Category Archives: Urban Living

We Saw Saturn at Seven Suites Hotel Observatory

Posted on March 28, 2010 by greenbucks| 1 Comment

Momblogger friends and I were invited to the Noite de Carnival celebration at Seven Suites Hotel Observatory last Saturday.

Seven Suites Hotel Observatory

We were able to see the different rooms, sample the food and discover the nooks and crannies of the place. This would be a wonderful place for hubby’s project management software seminar.

looking at Saturn

My son still talks about his awesome experience of seeing Saturn through the big telescope at Seven Suites Hotel Observatory. There is one  big telescope there but that night there were three more smaller ones that we peered through to see Saturn and the moon ‘s craters.

Seven Suites Hotel Observatory is located at Hollywood Hills Subd, Sumulong Highway, Antipolo City, Philippines. (02) 217-5443 / 4906407 / 6820330 / 6822076

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Know Your Carbon Footprint

Posted on March 25, 2010 by greenbucks| 2 Comments

Almost everyone is talking about carbon cutting and carbon footprint. These terms do not just stop at being words but by carbon cutting, one HAS to do a lifestyle change to be able to lessen one’s carbon footprint.

A carbon footprint is “a measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, and in particular climate change” according to this site.

Determining one’s carbon footprint does not entail making drastic changes but rather making small steps towards changing what used to be sources of wasted energy, be it about electricity or gas emissions.

Some of the nitty-gritty details include lessening the use of non-biodegradable materials like Styrofoam, changing incandescent bulbs to fluorescent light, among other  things.

For a more detailed understanding of the topic, here is a Carbon Footprint Calculator that will help you analyze the conditions about you and your household.

Are you ready to make new changes?

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Mag-Recycle ng Plastik

Posted on March 25, 2010 by greenbucks| 9 Comments

Plastik ang tema sa Litratong Pinoy.

Plastik? Aba, marami akong kilala na ganyang tao, yung mga… wag na nga lang baka ma-high blood pa ako at magkakabistuhan pa.

Ok, game, one more time.

Ang plastik ay isa sa mga itinuturing non-biodegradable materials at/o recyclables kaya dapat konserbatibo ang paggamit dito para mabawasan ang personal o household carbon footprint.

Di nga ba yung mga lumang dyaryo ay naging bag? Heto naman, mga plastik na bote ng inumin, ginawang taniman (nga lang walang tanim ang nakuhanan ko ng larawan ):

plastic

Ayos di ba? Kahit walang lote, maaari pa din magtanim. Kita nyo yung mga dahon sa likod, nakalagay sa paso na may halaman kasi parte na din ito ng pagpapatubo  ng halaman.

O mag-recycle na tayo ng mga plastic, yung mga mapapakinabangan pa 🙂

Yung mga taong plastik, kasama din ba? Sana nga para naman may pakinabang sa kanila, lalo na “non-biodegradable” sila o ibig sabihin, mahirap mawala, baka maging iba na sila dahil iba na ang paggagamitan  😀

Wag po mapipikon ang iba ha 😉

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Under the Trees

Posted on March 23, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

The trees near the house are all green and in “full bloom”

Much as I love the shade which we don’t have much use save for providing covering from the sun’s heat, it would be definitely fun to have picnic lunches under these trees using outdoor rugs.

It would be fun bird watching there.

bird

Alas, the dog’s cage is under the trees. Outside the perimeter fence, the neighbors put their benches and sit under the shade, at times bringing their food ( and hard drinks) and making noise.

Do I tell them to stop? Would I dare to because they are disturbing the peace? if I do, I am the one who is haughty and arrogant.

baliktad na talaga ang mundo, mahirap na makipag-usap sa makitid ang utak, ikaw pa ang hindi makaintindi.

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Altar

Posted on March 23, 2010 by greenbucks| 5 Comments

altar

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