Friday, August 20, 2021
Correcting Pre-Historic Philippine History
It were really the Indonesians, Bruneians and Malaysians of Borneo who were the first settlers in pre-historic Philippines which was millions of years ago or Filipinos traveled in Borneo or we have a parallel evolution. If Indonesia has the Java Man dated millions of years ago, the Philippines has the Tabun Man dated at the same time. We suppose Aetas were the first settlers because they remained in their primitive man. They have to wear thick fur to cross ice bridges. Another reason is proximity. The Philippines can travel to Borneo by sea and land. The same goes for the rest of South East Asia.
Monday, August 16, 2021
Once Upon A Time In The Philippines
Once upon a time in the Philippines, there was this Swiss magician showing off his skills in the streets of Manila. Although the locals did not understand the language, they somehow understood the performances and really enjoyed it. One time the Swiss covered a cup of water with a handkerchief. By one swift and fluid motion, he made the cup disappear to the amazement of the crowd.
“Voila,” he said.
“Ahhh ‘wala’ daw,” said one of the locals while others nodded in agreement. And so, from then on, when things are missing, locals would refer to it as “wala”.
Then he traveled south and saw a great lake upon a lagoon. "It looks like Lausanne". "Luzon daw", said one of the locals. And so, from then on, thr big group of islands in the north of the Philippines was collectively known as Luzon.
Friday, August 13, 2021
Writing Blogs and Video Blogging
The main difference is that i can write an article in 15 minutes while it takes me 3 hours to make a video. Yeah i do this to earn money from ads but i love what i'm doing. My dream is to make a podcast about sports and entertainment. I think speaking on camera just takes time getting used to. I have a project actually, i'm drawing plans for a residential house and i will teach how to manage scheduling, manpower, materials, tools and equipment. I named my second YouTube channel as VC BUILDERS. Time to get serious with my career as a Civil Engineer. Work hard, play hard. We have time to work. We have time to play.
Philippines Bags Its First Gold Medal in the Olympics [In Retrospect]
Hidilyn Diaz scored the breakthrough as she edged her opponent from China in a neck and neck battle in the Women's Weightlifting 55 kg division. Diaz also broke the Olympic Record in the Snatch and Jerk Event and Overall Points. It was a momentous occasion as the Philippines has never won a Gold Medal in Olympic history.
Sure there were could have beens but it does not count. There was a filipina diver who trained with her american coach but they married before the Olympic. When she won two Gold Medals it was counted to the USA tally. There was also Arianne Cerdeña who won the Gold Medal in Women's Bowling which was an exhibition sport so it does not count. So Hidilyn Diaz' success somewhat made up for our frustrations.
Speaking of frustrations, we have yet to win that elusive Gold Medal in Boxing. Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio came so close that their Silver Medals were bitter-sweet. There was also disappointment in Eumir Marcial's Bronze Medal finish. He was probably the most bemedalled amateur boxer in Philippine Boxing internationally. However our hopes are high that Coach Ronald Chavez will continue to train our boxers and discover new talents. He was a talented boxer, a product of then Mayor Mel Lopez and his ABAP Go For Gold. We won 8 boxing Gold Medals in the SEA Games and 3 Gold Medals in the Asian Games. Onyok Velasco won a Silver Medal and his brother Roel Velasco won a Bronze Medal.
Boxing is probably the only martial arts we can excel at the world level as Judo and Taekwondo have advanced techniques in other countries. Looking at other South East Asian nations, they won Olympic Golds in Swimming and Badminton. We can train our swimmers in the states like Joseph Schooling of Singapore, who edged Michael Phelps for the Gold Medal, and Badminton is or was Indonesia's bread and butter in the Olympic Gold.
When it comes to track and field like running, we have to excel first in Asia and then the world. Like EJ Obiena who finished 7th in Men's Pole Vault. Tokyo was Hidilyn Diaz' 4th Olympics. Our athletes should do their best to outdo their previous records. Same goes for Margielyn Didal who qualified for the finals of Skateboarding. In Rowing, Chris Nievarez introduced us to Single Sculls. Its a different technique than that of Dragon Boat Racing where we excel. But rowing is rowing, and paddling is paddling. We can excel here.
So thats it at the moment. I am juggling speaking and writing at the same time. If you have questions how to activate Google Adsense on your blogs, let me know. Basically book reviewers like you and me can earn money from blogspot ads. Until then.
Monday, July 19, 2021
How To Earn Money From Your YouTube Channel
Yeah i made a youtube channel about music and lyrics and i need your help guys to subscribe to my channel. When you reach 4,000 hours of watch time and 1,000 subscribers, that's when you can monetize from your channel. Let's see, subscribe to my channel and i will subscribe to yours. Message me, bookworms, scientists and humans. 😆
That's me, DJ Mokong. My alter ego. Video-editing is one my hobbies.
Some of the tracks i created so far:
Butter - BTS (with lyrics)
Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo
Yummy - Justin Bieber (with lyrics)
Friday, April 30, 2021
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham [Book Review]
The Pelican Brief is about a brief report written by a law student named Darby Shaw about a prospective lead on the murders of two Supreme Court Justices - Abraham Rosenberg and Glenn Jensen. Khamel, an international terrorist was paid millions for the job. The event was so big and horrible that many were shocked and compelled to investigate - that includes the media, FBI, CIA, Interpol, the White House, lawyers, law students, and laymen alike. Darby Shaw spent four days writing the brief and thought it was a long shot. She mindlessly gives it to her boyfriend Thomas Callahan who was also her professor at Tulane. Callahan then passed it to Gavin Verheek, his bestfriend who was legal counsel of the FBI. Verheek passed it to his chum FBI Deputy Director K.O. Lewis and from then the report was became known as the Pelican Brief made its way to the White House and media. Darby Shaw lives in New Orleans, Louisiana where the pelican is the state bird. FBI Director F. Denton Voyles was somewhat delighted as the White House was giving them the flak for the errors in guarding the justices. Apparently it has something that would implicate the President. Voyles makes an agreement with the president that they, especially Chief of Staff Fletcher Coal, whom Voyles described as a mad dog, would give the FBI a break. But when Professor Callahan and his Porsche was bombed to bits and pieces and Legal Counsel Verheek was found murdered at his house, they can no longer ignore that the Pelican Brief has someone agitated. Washington Post reporter Gray Grantham was following his own leads. He has an informer on the White House and an informant named Garcia called him out of nowhere. Meanwhile Darby Shaw, who wrote the brief, was literally running for her life. Luckily for her, her father left her an inheritance to last her a lifetime. She was living from hotel to hotel, city to city and state to state. Darby Shaw decided to call the Washington Post and eventually made a rendezvous with Grantham. She also had a meeting with Khamel the assassin who posed as Verheek, Callahan's bestfriend. By a stroke of luck, Khamel was killed by one of the CIA operatives following her around. Grantham tracked Garcia as a lawyer named Curtis Morgan but he was one week dead. He was eliminated because what of he knew. Later, Morgan's widow gives them a key to a locker which has damning evidences on the suspects. Curtis Morgan, who was fearing for his life wrote an affidavit, have it notarized and prepared a tape. He would expose his would-be murderers. Victor Mattiece was a millionaire who has donated millions to the President although he says there was nothing illegal in it. He plans to convert marshlands into oil rigs - his land was sitting on billions of dollars of oil and natural gas. However the land is a protected wildlife reserve. There was a memo that retiring Justices Rosenberg and Jensen will be good for their cause. The two justices were staunch environmentalists. They believe in the code that the environment is above individuals, individuals above the governement, and the government above businesses. If the President can appoint two justices who would see things their way is good news as two of nine justices can sway decisions. Victor Mattiece and his lawyers are guilty of the murders. Mattiece would hide as he is out of the country, one lawyer committed suicide while the others will face the charges. Chief of Staff Coal took the fall for the President who also seen in a picture with Mattiece. FBI Director Voyles would protect himself with a recording that the President was saying lay-off on the Pelican Brief investigations. They were saying Gray Grantham would win the Pulitzer prize for this piece. Probably, they say this was the biggest case in twenty years and he cracked it up. But his mind was somewhere else. His adventures with Darby Shaw has developed a romantic partnership but she was not ready for a new relationship. Later Gray Grantham joins Darby Shaw somewhere in a Carribean villa where they will take a long vacation.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Candido
[Hi guys, I wrote this story in 2004, I have translated it in English for our foreign audience. My grandpa actually hails from Santo Tomas, Batangas - a province one and a half hour South of Manila where this story was based.]
Candido
Ala e ako nga po pala si Candido, tubong Santo Tomas sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Ala e kalaki pala nireng Menila, anong tataas ng gusali, hindi tulad doon sa amin na puro kalabaw at bukid laang ang masisilayan mo e. Ala e meron nang katagalan nang ninais-nais ko na mapunta dine sa Menila dangan nga lamang e me karukhaan ang aming buhay. Ala e kalaki ng aking utang na loob sa aking Inang e dahil sa handog niyang ire sa akin sa aking ika-dalawampu't isang kaarawan.
Ala e kaya lang e hindi man laang nasagi sa aking isipan na kasama ng ugali ng mga tao dine sa Menila e. Ganire po ang nangyayari. Ala e ako baga po e naglalakad nang meron akong nakitang malaking retrato ng aking idolong si Efpeejey, kasama ang isang dalagang mapupungay ang mga mata na wari bagang nang-aakit sa akin. Ala e kagyat akong pumasok sa loob at isa pala ireng teatro na nagtatanghal ng mga pelikula e. Ala e maganda naman ang kahera at nababanaagan ko ng konti ang kaniyang mga hita, ala e kaputi naman. Ngunit kapangit naman ng inasal niya nang punitin ang aking tiket e. Ala e ako e labis na nagdamdam at hindi ko na hinintay ang kaniyang paliwanag at walang lingon-lingon akong lumabas.
Ala e dala ng aking kagutuman e naghanap ako ng makakainan at ako nama'y pinalad na makahanap nire sa isang malamig na lugar na nakaguhit ang larawan ng isang kulay pula na bubuyog. Ala e ganire pala dine pati bubuyog kinakain. Hindi naman ako pihikan e kaya naisip ko na ring kumain dine, sa amin nga e pati ahas at bayawak kinakain. Ngunit bago ako pumasok e hinubad ko muna ang aking pares ng tsinelas gaya ng ginagawian sa amin. Ala e mabait naman sila at panay ang Gud Murning sa akin. Hindi naman nila ako pinilit kumain ng bubuyog at nabusog naman ako sa manok nila, kinamay ko pa nga e. Ngunit sa aking paglabas ay hindi ko na maapuhap ang aking tsinelas. Ala e muli akong nalungkot at tahimik na tumalilis.
Sa di-kalayuan e meroong nagtitipon na karamihan. Sila ay meroong mga bandila, may sayawan, kantahan at sigawan. Kinawayan nila ako at ako e naeenganyong makiisa at makisayaw, makikanta at makisigaw. Ala e siyang-siya ako ng ibigay sa akin ang mikropono at lalo akong ginanahan. Masaya na sana ako dine e, kapiling ang aking mga bagong kaibigan nang biglang dumating ang kapulisan at pinagdadadala kami sa piitan. Ala e ako ay nalungkot at aking naitanong na lamang, Ganire baga talaga dine sa Menila, kalupit ng mga tao e? Tinanong pa ako kung militante ako e kagagaling ko nga laang sa amin.
Ngayon nga e pinalaya na ako. Naisip ko e umuwi na laang dala ang aking mapait na karanasan. Ngunit hindi, hindi ko ipapaalam ire sa Inang. Ang mahal kong Inang, ala e ayokong maisip niya na nasayang ang mga pinaglaanan niya sa akin. Tama, iyon baga ang aking gagawin. Paalam na, malupit na Menila.
Candido
My name is Candido, grew up in Santo Tomas in the province of Batangas. These buildings in Manila are so tall compared to our town in which you only see carabaos and farmlands. I have been wanting to get here in Manila but because we are poor I cannot afford it to go here. I really appreciate it that my Mama gives me this present in my twenty-first birthday.
However never did it entered my mind that people in Manila have bad attitude. Here is what happened. When I boarded out of the bus, I saw this big picture of my idol action star FPJ, together with a lady with tantalizing eyes that seems to seduce me. I immediately entered the enclosure and realizes it is a theater which shows shows. The cashier is beautiful and I can see her legs which is white okay. But what bad attitude she has when she teared my ticket. I was extremely hurt so I did not wait for her explanation and I went away not looking back.
I was hungry so I looked for a place to have food and I am fortunate to have found one in a cool place where there is an image of a red colored bee. So this is how it is in Manila, the local people eats even the bees. I am not picky so I was not discouraged to enter. In our province, we even eat snakes and lizards. Before I passed the entrance though, is I removed my pair of slippers which is the custom in our province. They seem nice because they greet me Good Morning a number of times. They did not force me to eat bees and I am quite satisfied with the chicken, I even eat it with my bare hands. However when I went out, I cannot find my slippers. I was saddened once more and quietly went away.
Not so far away is a crowd that is gathering. They have flags, dancing, singing and shouting. They waved at me and I am encouraged to join them in dancing, singing and shouting. I am ecstatic when they give me the microphone so I am all the more energized. I am already happy in the company of my new friends when the police came and hauled us to prison. I am sad and questioned myself - it is really how it is here in Manila, they are bad people? They even asked me if I am member of a militant group when I only just arrived from the province. Tsk tsk tsk.
So now they set me free. I thought I just go home with my bitter experience. But no, I will not tell Mama about this. My dearest Mama, I do not want her to know that all what she worked for in giving me a present went for naught. Absolutely, that is I what I do. Goodbye now, cruel Manila.
Ala e ako nga po pala si Candido, tubong Santo Tomas sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Ala e kalaki pala nireng Menila, anong tataas ng gusali, hindi tulad doon sa amin na puro kalabaw at bukid laang ang masisilayan mo e. Ala e meron nang katagalan nang ninais-nais ko na mapunta dine sa Menila dangan nga lamang e me karukhaan ang aming buhay. Ala e kalaki ng aking utang na loob sa aking Inang e dahil sa handog niyang ire sa akin sa aking ika-dalawampu't isang kaarawan.
Ala e kaya lang e hindi man laang nasagi sa aking isipan na kasama ng ugali ng mga tao dine sa Menila e. Ganire po ang nangyayari. Ala e ako baga po e naglalakad nang meron akong nakitang malaking retrato ng aking idolong si Efpeejey, kasama ang isang dalagang mapupungay ang mga mata na wari bagang nang-aakit sa akin. Ala e kagyat akong pumasok sa loob at isa pala ireng teatro na nagtatanghal ng mga pelikula e. Ala e maganda naman ang kahera at nababanaagan ko ng konti ang kaniyang mga hita, ala e kaputi naman. Ngunit kapangit naman ng inasal niya nang punitin ang aking tiket e. Ala e ako e labis na nagdamdam at hindi ko na hinintay ang kaniyang paliwanag at walang lingon-lingon akong lumabas.
Ala e dala ng aking kagutuman e naghanap ako ng makakainan at ako nama'y pinalad na makahanap nire sa isang malamig na lugar na nakaguhit ang larawan ng isang kulay pula na bubuyog. Ala e ganire pala dine pati bubuyog kinakain. Hindi naman ako pihikan e kaya naisip ko na ring kumain dine, sa amin nga e pati ahas at bayawak kinakain. Ngunit bago ako pumasok e hinubad ko muna ang aking pares ng tsinelas gaya ng ginagawian sa amin. Ala e mabait naman sila at panay ang Gud Murning sa akin. Hindi naman nila ako pinilit kumain ng bubuyog at nabusog naman ako sa manok nila, kinamay ko pa nga e. Ngunit sa aking paglabas ay hindi ko na maapuhap ang aking tsinelas. Ala e muli akong nalungkot at tahimik na tumalilis.
Sa di-kalayuan e meroong nagtitipon na karamihan. Sila ay meroong mga bandila, may sayawan, kantahan at sigawan. Kinawayan nila ako at ako e naeenganyong makiisa at makisayaw, makikanta at makisigaw. Ala e siyang-siya ako ng ibigay sa akin ang mikropono at lalo akong ginanahan. Masaya na sana ako dine e, kapiling ang aking mga bagong kaibigan nang biglang dumating ang kapulisan at pinagdadadala kami sa piitan. Ala e ako ay nalungkot at aking naitanong na lamang, Ganire baga talaga dine sa Menila, kalupit ng mga tao e? Tinanong pa ako kung militante ako e kagagaling ko nga laang sa amin.
Ngayon nga e pinalaya na ako. Naisip ko e umuwi na laang dala ang aking mapait na karanasan. Ngunit hindi, hindi ko ipapaalam ire sa Inang. Ang mahal kong Inang, ala e ayokong maisip niya na nasayang ang mga pinaglaanan niya sa akin. Tama, iyon baga ang aking gagawin. Paalam na, malupit na Menila.
Candido
My name is Candido, grew up in Santo Tomas in the province of Batangas. These buildings in Manila are so tall compared to our town in which you only see carabaos and farmlands. I have been wanting to get here in Manila but because we are poor I cannot afford it to go here. I really appreciate it that my Mama gives me this present in my twenty-first birthday.
However never did it entered my mind that people in Manila have bad attitude. Here is what happened. When I boarded out of the bus, I saw this big picture of my idol action star FPJ, together with a lady with tantalizing eyes that seems to seduce me. I immediately entered the enclosure and realizes it is a theater which shows shows. The cashier is beautiful and I can see her legs which is white okay. But what bad attitude she has when she teared my ticket. I was extremely hurt so I did not wait for her explanation and I went away not looking back.
I was hungry so I looked for a place to have food and I am fortunate to have found one in a cool place where there is an image of a red colored bee. So this is how it is in Manila, the local people eats even the bees. I am not picky so I was not discouraged to enter. In our province, we even eat snakes and lizards. Before I passed the entrance though, is I removed my pair of slippers which is the custom in our province. They seem nice because they greet me Good Morning a number of times. They did not force me to eat bees and I am quite satisfied with the chicken, I even eat it with my bare hands. However when I went out, I cannot find my slippers. I was saddened once more and quietly went away.
Not so far away is a crowd that is gathering. They have flags, dancing, singing and shouting. They waved at me and I am encouraged to join them in dancing, singing and shouting. I am ecstatic when they give me the microphone so I am all the more energized. I am already happy in the company of my new friends when the police came and hauled us to prison. I am sad and questioned myself - it is really how it is here in Manila, they are bad people? They even asked me if I am member of a militant group when I only just arrived from the province. Tsk tsk tsk.
So now they set me free. I thought I just go home with my bitter experience. But no, I will not tell Mama about this. My dearest Mama, I do not want her to know that all what she worked for in giving me a present went for naught. Absolutely, that is I what I do. Goodbye now, cruel Manila.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Baguio City Travel Guide
This was the last time I went to Baguio the summer capital of the Philippines. It has a cool 16°C weather. Around May of 2015. I've been there several times. A change of surroundings is always healthy when you are stressed. However you check out the food carefully when you travel. Trust me you don't want diarrhea in an unfamiliar place. With the up and down roads of the Baguio mountains, you can really lose weight. Maybe this the reason I never seen an obese person there.
1. Travel light. Okay this I think you should bring - three shirts, three underwear, 1 pair of socks, a shorts and a long pants. Your shirts and underwear you can wash them everyday. Don't be lazy. I actually brought 5 shirts which is irritating because of the weight and have to purchase underwear cause I forgot to bring some. The point and shoot camera or your mobile phone is okay unless you shoot photos for a living, you bring the dslr.
2. Book early. So I went to Victory liner in Cubao which is nearest my place so I was in there before six a.m. Little did I know that buses were full already because of bookings. I was able to take the 8am ride to Baguio. I admit I am afraid of heights so looking at the ravines and not knowing if the driver is capable enough I was uncomfortable. I was like no, no, no when the driver overtakes a couple of slow-moving trucks. I mean the rule for overtaking is do it on a straight road and you have visibility of vehicles going on the two directions. Not a good idea on a dangerous curves or bends.
3. Taxi is for lazy people. Having boarded out of the bus, this guy gave me a brochure for a hotel costing Php 2,200/day which is way beyond my budget. So I asked where Sessions road is and asked for the jeepneys going there. I saw people scampering for taxis. On second thought, they might not be lazy but rather they can afford it and wanted their children to be comfortable.
3. Renting a lodge. I know from the internet that Sessions road is the place to be so that must be the center area of the Baguio. As is my guide, you have to go away from the center to find inexpensive hotels. About three to four blocks away after several inquiries, I found the Diamond Inn. I could have taken the 500-single room but I prefer to have a bathroom inside my room so I have to pay 800 pesos a day.
4. Reconnaissance. The first 2 days is like feeling out the place so when you have estimate of what to do and where to go, you also now know when to go home. So knowing this on the second day I reserved a bus ride for Cubao. Turns out this is unnecessary cause the bus ride back home has plenty of seats and so I went home earlier than booked. Nonetheless do this for precaution.
5. Buy fruits. These are like your snacks so you don't have to overspend. I end up overspending nonetheless having bought more fruits than I can consume. And the inconvenience of bringing it home.
6. Burnham park. This gets old in no time but what is important is the jeepneys around Burnham park which gets you to many places. So in the third day, I saw this Camp John Hay signboard and said to myself why not. Its a mountain trek maybe 45 degrees in steepness. Go at your own pace and take selfies if you want. Okay I am be boasting a little here but I actually drived up and down on a 75 degree inclined hill. Hahaha okay maybe 65 degress but it is really steep and going up you have to move on excruciating slow pace on the first gear.
7. Cemetery of Negativism. This is a parody of burying negativity so they have provided tombs for negative thinking. There are so many pictures so I will have to upload them in photobucket for those interested. And other pictures for that matter.
8. The bell house. Named after Major General James Franklin bell who designed the structures in Camp John Hay. As customary I snapped photos into the rooms and toilets and closets and cabinets. When I look into the mirror, I felt a hair-raising presence and ran back towards people. I still have goosebumps from the place. That is the price of acting cool and all.
9. Malls. You went up the Sessions road and you can find SM Baguio on the summit. I have been inside there maybe 3 or 4 times in the past days. There's also Robinson's Mall somewhere on the ascent and you can ride the escalators there on to the top to enter the Baguio cathedral.
10. Mines view park. I was there around 8am. the next day and I met a two-year old St. Bernard there. His name is Moshu. Man if you can see his size, only two years old and already about one meter in length. I passed a wishing well and flicked a five-peso coin. On to the main attraction, the mountains and clouds and trees and the miniature houses are something to behold. Add the cool weather and the sun to recharge the body. According to what I read, the rays of the sun are beneficial to the body but up to only 10a.m. when the harmful rays will be intense.
11. Luisa's cafe. Its a chinese restaurant somewhere along the base of Session's road and you can easily miss or dismiss it cause of nondescript signage and appearance. But you want to have a hearty meal in Baguio, you go there and eat anything with chinese tea. The vegetables are cooked fresh, the meat tastes good and the tea cleanses your body. Had I known this place earlier, I would not have gone to the diners and eateries there.
There you go. I may have forgotten to write some places I went to and of course, there are more places to explore there cause of time constraints like the Botanical garden, the Baguio museum and the strawberry farms for a start.
Baguio is I think the center of education in the North part of the country because people from neighboring provinces go to the universities like UP Baguio, University of the Cordilleras, St. Louis University and University of Baguio to name a few. I also think the government must give special support to this area cause its like the university belt in Manila. This place suffered so much in the earthquake before and having rebuilt to today they have diamonds in the rough there.
But I guess I was looking for more authenticity and it can't be helped. Roads are needed for development and trade and commerce. Commercialization reigned in the cities and I have been to many cities and they look sound and feel the same. Nah not being negative here, just telling the reality. We need this centers of education, learning and development in every region. I guess there has to be a balance between the old and the new culture. There's twelve regions so I hope the Department of Education is up to the challenge. Of course the main problem is in the Mindanao region. Education, sports and entertainment are the weapons we needed in order for people to have unity there.
1. Travel light. Okay this I think you should bring - three shirts, three underwear, 1 pair of socks, a shorts and a long pants. Your shirts and underwear you can wash them everyday. Don't be lazy. I actually brought 5 shirts which is irritating because of the weight and have to purchase underwear cause I forgot to bring some. The point and shoot camera or your mobile phone is okay unless you shoot photos for a living, you bring the dslr.
2. Book early. So I went to Victory liner in Cubao which is nearest my place so I was in there before six a.m. Little did I know that buses were full already because of bookings. I was able to take the 8am ride to Baguio. I admit I am afraid of heights so looking at the ravines and not knowing if the driver is capable enough I was uncomfortable. I was like no, no, no when the driver overtakes a couple of slow-moving trucks. I mean the rule for overtaking is do it on a straight road and you have visibility of vehicles going on the two directions. Not a good idea on a dangerous curves or bends.
3. Taxi is for lazy people. Having boarded out of the bus, this guy gave me a brochure for a hotel costing Php 2,200/day which is way beyond my budget. So I asked where Sessions road is and asked for the jeepneys going there. I saw people scampering for taxis. On second thought, they might not be lazy but rather they can afford it and wanted their children to be comfortable.
3. Renting a lodge. I know from the internet that Sessions road is the place to be so that must be the center area of the Baguio. As is my guide, you have to go away from the center to find inexpensive hotels. About three to four blocks away after several inquiries, I found the Diamond Inn. I could have taken the 500-single room but I prefer to have a bathroom inside my room so I have to pay 800 pesos a day.
4. Reconnaissance. The first 2 days is like feeling out the place so when you have estimate of what to do and where to go, you also now know when to go home. So knowing this on the second day I reserved a bus ride for Cubao. Turns out this is unnecessary cause the bus ride back home has plenty of seats and so I went home earlier than booked. Nonetheless do this for precaution.
5. Buy fruits. These are like your snacks so you don't have to overspend. I end up overspending nonetheless having bought more fruits than I can consume. And the inconvenience of bringing it home.
6. Burnham park. This gets old in no time but what is important is the jeepneys around Burnham park which gets you to many places. So in the third day, I saw this Camp John Hay signboard and said to myself why not. Its a mountain trek maybe 45 degrees in steepness. Go at your own pace and take selfies if you want. Okay I am be boasting a little here but I actually drived up and down on a 75 degree inclined hill. Hahaha okay maybe 65 degress but it is really steep and going up you have to move on excruciating slow pace on the first gear.
7. Cemetery of Negativism. This is a parody of burying negativity so they have provided tombs for negative thinking. There are so many pictures so I will have to upload them in photobucket for those interested. And other pictures for that matter.
8. The bell house. Named after Major General James Franklin bell who designed the structures in Camp John Hay. As customary I snapped photos into the rooms and toilets and closets and cabinets. When I look into the mirror, I felt a hair-raising presence and ran back towards people. I still have goosebumps from the place. That is the price of acting cool and all.
9. Malls. You went up the Sessions road and you can find SM Baguio on the summit. I have been inside there maybe 3 or 4 times in the past days. There's also Robinson's Mall somewhere on the ascent and you can ride the escalators there on to the top to enter the Baguio cathedral.
10. Mines view park. I was there around 8am. the next day and I met a two-year old St. Bernard there. His name is Moshu. Man if you can see his size, only two years old and already about one meter in length. I passed a wishing well and flicked a five-peso coin. On to the main attraction, the mountains and clouds and trees and the miniature houses are something to behold. Add the cool weather and the sun to recharge the body. According to what I read, the rays of the sun are beneficial to the body but up to only 10a.m. when the harmful rays will be intense.
11. Luisa's cafe. Its a chinese restaurant somewhere along the base of Session's road and you can easily miss or dismiss it cause of nondescript signage and appearance. But you want to have a hearty meal in Baguio, you go there and eat anything with chinese tea. The vegetables are cooked fresh, the meat tastes good and the tea cleanses your body. Had I known this place earlier, I would not have gone to the diners and eateries there.
There you go. I may have forgotten to write some places I went to and of course, there are more places to explore there cause of time constraints like the Botanical garden, the Baguio museum and the strawberry farms for a start.
Baguio is I think the center of education in the North part of the country because people from neighboring provinces go to the universities like UP Baguio, University of the Cordilleras, St. Louis University and University of Baguio to name a few. I also think the government must give special support to this area cause its like the university belt in Manila. This place suffered so much in the earthquake before and having rebuilt to today they have diamonds in the rough there.
But I guess I was looking for more authenticity and it can't be helped. Roads are needed for development and trade and commerce. Commercialization reigned in the cities and I have been to many cities and they look sound and feel the same. Nah not being negative here, just telling the reality. We need this centers of education, learning and development in every region. I guess there has to be a balance between the old and the new culture. There's twelve regions so I hope the Department of Education is up to the challenge. Of course the main problem is in the Mindanao region. Education, sports and entertainment are the weapons we needed in order for people to have unity there.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Respecting Women
We respect women because we respect our mothers. Our mother is our own blood. Can you say that about your father? Where did you come from? Isn't it from the womb and blood of your mother? Therefore your bloodline is in your mother.
I know you say I am putting my best foot forward in saying all the righteous shit. I am a sinner. If I tell you about my worst, will you still listen? I guess not. What I mean is that I will not write what is not necessary.
I like to stare at women with short hair cause I think they are lesbians so I wanna change them into real women. I almost get beaten by thug looking lesbian. I mean she was huge, I am 5'6" and she was taller and bigger, her arms and legs the size of tree trunks. And I was doing nothing except I was idling in front of a mall waiting for the rain to stop. She says Why you standing like that. Huh? Are you tough? Her face was close and her arms ready. I am a chicken so I said No. I am not tough.
I had a horrible lady boss that keeps us her subordinates always on our toes. She keeps track of our routine. In that office, we have no gym so I would go to the toilet and do some push-ups and pull-up a couple on the door jamb. Once is I get carried away so I was out for about 30 minutes. The boss accused me of sleeping in the toilet. There was a time she get really sick but she went to work anyway because we have a deadline to beat.
What I am trying to say is that women are similar to us because men and women are supposed to help each other. There are things that men cannot do that women can, like giving birth so the men contribute their genes. While there are extremely physical activities that women cannot participate in because they are naturally weaker in physique. They can give inputs to the men instead.
To improve the bloodline is to educate the women. The more the educated the women, the more the bloodline improves.
I know you say I am putting my best foot forward in saying all the righteous shit. I am a sinner. If I tell you about my worst, will you still listen? I guess not. What I mean is that I will not write what is not necessary.
I like to stare at women with short hair cause I think they are lesbians so I wanna change them into real women. I almost get beaten by thug looking lesbian. I mean she was huge, I am 5'6" and she was taller and bigger, her arms and legs the size of tree trunks. And I was doing nothing except I was idling in front of a mall waiting for the rain to stop. She says Why you standing like that. Huh? Are you tough? Her face was close and her arms ready. I am a chicken so I said No. I am not tough.
I had a horrible lady boss that keeps us her subordinates always on our toes. She keeps track of our routine. In that office, we have no gym so I would go to the toilet and do some push-ups and pull-up a couple on the door jamb. Once is I get carried away so I was out for about 30 minutes. The boss accused me of sleeping in the toilet. There was a time she get really sick but she went to work anyway because we have a deadline to beat.
What I am trying to say is that women are similar to us because men and women are supposed to help each other. There are things that men cannot do that women can, like giving birth so the men contribute their genes. While there are extremely physical activities that women cannot participate in because they are naturally weaker in physique. They can give inputs to the men instead.
To improve the bloodline is to educate the women. The more the educated the women, the more the bloodline improves.
Beyond UFOs
Beyond UFOs
So how old is the Earth? The rocks we find on Earth’s surface have a great variety of ages, since different rocks solidified at different times from molten lava. The very oldest Earth rocks are about 4 billion years old, but Earth itself must be older than this, because the entire surface has been re-shaped through time. Mineral grains found within some Earth rocks date back as far as 4.4 billion years, about the same age as the Moon rocks, which must also be younger than Earth if, as currently thought, the Moon formed when a Mars- size object blasted part of Earth’s outer layers into or-bit (a hypothesis we’ll discuss in chapter 5). The very best estimates of Earth’s age come from radiometric dating of meteorites. The oldest meteor-ites are chunks of rock that must have solidified very early in the solar system’s history, at the time when Earth and the other planets were just beginning to form. These meteorites are about 4.55 billion years old, which means that our planet began to form at about that time.
If you read a few Creationist web sites, you may find people trying to argue that radiometric dating doesn’t really work. But as you’ve just seen, the scientific principles behind it are quite simple and the basic physics is very well understood: From our theory of nuclear structure we can determine which nuclei will decay and which will remain stable, and measured decay rates are in good accord with theoretical predictions. The technique of radiometric dating gains further support from the fact that, in many cases, rocks contain more than one type of radioactive isotope. If radiometric dating weren’t valid, you might expect that different isotopes would give different ages for the same rock. But they don’t: Within margins of measurement uncertainty, we invariably find that dating the same piece of rock with several different isotopes gives the same age, adding to our confidence in the validity of the technique. Moreover, we can often check the results we obtain from radiometric dating against other methods of measuring ages, giving us even more confidence that the technique works. For example, with many fairly recent archaeological artifacts, we can confirm the ages obtained from radiometric dating by measuring ages from tree ring data or even from dates written on the artifacts. In addition, astronomers have discovered completely in dependent methods for estimating the ages of stars, including the Sun. Although none of these methods give an age as precise as the age we obtain from radiometric dating, they all confirm that the Sun’s age is in the range of 4 to 5 billion years. Overall, the technique of radiometric dating has been checked in so many ways and relies on such basic scientific principles that there is no longer any serious scientific debate about its validity.
You interested in the detailed explanation of scientific principles, you have to get the book.
http://www.jeffreybennett.com/
You know guys estimate is different from actual. Astronomers estimate the composition of the planets and faraway galaxies because of its color as based on Earth minerals. The assumption is that the minerals are also same as Earth. So what if there are minerals not of this Earth? That's a possibility. Like Astronomers looks at Pluto now. Its only an estimate that it is only 100 million years old. Until we get samples from it then we know whats its age and composition. What we have though is that we have tested samples on Earth and meteors.
So how old is the Earth? The rocks we find on Earth’s surface have a great variety of ages, since different rocks solidified at different times from molten lava. The very oldest Earth rocks are about 4 billion years old, but Earth itself must be older than this, because the entire surface has been re-shaped through time. Mineral grains found within some Earth rocks date back as far as 4.4 billion years, about the same age as the Moon rocks, which must also be younger than Earth if, as currently thought, the Moon formed when a Mars- size object blasted part of Earth’s outer layers into or-bit (a hypothesis we’ll discuss in chapter 5). The very best estimates of Earth’s age come from radiometric dating of meteorites. The oldest meteor-ites are chunks of rock that must have solidified very early in the solar system’s history, at the time when Earth and the other planets were just beginning to form. These meteorites are about 4.55 billion years old, which means that our planet began to form at about that time.
If you read a few Creationist web sites, you may find people trying to argue that radiometric dating doesn’t really work. But as you’ve just seen, the scientific principles behind it are quite simple and the basic physics is very well understood: From our theory of nuclear structure we can determine which nuclei will decay and which will remain stable, and measured decay rates are in good accord with theoretical predictions. The technique of radiometric dating gains further support from the fact that, in many cases, rocks contain more than one type of radioactive isotope. If radiometric dating weren’t valid, you might expect that different isotopes would give different ages for the same rock. But they don’t: Within margins of measurement uncertainty, we invariably find that dating the same piece of rock with several different isotopes gives the same age, adding to our confidence in the validity of the technique. Moreover, we can often check the results we obtain from radiometric dating against other methods of measuring ages, giving us even more confidence that the technique works. For example, with many fairly recent archaeological artifacts, we can confirm the ages obtained from radiometric dating by measuring ages from tree ring data or even from dates written on the artifacts. In addition, astronomers have discovered completely in dependent methods for estimating the ages of stars, including the Sun. Although none of these methods give an age as precise as the age we obtain from radiometric dating, they all confirm that the Sun’s age is in the range of 4 to 5 billion years. Overall, the technique of radiometric dating has been checked in so many ways and relies on such basic scientific principles that there is no longer any serious scientific debate about its validity.
You interested in the detailed explanation of scientific principles, you have to get the book.
http://www.jeffreybennett.com/
You know guys estimate is different from actual. Astronomers estimate the composition of the planets and faraway galaxies because of its color as based on Earth minerals. The assumption is that the minerals are also same as Earth. So what if there are minerals not of this Earth? That's a possibility. Like Astronomers looks at Pluto now. Its only an estimate that it is only 100 million years old. Until we get samples from it then we know whats its age and composition. What we have though is that we have tested samples on Earth and meteors.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Pussy Willows Cattails [Song Interpretation]
Pussy Willows Cattails by Kenny Rankin
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Rain pools in the woodland
Water to my knees
Shivering, quivering
A warm breath of spring
[Cultivating medicinal plants including bonsai, flowers and orchids. Burying your legs on rice paddies, the sweat cools you down with the wind.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Catbirds and cornfields
Daydreams together
Riding on the roadside
The dust gets in your eyes
Revelling, dishevelling
The summer nights can bring
[Daydreaming of fields of gold and planning the cold summer nights. Driving in the countryside with the car top down, you forget your shades.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Slanted rays and colored days
Stark blue horizons
Naked limbs and wheat bins
Hazy afternoons
Poising rejoicing
The wine cups to bring
[Harvesting fruits of labor and celebrating the hard day's work with wine.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Harsh lights and candle lights
Wood fire a blazin'
Soft lips and fingertips
Resting in my soul
Treasuring, remembering,
The promise of spring
[Candle light dinners and talking, reminiscing at the fireplace. Singing duets with the wife as the wife plays the guitar.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
[Bedtime]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Rain pools in the woodland
Water to my knees
Shivering, quivering
A warm breath of spring
[Cultivating medicinal plants including bonsai, flowers and orchids. Burying your legs on rice paddies, the sweat cools you down with the wind.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Catbirds and cornfields
Daydreams together
Riding on the roadside
The dust gets in your eyes
Revelling, dishevelling
The summer nights can bring
[Daydreaming of fields of gold and planning the cold summer nights. Driving in the countryside with the car top down, you forget your shades.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Slanted rays and colored days
Stark blue horizons
Naked limbs and wheat bins
Hazy afternoons
Poising rejoicing
The wine cups to bring
[Harvesting fruits of labor and celebrating the hard day's work with wine.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
Harsh lights and candle lights
Wood fire a blazin'
Soft lips and fingertips
Resting in my soul
Treasuring, remembering,
The promise of spring
[Candle light dinners and talking, reminiscing at the fireplace. Singing duets with the wife as the wife plays the guitar.]
Pussy willows cattails
Soft winds and roses
[Bedtime]
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