Dec 18th 2008greenbucksCurrent Events & Thoughts & World Watch
With Christmas just a few days away, we only have a few days left to savor the year 2008.
What have you done or not done so far?
How have you been?
Were the visions and dreams when the year started became realities?
Did the positive weighed more than the negatives?
Dec 16th 2008greenbucksFor Information & Thoughts
There’s no denying that there is really no stopping Christmas Everywhere one looks, its almost as if the word Christmas is written on digital signage!
There’s no denying that a lot of families do not particularly expect to celebrate the holiday especially if they have been hit by these global economic crisis and have only simple plans to celebrate.
That is ok, I guess.
For me, Christmas is not about the food and celebrations, the shopping, the gifts and all things commercialized.
Christmas is about family, just as how it started with a family more than 2,000 years ago.
It is about the coming of God’s Son, Jesus to be with people so that He can teach us about love, faith and all things pertaining to the God.
Its about being humble, giving importance to the more important things in life and accepting one’s circumstances no matter what, without being bitter nor sad when material comforts seem to be lacking.
Sure, gift giving shows not only how much we value or think of our loved ones but this is not the only measure to show our love for them.
Nov 27th 2008greenbucksFor Information & Philippines & Thoughts & Urban Living
It has been ten years since we moved in this house where we are living. We moved before a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse happened on a Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon, and finished everything on a triple 8 date, August 08, 1998.
We also had the usual custom of bringing in salt, rice, cotton, monggo seeds and water with us when we moved in.
We even had a dog with us when we moved.
We did not have moving trucks though these would have been helpful to help us bring whatever we had, though these were very few. We just used the car and an aunt’s AUV/pick-up to bring our things and we had to travel a few times to be able to complete the moving tasks.
The adjustments were very difficult at first because my work was only a few steps away from our place before (in fact I just had to climb two sets of stairs) but we managed to adjust. I am still adjusting, especially during times when I get irritated by neighbors.
So many things have changed since we moved, all for the better, I guess. Our family have grown bigger. My eldest daughter who turned three a few days after we moved is now 13 years old and we now have a 7 year old boy and a 5 year old girl.
The dog has been long gone and we have two other dogs now.
All in all, ten years had been blessed, despite glitches and small inconveniences.
Nov 25th 2008greenbucksFood and Dining & Philippines & Photos & Thoughts & Urban Living
With Christmas around the corner, people prepare so many things to welcome the season.
Shopping for gifts, preparing food to be shared by family and friends at gatherings, decorating the house with holiday trimmings, we definitely do not scrimp when this time of the year is here.
After the season is over, what then?
Would people look back and spend time mulling what went right and what did not?
Can people think that perhaps they shouldn’t have eaten that much so they look much better in greeting the new year?
Would Trimspa help them in getting their shapes back?
We promise ourselves to do better next year.
I remember a favorite childhood song, “When Christmas time is over and presents are away, don’t be sad. There’ll be so much to treasure about this Christmas Eve and the fun we had…”
Whatever will transpire during this coming special holiday, it is important that people recognize the reason for the season: the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Nov 24th 2008greenbucksBlogging101 & Environment & For Information & Photos & Thoughts & travel
My maternal side relatives are mostly farmers. They live near the farm land that they till, getting fresh produce for lunch or supper.
I remember as a child I used to go to my maternal grandparents home to spend weekend with them. During summers we would sit in my grandfather’s carabao-drawn cart to go to where the fresh produce can be had. We would get the sweet potatoes, gather vegetables like string beans, radishes, onions, garlic and other that I can’t remember what.
My grandfather had several carabaos then. I see other farmers have horses and cows but it was a mystery why my grandfather didn’t have them. Perhaps the upkeep is more expensive like having some horse supplements or maybe milking machine for the cows.
He didn’t also have pigs, although there were a number of chickens that are just left roaming around in the compound.
I miss those simple times when having a good run in the field and eating cold turnips were some of the thngs I looked forward to.
Nov 14th 2008greenbucksFor Information & Thoughts & Urban Living
The cases of people, even children, with obesity is rising steadily.
So who do we turn an accusing finger at?
The fast food for offering hard-to-resist deep-fried and high in calorie food offerings?
The candy and chocolate manufacturers for making their sweet offerings very much appreciated by those with sweet tooth?
The bakeshops, donuts stores, dessert and pastry chefs who continually experiment with so many yummy concoctions that are hard to resist?
No not them really, they are not entirely to blame for this obesity problem.
Have we looked at how we live our lives?
