A Pledge That Can Make A Change

                    As Lillian Dickson says, "Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once". Life is like a big challenge of everyone one of us that is fighting, breathing, and experiencing this journey that we are now going through. But as the time goes by, how do this life can stay long if our nature is now crying for a help? Do we need to change?act? or just wait for a revenge of the nature to us? 


                    Maybe people must now "wake up", and take a deep breath and realize what will be the results of our irresponsible doings, we think that it is just a small thing but remember that small things can be big things when combined together. A small piece of candy wrapper that is thrown somewhere else can be a mountain of trash candy wrapper when consecutively thrown anywhere else.


                   And this is now the situation, so that our Science Teacher Mrs. Rubio told us to make a pledge.

                    This pledge must not be only written in a piece of paper but must take it in action. A pledge that can make everyone one of us in the room a "STEWARD OF NATURE". We wrote simple ways but powerful actions and solution that can surely contribute big. We all wrote a pledge.

                    I, ____________, solemnly pledge that as a steward of nature I must perform ways that can make our nature smile again. I will promise that I will practice proper waste disposal. I will practice the 4R's (reduce, reuse, recycle and repair.

                      Others wrote pledge that has a heart-warming message, others has a sincere message and others wrote  what came in their heart with efforts. We wrote this pledge not for the grades that will be given to us but this pledge is all for MOTHER NATURE. 

                      We sincerely raised our right hands and stood straight when we said our pledge that surely came from our heart.  And I hope that this pledge will be fulfilled for a better future and for a better life of us and for the next generation.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

                                                                              

                                                        - Henri-Frederic Amiel

                     

   

A Flashback in our Biology Class

                    Biology Class of Mrs. Rubio was fun, it was full of lessons about what we can do as ordinary students in applying simple ways that can contribute big to our own locality, and thanks for that lesson for giving us something that we can write in this blog (sighs) in order for the one who is now reading this to gain some information, fruitful experiences and effective ways.


                   We, the so-called II-Science Class A tackled about the Philippine Biodiversity, and it was a good topic to learned about. We have a good ride in our own imagination imagining on the richness of the Philippine Biodiversity, it was amazing,and an awesome experience.


                    Philippine Biodiversity has a large degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem and has a high endemism. Philippines is a great place where you can find the "beauty" of god's creation.


                     But Philippine biodiversity, on the other side is also classified as "biodiversity hotspot" because of its alarming threats from humans. It is a "mega biodiversity country". Mega Biodiversity Country is a country that harbor the majority of the Earth's species and are therefore considered extremely biodiverse.


It is all caused by :

-Human activities or because of us

 Greediness of man

-Overpopulation

Modernization

-Also:

-Lack of Discipline

-Lack of Political Will

-Lack of Understanding

-Lack of Funds

THIS IS ALARMING!

And we can help to PROTECT OUR BIODIVERSITY: How? These are the ways :

1. Report illegal logging activities and illegal sale of wildlife.

2.Write letters to our government officials to help pass and implement laws to protect our biodiversity.

3. Don't buy endangered animal products ( e.g. alligator shoes, snake-skin bags, stuffed Pawikan, coral jewelry)

4. Form a group n your community or barangay advocating the protection of our wildlife and plantlife.

    WE CAN ALL CONTRIBUTE!

Dear Mother Nature

                    Today is a day that I can feel the breeze of air that hugs my body, it is a good time to have a sleep and take a rest but this is not what I really want, my spirit is whispering in my heart that as a youth, I must be helping, cooperating and participating in every step that can help our "Dearest Mother Nature".

We students or so-called "youth",must take an action because God created us to protect Mother Nature,this is our role, whether we like it or not. So that, I perform some ways of mine that you can also apply to your daily lives!
First, I threw my wastes in the trash can. I also unplugged appliances that are not in use. I turned of lights that are not in need in order to save money, conserve electricity and at the same time helping nature. I've done my homeworks in the afternoon so that I will not consume more electricity.

Cooperation among everyone must take place and be as a team in order to have a greater and faster way of nature's way of healing its wounds.

Throw cans or bottles in the trashcans.

By simply saving energy, we can help Mother Nature and at the same time we can conserve and save money that can be use for other purposes.
This is the time to find solution, Not tomorrow but NOW!!!

A Rainy Week!

             Every morning when the sun already rise.....

I open the window and turn off the light so that light can pass through. Another day, another beginning.

  I also turned off all the unnecessary appliances and unplug it after using......

Since it is four days consecutive raining, I turned off the electric fan because it is already cold.

And whenever I charge my cellphone, I will make sure that I will unplug it after its battery is full.

Also, I don't let the television on when there is no one watching.......

And that's it I hope that I've helped again Mother Nature!

We, ordinary students without superpowers but have that ability to perform daily practices that can help our dearest Mother Nature must apply it in our daily lives! Not by Words, Apply It In Action!

Our cooperation will contribute big when we work as a team!

July 29, 2011 Rain Gauge Measurement

Date: July 29, 2011
Weather Forecast: Mixed cloud and sun with scattered thunderstorms.
Sunrise: 5:38 am
Sunset: 6:26 pm
Rain Gauge: .00 mm
Temperature: 26°-28°C
Humidity: 80%
Source Yahoo

July 28, 2011 Rain Gauge Measurement

Date: July 28, 2011
Weather Forecast:Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms.
Sunrise:5:36 am
Sunset: 6:26 pm
Rain Gauge: .00mm
Temperature:26°-29°C
Humidity:85%
Source:Yahoo

July 26, 2011 Rain Gauge Measurement

Date: July 26, 2011
Weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorm 
Sunrise: 5:36 am
Sunset: 6:26 pm
Rain Gauge: .00 mm
Temperature: 26°-29° C
Humidity:99%
Source: Yahoo