March 2009
9 posts
Newspaper and Prepaid Cards
Before we boarded the ferryboat that will bring us to Guimaras island, we were given used pre-paid cards. It served three purposes : as receipt ( because they don’t issue official one); as control to track the number of passengers a ferryboat should accomodate (if a bundle of used cards is finished, the rest of the passengers board the next ferryboat); and as guide which ferryboat you...
Fish Kill
It was a beautiful garden wedding in a resort, with Taal volcano as background. The lake water was inviting but because we were all dressed up in formal attire, we decided to go swimming the following day. No one in the group has tried swimming in Taal lake so the idea sounded exciting. Our excitement was replaced by frustration when we saw hundreds of small tilapia floating and the foul...
Earth Hour 2009
Last time, I shared the ad about the “Recyclables Fair”. Another interesting information fell on my bed last night. It was an invitation for my mom from the Dept. of Energy about the EARTH HOUR 2009. The invitation says that on 28 March 2009 at 8.30 PM, cities and towns across the world will turn off their lights for ONE HOUR - Earth Hour- sending a powerful global message that...
Angel
cover by Ahren Baesler
The Curious Case of Bubalus Mindorensis, the...
I have been to Mindoro, the home province of my mom, several times and since then I have been curious how a live tamaraw looks like. This curiosity became stronger when I saw a head of the tamaraw displayed prominently in the sala of one of my mom’s friends. To have or own one is a status symbol, according to my mom. She said I better kill my curiosity about seeing a live tamaraw...