usapang palay, bigas, kanin…

save rice, save lives

Sa bawat isang kutsarang kanin na nasasayang kada araw ng bawat isa sa atin, katumbas nito ang libu-libong sako ng bigas  kada taon.

Ibig sabihin lamang nito, na kung ang bawat Pilipino ay bibigyang halaga ang palay, bigas, at kanin, matutugunan natin ang problema sa kakulangan ng pagkain.

Kailan pa ba natin ito hindi sasayangin? kapag dumating na lang ba ang panahong wala na tayong makaing kanin?

Isipin lagi natin na sa bawat butil ng palay ay may buhay na nakasalalay.

Sana maging kaisa ka sa adbokasiyang ito.

Maari mong ilagay ang logo na ito sa sidebar ng blog mo. Salamat.

Bawat BUTIL ay BUHAY, Huwag Sayangin!

Bawat BUTIL mahalaga, Huwag Mag-aksaya!

Para sa karagdagang kaalaman ukol sa pagpapalay maaring buksan ang www.philrice.gov.ph

Para naman sa nais makibahagi sa National Rice Awareness Month na gaganapin sa Nobyembre maaring buksan ang www.riceawareness.multiply.com o i- add/i-like and Rice Awareness page sa Facebook.

life…

the good thing about life is life itself…

im skeptical at times but lately realized that in life we really have to experience pain or the worst, sufferings. and yes, it’s proven, these can make us become a better person.

wat else? wel, ders always sunshine after the rain or a rainbow after the rain, sabi nga sa kanta ng southborder. kaya kapag may problema maniwala ka malalagpasan mo rin yan.

di naman kasi tayo bibigyan ni God ng pagsubok na hindi natin masosolve. promise!

so ask me if im ok? definitely, i am. perhaps, i can say na isa sa mga strengths ko is that, i can move on easily (of course wd d help of some frens) and can be optimistic of life kung gugustuhin ko.

ano ba magandang nangyari sa akin nitong mga nakaraang araw?

kung nung nakaraang linggo c lensky nameet kayo ngayon naman nagkaroon uli ako ng chance na mameet c jason (hamster)… wel, we met for a certain reason at kung malalaman nyo kung ano ung reason n un ma eexcite din kau… hehe

hamster and me

aside from dat, nagkaroon din ako ng bonding moments wd some colej frens. grabe, iba talaga pag matagal kaung di nagkita. nakakasabik ang mga pagkakataon.

fang kung fang

maliban jan, nung nagpunta ako sa compostela valley sa mindanao nakakatuwa kasi nakakita ako ng napakalaking gold ring. since mayaman sila sa mining industry nagsama sama ang mga bayan dito at nagcontribute ng gold para mabuo itong gold ring na ito.

gold ring of comval

tapos nakapanuod na din ako ng eclipse. at infairness nakawiwili… hayop sa kagwapuhan c jacob… un lang nasabi eh… haha

eclipse

bleeding…

have you ever felt being so lonely at times because you feel so helpless of the situation you’re into?

i really don’t know how i can put my feelings into words right now but i really can’t handle the pain am feelin.

i cant understand why bad things need to happen not just once but many times especially the things that hurt you most.

i know iam not a perfect person but i also assure u dat i was never a very bad person at all which made me think and ask myself, do i really deserve the pain and the hurt am feelin.

im broken. pls help me fix myself and make me whole again.

i dont have much to say ryt now but still wishing you all a happy weekend!

GodBless!

amazing thailand

updating… updating… updating…

hehehe! its been a long week of not updating my blog and visiting yours. so what ive been doing for the past days? traveling!!! from coron to bulacan down to compostela valley in mindanao then to bangkok in thailand.

whew! seems very cool but its not… traveling in a straight week is very tiring. trust me. esp if its about work. but after doing ur work have some fun, too.

and dats what we did in our trip to bangkok! fun fun fun…

amazing thailand

short taym… a busuanga island (coron), palawan experience

my last weekend’s trip to busuanga island (coron), palawan was definitely a blast and an experience worth keeping. thanks for the Philippine Agricultural Journalists, Inc for giving as an award with a cash prize which enables us to travel to palawan. see story here.

PAJ Binhi Awards 2010

thou, its a ‘short time’ since we arrived at coron sunday noon and left tuesday morning, still we managed to explore the place.

we stayed in a lodge located at sitio maricaban, an hour away from coron townproper, where me and my colleagues experienced a ‘real’ seaside life. the lodge is not so extravagant but with the service and hospitability they offered, sure it was worth it…

this is where we stayed...

young me…

me, 20 years ago!

remembering how i was like wen i was young makes me smile. to be honest, i am not like ‘me now’ from ‘me then’ (you can even ask my mom bout it hehe). so here are some trivia about me and its up to you if ul believe it or not… hehe!

1. i was a shy girl when i was a kid. my teachers even bribe me chocs just to join MS. UNO, pero auko talaga dhl nhhya ako.  (i dont know wat happend bkt ngaun walang hiya na ako… hehe).

2. i ruined my neighbors bday party by destroying her bday cake (hehe bata palang maldita na.. haha).

3. i so hate dolls before, i even cut their hair (to the extent na nakakalbo na sila).

4. i had a ‘security’ towel wc i carry werever i go, then at 3rd grade it turned to a ‘security’ pillow (hmmm asan n kaya iyon?).

thank God its raining…

after months of suffering from the sunheat, at long last its now raining… i mean like real raindrops, unlike d other day na nagpatikim lang. and bcoz of the sudden fall of rain di ako prepared, wala akong dalang payong. so aside from listening to shakira’s gypsy and train’s hey, soul sister eh magpost nalang kaya ako ng bagong entry db? hehe!

rain… others love it, others dont… others even feel nostalgic bout it but others feel excitement. but generally, most people believe that wen its raining blessings are pouring? i for one believes it… bkit ang hindi dba?

almost all of us have experienced na maglaro sa ulan, mabasa ng ulan kaht di balak magpabasa, at malungkot minsan dahil di natutuloy lakad ng magkakaibigan…

for the past years, ganyan lang ang tingin ko sa rain o sa pagulan, until a friend of mine died because of heavyrainfall na nagcause ng landslide na tumupok sa bahay at buhay niya/nilang magpapamilya. its been 7months already since nangyari un but till now everytym d rainfalls naalala ko siya dahil sa iniwan niyang magandang ala ala.

ILOKANA-AK! SIKA NGAY? (Ilokana ako, ikaw ba?)

Isa kang Certified Ilocano/Ilocana kung:

• Mahilig ka sa suka na may sili at ginagawa pang regular drink ito (nagimas!)
• Paboritong mong sabihin ang Mangan Tayon!
• May nakatanim na paria (bittergourd) o tarong (eggplant) sa iyong bakuran.
• Tuyo o dry ang iyong dinuguan o dinardaraan in Ilocano
• Kumakain ng damo (term ng mga tagalog) tulad ng saluyot at kalunay
• Kuripot ka o nakirmet (kuripot nga ba o matipid lang? Hehe!)
• Mahilig ka sa sayawan o social life ika nga. (hindi lang naman Ilocano ang ganito diba? Hehehe)
• Nagiging bati mo ang mura tulad ng “Ay Ukinnam nakapasyar ka!” o “Opalalam namiss ka!” (expression lang yan at di nagmumura kaya wag kang ma oofend pag ganyan ka nila binati)
• Pagnababad-trip ka madalas mong sinasabi ang “Anya metten!” o “Anya ki din aya!” (it’s the same as “ano ba naman!”)
• Nangisit ka o maiitim ka (pero to mind you hindi lahat ng Ilocano maitim, marami ng mapuputing ilocano ngayon dahil na rin sa sobrang init ng panahon nasa bahay lang o di kaya may mga lahing Chinese at Spanish na)
• May kamag-anak ka sa abroad. Pwedeng sa Hawaii, Italy, o Canada. (kaya maraming tinatawag na Italian village sa Ilocos dahil puro katas ng abroad ang mga naglalakihang bahay)
• Nakapetition ka o kapatid mo sa ibang bansa (why not diba? Greener pasture ba.)
• Nagtatabako ang lolo o lola mo (wanila bet magyosi kaya organic nalang tobacco, sosyal nels)
• Nagbabasa ka o ang mga kasambahay mo ng Bannauag (ang pahayagang delayed pero mabenta parin sa mga Ilocano)
• May kaunting angas (daw)
• Kapag may bisita ipinapasyal sa Marcos Museum sa Batac (in fairness dami paring bisita si lolo) o di kaya mag Pagudpud o Vigan
• Paborito mong meryenda ay empanada at miki kung kaya’t laging dumadayo sa pinakamalapit na bilihan kapag umuuwi ka ng Ilocos (I recommend yung empanada ng Batac. The best yun promise)
• Hindi mawawala sa diet mo ang pakbet o pinakbet at dinengdeng (bakit ang hindi diba? Nutricious kaya ito)
• Maasim ang longganisang gusto mo hindi matamis
• Laging may bagnet, igado, adobo, at pansit pag may kainan
• Matigas ang dila mo. Ang sand dunes nagiging sand jones, amphitheatre nagiging ampityater, crossing ay krassing, etc. (wel ganun talaga hehehe)
• Proud Ilocano/Ilocana ka (dahil narin maraming kilalang tao o persona na nagmula sa Ilocos tulad nila Marcos, Biazon, Ricarte, Luna, at marami pang iba)

Ang aking mga nabanggit ay pawang mga obserbasyon ko lamang po. Maaring totoo sa iba maaring hindi sa iba. Masasabi ko pong ipinagmamalaki ko na may dugong Ilocano din na dumadaloy sa akin.

certified ilocana beauty ito!

Iwan ko nalang kayo ng isang pananalita mula sa kilalang sikat na Ilocano lider na si dating pangulo Ferdinand Marcos:

There are many things we do not want about the world. Let us not just mourn them. Let us change them.

Agyamannak!