Human Responsibility

There are many places all over the world are now in particular to garbage segregation. Segregation of rubbish is one of the best solutions to solve possible environmental problems. I have known one city which is in particular to garbage segregation and that is Cebu City, Philippines. In this manner, people were advised to segregate garbage properly and to educate them to be responsible for their garbage to avoid destroying our environment.

There were many reactions that came out from the community at first but they have nothing to do to change the ordinance especially that this change was in good purpose. In some middle class places, many are murmuring for the garbage segregation for they think of additional work for them. Some are thinking about the importance of segregating their garbage to make it more useful instead. The only thing people can make garbage more useful is to separate plastics, papers, biodegradable and the non-biodegradable.

I am wondering why some people have been in trouble segregating garbage. It is probably because they don’t like storing garbage inside the house or probably lack of artistic ability to recycle rubbish. On my part, it is our responsibility to dispose garbage properly especially now that the world encounters some critical problem with plastic garbage and the usual cause of floods in the Philippines.

In this manner, some city in the Philippines has to ban the use of plastic bags or any plastic base product and use paper bag, reusable bag and Enviro bags instead. At first few months’ malls, factories, establishments or markets find adjusting on implementing the law. This law is really a big help to the people and so to our environment.

Sea Turtle

I just couldn’t help myself being amazed at the nature and creatures from God’s beautiful creations. Just this morning I had the chance of traveling by plane from an Island to another. It has never been the usual travel for this time I travel alone during an unpredictable weather. As the plane goes up high, and only the ocean and some lands I saw, I couldn’t imagine how vast is the ocean and how it is made naturally by God.

One creature which is beautifully found in the seabed is the sea turtle. I am really amazed with those creatures for they can live longer than the others. In this manner, sea turtles are the most affected by the water pollution. Improper disposal of rubbish especially the plastic garbage could be the greatest contributor of most turtle’s or any sea creature’s death because of water pollution. Green turtles are also suffering from the garbage gut. The plastic bag has damage and kills so many wildlife and sea creatures every year because of people who doesn’t throw their proper disposal of plastic garbage properly.

In 2007, 3.9 billion plastic has been produced in Australia. It is good to hear that many people have realized and aware of what plastic can do to our environment. We learn to use Enviro bags to reduce usage of plastic bag. If everyone adopts and support this movement plastic garbage will surely be lessened.

Friday Night

The week is about to end and the common thing that comes out of the mouth would be the unsung phrase: “Thank God, It’s Friday!” or TGIF, for short. The word "Friday" is comparable with the word "weekend," and "weekend" is with the word "party," by people who worked hard and long for a break. Therefore, a great way to celebrate all the work done in the week is a Friday night party.

Just like any other event, a party needs to be planned. Whether the party is decided on a whim, the host must have an itinerary on how the party will go. The food, the drinks, the music and even the duration of time are the prior things that should be thought of before the event.

The party will be fun whilst it last. The intoxicating beat of the music, full belly from the food served and the hype from the booze are the contributing factors of “fun.” And when the booze gets to the head and loose the guard a sober mind would build – in the state of inebriation – infinite crazy ideas will come rushing for the “pursuit of happiness” that the night can offer. Though the consequence to face in this pursuit would that a big of rubbish. It could be a great of a mess. This would need to be clean and would weigh tons. A bin hire Melbourne should be contacted in the help to clean the rubbish. This is always the consequence in the morning after in every party but it would be a small obligation compare to the happiness felt the night before.

Really, unexpected things will happen on a Friday night. Whether attending a party or just staying at home, everyone deserves to have fun in their own respective way.

Bucket List

“Bucket list” is a list of all the things you want to do or achieve in this life before you die. Every human should have one. It is motivational, really. It will help you do the best in your work to get a better pay and have more budget to complete the list, or you could have the cliché, “live the most of your life,” as the reason. Whatever is the reason, everyone should have one.

The list could be as long, and as crazy and as random as one would like it to be. It is your own list, after all. It can be everything your heart desires; doing what you love, seeing the places you’ve always dreamed to be or eating the most exotic dishes.

I, too, have a bucket list for myself. This list has three parts: places I want to go, crazy things I want to do, and dreams I really need to fulfill. My priority of these is the “dream.” Travel and adventures can wait, right? Still, I want to do all the things in my list.

In the “dreams I really need to fulfill,” building two houses is included; one for myself and one for my parents. The first I want to build would be my parents’. This house would not be big, just the right size that would be suitable to my parents’ reference. They don’t like massive houses, tough to clean they say. A small house they want but it should be filled the right amount of furniture they would need. I want to be the interior designer of this house myself. There would be a functional kitchen, everyone needs a functional kitchen or else what is its purpose? Serious now, I want them to have a cute little living room, but big enough to hold family gathering or even just lounging. There should be at least two bedrooms; the master’s bedroom should have a walk-in closet installed and their own bath. I would also want to insert a humble entertainment room for them. A good television set with equally good sound system. They could also have a patio blinds with sturdy outdoor furniture where they can relax and appreciate the garden they would have. I would give them a small, cozy home first, mine could wait.

In terms of traveling, this list could go on forever. I want to travel the world, visit exotic cities and learn new culture. The priority in this list is European tour. I want to visit France’s Paris, Monte Carlo and Cannes cities, Rome’s coliseum, Italy’s Pisa, Germany’s Berlin wall, Switzerland’s Alps, Spain’s Madrid, United Kingdom’s Stonehenge. There are more places in Europe I want to go but these are the must. The next continent I would visit would be Asia though this can go for a long run since the continent is quite big. And then I would go to Africa, then Australia, then South America, and then North America. If I can, I even want to go to the Antarctica!

The “crazy things” would be the adventure I’ll do in my travels; bungee jumping, air diving, cliff climbing, rappelling, and all those crazy adventures. As the saying goes: “you only live once” so we must do everything that makes us happy and fulfilled. We only got one shot in life to do all of it.

A Plan for Mother's Day

Our mother has always been there all  our life; from listening to our dreams to supporting us when we chase them. Every day is our chance to thank her for the time she spent for the past years in molding us to who we are now, but a day is especially marked in the calendar just for her – Mother’s Day.

 It is a day to celebrate to thank our Moms all over the world, which is about enough. Since it is her special day, a celebration for her patience, kindness and never-ending effort in looking after us, planning should really take in order, as this said day is fast-approaching.

The best idea to enjoy this lovely day is a family bonding. My wife and I could take Mama somewhere nice and relaxing. We could take her to a spa and let her be pampered; she would love that as much as she deserves it. After, we could go somewhere nice to eat to end the day. We could also take her to a park and have a picnic. She would love the fresh air.

 The next agendum of the plan is to get the perfect gift. I took out a pen and a paper to list down her favorite things to do so I could get an idea to what would I give to her. Shopping is one thing in the list and my wife suggested that we could get her one of those trendy tote bags. The latter is a craze right now, with the convenience it gives when shopping, I am sure that Mama will love it. The bonus of these tote bags is that it is environment friendly; the materials are used and refined organics. That’s a win-win between giving my mother the perfect gift and saving the environment.

 With this plan, I wish that mother’s day will be a perfect day for Mama.

Lifestyle Of A Stewardess

I am really admiring those women walking along the hallway in the airport wearing a nice and decent uniform bringing along with them their suitcases. Those in uniform women I am referring with are the stewardess. I really admire the way will they handle their selves in front of many people and carries themselves to be more respectable flight attendant. I couldn’t imagine how their work are more interesting for they will have the chance to travel in many places and encounter many people in different cultures every day.

I had a cousin who uses to work in an international airline for more than a decade now. She shared her experiences before that really catches my interest to be like her when I grew up. It was the moment that I dreamed to grow up fast and work as does someday. She was really enjoying her work so much. What I love the most about being a stewardess is the privilege to travel around the world especially when working in an international airline.

Aside from traveling to many places, stewardess can also receive great benefits with a high salary as well. My cousin Jen usually do some shopping to bring along with her from the place she has been to. She really enjoys the life of being a stewardess. There was one time in an international flight; she had to stay for more than twelve hours in a certain place before her next scheduled flight. It was the moment that she has an ample time to go out for shopping and strolling around the place.

 There was a nice shopping mall she found in the place. In that shopping mall, they were promoting to use any Eco friendly products and Eco friendly shopping bags or paper bags. As much as possible using any plastic base products or bags is being discouraged because of what effects it will bring into our environment. It was her great privileged to be in the place in where she was being dreamt of since she was still young.

She has also a privilege of free plane tickets every month and for her family to enjoy with. She had been able to go anywhere in Asia, Europe and United States. The usual thing she does in her destination place is exploring the food, place and does the usual shopping. She bought us something or some delicacies that are really famous in the place. This is one of the reasons why I really love to be like her as a stewardess. This kind of job she has right now is very exciting and interesting.

Kadaugan sa Mactan- Mactan Shrine

Just this evening we had a great dinner at Mactan Shrine. Never been to this place during such event. An event called "Kadaugan sa Mactan" or "Victory of Mactan" when Lapu-lapu fought against Spanish colony.  During the whole time of the feast, most of the well-known 5 star hotels and resorts are united to show  off their food at the very low prices for the people to enjoy at  Lapu-lapu Shrine.

Banana Turon

I am fond of eating banana. Everyone in our house loves to eat. Just this afternoon I decided to make something out from our usual snack, the banana. I created something twist from the usual turon we could find any vendor vending banana Q or banana turon in our place.

Banana turon is a banana rolled in brown sugar, wrapped in a lumpia wrapper and fried. This time, my recipe is not the usual thing. I did same procedure of frying the banana turon but I glazed it with some melted butter. Hmmm.... Yummy!!! Very delicious.. 

Environmental Responsibility

One of the greatest problems that most countries are having problem with is the garbage. In our country, there are some places which making their garbage more useful and reusable. Officials are making some ordinance to let every household to segregate their garbage. The non-biodegradable garbage is made into bricks or anything they could think for livelihood. Making the garbage into something useful is one way to solve the problem. There are some places also are banning the use of plastic or plastic bags.

Here in our place, garbage is the number one problem we are facing. Our city officials are strict in implementing the proper garbage disposal to help our environment garbage free but there are some individuals that are taking the law for granted. It is hard to live in a place where people do not care about cleanliness even if the government implements strict law. In fairness to those who are diligent with cleanliness the place is beautiful and clean.

It is really hard to impost cleanliness to people who doesn't even care about the environment and in the end everyone will be affected and suffered from what they did. One of the factors that will cause us flooding is the plastic garbage. Plastic are not degradable and will only make the landfill overloaded with plastic rubbish. Some plastic will stick in the drainage and will cause problems with the drainage system.

It has been a while since the media are helping people to educate about the proper disposal of their garbage. There are some cities here that ban plastic bags. From the start of imposing the law, many business establishments were complaining but later realized how they could help our environment. The plastic ban really helps a lot. The usual problem about the garbage is really reduced. People have to use Enviro bags instead. Enviro bags are consisting of reusable bags, calico bags, tote bags, and Eco bags. Helping our environment starts from us. Simple discipline and following the law is a great factor to become a responsible individual even to our environment.

Tri-Sikad o Sasakyang di Padyak

 

Tri-Sikad

One of the main transportation inside our subdivision is tri-sikad or sikad-sikad in our local dialect.  Yesterday my brother decided to rent one for him to drive. He used to do some exercise during the afternoon by simply biking around the subdivision but this time he used the tri-sikad instead. I took some photos while he was driving the tri-sikad.

I was wondering why my brother has lots of passengers. Hehehe… all his playmates even the small one wanted to ride the tri-sikad. Paolo is so friendly that is why he is popular in our neighborhood.

Lambay o Swimmer Crabs

 

One of my favorite days is Sunday. After going to church, I used to prepare any special dish for lunch. Since it is family day and rest day from work, everyone in the family has nothing to do but to spend time in movies, games or any sports in which every one of us could participate. Sometimes we go out for a beach picnic or going to the mall. This is the day in which we could have an ample time to spend with each other.

 This morning I bought some crabs. Lambay or swimmer crabs are the usual crabs we have here in our place. I prepared it with tomato sauce and some chili. A bit of sweetness and hotness makes the viand so delicious. This is another great time for all of us. I love the day. Praise God. Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given to us for the past week.

College Life

My friend is an engineering student in one of the Universities here in our place. He is a very talented man. He is very good in art, music and some sports. He is very famous in his school because of his achievements and awards doing some arts. His artistic talent is a genetic and really runs from their blood. His father was an architect while his mother was a singer and sketch artist. He is enjoying what he is doing and continues on developing his skills. He became famous when he won in an inter-colleges art competition.

Kim is usually wearing reggae metal attire with hi calico bags on it. He is very fashionable to how he looks every day. Most of our friends admired his hairstyle and get up. During our free time, Kim used to be my buddy and teammate in an online game. Even if he is busy in school, still he manages to play online games together with us during free time. Sometimes we do play some ball games like basketball, soccer or tennis.

Kim is also good at playing guitar with his band mates. He plays the instrument and sings well at the same time. This is one of the reasons why he is famous in the school campus. He is a talented and a good looking man. Many girls like the way he carries himself. Kim used to bring different kinds of his beautiful calico bags. Calico bags are very famous in their school. I really like wearing this kind of bags also because it is light and you can even personalize the design. The only thing that matters of using this bag is that on how you will carry yourself that you are still in line with fashion.

Aquarium

It has been a while since we had a pet fish. I could still remember when my mom bought us some fish in the aquarium. We were 5 in the family and all of us have been given pets to be cared. Every summer, mother bought us piglets to be taking care for  the whole summer time. Mother really thinks something for us to develop our sense of responsibility even if we were still young. It was indeed a good idea that we thought it was just for fun.

 Last month was our younger brother’s birthday. We were thinking of giving him a present of an aquarium with fish. He was so happy to receive it because of the long time of waiting now he finally has it. This is one of the best gifts for kids nowadays instead of any expensive gadgets. The pets could really help the sense of responsibility for the kids. Simple and inexpensive gifts are far more than better rather than the expensive gadgets just for kids.

It is really good to give responsibilities to your kids especially in their early years. The sense of helping, caring and loving pets or to any living creatures should be developed even if they are still young. I love the way our mother has taught us the values of life. Now that our parents are old enough to take care our youngest sibling, I initiated on taking the responsibility even if our parents are still alive. It is really good to share how my parents brought us to become a better individual.

Hot Summer

As I woke up this morning I felt the hot wind breeze coming from outside of the house. I never felt too hot during the summer until the moment we moved to an Island. This is our second year of experiencing the ocean breeze during summer but then our bodies could not still adopt it. I feel like I wanted to submerge my body in a tub full of ice. Yes!! Full of ice. Oh well, that is the reality of having a summer season in tropical countries like the Philippines.

 Going to beach or spring is a way to relax and having fun with family is best during this hot season. Last Saturday, we had a nice and relaxing day at the Coral Reef beach resort. The resort was not open to the public and not operational for quite sometime but for us locals we could have the access to go in there to have our beach picnic. It was an awesome day to see a beautiful nature God has created even the day was too hot we could still enjoy the water. The white sand beach was so nice and the water was very cold. I loved that day. I love the places where God created its natural beauty.

Graduation Gift

My niece just graduated with honors this March. She took up Bachelor of Science in nursing education. She is the first one to graduate among the nieces and nephews that is why all of us in the family were very happy for her achievement. It has been 10 years since we visited their place. She was on her elementary years then. She has grown up so fast and we could not imagine that sooner or later she will have her own family.

My husband and I were wondering what to give this time as a present for her graduation. We did not know exactly what she really likes this time but since we come from a travel, we bought her shoes, perfume, make up and her favorite fashionable tote bags. She is really a fashionable grown up but still she likes those pink colors tote bags with printed flowers. For a woman who loves pink color bags, she definitely loves the bag.

During her graduation, her parents prepared a simple get together and a thanksgiving dinner in their house. Everyone in the immediate family and relatives were invited. It was a semi-reunion for us because all of my siblings from abroad also came to attend the occasion. An accomplished that we were all been happy with. A moment where we can also gather together with my family and celebrates the accomplishment achieved.