Category Archives: Environment

How to Prepare When Typhoons Come

Preparing one’s home in case of a typhoon is one of the more practical things we can do to be able to go through a day or two or even possibly a week-long survival from the different effects it may bring our way.

Expect brownouts, water leaks and very cold weather. For the more extreme weather condition, expect fallen down trees (no!!! we have trees beside the house), longer power interruptions and flood (noo!!! we almost got flooded inside the house two years ago).

Just in case, the most logical thing to do if these extreme weather condition come your way, better prep an “emergency kit” with the following:

  • non-perishable food items like canned goods, dried fruits, cereals
  • store bottled water
  • fresh batteries and flashlights with working bulbs
  • candles and matches (or have your rechargeable lights charged)
  • blankets and jackets

Charge all gadgets before the storms are in your area and reserve the battery for emergency cases.

Keep in touch with people just in case something happens.

Above all, keep safe in your home if your home is safe enough. Evacuate when needed and go to safer places. You don’t want to be the one being rescued like you see in the news, right?

 

Mint

Mint bilang gamit sa paglilinis.

Mint

Ano nga ba ang mga katangian ng mint upang masabing ito ay gamit sa paglilinis ng ating katawan?

Sabi sa article na ito na binasa ko ang mint daw ay mainam na pang-alis ng init ng katawan, nakagagaling ng ubo at sipon, nakapag-alis ng maga mula sa mga kagat ng insekto, pati na din ang pagkasira ng tiyan dahil sa food poisoning. Bukod sa mga natatanging  katangiang ito, ang mint ay puno ng bitamina at mineral.

Nga pala, tanim ko ang mint na yan at masarap din yan sa iced tea 🙂

Not Impressive Enough

Do you have an “impressive” address where you can proudly display address plaques?

We don’t because the name of our place is a vernacular term for… never mind.

Yes, if it’s economically possible, we would have a different address by now, not because we don’t love the home but because we are not fond of the neighborhood. I’ve written about this a lot of times. If only we can bring the house if in case we have an opportunity to move, we’ll probably do so but that’s impossible of course.

Just the other day, the small retail or sari-sari store across us had been robbed: teenagers went in and got three mobile phones and a PSP. They were apparently staying under one of the trees near the water meter with a metal cage beside our home before they “attacked”. These teenagers are from the slum area a block or two away from us.

Scary isn’t it?

Goodbye Summer

The country is currently being bashed by the third (not sure but since the typhoon’s name starts with a C, maybe it’s the third) typhoon to hit the area. So yes, typhoon or not, we are officially saying “Goodbye Summer”. Swimsuits, swim gears, equestrian boots, sports uniforms and art materials are taking a back seat now for school supplies, books, uniforms, and yes, the dreaded HW: homework.

Schools are opening two weeks from now. The children are not ready yet to go back to school such as I’m not yet ready to go back to my 4am wake-up call to cook for packed lunch.

Time to go back to saving time and energy which for me means taking afternoon naps when I can.

So, students and parents alike, are you ready for the new school year?

 

Kagat ng Langgam

Kakarampot ang laki, kakarampot ang kagat pero NAPAKAsakit, di ba?

Ants

Magdahan-dahan lang sa paglalakad o pagdikit sa kung saan-saan, baka ikaw ay makagat. Kaya kung sinabing ang injection ay parang kagat lang ng langgam ang sakit, masakit kaya yun, hehe.