Cute Ideas: Magnetic Beer

Tired... How about beer break?

Of course, beer is not allowed in the office. This is a plastic magnetic button use to stick something on the wall. It’s kind of deceiving from afar. It looks real, right?

It's the Thought that Counts

Bakya Key Chains from El Nido, Palawan

A pasalubong does not need to be expensive and grand. A simple key chain like this will do. It's the thought that counts.

Quezon Memorial Shrine at Night

It's one of those days when you suddenly feel like going out and eventually find yourself strolling in a place where interesting things are all around.

Quezon City Circle is 30 minutes away from my place.

It is an ellipse-shaped 20-hectare park bounded by the Elliptical Road. You can walk and jog as there is a paved lane roundabout that circles the monument. It also has an indoor and outdoor amusement playgrounds, chains of eateries, a fountain like those found in typical plazas, and a significant chunk of wilderness.

At night, a musical dancing fountain is shown. In the morning, there are different fitness groups that hold an open-for-everyone activities such as taebo and zumba which I have been planning to join in since I-can't-remember-when. It remains a plan as waking up very early is the biggest challenge. The monument is located at the center where the remains of the late President Manuel Quezon are laid. The mausoleum is right underneath the monument.

The building of this was started in the 1940's and it was originally intended to house a bigger National Government Center, which would include the sites for the three branches of the government. However, it was never materialized and only the foundation of the structures were made because World War II interrupted the construction.

Sun Drying

Sun Drying of  Palay on the road

After the recent typhoon, the roads in rural areas of Isabela are back to normal - used as dyer for newly-harvested palay.

Sun drying like this is a common practice among the locals. Although each town has their heated air and in-store drying facilities as well as those Flatbeds being distributed by the Department of Agriculture, some farmers still opt to manually do the job. Mainly because it is cheaper. When they use machines, drying will only take a couple of hours but they have to spend for fuel which is relatively more expensive.   Relying on the sun means lower cost although labor intensive.

The farmers manually need to turn the rice every 30 minutes or so. It is indeed a tough  job. And it's itchy.

Isabela is the second largest province next to Palawan and it is known as the Rice Granary of the North. It produces around 15% of the country's total  rice output.  So during the harvest season, rice in a stretch of streets and even in national highways is a common sight.

After the Storm

Morning after the storm

Super typhoon Megi has now moved to Taiwan and China, but the the havoc that it left behind the Philippines is kind of  sad. Random people have been killed. Now that the roads are clear, but apparently public transport is not available, how do I get home?

Learning and Beyond

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