#dizzym

     This is the first time that I posted an entry concerning serious issues. And I want to leave an imprint to anyone who cares about our civilization's future here on earth.

     More and more people are opening their eyes to the reality of "Global Warming" and its life threatening effects to our eco-system. Are we doing anything about it? Seeing the situation as it is in our country, the Philippines, people seem to have no care at all. Majority of Filipinos disregard this issue because they presume that this does not affect them, especially the high and middle class. People drift their attention to material possessions. They avert their time, money and efforts into buying a new mobile phone, when in fact they have a phone right in their pockets that works just as fine. They're blinded by fads. They need to have the coolest shirt, the hippest pants, the latest shoes, the fanciest accessories. Despite the media's attempts to increase awareness people have remained null with their actions.

     Global Warming is an issue that covers us all, so as they say and they said it right. Primarily, Global Warming is caused by increased levels of greenhouse gases (mostly carbon) trapped in the atmosphere. Now the 2 Polar Regions, the Artic and Antarctica, act as mirrors deflecting radiation and heat from the sun by bouncing it back into outer space. But because of excessive greenhouse gases trapped in our atmosphere a big percentage of heat from the sun isn't bounced back to space, resulting into increased temperature rates worldwide in short Global Warming. If this continues it will only take a few years for the Ice Caps to completely melt affecting sea levels, climate changes and eco-life. Now we don’t want that to happen, do we?

     Now is our time to act. The big question is: Are you ready to change the way you live? We can help save our planet by decreasing carbon emissions. The simple things we do affect all of us sooner or later. We can lessen carbon emissions by:

·   Unplugging appliances when not in use.

·   Using public transportation and/or walking if possible.

·   Recycling

·   Quitting Smoking

·   Throwing trash on waste bins.

· Supporting local products (This gives less demand to imports, thus saving energy from shipping products.)

·   Planting Trees

·  Spreading the word.

Start:     Jun 10, '08 01:00aLocation:     Silliman University, Dumaguete City

Well, I'm back in Dumaguete City, since i'm studying here in Silliman University. Where nature comes with an urban vibe, and yeah lots and lots of foreign classmates(I prefer the Koreans).

Just like in my first blog entry, I am typing this stuff in a Korean-owned shop. * Right after I typed the last sentence a group of 6 Koreans rushed inside the shop, noisy are they! Ha... that was irrelevant with the Yoda-like accent. moving on.. 

At this very moment the rain is heavily pouring outside, the sky is in a shade of gloomy grey, and the trees are delightfully green, which for me by the way is a perfect day. Isn't it relaxing when it rains? It's cool and it's the best time to cozy up yourself in the comforts of your own bed. I don't mean anything indecent. haha. What I'm trying to say is snuggling under your blanket and sleeping the hours away. As "Happy Slip" says: "It's all about the peeling". If you could relate to that. Plus, I get to wear my super fly jacket (* it's on the photos).

My first week at school has been cool, yeah just cool. Now I'm not going to expound this since probably every Filipino blogger has posted an entry about their first day/week. So let me talk about my second week for a change...haha. Though it's the second week, I'm literally excited about the 3 major subjects in my schedule for this semester. I'm in my 2nd year now (supposedly 3rd but then I shifted from Information Technology to Information Systems last year) and the subjects are a lot more interesting. Hence, challenging. The subject that really gets me psyched up is BC 25 or Research Writing. I can't wait to start on my thesis. Regarding this, I think I found the right partner although I prefer to work alone.

Well, that was a little update on me.

Signing off,

Start:     Jul 19, '08 12:00a