Living in the City

For almost 5 years now, we have been occupying this house. Painstakingly, we took care of it despite its many structural flaws. Think termites, leaks in the bath and bedrooms; killer mushrooms perhaps? on the kisame, damaged floor tiles, kitchen drawers that never seem to work, faulty electrical outlets and many more. Having said that, however, the situation is somewhat relieved with the fact that it has a backyard that serves to reduce our stress. We've been growing langka and atis trees at the backyard. So far no fruits yet for the langka but the atis fruits are nearly for the picking. Ang tagal. Two years ago, I had basil, mint, rosemary, thyme, dill as well. Today, what remains are the pandan plants and some left over oregano cuttings which I continue to harvest to dry. We're waiting for the avocado seedlings, along with cayenne pepper, malunggay, and kalamansi, and kalabasa to really blossom. But the lady bugs' been trying to make the kalabasa plant's li

Marikina City will soon enjoy the fruits of a wireless mesh network . And why not? Marikina has always been reputed to initiate things ahead of the rest. Trailblazing governance. That is Mayor Marides Fernando's style. And for good. Wasn't it long ago that Marikina was known to be Little Singapore? And now especially at the Municipio most employees try to speak English as an initial step towards mimicking the bright side of Singapore. More than a year ago I read this article about a company called Tropos which seemed to have pioneered in providing the technology to local governments in the U.S. And I immediately recognized that this would be something our Mayor will eagerly do. And so here it is now!!!

At the risk of losing it, I seldom wore this bracelet which was G's gift to me.

When friends seem to let us down: 1. Do away with the bitterness. Realize that being bitter will not help. It's a complete waste of time and energy. 2. Understand "friends". They are humans too - instinctively prone to human weaknesses. Afterall, they have nothing to do with the present situation. 3. Believe in the fact that since friendships are primarily forged in terms of value for value, 'friends' disappearance in our life should make us conclude without rancor that we no longer possess any value to them. 4. That or we're really guilty of making bad friend choices to begin with. 5. But that is life. Ces't la vie. Ces't la vie. Ces't la vie.

To gain weight these should be my caloric numbers... Calorie Daily Value 2,830 Calories from Fat 710 Total Fat 79 g Saturated Fat 26 g Cholesterol 300 mg Sodium 2,400 mg Potassium 3,500 mg Total Carbohydrate 425 g Dietary Fiber 25 g Sugars 71 g Protein 106 g Vitamin A 5,000 IU Vitamin C 60 mg Calcium 1,000 mg Iron 18 mg Vitamin D 400 IU Vitamin E 30 IU Thiamin 1.5 mg Riboflavin 1.7 mg Niacin 20 mg Vitamin B-6 2.0 mg Folate 400 mcg Vitamin B-12 6 mcg Biotin 300 mcg Pantothenic Acid 10 mg Phosphorus 1,000 mg Iodine 150 mcg Magnesium 400 mg Zinc 15 mg Copper 2 mg The calories, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate and protein are customized to calorie distribution and are adjusted according to weight goal (gain or lose) Note: t he lowest calorie recommendation is 1,200 calories per day. Something to Do: Food labels contain the amount of calories and nutrients per serving of food. To achieve weight goals, subtract the calories and grams of fat on the labels of food eaten from the calories and g

“Integrity is defined as what you do when no one is looking".