Stay Married and Save the Planet

An excerpt from Yahoo Philippines News:

CANBERRA - Staying married is better for the planet because divorce leads the newly single to live more wasteful lifestyles, an Australian lawmaker said Tuesday.

Senator Steve Fielding told a Senate hearing in the Australian capital Canberra that divorce only made climate change worse.
When couples separated, they needed more rooms, more electricity and more water. This increased their carbon footprint, Australian Associated Press quoted Fielding as telling the hearing on environmental issues.
"We understand that there is a social problem , but now we're seeing there is also environmental impact as well on the footprint," AAP quoted him as saying.
Such a "resource-inefficient lifestyle" meant it would be better for the planet if couples stayed married, he said.
During the hearing, the senator read out quotes from a U.S. report that advocated his stance.
Fielding, who leads the independent Family First party, grew up in a family of 16 children and has been married for 22 years, his website says.


Love your husbands/wife. Stay married. Be happy. Save our planet.

Mother Instinct Kicking In

Im a naturally peace full/silent person. I avoid confrontations at all costs. Pero napansin ko, since having Marianna, medyo nabawasan yung pagiging walang kibo ko. I think its my Mommy's instinct kicking in. Di ba when you watch animal shows in National Geographic or The Discovery Channel, the mother always have their cubs near by. Protecting them from any sorts of predators.

The other day, when we were about to go to my niece's baptismal reception, my kuya's helper greeted my daughter and touched her nose. Instant reaction ko. Tiningan ko sya ng masama. Kasi feeling ko nag enter sya sa aking " danger zone ". Ayokong makakanti ang anak ko. At kagaya ng ibang hayop na nangagambala sa mag-ina, unti unti syang umurong. Palagay ko nakuha sa tingin. I don't want to act mean or anything. I just do whatever I know is best for my baby. Minsan nga kahit mama ko nagtatalo kami e. Kasi naman nagigigil. Pinapalo o hinahampas ng unan. Nilalayo ko si Marianna. Ayoko kasi nakikita sya na nasasaktan. Ganun pala feeling pag nanay ka na. Mabigat yung feeling kaysa yung ako mismo yung sinasaktan.

LRT BLUES

Sa araw araw na pagsakay ko ng lrt papunta at pauwi galing office, swerte na pag di ako nakarining ng taong nagtatalo. Ito ang ilan lang sa mga pinag tatalunan nila:


Kapag nasisiksik. May mga tao kasing ayaw masiksik. At nattyempuhan ko, tong mga taong to, ayaw din magpalagpas kaya nakikipagtalo at nagkakaingay. Ang kadalasang sagot ng nakasiksik? "Eh di mag taxi ka! Ayaw mong masiksik e bat ka nag LRT?" hay... 4 out of 5 na pag nagtatalo, eto ang lagi naririnig ko.

Nakikipag unahan sa upuan. Ang saya saya pag sa monumento ka galing. Parang may childrens party. Kasi parang may larong trip to jerusalem sa pag uunahan sa upuan. At syempre, may mga taong takaw away kaya may nagtatalo pa din pag naunahan sa upuan.

Kapag nasisita na nakaupo para dun sa special seats (senior citizens, may sakit, buntis, bata). Nung minsan may nakasakay ako, mag ina. Yung anak nya buntis. Eh di dun sila umupo sa special seats. Lumapit yung guard dun sa nanay. GUARD: "mam, senior citizen po ba kayo?" NANAY: "Aba! bastos ka a. Wala kang modo! Bakit? Mukha na ba kong senior citizen?" unti unti ng umalis yung guard kasi ayaw sya tigilan. kesyo tinatanong pa kung san agency nya at isusumbong dahil walang modo. Mommy, nagtatanong lang naman po si manong guard. Eh kasi nga dun kayo umupo. Di ka naman buntis. Mukha ka namang walang sakit at lalong hindi ka bata. Kaya tinanong na lang ng guard kung senior citizen kayo. he he.


Hay naku. Dami ko talagang nasasaksihan sa lrt. Ako, i avoid confrontations at all costs. Kaya pag nakaka saksi ako ng away o pagtatalo parang di pangkaraniwan sa kin. Ayoko kasi malagay sa sitwasyon na pagtitinginan ka at pagbubulungan. Sabagay, di naman talaga maiiwasan mga ganung bagay lalo nat napakarami talagang sumasakay sa lrt.

More digi-scrapbook page

Daming pics ng anak ko. Pati yung paper scrapbook nya, malapit na ko gumawag ng Vol 2.

Adikkk. he he

Welcome Baby Deanna !!!

Nanganak Sis ni Mark last February 18, 2008 via C-section.

Congrats Winnie and Edison.

Welcome Baby Deanna. Ate na si Marianna.

Picture taking with the balikbayans

Si Raine tska si Marianna, almost one month yung agwat nila. Si Raine Sept 1, Si Marianna Sept 28 pero halos naghahabulan na sila ng laki. Ayan si Ate Ria, nakatingin sa camera.

Yan ang picture namin with Lola Duarda. Kadadating lang nila kanina ni Tita Rowena galing US. Pinaligiran sya ng tatlo nyang apo sa tuhod: si Ria, Raine tska si Marianna.

"The Backyardigans"

"The Backyardigans" - favorite ni Marianna na palabas sa Nick Jr. pag yan ang pinapanood nya, di na maalis ang mata sa tv kahit ano gawin ko.

Yan si Tasha. Isa sa mga characters. Sabi ng Tita Neneng ko, kamukha daw ni Marianna kasi ang lalaki ng mga braso .

At yan naman si Marianna habang nanonood ng "The Backyardigans".

Tumingin lang sandali sa kin kasi alam nya kukunan ko sya ng picture.