Few more days and we will be celebrating the Earth Day.  And recently, the world was covered with darkness in participation with the Earth Hour.  Earth Hour is a project which was first launched in Sydney last March 2007 which is aiming towards solving the greatest threat posing on mankind - climate change. Through the lights-off campaign, electricity will be conserved thus decreasing the emission of carbon emissions and lights pollution.  I am proud to say that I participated in this year's Earth Hour campaign.  Since I am not at home by 8pm, I decided that I do my 1-hour energy conservation before I go to work.  I turned off our apartment's lights from 7pm to 8pm. And when my sister arrived home, she told they're going to turn off the lights too by 8. And so, it became 2 hours.  When I stepped out of the apartment, I noticed there were some units with their lights on.  Along Ayala Avenue, the place looks gloomy, some of the buildings turned off their lights.  By the time I arrived in the office, the lights just outside of the building and in the reception area where turned off.

Having a diploma, creating new attitude

Many people thought getting into something high which you aim for is quite impossible, especially if you are less fortunate. Education is very important for us since that is something that couldn’t be stolen away from us. To finish elementary, high school and dragging yourself up until finishing university is something uneasy for most of us.

I had to work my way hard to be where I want. To do that, I had to make something out of nothing. I was a meek, unassuming guy when I was in high school. Studying hard was my passion and I always get into the top ranks in my class. Although my grades were fluctuating, it managed to help me get a quota course at University of the Philippines. As you know, getting into UP is determined not only by your UPCAT result but also by getting the average of it and high school’s general weighted average (GWA).

I was in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for around 24 hours last Wednesday and Thursday. I work in Thailand. After a hectic day at work last Wednesday, attending a workshop, seating for my French class exam, and arranging for another trip to the Philippines, I was finally ready to set off for the international airport, which is about a one hour drive from my office (medium traffic). My flight was at 630 pm but since I already checked-in by internet the night before, I had plenty of time. I had to wait for some time for my re-entry permit application. While waiting I ran to the mini-shop to buy some chocolates as pasalubong for my contacts in Phnom Penh and some throat lozenges and inhaler. In my rush to leave I forgot to bring them. Finally I got my passport back and it was time to queue for the immigration. After maybe half hour or so of waiting in line and watching the funny antics of people from different countries, I was finally able to go through. I wandered around the duty-free area and went to find my favorite snack place as I was already getting hungry. I ordered whole wheat tuna sandwich with vegetables and green tea.