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Some Energy Saving Tips for Summer

Posted on February 20, 2010 by greenbucks| 3 Comments

Summer is here but I am not exactly looking forward to spending the day sweltering in heat and wishing for the night to come.

Even if I don’t get to wake up at an ungodly hour to prepare for food to be brought to school, I do not exactly welcome summer. AND summer means droves of noisy children playing on the street. Sigh.

Well at least we don’t have to turn on the light fixtures early so we get to save energy.

The things that help us feel cool however is another concern and these are the things that make power consumption go up several notches which ruin the energy conservation scheme 🙁

How can households practice energy conservation during summer? Here are some helpful tips:

  • Try to open windows, especially those that do not have direct sunlight, to have the breeze enter your home.
  • Wear light clothes that will not make you sweat.
  • If you have to do house chores using electrical appliances, do it while the temperature is cooler.
  • Air dry the clothes you washed.
  • Check your air-conditioning unit to see if the filters are clean.

Do not forget to drink lots of water and wear clothes made of light materials 🙂

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Check Your Insurance Policy’s Fine Print

Posted on January 10, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Last Friday night, when mommy blogger friends and I had our post-Christmas party with our kids, one of the topics discussed was about the submerged cars of two friends whose homes were also submerged in flood waters during the unfortunate day when typhoon Ondoy visited the country.

The topic got me looking for car insurance articles which lead me to different sites including www.carinsurancelist.com among others.

There have been reports of a lot of insurance companies not honoring what are written in the policies regarding these damaged vehicles.

The topic also got me thinking  if there are insurance coverage in this country to cover home damages due to flooding.

I know there are other things that seem wrong in the policies regarding how these are implemented and because policy holders (like me) do not spend time to read the fine print, miss out on important details that may prove to be very useful during times like these.

Note to self: read the fine print. Always.


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Grow Your Vegetable Garden

Posted on October 28, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Growing one’s own vegetable garden is nothing new. With so many kinds of diseases that people get from food, it is no wonder some people have taken steps to ensure that they are eating fresh and pesticide-free produce.

backyard vegetable garden

That photo above is a part of the vegetable garden of a relative. In some parts of the garden there are beets, purple cabbages, lettuce and other greens planted.

They also have herbs planted in containers but are mostly placed in their garage.

Is a pond with ducklings koi, water lilies and pond pumps next in line?

Now, that is a great idea, methinks 😀

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Organizational Leadership Program

Posted on October 22, 2009 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I met my brother last weekend. It was our first time to see his cute daughter Amara (my first niece!).

Brother went here to accompany his wife and daughter who will have a short vacation. Brother also planned to enroll for the second semester for his Master’s.

We got to talking about the alternative of enrolling in an online program to save on fare and time travel. If road conditions prove to be not good, he runs the risk of not being able to go to school.

He majored in Industrial Psychology. I can’t particularly remember what he is majoring in right now but during our talk, we got to discuss the merits of enrolling in a program that about organizational leadership.

He was at first not sure if there are online programs being offered for that course so we were surprised when chanced upon an online Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership when we were scouring the web for programs like these.

Now, if only he can afford it, I know he will enroll in this program because it offers a lot of good topics like problem solving skills, strategic planning, team building and instituting change within an organization.

My brother was particularly interested in organizational communication and psychology of motivation.

If I may say so, students these days are too busy with mundane tasks (social media for one) that they need a lot of motivation to keep focus on their studies. Oh well, maybe its just me.

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Makabagong Palengke

Posted on September 24, 2009 by greenbucks| 8 Comments

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Ang palengke. Bow.

Ilalagay ko sana ang larawan ng talipapa pero nagbago ang isip ko kaya ito na lang, isang makabagong palengke na tinatawag na “MALL”

makabagong palengke

Sa palagay ko maraming hindi na nakatutuntong sa mga maputik, madulas, mabaho at maingay na palengke ang karamihan sa atin.

Oo nga at mainam mamili sa mga aircon na pamilihan, nakakawili sa dami ng makikita, di pa mainit, maputik at mabaho.

Pero ano nga ba ang epekto nito sa mga maliliit na negosyo? Karamihan sa kanila, nagsasara na dahil lugi na. Paano naman, wala na gusto mamili sa kanila, at karamihan, doon na sa supermarket mamimili.

Akala ko noong una, sa lalawigan lang nangyayari yan. Aba, sa takbo ng mga pangyayari, bawat kanto yata meron nang tindahang “We’ve got it all for you”. So, saan  ka pa?

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