"North Korea warns of attack, says truce no longer valid", this is one of the few news headlines in Yahoo that got my attention today. But I didn't read the entire article just the first paragraph and scanned a little as I have no interest whatsoever with what the objectives of such activity. You can read it by clicking the link above.
The most disturbing part when I "scanned" the article are the words "nuclear bomb" which is I believe almost everyone know that it's a mass weapon. I have no interest in reading the article because I cannot accept any reasons for engaging in any mass war to other human beings especially of this magnitude. Gera nga lang sa Mindanao napapailing na ako eh. My highest concern in such wars is the negative effect it will have against Mother Earth especially if these countries use mass weapons such as the Atomic Nuclear Bomb which only will kill a lot of people but also severely damage [I think but don't take my word for it as I'm no scientist] our world which would result to a more rapid increase of carbon thus green house gases that damages our world which will in turn kill a lot of lives.
Every thing we do on this world is not just for ourselves. Whether you like it or not, whether you believe it or not, whether you accept it or not... every single thing an individual being on this Earth do on every single minute has an effect [positive or negative] to Mother Earth. Kahit pag-utot lang ng isang tao it has a negative effect to the world but of course this is one of the many exemptions to the rule as this is a must. That's why it's very irresponsible for a human being much more an entire country to do "something" that might dramatically increase the damage of our world. Buti sana kung sila lang ang mamatay sa mga katarantaduhan nila e hindi eh. This is a system. Every single one of us is a part of this system. So if the system breaks - all of us breaks. That's why I don't see any valid reason for engaging in such large scale wars whether for profit, ego, pride, culture, etc. There's ZERO VALID REASON to engage to such large scale wars as all of us will be affected [directly or indirectly] with its effects in the future. Kung talagang gusto nilang magpatayan, don't use such weapons and go back to knives instead as I believe it doesn't have any carbon emissions.
Contrary to my teachings about not to focus on forces we can't control that may lead young ones to misunderstand things, this is an exemption to the rule as this has a negative effect to the world we live in thus negative effect to every single one of our lives thus something to fight for 101% in all possible channels [ABS, GMA, Imthenextbigthing.com, on the streets, radio, etc.] - with the littlest carbon emission possible of course. Sabi nga ng ating bayani na si Ninoy Aquino, "The Filipinos are worth dying for", for me, same is true to Mother Earth, "Mother Earth is worth dying for". And let me just add, "My loved ones are worth dying for as well" just to be clear. This fight against those people who do harm to our sole world should be dubbed as "The Real World War".
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I would like to praise and personally commend in behalf of the world the efforts of the Quezon City Government especially to Councilor Bernadette Herrera-Dy for authoring a city ordinance that will require tricycle and jeepney operators to use eco-friendly technologies for their vehicles. "It's the turn of tricycles and jeepneys in Quezon City to go green.", according to the news report in Inquirer.net.
I am praising and commending Councilor Herrera-Dy because this is a risky move in a political perspective as the people who will be greatly affected by this ordinance are the "masa" which comprise the majority of the voters who can make or break a candidate aspiring for a government position. This is what I'm saying in my previous article entitled, "Who will you vote as RP president in 2010?", that a president or a politician for the sake of this blog should be able to execute firmly what he/she thinks is right to the majority even if it means having oppositions. I hope everyone agrees that we only have one planet where we live and losing it will mean putting to waste whatever efforts we made personally because losing it will mean death to all of us. Without Mother Earth, we don't have a life. Right? That's why this move is definitely a right move although it will not be a popular move amongst public drivers and operators because it will entail additional expenses for them.
But between environment and individual economy, environment definitely is far more important as it concern every single one of us human beings and other creatures of this world. But then, I do hope that the government would be able to "help" these people [by helping not providing the vehicle or parts but if they can why not] to convert from their fossil based vehicles to environment friendly ones.
This is definitely a start... And I admire the government also for "practicing what they teach" by applying the same ordinance on their own vehicles - by using biofuels themselves on their vehicles. This practice I hope be copied by other cities, municipalities and provinces [crediting Councilor Herrera-Dy for boldly spearheading the movement of course] in order for us to have a cleaner air and happier Mother Earth.
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"Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo has proposed a measure that would protect political activists from harassment suits and ensure they would be able to continue to express their views against the abuses of those in power.", according to a news report in Inquirer.net.
I personally admire the consistency of Rep. Satur Ocampo and other people like him in choosing the high-traffic streets and roads in expressing their views against the abuses of power and other views they have. Expressing one's point-of-view is A-okay for me as being a blogger myself is expressing my views as well. That in mind, I have nothing against rallies [expressing views] but what I hate about these rallyists is they don't seem to care very much with Mother Earth as evident by the garbages they leave behind during their rallies not to mention the consistent burning of whatever things they wish to burn.
These garbages and burning is a major cause of Global Warming which basically kills Mother Earth and eventually killing us in the process as well as we all live in this sole world. No Mars or any other planet will ever replace our one and only Earth. Should ever there is one, asa pa kayong makakapunta kayo dun dahil siguradong chosen few lang ang makakapunta dun for whatever reason. Thus, it's better to save our planet than "falsely hope" na okay lang masira at mamatay ang planeta natin kasi makakalipat naman tayo sa ibang planeta. Transfering from one world to another is not as easy as transfering from one house to another.
So if you have a family or a friend or anyone you know who actively join rallies, I do hope you forward this blog or the message of this blog to them as all their efforts will all be put to waste, all their shouting and cursing [when they are very angry] as when the world dies... We all die together with it.
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"Over the years, the ludong population was decimated by unrestrained and unregulated catching during its spawning season, coupled by destruction of its habitats like mangrove forests and watershed areas, and pollution of rivers and lakes, said Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center here.", according to a news report in Inquirer.net.
I don't know if I've eaten this fish before or not, but whether if I have or haven't eaten this Ludong which is also called The President's Fish as only the rich can afford it because of its purchase price of around P4,000.00 per kilogram, the point is it's already in the brink of extinction. Why? Because of the above reasons.
Losing such animal is not just losing one's food supply but is even worse in the macro-level as the balance of nature is disrupted every time species become extinct... We just don't feel it as the negative effects of such event is felt gradually. I do hope that the advocates in preserving this fish will be able to solve this problem which is of course with the help of the fishermen who catches fish and us citizens, especially the people who have direct access to the habitats of Ludong to be cleaned and eventually be preserved.
I just blogged yesterday about "How to rally responsibly" and I realistically know that the reach of my blogs are not yet that broad but it still saddens me to see that these rallyists are fighting for something that they "think" is right but in the process are doing things that are generally not right as harming Mother Earth by polluting it via garbage from streamers, food, drinks, etc. and via their smoke from their torches which was pretty evident in the news report of rallyists I see just a while ago.
They are fighting for an increase in the salary to compensate the ever increase in prices which is not wrong although in the current economic condition increasing salaries is kinda hard unless the profit margins of business-owners are still large which can accomodate an increase in expense in this case, expense in salary. Whichever side win in this issue, I hope that all ends fair to all parties concerned. At the end of the day, if business-owners are not able to increase their salaries, having an underpaid job is better than not earning at all. If that's the case, then I personally suggest looking for other legit sidelines to increase your earnings.
But for rallyists and other people, I do hope that whatever activities that we engage into, we always take into account the health of Mother Earth as we only have one earth thus one home and without it, we all die, wasting all our efforts to improve our "individual lives".
After I dropped off my wife in Ayala-Paseo this morning, I saw a group of people with streamers and posters that is rallying in front of BDO in Paseo-Makati Ave.
Their concerns? I am not really a rally type of guy as I personally believe that all people have limited time and energy that should be used "wisely" to further improve the life of a person and his loved ones. But we all are entitled to use it freely to whatever we desire of course. That's why I do hope that these people will at least be heard and hopefully they don't catch colds, coughs or any other sickness as it's raining very hard a while back.
My only concern about these activities is that while they try to make their voices heard, I do hope they do it without disturbing other people in the process because causing trouble to other people will minimize the strength of your voices because maiinis ang ibang tao imbes na mahabag sila sa objectives niyo kasi kanina the rallyists caused quite a vehicular traffic as they are standing still in the middle of the road which blocks the drive path of vehicles. And also, by doing so, I hope that they maintain cleanliness as whatever advocacies they have will be put in the drain if Mother Earth is destroyed which may result to the trashes they leave behind in appropriate places instead of straight to trash cans. Improper waste disposal results to increase in carbon which results to Global Warming which harms Mother Earth. This is rallying responsibly without disturbing other people and without harming Mother Earth.
As I look at the window just now before shutting down my PC, I can't help but be sad about the darkness of our sky despite the summer season. This has been the scenario lately for the past few days. Abrupt rain and frequent drizzles.
This is the "current norm" of our climate because of the current situation of Mother Earth. She is sick due to the enormous carbon trapped in our atmosphere that results to Global Warming. Again, this is still reversible as long as everyone do their own share of saving our common home. I urge every Juan to learn more about the subject by reading more books, magazines or articles. I also urge every Juan to personally apply everything that could help Mother Earth and also do everything that you can to inspire and influence as many people as possible to do the same.
This is not just for our sake but for the sake of our future generations as well. A parent who loves his children, a brother who loves his siblings, a religious leader who loves his followers, a political leader who loves his countrymen and a person who loves the world should help combat Global Warming. Just now as I was about to end this blog, it started raining hard again.
This problem needs less talk and more action so I do hope that everyone act more and talk less. I do hope that my future grand children will be able to meet your future grand children as well. More power!
Anything that concerns Mother Earth is every Juan's and everyone's concern. No exemption as we all live in the same world. If the world dies, the entire human race dies as well. If the world lives, then human race shall continue to live as well. It's that simple.
That's why the tiniest, smallest and littlest thing you could do to protect Mother Earth collectively contributes to a better world for us and the future generations. That's why learning more about combating Global Warming as an individual is a must! That's why supporting activities, people, businesses that are supporting Mother Earth should be our priority! That's why personally practicing and applying the things that we learned to combat Global Warming is a must as knowledge is worthless without application. The above things are all socially mandatory in order for us and our future generations to continuously enjoy life.
Because if you don't do the above, by 2100 according to Michael Casey's article of The Associated Press entitled "SE Asia will be hit hard by climate change", South East Asia will be hit hard by Global Warming and our beloved Philippines is included in the list together with Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. It will hit us in all aspects, economically; physically; socially; etc. There would be massive droughts all over the country, shortage of food and drinks would occur, sea levels will rise covering most of our land and who knows what else negative effects that will kill hundreds of thousands of Pinoys of different age, dialects, gender, etc... Imagine losing Boracay forever. Imagine losing Chocolate Hills. Imagine losing our current bet in The New 7 Wonders of the World. Imagine losing Intramuros. Imagine losing the entire country because of Global Warming.
It's not yet too late but we no longer have the luxury of procrastinating as gradual actions are no longer enough to combat this merciless villain called Global Warming. This is our current biggest enemy that sprung out because of us human beings. We created this monster and we are the only ones that could destroy it - not Superman, not Wolverine, not Iron Man... No one man. Only our collective efforts could combat Global Warming. This is now the time for the superheroes in us to work and save our planet. If that seems to be a very big responsibility on your part then just think about saving your pretty and adorable child by learning more how to fight Global Warming, practicing the information you learned and teaching and inspiring others to do the same things that you did. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO WIN THIS WAR.