Cabatuan at its Best

 All About the "Tinuom"

Tinuom is a popular delicacy in Cabatuan. In fact, the Tinuom festival was created because of the popularity of the dish. The dish is composed of native chicken bits, tomatoes, tanglad and chopped onions. The dish is cooked by wrapping it in banana leaves and heated in a clay pot. The tinuom tastes a bit like tinola but less salty and the banana leaves gives the dish its own distinctive taste.
If you happen to drop by Cabatuan, be sure to try the dish at Leah’s Tinuom. It is a quaint and cozy carinderia right beside Cabatuan public market. A bowl of tinuom costs 50 pesos and comes with a cup of rice. Aside from its original Tinuom dish, there’s grilled squid and other turo-turo dishes.

Tinuom Recipe

Tinuom Closer View

Tinuom in a Clay Pot

Tinuom Ingredients

• Bumbay/Sibuyas (Onion)
• Kamatis (Tomato)
• Tanglad (Lemon Grass)
• Vetsin (MSG-monosodium glutamate)
• Asin (Salt)
• Tubig (water)
• Native Chicken – must be 7-14 months old.
• Banana Leaves
• Bamboo string or any string for tying up the tinu-om
• 2 bowls for preparation

There are 5 easy steps:

The Tinuom souped in a banana leaf

1. In one bowl, place the chicken and season it with onion, tomato, vetsin and the salt and then add some water. The 7-14 month old chickens will have to boil for about 30 minutes for it to be ready for serving. Older chickens will take almost an hour. One order of tinu-om would have 3-4 pieces.
2. In another bowl prepare the banana leaves to be used for the wrap. Use Saba banana leaves rather than other kinds of banana leaf. It affects the flavor, aroma and outcome of the Tinu-om.
3. Eventually, pour the marinated chicken into the bowl lined with banana leaf, gather the edges and tie it with a bamboo string or any piece of string. Make sure that it won’t leak.
4. After tying it up, place it in a casserole full of water and then place it on fire. You may steam it but you can place it within the water casserole for a better result when it comes to taste. Then wait.

A Tinuom Stall in Cabatuan

 The San Nicolas de Tolentino Church (Cabatuan, Iloilo)

The Cabatuan Church, also known as Iglesia de San Nicolas de Tolentino is the first and largest red brick church in the Visayas. Two grand belfries stood on each side of the church. The grand neo classical church was given the monicker “Iglesia Primera El Centro de Iloilo. It was also considered as “model of temples”.

Cabatuan Church History

Fr. Ramon Alquezar, the parish priest of Cabatuan was responsible for the construction of the church in early 1800. Due to shortage of materials, he had to use bricks to build the church. Thus, the brick manufacturing was introduced in town of Cabatuan.

The intricate decorations of the church’s interior was then spearheaded by Fr. Manuel Guttierez. The church was completed in 1866 under the supervision of Fr. Manuel Ruiz. After the church’s completion, it was the celebrated church in the Central Iloilo.

Sources:  http://ilonggos.net/iloilo/iloilo-tourist-place/cabatuan-church-iglesia-de-san-nicolas-de-tolentino

http://ilonggos.net/iloilo/iloilo-delicacies/tinuom-cabatuan-iloilo-delicacy

Christmas Trivias!!

Who delivers gifts to children in Italy?

Answer: La Befana

According to tradition before the birth of Jesus the three wise men reached the village where La Befana lived. She put them up for the night because she kept a neat house. The wise men asked her to go with them to find the baby Jesus but she declined because she was busy cleaning the house. She later regretted her decision not to go and set out by herself to find the baby but unfortunately she did not succeed. And now every January 6th which is the last day of the 12 days of Christmas she goes out and searches for the baby. She brings gifts with her for all the good children and delivers coal to the bad ones.


Which Christmas Carol composed in 1818 was written for guitar?

Answer: Silent Night

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The day before Christmas an Austrian Priest was informed that the church organ was broken. He was also told that it would not be fixed in time for Christmas day services. Unhappy about the fact that there would not be any music on Christmas day he sat down and composed the song Stille Nacht on his guitar. And on Christmas day 1818, Silent Night was sung accompanied by a guitar and choir for the first time.

Who delivers gifts to children in Syria?

Answer: The Smallest Camel

In Syria Children actually get their gifts on New Year's Day. They are brought by the smallest camel that brought the Wise Men to the baby Jesus. It is traditional for children to leave water and hay outside of a camel's house the night before. In the morning the water and hay is gone, replaced by gifts.

Who is credited with designing the first glass Christmas ball?

Answer: Hans Greiner

Hans Greiner was by profession a glass blower who lived in Lauscha, Germany. He and his partner set up their glass shop in 1597. Since he was unable to buy the traditional Christmas tree decorations of nuts, fruit and candy he decided to make glass decorations. He started making his decorations in the shape of fruits and nuts but later expanded them to the customary sphere.


Where did the kissing under the mistletoe tradition begin?

Answer: Scandinavia

There are a lot of traditions surrounding the mistletoe plant. Mistletoe was traditionally hung in doorways where a young man could claim a kiss if he caught a girl there. He then removed one of the berries from the plant. When the fruit was gone no more kisses could be claimed. It was thought to be unlucky to have the mistletoe touch the ground. Although the berries of the plant are poisonous, mistletoe has long been believed to have supernatural and medicinal powers.

November is Anti-Bullying Month

“Bullying” means systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees.

It has been a major issue in schools and private sectors of nation. The action could be controlled yet others with very short patience have been "suspects" of bullying habits. Sometimes, we don't even consider the thoughts of joking somebody that unexpectedly we have hurt their feelings...

The mission of this celebration is to encourage people to stop those skirmishes which come from small yet unnoticeable jerks and inconsiderate handling of others to us.

The policy sets forth guidelines for the identification and reporting of bullying – as the overall goal of the initiative is the protection of students and their increased feelings of safety and belonging. The policy requires teachers and staff to utilize a variety of prevention and intervention activities and includes tools and resources that create environments of safety and respect and expectations of appropriate behavior.

However, Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK event which aims to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people, in schools and elsewhere, and to highlight ways of preventing and responding to it. Anti-Bullying Week is organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), which is made up of about sixty member organisations.

• First Anti-Bullying Week - 22 to 26 November 2004 (included launch of the 'stand up for us' guidance for primary schools and secondary schools).

• Second Anti-Bullying Week - 21 to 25 November 2005 (launched at Westminster Central Hall, London). The event was co-hosted by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), Childline, and the Diana Memorial Award.

• Third Anti-Bullying Week - 20-24 November 2006. The theme was the Bystander ('See it, Stop it, Get help')

• Fourth Anti-Bullying Week - 19-23 November 2007. The theme was Bullying in the Community ('Safer Together, Safer Wherever')

• Fifth Anti-Bullying Week - 17-21 November 2008. The theme was Difference and Diversity ('Being Different, Belonging Together')

• Anti-Bullying Week 2009 (16-20 November) will focus on Cyberbullying, with the slogan 'Stay Safe in Cyberspace'

 I hope that bullying would be lessen in our own manners and conduct.. If we start goodness to others.. then who knows.? our world would be war-free!

Reviewing Tips by Me :))

             Hayyy. Just recovered from those shits that ruled my week.. Thank God I've surpassed them.. I really thought it was hard but the results have not even suggested I was right.. I just had a strategy.. And none of my classmates even knew it.. SShhh.. I'll give you some tips:

•  If you think you're not ready to study... Just sleep the night away. And wake up at your desired time.. Maybe your head just needs some rest and too tired to store enough more ideas.. Better wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning... The time that fits enough coz it will be quiet and be colder enough.
• Read your notes.. again and again.. Coz maybe you have misspelled or misinterpreted some important ideas...
• Summarize your notes in a small paper enough to be read.. so that it'll not be hard for you to read any longer..
•  Never sleep with your notes. Drink coffee first and a supplement to boost your memory.
• Memorize and speak your notes again and again.. Repetition sometimes, could be necessarily be memorized.
• Have somebody to review and test you with your notes.
• Always drink water.. it could also boost your memory...
• Turn off your cellphone and TV while studying. Just focus..

 That's all.. Hope you've learned a lot. :))

Train crash in central Indonesia kills at least 36

     PETARUKAN, Indonesia – A train crashed into another parked at a railway station in central Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens, many seriously, officials and witnesses said.

Rescuers spent hours searching through the mangled wreckage for trapped survivors of the accident, which occurred just before 3 a.m., as many passengers were sleeping.

     A train from the capital, Jakarta, plowed into the rear of a train that was sitting at a station in Petarukan, a coastal city in Central Java province, said Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.

     The force of the crash knocked several carriages off the track, and twisted debris from the train littered the area.

    "Bloody corpses were hanging from the carriages," said Anwar Sumarno, a 24-year-old university student who had been sitting near the front of the stopped train.

    "The injured were screaming in the darkness, but there was nothing we could do," he said. "Everyone was in a state of shock."

    It took almost an hour for rescue workers and ambulances to arrive.

    Villagers and railway officials used their bare hands and bamboo sticks to search for survivors. Eventually, heavy cranes arrived to help move slabs of metal, helping speed rescue efforts.

    Investigators were trying to determine if human error was to blame.

   "It may also have been mechanical," said Ervan, the transport ministry spokesman. "We're checking to see if the signals of the parked train were working properly."

   By early afternoon Saturday, only one body was still trapped inside an upended car, said Marsono, a rescuer at the scene. He, like many Indonesians, uses only one name.

   Thirty-five other bodies were taken to three nearby hospitals, said Tri Yuniasari, a spokeswoman for the Hasyim Ashari hospital who was helping keep tallies.

   Among the victims were Bayu Sakti, a 33-year-old army sergeant, and his 29-year-old wife and 4-year-old son.

   "It'd been six months since they'd come home," the man's 60-year-old mother, Agatha, told the news portal Detik.com."We were waiting for them."

   More than 40 people were hurt, including several children, doctors and nurses said. Some had severe injuries and broken bones.

    Indonesia — with a reputation for poor safety standards and maintenance — has been hit by a series of plane, train and ferry accidents in recent years that have killed hundreds.

Just an hour after Saturday's collision, another train crashed in the town of Solo, also in Central Java, killing at least one person, according to Ervan and officials at a nearby hospital.

Lead Content in Toys Can Kill Your Baby!

Lead in Children's Products: Why is it such a problem? Where is it most likely to be found?

     Arguments about "safe" levels of lead in children's products are specious, based on an entirely outdated understanding of the biology, especially the neurobiology, of growing young children. I think that when these arguments come from official sources, such as the CPSC, they are disingenuous and ultimately politically driven, with a view to protecting potentially affected economic interests. 
     Lead accumulates in the body, both in nerve tissue and bone. Ingested lead is only partially excreted in urine, feces, and sweat. It can replace Calcium in both tissues, thus compromising nerve conduction and response and adding to a "savings bank" of accumulated lead in bone. The affinity of lead for nerve tissue is a significant problem for growing children; the younger they are, the more vulnerable. The consequences of lead in the nervous system may include behavioral problems and cognitive impairment. 
     The accumulation of lead in bone makes lead ingestion especially worrisome for females. During periods of high demand for available calcium, such as lactation after pregnancy, or in the context of  bone loss associated with osteoporosis, lead is released into the blood along with calcium. In the case of nursing mothers with high blood lead levels, the lead can end up in the milk supply.  It has also been speculated that high blood lead content in elderly women may contribute to symptoms of dementia.
     Although there may a safe blood level for children, now accepted by many scientists as below 10µ (microgram) per deciliter (1/10 liter -dl) of blood, there is really no safe level of content for a product. This is because lead in the bloodstream is in a dynamic equilibrium with lead stored in body tissue, predominantly bone. At a low level of blood lead, lead may continue to accumulate in bone and other tissues, so that under conditions where the stored lead is released, there may a much higher level in blood.
     Further, it is not correct to state that a level of lead available for ingestion from a single source may be acceptable, since there are usually multiple, individually insignificant sources of lead in a young child's environment, that taken together can result in a sigificant cumulative hazard. 
     Thus, the CPSC's statement that PVC bibs containing lead were safe to use as long as they were not torn or scratched is extremely unhelpful misinformation. It is simply incorrect. The chances are that the lead is being used as a stabilizer in the PVC, in which case lead dust will continuously migrate to the surface and become available for ingestion under any circumstances, albeit faster if the PVC is exposed to mechanical stress, UV light, or heat.

Source: http://www.turnertoys.com/lead-hazard/default.htm

Teddy Bears Rule our World

       

         The Teddy Bear was most certainly a gift given to many children over the past few holidays. Considered a collectors item by many, as well old tattered bears from a person’s childhood still hold an affectionate place in the hearts of their owners that is priceless. These toys hold a relatively new place in the American culture.

        According to myth a toy maker in Brooklyn, New York came up with the idea for a stuffed bear for children. Where the exact idea for the concept came from is a matter of debate, the same concept was also being explored in Germany by another group of toy makers. He sent the bear along with a letter to President Theodore Roosevelt asking for permission to name their new invention after him. The President allowed for them to make this new toy his namesake and “Teddy’s Bear” was born. He placed the bear in the window of his shop and was an instant draw in for customers.

        The association with Theodore Roosevelt goes beyond just his name. He in fact hated being called Teddy. Theodore Roosevelt was the quintessential outdoors man enjoying such things as hunting, farming, expeditions, etc. In 1910 he went on an expedition once to Africa to provide specimens for the Smithsonian museum. Prior to this in 1902 he went to Mississippi to settle a border dispute that state had with Louisiana. While there the local officials that were hosting him took him on a bear hunting expedition. The expedition was a bust; they didn’t come across any bears. To help the situation one of the officials captured a bear cub and brought it to the President so that he could shoot it. President Roosevelt refused to hurt the bear. He didn’t feel that it was right to shoot an animal in captivity. 

         The incident inspired Clifford Berryman to draw the cartoon “Drawing the line at the Mississippi”. It shows President Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear cub. Consequently “Teddy’s Bear” became a popular icon for pop culture of that time; the name was eventually changed to Teddy Bear. The Teddy Bear toy became so popular that it was no longer just for children, ladies would carry them with them about town. There was even a popular song written for the beloved bear called the “Teddy Bear two step” which was changed “Teddy Bears Picnic” with the addition of words. The Teddy Bear was such a popular image that Theodore Roosevelt used the image in his re-election campaign which was successful in bringing him into a second term in office.

Read more at Suite101: Teddy Bear: An American Mythology http://www.suite101.com/content/teddy-bear-a11461#ixzz0ykFkSsGS

No Edits, Just a Mystery

Take a look at these two pictures posted by my batchmate Kristine Bueron in Facebook. As you see closely, there is a presence of a black shadow. Why is this so? Why are our classmates Gesselle and Amadeo in that spot? Do these pictures reveal something will happen? Kristine had even no time to edit that photos. And on her digicam it seemed that the same picture went out as uploaded in Facebook.

However, we just concluded that the pictures may seem dark. But why did it appear so black? Did the school's Quadrangle happened to reveal some mystery? Lavoras... What do you think? Not edited. but they say that ghosts happen to scare the campus...!

James as the Teen Clash 2010 Edition's Big Winner!

The Dashing Dude of Australia James Reid looked even more dashing as he stepped onstage as the Teen Clash edition's Teen Big Winner! For that, he received P1M, a Sony Vaio laptop, a 46" Sony LCD, a Crystal Clear Water franchise, an Asian tour for two to Hongkong, Thailand and Singapore and a P3M-worth condominium unit. His sister, Lauren, hugged him fiercely upon his re-entrance to the outside world. When asked what his message was to all those people who made it possible for him to reach the top, he could only mumble out in his broken Filipino his message of love and thanks. But for sure, now that he owns the title, he will be giving all his best to prove he is worthy!  Congratx.! :)

The Founder of Modern Science and Chemistry

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

The French chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) was the founder of the modern science of chemistry and the author of the oxygen theory of combustion.

• Born: 26 August 1743
• Birthplace: Paris, France
• Died: 8 May 1794 (beheading)
• Best Known As: French chemist who proved the law of conservation of mass

        Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was born in Paris on Aug. 26, 1743, the son of an attorney at the Parlement of Paris. Lavoisier began his schooling at the Collège Mazarin in Paris at the age of 11. In his last two years (1760-1761) at the college his scientific interests were aroused. In the philosophy class he came under the tutelage of Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, a distinguished mathematician and observational astronomer who imbued the young Lavoisier with an interest in meteorological observation, an enthusiasm which never left him.

Lavoisier entered the school of law, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1763 and a licentiate in 1764. However, he continued his scientific education in his spare time. In 1764 he read his first paper to the French Academy of Sciences, on the chemical and physical properties of gypsum (hydrated calcium sulfate), and in 1766 he was awarded a gold medal by the King for an essay on the problems of urban street lighting.

       In 1768 Lavoisier received a provisional appointment to the Academy of Sciences. About the same time he bought a share in the Tax Farm, a financial company which advanced the estimated tax revenue to the royal government in return for the right to collect the taxes. It was to prove a fateful step. Lavoisier consolidated his social and economic position when, in 1771, he married Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, the 14-year-old daughter of a senior member of the Tax Farm. She was to play an important part in Lavoisier's scientific career, translating English chemical works into French for him, assisting in the laboratory, and drawing diagrams for his scientific works.

         For 3 years following his entry into the Tax Farm, Lavoisier's scientific activity diminished somewhat, for much of his time was taken up with official Tax Farm business. He did, however, present one important memoir to the Academy of Sciences during this period, on the supposed conversion of water into earth by evaporation. By a very precise quantitative experiment Lavoisier showed that the "earthy" sediment produced after long-continued reflux heating of water in a glass vessel was not due to a conversion of the water into earth but rather to the gradual disintegration of the inside of the glass vessel produced by the boiling water.

Source: Lavoisier Biographies

Recalling the Descartes-ians Memories...

      

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage..."

       Being a Descartes-ian was a very fortunate experience for me. Maybe because of the classmates I had, whom I admired for being almost.... PERFECT!. Perfect, yes, really perfect. For in the whole academic year, I'd not witnessed any skirmishes inside the room nor any traumatic situations in our class except for those thoughts that would relate to friendship.. 

        There were 18 boys in our section including me, and sometimes, I also thought and asked myself at that time, "why are all the quiet and enjoyable ones dumped in our section, to think about the fact that most of the boys in the other section are always reprimanded of their haughty jokes, loud laughs, and uttering mouths?" And so why God rather chose our section to have fulfilling students? do we deserve it? Perhaps, yes.

        Try to have a sort of survey or interview in any in the class about their experiences and journeys being a sophomore student, and most probably the survey would appeal to the answer of, "an amazing but unforgettable ones." shazx.. daw 2od lg.!

        BONDING- maybe one of the reasons why we stuck out that much. our classmates were a sort of idealistic and funny ones; yet can't hurt ones feelings. Maybe because, we Descartes-ians believed that anything begins with one's action especially with one's mouth, so we carefully studied and learned about that moral lesson, and so we did it.

        Being idealistic and smart are just enough to come up with surprising ideas- that made different chapters of successful plays, creative T-shirt designs, and a delightful yet respectful section. Not so proud; but our section was always praised all the time, as teachers said that were too silent and attentive in class, too studious enough to read our notes before the exams, too industrious to respond with our teacher's commands, and most of all, too EXCITING and JOYFUL to have such conversations with.

       Yes, our section was that smart. Technically speaking that 3/4 of the ranking came from our section though we're just B, but that thing was so fulfilling to think about, that we're really HONEST. And we believed that opportunities are always open when honesty comes up the way....

       Hhhaaaiiiyy.. I liked what I had in Descartes but unfortunately, as destiny calls for a reason, I may not have the section I loved. Maybe, it's my task again to recognize and meet new friends in the other section. Or maybe, I'm the messenger that would let the message enlighten up their minds- To change promptly.

       Yet all memorable moments always end up. As I've heard that I will belong to the other section, I started to think again and asked myself, "would they change after all?" The answer could maybe yes or no, but I assume that all farewells are always not the end of everything we seek to see but the beginning of something new. What would that new be? I just don't know yet....

       Goodbye Sophomore life. Goodbye Descartes..... :(

The Descartes Family:  

Marj, IB, Philip, Weng, Angelie, Mad, Sof, Pau2x, Nais, Shai, Julz, Jel, Dhaii, Shin, Clarz, Big Boy, Jay Ann, Vinz, Vincea, Jade, Jiixun, Lai2x, Dafi, Lois, Yhen, Anie, Borbx, Jhulie Ann, Earl, Brey, Tapx, Shanelle, Jocel, Nic, Chiny, Kim, Roch, Gez, Phril, Arianne, Sha, Pao, Largz, Helton, Mhelz, Joven, Melman (Me), Spy, &; Eli. And to our adviser, Miss Norma Singelecio Tuares.. :)

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Getting to know the Great - Rene Descartes

• Born: 31 March 1596
• Birthplace: La Haye, France
• Died: 11 February 1650 (lung trouble)
• Best Known As: The philosopher who said "I think, therefore I am"

     The French thinker René Descartes (1596-1650) is called the father of modern philosophy. He initiated the movement generally termed rationalism, and his "Discourse on Method and Meditations" defined the basic problems of philosophy for at least a century.

     René Descartes was born on March 31st, 1596 in the town of La Haye in the south of France, the son of  Joachim Descartes, a Councilor in Parliament and and intellectual who made certain to provide a good learning environment for his son.  In 1606, at the age of 8, René attended  the Jesuit college of Henri IV in La Flèche, where he studied literature, grammar, science, and mathematics.  In 1614, he left La Flèche to study civil and cannon Law at Poitiers.  In  1616, he received his baccalaureate and licentiate degrees in Law.  Aside from his Law degrees, Descartes also spent time studying philosophy, theology, and medicine.

        After a short stay in the military, Descartes went on to lead a quiet life, continuing his intellectual pursuits, writing philosophical essays, and exploring the world of science and mathematics.  In 1637, he published "geometry", in which his combination of algebra and geometry gave birth to analytical geometry, better known as Cartesian geometry.

    But the most important contribution Descartes made were his philosophical writings; Descartes, who was convinced that science and mathematics could be used to explain everything in nature, was the first to describe the physical universe in terms of matter and motion, seeing the universe a as giant mathematically designed engine.  Descartes wrote three important texts:   Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences, Meditations on First Philosophy, and Principles of  Philosophy.

      René Descartes is often called the father of modern science. He established a new, clear way of thinking about philosophy and science by rejecting all ideas based on assumptions or emotional beliefs and accepting only those ideas which could be proved by or systematically deduced from direct observation. He took as his philosophical starting point the statement Cogito ergo sum -- "I think, therefore I am." Descartes made major contributions to modern mathematics, especially in developing the Cartesian coordinate system and advancing the theory of equations.

     " And from me, I am so proud being a part of the clash on our section, II-Descartes (SSC) at CNCHS, and such memories here in heart and mind are not always forgotten. Goodbye Second Year life!" 

Sources: Answers.com, Rene Descartes website, Descartes pic.

Eslove Briones - " Huwag i-evict!"

About Eslove Briones:

     Maagang nagkahiwalay ang mga magulang ni Remcon, kaya naman nagpalipat-lipat siya ng eskuwelahan at tirahan depende sa assignment ng kanyang nanay. Nagta-trabaho para sa mga politiko ang kanyang ina, taga-asikaso ng mga bagay-bagay. May masamang bisyo ang tatay ng binata, at dito halos napupunta ang perang kinikita ng nanay niya, kabilang na ang pang-tuition nila. Para makatakas sa mapait na realidad ay umaalis si Remcon ng kanilang bahay. Nakituloy sa mga kapitbahay at kung minsan ay sa mga kaibigan sa malalayong isla. Aminado si Remcon na isa siyang problem child dahil maaga itong sumubok ng mga bisyong sigarilyo, pag-inom at pagsugal.

     Kahit pasaway si Remcon, mahusay naman daw itong humawak ng pera. Bata pa lang siya nang magtinda ng yema at mani para sa dagdag kita. Ang pisong yema ay binebenta niya ng tatlong piso, ang tatlong pisong mani ay ibinebenta niya ng limang piso. Nagtrabaho din si Remcon sa pier bilang isang kargador. Sabi ng binata, hindi nya ikinakahiya ang kanyang mga naging trabaho, sa katunayan ay proud siya sa mga ito.

     Makatulong kaya ang pagiging madiskarte ni Remcon sa mga tasks o mas mananaig ang pagiging ‘problem child’ nya sa loob ng bahay ni Kuya?

Kaya huwag siyang i-evict! kuwela naman siya.. deserving  pah.. wala nang probzz sa kanya di bah!? Vote for Eslove!

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The Great Eyjafjallajokull Volcano at Iceland

             Eyjafjallajokull volcano has been very active this past week. The volcano in Iceland has decided to erupt and cause major problems at airports by stopping UK flights and Europe flights. Beyond the crazy human aspect, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano is quite spectacular. It erupted over a hundred years ago and while there was no airplanes at the time, it still had an amazing effect on humans who thought the mountain was haunted.

            You know that ash cloud over Europe? According to scientists, to get that far the eruption of the Icelandic volcano had to spew ash into the air high. Way high. Right now it is spewing about 1.2 miles in the air and half of that is white - which is steam.

             Last week with Eyjafjallajokull erupted the clouds were of ash which made it black and scientists say it blew out as high as 6.8 miles above the earth. Absolutely amazing!

            With all the ash coming out that high, it makes you wonder how much is that. To put it in some perspective for the first three days it would be filling up a Yankees stadium every new seconds.

            The ash was so dense for the first day of the eruption that locals within the are of the volcano had to bring in their livestock so the animals could breath. Unable to see more than a few feet in front of them, the people also had to stay inside and cover their mouths when they left to go outdoors.

Source: Yahoo.com

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OSCI to award 2010 awardees

The TOEP and TOSSS for AY 2009-2010

Ten Outstanding Elementary Pupils of Iloilo for Academic Year 2009-2010

1. Sombiro, Leo Emmanuel O. - Solomon Intregrated School de Iloilo
2. Baquiran, Lorenzo Jose C. - Jaro I ES
3. Grande, Sharmaine M. - SPED-ISEC
4. Ferrer, Magin Benedict F. - St. Joseph School (Iloilo), Inc.
5. Bagaforo, Mary Beatrice J. - West Visayas State University - ILS
6. Supeña, Jason Anthony T. - Sto. Domingo ES
7. Soriano, Danelle Jeriene S. - Sta. Barbara CES
8. Vales, Rae Dawn T. - Cabatuan CES
9. Delgado, Rose Jade Eugenie S. - Colegio de San Jose
10. Suarez, Mary Felnor E. - Oton CES


Ten Outstanding Secondary School Students of Iloilo for Academic Year 2009-2010


1. Cerebo, Bryan Eric T. - Sta. Barbara NCHS
2. Mejorada, Brian Michael Moses A. - Central Philippine University
3. Calacal, Jeremiah Claudine - St. Joseph School
4. Real, Jerenney C. - Colegio de San Jose
5. Geganzo, Stessi Marie - Iloilo NHS
6. Tirador, Paolo Lorenzo L. - PAREF - Westbridge School for Boys
7. Leonida, Jerry Ian - University of the Philippines HS in Iloilo
8. Chan, Karl Francis - Iloilo Scholastic Academy
9. Gumban, Martin Erick P. - West Visayas State University – ILS
10. Lapastora, Estela Marie E. - SPED-ISEC


           The awarding ceremony will be on March 19, 2010, 2:00 pm, at Monfort Hall, Department of Education Building, Lapaz, Iloilo City.

From: OSCI website

           From the bottom of my heart.... Congratzz to the winners.. Hoping that you would all be models for succeeding generations.....