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It all comes down to this series of typhoons that almost wiped out Metro Manila, the capital of this archipelago, whose streets have recently been converted to tributaries of rivers and other large bodies of water, lakes, seas what have you removing traces of structures that once stood on them.  Ondoy knocked down the city [...]

Happy face in the night sky

Dec. 1.  In what could be an unlikely moment to witness a rare spectacle in the sky–I was riding the hand-pulled boat to cross to our place (from school) when I noticed a strange apparition in the night sky.  I saw a crescent moon lying on its back down with the circular outline very much defined.  [...]

Bed Weather, Killer Quake, Global Warming

In the Philippines, summer seemed to pass by so fast with the early onset of rain–starting to fall barely before the middle of May.  The rains of May though make these days truly worth spending in the house to curl up in bed and catch up on lost sleep.  In China, a killer earthquake had [...]

New 7 Wonders of the World

Earth Day has passed quite unknowingly, with TV screenings of An Inconvenient Truth, discussions here and there about global warming, eco-fuels, green architecture, etc. and of course the daily dose of excessive summer heat. 
Enclosed is a photo of the Tubbataha Reef, the wonderfully rich and diverse marine paradise in Palawan that is one of the country’s best nature [...]