Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thanks To This March's Entrecard Droppers
Thanks to everyone who regularly dropped cards this March on my blog! I will surely keep dropping back to all of you this coming month, I always do. I just started the past two weeks so it's possible my drop rate on your blogs are low, but I'll make it up this April!
To all the top ten droppers, here's my linkylove....
Comatised
Captchas Fun & More
Walk On Your Life
Osprey Value
Pitsmoezen
Big Stick
Free Usable Tips For Home
Christina Fong
Enfotainer- Enfotain Your Mind!
Rambling King
Also my special thanks to bloggers who've contributed largely to the promotion of my blog:
Download Film
My Piece Of Mind
etechworld
Thailand On Tours
Fashion blog
Diary of A British Expatriate in Finland
Be A Lifesaver Of Goodness
Roller Coaster Ride
Mommy's Joy Ride
Gardening And Flowers
Cook This Recipe
F97YGNSP2VCG
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Facebook Like You Back #2
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Support Earth Hour 2011
Allow me to share in what ways we in our family have done so far to help save Mother Earth:
- Planted 1000 moringa trees at our small moringa farm. Environmentalists say moringa is sustainable and good for the environment
- Traded junk for recycling (i.e. aluminum cans and caps, tin cans, newspaper)
- Used natural means of warding off pests in the house and garden like oregano, marigold, milk and leftover coffee grounds
- Regularly utilized the energy-saving version of Google - Blackle for searching on the net.
- Stopped the rural folk habit of burning old leaves and grass in the backyard.
and more!
Caring for our environment has become a tireless way for me to help. Experiencing the past typhoons that struck our province has made me actively participate, and I still continue to share environmental awareness to others in my own little way.
Happy weekend!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Rice Harvest
We've been busy at home in between daily chores and errands this past week. Also added to our schedule was last Friday, March 18's, rice harvest for the first crop this 2011 cropping calendar.
It's an arduous task of planting rice up to harvest, I realize. I salute these farmers for their patience from planting, cultivating, harvesting and also for drying the crops to make it worth much more. According to the rates, newly harvested rice grains are traded for 15.00/ kilo, on the other hand, when the same rice will be sundried, it will earn more as much as 17.00 kilo. Here below, are the workers shoveling the grains back to the sacks. My hubby helped until he felt the itch which is common in this job, whew!
This season's grains are of great quality this time unlike that of the previous season.
Total rice sacks filled were 87, one-fourth of which, went to us being representatives of the land owner. This season's harvest is by far the lowest despite having had no calamities that could have affected the crops. The farmers attribute the low yield due to the changing weather from humid to cold and back plus the lack of water and, for others, lack of appropriate . A close relative from the same town, in fact, lost 40% of his harvest this year from experimenting with a new kind of fertilizer that not only did not seem to work, but also decreased this year's yield.
The 2 days at the field were so far relaxing for me, away from the hustle and bustle of chores and blogging. Enjoyed the atmosphere, almost sleepy . Took flickr photos, watched egrets flying overhead what we call "tagak", went to and fro from palay-drying to the rice traders and back to the rice mill. Even if the yield is low, still smile, looking forward to next harvest season!
More pictures in this slideshow :)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Call US And Canada With Skype
Just found out Skype isn't just for chatting on the internet but also is another alternative to calling friends and relatives from overseas, just top-up $10.00 from your Paypal and you're all set.
The rates are cheaper compared to the regular phonecard in California $4.50 per hour. And yet sometimes the phone call gets cut-off just reporting "you have 3 minutes left" That's according to my aunt who resides there.
They've got low per minute rates which are considerably cheaper too for calls from the Philippines to overseas. At the rate of .021 cents per minute, I've been calling abroad for less than a dollar for 30 minutes. The advantage too is you can hear the conversation via speaker or headset. You don't miss the important details in your phone conversation.
My personal report: I talked to my aunt in California, called her via their landline phone, using a headset and mic for myself and the speaker for the rest of the family to listen in. It was only for 12 minutes though for that first time because I mistook the rate as .21 cents instead of .021 cents. Whoops!
Then next time I logged on, the report said my credit was still $9.67. And I thought of letting my hubby try Skype in calling his "long-lost" relatives in the US who hardly get access to the internet. They talked for an uninterrupted 30 minutes for less than a dollar. The rates are the same too for calls to mobilephones in the US and Canada.
What's more, I heard they have incredibly cheap and unlimited rates in calling your country of choice. I would highly recommend it, especially because their service is hassle-free.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Cute Cuppycake Song!
York Peppermint Patties - box of 175 pieces
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Harvest Time Again Soon!
Can't quite believe it's another rice harvest season this Friday! It's our third harvest since we assumed management of my uncle and aunt's ricefield.
That picture above shows that our field is the last one to be harvested in that area.( see the yellow grains in the field) Even I can't believe the grains have ripened that quick since we last passed by last March 5 to check how things were going. It was still green then and some neighboring farmers were already harvesting their crops.
Me and my youngest, Cupcake, beside our family's trusty motorcycle. Glad to have that motorcycle now, it would do wonders for our budget since last 2 harvest seasons we only hired tricycles to get there and paid 50 pesos per trip.
So today we visited the farmers and gave them 20 rice sacks they need for the produce. Later this month, I'm already thinking of our visit to the National Irrigation Administration for the irrigation fees.
Praying for a great harvest this season!
P.S. Just as I am writing this blog post tonight, just on the news at NBN: NFA launches I-Rice Program
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Readers must have thought I've gone away!
I need to take it slow this week and learn to surrender my thoughts and work habits. I think it has gone all the more awry because of facebook (admit!) but I believe I can get back on track.
Happy Monday, everyone!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Malunggay Propagation - Malunggay Pods
The trees did not need that much caring these days, so I opted to just attend to usual daily stuff more than visiting the place. As you may see, these malunggay trees were left to their own devices. Not even an ounce of water except maybe from what they get from the morning dew. Yet, to my amazement, the dry season lately made them produce more flowers and more pods!
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