It’s been a while since my last entry here in Barrio Siete. Not that I am busy with a lot of stuff but because I don’t have something helpful or interesting that I can share with you, loyal readers of this barrio.
After kasi nung ambush ay madalang na rin umandar ang aking utak. Baka pinasukan na rin ng pulbura ang aking isip. Charing. Pati nga dun sa blog ko ay puro walang kwentang drama at mga litrato ng aking high heels lang ang makikita mo doon. Anyway, at least now, may maibabalita na akong medyo may kabuluhan sa inyo.
Last week ay rumampa kami ng aking mga sisterettes sa isang mall. Nandoon na kami sa atrium nang tawagin ang aming atensyon ng isang grupo ng mga cute boys in green. Siyempre, dahil malandi kami ay nilapitan namin ang grupo ng mga kalalakihan. Pakyut dito, pakyut doon ang ginawa namin.
The boys then introduced themselves as members of Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Philippines.
Of course I heard about Greenpeace as an international organization na tumutulong sa ating environment. But honestly, hindi ko talaga alam ang scope ng naturang organization. You know, the What, Why, Where, When, How at kung anu-ano pang bagay about it.
The boys’ are campaigning for “Simple Lang: Save The Climate”, under the Climate and Energy Campaign of Greenpeace.
According to their leaflet:
“Average global temperature has risen by 0.8 degrees Celsius since the start of the industrial revolution. This may not sound like much, but the consequences are enormous. Glaciers and polar ice caps are shrinking year by year. Island nations and low-lying communities are at risk to increase in sea level; and extreme weather events and cyclones are on the rise. Climate change is already damaging ecosystems and endangering the lives and livelihood of millions of people.
This problem is unlike anything seen in the past. It affects the whole planet and threatens human beings living in all countries on all continents.”
Alam naman natin ang sitwasyon ng ating mundo, right? Yes, global warming. I’m sure alam niyo na kung ano yun. And I’m sure alam niyo na rin ang dapat gawin upang makatulong tayo sa pag-minimise ng init sa mundo. Let us be a part of the solution. We can do lots of things to make this world a better place. Hindi lang ito para sa kinabukasan ng mga kabataan but also para na rin sa ating pansariling kapakanan.
“ We can do something about it. It is not a threat coming from outer space. It is people who are causing climate change by polluting the atmosphere with too much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. If we started it ourselves, we can stop it ourselves, too. The necessary technologies already exist. And that is why we are in luck.”
So to make the story short, ang aming paglalandi sa mga cutiepie ay nauwi sa pag sign-up as members and to pledge something to help Greenpeace.
To be able to help our world, visit Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Philippines here or Greenpeace International here.
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I like this topic, it’s all about green.
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Favourite mo pala ang kulay green kuya jeri? Ako din. Ang kulay ng kalikasan.
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Any color basta Green
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Gising ka pa kapatid? sa tuwing nakikita kita lagi mong itinutungga yang baso mo. kape ba yan? he he he
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akala ko kanina ang post title mo ay GOING BULILIT. he he he
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Gising na ako kuya, almost 5am na dito. Hindi kape yan, beer ang laman ng baso. Lol
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go greens! lets eat vegies! hehe. joke.
mel its time na maging aware na tayo sa condition ng earth.
lets face it pag nawala ang greens dedo tayo di ba? not only global warming,illnessess din. naku pag nawalan tayo ng greens I hate to think na baka maging mutant ninja turtles tayo! ay green! if so, i can be donatelo! haha.
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Korek Chi, bago pa mahuli ang lahat. Tama ka din dun na kumain tayo ng veggies more and less meat. Meat processing kasi consume more fuel. At least yung mga gulay hugasan lang or konting blanch lang ay puede nang kainin. Make sure din na organically grown ang mga ito.
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well! that was one great quality hada time you had mel! hahaha! very commendable!
lemme tell you this:
during the late 80′s and early 90′s, philadelphia gets snowed out all the time. average snow sa ground aabot nang mga 6 to 8 inches. ang hirap hirap kamo mag-lakad, mag-driver at magbisekleta pag ganun kataas ang snow.
and it was in philadelphia where i experienced blizzards and i could not count them anymore. every year, there was a blizzard. the worse was in 93 ata yun when we got hit by worst blizzard of the century na umabot nang 38 inches of snow on the ground and the city was paralized for 3 days. wall to wall ice, walang makagalaw to the point na naimbento ang ice melter – in philadelphia.
now that was then.
ngayon? and i believe it started 15 years ago? halos wala na kaming snow. kung meron, kakarampot. there was even one winter na pulbos lang nang snow ang dumating and we don’t get any 6 inches of snow no more. blizzards? a thing of the past na lang sya.
i’m not a weather person, but i know something is going on and i know it first hand. kaya tigilan ako nang mga advocates dyan na global warming is nothing. ask the people in philadelphia
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Greenpeace, okay yan!
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Go Green!
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Nice one mel!
Yeah, maybe I too can remember back when I was still in our barrio mel (yep, magkabarrio po tayo)… Nung bubwit pa ako at walang kamuwang muwang (read: virgin, lol!) eh pagsapit ng pasko “malamig ang simoy ng hangin”, totoo… wala man whit christmas sa pinas eh medyo lumalamig ang hangin… Ngayon? di ko na maalala… haaay!
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Few minutes ago, I left a comment here saying:
Go Green go!
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kapag punta ko grocery di na ako nagpapa plastic kasi may laging malaking bag ang dala ako.
kapag walang tao o hindi ginagamit ang kuyryete sa flat lahat patay yan para sa globalwarming
at siguradong shoot lahat ng dumi sa basurahan!
gagayahin ko na si boss darbs, go gree go!
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@Dencios, dalawa na tayo sa malaking bag na yan especially kung marami ang bibilhin. pero kung two to items man lang hindi ko na yan pina bag.
Sasabihin ko kaagad bago ko ibigay ang items, “NO BAG, PLEASE!”
Go green go…. “let it umpisa sa akin…”
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mga naglalabasang de koryenteng kasangkapan halos energy efficient na lahat pati bombilya, kelangan lang hanapin kung bibili o balak magpalit.
at tulad nila green bag din gamit ko(complimentary nga lang).
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maalala ko pagluluto ng mga lolo ko sa probinsya gamit nila kahoy at ung baga non don naman magiihaw. pagkawalis o kalaykay ng paligid kelangan sunugin, at habang nagpuputol ng kahoy panggatong lolo ko naninigarilyo.
tipikal sa barrio ganong tanawin, ano masasabi nyo?
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@Monique, kay lamig ng simoy ng hangin… parang naalala ko tuloy ung isang awitin…
Umpisa kay lamig ng simoy ng hangin
Kay saya ng bawat tanawin/damdamin/
Ma-imagine mo na kaagad ung pag ring ng bell… di gaanong kalakasan na may ibat-ibang huni… napakagandang pakinggan ang Klim-bang-klim bang ng kampana!
Maya maya… ilang sandali sa malaking micropono anticipated na rin na ang marinig mo ay ang dasal ng mga ka-karyong “Allahu Akbar!” (God is Great!)
Nung maliit pa kayo sa mga kababatang ito parang ang saya saya… parang napakasimple ng buhay.
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kaya hindi na rin surprising kung magkaka-snow na rin sa pinas, or worst sa sahara desert.
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korek ate monique! sobrang init na sa barrio natin. parang summer in december. kalowkah!
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mtoni, hindi rin mabuti ang pagsusunog ng kahoy kasi daw it emits more CO2. kelangan din yata baguhin ng mga taga barrio ang kanilang methods of cooking pati na rin ang tamang disposal ng basura. wag lang itong sunugin.
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i noticed more guys din are using the ‘ecology bags’too and hindi na sila conscious kahit it looks ‘feminine’ ha. hindi lang siya fasyon, it’s very environment friendly pa.
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i agree darbs. kung puede lang talaga bitbitin or may bag kang dala ay wag nang humingi ng plastic bag or supot. kung gagawin yan ng lahat ng nagpupunta sa tindahan ay malaking tulong ito sa ating planet.
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dito sa dubai kulay kahoy na beige kaya kahit dalhin sa party ng lalaki o babae o bata hindi mo aakalaing ecology bag lang.
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@darbs, tawa ko lang sa Alahu Akbar… konti na lang kaya ko na i-recite yan… magpiprisinta ako sa mga kabarrio natin sa Pinas. Complete with accent pa yung chant ko! hahaha.
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I fully support this mel. I’m a Greenpeace advocate
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