Anong sinabi ng bike namin sa bike na ito?

Ang bike namin, agaw atensyon na dahil sa haba nya. Pero ang bike na ito, mahigit doble ang haba sa bike namin! Kung ang bike namin ay pang-dalawahan, ito pampamilya! Panalo!

Mula sa http://bikehugger.com/2008/06/you_and_your_brood.htm

Sa wakas!

Ito ang larawan nina Ian at Maris nang sila ay kinasal noong Hunyo 1, 2008 sa lungsod ng Bacolod.

Sina Ian at Maris ay aking mga kaibigan. Kaklase ko si Maris noon sa kolehiyo. Sina Maris at Ian ay parehong miyembro ng Youth for Christ (YFC).

Naging saksi ako sa kanilang "love story" nang ito ay nag-uumpisa pa lang. Si Maris ay napaka-espesyal na tao, at bilang kanyang kaibigan, hiniling ko na ang makatuluyan ni Maris ay isang mabuting lalaki. Nakita ko naman kay Ian na mahal na mahal niya si Maris, kaya boto na ako sa kanya! :)

Mahaba-haba din ang kanilang "engagement" (mga 8 taon yata), kaya, sa wakas, ay nauwi din ito sa kasalan. Ako ang isa sa mga pinakamasayang tao sa pangyayaring ito, kaya hindi ko pinalagpas na ma-"witness" ang kanilang pag-iisang dibdib.

Ang ilan sa mga larawan ng aking biyahe sa Bacolod ay nasa http://picasaweb.google.com/mauisalang/MarisIanSWedding

Will this ever happen in the Philippines?

From Inquirer.net

Cash, bikes, bus passes offered for Canada's gas-guzzlers

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 07:47:00 06/05/2008

OTTAWA -- Canada launched an incentive program on Wednesday to rid its roads of old gas-guzzling cars and trucks, urging citizens to trade them in for free bicycles, bus passes, or $300 cash.

The National Vehicle Scrappage Program will offer these incentives to people who retire their 1995 or older model vehicles, and hopefully turn to more environmentally-friendly transportation, the government said.

"We know Canadians want to do their part to help clean up the air we breathe," Environment Minister John Baird said in a statement.

"That's why we are launching a national program to get Canadians's smog-causing gas-guzzlers off the road."

Of the 18 million cars and trucks on Canada's roads, about five million were manufactured before 1996, when new tougher emissions standards were introduced.

These pre-1996 models produce about 19 times more air pollutants than newer cars and trucks, said Baird.

And although they make up less than one-third of vehicles on the road, older cars generate as much as two-thirds of the smog-forming pollutants caused by personal vehicle use, he said.

The government has committed $92 million (Canadian, US) over four years to implement the program, which is to be run by a national not-for-profit organization.

A rebate on the purchase of a new car or a membership in a car-sharing program will also be offered as incentives.

We Lost our House

May 16, 2008, around 5:30pm

The beams of the 3rd floor of this building broke, resulting to the fall of its ceiling, the damage of its terrace and the stairs of the building. The fall of the ceiling caused injury of two residents and a death of an 11-year old boy.

This building is the place where my family and I live for five years now. We availed of one unit at the second floor on a rent-to-own scheme. After this incident, our family does not plan to go back to live there anymore. The damage of the building is caused by structural defects.

Thankfully my mom and my sister did not get hurt from this incident. Upon hearing about this, I was at Antipolo on a retreat. Had to leave from the retreat to attend to this very pressing concern.

As of the moment the building is cordoned and we are still waiting for engineers to inspect the building's safety, if it will be safe for us to get our things. My mom and my sister only got some clothes and important papers, and most other important things are left at the building. Hopefully we can come back there soon to get our things.

God is really good because he is really taking care of us and have provided for us in this time of need. We found a place to stay temporarily at my grandfather's house. We also found a new apartment where we'll be moving in a few days. And now more than ever I felt the love of my family and friends.