Ang Gutom ay Gamot

Maraming tao ay takot magutom. Para sa kanila ito ay kondisyon na dapat iwasan dahil ito ang dahilan ng pagkakasakit. Kaya naman, sa isip nila, mas mabuti ang kumain ng marami at maging laging busog.

Pero salungat ang ganitong paniniwala sa lumalabas na pag-aaral kaugnay ng tamang pagkain at nutrisyon.

Kung tutuusin mas maraming sakit ang nakukuha sa pagkain na labis labis kaysa sa pagkain ng tama lamang at sa paglilimita sa calories na kinakain natin.

Proud of our Mayor

Amen.

Again...Pocket Parks/gardens

A park is defined as "a wide open green area used for recreation".

With this definition, it is not surprising why there are very few parks in a highly congested and urban place like Metro Manila. Most people would rather use the precious land there is for residential or commercial purposes.

However, the more a place is congested, the more people need a green open space.

Parks are not just green spaces but also serve as base democratic spaces for  the people which help raise their quality of life be they rich or poor.

There may not be open land available in Metro Manila Cities and town anymore to create big parks but people can still come together to create pocket parks and gardens in their communities no matter how small these areas are.

A side benefit of engaging in this activity will be the forging of greater community spirit and pride among the local people.

Nice place

I was struggling to write something and thought I had to go to a conducive place. Happy that I found it. It was quiet and cozy enough that I was at least able to finish a draft of what I had to write.

Thanks to this place. I think it will be my favorite haunt... at least for a while.

No such thing as alternative truth

Is there really such a thing as alternative truth as some people like to call fake news that manage to fool and be believed by many gullible people?

As far as I am concerned, the dividing line has always been light and darkness, right and wrong, and truth and falsehood.

For me there are no alternative truths. There are just successful lies.

Car Park

When we talk about car parks, most people think of an edifice that serve as an area where cars can park.

But to give car park a different meaning, why not be literal about the park part of the word and turn the top floor of a car park into an actual park?

This idea can be adopted by malls and local government units planning to build car parks in their areas. It is a way to hit two birds with one stone. It will give people a place to park their cars but at the same time it will also give them a green open space in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Gentes Inocentes

Procession of Sto Nino images in Pasig, also know as the Bambino Festival

In Catholic Philippines, January is the month dedicated to the Infant Jesus or the Santo Nino. During this period, various activities, especially processions are held in honor of the Santo Nino.

I prefer not to comment on how people express their devotion to this Catholic figure but what I am curious to know though is how some people can reconcile their devotion to the Santo Nino with their  rabid support for a leader who thinks that innocent children dying in the war on drugs are merely collateral damage.

The Gruen Effect

 

 

I have many times gone to a mall intending to buy one thing but ending up buying something else with or without the original item I wanted to buy.

 

Only recently however did I learn that there is a name for this happening and it is called the Gruen Effect.

 

Named for the architect Viktor Gruen who was credited to have designed malls in such a way that the experience of shopping becomes more important than the purpose of shopping itself as a person enters a mall, the Gruen effect or transfer can be a curse to a consumer on a tight budget but a blessing to mall owners and mall based retailers.

 

Many people take mall designs for granted and think that it is only logical for malls to serve as almost like one stop shops but as for me however, this just made me more determined to be more focused on what I want to buy in a mall and to resist the lure of buying things I never knew I needed in the first place.

Mabuhay 2017

Ilang oras na lang ay bagong taon na.

Ang bawat palit ng taon ay dapat lamang mabunyi nating salubungin. Pero kung tutuusin, wala naman sa atin ipinangako ang taong darating maliban na lang sa kung ano ang gagawin natin dito.

Sana ay mapanaig natin palagi ang katotohanan, katarungan at ang ating kalayaan sa mga may masasamang balak, maging sila man ay dayuhan o kababayan.

Isang magandang pagbabago na masasabi ko sa taong ito ay ang parang malaking pagkakabawas ng mga taong nagpapaputok. Ilang oras na lang ay bagong taon na ngunit ang putukang naririnig ko ay mangilan ngilan lamang at mula  pa sa malayo. Sana ay tuluyan pang matalikuran ng mga tao ang ganitong tradisyon na mas marami pa yatang pinsala ang dala kaysa kabutihan.

At sa mga taong magpupumilit na magpaputok pa rin at masusugatan, ang masasabi ko lang sa kanila ay Happy New Year! na hangad ko rin para sa lahat.

No tyrants where there are no slaves...

Who will not agree with this statement of our national hero Jose Rizal whose death by firing squad 120 years ago we commemorate today.

While I do not disagree with this statement, I now realize that tyranny is not a simple one man affair of a despot oppressing powerless people consigned to slavery.

Tyranny is a conspiracy of evil men and it is not possible without an organization of knowing and willing cohorts and supporters. To defeat it, we must not only destroy its head but also dismantle its structure and exact punishment from the participants.

Being committed to fight tyranny and ensure its eternal defeat is the best way to honor and our heroes.