Blame Big Butts!

Edge on an edge and muscle trembling those are the things I can say every time I have bad jeep days.

It isn’t tiresome every time a driver pushes you to ride in a jeep even if it is obviously over-crowded?

(Undoubtedly, YES!)

And after a tiring day at school, would you still want to be so haggard just because of having an insufficient space?

(Obviously, NOT!)

One factor that makes a bad day commuting is when you would feel that edge on an edge feeling that becomes more painful and muscle trembling as a person tries to hold the edge of his butt on the edge of a seat.

I just wish that it won’t happen again.

But unfortunately, it had happen to me so many times that I could remember bad moments from it. One of the unforgettable moments is that when the driver told that there still enough space because the jeep is for 24 persons and that I’m the 24th and all of the sudden, all I can seat upon is like only enough for the half of my butt and what make things worst is that I have a backpack full of heavy books. I wasn’t able to move out that time since the jeep just rush away and so I suffered and not only that people around pushes me out from my seat and that really stressed me a lot!

And therefore! We should blame it to someone or something?

And who should we blame on these experiences!

Is it the Drivers?

They could be but I think all they want is to earn what should they earn in every ride and so …

We should blame it to…

The BIGGER butts!!!

Some people have very big butts that they can occupy twice as much as a normal individual would do. And so in order to not affect the earning of our beloved and sometimes hated jeepney drivers, I believe that people with BIG butts should pay more if they know or aware of the fact that they are occupying more space than a person should do.

BIG butts do not only give you lots of problems and inconvenience because it could also break your day! Since the process of trying to hold on such awkward position inside a moving vehicle is a complete and freaking stress.

Moreover, people with big butts could have been better commuters if only they’ll be responsible enough to pay more or even better not to commute unless through taxi.

Big butts! Big butts! I’m blaming it all to you. I’ll hope these people would recognize their over sized butt such that they’ll recognize the inconvenience they give to some affected commuters.

Lastly, I wish that they’ll realize that the best thing they could do is to tone down their butts not only for their convenience but also for the convenience of some affected people.

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New Funny “Sana-wikain?” Jokes: Fancied Quotations

I got these, new for my ears, funny and fancied Filipino quotations from a group message…

“Kapag maiksi ang kumot… sa baby ipagamit.”

“Papunta ka pa lang… sige ingat.”

“Ang naglalakad ng matulin… tumatakas.”

“Laging nasa huli ang… pinakamatangkad.”

“Kapag may usok… kawawa ang may hika.”

“Pag may tiyaga… good luck!”

“Aanhin mo pa ang damo kung garden mo pa naman ay sementado.”

Could you still think of something else? :)

Green Tip Monthly Summary - July 2009

This month, I was just able to come up with two green tips and for the next months, I might just as well be able to update green tips twice a month due to school activities but nevertheless i'll hope that you will still review my green tips



1st Tip:
Never deprive our forest from having lots of trees esp. the areas near rivers and dams for it will keep it from drying and flooding.

2nd Tip:
Be responsible and vigilant enough to protect bodies of water from pollutants and a part of it is not throwing trashes to any bodies of water.

Cory Aquino bids Goodbye

On the 1st day of August, 3:18 am (Philippine time standard); former president Corazon Aquino failed and struggled to spent and spare more breaths. She wasn’t able to defeat and conquer the traitor disease – colon cancer – and died because of cardio-respiratory arrest.

Today is the second day of the ten day national mourning that was declared by the incumbent president and I as Filipino through this little way would want to give tribute to her importance and contributions.

Cory Aquino brightened the fate of our nation amid of martial law not only because of the blast of yellow as a symbol of protest but also because of her sincere love for our nation. Cory Aquino did not only become an icon of democracy in the Philippines but also around the world. She too became one of the most influencing Asians of her time thus, she did not only return us our freedom but also our intense pride of us being her people and being the people of our nation.

I might not yet be there, when she became a mother not only to her family but to the whole archipelago, but nevertheless I can still feel the sympathy in the lost of one of the most significant Filipinos not only in history but also in the hearts of its citizens and believers around the world.

Your lightheartedness and bravery do not deserve any pain and sorrow but nevertheless I wish that you’ll still be willing to give warmth to our country as you peacefully rest in a place of forever bliss

Goodbye to your soul but not to your love.
We’ll bury your body but not your legacies.
You might not be here in this material world but in our hearts and in the hearts of future generation, you’ll surely be there.

Therefore, all you deserve is our sincerest gratefulness.

Thank You…

Half Blood Prince, from High to Low

Harry Potter and the half blood prince is the 6th of the 8 Harry Potter films. Harry Potter films have been going up and down as if it was riding a roller coaster ride. Some installments despite revisions have been very satisfying and marvelous most esp. to the avid novel readers of J.K. Rowling’s best selling novel saga. Unfortunately, there are installments that are underwhelming or are some what mediocrity despite the very dynamic plot of each novel.

I as a Harry Potter fan would probably be say that the Half Blood Prince belongs to the lower point of the roller coaster and for that I’ll gave the movie a score of 3 out of 5.

The movie gives you the high, which a Harry potter fan would want, at the beginning. The movie has one of the best starting scenes with its superb quality of visual effects. I as a movie viewer always expect that the starting scenes should always be an exciting teaser thus; it must somehow showcase what the viewers should expect as the movie runs and that where the movie had failed. The movie has that superb beginning and that is undoubtedly true. (Who would say that the scene with the death eaters and the bridge is not well crafted?) But! It is also undoubtedly true that the movie failed to sustain the excitement. I felt that the ending did not justify the superb starting scenes. I felt that it lacks the action that should have been there. The order of the Phoenix did not show up at the end and that I think is a mistake for it could have add more action. Moreover the Order is just as important as the death eaters and so they must always be highlighted from the 5th film up until the last film. Also at the negative aspect of the movie, it has been certainly unsatisfying and disappointing for the avid novel readers. Base on my avid novel reader friends, they said that there are vital parts pertaining to the hocruxes and Voldemort that were not shown and most shocking is that certain characters are missing that will soon have a vital part at the next films. Nevertheless, it still went out satisfying for my taste. I think that characterization in the film is a bit different from the other films. Harry was showed as a more playful and happy-go-lucky student but still he has that mysterious side and that I like. Ron and Hermione’s love angle is over exposed in the story, which is the same as how Ginny was portrayed as the always center of SNOGGING and I didn’t like that much. But my favorite is undoubtedly Luna Lovegood’s appearances. Her dreamy voice and weird personality appeals very likely for my taste and so I like the film (LOL)

Summing it up, the movie could have been better if the high that a viewer could have was sustained up until the end and that sticking to the book version is still the best way to do it.

Survivor Philippines Reveals…

After the first season of survivor Philippines held at Thailand, a new season will soon be appearing in the Philippine television.

They have been shooting for months and by August 17, 2009 survivor Phil. Season 2 will premier. Basing on the teaser of the show, it seems that the age of the castaways were less deviated in the sense that there are no castaways that as old as nanay Zita and Gigit of the first season. Nevertheless, I can’t still tell for what I only saw is there silhouettes.

I am expecting that an exile island will be included this season because I really thought that mind strategies are highly affected by that twist unlike the pearls that was used in the first season.

I am expecting that for the very least half of them have the Marlon instinct in the sense that they have the instinct to topple down an opponent and most importantly, to do blind sides.

It was revealed that the show was shot at Palau, an island in Micronesia.

I’m hoping that this season would have a better story to tell.

Just National Screeches?

Hours from now is the hopefully last SONA or state of the nation address of President Arroyo.

At her hopefully last year of administration, what do you think should we still expect at her SONA?

In terms of the economy, it’s undoubtedly true that she was able to improve at least the numbers. Nevertheless, it is conformed that the main point of improving the economy is to be able to improve the lives of her citizens and that she failed to do. Even though her TV ad have the capturing line – “ramdam ang kaunlaran”, I as a citizen is not an isolated evidence of poverty thus, it is undoubtedly true as well that she failed to convert the numbers onto reality.

And so, it is national screech to hail for legacy projects that will make the people’s lives better.

In connection, I am hoping that she’ll be passing the cheaper medicines bill in her last year of stay in regime and that she won’t be persuaded by the promises of the pharmaceutical companies. The bill is one of those promising legacy projects that could definitely help Juan Dela Cruz and probably one of the best footprints she could left in the history of her regime.

Other than a promising legacy project, I am expecting that she’ll be talking about her political stand on the constitutional assembly or charter change as well. It is not strange for us, Filipinos, to know a lot of national issues concerning the president and most of us know that she could never be criminalized or be taken in trial for the very least. And so, putting your feet in her shoes… would you let go of power, if you know that the vulnerability would need you to face such issues of yours?

And so, it is a national screech for people to have the assurance that she will be putting end on her regime on the right time, place and event.

Also, I am expecting that she’ll be saying something about the improvement of the state of education in the Philippines. Probably my very concern would be the slow but progressive commercialization of the University of the Philippines. The rising tuition fees of the university is one of the signs or manifestations of commercialization in which the government subsidy is being removed and diminished in time, which is unacceptable. It is unacceptable because it is one of the best university in state that is used to be affordable to most of the people and also it is a state university therefore it is just but right that it would be reachable by the people of its state.

All of those expectations could probably be summarized as help. All we need is help, a form of help that could be felt by every Filipino.

Transformers saga, gone gaga

Robots and cars, both are considered to be boy toys. These boy toys were combined to form a league of an ultimately cool boy toys which are called transformers.

‘Transformers’ is one of the most successful fictional characters of the millennium in television and in movies. Transforming robots were really a big hit to all types of human beings. The action-filled animated series had its movie debut last year and it went out to be a block buster hit. The first transformers movie was a clicked (may be) because of its well rounded story and themes, wherein there’s a love angle, some family themes, some comedy and lots of sci-fi action. The balance combination of each of the said characteristics might be the vital factor causing the movie to be more audience-friendly.

This year an installment was showed in theaters and since the first movie was a hit, it created an advantageous springboard for the movie that attracted more interested viewers to the theaters. The installment entitled Transformers: the rise of the fallen ended up being a little disappointing base on my critical view of it. The movie didn’t have that well-roundedness that it had before. The movie had more action and drama, which I wasn’t expecting. I’m actually expecting that it will be funnier but at action filled at the same time. Nevertheless, I must say that visual effects are at its best and I really think that it is arguably one of the best effects in the decade. It is just that the story is a bit of all over the place and is not the that well-mended in order for it to be as audience-friendly as the first one but still I’ll grade it as three out five in terms of its all over picture.

Man In The Mirror

This blog is in commemorating of Michael Jackson’s Death. I think we should remember him as very inspirational and life changing musical artist with the line of songs that he did. He being the man in the mirror was able to break the social wall of being a black or white. He being a smooth criminal was able to put thriller and pretty young things in our lives. In every moon walk he made, we’re filled of joy and you could always say that you’re not alone. He’s a phenomena and I think the best way to keep him in our hearts is by making man in the mirror as the song of our lives.

Man In The Mirror



Ooh ooh ooh aah
Gotta make a change
For once in my life
It's gonna feel real good
Gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right

As I turned up the collar on
A favorite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind
I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
Pretending not to see their needs



A summer's disregard
A broken bottle top
And a one man's soul
They follow each other
On the wind ya' know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change, yey
Na na na, na na na, na na na na oh ho

I've been a victim of
A selfish kinda love
It's time that I realize
There are some with no home
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really pretending that they're not alone



A willow deeply scarred
Somebody's broken heart
And a washed out dream
(Washed out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind ya' see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that change



I'm starting with the man in the mirror
(Man in the mirror, oh yeah)
I'm asking him to change his ways, yeah
(Change)
No message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make the change
You gotta get it right, while you got the time
'Cause when you close your heart
(You can't close your, your mind)
Then you close your mind



(That man, that man, that man)
(That man, that man, that man)
(With the man in the mirror, oh yeah)
(That man you know, that man you know)
(That man you know, that man you know)
I'm asking him to change his ways
(Change)
No message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself then make that change

(Na na na, na na na, na na na na)
Ooh
Oh yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Na na na, na na na, na na na na)



Oh no
Oh no, I'm gonna make a change
It's gonna feel real good
Sure mon
(Change)
Just lift yourself
You know, you got to stop it yourself
(Yeah)
Oh
Make that change
(I gotta make that change today, oh)
(Man in the mirror)
You got to, you got to not let yourself, brother oh
Yeah
You know that
(Make that change)
(I gotta make that make me then make)
You got, you got to move
Sure mon, sure mon
You got to
(Stand up, stand up, stand up)
Make that change
Stand up and lift yourself, now
(Man in the mirror)
Make that change
(Gonna make that change, sure mon)
(Man in the mirror)
You know it, you know it, you know it, you know
(Change)
Make that change

Green Tips Monthly Summary – June 2009

WEEK 1: Whenever you are in a market or in a grocery store, try your best to capitalize on using cloth bags than paper bags or plastic bags because paper bags come from trees while plastic bags do not decompose easily.

WEEK 2: Just buy what you will use and just cook what you can eat. The more excessive things we have, the more wastes we can produce.

WEEK 3: Segregate your trashes. Always try to have a separate trash bin for biodegradable and non biodegradable wastes

WEEK 4: Practice recycling. It will help us lessen our trashes.

Useless Face Mask

I’m so confused and startled every time people wear face masks wrongly.

Face mask are intended to prevent people from inhaling foreign particles that flow with the air and also to prevent any harmful and contagious particles that an ill person could pass on. And so, the mouth and the nose should be covered when using a face mask. In most cases, diseases that could transfer by contact to body droplets are being prevented in using face masks, just like how it is use to prevent influenza A (H1N1) virus transmission.

But what’s the use of using a face mask if you don’t wear it properly? Few minutes ago, I was commuting in a jeep and I saw an old guy wearing a face mask and I was confused on how he wore it because his mouth is covered but his nose is not. I really find that very insulting to the face mask because the old man made it look so useless. I don’t if that man do not breathe to his nose that he doesn’t have to cover it and I really find it irritating as well because it’s like trying to prevent thieves from entering your house by just locking one of many main doors you have in your house. Isn’t that very ridiculous to do? I just hope that each us should know that a thing could be useless and even harmful if we do not use it properly.

UP STATSOC Freshies Day

UP Statistical Society held a freshies day activity few minutes ago and it was a whole lot of fun. Our batch was well bonded through their activities.

The first activity was a getting to know you activity wherein each of us (freshmen) should have a creative way of introducing ourselves. Some danced; some were too shy, some spoke in other language and many more but what I did was a bit of singing. I sung FAME like this: “remember my name! Van!” After that, I sung the phrase – And I’m from Block O-3 – in my own tune and as usual, I did a lot of slurs in it.

After that, the first game was Stat En Ek Ek. It is a quiz game with any topics available under the sun. They asked about the important staffs in UP, movies, Statistics and a lot more. My favorite question is probably the middle initial of someone (I forgot who he is.). That’s my favorite because I was able to answer it correctly by just wild guessing. LOL

We played a hybrid game of charades and pass the message. Also, we played Bahay, Baboy and Bagyo in which I ended up making some consequence.

The whole duration of the activity is full of energy and fun and there are more things to expect esp. the “Hawa thingie” and also the Freshies Week.

Pink and Blue

I know that some of you might think that this blog is all about the MMDA for its title is Pink and Blue. But, I’m glad to say that this blog does not have any relation with the MMDA instead this blog will be more informative than that by sharing to you two congenital heart diseases, which are called Pink babies and Blue Babies.

Blue babies are babies born with a heart problem that causes inefficient transfer or flow of oxygen in a body, which causes the skin to look bluish. Most often, blue babies have hearts with holes or leaks at its septum making the oxygen flow inefficient. Blue babies having very distinguishable skin are easily spotted and diagnosed thus; emergencies, treatments and medications could be easily given and called even if the child is born at home by a midwife.

On the other hand, pink babies are babies born with heart problems that do not cause prominent inefficiency in oxygen flow. Enlarged heart and weak pumping heart are one of the possible congenital problems that the pink babies probably have. Pink babies are called such since their skin is as rosy as the skin of normal babies, and that factor just makes their diagnosis a little harder but there are indications of complications. One of the indications that could identify a pink baby from the normal ones is that if the child doesn’t cry the moment he was born. Pink babies are often the not being identified as normal esp. there are cases that a pink baby is not diagnose since the mother gave birth to her child in her house by a relatively less knowledgeable midwife and then the parents were just going to recognized the complications during the later ages of the child.

Knowing this information is very important esp. for the parents since it could cause the lives of their child and also, watching educational and health service shows would help a lot in keeping our lives healthy.

Smoking and Third hand Smoking

As we all know smoking is bad for our health and those hours of our life is being wasted in every stick of cigar we smoke. In connection, you probably have heard of first hand smokers and second hand smokers.

First hand smokers are those who directly inhale the smoke from a stick while Second hand smokers are those who indirectly inhale particle from a lighted cigar because of exposure to first hand smokers. They say that second hand smoking is more dangerous than first hand smoking because cigars as of status quo have gas filters at one of its ends but nevertheless any type of exposure onto the chemicals inside a cigar doesn’t make any significant difference in its danger. Therefore, if you are a smoker, you should stop as early as possible and if you are a non-smoker make sure to prohibit yourself from inhaling particles from a cigar by doing some precautions. Precautions like covering your mouth and nose when someone is smoking will be helpful but it will be better no to dwell in smokers’ area or places.

Non-smokers could not just be second hand smokers but they could also be third hand smokers. Third hand smoking is a term that was just established and defined lately to me. Third hand smoking is when a person inhales a particle that was left in a place after a first hand smoker lights up a cigar. Particles from a cigar could attach and remain in a place for hours and so people might as well inhale these particles once they stay in such polluted areas and by that time they are third hand smoking. Such poisonous particles could easily attach on fabrics and so we should be very conscious in public places that must have been polluted. In addition, precautions such as putting up a defined no smoking and smoking areas would be helpful in public places such as malls so that there will be clear boundaries between places that is most likely to be polluted. Constant washing of hands is also helpful since their times that are inevitable for us not to hold onto polluted objects. But definitely, the best solution is to have each of our lives nicotine-free or smoking-free because if there are no first hand smokers there will never be second hand and third hand smokers and our world will just become cleaners and more livable.

FIRST WEEK IN COLLEGE

My first week in college was a blast. I would say that it was a blast because all of my professors are cool and very conversational. Starting it of with my Math 17 professor, Sir Allan Junio is such a cool professor. He teaches with fun and one of my favorite is when he makes analogies of math and life. One of my favorite is when he showed that the set containing the letters of trashes is the same as the set containing the letters of hearts (LOL) and that the set containing the letters of tears is within the set containing the letters of hearts (LOL).

Next would be Mrs. Herrera, who we first thought to be strict but ended out to be very conversational and cool as well. One of the things that I will never forget about her is when she said that she’s teaching a GE course because the best teacher was required to teach in BIO1 (LOL). Her class is full of information and fun and she never fail on keeping our attention to the course and also, it is very evident that she knows what a student needs and experiences.

The rest of my professors are cool as well. My professor in English1 is very talkative in a very positive way in other words she delivers English so well. My professor in Stat114 is cool as well. She speaks direct to the point and also she got a lot of surprises in our class and I really don’t have any idea on how long I will be surprised. My Socio10 professor is cool as well because Ms. Cases is the only teacher I have that let her students decide on most activities and that includes grading. We also have debate in her class and I’m still clueless but ecstatic on what we’ll do in her class. My PE class is also cool though I still don’t know who will be our professor in that class but nevertheless bands and balls as a PE is very profitable.

Aside from my professors, new set friends also constitutes onto my brain blasting first week. Most of my new friends are my blockmates and most of them are staying dormitories. (LOL) My classmates are also cool though I don’t know most of them yet.

I’m still looking forward to harder challenges in a college life and so I always keep myself equipped with a healthy body and mind.

Got a hip hit counTer

If you guys could still remember, i got a simple hit counter here in my blog.

And if you are wondering what happened to that hit counter, here is the story behind it...

The hit counter is working very well on my first few days in blogging here at blogspot. The hit counter had already counted 91 hits for my blog and i was so happy then since I'm approaching my first 100 Hits...

but unfortunately, the fun has to be cut because there was a time wherein i was customizing my site and my computer suddenly hanged... and as expected my unfinished works in my blog was damaged and that includes my first hit counter...

and so i had to delete my hit counter before it expires and reaches my first 100 hits...

after that, i didn't bother myself to put a new one since i'm have not been having many viewers then and so a hit counter will be useless...

but lately, something changed my mind that made me search for a new hit counter... and that is when i found out that one of my previous American idol blog is featured in an american idol fan site... and so i decided that it must be the time to work on my blog more and that includes adding more gadgets in my site...

my latest additions to my site are the hit counter, the link list and the guestbook...

I actually found the nice and hip hit counter provider link at Russelites Music... and so i'm so grateful that i was able to find Russelites Music. I would also like to add that Russelites Music also offers links wherein you can download songs in mp3 format and it includes studio versions of many american idol performances.

HAHAHAHAHA... the final laughs are mine because finally, i was able to find a hip hit counter for my blog...

Hole in the Wall Mania

Philippines’ version of the game show Hole in the Wall debuted this summer and it has been attracting a lot of avid viewers thus, there’s a Hole in the Wall mania. Hole in the Wall of GMA7 is in deed a hit. GMA7’s version of Hole in the Wall is completely unique and completely saleable. The hosts of the show are the alter-egos of Ogie Alcasid and Michael V namely Angelina and Yaya respectively. Yaya and Angelina jokes and funny skits were first introduced in one of the most successful gag shows in the Philppines namely Bubble Gang. Yaya and Angelina funny combination and bratty portrayals become a big hit and establishing the said characters as whole new different and existing egos by giving them a show is in deed a clever strategy for entertainment purposes.





Moreover, the addition of Edouard, the lifeguard, in the lives of Angelina and her nanny “Yaya” put up more funny twists and interpretations of the game show. Edouard and Yaya comic love team has been a vital part of the hosts’ comedic act since it prolongs and adds up more development and progress to their usual skits. In addition, Yaya and Edouard comic love story has also played a lot in their promotion, which is very evident when Startalk (an entertainment show) created a scoop for the comic love team. Also, the regular attempts of Yaya or Angelina to play the game creates even more excitement or hilariousness on the viewing pleasure of the show. Lastly, the funny casting of the contestants and their outrageous falls are just enough to even make it more entertaining.

Hole in the Wall is currently aired at GMA7 ( Pinoy TV in over ceased channels) every Monday to Friday 6:00 PM(Philippine time standards).

All of the said comments are just my opinions and views on the show but I’ll be happy if you liked it too.

Philippines is still in it to win it.

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River


The first round of screening for the search for the new seven nature wonders of the world had already ended and now the number of nominees is cut down to the top 77 nature spots. For the first round of voting, Philippines rocked the rankings with three of its nominees included in the top 10 namely Mayon Volcano, Tubbataha Reefs and the Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River. Even though we have 3 nominees included at the top 77, only one could push through as our main nominee for the next rounds screening and since the nominee with the highest number votes will go through, Mayon Volcano and Tubbataha Reefs have to give way for the Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River.

This time, the competition for the second round of screening is different since the 77 remaining nominees are categorized into 7 groups. The groups are created such that it will be assured that all of the seven nature wonders of the world will be unique. Only 21 nominees will be able to past the second round, which means that the top three nominees of each group will be the only ones that will be competing for the last screening in which the top nominees of each group after the voting period will be declared as the seven new nature wonders of the world. So far, it is too early to relax even though our nominee is at the top because the declaration will still be done in year 2011 and so, we, Filipinos and other supporters as well, should keep on voting our pride, the Puerto Prinsesa Subterranean River.

Check out the new 7 wonders site to learn how to vote and to help your bet promote it.

Also! Support Manila to be the host of the declaration of new 7 nature wonders by also voting at the same site.

GREENPEACE going against GMO’s

Greenpeace as we all is an international organization that aims to protect and preserve the diversity and beauty of our environment. Fighting against climate change by doing information dissemination and field action is one of its objectives. Aside from clarifying climate change issues, Greenpeace also elucidates and clarifies issues about GMO’s. Greenpeace is against GMO’s or genetically modified organisms, for the organization believes that these organisms that could only exist through laboratory and nature intervention enforces certain side-effects and bad mutation that could damage us and our environment.

Below are the reasons of Greenpeace on why GMO’s are bad for the environment:

• The production of unexpected toxins and allergens. Because genetic engineering is a very imprecise technology, the insertion of foreign genes can stimulate the production of unexpected proteins, which may prove toxic or allergenic to those who consume them or may have side effects on the environment. In addition, the introduced gene product itself may trigger allergies. One example is the Brazil nut gene, which was transferred into a soybean. Unexpectedly the soybean became allergenic to anyone with nut allergies and had to be prevented from reaching the market. Luckily, nut allergies are very common and so could be checked for. However, most genetic engineering uses material from organisms such as viruses and bacteria, which are not previously part of the human diet.

• Antibiotic resistance. In order to check that the genetic engineering process has worked, scientists add genes that confer resistance to common antibiotics. Although only meant as 'markers' these genes are present throughout the GE food. Doctors worldwide warn that some antibiotics may become useless in human and veterinary medicine because of the widespread use of these antibiotic resistant genes. The European Union and doctors associations around the world have called for a ban on these dangerous markers.

• Effects on the Environment. Genetically engineered crops represent new and potentially invasive forms of life. We have already seen the devastating effect that new introduced species can have on their environment as they become pests (e.g. the introduction of the golden snail in the Philippines). Examples of harmful effects that have already been documented from GE crops include the leaching of toxins into the soil, the poisoning of beneficial and harmless insects such as lacewings or monarch butterfly larvae and also the creation of vigorous 'superweeds'. For example, in Canada the field release of genetically modified canola resulted in the creation of triple herbicide tolerant canola weeds.

• Contamination of seeds and crops. While many consumers and farmers worldwide are choosing to avoid GE food and crops, people are still increasingly finding even non-GE stocks contaminated. This is due to crosspollination where contaminated pollen is carried by wind or as seeds spread out in the environment or are mixed up during handling. It is also becoming clear that genes can move about due to a little understood process known as horizontal gene transfer where bacteria takes up genetic material and exchanges it with other bacteria either in the soil or in the gut. The fear is that over time everything will be GE contaminated. If something goes wrong, it will be too late.

There are also many ethical and social concerns

• GE foods remove consumer choice - Because of the widespread contamination caused by GE crops and the fact that many GE crops are not kept separate in the food system, consumers in the Philippines have been denied the right to choose not to eat genetically engineered food. This is particularly serious since GE foods are not labeled or even regulated here in the Philippines.

• Biopiracy - In order to achieve the desired traits chemical companies often use genes acquired from plants, animals and bacteria that is found in poorer countries where most of the world's biodiversity is to be found. The profits and benefits from using these genes generally accrue to rich agribusiness companies based in northern countries. In effect these genes are being stolen from the poor to feed corporate profits. Transnational companies then try to enforce their ownership of these genes through international patent law.

• Loss of Farmers Rights - Because genetically engineered seeds are patented, the seed company can maintain strict control over how the seeds are used. US farmers who grow GE crops sign agreements that specify how the crop is to be farmed and promise not to save any seed. If farmers are found to save seed they are sued by the chemical companies. In this way, small farmers lose their basic rights to save seed, which has been the basis of food security since farming began. The GE crop companies now control the seed trade worldwide and US farmers are already reporting that non-GE seeds are becoming very hard to find.

• Genetic engineering is unnatural - Because genetic engineering crosses species boundaries and interferes in nature to create new living organisms that would never naturally occur, many people hold moral and spiritual objections to the genetic engineering of living things. Speaking last Nov. 12 2000 to an estimated 50,000 farmers from Italy and elsewhere at a special outdoor mass dedicated to farmers, the Pope expressed his opposition to genetically modified crops.

Well, my stand for GMO’s is that it is all OK for as long as it is done for the preservation of certain genes or species under an environmentally friendly condition.

(source: greenpeace southeast asia official site)

Oh Boy! You got boobs.

Is it possible for a man to have breasts?

Well, the answer is yes.

A man or even a young girl could have a breast intentionally or unexpectedly by hormone level manipulation. Long term effects of hormones in our body are completely irreversible in the sense that breasts grew by increasing Estrogen in a body cannot be removed or reversed by decreasing the amount of Estrogen in the body. And so, injecting of hormones in a body should be done with the proper precautions and consultation and also it should be handled and supervised by an expert.



Intentional reasons mostly came from gays that want to have breasts without undergoing surgical processes. Some (transsexual) gays are used to inject Estrogen in their body to grow a pair of female breast and some gays also want their hormonally induced breasts to have its lactating capabilities and so, they take in additional prolactin in their body. Prolactin is the hormone that is responsible for lactation that is why prolactin production is usually stimulated in women that have difficulty in lactation.



Unfortunately, there are circumstances wherein a man or a young girl could grow a pair of boobs unexpectedly. One case is that when a person is taking in Anti-psychotic drugs. Some anti-psychotic drugs have side-effects that causes an increase in prolactin in a body thus, a person may have sudden grow of breasts in long-term dependence on these drugs. One of the most controversial drugs that cause such side-effect is Risperdal. One day, I was able to watch Inside Edition and they were talking about this drug. It was said that there is a case wherein a child was prescribe with the said drug and the parents, not knowing its side-effects, were surprised when their boy grew a pair of breasts. The side-effect as I’ve said is irreversible and so the child has to undergo mastectomy. The side-effect also caused psychological problems onto the child since the child felt so confused if he is a boy or girl. And so when a doctor prescribes you any drug, make sure to ask if it has any side-effect that must be taken with precaution. Another case wherein a man could grow breasts is when a man is taking in testosterone containing steroids for body building. Taking in additional testosterone of a man doesn’t directly causes a man to grow breasts but it triggers the body to increase Estrogen in the body thus, a man could grow breasts. Estrogen level in a man is very minimal during a homeostatic stage and when there’s a sudden increased in testosterone, homeostasis is disturbed and so in order to bring back the balance in the body, the body increases its Estrogen thus, a may grow a pair of breasts. And so, we should never ever take in steroids without a consultation and guidance from an expert.

And so whenever we need to take in drugs, we should always take into consideration the side effects of the drug and precautionary measures.

Brain Blast Topic Answers - Death Drama

If you only have a day remaining in your life...

On your last day on earth, what will be the thing that you want to have or do?

for that particular scenario... the last thing i want to do before my death would probably be a whole day of fun with my family and friends and also I'll probably watch my favorite T.V. show and I'll also listen to my favorite radio station for the last time. I want my last day to be a happy one. I want it to be tearless so that it would be the experience that I'll be carrying on right after my death.

Now that i have shared my answer, i want to know yours...

Green tips monthly summary - May 2009

Here are my Green Tips for the whole month of May 2009 . . .

WEEK 1:
Whenever, you are traveling abroad or within a country, try your best to lessen your air travel as much as possible because air travel highly contributes in building up greenhouse gases at the atmosphere and also it is significantly higher than that of the other vehicles.

WEEK 2:
Always invest on eco-friendly architectural designs. Eco-friendly architectural designs are describe as green and energy-saving. Green because it has an area for plants. Maximizing green area in our lots would be better. In tall buildings, it would be nice if it has rooftop gardens. For vast land areas, capitalize on beautiful fruit and ornamental trees. Energy-saving because it maximizes the use of natural light and ventilation. The lesser electrical appliances that we use, the lesser the need for producing much electrical energy, which in most cases are powered or generated by burning coals or petroleum thus, we could lessen our carbon emission. Let us all keep and improve the proper balance of greens and pollutants in our environment.

WEEK 3:
Replace all of your lights at home with CFL bulbs or Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs. These light bulbs consume less energy. It is a long term investment since it is a bit more expensive than ordinary bulbs but in a long run you can save more since it consumes less energy. Less consumption of energy means becoming more eco-friendly and so let us all invest on these eco-friendly bulbs

WEEK 4:
Walk if your destination is just few blocks away. The lesser we use smoke emitting vehicles, the better it is for the environment.

So keep this tips in your mind to make our world a better place.