Fallen/Tumba

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Mga natumbang puno ng niyog sa dalampasigan ng Punta Bulata.

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Fallen coconut trees along the shores of Punta Bulata.

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For Thursday 2 Questions - you are invited to answer and join:

1.  What are the green initiatives you do at home?

We recycle--water from the washing machine and plastics, reuse glass bottles, aluminum foil, plastic cutlery;  consolidate daily errands to avoid unnecessary driving, switched to paperless bills, save electricity by air-drying clothes, limited use of AC, turn off unneeded lights; we are also trying to reduce food waste.

2.  What are some of the most damaging things we do to the environment?

Irresponsible disposal of garbage, illegal logging, wasting water and energy, over-fishing, dumping of motor oil, paints, pesticides and other toxic chemicals down the drain, air pollution, indifference.

A nameless river [Watery Wednesday]

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There was no name to remember this river by.  I was a stranger to its turquoise ripples, there was no memory waiting to surface as I watched the current whirl around the rocks.  

I didn't know the river's twists and turns; its scents were sweet but unfamiliar.

Every rock and blade of grass didn't know the texture of my skin; the trees crouching by its banks didn't know my name. 

Yet every playful splash, every refreshing spray, was an embrace.  Its whispers and murmurs sang of journeys I have yet to take.

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 Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. ~ Natalie Goldberg

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Brgy. Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental

April 2011

Posted for Watery Wednesday

Dusky glow [SWF]

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The last glowing moments while the quiet stillness of dusk weaves music from light and water.  

Weightless as the warm breezes, I watched this poetry of silence cast shadows over the shore.   I held hands with darkness until only the music of the waves remain.

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Punta Bulata, Negros Occidental
March 2011

Posted for Sky-Watch Friday

Dreaming of dried squid

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Yes, I literally dreamed of munching dried squid.  So I woke up earlier than usual--cooked fried rice, and while coffee was brewing, I made scrambled eggs and fried some dried pusit from Roxas City.  Dried squid from Roxas City is not salty, unlike the ones from Cebu and Palawan.  This is the breakfast of champions!:p

More mouth-watering  dishes at Food Trip Friday

Brake/Preno [LP]

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Ang ilaw ng preno ay ang pinaka mahalagang mga nakasinding-babala sa iyong sasakyan. Ito ay babala sa iba pang mga driver ng iyong layunin sa pagbagal o paghinto.  Ang sirang ilaw ng preno ay mapanganib at maaaring maging sanhi ng aksidente.

Posted for Litratong Pinoy

The brake lights are the most important lighted warning system on your vehicle. It warns other drivers of  your intention to slow down or stop.  Defective or malfunctioning brake lights are dangerous and could cause accidents.  

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For Thursday 2 Questions - you are invited to answer and join:

1.  How often do you check your vehicle's lighting system?

• I have to admit that I don't check my lighting system regularly.  But once I notice a malfunction, I'm having it fixed it right away.

2.  What are the road irritants that annoy you?

• I have a long list of annoying road irritants---last-minute braking tops my list.  This is the most common habit of jeepney drivers.  Tailgaiting makes me nervous, lane-hogging and failing to use signal lights are definitely annoying.