel a little sad of what happened yesterday….but this will pass I know^^…..

The start of this school year has been a great challenge for me I guess when I got sick…and now just yesterday I lost some of my important documents T_T….but on the other hand I had received lots of blessings after those incidents….Just talking to my friend makes me feel so blessed already….

It’s true for every disappointment we have there will be happiness that will come our way^^….They say sadness is much more deeply felt than happiness….when it hits us we aren’t able to easily recover from it…..and also it could be like we have felt more sadness in our lives than happiness….but now I guess happiness could be as much as deeply felt as sadness…..If you think of the happier times you’ve had then it will be easier to overcome some disappointments…. In a way there should always be a part in your mind and in your heart that tells you that everything that is happening to you whether good or bad has a big big purpose in your life….to make you a better person in the end^^……

Elusive freedom…

It’s been two weeks now that we’ve had our classes…slowly the kids are adjusting on the pressures of school…and us teachers too^^….On Friday is our Independence Day…Until now I guess we still do not know how to respect other people’s rights….how to really protect our people from losing their dignity….to be responsible to the gift of freedom given to us….Look at what is happening to us…..to our poor women(victims of sex scandals) who lose their dignity for our own gratification….for our own interests and ambitions….To our poor kababayans who we treat as guinea pigs….better serve them well and stop doing “papogi points” just to show how much we care about them…..in order to win in the next election…..We’ve had enough of dirty politics….and manipulative shows….Do we really care of what is happening to our people?….Why do true freedom and justice remain elusive to us all these years?…..Are we going to wait for the time when our own children will be the ones to suffer from these crimes and immoralities that we commit?…..I’m hoping that we should stop fooling our own kababayans so that they could enjoy the rights and priveleges our own heroes have fought for them….

gifts of love

Weather has been so unpredictable these days….not only these days actually but as always….So we should really know how to cope with weather conditions isn’t it?….And speaking of coping with changes…..we’ve just attended a wedding this afternoon…..and ofcourse there were also changes on the way we celebrate our weddings…..In the exchange of “I do’s”, the bride and the groom used the word “babes” instead of their names to profess their love with each other…..Well anyway that’s what they want to call each other so let us give it to them…..As the priest said, in a wedding the real gift that you’ll receive on that day is your own wife or your own husband…..I think the secret for a marriage to succeed is when you accept your wife or your husband for who he is(be patient with each other)….and help each other grow as husband and wife (support and understand each other)…..And most importantly let God be the center of your marriage…..to be able to survive trials that will come your way….and you will surely have a happy and worthy union….

We should know better…

What is happening to us….We are exposed with sex videos, scandals, pornography, even those which should be kept in private are being feasted upon….It’s a very sad thing….Now even us are guilty because we pass on the videos through our cell phones, through the internet etc. etc….We should know better…..Now most of our young people have cell phones….and we don’t even care of what they see or what they learn…..Let us stop being so malicious, scandalous, impure…..The young people are the ones who will suffer on these things that we do…..

American Idol 2009 winner Kris Allen…

I wasn’t really a follower of American Idol yet I do find Kris Allen the winner so charming^^….and read also about his being such a nice guy….helping out fellow contestants… arrange songs for them etc. etc….now I just wanna share this video of his with his own version of Michael Jackson’s Remember The Time….and I really like it….Wish I had the live performance at AI but I can’t find it at youtube….Kris Allen…Remember The Time

Help Out and Do Your Part

Vox has this campaign which is Every Day is Earth Day on Vox: Help Out & Do Your Part….so here I am and I wanna share some things to you that I learned from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources(DENR) and the National Solid Waste Management Commission(NSWMC)….I chose the following topic because majority of us could contribute to this project…. 

This was about “Proper Segregation of Solid Waste” as was taken from Republic Act 9003 also known as The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 of the Philippines….

I have been blogging for more than a year now and had observed how people would join hands just to save our planet….In our own little ways we can contribute but first we have to really PRACTICE and DO the following suggestions….

Proper Segregation of Solid Waste

Types of Waste

I. RECYCLABLES

PAPER

* Clean and dry paper such as folders, bond paper, newspaper, magazines, etc,

* Corrugated boards, carton boxes of pizza, soap, toothpaste, shoes, etc. 

PLASTIC

* Softdrink PET bottles, bottles of mineral water, vinegar, soy sauce, cooking oil, noodles, shampoo, alcohol, etc.

*  Broken monoblock tables and chairs, basin, PVC pipes, and other hard plastics

STEEL

* Aluminum containers like softdrinks-in-cans, ice cream and biscuit cans etc.

* G.I. Sheet(Yero), aluminum gutter, brass, copper, washer, stainless steel, scrap metal, etc

BOTTLES OR GLASSES

* Bottles of beer, gin, softdrinks, juice, vinegar, soy sauce, catsup, peanut butter, coffee, etc.

* Broken glasses and bottles

What You Should Do

* Separate white paper from colored paper

* Fold carton boxes to save space

* Do not let garbage collectors gather paper wastes when it rains. Paper, once wet, becomes compostable.

* Let the plastics dry before placing them in a recyclables  container

* Fold or cut the steel to save space

* Place bottles/broken glasses in a sturdy container

one glass color per container

* Wash or soak your plastics, cans, bottles and broken glasses in water recycled from washings to clean and prevent insect infestation

 

II. COMPOSTABLES

GARDEN WASTE

* Dried leaves and grass, plant stems, branches, and cut-offs

* Extracted plants

* Animal wastes

KITCHEN WASTE

* Leftovers, fruit and vegetable seeds and peelings, etc.

* Seafood shells(crabs, lobsters, clams, etc.)

* Eggshell, fishbone, innards

                            What You Should Do     

* Compost or bury all garden wastes

* If to be collected by authorized garbage collectors, place your garden wastes in tightly tied plastic bags

* Drain/ dry leftovers in plastic bags

* Place leftovers in covered containers( like ice cream cans)

* Plastic and paper bags are not kitchen wastes

III. RESIDUALS (cannot be sold)

* Separate residuals from kitchen wastes and recyclables

* Sharp,  pointed objects should be placed and carefully tied in hard cardboards  to prevent injuring garbage collectors…

*  Place residuals in old plastic bags, NOT in sacks/ cartons…

LET US ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR PLANET…..

 

Thank you Mama

My mother is truly the “light” in our home, in our family…She always maintains a positive outlook in life and has taught this as well to her children….She’s a strong woman yet compassionate and understanding….She is “maasikaso” (thoughtful)….until now, she’s already 80 yrs. old she still worries a lot on what should be done at home….She loves serving us even if she isn’t feeling well…..Being a mother is truly a sacrifice on her part and she’s always happy and excited about it….So to you my Mama….Happy Mother’s day….I love you…

Face of Christ

There was an old man who begs on the street yet I find some people so kind to him maybe because there’s an effort on his part to sing to those who pass by the street …At least we can consider him as an entertainer as well isn’t it?….Though I had wished that he could be singing somewhere in a  more convenient place rather than on a sidewalk….and that he has a family who takes care of him….

While we were passing by, the old man was trying to check his microphone because I think it has no battery anymore….He said “hello…hello” many times but it has no sound anymore…. And without losing hope he still sang probably his fave song in a much louder voice^^…..

Though he may have entertained people with his singing and maybe he felt that’s the only way for him to survive, still the sight of that man singing on the sidewalk haunts me in a way coz he reminds me of a father or a helpless grandfather who should be taken care of……That’s why I always say that every family should unite and take good care of each other…..

Whenever I see some helpless people that’s when I felt how blessed we have been…..Let’s not forget the people who exert effort despite the hardships they face in life…..Let’s follow Christ…..We’ve got to make our own sacrifices….exert more effort to unite our families and love our brothers and sisters…..Let’s wipe the blood and tears from Christ’ face so that there will be less helpless people on the streets who beg for our love and compassion…..and we will not be haunted by those suffering faces every now and then…..

blessings and gratitude….

For three days now we really had a nice weather in our town so our cabalens were so happy about it I guess…..Our street vendors and peddlers, laborers, construction workers who work hard for a living are more pleased as well…..We can see how difficult it is for them to earn a living when we really have a bad weather….

It’s really hard to earn a living….Even in the modern world we suffer from recessions….What more with those who have less….the more they suffer…..Imagine a construction worker in the Phils. would only earn 450 pesos a day (the highest he could get…this is about 10 dollars)….and the average construction worker would earn 250 or 350 pesos a day….and they need to support their families with basic needs….Paano nga naman?….

I just thought of this because we keep on complaining about our work at times yet we do not know there are more people who suffer more than we do…..Like in our case I’m a public school teacher and I’m on vacation and I am paid even during the summer break….I think we should be thankful already of the simple graces we receive each day…..

Why are there still people who aren’t satisfied of what they have though they are already blessed?…..So I guess it’s really true that the only things that could satisfy us are the treasures that we carry in our hearts….