The New 7 Wonders of Nature May 15, 2008

‘Tis a bit disappointing that none of our country’s many entries in the New 7 Wonders of Nature couldn’t afford to be on the top 7! I think we’re slacking off, I mean, aren’t we the ones pestering Michael’s Smith friendster resources everyday and yet we couldn’t spare 5 min of our time to vote??? I mean, what are we doing? Aren’t we proud that the Philippines is gifted with 7,107 beautific and enigmatic Islands?!

Ang hirap sa Pinoy, puro talangka ang mentalidad. Ayaw umunlad, ayaw umusad. Hellooo???!!! Dito tayo nakatira sa Pilipinas pero parang wala tayong pakialam! Pilipino tayo pero hindi natin mahal ang pagiging Pilipino at ikinahihiya pa ito. More, ayaw nating nalalamangan ng kapwa natin Pinoy! Ano ba naman yan!? I mean ako, ha, super proud ako kay Charice Pempengco, hello! Tapos nagyong buong mundo ang sumasayaw ng Papaya, hindi ka ba matuwa?! And eto, my golly gow gow naman! Holy cow talaga! Bakit ba hindi natin mapa-akyat ang Pinas sa 7 wonders…e kung maka-pag internet nga tayo at makapag blog e napahaba ng oras natin!? Bakit na hindi natin buhatin ang isa’t isa paangat!?

Tingnan ninyo ung number one sa list, ung Halong Bay na kung tutuusin e puwedeng tapat ng El Nido ng Palawan, a, pero hindi matinag tinag!

 

Halong Bay, Vietnam                                             

  

El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Manila Bay, Philippines

 Mt Fuji, Japan

Mayon Volcano, Philippines

 

Hello, may panapat tayo sa lahat ng nasa top 7, noh! (Except Mt Everest and sa mga rivers…)!

VOTE NA KAYO, PLS!

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/

Why the Philippines is poor! May 10, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country:

This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt , that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.

On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.

Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.

Another example is Switzerland , which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soilduring 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world’s strongest, safest place.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.

Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.

What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed tradition.

On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle
2. Integrity
3. Responsibility
4. Respect for the laws & rules
5. Respect for the rights of other citizens
6. Work loving
7. Strive for savings & investment
8. Will of super action
9. Punctuality
10. and of course…Discipline

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.

The Philippines is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.

We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.
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What now?  If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to you.  Your pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have badluck for seven years, and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.

But those may happen because of your lack of discipline & laziness, your love for intrigue and politics, your indifference to saving for the future, your stubborn attitude.

If you love your country, let this message circulate so that many Filipinos could reflect about this, AND CHANGE, ACT!
 

About the New 7 Wonders of Nature April 24, 2008

kabayan, kakosa, ka-chokaran, ka-friendster, kamag-anak, ka-chikahan, katabi, ka-klase, kaanib sa ano mang puwersa at organisasyon, ka-sis at ka-brod, VOTE NA KAYO, pls!

3 ang entries ng Pinas para sa New 7 Wonders of Nature. Make them ur 1st,2nd adn 3rd votes - Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills and Puerto Princessa Subterranean River National Park. Natalo na ung Banaue Rice Terraces natin sa nakaraang 7 Wonders of the World, kailangang makuha natin to! Mas ok kung pasok ung tatlo di ba! Pls, to all Pinoys globally, pls vote na din kayo! Kung nag-spend tayo sa panonood sa youtube ng kung anu-ano, konting effort lang para sa Pinas. As in, max na ung 5 minutes sa pag-vote! Hay, ang ganda ganda ng Pilipinas, kailangang malaman yan ng buong mundo!

Pls, pls… nung last check ko, pang-7 ung Tubbataha Reef. Pa-akyatin pa natin! Tapos iakyat din natin ung Puerto Princessa Subterranean River.

1. http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/c/TubbatahaReefReef/

 2. http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/c/PuertoPrincesa/

3. http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/c/ChocolateHills/
 

Eto ung live Ranking:

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/

 

More pics :

 http://philippines-archipelago.com/author/visited/palawan.html

http://www.divegallery.com/soft_coral_&_diver.htm

T.I.R.E.D April 23, 2008

T - otally

I - rritating,

R - estless,

E -ndless,

D - ay-to-day routine!

 

 

I am so &*%#  tired! Ewan ba, parang gusto ko laging matulog na lang nang matulog. I think the contant abuse of my body the past weeks had already taken it’s toll on me. Sobra! GUSTO KONG MATULOG! AYOKO MUNANG MAGPUYAT!

Kaso lang, malapit na ulit ung pasukan, kelangan na namn ng pang-tuition ng kapatid ko at pambili ng school supplies ng mga pamangkins ko!

 

 

Hay life parang buhay! Kaya tuloy wala nang time para sa lovelife…Buti na lang mabait ang ever understanding kong si Ken!

Small things that could knock you down! April 9, 2008

Mga simpleng bagay na nakakainis :

May mga mumunting bagay na nakakapagpa-high blood sa ‘tin. In my case, minsan iniiyakan ko pa! Ito ang ilan sa mahaba-haba kong listahan…

- sa tuwing magbabalot ako ng set of books, kailangan maski isa, may kailangang magkaroon ng buhok sa plastic cover na kinatatamaran kong tanggalin. Madalas mangyari ito kahit anong walis ang gawin ko sa floor.  Like na like ko pa namang mag-cover ng books nang nakasalampak sa floor.

- bakit ba kahit anong sinop sa gamit, mawawala at mawawala isa man lang sa mga takip ng ballpens mo. Eh nabubuwisit pa naman ako pag wala ng takip ung pen, gusto ko na lang itapon.

- sa tuwing may ibibigay sa’kin na number na nakasulat sa kapirasong papel or tissue at iipit ko sa isa sa mga books or notebooks ko, hindi ko na mahanap kung saang page ko inipit.

- lagi akong may dala-dalang payong sa bag, say it again, as in araw araw, pero sa tuwing magpapalit ako ng bag at makakalimutan kong dalhin ang payong,  saka naman uulan.

- kapag nahuhumaling ako sa isang song, inaabangan ko talaga sa radio, tapos dahil nainip ka nang kahihintay sa station na tinutukan mo, try mo hanapin sa iba. Tapos pag ibinalik mo sa radio station na tinutukan mo earlier, nasa bridge na. Kainis!

- minsan may mga bagay na hindi mo pinapansin or hindi mo pinagkakaabalahang itago, tapos kapag kailangan mo na, saka hindi mo makita. Tapos pag hindi mo na kailangan, saka naman magpapakita.

- mga babaing may long hair na ayaw hawakan ang kanilang hair habang sakay ng jeep at katabi mo. Kulang na lang ipalunok sa’yo ang kanilang buhok! D-U-H!

Sabi ko nga, ilan lang to sa mahaba-haba list…on top of my head.

Subject : Janina April 1, 2008

(After ERAP jokes, si janina naman ang ginawan ng jokes.)
In a Ms World contest, a judge asked 3 finalists to name a human organ starting with letter “L.
Ms USA : The Lungs, without each we cannot breathe.

Ms UK : The Liver, without which we cannot metabolize fats and detoxify  the human body.

Ma PHIL Janina San Miguel : (Laughing confidently) Of course, who could ever forget the Lbow, without which we cannot spread our wings and fly, butterfly.

Luntian Bags March 20, 2008

“With Luntian Bags, I am able to fulfill 2 things- do my little bit for the environment AND run a livelihood program in San Teodoro(Mabini, Batangas) as well”. - Ichay  Bulaong

Ma. Cristina Nuval, my colleague and friend persuaded me to buy bags from Luntianbags. She saw it daw sa fashion section of Cosmo, Feb edition. Wonder why I didn’t see it. Anyway, the goodies were delivered earlier and I got so excited that I ended up using mine to my office. Everyone was ecstatic, nagpapa-order sila.  I decided to get 3 more,  this time regular size na.

 

At least with Luntianbags, may bag ka na, nakatulong ka pa! As these goodies were sewn by fishermen’s and laborers’ wives.

For more info, click here.

Joey Velasco March 18, 2008

I tuned in to NBN 4 by accident. Got bored with all non-sense TV show. Then napanood ko si Joey Velasco. Super duper astig ng artist na ito! Kudos to you! Sana mas marami pang kagaya mo… Our country badly needs someone like you!

Paintings

Book

Know him more here