I always seem to be at the center of disaster... Eathquake, flood, landslide, typhoon... Now fire... Part of my school burned down yesterday right before my eyes. Nobody was hurt thankfully. I have never seen a large building engulfed in flames before in person. Brought back some unpleasant memories. It was pretty unreal. Waiting for the locusts that should be arriving any minute now...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bfFpDiCb5XE&feature=related
Showing posts with label Actual News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Actual News. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
US claims success in war on drugs
I almost laughed out loud when I saw this headline http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7025308.stm
The government officials are patting themselves on the back for increasing the cost of cocaine. Economics 101… Its almost comical to think that the war on drugs is practically a government subsidized commodity, like corn or pork bellies. We are footing the bill of a war against our own people, leading to increased riches for violent drug dealers (low transportation costs for “less” product and increased price per unit), more of our citizens incarcerated or killed for victimless crimes, and more people will begin to turn to cheaply made and REAL dangerous drugs as alternatives. If I was a drug dealer, I would forget pot, (acreages of land, or intense electric bills) and just make a methlab in my spare bathroom. Simple economics…..
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Herps and Cat5 twisters
So, after a week of a shy, quiet, kinda grumpy looking turtle, he has gone through a metamorphosis, so to speak. He is finally eating, I bought him some turtle food, but he is eating the apples and other stuff, as long as it is "in the water". (a la Jesse's 6th grade report of the majestic sperm whale)
I was in the hardware store buying him a basking light, I came across some plastic paint roller containers. they are ramped on one end, and go to a depth of a 6" deep pool at the other end. I bought two, and put food in one, and keep the other clean. He went right in and started eating. He walks around in his "habitat" now like a king, "long neck" looking around at everything. I was real worried he wasn't gonna make it. It looks like he is fine now.
I talked with a pet store owner. They had about 30 of these for sale. They are endemic to this region, and are 50% aquatic. They have semi-webbed toes and like moderate to cooler climates. This one seems to be a potential sub-species of the one that YAVON, not Jesse, linked in the comment page from my last post. The elevation here is 1500 meters and a cool 75 degrees average temperature, whereas the one classified in the website is a lowland turtle, requiring tropical temperatures. Good for a pet owner, keeping anything above 75 degrees here is hard. It's getting cold, even for an adipose and "keratinized protein" covered person such as myself.
Oh yeah, there is another "super typhoon" headed towards the Philippines again. Looks like the bulk may go over top of us.
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/activeflash/stormloop
look about 2 inches to the left of the "Eye".. That's Baguio!
We have found a great way to save time and money here. We pay our friend's mother to do our food shopping for us. Here is our latest list of goods. total cost $20 a week, including her cut.
I was in the hardware store buying him a basking light, I came across some plastic paint roller containers. they are ramped on one end, and go to a depth of a 6" deep pool at the other end. I bought two, and put food in one, and keep the other clean. He went right in and started eating. He walks around in his "habitat" now like a king, "long neck" looking around at everything. I was real worried he wasn't gonna make it. It looks like he is fine now.
I talked with a pet store owner. They had about 30 of these for sale. They are endemic to this region, and are 50% aquatic. They have semi-webbed toes and like moderate to cooler climates. This one seems to be a potential sub-species of the one that YAVON, not Jesse, linked in the comment page from my last post. The elevation here is 1500 meters and a cool 75 degrees average temperature, whereas the one classified in the website is a lowland turtle, requiring tropical temperatures. Good for a pet owner, keeping anything above 75 degrees here is hard. It's getting cold, even for an adipose and "keratinized protein" covered person such as myself.
Oh yeah, there is another "super typhoon" headed towards the Philippines again. Looks like the bulk may go over top of us.
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/activeflash/stormloop
look about 2 inches to the left of the "Eye".. That's Baguio!
We have found a great way to save time and money here. We pay our friend's mother to do our food shopping for us. Here is our latest list of goods. total cost $20 a week, including her cut.
Shopping list
Product Quantity
| Tokwa | ¼ kilo |
| Cooked sausage (red) | ¼ kilo |
| chicken (adobo cut) | 1 kilo |
| Pork chops | ½ kilo |
| Milk | 1 x 250 ml tetra box |
| Eggs (red) | 2 piece |
| Eggs (white) | 6 piece |
| Bangus (in vinegar) | 3 pieces |
| Yakult | 2 pack of 6 |
| Gardenia whole wheat bread | ½ loaf size |
| Century tuna in brine (or oil) | 4 cans |
| Red/green tomatoes mixed | 1 kilo |
| Large peppers (red/green) | 1 kilo |
| Cilantro | 1/8 kilo |
| Parsley | 1/8 kilo |
| Onion (red) | ½ kilo |
| Onion (yellow) | ½ kilo |
| Garlic | ¼ kilo |
| Seasonal fruit #1 | e.g (apples or oranges) |
| Seasonal fruit #2 | e.g. (longsones or |
| Seasonal fruit #3 | bananas |
| Potatoes | 1 kilo |
| Celery | 1 bunch |
| | ¼ kilo |
| Eggplant | 6 pieces |
| Coconut cream or powder | 2 cans (or 2 packages) |
| Calamansi | ½ kilo |
| Tang or Hi-C grape (dry) | Large size (500g)? |
| Peanut butter (dark color, from wet market) in plastic container | 1 jar (large) |
| Cucumbers | 1 kilo |
| Rice (jasmine long grain) | 1 kilo |
| Vegetable oil | 500ml |
| Benguet blend coffee | ¼ kilo fine grind |
| Coffee mate | 1 box |
| Black pepper | One packet |
| Curry spices | One packet |
| Cumin seed | One packet |
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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