Simply Mayang

For the hugs and kisses that eased our heart…
For the sweet smiles and laughter that greet us everyday…
For being a number one cheer leader…
Thank You, Mama.
You are the best woman will ever known.
And even though the presents we give
Are no matches for the gift of your boundless love?
We want to celebrate your Special Day
With delightful offers is the right time of saying
Thanks for being a wonderful Mama to us.
And to all Mamas in this world,
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!

Did you know that the Philippines is a heaven for the sea turtle, or “pawikan?”Out of the seven species of sea turtle, the Philippines is home to five of these heroes in a half-shell.

The pawikan has been around for 200 million years, but to this day very little is known about it. After it is born it leaves and spends most of it’s life traveling the seas. The female pawikan can’t seem to let go of her hometown. Every two years, she returns to the exact same beach where it was born to lay hundreds of eggs. We can therefore claim hundreds of pawikans as “Philippines citizens.”

During pawikans life time, scientists only have two opportunities to it: when it is born, and when it comes ashore to lay it’s eggs. This makes the Philippines incredibly important to worldwide efforts to protect this creature. Aside from being a nesting site for hundreds of turtles, our islands also lie along the migratory routes of various species of sea turtles from the Asia Pacific region.

Recently, the Turtle Islands Heritage Park (TIHPA), was formed out of nine islands in the Sulu-Subah area. These areas have been declared sanctuaries for sea turtles by law, to be jointly manage by the Philippines and Malaysia governments. Manu wildfire NGOS, such as WWF Philippines, use this islands as a home station to study these mysterious creatures that have been around since the time of the dinosaur.

I was very much impressed of the result of the recent presidential election in USA that after the election the result of the counting of votes was already confirmed within just an hour. Another product of technology implemented being too hi tech does many things globally and it will help a lot in improving our communities here in the Philippines. I would like to congratulate Mr. Barack Obama the newly elected President of the United States of America who made a history in USA the first black American ever to rule America! There are lots of people who joined the celebration and welcome President Barack Obama.

The election started and ended peacefully with rival Mr. John Mccain being a good sport. Lots of people congratulated him too for not making any complaint about the result of the counting. That’s the real man, he knows how to accept the thing. How I wish that here in the Philippines the COMELEC will use or apply the automated Counting Machine for all the coming elections, to stop all the opposition and complaints after the counting.

It is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and probably of those who love animals. During this month, many parishioners take their pets to their churches to have them blessed. The editor noticed a few years ago that only a few of the parishes in the country have this yearly tradition, but now many parishes have own pet blessing.

In fact year 2005 alone, have received several invitations for their own pets blessings in their parishes, but they have to decline because they are understaffed and besides, some of those invitations were sent at last minute.

In this issue, the story of St. Francis of Assisi is told. The story has been retold many times of those who believe in him is amazed by his ability to talk and understand animals. A person who loves animals should be very proud to read a gem of wisdom from St. Francis of Assisi.

While we rejoice that many fellowmen have considered their pets as part of their families, many our “kababayans” still consider themselves superior to their animal friends that they do not find themselves living harmoniously with them. One example is an article He read in the papers that cats are fired upon by the soldiers in one of the military camps in the metropolis. How pathetic is that? Did it ever occur to officers of the camp to donate three poor cats to one of the animal shelters, instead of targeting as if they have no life at all.

Surely one of their people might find place in their home for these cats. An editor asked of the reporters to do a story unfortunately as a press time he has still to interview the camp director to get his side. We cannot run the story with one angle, don’t you agree? Hopefully i can post the continuation of this issue in my next post.

The biggest cause of global warming is the carbon dioxide released when fossil fuels like oil and coal are burned for energy. So when save energy, let’s fight global warming and at the same time we can save money.

Here are some easy steps you can take:

• Raise your voice. Send a message to your elected officials, letting them know that you will hold them accountable for what they do-or fail to do-about global warming.
• Choose an efficient vehicle. A car that gets 20 miles per gallon will emit about 50 tons of carbon dioxide over it’s lifetime. A car getting 40 mpg will emit half-polluting, most efficient vehicle that meets your needs . Maybe it’s an innovative hybrid that combines a gasoline engine with electric motors( and never need to be plugged in). Or maybe it’s a wagon instead of an SUV.
• Drive smart. Get your engine tuned up and keep your tires inflated-both help fuel efficiency. A tuned up could be boost your miles per gallon anywhere from 4 to 40%; a new air filter could get you 10% more miles per gallon.
• Drive less. When possible, choose alternatives to driving (public transit, biking, walking, and carpooling), and bundle your errands together so you’ll make fewer trips.
• Replace your light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. While compact fluorescent are initially more expensive than the incandescent bulbs most people use, they last 10 times as long. What’s more, a compact fluorescent will lower your energy bills and keep half a ton of carbon dioxide out of the air. (Source: www.nrdc.org)

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One day, when my niece and I were playing at home when suddenly she asked me a question. We all know that children at the age of 2 to 5 years have lots of questions that comes into their minds; the 4w’s what, when, where and who.  So she asked “Why do we have hair?” Oh my, what a question really of course, they won’t stop asking until we can answer their questions. And just explaining to her that it is God’s creation for our crowning glory. And she said “ah, ok.”  Thank God for she’s not asking another question for honestly speaking it’s hard for me to explain to her.  Though she seemed not satisfied of my answer, at least I made her stop on asking.

And for that I have a lesson to learn, that being a book lover, you’ll learn many things and what you’ve learned you can share it to others especially to the children. Why I’m this, for I have read a book and I was interested in this topic about the kid and his dad. I was imagining myself on the shoes of this father when my nephew asked same questions. I found the answer of her question, about why do we have hair? It says: Unlike most other mammals, humans do not have thick layer of fur covering the body. Some believe as our ancestors developed sweat glands to cool the body, natures protective overcoat thinned. But we did keep dense patches of follicles around our most vulnerable areas-a clever idea hairs on our heads, for instances protect us from the sun and insulates us form cold.

As for the body’s other clumps of hair-those under arms around the crotch-they entirely different purpose. They carry odors produced by our bodies pheromones, the chemicals secreted to attract mates.

Because she can not understand this at her age yet, so I manage explain in the most simple and understandable way.